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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
TOUGHER THAN THAT

Hank Smith IS tougher than
hat. Hes working harder now
crimplnG buying war bonds with
very single cent ne can save
bove taNes and hare expenses.
nd going out now and then 10
acturc those SIX or seven thou
and leghorn chickens he haz-
hen They don lay mp 70 ms
omewhat unreasonable eNpecta-
,onS
With eggs at 50 cents a dozen
atail. Hank Is sending 20 cents
ut OF every dozen eggs he sells
cross the pond 10 lick Hitler
IS personal with Hank If those
'hite hens OF ms lie down on
1eir Job he executes EN- lie
axes n that much 10 heart.
OF course there are millions Of
mericanS uSt as thoroughly IN
lis world crusade as Hank bat
W Of them thank goodness have
is reason.
In The other war young Hank
was 2 sophomore at a tiny
ew England college IN tho fan
19l5-defed his fathers wishes
nd ran away 10 Canada. Joining
p with the Canadians at Val
artier
He was n Niny. The Second
attic OF Ypres whore he got p
light wound Thon-ho was top
,rgeant under HughIc Nlyen a.
loody Pa>chendaele Ridge
There ne got 4 painful though
on-dangerouS wound when sic
lie OF II +. shell sliced 4 good two
oundS Of flesh from The back end
his lap
All this matters only because II
VOWS Hank was on the right side
] the time. even though ms fam
V had been more or less pro-
erman A. the start ~ things
Hank got TWO decorations from
10 Canadians Then he was q
ng time in base hospital Wing
his CheSt-and working ouf q
Irious htte Cadgc' which later
as incorporated into mo range
1derS used for the French = s
HE WINS COMMISSION
Hank was a NAH shark with p
~ talent A. mechanical draw.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12

WHEN George first heard the roll OF drums his ewes
w darted across the landscape frightened search
for refuge Then realizing that there was no time to hde
nc walked on suv. prepared for the worst Bur every
thing renamed quiet sign OF danger appeared. from
rhe headand du,ed the voices OF boys winch by heRerv
tact of not beng men voices seemed George beautiful
and rea>SurnC Presently there the p>hng OF oars
approaching the bank, and the hre inc headand vas
qucnohed.
1" YOU fnd you no longer get ont OF peoples way'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12

Walau had taught him, You must walk straight toward
them, INTO their midst
These people, from whom there was now no escaping,
were crowd of about dozen lads who, shouting like
Wild Indians, Jumping out of their boats, unloading
ku5pSacks and tents
The turmoil subSidcd, and lean straw-thatchcd boy
began giving orders Only did the youthful COM
mandcr become aware OF George Some OF the boys were
already skipping far the water The others
sal nnnn ht of prass only conne of ieet away from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12

George around shaggy brown-halred little lad who was
whiting something IN his lap.
The whittier Jumped up, past George, swept back
bis arm and threw what he had been whiting high nto
the air It down his feet in obedience the Law OF
gravity but apparently greatly TO the boys dsaPPonJ
ment George who watching SAID with a smile
~ on want 10 make a boomerang, don't vou' Nell,
cant help YOU because hurt my hand but may be able
10 explain - Before he knew IT, George entirely
hemned hy clrcIe OF bows. Unlike The Ped Piper he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12

h,h the fact OF birth for HIM
Hank went 10 an uncle for advice
and help. Tho old fellow hcar
hum out, then shook his hca,
graNclV.
I'm sorry. Henry" he SAID
then Didn't they ever tell YOU:
HIM. Your father never took ont
naturalization papers. He went
back. after he married Lucy,
your mother, and took post
graduate work In surgery in the
Allge m ne krankenhaus in
Berlin.
Then he stayed on accepting
y place in the hospital . and
would have remained in Ger
many, except your mother rot
home>ick after her first
baby was born E. and YOU we're
that first baby p
Hank s eyes had been CROWNS
round, and starting 10 bulge viii
fright and horror.
Then I'm I'm o., not an
American" he chokcd. You
mean I
"NOt unless YOU took uut
citizenship pht~rS, I'm afraid,
--ttr5 4tt-tf-fTrS relative But does
II matter now You are"
But Hank Was stricken He Just
could not speak AT all for minutes
while his tanned cheeks went gray
as ashes. Then ne almost went out
of his head
a subject Of the Reich
me ." he yelled a damn
squarehcad all the time" Vie ."
They say hc just lost his nerve
completely for a little While. ant
drove his old car like a Wild mar
on the way back from Danbury.
When ne got home he shut hum
self up. The man ne had hired Il
see 10 things, a kind OF duml
hand ncark got yelled off th'
place He got scared, and went =,
the sheriff saving Hank waScra2y
and wouldn [ pay SIS owed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
GOES WITH SHERIFF

Sheriff Jcllffe came 10 me
knowing l was an old buddy OF
Hank 5. and together We Went ont
TO the farm. The chickens hadn
been Watered since the hired hanC
fled the place. and they were SC
hungry they crowded up. climbing
The wire when they heard a CaI
turn IN the driveway
The sheriff fed and Watcred tho
chickens while ! went and tried &c
talk 10 Hank. But he Wouldn
open the door 10 me
$50 away. Seth" he groWlcd
through the doorway. I'm not
III 10 Enow. l don't want 10 see
anybody in this world! Why 49,.
II YOU knew what know you'd
bring the gang with tar and
feathers. I'm oh, never
mind. Go away"
"Shucks." said Il know YOU.
Hank Smith, better than YOU
know Yourself C'mon out now.
want YOU 10 come over and
help me eat loin Of pork roast
left In the oven. The dang
thingI be burned To crisp UNI
less we get there pretty soon"
w hat9" he sort OF lccrod.
"iou ask me Ia dinner" But
YOU don't know, Seth. Listen.
I'm An enemy alien. I'm
blank blank blank German bv
birth. Just found out 80
Well that lolIcd me too. Tor a
second seeing a. Id been In thu
army along with Hank. and knew
his record But 7 did some speedy
handling of the bah right Then. and
Just laughed
THENRE AMERICANS"
- that all ." ! Knocked
well, c'mon and eat. then wei
20 down and register you ac-
cording 10 law.
Then I'll help YOU make ont
Your first citizenship papers.
Can't let thing like that 20.
Hank, or mehbe they might
NN-A w ~ hNI'tN NN'ii iitl
wasn't American I know
mighty we'll II -
INaf WAS really a'I ATTIC. SOM.
more hia0r-dsc.dce ta aIa .m.
ami ref Jna h>r meal uca m.le,
avaE % days j guess. Tnn
brought up tb, matter of uond,
! ~a> selling Them. ara Wound b..
taa. SOME
Take some ." Dc echoed.
drawing lr deep urJ'u seth,
YOU eau pat me down right NOW
fur-Wcll. tor every cent I can
make and all I've got saved,
You're a friend, old man.
Huh Letl> hurr, down about
those citizenship papers. w,nt
10 get haCk--and have real
heart 10 heart talk with my
leghurus.
They're Amerioan~ ANYWAY
and I'm going Co he,
Iiii Esd
Nnndat', short >furN "Gitt OF
Laughter, bN Dorothy Van Ark.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12

Drawings eopyri
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12

Nondat', short >iurN .Gltl OF
Laughter by Doroghy \an Ark.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
John BNSSett Moore
High, School NesCs
SIMPSON CARRow ................ ASSISTANT EDITOR
For Victory

Monday night, January 5, the
boy on the basketball teams, their
coach, the cheerleaders, and all the
followers of these groups attended
the bonfire on the athletic field for
VICTORY OVER BROWN VOCA-
TIONAL at the game the next
night. A large crowd turned out
and was bubbling over with school
spirit. While the fire burned the
crowd circled around it singing
school songs and cheering. After
this with the teams leading the
way and the cheerleaders still lead
ing the songs, the crowd marched
up Frazier Street, down Delaware
Street, up Commerce, and finally to
Mr.. Kings house. After receiving
his wishes of luck, the crowd con-
tinued down Mt. Vernon Street and
then down Main Street where they
circled around the Christmas tree
at the four corners and cheered fol-
Smyrna. The march for victory
ended at the favorite hang-out
Snaps.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
Be Ready

To the majority of the pupils OF
Smyrna School and many other
schools probably the possibility OF
an air raid seems very distant; but
there is nothing like being prepar-
ed. Therefore Mr.. Miller, wishing
to be on guard, has worked very
conscientiously to devise plan for
every pupil to follow in case OF an
air raid. Mr.. Miller discussed his
plan, which is not as yet thorough
ly completed, with the Monitors
and two of the faculty. The plan
met with everyone's approval.
Leaflets will be put in every
home room to give each pupil a
more thorough knowledge of what
to do and where to go. Trial drills
will be given each week. OF course
to keep away from windows and
open doors is the main object. The
same monitors which are on daily
duty will be on duty to direct traf-
fic during an air raid. l know the
pupils of Smyrna School do not
want to be caught mapping. So
hope everyone will cooperate in
making this system a great sue
cess.
Elizaheth Staats. AZ
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
First Basketball Game

The first basketball game of this
season was played Tuesday, Janu-
ary 6, at Brown Vocational School.
Our ]. V. team had really"rough"
game to contend with from the j.
v. team of Brown. The score up
to the fourth quarter was fairly
even, but in the last quarter Brown
came out on top with a score OF
20-15. Until the second half of the
Varsity game Smyrna and Brown
were playing even but in the second
half Brown came out and the score
at the end of the game was 50-27
Both of our teams played a good
gone. Although it was disappoint-
ing to them to lose to the one team
they had set out to beat, they die
so with the best sportsmanship
Here's to better luck in the next
games! Chins up, boys!
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
Gehrig's Love Story
Revealed by Calico

"C TRIKE out, you big goof!" a
~ woman yelled from the
White Sox side of the Chicago ball
park.
She was believing at slugger
Lou Gehrig because she was an
ardent Chicago fan. But she was
soon to change her baseball allegi-
ance and her name. Her favorite ball
team became the Yankees, writes
Paul Calico in the December Co.'S
mop0lltan magazine, and her name
became Mrs. Lou Gehrig.
For years, Calico says, Gehrig
had no girl save his beloved "Mom."
He was shy, had never taken many
girls out. He wanted to get married
but felt he'd never find girl who
would have him. But something hap
pened when he met Eleanor Twit-
chell at a party in 1882. Something
attracted her to him, and he went
out of his way to make her realize
it. Attractive Eleanor had many
SWANS, but she liked Gehrig. His
voice was loud and gross but his
soul was meek and sensitive and
sweet.
When Lou came back to Chicago
later the same year he fumbled a
proposal and got what Calico de-
scribes as the quickest yes on record.
They were married the next year,
and lonely Lou became a devoted,
happy and model husband.
Like all married couples, the
Gehrigs had their spats, writes
Calico, but theirs had difference.
Eleanor might speak sharply to Lou
and he wouldn't talk to her for three
days. But Gehrig, it would turn out,
wasn't angry. His silence would be
the result Of a morose conviction
that Eleanor was about to leave
him. He'd say "Gee, Ell, don't un-
derstand, honestly. why you keep on
with lug like me. Why don't you
get yourself regular fellow and not
waste your time with a sap who
does nothing but make you unhappy.
I'm just no good, and / know I don't
deserve you."
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
.SYDELL

SYDELL
One grey morning, Friday, 18th,
in the month of May, there came to
pass in New York hospital, that a
little child was born to the Sydell
family, our Shirley.
Six months passed, and Delaware
was honored with its new resi-
dents, The Sydells. No longer a
city gal, little Shirley was just a
farmers daughter. Her father then
raised corn, wheat, cows, and Shir-
ley.
Six years passed, and little Shir-
ley started her first eight years ed
ucation in the Hartly Institution of
Public Learning.
Shirley attended school with the
other Hartly children and was al
ways known for her attempts to
act, whenever there were any as
sembly programs, there was Shir-
ley always with poem to recite or
a part in a play. Even at home she
used to play cops and robbers with
the Pomichalek brothers.
Shirley used to walk two miles to
school through rain, sleet, and
snow, but she always had the COM
pany of Willie, and was hardly ever
absent.
She was always a great one for
writing notes in her own devised
codes. 1t used to take us hours to
decipher hem, especially the ones to
that certain heartbeat!
Then the great day came when
still "little Shirley" with shining
eyes, nose, and cheeks attended the
first day of school in ]. B. M. In
the ninth grade she showed her
stuff by winning the States humor-
Gus defamation contest.
During the next two years not
much of Importance occurred.
Now, after all these years, Shir-
ley has at last become a Senior.
She has been selected Class Secre-
tary, and has become one of those
flashing six cheerleaders. Person
ality leads to popularity : and
again we have Shirley well liked by
her class.
Well, chums, this is enough read
ing this week, so let's close our
book and call it a day! So until
next week, a remain your
Confidential Reporter,
Helen Pleasanton
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
An Open Book

Watta' say we open pages to 4
this week and see what Seniors
have been marked down.
If you should stroll by the audi
torium some day and hear a few
chords of music, usually sweet. :. !.
Stop, Look, and Listen! ten to one
its none other than our musical
man, Stimson CarroW!
Born on FebruarY12 Stimson
hopes potstsps Of
Lincoln and be famous man, al
though his road will lead to music
not to the presidency. A good ma
tured Senior with straight locks of
blond hair which have a tendency
to fall when he puts his heart and
soul on a certain piece of music,
he would be content to live on a
desert island, with only a piano
"Stinky", a very undignified
nickname was given to him for no
good reason I'm sure.
Stimson will undoubtedly go far.
Already he has composed a Christ
mas song, "In Excelsis Deo," which
is a very lovely piece of work and
we should all be very proud of him,
as no doubt we are.
Stimson is never found loafng
except in Snaps. He is always on
the go with something or other to
do. He has frequented the Smyrna
Library for many years to which he
owes some of his wide knowledge.
Stimson has for the past years
been one of the dependable workers
of the Smyrna Times, another of
his side lines.
"Stinky" has many friends be-
cause of his good personality. He
has all hopes of entering West
Chester College to take up course
of ''How To Teach Music" We all
know he will be one of the most
likely to succeed and we wish him
lots of success!
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

Our school was honored to have
at the assembly Tuesday the WPA
Symphony Orchestra under the di-
rection of Mr.. Carl Elmer. Having
heard them last year, those who
were interested know they would
probabfs oe even better this year,
and they were.
The Orchestra remained until
evening and presented a different
program for the townspeople. 1t
was surprising and rather disap-
pointing to note how few people at
tended the evening concert. But
those who were there were amply
repaid for Drawing the bitter winter
weather.
Carlene Jones. az
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

equipment, have found them diff
cult to make. Now. and happily
enough, these steamed puddings
are being revived in those homes
where the cooking is done on a
modern electric range equipped as
it is with its "perfect-for-steaming"
deep we'll cooker.
With such a cooker, homemakers
can make a steamed pudding as
tender as any grandmother ever
whipped UP and 1t really is just
the dish with which to top of an
after Christmas" dinner. But be-
fore giving you the recipe for this
pudding, let me give you first a
suggested menu to go with it. AS
this is "after-C Christmas" and as a
goodly supply of leftover turkey
will probably be set aside in the
refrigerator ready for use, let me
suggest hot sliced turkey first of
all. Then why not include noodles
ulC I,
gravy, escalloped tomatoes, hot
baking powder biscuits and, last
but not least, the steamed pumpkin
pudding. Here then is the recipe.
Steamed Pumpkin Pudding
(Makes servings)
IA cups general purpose flour
Il teaspoon salt
1h teaspoons baking powder
" cup canned pumpkin
teaspoon cinnamon
" teaspoon nutmeg
" teaspoon all-spice
" cup shortening
Ia cups brown sugar
(firmly packed)
2 eggs
l cup mixed fruit dates,
currants, or raisins)
cup nutmeats (coarsely
broken)
Sift flour, measure, add salt and
baking powder and sift again. Re
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

Meanwhile, cream the shortening
and to it add the sugar, beating
until light. Add slightly beaten
eggs, stir in the pumpkin mixture
and mix we'll. Mix fruit and nuts
with the reserved Il cup of the
sifted dry ingredients and add, to-
gether with the remaining dry in
gradients, stirring well. Pour into
a 2-quart pudding mold (well-
greased) and cover. Pour water in
the bottom Of the deep we'll cooker
of the electric range to depth OF
"a inch. Insert trivet and place
pudding mold on 1t. Cover the
cooker and switch to a high heat
until steam escapes from cooker.
Then turn to lowest heat that will
maintain steaming and steam 2 to
21s hours.
You've heard of one-dish meals,
but have you ever heard of one
pan dishwashing? Well that's the
happy result that homemakers get
when they cook whole meal in
the deep well cooker Of the mod
ern electric range. For just such
Southern dish and one that's
national favorite for winter nights
at the same time - try this. Clean
and prepare one three-pound chick
en-. Cut into pieces for serving, sea-
son with % teaspoon salt and 4
teaspoon pepper, and brown on sur
face unit of electric range, switched
to high heat. Also brown table
spoons chopped onion. Transfer to
deep we'll cooker. Wash 2 cups raw
rice and spread over chicken. Add
3 cups boiling water, / cup canned
tomato, 2 tablespoons minced par
sley, u bay leaf and 1 teaspoon
salt. Stir gently. Cover and cook
over high heat until steam appears.
Then switch to the lowest heat
that will maintain steaming and
cook about 1 hour or until chicken
is tender. The result? A perfectly
delicious chicken and creole rice
dinner. Try it.
Steaming dark rich fruit cakes in
the deep well cooker of the mod
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
Confdentiauy.


Well, another year has begun,
the brand new year of 1922 With
the opening of new year we have
the beginning of the basketball
season and believe me we have
started off with the right spirit!
About a week ago, a Basketball
Rally was held near our school and
what a crowdl with such fine
school spirit and the backing of our
boys; that's a sure way to start the
season out with VICTORY
After Coach finally got all the
trees piled and starting blazin', our
boys burned Mr.. Brown Vocational
at the stakes! and was he burned
up!! Songs were sung and chers
by our cheerleaders which finally
lead on to the big parade, when
coming to Uninon street the crowd
stopped at the home of our Skip
per-Mr. King! Then onward the
parade went and ending at Snaps
with the Smyrna School spirit still
ridin' high! Now here comes the
climax of the evening-Jake was
dancing with Lorraine when all of
a sudden a loud bang was heard,
Jake had fallen fiat on the floor and
Lorraine trying to pick him up
now we all know that Jake has
follen hard!ll
Tuesday night, January 9Th, ,Smyr-
mas first game was with Brown
Vocational and if you had been
there you would have seen hard
and tough fight by both of our
teams! and even though our boys
didn't bring home the bacon they
are still Ready, Willing and Able
to go out there and fight again!
The final scores of the game were
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
Steam A Pumpkin Pudding

CTEAMED puddings are a heri-
~ tage of all Americans, no matter
from where their ancestors may
have come. for the culinary lore of
almost every European country in
cludes cherished recipes for these
nourishing and spicy-rich desserts.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

Such puddings
have b g e n re-
gretfully neglec-
ted in s o m 9
b o m g s for too
long, however,
because m a n y
h o m e ma k ers,
l a C k / n & b g
prODpr staamiOp
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

E vogue for making sweeping country-s fascinating
work and the finished will do wonders your
limited budget crocheted scatter such this rug
yarn will fit the smartest living charming
nursery sunroom or payroom Use eolos that will pick
ne tones and upholstery
heres no upkeep cost to cotton coheted u popped
sne tub when soled and ts lovely coo will stay fresh daisy
because the boast crochetng
be obtained by sending stamped envelope
the Needlework Department Of this paper specifying H.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

ern e | e C t ri C
r a n 6 e is the
best way to get
the ingredients
melded together
to t b e ir ideal
state of moist
ness. S t e a m
such fruit cakes
ur to five
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

The Seniors have selected their
class colors-Wine and White! The
majority of the class seem to like
the color scheme, and the credit
goes to our Senior boy-Joe Pass
Watersi
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

serve Il cup of
t h e s e dry in
gradients. Then
to the pumpkin,
add t h e cinna-
m o n, nutmeg,
a n d all-spice;
m | x well, a n d
let stand until
ready for use.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

Now for a bit of side-line Ro-
mances :-Ruthie Gooden has M.
H. S. ring; Florence Passwaters al
so token of friendship or what
ever you want to call it, but the
point is both of the fellows are
from Middletown. Seems like quite
few of our girls like this Middle
town territory.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

hours in the cooker, the exact
length of time depending on the
size OF fruit cake pans. Then after
steaming, bake one hour, uncov-
cred, in the oven of your electric
range at temperature of 2750 F.
This is the easy and successful
method.
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

HMM ii Nv In
No matter what your line of busi-
ness is, one of the best salesman you
can obtain is your home town news
paper And this salesman is constant
ly at your service. The Smyrna Times
does not have to knock at the door. It
has been familiar figure in the homes
of Smyrna Clayton and vicinity for
eighty years and enters the homes
weekly, so intimate, as to be part of the
family. It enters many hundreds of
mes in the Smyrna trading area, and
conveys its message to every member
of the family, including the hired man.
It doesn't antagonize your pros
poets, or talk sale to death.
Its salary is known to you in ad-
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It isn't lOafing when it should be
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You can count on its getting there
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Best of all, you can hire it when
you want it, without any arguments or
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Decide now to avail yourself of
this faithful salesman of the commun-
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who recognize its value and employ its
services, some of them regularly each
week.
Its resources are at your service!
We will re-arrange your copy in at
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15
Tuesdays Assembly

Elizabeth Stats, AZ
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

Steaming dark rich fruit cakes in
the deep well cooker of the mod
Smyrna times., 1942-01-15

Sift flour, measure, add salt and
baking powder and sift again. Re-