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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-30
Expert Gives
Refrigeration
Economy Tips
Frigidaire Engineer
Lists Dos and DOn'ts

American housewives can enlist
in the war conservation effort by
keeping their refrigerators in good
condition and by using a minimum
of electric power, according to e.
M. Schweller, Frigidaire Refriger-
ator Engineering Chief. And here,
according to Mr.. Schweller is how
to do it:
l. Do not open your refrigerator
any oftener or longer than is actu-
ally necessary.
2. Don't put hot foods or dishes
in the refrigerator. Let them cool
down to room temperature before
putting them in the cabinet.
Use Normal Freezing
3. Avoid quick freezing. When
you turn your Cold-Control to cold
or very cold you are using mucl
more power than when it is set fc
formal freezing.
4. Turn your Cold-Control ~ a..
warmer operating point if you leave
for weekend. Less refrigeration
is needed if the door is not being
opened. If you are leaving for any
length of time turn the refrigerator
off entirely.
5. Defrost your refrigerator
whenever the crust of frosty ice
around the freezing unit at the top
Of the box becomes one-quarter to
one-half an inch thick.
6. Place your refrigerator in the
coolest part of the room, away from
radiator steam pipes, oven or hot
sun. Be sure it is placed so that
air circulates freely about it.
Cleansing Vital
z. Keep your refrigerator clean
Not only the inside of the cabind
but the condenser as well. Accumu.
lated dust and dirt keep the coils
hot and makes the mechanism work
harder.
s. Keep your cabinet at proper
temperature. The milk compart-
ment should be kept from 40 to
As degrees.
8. Don't jam your refrigerator
full of food and packages. Free cir
culation inside the cabinet is i'm
portant to good refrigeration. (This
does not apply to Frigidaire Cold
Wall Refrigerators which do not
depend upon air circulation for
cooling)
10. Be sure that the outside door,
hinges and door catch work prop.
erly to keep the cabinet alright.
IL. If your refrigerator runs
more than it did when it was new.
have a serviceman check ~ y
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-30
Publisher ExtOIs
Literary Life
And Traditions

ITO have George Palmer Putnam
i tell it, publishing is romantic
business. Writing, exploring, poll
tics are all part of the game as this
notable publisher has played it.
But he came by it naturally. Not
only his father, but his grandfather
as well, Putnam reveals in the JAM
uary Cosmopolitan magazine, were
publishers, and he was not one to
discontinue the tradition. In fact,
he carried it on in the grand literary
fashion, and his Cosmopolitan auto
biography is replete with anecdotes
of celebrities he has encountered and
of the feats he has accomplished.
Putnam talks glibly of his expert
ences with such varied personalities
as Ethel Barrymore, President Cool
idge, Leopold Stokowski, Douglas
Fairbanks, ST., Professor Auguste
Picard, and DR.. William Beebe. But
of his late wife, the renowned avia-
trix Amelia Earhart, he speaks with
reverence. She possessed the quail
ties of which hero-stuf is made, he
says. Chief of these besides courage
are modesty and reasonableness. She
furthermore had cool wisdom and
rare power of appraisal.
In 1928, Putnam relates, Miss
Earhart became the first woman to
fly the Atlantic, but she gave credit
where it belonged-to the pilot. But
being, as she herself expressed it,
merely excess baggage, she deter
mined to make it alone, and four
years later she did. But Miss Ear
hart's best known flight was her
most tragic.
After months of preparation she
was ready, on June l, 1887, to start
a round-the-world hop. Her plane,
the Electra, was already warming
up when Putnam and his wife ar
rived at the airport. They retired
into the hangar and on the chill con-
crete steps held hands. "There is
very little one says at such times"
writes Putnam. "As she walked out
she seemed very small and feminine
"a little girl seeking to do with a
very large world what had not been
done before. A month later, Amelia
Earhart and her plane disappeared
somewhere near Rowland Island in
the Pacific"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-30
WAR SPEEDS ROAD TO
ALASKA

Events since the treacherous at
tack on Pearl Harbor have focused
world attention Oh our Pacific de-
tense triangle of Alaska, Hawaii
Panama and California. Most ex-
posed and least prepared point in
this strategic group is the territory
of Alaska. Because the Alaskan
route from Toxic to California is
/ 400 miles shorter than the better
defended Hawaiian route and be-
cause Japan's great naval and air
base at Paramushiru is only $50
miles from our Aleutian Island
bridge, the danger of direct at
tack is probably greater from that
direction than from any other.
Alaska is closer to Asia than any
other American point. The PENN
sula juts westward to within 81
miles of Siberia. Only eight miles
of water lie between Americas
Little Diomede Island and Russia's
Big Diomede. The Aleutian Islands
stretch out to within $50 miles of
Japan's naval base at Horomushiro.
Over the North Pole, Alaska is
closer to the continent of Europe
than any other part of the United
States and air flights across the top
of the world are today feasible. For
these reasons of location and bases,
Alaska is the best route for an
eventual A merican offensive
against Japan. The neighboring
chain of Societ bases and air fields
increases the offensive value of
Alaska, in case Russia is later able
to fight Japan, in addition to driv-
ing back Hitler.
In recognition of these vital
facts, the United States is spending
ten times the S7,200,0O0 purchase
price paid for the territory in 1867
to strengthen Alaska. Air, sub
marine and naval bases are being
built and enlarged by the army
and navy. To supply these bases
a land connection is now essential.
Until the present time practically
all traffic between the United
States and Alaska has moved by
sea. No road or railroad existed.
The traffic by sea can be maintain
ed only so long as we have sure
control of the surface and under
waters of the Pacific. Danger that
surface craft or aircraft or sub
marines operating off our coast
may make it impossible to trans
port the needed supplies for the
full equipment and expansion of
our Alaskan military and naval ex-
pansion has fastened work on the
long-planned highway to Alaska.
Long negotiations between the
United States and Canadian gov
ernments were climaxed early in
March with the announcement that
the Canadian cabinet had approved
the project, already recommended
by the United States-Canadian
Joint Defense Board. u. S. Army
Engineer troops established at
Dawson Creek, British Columbia,
the first main base for survey and
construction of pioneer road over
the nearly 1,500-mile route. That
job completed, the Public Roads
Administration will build crush
ed-rock motor highway "a feet
wide over the same route. For de-
Tense or for offense, it will prove a
powerful weapon in the hands of
the United States.
Over this road will travel mil
itary trucks, bringing essential
supplies of food, clothing, ammuni-
ton, gasoline and oil required by
our enlarged forces. In emergenc-
les, the military could be transport
ed by land instead of by sea. Naval
vessels and planes could be based
advantageously to keep enemies
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-30

one. Officials of the company, with
main offices in Coatesville, Pa, OBJ
tanned the bonds for the employees
after an inspection revealed they
had not been paid in accordance
with the Federal Wage and Hour
Law, due to a misinterpretation on
coverage by company officials, the
regional director said. The COM
pany computed the amounts due
each worker and arranged with the
Division for immediate payment of
the back wages on a voluntary
basis, he added.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-30
SAVE WOOLENS
FROM MOTHS
Store and Protect Winter
Woolens Against Moth
Damage
SUGGESTIONS GIVEN

Now's the time of year everyone
wants to know how to store and
protect winter woolens against the
millions of dollars of damage done
by mths. And since wool is needed
for uniforms and blankets for our
soldiers, all of us must take better
care of our present wooden goods to
make them last. From the OPA
Consumer Division come the fol-
lowing suggestions for storing
woolens.
Mend and Brush
First, carefully examine the ar
ticles to be stored; take out all bits
of rubber, such as shields, elastic
bands, and remove all pins. Re-
move spots, grease, and soil; then
mend little rips, tears, holes and
hens. Then brush the garment
thoroughly. Brushing removes the
moth eggs and larvae which do in
finite damage. The garments
should always be brushed after
each wearing anyway, before dirt
can be imbedded in them. Now you
are ready for the most important
rule of all, which is-sun the gar
ment.
Clean W0olens
When it comes to cleaning, if
you wash your own woolens, be
sure that the water is lukewarm,
and that you squeeze only mild
soap suds through the material.
Rubbing and wringing are fatal to
wool. Use warm rinse waters to
get the soap out well. Other we'll
recommended treatments are these
have the garment dry-cleaned-it
is a sure-cure for moths; put the
garment in cold storage (although
this is largely practiced on furs, it
is very effective for all woolens) ;
and lastly, use spray ON the gar
ment. There are two kinds of
sprays-one, a spray which kills
the live moths in the garment
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Cedar Chest Care

According to the u. S. Bureau of
Entomology, cedar chest made of
at least 20 percent solid red cedar
protects against moths damage if
the clothes have been sufficiently
summed and brushed first. CHESTS
of neutral woods lined with cedar
veneer are not any more depend
able than any tight chest). One
thing is certain, if you have your
garment perfectly clean and free
from moths and then seal it in a
package, box, or chest where moths
can't get at it until you want it
again, it will be safe.
The odors of cedar, camphor,
ETC., have no effect in moth control,
and are not sufficient to eradicate
or even control moths. Moth flakes
of paradichlorobenzene or napthal-
enc may go into your sealed cloth
ing as an added protection, to take
care of any moths that happen to
survive the brushing and summing,
or get into the clothes after clean
ing. Remember it is the gas from
the flakes that suffocates the
moths. This gas is heavier than
air, and gradually sinks to the bot
CONTINUED on Page Six)
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NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses, cows
and mules removed FREE of
charge by calling DOVER TAO R
10. No animals removed unless call
is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from a contagious dis
ease will be removed
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Seal Package Tightly

Now you are ready to store the
garmets. Wrap it in paper, close
the ends, and seal it tightly. 1t is
best to label the package for future
reference. Paper bags, unbroken
boxes, chests, or trunks are equally
effective for storage if sealed so
tightly that no moths can get in.
Strangely enough, we sometimes
hear that printers ink on newspap-
ers has a protective quality, but
this is untrue. 1t is important to
provide adequate storage space for
all types of clothing. A separate
closet to hang garments in is de-
sirable if all the cracks are sealed.
A gasket or weather stripping on
the door is also advised SO it, too,
may be shut tightly against the
entrance of moths. This arrange
ment is excellent for the sweaters
and light woods you'll be using in
the summer.
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when it touches them, but does not |
prevent other moths from getting
on the garment after spraying. The |
second type of spray leaves a
chemical solid in the material, /
which renders the material inedible |
to moths, carpet beetles, and their
like.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-30
ARE NOW LEATHERNECKS
Famous Hatfield-McCoy Fued Ends
When Two Sons Join Marines

The famous feud between the
Hatfields and the McCoys, which
made West Virginia kentucky Dor
der history, ended at Charlestown,
w. Va, recently when a Hatfield
and Mccoy shook hands and
joined the Marines. The Hatfield
is now Private Cabell Terry Hat
field and the Mccoy is Private Ed
ward LaPort, whose mother was a
Mccoy. Both are 10. Hatfield was
sports editor of the Matewan High
school newspaper and LaPort was
president of the senior class. "A
Hatfield can't get ahead of Nc
Coy in the fighting business" de-
clared LaPort.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-30

If you're looking for Console
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Fostoria's new Colony Pattern
will be most appealing.
For that shining hour of con-
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answer for tables that yearn to
be different.
There are many such pieces in
our Fostoria displays; crystals of
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omy. And many Starter Sets
that appeal to the Budgeteer.
So begin now to build up for
that lingering memory of all
crystal in candlelight.
There's something for every
purse or purpose; wonderful
selections that prompt you to
give them or keep them. What
ever the reason, you'll certainly
want to get them.
CLARKE & MCDANIEL
Dover
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We've got Axis to grind. Buy
Defense Bonds and Stamps.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-12-11
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"Some scheme' she gasped. you
can't think that, Chris"
What am I to think ?"
In the end he believed her, how
ever. There was desperate truth in
her voice. She had ben through a
lot, she said; her mother and Dick,
and now his going away. Especially
his going away. She had hardly
known what she was doing that day.
He had to believe that. She was no
killer. Her record was good. But to
be left alone like this
Chris still wanted to shake Katie,
but he modified his tone.
"The taxi will be here in a minute
or two I'll take you back and see
Miss Simpson. That's all I'll have
time to do"
She stiffened stubbornly. "I'm not
going back, Chris. I'll kill myself
first. Or go on the streets"
To be continued
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-12-11
SOLDIER MEETS SOLDIER
AND NO HARD FEELINGS

A soldier from one of the nearby
camps had been mixin' 'em entirely
too much. He knew he was unfit to
go back to camp-and if he did so,
he would be late.
So he went into one of Cape Charles
hotels and rented room. He enjoyed
the sleep of one who had partaken too
much and too often-and then pro-
ceeded to leave the hotel. He saun-
tered to one of the restaurants for a
glass of tomato juice.
He soon returned to the hotel
went to his room-but this time Nor
pheus was not so kind, and unable to
sleep, he left again for the hotel lob
by. He inquired the proprietor and
demanded the $1.5O he had paid for
the room. The proprietor out, the of
flee boy informed him that he had no
authority to return his money. He be-
came peeved.
Two civilians were in the lobby and
knowing the boys condition, proffer-
ed the $3.50 just to save an argument.
But the boy would have none of it, and
took a swing at the good samaritan
A tussle followed and this continued
to the sidewalk in front of the hostel
ry. A short jab and the soldier "was
out" The civilian went back into the
hotel.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-12-11

By this time a sizable crowd had
gathered, a physician was called to
give the lad attention In a short
time it was al lover but the boy was
arrested for disorderly conduct by
Cape Charles town sergeant Ewell
The case came up before Mayor
w. F. Ayres and the boy was fined
$500 and costs. The soldier inquired
of the Mayor if he would wait until
the next pay day for the money He
agreed.
Then the civilian who had offered
the boy $3.50 to keep him out of
trouble and then delivered the knock
out jab to him, when he became I'M
ruly, came up to the mayors desk at
the trial, poked $1,000 at him for the
boys fine and then turned to the sol
der and said:
Give been a soldier myself boy and
1 know all about it. The fines paid
and let's forget everything"
Arm in arm, the two walked off
together.
Mayor Ayres smiled that's the
finest thing I've ever seen in this
court"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-12-11
CHAPTER 30

But she did not take the chair.
She was hearing his voice over the
telephone that last night before her
marriage. "See here, my darling, if
you're not so sure of this marriage,
it's not too late" and trying to
reconcile it with his present tone,
carefully casual as it was and with
out feeling.
"I hear that you are going abroad
to study"
Her own voice was GREATNESS, but
he did not notice it.
eyes. Very SOON"
you'll like Vienna. Every one
does"
81 hope so. My Germans pretty
rusty"
Why had he never answered that
letter of hers? If only she could
ask him, even now! But she could
not ask this new Chris, casual and
polite and detached. He was too
far away.
''Would you mind if I sent some
flowers from the garden? We still
have good many.
All, but that was a mistake, that
mention of the garden. Chris find
ing her crying there and taking her
in his arms. She saw him stiffen.
Thanks. That would be fine"
Then it was over and he was
seeing her out, friendly and smiling.
She was smiling, too They even
shook hands, and she wished him a
good journey and good winter.
She went back up the hill to her
friends and her dinners, to occa-
sional silent meals with her father
at the head of the table and to more
than occasional nights when she lay
awake for hours listening until
Jerry's car came in. For she knew
now that this was the way it was
to be, and that it would not change.
She did not go to the funeral the
next day. For an hour or so Lily
was brought down to lie in state in
the front office, a few neighbors
gathered, and in the back room
Katie sat beside Chris and listened
to the service, holding tight to his
hand.
"Only the two of US left, Chris"
"She's all right now, Katie.
Asleep or awake, she's all right"
"But Pm alone, Chris. You're go
ing away, and I'll be alone"
'Hush, dear. Listen"
81 am the resurrection, and the
life, saith the Lord: he that be-
lieveth in me, though he We're dead,
yet shall he live"
Lily lying there in her new dig
nifty: Katie holding Chris's hand
and more conscious of it than of her
mother in the next room, and Chris
looking back at his failures and God
knows what. That was Lily Wal
ters' funeral.
When it was over, he stayed be-
hind to put those flowers of Bev-
, eriy's on the mound and to gaze
across to where Annie Lewis lay in
majestic pomp in her marble tomb.
Two women, far apart in life, and
now meeting in this common rest
ing place.
Katie stayed home for a day or
two, her exuberant vitality gone,
eating little and sleeping badly. For
the sake of propriety Miss Barker
remained in the house at night, us
ing Dicks old room; but in the day
time Katie was there alone, pa
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-12-11

thetic figure, wandering about the
house and watching Chris's prepare
tions for departure with desperate,
red-rimmed eyes.
You can't go and leave me like
this, Chris"
Nonsense. You'll be busy, my
dear. Pm not leaving you homeless"
"A hospital isn't home"
He was relieved when the night
came for him to go. Everything was
done. Ted Lawrence was taking
over his practice for the period of
his absence. and early in the even
ing Chris had handed him his keys
and his lists. Miss Andrews had
been in, bringing him for some un-
known reason, a large bunch OF
roses, and he eyed them wryly. He
had seen Ursula, strong again and
proud of her baby. "He looks like
you, Doctor. And he's gaining every
day" In Chicago Dick was safely
in Jail and awaiting sentence. Chris
had even ordered a small headstone
for Lily's grave Now the past was
behind him, and he could look ahead.
He had run that part of his race,
had reached this particular goal,
had even achieved a measure of
hope again. Now, in an hour or
less
He was looking at his watch when
the doorbell rang, and he opened it
to find Katie in the vestibule, with a
suitcase at her feet, He knew be-
fore she spoke that there was
trouble, for she looked crushed,
defeated, and she was swaying
slightly.
"What's all this ?" he demanded.
'I've left the hospital, Chris"
"What are you talking about?"
cts true. They would have put
me out anyhow, so left"
She explained, standing among
that luggage of his and desperately
trying to be coherent. She had made
a mistake in the medicines that
day; nothing fatal, but they had
acted as if she had killed the man.
She had stood all she could; then
she had told the lot of them what
she thought of them and had packed
her bag and left.
He stood staring at her, unable
at first to face this new problem. A
moment ago he had been free.
Now! What on earth to do with
her, with that empty hour behind
him and = remembering Lily = that
deperate look in her eyes. He
temporized.
you've been silly little fool"
he told her. "But you're going back,
of course. I'll call up Miss Simpson"
"She wouldn't take me back. Any
how, Pm not going"
He tried to reason with her, still
standing in the hall. She couldn't
stay in the house, and Miss Barker
had gone to the country. He'd leave
her at hotel for the night and ar
range for money until she could man.
age for herself. She was not listen
ing, however, and at last his frayed
nerves gave way.
Listen to me-" he said savagely,
give had enough. Pm fed up, and
more. What is it to me that you've
made a fool of yourself? haven't
adopted you. Pm not married to
you. And by the Lord Harry, if this
is some scheme of yours to interfere
with my plans, I'll leave you here.
You can get along. You're young
and strong. You can manage. I'm
going"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-12-11
HOT OFF THE CREDIBLE

All excess crumbs should be re-
moved from croquettes before deep
frying They settle in the bottom of
the pan, become overheated, burn and
so hasten the deterioration of the fat.
La gaceta., 1942-08-29
Sc COMBATE EN- LA COSTA
FANGOSA DE LA BAHIA
MILNE

Washington, agosto 29.-Aus-
tralianos y americanos comba-
ten hoy a los japoneses en- la cos
ia fangosa de la bahia Milne.
Los australianos establecie-
ron contacto con los nipones dies
embarcados en- la extremidad
sur de Nueva Guinea.
Bombarderos de mediano ia
maho, piloteados por america
nos Y escoltados por cazas aus
tralianos, atacan todos los pun
tos de apoyo del enemigo, volan
do a poca altura. Varios incen-
dos fueron divisados.
Ell tempo ma mejorado, pero
los dos ejercitos combaten en- el
tango y a traves de manglares
BESIDE Ell domingo los japone-
ses Revan perdidos AZ cazas ut
ro", cuatro pesados aparatos de
bombardeo y dos bombarderos
de picada.
Los caxas IP-40 desempehan
un importante papel en- las vic
torias aliadas.
La gaceta., 1942-08-29

lemanes, italianos y rumanos.
AL suroeste de Stalingrado
soldados y obreros ~resisten to-
dos los ataques de los aeropla
nos de picada de los alemanes.
En- este encuentro sufri6 ell enc
migo grandes perdidas, en-
hombres y equipo.
Tn destacamento del ejerci
to rojo destroz6 dos tanques y
mat6 a $50 nazis,
Las Columns del Eje en- ell
Caucaso fueron atacadas y sc
les quitaron 10 aldeas,
Los soldados rojos mantle
men en- su poder la secci6n nor
te de Rzhev y atacan a los ma
zis amparados en- cortinas de
hume.
En- ell Mar Negro la escua-
dra roja, apoyada por ayia-
ci6n, hundi6 un submarine. En-
ell Baltico los teutones perdie-
ron un transporte y dos en- Ell
Mar de Baretas.