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Smyrna times., 1943-01-21
YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Forms May Be Obtained From Col
lectOr of Internal Revenue mr. RanI,

lccIor VI Internal Revenue or Bank
Persons subject to the Federal
income tax must report their in
come to the Government on forms,
or blanks, prescribed by regulations.
These forms are obtainable from
any collector of internal revenue,
and generally from any bank.
Special forms are designated for
corporations, for partnerships, for
trusts and fiduciaries, and for non
resident aliens. Farmers who keep
no books of account on the accrual
method must attach a special
schedule to their return (Form
lO4OFO. For individuals, two forms
are used, depending upon the
amount and source of income to be
reported.
Form 1040: This form is intended
for general use of individuals who
are citizens of the United States. or
residents in this country, whether
citizens or not. 1t contains spaces
to show the amount of income from
from various sources, deductions al
loWable, exemptions and credits.
and computation of tax liability.
AS most of the items require some
explanation in order to be allow
able, the form also contains appro-
priatet schedules to show in more
detail how the income or the deduc-
ton are determined.
Form 1040A: This is a simplified
report, which may, at the option of
the taxpayer who makes his return
on the cash basis, be filed instead
of Form 1040 by citizens and resi-
dents whose gross income was So
600 or less during 1912, provided
all this income consists wholly of
one or more of the following: sal
airy, wages, dividends, interest, or
annulties. In using this form it is
necessary only to enter the amount
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next SUNDAY

First Churcn 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,
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. m; Sunday School IL
a. M, also meets first Wednesday
evening of each month at 8 p. m.
Subject for Sunday, January "a:
Truth" Golden Text: Jude 1: 81.
Keep yourselves in the love of God,
looking for the mercy of our Lord
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21

Pvt. Charles w. Salter
Co. ID, 14th Med. Trng. Bn.
End Platoon
Camp Pickett, Virginia
Pvt. Ralph S. Satler
Co. B, Both Eng. Trng. Bn.
4th Platoon
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
SERVICE HONOR ROLL

Pvt. George w. Armstrong
ASH. 3226992O
704th Pet. Dist. Unit
Fort Claiborne, La.
PFC. Royden B. Cox
Headquarters Detachment
Aluevile, Alabama
Pvt. Irving FAIRIES
Sasual Detachment
U. S. Army
Fort Slocum, N. Y.
Sgt. William w. Hutchinson
333rd Bombing Squadron
U. S. Army Air Base
Pueblo, Colorado
PFC. Edward Slaughter
Co. D, 174th Infantry
Ventura, California
PFC. Louis Steller
Co. K, 339th Infantry
APO. No. IS
Camp Shelby, Miss.
Pvt. William M. Whayand
H. & S., 10th Engrs. G. S.
APO. No. 66S
Care of Postmaster
New York City, N. Y.
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Service Honor Roll

Howard K. Ellis, F 1-c
Co. No. 107, Barracks No. 113
U. S. Naval Training Station
cambridge, Maryland
Pvt. Frank B. Orzolek
1134th Tech. Sch. So. (S.P.)
Flight 1852, Spec. Ting. Unit
Miami Beach, Florida
Pvt. Nelson Stats
1134th T.S.S. (S.P.) Flight 262
Special Training Unit
Miami Beach, Florida
Pvt. Millard H, Passwaters, Jr.
ASH. 32485245
1134th Tech. Sch. sgd. (S.P.J
Flight 262, Spec. Ting. Unit
Miami Beach, Florida
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IL Head Cattle
A Cows, fresh; Z Springers.
5 Horses

MAY, mare, ID years old.
NELLIE, Bay Mare, ID years old
CHARLIE, IL years old.
TONY, 10 years old.
DEWEY, ID years old.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
Drag Harrow, Randle Harrow,
Riding Cultivators, Iron Age; Nc
Cormick-Deering Binder, Rotary
Hoe, MISUNDERSTANDING Mower,
John Deere Corn Planter, 2 two
horse Walking Plaws, Syracuse;
2 one-horse Plows, two-horse Oliver
Plow, Grain Drill, 2 two-horse
Wagons, Corn Shelter, Grain Fan,
Barn Trucks, sets Wagon Har-
ness, Plow Harness, Brides, Col
lars, etc., John Deere Manure
Spreader, Ice Box for milk, Milk
Cans, Buckets, etc.. lot of Hoes,
Forks, Spades, Heavy Vice, Pots
for cooking lard, and many other
things too numerous to mention.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Including Living Room Coal
Stove, Oil Burner for living room,
Roll-top Desk, Piano, Bedroom
Suite, Chairs, Tables, and many
other things.
Tons of SOYBEAN HAY
Terms: CASH
WILLIAM III. HOFFECKER
R. w. Slaughter, auctioneer
c. w. Graham, outside clerk
c. Clark, inside clerk
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DRIBBLES
FROM
Our Boys in Service
David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.

Special attention is being called
in this article to Post Office De-
partment Order No. 1867. This
order, effective now, prohibits the
mailing of parcels exceeding five
pounds in weight or Is inches in
length, or Sc inches in length and
girth combined to any Army Post
Office overseas. Even parcels with
in the given specifications, must
contain articles sent at the specific
request of the addressee, approved
by the battalion or similar unit
commander.
Copies of newspapers or maya
zines will be accepted only where
subscriptions are specifically re-
quested in writing or for which
subscriptions are now in effect.
The publisher must place on the
wrapper certificate reading:
Mailed in conformity with P. o.
D. Order No. 1867.
Restrictions of this order applies
only to the personnel of the U. S.
Army and to contractors and civil
ians served through Army Post
Offices outside the United States.
They do not apply to the personnel
of the United States Navy, the
Marine Corps or the Coast Guard
= Or to International hail
Many Mothers, Fathers, Broth
ers, Sisters, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins,
Sweethearts and Friends will be di-
rectly effected by this recent order
which went into operation as of
January 18th, 1913. Dribbles is 60
ing to try and obtain a copy of P.
o. D. Order No. 1867 if it can be
secured. This will be used for
further reference to the War De-
partment's restriction on soldiers
mail. Those who are sending pack
ages, magazines or newspapers to
their friends or loved ones over
seas had best consult the local post
office for Identification on the sub
ject if they do not understand the
above statement. Remember, only
the U. S. Army Post Office are so
effected. Myl What a shock it
will be to Our Boys in that branch
of the Service. They are now COM
ing in for their share of the general
rationing picture. However, this is
no time to growl when the fore
most thought in all our minds, is to
win this war Only be careful folks
that you do not overlook this rul-
ing because you will be more than
disappointed if your gifts are re-
turned to you. It's like being ra-
toned on sugar and coffee-we can
get along without it if by doing so
it will help to polish off our enem-
les. Don't forget Post Office De-
partment Order No. 1857. This
applies to you and you and you.
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21

All those IN service. their families and
friends, are urged to inform Dribbles
Editor of new, or changed, addresses. Keep
him supplied with interesting news items
The success. and continuation, OF this new
Service column will depend largely upon
this kind of cooperation.
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21

Gene Strack is in a predicament.
She can't make up her mind what
to do next so far as her education
is concerned. While she works as
a welder at the Edward G. Budd
Manufacturing Company's Phila-
delphia plant she tries to decide
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may all the streams you face be
quickly and easily forded John.
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21

The two letters published above
were loaned to Dribbles by Henry
Shapley to be published in this
column. Thanks a lot Henry.
Dribbles feels sure that many of
the Boys friends will enjoy reading
their post cards. In this way folks
will know where to address their
letters when they want to write.
This sharing plan is working fine.
Ever since this column started, you
have been doing your share in this
manner. Keep up the good work.
Perhaps these bashful souls will
write in direct before long. Here's
hoping.
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21
Townsend, Delaware

Townsend, Delaware
Dear Dribbles:
You may be interested, as also
may be a number of his old Smyr-
ma High School friends, to know
that Walter B. Salter is now over
in Old England. Since stationed in
that country, he has been able to
meet his relatives there. Walter is
a Sergeant Technician in the Ser
vice Company of an Infantry Regi-
ment.
My son, Ralph S. Salter will not
be working on floors for some time
as he is now learning something of
Army life. He left the day before
Thanksgiving and is now Pvt. Ralph
IS. Salter, ASH. 324S0S18, Com
pany B, Both Engineer Training
Battalion, 4th Platoon, Fort Leon
ard Wood, Missouri.
Charles, my third son is in train
ing with a medical unit and seems
to be both satisfied and we'll fed
Judging from his description of his
Christmas dinner. His address is:
Pvt. Charles w. Salter, 18th Med
ical Training Battalion, Company
D, End Platoon, Camp Pickett, Vir-
ginia.
L trust that all three of my sons
will be back in the near future, and
we will take up our work where we
left off when duty called.
Sincerely yours,
George S. Salter
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21
Hello Shap:

Hello Shap:
Having wonderful time. Rain
every day so far. We walk around
in mud up to our ankles. More
fun. 1 am here at Fort Monmouth
for five weeks of basic training,
and then don't know where. Will
write more later.
AS always,
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21

quaint him of the fact at once.
Thank you Mrs. johnson.
Smyrna, Delaware
Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Please list the name of my
nephew and his address in your
column. 1 will keep you posted
from time to time in regards to his
movements.
Thanks you,
Mrs. E. Green,
Mount Vernon Street
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21
Pvt. Lee F. Slaughter

Hello Tack-hammer:
We're now stationed at Balm
bridge, Maryland for our Navy
boat" training. AS this is a new
camp, orders are changed quite
frequently. We hardly know what
to expect. Along with all this,
we've had rain every day. 1 re-
ceived my outfit on Wednesday the
9th. This took some time because
we were all in line formation to get
our clothing allotment, such as:
shoes in one department, next rub
bers, next sweaters, etc. After re-
ceiving the whole outfit, we then
waited in another line to have each
article stenciled. Before long, a
whole day has passed away without
you realizing it. By the way, all
our clothing has to be rolled tight
ly.
Your friend,
Ben Still
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21
Kenton, Delaware

htuIUII, DtIdWdT6
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Information was asked in The
Smyrna Times about Randolphs
address. For your information 1
am listing it below. Please make
note of this change in your next
issue. Thanking you, 1 remain
Mrs. Harry Faulkner
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21

1t is indeed pleasure Mrs. John
son to be in position to serve both
John and his Mother. If you look
ed at last weeks Honor Roll in this
column, no doubt you saw your
sons name listed there. 1t was
impossible to put your letter in the
column last week, but Dribbles did
enter Johns address at once. We
think it very commendable for any
American mother to want her sons
name listed on the Honor Rolls of
those who serve their Country. 1t
would be nice Mrs. Johnson if YOU
would arrange to send John The
Smyrna Times during the time he is
away from Smyrna. Look at our
Special Reference to the mailing of
newspapers and magazines to Our
Boys In The Service in this issue of
Dribbles. This is very important.
And, please keep us posted of any
future change of address for your
son. This is one way in which you
can do your bit for this column.
You might suggest to John, the
next time you write him, that Drib-
bles would be glad to hear from
him. If you intend to send him
this newspaper, that would &C
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21


letter Mr.. Salter. 1 am sure that
the folks living in this community
will be glad to learn where your
three sons are now located. It is
not exactly an everyday occurance
to hear from Father that has
three Boys in the Service. You
must be very proud indeed. Of
course, Dribbles realizes that you
would probablp prefer to have your
sons back home. On the other
hand, further believe that you are
willing to loan these precious men
to your Country, to fight if called
upon, for those things that you be-
lieve to be right. Since you were
born in England, I have often won
dered just how you reacted when
the Germans were giving this brave
country such terrific bombing?
Now that the positions are revers-
ed, it gratifying to know that these
bombings are now being revenged.
My! What a price the German
people will be called upon to pay
before this conflict is over. 1 have
often thanked God that I was born
an American in my earlier life, but
now more than ever. The next
time you are writing to Walter,
Ralph or Charles, why not make
note of asking them to send a line
in to this column. 1 am sure that
many of their friends would be glad
t.. hear from them. Meanwhile, if
you are advised of any change of
address from your sons, please pass
it along to Dribbles. Thank you.
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21
Smyrna, Delaware

oIHyIHd, DeIdWdre
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
am sending you the name of
my son who entered the Service on
December 26th. 1 am sure that
John will be pleased to hear from
his friends in and around Smyrna.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. Anna Johnson
Smyrna times., 1943-01-21

DCII OIIIl
John Clifton Still, A. S.
Evening star., 1943-09-27

Larner remembered how he had
broken his back in a crash and
no one thought he would live-to
say nothing about flying again.
He was stockily built and looked
rather old for his years, which
couldn't have been more than Is.
He always wore his cap tilted back
or cooked to the side. He had
dent in his brow, reminder of his
terrible crash at flying school. He
had never quite recovered from the
back injury. When he played base
ball the other boys noticed his diff
Guilty in bending over, but he never
spared himself and never men
toned it.
Maj. Larner was transferred to
the command of a BIS squadron,
because he was the most daring pilot
of the A-20s. The BS25s that were to
attack as low-level bombers had
never attacked that way before
Maj. Larner taught his men to fly
those big machines smartly-like
attack planes.
The BIS is designed for bombing
from medium heights These B-25s
were being equipped with a heavy
battery of machine guns forward to
strafe the decks of ships as they
skipped bombs against their hulls.
Practiced Skimming Field.
He taught his men to buzz the
field with those big planes-that is,
to come in at full speed, first at 25
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Capital Transit
Is Considering
Line
Intercity Service
Proposal Only in
Talking Stage
By CAMBRIDGE CRIST.


The Capital Transit Co. has ex-
amined applications pending before
the Civil Aeronauuics Board for
inter-city helicopter service with a
view toward filing an application if
such service should be decided on,
a spokesman for the company said
today.
The spokesman added that
nothing Immediately was under
consideration" but that the exam
ination had been made by a COM
pany representative of applications
before the CAB because "of the
current discussion of city air
service"
"One of our men looked over ap-
plications to see how they were
filed and what information was re-
quired," the spokesman said. I'VE
are always watching for new devel-
opments."
Only in Talking Stage.
1t was emphasized, however, that
no application had been filed by the
company and that the matter was
purely in "the talking stage" Asked
if any specific routes between nearby
points in Maryland and Virginia to
the District were under considera-
ton, it was said that the talk had
not progressed that far.
A check of applications for new
routes and for certificates of public
convenience and necessity" at the
CAB reveals, however, that applica-
tions for helicopter service involving
the Washington area have already
been filed by other companies.
An application from William B.
Allen of the Pioneer Airline of
Cambridge, Mass, has been filed for
mail and passenger helicopter serv-
ice between Washington and the
National Airport and for inter-city
service in various parts of the East
Coast. 1t also seeks to carry mail
to each and every" first and second
class post office within the boun-
daries of New York New jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia
Greyhound Files Application.
The Greyhound Corp. has filed an
application for helicopter service
for mail, passenger and express
service to parallel all existing bus
routes now being operated by the
company. The Virginia Central Air
lines of Lynchburg, Va, which pro-
poses to use "helicopter, aerocoup,
and/or autogiros," wants to operate
between a number of cities in Vir-
ginia, including a local service be-
tween Lynchburg and Alexandria.
The Marion Trucking Co., Inc, of
Marion, Ind, has on file an appli-
cation for charter service-excur-
sion-from, to and between all cities
in the United States located at or
near available and adequate air.
ports" It proposes to use conven-
tional aircraft and helicopters.
A number Of applications for in
tercity helicopter service in all parts
of the country are now on file with
the board, the board said
Evening star., 1943-09-27

fuselage in capital letters 2 feet high
-'Spook'
"Larner's plane was in the spot
light and under heavy fire for a
full minute, it seemed. He said later
that it was the hottest mission he
had ever been on. And then he
asked, DO you suppose they saw
the Spook?'"
He wanted the enemy to be afraid
of him-to realize that it was the
tough death-dealing pilot who had
been over their installations that
night. He wanted to be to the Japs
what Richthofen was to the French
and Guynemer was to the Germans
in the last war.
Surprised CO-pilot.
There was the story of 1t. Roy
Moore, now in New Guinea, who
was Maj. Larner's co-pilot on one of
the Bismarck missions The co-pilot
of a BIS hasn't enough to do and
the situation would get on any one S
nerves. They say 1t. Moore's head
was turning on his shoulders like an
owls, and his eyes beginning to re-
semble the birds as he watched the
planes circling about him.
Then he saw something that gave
him pause. Those two planes COM
ing in on them were fighter planes
with radial motors, and radial mo-
tors on fighter in that part of the
world meant Zeros He had never
seen a Zero, but, as if to prove it
Evening star., 1943-09-27
CHAPTER TX.
BY GEORGE KENNEDY,

AS talked to more and more of
the pilots and gunners who had
fought in the Battle of Bismarck
Sea, a name and a personality kept
growing on me, as Capt. Flint, the
dead leader of the buccaneers, grows
upon boy first reading Treasure
Island.
The name was Maj. Ed Larner.
The personality was that of a dar-
Ing, aggressive soldier of the air,
who would have gone far had he
been one of those fortunate ones
who escape the penalty of their
recklessness.
Maj. Larner, one of his pilots told
me-, was "the kind of fellow who
wouldn't let anything stand in his
way when it came to getting any
thing he wanted. He seemed to be
always attempting the impossible
and usually succeeding in his at
tempts. He lived on thrills. Larner
and Black Jack Walker, the
Australian squadron leader, were the
widest pilots who ever flew plane"
Maj. Larner was the sort of man
who makes stories. I was hearing
Larner stories wherever I met pilots
back from New Guinea.
Broke Back in Crash.
One of the pilots who had been
through flying school with Mai.
Evening star., 1943-09-27

began hearing about the forgotten
families"
In Washington, Mrs. Teters pays
regular visits to the Red Cross and
the State Department When she
finds out from the Red Cross about
a Wake construction worker or
learns a little about the camps
where the men are held, she for
wards the news to her husbands
former company, which sends out a
circular letter to the wives.
She is especially concerned about
the 400 families who don't know
whether their men are dead or alive.
Efforts to get word of them have
failed.
Exchange Efforts Failed.
When she heard about the second
exchange ship, Mrs. Teters concen-
trated on trying to get the Wake
workers shipped home. That effort
failed.
AS she explains it, the men appear
to be treated as prisoners of war by
the Japs, but their families here are
considered the wives and children
of civilians-rot entitled to the
treatment the Government accords
to the families of military prisoners
Mrs. Teters, who spends a good
part of her time as nurses aide at
Walter Reed Hospital, has troubles
of her own, but she's reluctant to
talk about them. She has heard
only once from her husband and her
19-year-old son is in the Navy.
II keep worrying" she said, about
those men I knew on Wake-what
they'll think when they come home"
Evening star., 1943-09-27

his tail up so that he nosed down
into the jungle. Larner kept control
of that plane while it sheared the
tops off trees for about 1000 feet.
He got it back to Moresby with
branches entwined in his radial
motors. The appearance of his
plane gave him big laugh when
he alighted.
Larner spent a lot of time in
Australia with "Pappy," 45-year-
old test pilot, getting the ships re-
armed. There was no talk about
girls he was seen with or parties he
was on-and there would have been
If he relaxed in that way. He prob
ably sat up late with the technicians
discussing what could be done.
Briefing Was Curt.
Maj. Larner's briefing ordinarily
was masterpiece of quick thinking
and brevity. After the intelligence
officer had described the target and
given information on emergency
landing places, etc, Maj. Larner
would take over. He would pass out
the assignments like a fast dealer
with cards, having planned the situ-
alton in an inkling. You are to do
this and you are to do that" he
would say, pointing to his men. But
his briefing on the morning of
wednesday, March 3, amounted to
only five words.
His squadron was not on the newly
installed teletype. There was some
slipup and it was not until five
minutes to 8 that he got word to
rendezvous $50 miles away at $50.
Cape Ward Hunt" shouted
Larner. Lets 60"
And the squadron crews made
| tsee BISMARCK SEA, Page B-6)
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Families of Civilian Prisoners
OfWoke Island Held in Want
Wife of One Reveals
They Think Checks
Are Being Continued
(Story on Page AID

Construction workers on Wake Is
land who became Jap prisoners mis-
takenly think their families are re-
ceiving their pay checks, whereas
their wives and children are actual
ly in need, Mrs. Dan Teters. wife of
the construction chief on Wake, said
today.
Mrs. Teters, whose husband was
building an air base for the Navy on
Wake, was the only woman on the
island in peacetime when the thou
sand or more men were rushed there
to complete the base.
Some of the workers had been
with my husband Is or 20 years."
she said yesterday. IT didn't know
them all but / knew most of them.
When came home, the families be-
gan calling me. I had seen their
men so much more recently than
they had"
What she heard from those fami-
lies sent her to Washington and
she's been here since-trying to
CLEAN information about the fate of
the men and trying to get them ex-
changed.
Prisoners Hope for Nest Egg
The wives, she said, occasionally
get word from Jap prison camps
where their husbands are held.
They tell their families to be
careful about spending their pay
checks" she said. They say they'll
need a little nest egg when they
come home"
What the men don't know is that
their pay checks stopped the day
the defenders of Wake were finally
overwhelmed.
Mrs. Teters said she understood
the families had each received $100
the month after Wake fell, but since
then had been living on unemploy-
ment compensation benefits that
range from $40 to $50 month.
Mrs. Teters left Wake late in No
vember, 1941, after 10 idyllic
months OF swims in the lagoon,
deep-sea fishing, Clipper passengers
for dinner guests and a comfort
able home, complete with Chinese
houseboy.
She was at Pearl Harbor when it
was bombed and she stayed there in
the days that followed, picturing
Wake exposed to the kind of bomb
ing she had seen at Pearl Harbor.
She returned to this country in
May of last year. It was then she