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Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
XMAS PROGRAM
AT ASBURY
Choir Will Present Christmas
Music With Three ChOirs
Participating Each Service
CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE

The list of services at Asbury
Methodist Church next Sunday will
be: Church School, 10 a. M; Har-
vey c. Jones, general superintend-
ent; singing of Christmas Carols in
all departments; solo, Birthday of
the King" L. M. Price; Christmas
lesson studied this Sunday. Gifts of
food for Orphans Home requested
to be brought this Sunday by men,
bers of all departments. Morning
service, IL a. M; 'The Coming of
the King, (Stults) by Senior
Choir; "Gloria in Excelsis'', by Chill
dren's Carol Choir; sermon sub
ject: THE Prelude in Darkness. :"
Methodist Youth Fellowship, $50
Ip. M; Lavelle Markley will con-
duct service. Evening service of
Christmas music by three vested
choirs. Over 70 voices in Candle
Light Professional with dramatiza-
ton of Nativity. The choirs will
sing the following anthems with
Mrs. Robert Green directing and
Mrs. Marion Coverdale at the con-
sole. Joy to the World, (Handel)
Children's Carol Choir, Youth Choir
and Senior Choir; Youth Choir
Gesu Bambino, (Yon) Song of the
Magi, (Adams); Senior Choir
The Shepherds, (Stoughton); A
Starry Night of Long Ago, (Keat-
ing); Andantino by LeMaire, Of
fertory; Youth Choir-The Christ
mas Star, (Kinder); Girls Chorus
Violin Obligato by Louis H. Col
lison; Lo, the Newborn Jesus,
(Hopkins); Senior Choir Virgins
Lullaby Stairs; Women's Trio
The Star of the Orient, (Shelby); );
Hallelujah Chorus, (HandeD; Nunc
Dimittis. Mrs. Thomas Russell will
direct the draamtization and those
taking part are: Betty Barnes,
Dorothy Burge, Jane Burge, Helen
Burge, Sally Bodley, Bertha Glow,
Lorraine Donovan, Peggy Ennis,
Dorothy Green, Betty Jane Griffin,
Sylvia Harris, Edith Harry, Ruth
johnson, Irene Moffitt, Doris Now
land, Eleanor Nowland, Alice Jane
Matthews, Evelyn McGill, Gene
Snow, Ann Stevenson, Grace Shorts,
Betty Wingard, Ruth Downs, Marie
FAIRIES, Carlene Jones, Mary Keck,
Lavelle Markley, Betty Messick,
Alverna Price, Elizabeth Kirby,
Jean Ellen Russell, Lloyd Jones,
Edward Melvin, William George,
Harry Johnson, Howard Nowland,
Reynolds Jones, Ronald Nowland,
Willis Ryan, Edward Ryan, Glenn
Matthews, Wells Campbell, Jack
Garis, Leland Shapley and Jack
Walker. Announcements for the
week: Prayer service Wednesday
evening, 7:30; Christmas party for
Children's Carol Choir Friday, $3.50
p. M, December II; Youth Choir,
z p. M; Christmas meeting w. S.
c. S. Friday, Dec. IT, 5 p. M, with
appropriate program. Senior Choir
Saturday, 7:30 p. M; Christmas
evening service, II p. M, sponsored
by Methodist Youth Fellowship fol-
lowed by singing of Christmas
Carols in the town.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
Christmas Boxes for StOcxIey

The Christmas boxes for the girls
and boys at Stockley will be re-
ceived by Mrs. George Carter at
her home on Main Street. Those
wishing to contribute to the happi-
ness of these unfortunate little ones
can pack boxes and take to Mrs,
Carriers home where they will then
be sent to Dover and from there
picked up by Mr. Ennis the super
of the home.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
Meeting Of w. S. @. S.

The regular meeting of the Wo-
mems Society of Christian Service
will meet in Asbury Methodist
Church next Friday evening, De-
cember 18th at o'clock. Devotions
will be conducted by Mrs. L. M.
Price. The program will be in
charge of Mrs. George R. Miller.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
Precautions

Persons wishing to avoid serious
complications following colds are
advised by DR.. Cameron to get
busy and build up the body's de-
fense forces during the first few
days of the cold The following
points are stressed. 1. Rest-Stay
indoors and preferable in bed for
the first day or so. Get as much
rest as possible. 2. Keep comfort
ably warm and dry-Wear clothes
that will protect you adequately
when you go outdoors, and avoid
drafts and sudden chilling when
overheated. 8. Drink plenty of
fruit juice, milk and plain water.
4. Take a laxative if needed. A
cold beginning with chilliness, fol-
lowed by fever and aching is NOT
a common cold" 1t may be the
infection now prevalent in the state
variously called grippe" 'flu," or
the typical pneumonia" so that if
a cold seems more severe than US
ual it is wise to call the family
doctor. But remember that doctors
and nurses are scarce in the state
this year and help your doctor all
you can by taking care of little
colds before they develop, for colds
open the gateway to the more SER
ious infections. DR.. Camern also
points out that staying away from
work or school because of cold
and then mingling with the crowds
of Christmas shoppers may not
only make the individual more SER
iously i'll, but help to spread the in
fection to others. LET us all work
together to prevent an epidemic in
Delaware" requests the health ex-
ecutive. Remember that just by
keeping we'll we can aid the war eff
fort on the home front"
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
JERMAN CHAPEL SERVICES
Rev. l.. #. Uhlendorff, 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 3 o'clock; evening service by
the young people, Z to 7.30; evan
gelistic service at 7.3O o'clock.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
Harvey G. Jones Speaks
Red Cross Sewing Unit

There win be no more meetings
of the Red Cross Sewing Unit un-
til after the holidays when sewing
will be resumed at the u. S. o..
Center on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
Home Demonstration Club Elect

Election of officers of the Smyrna
Home Demonstration Club will be
held at the home of Mrs. Fred
Harris today Thursday at 2
o'clock. The annual Christmas
party will also be held at this time.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
A. G.. JACKSON
HEADS BANKERS
Kent County Association
Elects Officers For the
Coming Year
C. nj. KNOTS, DIRECTOR

The Kent County aBnkers Asso-
citation elected A. G. jackson, cash
ier of the Baltimore Trust Com
pany branch at Camden, as presi-
dent for the coming year, succeed
ing j. E. Leo Scanlon, cashier of
the First National Bank, Dover, at
its annual dinner meeting in Pleas
ant Inn Thursday night. Mr.. Scan
Ion, who presided, was presented
with basket of flowers by the
bankers as token of appreciation
for his services the past year.
Other officers and directors elected
are: w. Reilly Brown, First Nation
al Bank, Wyoming; secretary
treasurer, c. M. Knots, National
Bank of Smyrna; directors, Ralph
w. iWne, Baltimore Trust Com
pany, Camden; Walter w. Rash,
First National Bank, Dover; Harley
R. Bodley, Fruit Growers National
Bank, Smyrna.
Harvey G. Jones Speaks
Russell E. Wilsonfi Kent County
agricultural agent,spoke on Bank
er-Farmer Cooperation" Other
speakers were Wallace F. McFaull,
president of the State Banwers AS
sociation; Harvey c. Jones, presi-
dent of the National Bank of Smyr-
ma; William K. Patton, chairman of
the Kent County war finance COM
mittee and president of the Farm
ers Bank, and Mr.. Scanlon, retiring
president of the county organiza-
tion. :,
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
HEALTH OFFICE
GIVES WARNING
One Person Without Due Care
May Infect Twenty Others
If All Are in One Room
HELP PREVENT SPREAD

A lot of people are not going to
have very merry Christmas if
they acquire the respiratory infec-
ton which is prevalent in the state
and is being variously diagnosed as
influenza" grippe" or "a typical
pneumonia" so especial guarding
of health is necessary at this time,
according to DR.. Edwin Cameron,
executive secretary of the Della
ware State Board of Health. He
reports that spot survey the
Board has made by telephoning
physmicians in each county, would
indicate that there have been about
1875 acses of the infection in the
state, with Wilmington having the
highest load or an estimated 6 per-
cent of the population having had
the infection to date. For the pop
ulation of the state as whole, the
estimate is about per cent.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
Symptoms of Disease

Symptoms of the disease seem to
be fever, headache, stiffness or ach-
ing of the muscles, and a cough.
Stay at Home With Colds
The State Board of Health's ex-
ecutive urges that persons with
colds or any of the symptoms above
should stay at home, both for their
own sake and to prevent the spread
of the illness to others. This is es-
pecially true of school children, Of
fee and war workers where one
person may infect even as many as
20 others in the room. In an in
dustrial plant the one worker who
refused to stay home with cold
may be the means ofspreading in
fection to SO many others, for in
stance, that the production rate in
the division is slowed down consid-
erably.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-16
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Theodire Ferguson, 68, Died Sud-
denly in Blackbird Monday

Theodore Ferguson, age 6S, died
suddenly at his home in Blackbird
early Monday morning from an
acute heart attack. He was born
at Blackbird, the son of Colen and
Cordelia Lord Ferguson. His faith
er served as lieutenant governor of
Delaware during the administration
of Governor Miller. Mr.. Ferguson
was a supervisor with the State
Highway Department, and had
served as superintendent of Scott
Methodist Sunday School for more
than 43 years. He was staunch
adherent of the Democratic party
but never sought public office. Sur
viving are his wife, Mrs. Florence
Taylor Ferguson, brother, Bas-
sett Ferguson of Ridley Park, Pa,
and a sister, Mrs. Ella Roosevelt of
Blackbird; a foster daughter Mrs.
Edward Bratton, of Wilmington,
Delaware. Another sister, Mrs.
Martha Ferguson Phillips, wife of
DR.. V. Lay Phillips of Smyrna
passed away two months ago. Fun
eral services will be held at FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel today Thursday
at 2 o'clock with Rev. ]. c. Handy,
pastor of Townsend Methodist
Church, in charge. Interment will
be in Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna.
Death of Mrs. Ellen Nj. b. Roe
Mrs. Ellen M. B. Roe, widow of
the late Rev. Robert Roe, we'll
known pastor of the Methodist
Church, died suddenly at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph M.
Sullivan, Trappe, Md, on Tuesday
evening, December 7th. She was
80 years of age. Mrs. Roe's first
husband was the late Charles F.
Mulliken of Trappe, Md. Surviv-
ing beside the daughter with whom
she lived is another daughter, Mrs
James Clark of Wilmington, and
a son Charles A. Milliken of Balti-
more. Ten grandchildren and 4
great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sulli-
van in Trappe, Friday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock with Rev. Henry
Schner in charge. Interment was
in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Death of Christopher c. King, so
Christopher G. King, Jr., age 60,
died at his home $50 W. 18th
Street, Wilmington, Friday night,
December 10th. He was born in
Smyrna the son of Christopher c.,
Sr., and Annie E. Greene King. His
first wife was Ethel Spicer King
who died several years ago. From
this union two children survive,
Mrs. Hazel Stewart of Wilmington
and Christopher C. III of Tacoma
Park, Md. He later married Edna
Smith King who survives him with
the following children, Mrs. Thorn
as Gaynor, Mrs. Robert Riddle and
Miss Ida May King, all of Will
mington. Also surviving are Z
grandchildren, one brother, Wilmer
R. King of Wilmington and one sis
ter Mrs. Frank McCawley of Smyr-
ma. Funeral services were held at
the McCreary Funeral Home in
Wilmington, Tuesday morning at
IL a. m. with Rev. Henry Darling
of Hanover Presbyterian Church in
charge. Interment was in Grace
lawn Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Bertha M. Ford, 81
Evening star., 1943-05-28
General Dependence
On Food Subsidies Is
Risky, Davis Says
Tells Senate Committee
1t Cont Be Chief Weapon
In Fight on Initiation

A Senate Agriculture Subcommit-
tee inquiring into proposed subsidy
payments to compensate for a food
price rollback was told by Food Ad-
ministrator Chester c. Davis today
that "a general dependence on
broad subsidy payments would be
dangerous"
"You simply can't make it a chief
weapon in the fight against infa-
ton" he declared. Il don't think
that use of subsidies as means of
holding imitation down permanently
would do it,
Referring to an Office of Price Ad-
ministration order for 10 per cent
rollback in the retail price of, but
ter, meats and coffee beginning June
l, Mr.. Davis said he doubted the
wisdom of the proposal to pay
professors subsidies to compensate
for reduced market prices.
Asked by Chairman Smith about
civilian food prospects this year
Mr.. Davis expressed belief there
"oNAo NC OH dbu1lodllCC VI cdG UuU
not in the types of food our tastes
would have us purchase"
Il should think" he added. that
we should push protein substitutes,
for example, and not try to make
meat more attractive by price cuts.
And think that we should en-
courage the production OF milk solids.
To concentrate on butter produc-
ton doesn't seem the wisest course
of pursuit"
Meanwhile, Senator Bushfeld,
Republican. of South Dakota, dis
closed that the subcommittee had
submitted bill to prohibit payment
OF subsidies for food products with
out congressional authorization.
Failure to insist that subsidies
OF the type now contemplated by
OPA be paid only out of funds spe-
cifically appropriated for that pur-
pose by Congress-" Senator Bush
field said, will be tantamount to a
green light for the administration
to go ahead with it's attempt to boil
ster up and preserve inequities in
the price structure by paying general
subsidies whenever it sees fit"
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Chandler Quits as Chief
Of WPB Printing Division
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The resignation of William G.
Chandler, director of the printing
and publishing division of the War
Production Board, was announced
today. He will be succeeded bv
Harry M. Bitner, deputy director of
the division.
Mr.. Chambers resignation is be-
ing accepted with great reluctance, ;"
Donald D. Davis. vice chairman for
operations, said He has per-
formed difficult job with much
credit to himself and to WPB. We
are fortunate, however, in having
Mr.. Bitner, capable executive Of
wide experience who will carry on
the work inaugurated by Mr.. Chand-
ler."
Mr.. Chandler, whose resignation is
effective May 81, has been on leave
of absence as q member of the
advisory board of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers since last No.
vember. He lives in Rye, N. Y.
Mr.. Bitner is on leave from the
board of directors Of the Hearst
Consolidated Publications, Inc:
Hearst Publications. Inc, and
American Weekly. Also president
and publisher of the Pittsburgh Sun
Telegraph, he joined WPB as deputy
director last March. =
Evening star., 1943-05-28
D. {. Urged 10 Back
Housekeeping Aides
Commissioners Asked
TO Provide Funds

Representatives of civic and well
fare organizations today urged the
Commissioners to sponsor appropri-
ations for the resumption of the
housekeeping aide program and to
make it an official project of the
city government. -,
A spokesman for the. Commits
sioners said they were impressed by
the arguments presented and that
a decision probably would be reached
early next week.
They have asked the group to give
information as to what service is
provided under the United War
Chest, formerly the Community War
Fund, in an ALLEGATION of $500 900
made for home and child care, to
see whether there would be dupli-
cation. One of the Commissioners
also said he felt there would have
to be definite understanding as to
what would constitute indigency in
the light of the program, since it
was his view that the program
should be limited only to families
AA1 l1loA1S1ol llCCu.
The group, of which Mrs Harold
Marsh was one of the spokesmen,
stressed that such program was
needed more In wartime than dur
ing peace since so many young
women became me.>ed and were
unable to provide help of their own
in case of illness, and that it was
cheaper to provide essential house.
keeping service by the proposed
program than under a system of
placing children in foster homes
or other agencies when adult care
at home was lacking.
They also argued it would pre-
vent the breaking up of family life
and permit persons to be discharged
from hospitals sooner.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Eden Says Attack on Italy
Will Be Pressed Steadily
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PORTSMOUTH, England, May %.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
declared today that Germany and
Italy would be bombed until the
utter defeat Of the Nazi and Fascist
regimes and all they stand for"
He emphasized particularly that
Italy now lies wide open to air at
tack" and that attack will be
pressed home by all the means in
our power"
1--WE are relentlessly determined to
destroy Fascism and prosecute the
war against Italy with all the force
We possess, so long as Italy fights
Hitler's war;" the Foreign Secretary
declared at Wings for Victory"
luncheon here.
Mr.. Eden said I'VE have not for
cotton" it was Mussolini who asked
Hitler for the privilege of sharing in
the bombing Of London.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Evatt Says Australia
Is Paying for Bases
Answers Tydines on
Expense Of Projects
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. May 28.-Foreigr
Minister Herbert v. Evatt of Aus.
tralia said In statement made pub
lie here today that Australia was
paying for local supplies, materials
and labor to build military projects
necessary for the Allied war effort
in Australia and was gladly strain
ing her resources to the utmost to
do so.
Mr.. Evatt made the statement in
commenting on remarks by Senator
Iydlngs, Democrat, of Maryland
disclosed by the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee in Washington yes
terday. Senator Tydings said the
Army had spent s100,0OO0OO build
Ing airports and housing in Australia
using IS per cent Australian labor
and added: 1T occurred to me Aus
tralia might have furnished that
labor without our paying for it, mas
much as we were building perma-
nent air fields on the Australian
continent"
Mr.. Evatt said the answer to that
was "a very simple one"
Australia is paying for it," the
foreign minister said.
Indeed, Australia is paying for
the supplies, materials and services
available locally and required for
military projects. tasks and similar
capital works necessary for the COM
mon war effort in Australia.
"As matter of fact, Australian
financial resources are being strained
to the utmost in order to provide
these goods and services. This is a
burden that is gladly shouldered by
the Australian people, but it is i'm
portant that the people of the United
States should know the facts. For
instance, in the present financial
year alone more than 100000, 900
(Sl70,000,000) will have been spent
by Australia on lease-lend aid to the
United States"
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Mussolini Reported
Deciding 10 Resist ,
In Islands 10 End ~
Defenses on Sicily and
Sordinio to Be Boosted,
Morocco Radio Declares
BY the Associated Press.

by Tue ASbOClALe0 fIeSS.
LONDON, May 28.-Premier
Mussolini met secretly yesterday
with his Fascist party chieftains
and decided to continue resist
ance in Sicily and Sardinia ito
the end" the Morocco radio said
today in a broadcast recorded by
the Associated Press.
All Notifications on both stepping
stones to the Italian mainland will
be strengthened Immediately, anti
aircraft batteries will be increased
and Sicily's bomb-battered airports
will be enlarged under decisions o.
the Fascist leaders, according to the
broadcast.
(The Morocco radio has not
always been accurate in its pres
entation of the news of the Med
iterranean theater and this
account was not confirmed In
other quarters, but. with the
threat of invasion growing, some
such arrangements we're due to
be made by MussoliniD
The report by Italian dispatches
that Allied ramp boats or invasion
barges had been attacked by Axis
warplanes in the Bizerte and Sousse
harbors underlined the urgency of
defense measures.
Reports from neutral centers told
of heightened perturbation among
the Italians.
A Tass dispatch date lined Bern
said all Rome courts had been
transferred to Florence-a move
which had been predicted for Mus
solinis government. The Soviet
agency also said all universities in
the southern provinces had been
closed and the students withdrawn
to Northern Italy.
The Free French News Agency
said in dispatch from Ankara that
several Hungarian divisions. in
cluding armored units. had arrived
in Bulgaria, presumably en- route
to Greece.
The Cairo radio said large air
maneuvers were held recently in
the Athens area.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Six Die as Navy Bomber
Crashes in Florida

BY the Associated Press
LAKE CITY, Fla, May 2s.-six
men were killed last night when a
twin-engined bomber from the Lake
City Naval Air Station crashed in a
pine forest while preparing to land
after a routine night flight.
Comdr. Alfred Handy, comman-
dant of the field, identified the
dead as:
Ensign William T. McInnis, Boyce,
La, instructor.
Ensign Dwight H. Skaggs, Lewis
burg, w. Va. and Ensign Arthur D.
Koch. Beckley, w. Va, student pilots
Petty Officers, Second Glass, Ken
meth D. Gondles, Skiapook, Okla :
Oliver Ganbill, Dunkirk, Ohio, and
Edward r. Engsberg, Lake Mills
Wis, all aviation radio students.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Attention, Star Handicap
Horse, Sold for S55,0O0

Earlier Story on Page ABB
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 2S.-Attention
son of Eouipoise, owned by the late
Mrs. Parker Corning, today was sold
at auction for $55, 900 to William
Helis, Louisiana Gilman and one OF
the sponsors of the Fair Grounds
race meet at New Orleans.
Mr.. Helis, who started organizing
q stable last winter when he pur-
chased the 2-year-old Valdina Royal
Tor $4,000 and then changed the
colts name to Tropea, took Atten-
ton out of the ring after spirited
ploolng with Henry Lustig, New
York restaurant owner.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Allies Again Batter
Airfie|ds on Sardinia
And Pante||erid
IS Enemy Fighters Are
Destroyed in Softening
Of Italian Defenses
Ey the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, May 28.-Al-
lied bombers and fighters slashed
again yesterday at Villacidro
and Decimomannu, important
Axis airfields in Sardinia, and
the island of Pantelleria, it was
announced today.
Thirteen enemy fighters were de-
stroyed in combat-all from a
hornets nest stirred up at Deci-
momannu-and many more on the
ground in the continued softening
up of 1taly's outer defenses.
Fierce Running Fight.
Speedy BIS Marauders unloaded
more than 1000 augmentation
bombs over the Decimomannu air
drome. CreWmen said the explo-
sions smashed a large number 81
grounded planes and damaged many
more.
Strong enemy fighter. groups in
tercepted the bombers, and a fierce
18-mlnute running fight ensued
! The Marauder gunners shot down
seven of the attackers. The P-4C
WarhaWk escort accounted for six
others.
The only American loss in the
battle, in which enemy fighters pur-
sued the bombers to within Is miles
of the North African coast, was a
WarhaWk which fell into the sea
The pilot was rescued.
Fighters Range Over Aegean.
A Middle East air communique is
sued in Cairo said Allied long range
lighters again ranged over the
Aegean Sea yesterday at the east
ern end of the Mediterranean, de-
stroying at least one Junkers 88.
The Cairo announcement, report
ing further on Wednesdays opera
tions, said two small enemy vessels
were attacked that day of the coast
of Greece, one being left in a sink
ing condition while the other was
definitely sunk.
All Middle East command aircraft
returned safely.
The italian communique, broad
cast by the Rome radio and recorded
by the Associated Press, acknowl-
edged Allied raids on Sardinia and
Pantelleria, reporting some damage
resulted in the Pantelleria raid.
The Italians also said Sicily was
struck by the bombers. Nine Allied
planes were declared shot down dur
ing the day. Two Italian planes
failed to return to their base, the
COmmunioue said.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Correction

In an account of the fining Of a
grocer for selling potatoes above the
ceiling price on Wednesday The Star
erroneously stated that the estab-
lishment was located at 700 E street
NE. The store, according to Police
Court information, is located at TOO
F street NE. and the residents Of
700 E street NE, of course, were
not involved in any way in the
charge
The Star regrets the error.