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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-19
XMAS GIFTS IN
MAIL BY DEC. l
Bulk of Xmas Mail Should Be
In POStOffice Weeks Eearl-
Ter This Year
TO ASSURE DELIVERY

The bulk of Christmas mail must
be in the post office by December 1
this year if deliveries on time are
to be assured, according to Davis
H. Bell, Postmaster here. Unprec-
edented wartime demands on the
postal and transportation systems,
plus a prospective record volume of
Christmas mailings, were cited by
Mr.. Bell as necessitating earlier
mailings than ever before. ut is
physically impossible for the rail-
roads and air lines, burdened with
vitality important war materials, to
handle Christmas mailings as rap
idly as in normal ltimes," Mr.. Bell
said. eff the bulk of parcels and
greeting cards are held back until
the usual time-the period of about
Decembr Is to 23-they simply
cannot be distributed in time, and
thousands of gifts will reach their
destinations after Christmas.
q Extra Cars Needed
In 1941, about 21,95O mail cars
were required between December
IL and "a to deliver Christmas
mails enough cars to make a
train 270 miles long. This year,
the extra cars needed to move holt
day mails are largely being used
by the armed services, and severe
shortage is in prospect. The postal
service usually borrows about g.
500 trucks from the Army and
other Government agencies, and
rents about 10000 from private
owners, to handle the Christmas
mails. This year, it will be ex-
tremely lifficult to obtain enough of
these vehicles to meet even a sub
stantial part of the need. The
Army neels its own trucks and
private owners are reluctant to let
someone else use their tires.
Promptness Not Assured
Railroads are cooperating by
converting some hundreds of steel
box cars and similar equipment for
mail transportation, and Joseph B.
Eastman, Director of Defense
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WHEATLEY TRUCK STOLEN
Recovered by State Police in Three
Hours; Man Held

In less than three hours last
week, state police of Station No. 8
recovered a stolen truck and ar
rested the man who allegedly drove
off with it. The truck, belonging
to the Wheatley Canning Company,
Clayton, was taken from Clayton
about o'clock at night. The theft
was reported to the state police at
$40. At IL o'clock it was located
near Green Spring, north of Clay
ton. Then before midnight, Willis
Gus Gethers, II, Green Spring, a
farm worker, was in custody Po-
lice said Gethers told them he took
the truck and was driving toward
his home when it ran off the road
and got stuck in a ditch, where he
abandoned the vehicle. Magistrate
Edgar w. Frazier, Smyrna, held
Gethers in $500 bail for Court of
General Sessions on a charge of
grand larceny.
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"A"COUPON NOW
THREE GALLONS
Eastern Seaboard Gasoline
Ration Cut; In Effect
on Sunday
B AND C BOOKS EXEMPT

Eastern "A" gasoline ration cou-
pons were ordered slashed 25 per
cent in value yesterday and Price
Administrator Leon Henderson
warned other petroleum cuts were
in store for the seaboard, including
a possible reduction in home-heat-
ing oil. The "a" coupons on Nov.
% will be worth three gallons each,
instead of four as at present. Hen
derson announced specific pro-
grams to reduce eastern petroleum
consumption by $4,000 barrels per
day. While he gave no figures on
the other contemplated reductions,
officials recalled Petroleum Coordi-
nator Harold L. Ickes last week de-
clared the saving would have to
total 10000 barrels per day.
Affects Entire East
The "a" coupon reduction applies
to the entire territory of 16 East
ern states-all of the states now
rationed except West Virginia. 1t
is effective Nov. % in those coun-
ties which already have gasoline
rationing, and Dec. / in the remain
ing counties in these states. The
order did not change the value of
''B" and CO. coupons, but cut-at
least temporarily-the overall al
lowances to holders of "B" and "C'
books since the "B" and &c" books
are used in conjunction with "a"
books. The order will not affect the
remainder of the country where
gasoline rationing will begin Dec. l..
Henderson estimated the cut in
ga" coupons will save 10000 bar
rels per day. He figured last weeks
order designed to force owners of
many apartment houses, office
buildings and other large structures
to switch from oil to other types of
fuel for heating, will cut the casts
petroleum requirements another g.
600 barrels per day.
New ''T' Books
The current transition of COM
mercial gasoline rations from the
unlimited rs" allotment to a speci-
fically limited "T" ration book,
Henderson added, will save another
$4,000 barrels per day. In effect,
the new order will put CA gasoline
book holders in the East on ra-
ton of approximately As miles, of
driving per week.
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TAKES NEW DUTIES
Miss Mary Holland is Teaching
War Course at West Chester

Miss Mary Holland, member of
the Mathematics Faculty at West
Chester State Teachers College, has
recently been given additional re-
sponsibilities other than her regular
teaching roster as a result of col
lege students desiring better found
atoms in basic mathematical funda-
mentals. Miss Holland is instruct
ing a refresher course designed for
students who are preparing for SER
vice in the Armed Forces and in
dustry. Important concepts of
Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry
are being taught on wartime
basis for paramount effectiveness
for the students, Angles of attack,
sweep back angles, wind velocity
and air pressure are some of the
new phases of mathematics found
in the new type, Air-Age Education
course.
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NEW RULES FOR
DIMOUT HERE
New Regulations Effective To-
morrow; All Exterior
Lights Shielded
AFFECTS HEADLIGHTS

More strict dimout regulations
for Kent and Sussex Counties and
parts of New York and New Jer-
sey were ordered by the Army in a
broadening of the partial blackout
already in effect in these areas.
The new regulations, effective Fri
day, replace the dimout orders is
sued by the Army on June 1. Maj
Gen. Thomas A. Terry, in giving
the new directives, indicated the
Icurtained area might be extended
further inland. Lieut.-Cod. John P.
LeFevre, dimout director, pointed
out that the new regulations are
not effective until Friday so that
people will have time to make the
necessary changes to comply.
Cut Down Light
The Army feels that it is neces-
sary to cut down the amount of
light that can be seen along the
Atlantic coast, he said. He added
that there has been splendid CO.
operation" with the present regu-
lations, and that he expected the
same cooperation would be given in
Iputting the revised ones into effect.
The original regulations were is
sued to screen the night glare
which made silhouetted ships at sea
easy targets for enemy submarines.
New Regulations
A major addition to the regula-
itions according to the Associated
Press, was one directing permanent
extinction of any lights visible
from out-of doors which could not
be put out or BACKED out within
five minutes of a blackout signal.
Railroad and bus lights were or
dered shielded to the extent that
mo light shows above the horizontal
and dimmed so that the light does
not exceed two-foot candles at any
point three feet from the outside
of the carriers.
All Lights Shielded
The new regulation also directed
permanent shielding of all exterior
lights used in open areas, parking
lots, filling stations, Fairgrounds
and amusement areas so that no
light would be visible at an angle
Continued on Page Three)
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Church Women Meet

Mrs. L. NJ Price continued a re-
view of the book, 1.-THE Christian
Imperative-Our Contribution to
World Order" at meeting of the
Woman's Society for Christian
Service last evening in the Asbury
Methodist Church. Mrs. Ernest
Mattiford presided over the bust
ness session; devotions were in
charge of Miss Julia Griffith, and
Mrs. j. w. Colona had charge of
the music.
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Kenton School Pageant

The pupils and teachers of Ken
ton School will present Thanks
giving pageant for the parents and
friends on Wednesday, November
25th at 2.30 p. m. The pageant is
being written by the teachers and
pupils and will be based on the
Thanksgiving story with music and
rhythms in the school curriculum
interspersed. Mrs. S. G. Walker,
president of the P. t. A. has an
that a short business meet
ing of the P. T. A. will be held i'm
after the pageant. Every
parent is urged to attend.
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COUNTY AGENT
OUTLINES PLAN
Projects Essential to War Eff
forts Will Be Basis of
Extension Work
CROP PRODUCTION

The production of food for better
health and national defense, and
the conservation of resources for
use at home and among the allied
nations will constitute the basis
upon which the agricultural extern
sion program in Kent county will
be conducted during the coming
year, according to County Agent
Russell E. Wilson who will receive
the cooperation of specialists and
other representatives of the Uni
versity of Delaware. Inn planning
this extension program, however,
considerable thought was given to
those projects which have been Sc
llected as essential to the war effort,
for no predictions can be made as
to the duties that may be assigned
to county agents and other extern
sion workers for the duration of the
war.
Crop Production
One important part of the agri-
cultural program for Kent county
for 1913 will be adjustment of crop
production through the agricultural
conservation program to meet our
wartime needs. Crop insurance
also will be included along with CO.
operating with the federal agencies
in the field of agricultural credit,
and the electrification of the farm
and home. 1.-THE large number of
community and neigkhborhood vol
unteer leaders will be in a position
to render a great service in the Sc
curing of agricultural information
from rural people, and in distribut-
ing important data in connection
with the war effort and national
defense" Mr.. Wilson stated.
Farm Labor Problems
With reference to the production
of crops and livestock, including
poultry, special attention will be
given to the farm labor problem
which is becoming more serious as
the nation becomes more involved
in the war. 1t is probable that
one of the solutions to this problem
rests with possible changes in the
selective service system with ref
erence to farm workers, and in the
plan of employment of these people
by defense industries. Poultry rails
ers will be interested to know that
the county extension program In
cludes the production of better
Matching and market eggs, broiler
management and poultry records.
Better pasture crops for dairy cat
tie will be stressed along with
plans for forming an artificial
! breeding association and the test
ing of milk and butterfat produc-
ton.
Soybean Crop
Tomato and soybean production
together with fruit and vegetable
crops will occupy another import
ant place in the county program,
while soil drainage also will be
continued in sections of the county
where drainage presents real
farm problem in the food produc-
tion program.
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Engagement Announced

At bridge party last Thursday
night the engagement was an
nounced of Miss Virginia Louise
Burris, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Malcolm Burris, to Ensign
George Edward Wootten, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wootten of Sea-
ford. Miss Burris is graduate of
the Smyrna High School and the
Women's College, University of
Delaware, and is now member of
the Seaford School faculty. En-
sign Wootten is a graduate of the
Seaford High School, and the Uni
versity of Delaware. He received
his commission in the u. S. N. R.
last June, and is now stationed in
Washington, D. c. No date has
been set for the wedding.
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A. w. V. S. Meeting Friday

Mrs. George l.. Gallery, Whining
ton, state chairman of the Amer
lean Women's Volunteer Service,
will be at the American Legion
Room tomorrow (Friday) night, to
address Smyrna women on the i'm
portance of A. w. v. S. work, and
to appeal for more women's activ-
tiles here. The meeting will start
at p. M, and all women who are
interested are invited to attend.
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Motor Corps Conference

Mrs. G. Leland Harmonson and
Mrs. Davis H. Bell, co-chairmen of
the Smyrna Motor Corps. Red
Cross; Mrs. ]. E. Wilson, Jr., and
Mrs. John Fearon attended the
Kent County Motor Corps confer
ence Tuesday at Red Cross head
quarters, Dover.
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Services at st. Peters Church

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announces
ments for the Sunday next before
Advent: 7.30 a. M, celebration of
the Holy Communion; 10 a. M,
Church School; IL a. M, morning
prayer and sermon. Persons hav-
ing the pledge cards given them at
the Parish dinner not yet brought
in, will please put them on the
plates the coming Sunday.
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HOME NURSING CLASS
Course Begins November Oath at
the Smyrna Fire Hall

The Red Cross course in Home
Nursing, taught by Mrs. Vivian
Beltz, will begin next Tuesday
night, November oath, at the fire
hall at 8 p. m. The course is open
to women of both Smyrna and
Clayton. Mrs. Charles King is
local chairman.
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DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
William S. Brant, Haddon Heights,
Died Early Sunday Morning

William S. Brant passed away at
his home in Haddon Heights early
Sunday morning, November 10. He
was the husband of the former Miss
Adele Beck of Smyrna and beside
his wife is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Miss Adele Brant and Mrs.
George Fink, both of Philadelphia.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
evening at Evoy Funeral Home in
Haddon Heights and interment was
in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna,
Wednesday morning.
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REVIVAL AT JERMAN CHAPEL

ing Week; Evangelist Preaching
Revival meetings are being held
at Jerman Chapel Wesleyan Meth
odist Church in West Smyrna with
large attendance. The meetings
will continue every night except
Saturday at 7:30 until November
20. Rev. c. w. Taylor of Milford
is the evangelist. Rev. L. F. Uhlen-
dorff is the pastor.
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Mrs. James f. Conner, II

Mrs. Eva R. Conner, II, wife of
James F. Conner, passed away at
her home near Fieldsboro, Della
ware on Saturday, November 18th.
She was a daughter of John A. and
Anna S. SUNNI. Funeral services
were held at her late residence on
Tuesday with Rev. ]. c. Handy of
the Townsend Methodist Church in
charge. Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. Be-
sides her husband she is survived
by four children, j. Douglas Con-
ner of Lewes; Mrs. Irving A. Bar
ton of Smyrna, Mrs. John Guess
ford and Miss Edna Conner, both
of Townsend. Eight grandchildren,
two great grandchildren and a
brother, John SUNNI also survive.
Mrs. Conner was member of
Townsend Lodge, Daughters of
America.
Evening star., 1942-09-15

The best way to root for victory
is to dig deep into that pocketbock
or purse and buy War savings
stamps.
Evening star., 1942-09-15

Mrs. David N. Grant and Miss Betty
Bryne, and Mrs. Leslie Clerk Stevens,
chairman of radio.
Volunteer Nurses Sought.
Mrs. Rowan announced today that
a class of Is Red Cross nurses aides
would receive caps at Providence
Hospital next Monday. At the same
time she appealed for more volun-
teers in the Southeast section who
can take their 35 classroom hours
at Walsh House. 1920 Massachusetts
avenue NV, and their As hours OF
probationary training at Providence.
Women in the Southeast section are
urgently needed to serve at Gallinger
Hospital, Mrs. Rowan said.
Four new classes are starting in
the next two months at Walsh
House. two of which already are
filled. Still untitled are classes sched-
uled from 10 am. to II noon. start
ing November 8. and from 2 pm.
to pm, starting November is.
Evening star., 1942-09-15
Every Major Office
In Maine Is Won
By Republicans
Senator White Gov. SewoII
Reelected by Margin
Of More Thon I to |
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 15.-Maine
Republicans captured every major
office in the Nations first State cleo
ton since Pearl Harbor
Returned to Office by margins of
more than to in yesterdays bal
loting-the lightest since 1930-were
Gov. Sumner Sewall and Represen-
tative Margaret c. Smith of the
I'd congressional district.
The tightest major contest gave
Robert Hale of Portland the 1st
district seat with a majority OF
about 10000 over the best vote pro-
ducer the Democrats have had in
Maine IN generations-former Gov
Louis J. Brann. The seat is being
vacated by Representative James c.
Oliver.
Representative Frank Fellows was
reelected in the Sd district without
contest.
Returns Virtually Complete.
Virtually complete returns, unof-
fcially tabulated. gave White 108,-
443 to 54,llI for Fulton j. Redman
Democrat: Sewall. 1l4,674 to 56,034
for George w. Lane, jr,, Democrat;
Hale, 1904 to 27,243 for Brann;
Mrs. Smith, 1886 to 20,116 for
Bradford C. Redonnett, Democrat.
Mr.. Hale, a 52-year- -old Portland
lawyer and cousin of retired Sem
ator Frederick Hale, pledged support
of the President as commander in
chief, as did all the Republican
candidates, but added that does not
mean acquiesence in everything he
does"
Mr.. Brann, demanding unqualified
support of the President, had called
Mr.. Hale a self convicted disciple
of hate" whose election would be
an "affront' to Mr.. Roosevelt. He
cited an article Mr.. Hale wrote for
a national magazine in 1886 entitled
Il, Toe, Hate Roosevelt
HaIe's Vote Too Strong.
Mr.. Brann, until this campaign a
resident of Lewiston, in the I'd
QISJllCl, ran WSlI dIiCdu VI lile
ticket mates in the 1st district
but his maiorities in such Demo-
cratic strongholds as Biddeford and
Sanford could not overcome Mr..
Hales strength in the rural COM
munities and in metropolitan Port
land
Senator White, whose campaign
theme virtually duplicated Mr.
Hale's, and Mr.. Sewsll, who asked
a second term as reward for efficient
and economical administration, car
ried every city except the traditional
Democratic fortresses of Lewiston
and Biddeford.
The Republican ticket leaders car
ried Waterville, which has been
Democratic for years, and added to
their columns Westbrook and East
port, which went Democratic in
1910.
Evening star., 1942-09-15

cepted by the marines, they never
reached their objective.
1t. Ken Frazier of Burlington,
N. j., nailed two of these bombers.
Sergeant Gets Revenge.
THE first plane caught fire as
soon as my first burst hit it," he
said. 7 had time to veer to the
right and catch the plane ahead of
it, My fire hit his wing and flames
ran right down into the fuselage. He
hung in the air for moment and
then fell off drunkenly with smoke
and flame pouring from the plane. :"
Staff Sergt. J. D. Lindley of Clovis,
N. Mex, today got revenge for being
forced down by a Zero last week by
sending one Jap fighter down in
flames and damaging another.
1t. Fred Gutt of Madison. Wis,
brought his plane safely back in
spite of having been shot in the arm
in the dogfght.
1t. Arthur Pond of Jackson. Mich.
told of the heavy fighting with the
protective Zeros. In describing how
he picked off his own foe, 1t Pond
said.
I just squeezed the triggers and
let him have it as he came up in
front Of me. I blew him to bits"
1t. Rivers ]. Morrell of Los Angeles
had the longest chase of the day. He
pursued a Jap bomber around the
sky and down to within Is feet of
the ocean before hitting the big craft
in vital spot and knocking it down
into the sea.
Only one enemy bomber was OBJ
served making the trip back to its
base.
Evening star., 1942-09-15

man of the rally, will be assisted by
Mrs. Edward Barber, q nurses aide
and chairman Of the District Red
Cross Speakers Bureau. Also serv-
ing on the central committee is Mrs.
Hugh w. Rowan, chairman of
District nurses aides.
Mrs. Harry Hopkins, long active
in nurses aide work and now a
member of the District corps. is
chairman of the program. assisted
by Mrs. Carlyle Allen, Mrs. Fred
erick w. Evans and Mrs. George
Strawbridge.
Other committee announcements
include Mrs. John D. Cleland, jr.,
chairman of the Reception Com
mittee. assisted by Mrs. Frank r.
Keefer: Mrs. Addison G. Foster and
Mrs. Nathaniel Burnel, co-chairmen
of volunteer special services, assist
ed by Mrs. X. P. Coykendall, Mrs.
Hugh S. Cummings, Mrs. Paul
OJeary, Mrs. Edward Marshall and
Mrs. Ralph Lee: Mrs Alfred B.
Johnson, chairman of decorations,
assisted by Mrs. Chauncey Parker
and Mrs. P. Landon Banfield. Mrs.
David Yerkes. chairman of posters,
assisted by Mrs. Raymond Ruhicam,
Evening star., 1942-09-15
Il Japanese Planes
Bagged by Marines al
Guada|canaI Airport
Attack on First Group
Led by Ex-Grid Star
At Dartmouth College

The tollo1Ding is another ac-
count OF action in the Solomons
aUritten by Sergt. James w. Hurl-
but OF Arlington, fighting cor
respondent aUith the United
States Marines.
GUADALCANAL, Solomon Is
lands, Aug. "a (Delayed) Marine
Corps aviators fought the enemy
today and bagged 81 Japanese
planes that took part in a heavy
daylight raid on Guadalcanal air.
port, recently built by and cap
tured from the Japanese.
Army Air Corps pilots accounted
for another enemy bomber.
Enemy losses included twin
engined bombers. single -engined
bombers and IL of the highly tout
ed Zeros. Two marine planes were
lost and one is missing. Army
planes returned intact.
In spite of their heavy losses,
some of the enemy bombers man
aged to reach the field and dropped
about a dozen bombs into the area.
The only damage inflicted was the
overturning of truck which had
been captured from the japanese.
Following the bombing three planes
few over the field and attempted
to strafe the gun emplacements.
A veritable hail of machine gun
and anti aircraft fire greeted them.
Ex-Grid Star Leads Attack.
A squadron of marine planes
flying several miles from Guadal-
canal ran into the first group of
enemy raiders heading toward the
field.
1t. Robert E. Macleod, former
Dartmouth All-American football
player. whose home is in Chicago
led the marine attack on the first
group of nine enemy bombers.
I'VE dived on them from above
he said, and it was just like shoot
ing at sleeve targets. They were
flying along about 5000 feet when
We hit them"
1t. J. H. King of Boston is cred
tied with the first hit on the FIRST
run.
TT was twin-engined job. tag
ging along on the tail of the
formation like a fat and happy
goose" 1t. King related. my
fire caught him amidships, and he
bust into fragments. AS I pulled
up the protecting Zeros hit us
and the sky was full of them fol
q few seconds. The going wa:
heavy, so I ducked into a cloud
Meanwhile. another group o.
bombers attempted to sneak into the
! field from another direction. Inter
Evening star., 1942-09-15
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