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Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

MI. w dllCi W. ~ hSOiti '@tO StA
derwent major operation at Kent
General Hospital three weeks ago
is now convalescing at his home.
Mr.. Hynson is president of the
local school board and being un-
able to attend the commencement
program Monday evening sent a
letter of greeting and best wishes
to the graduates which was read
by Supt. George R. Miller.
Miss Betty Carr, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Roland B. Carr of Had
donfeld, N. j., and niece of Miss
Maud Carr of Smyrna, has received
the highest award of the gradual
ing class of the high school. She is
valedictorian of a class of two hun
dred and thirty-two students and
received an award of $1,000 for an
essay of "Women in Pre-war Work"
which she will deliver as her val-
edictory address tonight at the
high school at Haddonfield.
State Police officer Edward D.
Gebhart returned to the Kent Gen.
eral Hospital last Thursday for his
eleventh operation. Injured two
years ago last Saturday when he
was thrown from his motorcycle he
has spent many months in the hos
pital for the repair of major frac-
lures of the ankle and hip.
Miss Betty Jones, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey C. Jones is
spending two weeks at home and
had as her guest last week Miss
Norma Dick of Worcestr, Mass.
Miss Jones will return to Mary
Washington College, Fredericks-
burg, Va, to continue her studies.
Miss Mary Holland of West Ches-
ter State Teachers College, is
spending some time at her home
here.
Laura Lee Owens, the five-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Owens of Lansdowne, Pa, has
returned to the home of her grand
parents, DR.. and Mrs. r. F. Corley
after having a tonsilectomy at the
Kent General Hospital in Dover.
Mrs. Bertha B. Clifton is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Draper
at Bethlehem, Pa.
Mrs. Elva Truax of Philadelphia,
is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. John E. Wilson and
Miss Ann Wilson.
A-C Howard Nowland of Max
well Field, Alabama, is spending a
short furlough with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Walton Smith of
Clayton, are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth of a daughter,
Mary Emma, at the Kent General
Hospital on Sunday, June 9th. The
baby's grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Downes of Smyrna.
Miss Jeanette Foxwell has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Foxwell. She returned to
the Delaware Training School Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Bryan
of Germantown, Pa, were over
night guests on Monday of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Harvey Wright and attend
ed the commencement exercises
when their nephew George Wright
was graduated.
Mary Louise Porter, Y-3c, U. S.
N. A, (W) of Washington, D. c.,
spent the weekend with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T.
Porter.
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward T. Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Dick left
Monday to make their home in Will
mington where Mr.. Dick is associ-
ated with Group Hospital Service.
Miss Kathleen Caras and Miss
Mildred Welby of Detroit Michigan,
are guests of the formers father,
Mr. O,,ic Coroc
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

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., 1943-06-10
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our realtives,
friends and neighbors who SO kind
ly assisted during our bereavement
in the death of my husband and our
father.-Mrs. William ]. Cook and
children.
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WANTED
RUMMAGE SALE

The Mite Society of the First
Presbyterian Church will hold
rummage sale on Saturday, June
IL, in the corner store opposite the
A & P store. We urge you to
bring contributions. They may be
left in the Denney office during the
week
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
BABY CHICKS

Baby Chicks for sale every Tues
day and Friday: New Hampshire
Reds, Barred Rocks, White Leg
horns and Rock-Red Cross. Place
your order early; satisfaction guar
anteed; prepaid to your mail box.
Write, visit or phone 437.
SCARBOROUGH HATCHERY,
Milford, Del.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
Strawberry Festival

Monday evening, June Ia, start
ing at o'clock at Presbyterian
Church. Ice cream, strawberries
and cake, 20 cents. Rain or shine.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
HELP WANTED

Girl or woman to assist in care
of semi-invalid. Apply to
MRS. LLOYD JONES,
Phone 2101 y mile from Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
HELP WANTED

Kitchen helper and chamber maid
at Delaware House.
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report Of Church Services Fol
Next Sunday

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. M, Sunday School IL a. M,
Wednesday evening service 500.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10

Marine Corps Wonens Reserve at the
Training School the Bronx NJ where enlisted waves
training, to approve OF the
she has chosen for her
home in Holden, Mass With two
working plants attractive Private
decided join the Marines and make an aou Tor
Victory family
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
JERMAN CHAPEL SERVICES

Rev. L. f. UhIendorff, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week
Rev. l.. F. Uhlendorff, pastor of
Jerman Chapel, announces services
for the week beginning on Sunday:
Sunday School at 2 p. M; preach
ing at o'clock; evening service by
the young people, Z to 7.30; evan
gelistic service at 7.30 o'clock.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
Smyrna times., 1943-06-10
WANTED
Tel. 5461
WANTED

WANTED
PIGS and SHOATS wanted. For
top cash prices at your farm for
pigs telephone c. Stanley Short,
Smyrna 2186 or address card to
Cheswold, Del.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Virginia Road Agency
WithhoIds Funds for Towns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Jan. 27.-The State
Highway Commission voted yeSter-
day to withhold the usual S500-per-
mile allowance to cities and towns
of over $500 population for con-
struction of new roads during the
194344 fiscal year.
The action was recommended by
State Highway Commissioner James
A. Anderson because of the large
decrease in revenues due to gasoline
and tire rationing.
Withholding the funds provides
for reduction of $l36, 009 40 in the
budget for next year.
The commission decided to con-
tinue to make plans for the con-
struction of the 100000 bridge
between Yorktown and Gloucester
Point and to have New York con-
sulting engineers complete the
survey in order that the project
may get underway during the post
war period.
After a discussion of the decrease
in revenues available for highway
maintenance and construction
work the commission decided that a
curtailed program for the remainder
OF the war period should be put
into effect.
District engineers were instructed
to make a constant effort to reduce
expenditures without sacrificing the
usefulness of the thousands of miles
OF improved highways in the State.
Sale of securities in the highway
sinking fund to the State sinking
fund also was approved by the
commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

a measure which would add new
section to the State treasurer law to
authorize the investment of surplus
funds Of the State and it's political
subdivisions and of agencies, depart
ments and commissions In United
States bonds
OF the IL Senate bills introduced,
eight were Frederick County repeal
erS
Women's Rights Bills Offered.
OF the IS House bills 2 would
provide equal representation for
women on all boards and commits
slons supervising State institutions
and on all committees of political
parties.
Delegate Robert L. Grove, Demo-
crat, Of Frederick introduced a bill
providing that former judges could
not be paid State pension if they
practiced law. In a House bill re-
vising the judges pension system,
introduced last week by Majority
Leader White, judges would not be
eligible for pensions during the
period they held any salaried public
Office.
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Haener Given Fiscal Post
In Montgomery County

Former County Commissioner
Robert D. Hagner of Bethesda yes
terday was appointed deputy treas
urer in the Office of the fourth
suburban district at an annual
salary of $4,000. His appointment
becomes effective Monday.
The appointing resolution adopted
by the county commissioners stated
that the treasurer for the district,
William H. Prescott, advised the
board that deputy was needed to
take charge of setting up and
collecting property and street as
sessments and to act in general as
a deputy collector or deputy treas
urer for the district.
The commissioners also recon-
mended to Gov. O'Conor the names
OF II justices of the peace for re-
appointment for the next two years
These include Alfred Wilson and
William E. Jobes, both of Bethesda
Ernest Houghton and Mrs. Bulah
H. McCuen. both of Glen Echo:
William D. Clark and Harry M
Williams, both of Rockville; Fred
Heine, ]. Kelly Magee and James
B. Doten, all of Silver Spring
George Wilmeth, Takoma Park:
Robert Lee, Kensington, and Edwin
D. Burdette. Hyattstown.
The board also voted to recon-
mend the appointment of Clyde
c. Harris as justice of the peace
at Rockville in place of Fred w.
Page, resigned.
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Maryland Assembly.
Gets Montgomery
Pay Increase Bill
Measure Would Enable
County to Give Clerks
Wartime Salary Roises
Sv tte Associated Press.

~ ltt Ass clateC Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. PA bill in
PRODUCED in the House of Dele
gates yesterday would authorize the
Montgomery County commissioners
to pay additional wartime compen-
sation to clerks and stenographers
employed by the county.
The bill, offered by the Mont
gomery delegation in the House,
declared that Due to the heavy
demands for services of clerks and
stenographic help and hire in the
City of Washington and throughout
the State of Maryland at salaries
far above the normal wage scale
it was necessary to adjust certain
salaries fixed by law.
Offices which would be affected
include those of the county treas
urer, commissioners, States attor-
ney and the suburban commissioner.
Magistrate Salary Bill Offered.
The commissioners would be en-
powered to provide additional pay
for employees whose salaries are
fixed by law for the duration of
the war and for such other time
thereafter as the county commits
sioners, in their discretion, find that
the additional high cost Of living
luStifies. -
The bill was an emergency meas
ure which would take effect i'm
mediately on passage by three
ffths of the members of both
houses.
Another proposal offered by the
Montgomery delegation would
amend a local law relating to the
compensation of the magistrate for
juvenile causes.
The bill would fix his salary at
81 400 year, payable monthly. and
would grant him authority to APP
point such clerks, probation officers
and stenographerS as were necessary
for the work of his Office
Yesterdays activity on the floor
was chiefly on measures of regional
and local interest.
| The House of Delegates did get
| it in its first debate OF the session,
/ a discussion on technicalities over
bill increasing penalties for habit
ual drunkenness.
26 New Bills Introduced.
Chairman Milton Tolle of the
House Judiciary Committee agreed
to recommit the habitual drunken
ness measure to his committee for
amendment after Jerome Robinson
of Baltimore contended it did not
clearly include Baltimore City.
Habitual drunkenness was de-
fined by the bill TO apply to persons
/ convicted under the provisions of
this act five times in the preceding
u months
1t provided fine Of not more than
500 for jail term of not more than
/ SIX months.
The House and Senate had Is new
/ bills introduced Nine measures
sponsored by the legislative council
were passed.
The Senate gave Anal approval 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

One of the best stated afraid
warning and ambulance systems in
the Metropolitan Area is in opera
ton at the Bladensburg flrehouse,
conducted by volunteers-150 house
wives.
The setup was inaugurated some
time ago by Frank Fierstein, deputy
chief AFRAID warden of Prince
Georges County area No. 4, which
comprises the Bladensburg district
and most of the Kent and Lanham
districts, after most of the men
had gone to war or to work in war
industries.
With the aid of his assistant,
Clifford L. johnson, Mr.. Fierstein
enlisted the aid of the housewives.
At present the women operate
the control center at the Bladens-
burg f1rehouse from m. to 7 pm
on tWo-hour shifts, with women
from the various communities TAX
ing different days Of the week.
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They also sound the siren in case
of fire or when the fire rescue squad
Is needed. The men AFRAID war
denS take over the center at 7 pm.
and operate it until 10 pm, when
the firemen and rescue squad men
take over until am.
Each group Of women has a chair
man who is responsible for having
two volunteers at the board for
each period. They work the first
five weekdays and a half day
Saturday.
The chairmen are Mrs. Alyce
Wagner, Rogers Heights; Mrs. Sarah
Maske, Edmonston; Mrs. Bessie
Stack, Bladensburg; Mrs. c. Walch,
Colmar Manor, and Mrs. Bessie
Tayman, Cheverly.
Most of the women are first
aiders, but they said they did not
want to poach on the rescue squad,
so none of them handles cases
around the firehouse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Public PARKING
Plan Approved
ByMontgomery
County Would Lease
Land at Terminals
Of Public Vehicles

Acquisition by the Montgomery
County commissioners of space for
public parking near the bus and
streetcar terminals al Wisconsin and
western avenues and at Eastern and
Georgia avenues was in prospect to-
day following approval of a program
at the boards meeting yesterday in
Rockville.
At the same time, the commits
sloners said they would support a
program to employ county high
school youths to help with the har-
vest on Maryland farms this year.
A similar program was lnaugurated
in the county last summer.
Declaring that gasoline and tire
ratlonlng are reducing the ability of
thousands of commuters to travel
to and from their District jobs in
their cars, the commissioners eX-
planned that the proposed parking
lots would enable motorists to park
their automobiles at the District line
and use streetcars or buses for the
remainder of the trip.
The lots would be operated by the
county during the war and no
charges would be made.
Consider County System.
In addition, the commissioners
said they are considering plans to
establish public transportation sys-
TENS in various sections of the coun-
ty, when and if the need becomes
acute.
Board Chairman Lacy Shaw and
Commissioner William H. Prescott
were authorized to lease parking
space from private owners and to
construct appropriate exits and en-
frances to the lots. The cost of OPP
Grating the lots will be charged to
the countys contingent fund.
On the farm labor program, the
commissioners explained that the
need for food is both greater and
more pressing this year than in
1912.
Seasonal farm workers" the
board declared, ARE consequently
needed in greater numbers and are
more vital to the community and
national war effort and domestic
welfare"
Appropriated S4,96O.
Last year, the commissioners ap-
propriated $4,000 to operate four
camps housing approximately $50
youths for 10-week period.
The commissioners also urged the
Maryland Assembly to remove for
the duration all State motor vehicle
license taxes and other license re-
quirements on private and public
cars used for public transportation
II approved, such a measure would
enable motorists to pool their cars
and use them for public transporta-
ton at no additional cost, it was
said.
1t also would permit the county to
use county owned vehicles or hired
vehicles to transport county resi-
dents to and from work without
having any additional burden placed
on it.
A law making toxoid incubation
requirement for admission to pub
lie schools also was asked by the
Montgomery commissioners of the
county's delegation in the Legisla-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Arlington Sergeant Decorated,
Listed as Missing in Action
Maryland U. Student
Wins Air Medal;
Foirfox Man Cited

Still officially listed as missing in
action, Technical Sergt. Charles M.
Noble, Sd, of Arlington, Va. was
one Of 355 officers and men in the
heavy bombardment groups deco
rated recently in the South Pacific
in a ceremony described by an AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch received to-
day as the biggest event of its type
of the Pacific war in that area.
Sergt. Mobiles mother, who lives
at 900 N. Wayne street, Arlington,
said the last she had heard of her
son was that he was missing after
the crash of his plane December %.
He received the Army Air Medal,
his fourth decoration since he has
been in service, on January 5, the
dispatch said.
The War Department said Sergt.
Noble might have been a member
of squadron which received a
blanket" decoration. He could have
been absent at the time of the cere-
mony, the Army explained.
sergt. Noble, "a, has been IN the
Army since 1889 He enlisted at
the end of his freshman year at
the University of Maryland He
was a graduate of the Princess
Anne Md High School. He was
preparing for pre-medical course
and was a member of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps.
He received his fight training at
Hickman Field in Hawaii and was
on duty there when that area was
attacked by the japanese on De-
cember 7, 1941.
His father, 1t. Comdr. Charles
Macintosh Noble, ID, is on duty
In the Pacific with the Seabees. He
was formerly chief engineer of the
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Evacuation Survey
To Be Made by State
In Arlington County
Study to Provide Doto
For Plans to Move
Residents in Emergency
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Jan. 27-The State
Evacuation Authority decided today
to make a survey of the metro
politan area of Arlington County
and of reception facilities of IA ad-
jacent counties in addition to a sur
vey previously decided on for Tide
water Virginia.
The surveys are to be conducted,
possibly with the aid OF the block
and neighborhood leaders of the CT
villain defense forces, to obtain data
on which to formulate specific plans
for the possible evacuation of per-
sons from one area to another in the
event of an enemy attack.
The counties to be surveyed will
be selected later, Julian A. Brooks.
executive officer of the Evacuation
Authority, said.
Plans are we'll under way in the
State office, Mr.. Brooks said, for the
Statewide setup involving princi-
pally the departments of health,
education and public welfare. The
same pattern of organization is TO be
extended, under present plans, to the
localities.
Off1cials pointed out that it was
impossible to foresee at this time
whether continental United States
would ever experience sufficient en-
envy action to necessitate an evacu-
alton. The possibility of evacua-
tons ever being necessary still
seems remote, they said, but should
there be urgent cause for such &C
ton plans should be ready for i'm
mediate evacuation.
The discussions brought out the
point that minor bombing attack
would not necessarily be the oc-
casion for an evacuation, and that
ordinarily mass evacuation would be
undertaken only on the advice OF
military authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

0DT Bus Plan
For Arnold Line
Proposal to Transfer
Sunday Passengers
At RossIyn Opposed

Arlington County Board Chair
man Basil De Lashmutt today Criti-
cized an ODT proposal to have
Arnold operated buses make Ross
Ign their terminal on Sundays.
1T would be exceedingly I'M
fortunate" he said, IF our citizens
should be penalized because of any
disagreement existing between the
Arnold bus company and the once
of Defense Transportation"
Compared with a count made sew
eral months ago. before many pri-
vate cars were taken off the road.
traffic now shows an approximate
SO per cent increase, which would
make an impossible situation if
buses were halted there, Mr.. De
Lashmutt said.
He expressed the opinion, which
other members of the board agreed
with, that buses allotted to the
Arnold line should be released to
relieve the acute transportation
problem faced by county citizens.
Safety Hazard Seen.
He also believed traffic would be
so congested at Rosslyn Plaza if a
turn-around schedule were adopted
that serious safety hazards would
also have to be contended with.
The Sunday traffic, he said, shows
the same count as peak loads taken
some few months ago.
1T should be remembered" he
added, that Arlington County is
a defense area, the same as the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t would
not only work a hardship on our
citizens, but it would not be to the
best interests of the war effort.
L fail to understand why the
ODT has not approved the release
of the 20 or more buses ordered
months ago and only awaiting off,
cial sanction for immediate delivery.
Says Citizens Are Incensed.
Our citizens are incensed at the
situation, as was plainly shown by
the meeting held last Monday night
at the Chamber of Commerce, and
I feel they have just cause to be
concerned when other buses allotted
w iiCo1Oy SOliiHiuiliOlco dIc SbdIlUlIlS
idle.
Il was amazed to learn that not
an idle bus was in the Arnold COM
pany terminal and that many buses
now used are out of date. With the
population in Arlington increasing
from $1,000 at the last census to
more than 100000 before the close
of 1913, it cannot be expected that
traffic will be handled with the
same number of buses.
ITO put our citizens off the bus
at Rosslyn to walk to their work
in Washington. as most of them
would surely have to do. would make
ridiculous situation, which is not
necessary and which would serve no
good purpose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

New York Port Authority and of
the Pentagon Building project.
Also decorated was Technical
Sergt. Leonard M. Fox. %, of Fair
fax, Va, who received the Purple
Heart award for being wounded in
action aboard a Flying Fortress in
the South Pacific area.
Sergt. Fox. a graduate of the Fair
fax High School, joined the Army
in 1888 He has wife, Anne, and
5-month-old daughter.
His brother, Jacob Warren Fox, 81 3,
is now attending mechanical school
in San Antonio, Tex. He joined the
Army three months ago Another
brother, Clarence Wilmer Fox, %,
Joined the Navy two months ago and
is awaiting call. Three sisters live
in Fairfax.
While recuperating, Sergt. Fox is
acting as an assistant instructor at
Marsh Field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Five Year Term in Tire Theft

Five years in the penitentiary was
the sentence imposed yesterday on
Glenn Evers, 40, of Franconia road
when he was found guilty of theft
OF a tire and tube by an Alexandria
Corporation Court jury. Theft of a
tire was recently classed as a felony.
Previously, the maximum sentence
imposed here for tire theft had
been one year in Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Methodist Conference
To Meet in Roanoke

BY the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, Jan. 27.-Dr.
Roland P. Riddick, district superin-
tendent for the Methodist Church
here, told Roanoke ministers the
Virginia Conference will meet here
October q to rs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
WAatYo~R~1WiM
WAN BONDS

Down in the Solomons and on the
African coasts the Crocodile boat or
tank lighter played most impor-
tant role in landing our invasion
armies These self propelled, light,
fast boats haul tanks, artillery
and other equipment from the big
ships offshore 10 the beach heads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Arlington Board Calls
IS Men for Induction

Arlington County Selective Serv-
ice Board No. has ordered u
local selectees and three who have
been transferred from other boards
to report for induction February S.
Registrants, who will report at
the boards offices at 1904 Lee high
way, include: