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Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
COUNTY GROUP
TO AID FARMER
Three Kent County Farmers
To Serve on Committee
For the f. S "A.
j. ELMER PRATT NAMED

The appointment of eight COM
mitteemen to help operators of
family-size farms Increase produc-
tion of war-essential foods was an
nounced today by the Farm Secur-
ity Administration. Three commit
teemen and one alternate were Sc
lected to serve in each Kent and
New Castle County. They will help
FSA County Supervisor, j. L. Sop
er, see that credit and technical
guidance are afforded all farmers
who need them to grow the food
needed for victory on the farm
front. Committeeman for Kent
County are: Arthur F. Walker,
Woodside; ]. Frank Rice, FELTON,;
and j. Elmer Pratt, Smyrna. The
alternate is John G. Tarburton of
Dover. Committeeman for New
Castle County are: H. c. Milliken,
Newark; Victor P. Kohl, Middle
town; and Walter L. Marker, Clay
ton. The alternate is Howard C.
Deakyne, Smyrna.
Now Making Loans
Farm Security is indeed FORUM
ate to secure the services of these
men to serve as its advisors" Soper
said. 81 feel that we will benefit
greatly by the practical and down.
to-earth information they will be
able to provide" The supervisor
explained that FSA is now making
loans for feed, seed, fertilizer and
tools to farmers unable to get
credit at reasonable rates else
where. The committee members
will help the supervisor ascertain
the need and production capacity
of the farmer seeking help and will
provide advice and guidance in in
Icreasing his output of produce.
Committee Praised
These men, all with fine back
ground of farming, will be able to
help farmers bring their output to
the maximum; and that certainly
is the number one job of all of us
in agriculture for the duration of
the food production emergency" he
said. The committee members,
nominated by the county super
visor and approved by State Di-
rector John D. Leatherman and Re-
gional Director ]. H. Wood of Up
per Darby, Pa, were congratulated
in letter from Wood which point
ed out their heavy responsibilities
and praised their willingness to as
sumo additional wartime work.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
SMYRNA GIRL WE'D
Robinson MarTies John w.
Magill October Is

Miss Ruth Evelyn Robinson,
daughter of Mrs. Ralph Robinson
and the late Mr. Robinson, of
Smyrna, and John W. Magill, radio
man first class, U. S. Navy, son Of
Mrs. Ethel R. Magill, of Kansas
City, Mo-, formerly of Smyrna, were
married Friday afternoon, October
18th, in st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Kansas City. Mrs. j. c.
Mccoy attended the bride, and best
man was Edward Hardy, U. S.
Navy. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Richard M.
Trelease. A reception followed at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H.
Pierce. Both the bride and groom
are graduates of the Smyrna High
School. Mrs. Magill has been en-
ployed for several years by the
Equitable Trust Company at Will
mington.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
CROPS SUFFER
MORE DAMAGE
Continued Drought Causes
Potato, Grape Paintings
To DeteriOrate
SMALL APPLE CROP

Drought damage to Delaware
crops continued during September,
with the white and sweet potato
and grape crops suffering further
deterioration, according to the lat
est U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture bulletin. Indicated production
of feed grains, such as corn, oats
and barley, was % per cent below
that of 1912. Pasture conditions
as of Oct. were slightly lower
than the month previous and much
lower than usual. Milk production
per COW in Delaware was the low
est snce Oct. l, 1884. The indicat-
ed yield of corn at % bushels per
acre is the lowest since 1880. The
indicated soybean yield of 8 BUSH
els per acre is also the lowest since
1880.
Small Apple Crop
A small apple crop is now being
harvested. The peach crop of 93,-
600 bushels is the smallest since
1884. Egg production during Sep
tember was the same as September
1912. Production from January
through September was one per
cent greater than during the SIM
liar period in 1912. Stocks of old
corn on Delaware farms as or Oct
1, are estimated at 337,0 bushels
compared with 252,000 bushels last
year and 100000 bushels during the
1924 average.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
HALLOWEEN FROLIC
Methodist Youth Fellowship, Choir
to Have Party October "a

A Halloween Frolic sponsored
by the Methodist Youth Fellowship
and the intermediate Choir of As
bury Methodist Church will be held
in the social rooms of the Church
Monday evening, October "a, 7:30
p. m. The following invitation is
being extended to the young peo-
pie:
"on Monday at seven-thirty not a minute
late,
We want you to saunter thru our gate
And if you should meet a witch or wizard,
A shuddery ghost, or shiny green lizard,
Do not be frightened, don't worry or fret.
Cause one of those monsters may get you
yet"
All young people attending will
be required to mask and awards
will be given for the best dressed
costume, the funniest and the most
original.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
REAL ESTATE CHANGES MADE
G. Harvey Wright Announces Sew
eral Recent Property Changes


The following list of real estate
sales has been made through the
office of G. Harvey Wright: Joseph
Berry's home on Mt. Vernon Street,
Smyrna, to Herman Stats of
Smyrna and Florida; Joseph Cav
alters 75-acre farm near Blackbird
to Walter Cook of Smyrna; sold for
Mrs. Onley of Laurel, her house at
Clayton to Russell Loder of Clay
ton; for Mrs. Ralph Spruance,
house and 35 acres of ground on
Glenwood avenue to Alfred LABEL
of Smyrna; for Mr.. Hall, his 49,
acre farm on Mt. Vernon Street to
Howard Wingard of New Castle;
for Mr.. Bagnoff, his house and
store, and junk yard on DUPONT
highway north of Smyrna to War
iner Lasage of Minquadale; for Geo.
w. Morgan, his 40-acre farm near
Cheswold to VIM. Shaffer of Phila-
delphia; for Ollie Reed of Clayton.
his farm on DUPONT highway near
Smyrna to Herman Bridwelf of
Philadelphia; for Mrs. Spears, her
farm near Taylor's Bridge to Mr..
ISteller near Taylor's Bridge; for
Miss Cora Tschudy, her house on
South Street to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Regener of near Taylor's Bridge;
for Mrs. Donald Cloak of Philadel-
iphia, her house on Mt. Vernon
Street to Walter Eley of Smyrna;
for James Orzolek, his farm near
Blackbird to Mr.. j. Taller of Will
mington; for Archie Finley of
Odessa, his farm near Blackbird to
Charles Armonent of Wilmington;
for Mrs. Downward, her farm near
Blackistons Cross Roads to Leslie
Cramer of New Castle; for Alfred
LABEL, his farm in New Castle
County to William Warner of near
Iron Bridge; also a house at Clay
ton for Ollie Reed and house for
! Joseph Roth.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
Motor Corps Officers

Announcement has been made of
the appointment of the following
officers of the Kent County Red
Gross Motor Corps: Chairman for
Kent County with rank of first
lieutenant, Mrs. c. L. Harmonson;
Smyrna Motor Corps with Is mem
bers, sergeant, Elizabeth Thornley,
and corporal, Mrs. Helen Potter;
Clayton Motor Corps with 12 men,
bers, second lieutenant, Catherine
Warner, and sergeant, Mary Burke.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
GET PAY INCREASE
10 State Postmasters, Including
Smyrna, Get Pay Increase

Nineteen postmasters of the SO
first, second, and third class post
offices in the state received pay in
creases this year, and two had sal
ares cut. Sixteen of the offices
Georges, went from third class to
fourth class. Postmasters at the
following postoffices received in
creases: FELTON,, Frankford, and
Newark, 5000 per year each; Cam
den, Claymont, Clayton, Edge Moor,
Frankford, Greenville, Greenwood,
Hockessin, Lewes, Marshallton,
Millsboro, New Castle, Odessa,
Smyrna, Townsend, and Wyoming,
S100 each per year. The salaries of
the postmasters at Dover and
Yorklyn decreased S100 each.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
Mrs. Linie Rothwell Schaffer

Funeral services for Mrs. Lille
Rothwell Schaffer were held on
Tuesday at Mt. Union, Pa. Mrs.
Schaffer was the last member of
the eight children of the late
Gerge Rothwell and an aunt of
George c. Rothwell of this town.
She was born and raised on the
Rothwell farm near town and spent
her early life here. Burial was at
Mt. Union.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
To Study Nursing

Miss Jane Burge, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cligord E. Burge of
this town, has received appoint
ment to the February class, Della
ware Hospital School of Nursing.
Miss Burge was graduate of the
1943 Glass of John Bassett Moore
High School.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene, Rev. j.
w. Parkins, pastor, announces the
following services: Prayer meeting
Thursday, 7.30 p. m.; Sunday SER
vices: Sunday School, 9:45 a. m;
Youths Day, morning worship,
1O:45 a. M, evangelistic service,
7:3O p. m.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
CAMPAIGN FOR
FOSTER HOMES
Seek Foster Homes for Care
of Children; Need 100
New Homes in State
PROCEDURE EXPLAINED

Homes for Delaware Children is
a committee recently formed by
the Children's Bureau and the
State Board of Welfare to conduct
a campaign for the finding of
foster homes. With a common need
and goal these two agencies, one
private and one public, are uniting
in a drive to secure one hundred
new foster homes in the state. The
need for additional foster homes is
recognized as a serious problem
confronting these agencies in car
rying on their programs of child
care. With an increasing number
of children coming under care and
a dwindling of foster homes, the
agencies face a real crisis.
The Two Agencies
The Chldren's Bureau is a priv
ately supported child care agency.
1t provides foster homes for white
and colored children ranging in age
from infancy to adolescence. 1t ac-
cepts for care those children whose
parents are carrying some respon-
sibility for their child either by
paying support, or by working to-
ward a plan of re-establishing their
home. The State Board of Welfare
is responsible by law for the care
of neglected and dependent chill
dren, and by virtue of this accepts
for care those children who are
needing long time placement. The
parents may or may not assume
partial responsibility for plans
made for their children, depending
upon the individual parents abil-
ity. Like Children's Bureau it pro-
vides foster homes for white and
colored children ranging in age
from infancy to 18 years. This
agency is supported by state funds
Home Arrangements
A foster home is provided by a
private family approved by an
agency for care of foster children
Responsibility is shared with the
agency through regular visits by a
case worker from the staff. Place
ments of children are made for
varying periods of time, so that
some foster homes furnish tempor-
ary care and others take children
on a more permanent basis. Board
rates for different kinds of care
range from $3.50 to $3.50 a week
The agencies also provide clothing
medical and dental care. Children
come to the agencies through diff
iferent sources. Parents or rela-
tives may ask the help of ar
agency, Juvenile Court may COM
NIT a child because of neglect OF
desertion, or another agency or in
stitution may ask for this type Of
care. The headquarters of the
Homes for Delaware Children Com.
mittee is 2120 Market Street ir
Wilmington. The telephone mum.
ber is 42481. The Kent County of.
flee is 1921 The Green, Dover. The
telephone number is Sill.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
JOB PLACEMENT
SETS NEW HIGH
Total of U. S. Employment
Placement Over Twice As
High as Last Year
1903 PLACED BY DOVER

A total of 1889 job placements
were made by the U. S. Employ
ment service offices in Delaware
from Jan. l to Oct. 15 of this year,
setting a new record, Elmer H.
Smith, state director, has reported.
The total is about two and one
third times the 1850 placements
made in the same period last year,
Mr.. Smith pointed out.
No "Domestics"
The new record was made in
spite of the fact that the employ
ment service no longer places do
mestic workers, which used to be
the largest single group handled
and is attributed to the placement
of thousands of workers in essen
tial industries and locally needed"
activities. In former years domes-
tic workers made up about 40 per
cent of the placements. This year
there were none. Similarly, there
were few placements listed for
farm workers, because this phase
of the employment work was turn
ed over to the Department of Ag-
riculture Extension Service.
Unskilleid Labor
The greatest increase in activity
was in the placement of unskilled
labor, a department showing a 375
per cent increase over the same
period last year. Three other de-
partments also showed large in
creases. A gain of 302 per cent
was noted in the placement of male
industrial workers. Professional and
clerical placements were up 126 per
cent, and female industrial place
ments showed an increase of 76 per
cent. The onl active department
in which a decline was indicated is
building and construction, where
placements are down 80 per cent
as compared with last year.
1903 Placed at Dover
The bulk of the placements were
made in the Wilmington Office,
which accounted for 5000 out of
the total Of 1880. The Dover Of
flee was credited with 1903, and
897 were made in the Georgetown
office. These figures are the war
service record of the employment
service, and show the greatest
number of placements the agency
has ever had" Mr.. Smith said. He
added that because of the war the
agency has curtailed the scope of
its services to non-essential en-
ployers and has concentrated on
filling the needs of essential and
locally needed" activities. An eff
fort has been made, however, to Sc
cure repacements for less essential
employers when their workers left
for war jobs. 1t was pointed out
that the number of placements in
dicates the number of job openings
filled and does not mean that 49,
539 different workers were placed
in jobs during the period, since
there is some turnover.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
KENT FARMER
POST WAR PLAN
Farmers, Agricultural Lead
ers, Meet in Dover to
Discuss Projects
FREEZER LOCKER

A group of leading farm people
and agricultural workers in Kent
county met recently in Dover to
discuss projects which might be de-
veloped, at the close of the war, for
the benefit of both the producer
and the consumer of agricultural
products, according to M. Tomlin-
son of Jarrettsville, representa-
tive of Southern States Coopera-
tive, who assisted with the confer
ence.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
ONE RAID TEST
HELD MONTHLY
State Council of Defense An
nOunces Only One Test
a Month
ARMY MAY ORDER TEST

Only one air raid test will be
held in Delaware during October,
Gerrish Gassaway, executive vice.
chairman of the State Council of
Defense, has disclosed. The decision
to hold but one test, a practice
that will continue probably for the
next few months, was made after
the county and Wilmington coordin-
ators had been polled for their OBJ
servations. Mr.. Gassaway explain
ed that it was in no sense a relaxa-
tion of the civilian defense pro-
gram, and he emphasized that
while the state council will call the
one test the Second Service Com
mand may at any time order other
air raid and blackout drills.
Incidents To Be Held
The council spokesman said that
complete mobilization of all civilian
defense forces will be expected. He
added that local councils through
out the state have been requested
Ito prepare a series of incidents
For the past three months the
state has had two tests a month
Prior to that for short period
there were three tests month
The revised schedule, announced by
Mr.. Gassaway less than week af-
ter the Pennsylvania State Coun-
Gil of Defense stated it would call
no more tests at all, is warranted
now, the defense leader said, be-
cause the public has shown ii
knows the air raid signals and the
civilian defense corps has proved
its efficiency in practice.
Test To Be Surprise
The October test will be the
nearest yet to a complete surprise
except for the September alert
which was ordered by the Eastern
Defense Command when unidenti-
fed planes were sighted off the
coast. In previous tests an approx.
innate date has been announced
But for the approaching drill, which
will be a blackout, no date will be
given.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
SCHOOL SENIORS AT CLUB
Wells Campbell, VIC. Deakyne, Jr.
Talk at Rotary Meeting

Wells Campbell and Walter c.
Deakyne, Jr., seniors in the John
Bassett Moore School, talked to the
members of the Smyrna Rotary
Club last week. Campbell had as
his subject Sir William Beveridge,
earliest outstanding scholar and
statesman in the social security
plan. Deakyne presented the Wag-
ner plan now before the United
States Senate. Rev. Robert E.
Green responded, CIV. Wright pre-
sided, and G.. R. Miller, Jr., was
chairman of program. Pvt. Ellery
j. Ward, U. S. Army, was a guest.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
G. o. Officers Elected

General Organization officers re-
Gently elected at the John Bassett
Moore Schol are: President, Jack
Garis; vice-president, Jack Dukes;
secretary, Ruth Gooden. A Hal
lowe'en party will be held Oct. 20.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
JERMAN CHAPEL SERVICES
Rev. L. F. 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 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., 1943-10-21
Favor Freezer Lockers

The consensus was that farmer
cooperative services should be both
expanded and increased. Farmers
expressed themselves as favoring
centrally located freezer locker
plants, and home quick freeze
units, and better facilities for mar
keting grain and vegetable crops.
Also, there was favorable comment
on the value of cooperative Gamer
les as a means for preventing the
possible waste of much produce
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. V. Lay Phillips Passed Away
at Her Home Wednesday Evening

fuIleIdl SERVICES IOT MIS-. MAI ina
F. Phillips, wife of DR.. V. Lay Phil
lips were held Saturday afternoon
at her late residence on Mt. Vernon
Street at 2 o'colck with Rev. Rob-
ert E. Green, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, in charge. Bur-
ial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mrs. Phillips passed away at her
home Wednesday evening, october
13 after an illness of several
months. She was born at Black
bird, Delaware the daughter of
Colin and Cordelia Lord Ferguson.
Following her graduation from the
Wilmington Conference Academy
in Dover, she was married to V.
Lay Phillips, Optician of this town,
and has resided here ever since.
She was an active member of AS
bury Methodist Church, the 20th
Century Club, and as long as her
health would permit was active in
local affairs. Surviving are her
husband and one daughter DR.. Eliz-
abeth F. Phillips. Two brothers,
Theodore Ferguson of Blackbird,
Bassett Ferguson of Ridley Park,
Pa. and one sister, Mrs. Ella Ferg-
uson Roosevelt of Blackbird also
survive.
Death of Mrs. Anna III. Stayton
Mrs. Anna H. Stayton, widow of
Captain William H. Stayton, pass
ed away Tuesday night at her
home in Washington, D. c. She
was daughter of Admiral and
Mrs. Henderson, U. S. Navy. Mrs.
Stayton had been in failing health
for more than a year. Captain
and Mrs. Stayton had maintained a
home here for nearly thirty years,
although spending much of the
time away. In recent years she
had lived with her on Lieut.. Com
mander William H. Stayton in
Washington, D. c. Besides the son
with whom she lived she is surviv-
led by a daughter, Mrs. Catherine
S. Hewlett, Newark, Del, two sons,
Charles with the U. S. Navy, and
Thomas with tht U. S. Merchant
Marines, and two granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held in
Washington with burial in Airing
ton National Cemetery.
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
STATE $9,OOO,OOO
OVER GOAL SET
Final TabulatiOns Show Indi-
viduals' Quota is Over
subscribed
TOTAL SALES S5S,OO0,OO0

Delaware, asked to raise S49,-
100000 in the Third War Loan
Drive, hit that goal and then plunk-
ed down 100000 more towards
bombers, bullets and other bad
news for the Axis. Individual pur-
chases in Delaware went over the
quota by five per cent, with quota
of $15,000,OOO and actual sales of
S16,000,000. Corporations and
firms in the state, assigned quota
of S34,000,00O, purchased $4,000
900. Total sales in Delaware
amounted to S58,000,000-11S per
cent of the states quota.
National Figures
These figures were released by
the Treasury in announcing final
tabulation of last months record
financing campaign in which $18,-
943, 100000 was raised, oversub-
scribing the SIS, 700, ,OOO,0 900 goal by
SO, ,943 100000. Individual investors
bought S5,377 ,0OO,0 900 of the total.
Of that amount S2,472, 900, 1000 rep
resented purchases of the popular
series "E' war bonds-an even
S999, 900, 900 more than the prev
ious record for similar purchases in
the second war loan last April.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
FIELD TRIALS
HERE SUNDAY
Five Smyrna Retriever Own
ers Enter Dogs in Trials at
Lake Como This Sunday
SANCTIONED BY A. X. C.

The Del-Bay Field Trial Club
will hold the annual fall trials for
retrievers at Lake Como, Smyrna,
this Sunday, October oath, starting
promptly at $50 a. m. The trial,
sanctioned by the American Kennel
Club, will have five retrievers en-
tered by Smyrna owners and hand
lers as follows: Chris" owned by
Joe Goldsborough; "Pooch," owned
by Lester Goldsborough; "Curley,"
owned by Roland Deemer; Judy"
owned by James Warren, and Peg
gy," owned by Preston Burris. Do
yer dogs to be entered, familiar to
the local followers of these trials,
are Happy" owned by DR.. w. L..
Parrott; Chief" owned by Will
liam Holden; "Ben," owned by E.
j. ('Red") Lofand; Spot" owned
by DR.. Floyd Moore, and "Madel," F"
owned by Burton Rawley. Owners
from Wilmington and Baltimore
will also enter dogs. Lester Colds
borough will also handle Mac"
owned by Charles w. Bird of Phila-
delphia.
To Run Two Stakes
Two stakes will be run, the No
vice, for dogs which have never
won first place in novice stake or
placed in any other stake, and the
Open All Age, for any dog over six
months of age. Judges will be
Austin D. Smith and Harry r..
Jackson, both of Dover. The Field
Trial Committee includes DR.. w. l..
Parrott, Everett j. Lof1and, Lester
iGoldsborough, Joseph Goldsbor-
!ough. In the interest of conserva-
tion, the game used will be killed
ducks, and the ammunition will be
blanks. Prizes will be ribbons for
first, second, third and fourth
places.
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