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Smyrna times., 1943-05-06

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Smyrna times., 1943-05-06
Kenton, Delaware

Dear Dribbles:
l am sending you the addresses
of my two sons who are now serv-
ing in the U. S. Army. I am also
sending you letter that I received
from my son Stanley with the
thought in mind that you might
like to publish it in your column.
Please return it to me after you are
finished with it since I really want
to keep it safely.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. G.. w. Graham
Smyrna times., 1943-05-06
North Africa
Dear Mother:

Dear Mother:
I am feeling fine now. Recently
I've had a cold, which I understand
is the result of the climate over
here. 1t is very rainy and quite
cold, especially at night. We also
have plenty Of mud here during the
Smyrna times., 1943-05-06
Camden, New Jersey
Dear Dribbles.

Camden, New Jersey
Dear Dribbles.
have been intending to write
you for long time. Had I done
so when 1 first thought of it, I am
sorry to say that the letter would
have been much more cheerful.
am writing at this time about
my two sons, Lloyd and Harvey
Gardner, Jr. 1t was my intention
to send you their new addresses,
but instead must report that Har-
vey has been reported missing and
presumed lost. I was notified by
the Coast Guard to that effect on
April 26th, 1943.
Lloyd's new address, however, is
Lloyd H. Gardner, R. M. &c, U.S.S.
Andromeda, c Division, Fleet
Post Office, New York City, New
York.
1 have subscribed to The Smyrna
Times and was having it sent to his
ship. I decided later to transfer
his subscription to my own address
and am saving each issue for him.
I hope you will continue to have
The Smyrna Times sent as directed.
Harvey came to that decision when
he signed for foreign service. He
was in the Merchant Marine, while
Lloyd is in the U. S. Navy.
Even though I am from another
State, I am sure that you will rec
ognize my sons as being local boys.
Hoping that 1 can send you good
news about Harvey at an early
date, I am
Respectfully,
Their mother,
Mrs. Grace M. Jones
1434 Princess Avenue
Smyrna times., 1943-05-06

Thank you very much indeed
Mrs. c. w. Graham for both your
sons addresses and Stanley's letter.
Dribbles feel that your action in
this instance was both friendly and
thoughtful. 1t is quite apparent
that Stanley would like to receive
a few more letters now that he has
been moved out of the United Stat
es. That is usually the acse with
most all of Our Boys In The Ser
vice. The very minute they leave
the shores of our beloved Country,
word from friends and home have
a greatly increased value. We're
hoping that Stanley's friends will
realize this and keep up a steady
flow of mail going forward in his
direction. According to your sons
own statements, he is at present in
very good shape. Really likes it.
We trust that everything will move
along smoothly for him all the time
that he is away from you. Give
him our very best wishes the next
time you write. Tell him to drop
us line and we will answer him
directly from the column. Please
keep Dribbles posted whenever eth
er Stanley or Francis have a
change of address Mrs. c. G. Gra-
ham. We are returning your letter
directly to you by mail. Thanks
for the opportunity to make use of
it's contents.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-06

1t Is rather hard to say how
Dribbles feels about Sergeant "Bilp
Carrow's letter. Folks, this mes
sage was sent to Mrs. William C..
Boggs, "Bill's" grandmother, as a
Mothers Day message. 1t was in
tended to convey to Mrs. Boggs
"Bin's' most secret thoughts on
many phases of his life, as he now
views it. Over there in North Africa
where the armed forces of the Unit
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
too late to do It's best work"

too late to do It's best work."
No pitcher in either league has
been real poison for Ruth. This
reminds the writer that In the
early days Of Ruth home-running,
many letters were received from
various fans by managers of big
league teams, telling of methods
and plans to stop Ruth. This Is
always a part Of the national
mania for control OF new-found
heroes.
Wilbert Robinson, then manager
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers, tells Of
letter he received from a loyal
Brooklynite, which stated that the
simplest way to control Ruth was
to get two strikes and q ball on
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

more runs, for . total Of eight
for the game.
In telling the story Of what makes
q home run hitter, Ruth Is frank
in saying, hitters are not made. and
cannot be taught to be hitters by
any method of stance at the plate,
or any certain swing. Hitters are
born, with a free swing all their
own, and any interference with
such a hitter's own method, re-
gardless of how orthodox 1t may
appear, will only tend to void the
natural abilities acquired in earlier
years.
In telling of what kind of ball
he likes best for best results, here
are the Babes own words:
II like q straight fast ball, .
little below the waist, and In
the groove. When you catch this
ball your upward swing Is at It's
greatest power, and II you nail
It ut the balance point Of your
bat, the leverage IL there and
the blow gets height and dis
lance In the right proportions.
II the ball comes In shoulder
high, you will have to lift to
reach 1t and your wallop comes
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
e p o R 7 G.
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to many Of Beantown's most loyal
fans, and rightly so. because Bos-
ton at this time was a really rabid
baseball town.
In the game referred to, Ruth
secured two home runs and q
single, which accounted for eight
runs for the Red Sox. In the same
game the Cleveland total was seven
runs. Ruth single-handed account
ed for all the runs of the Sox
team. 1t happened this way:
In the first inning, with Fred
Coumbe on the mound for Cleve-
land, Ruth hit o homer with two
mates aboard, total 3 runs. In
the fourth inning Ruth scored
another run after getting on base
through q single. At the end
Of the eighth the score was Z to
4 favor Cleveland. But In the
ninth inning, Ruth pulled the
old Frank Merriwell feat by SOCK
ing homer with the bases load
ed, of Cleveland's ace pitcher,
Uhle, and sending across four
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
Bunlbino Ruth
Hos Great Day

The year 1918 being the war year,
and also the year that the "work
or fight" order was instrumental
in q great many ball players ac-
cepting the challenge to fight.
there was little to show in the rec
ord books Of the national pastime.
It was just year that filed gap
between the fairly successful year
Of 1917 and a year that saw the
rebirth of baseball in 1919.
The year 1919 was the year that
saw the real transition Of Babe
Ruth from a pitcher to an out
fielder. In this year the Babe
banged out 20 homers. and that
was some slamming. when the sort
OF baseball used in that day was
considered. That sort of hitting
started the craze in fandom for
more lusty and healthy wallops,
and led to the so-called home-run
era.
For today's story, we have Sc
lected as our theme what Is called
by Babe himself the best game he
ever played, or the game that gave
him the most thrills, and I am sure
that my readers will also thrill at
the mere reading of the facts in
this game, between Cleveland and
the Red Sox. Re-hashing these
games brings back fond memories
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

him, and he would be a sucker for
next offering. Robbie stated that
the plan might be worth some
thing, II the writer would also ex-
plain how to secure the two needed
strikes to make the plan work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16
9TH Hugueoot Day
Observed Sunday

THE SIXTH annual Hugue-
not Day of Remembrance 0f the
HuguenOt Society Of Michigan
will he observed Sunday, May
%, with a service al the First
Congregational Church in Ann
AThOr.
Mrs. Curtis r WOlford Of
Grand Rapids, state president,
will extend greetings and give
brief sketch of the objects Of
the organization Hammers and
AnvilS" will be the theme of a
talk 10 be delivered by Or.
Leonard A Parr.
The service will he followed
by dinner at 1870 p m. al the
Michigan League. Ann Arbor
members who are assisting in
planning the program to follow
dinner are Mrs. Charles A. Sink.
Mrs Arthur w. Smith and Miss
Marion n Wilcox.
Miss Marllynn Savage. a
junior literary student at the
University Of Michigan and
youngest member of the group.
will give the HuGuenot oath Of
allegiance TO the Protestant
faith i'm French.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16

No. 437D. Airway Post
Operative belt design
ed for general support
and 70 eliminate ia
tigue by support 24-34.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16
Membership Tea
Planned by Guild

TIFF, GLENGARDA GUILD
Of the Ursuline School in River
side drive, Windsor will hold its
annual membership tea from 3
10 6 p. m, May p. Mrs. Har-
old Danovan is general chair
man.
Presiding at the tea tables
will be Mrs. l.. J. McCabe, Mrs.
j. j. Coughlin. Mrs. w. J. Hen
derSon and Mrs. Ernest Burhl
Bueglet. HosteSSeS will be Mrs.
r. G.. ISreal. Mrs. William {.
Reilly. both Of Windsor, and
Mrs. Edwin Barton and Mrs.
Francis Reno Of Detroit.
Mrs William J. Franks. Mrs.
Francis Gaukler, Mrs. Frank
Brady annd Mrs. Albert Tobin
WILDE the DetroitcrS in the
receiving line along with Mrs.
Agnes Ferguson of Windsor.
The following are on the Scrv-
ing and membership committees.
MEsDAMES
Milo Ehls Herman BroUe
Jean Dingeman william Reno
Charles Dorsn Arthur Van
Harry Martin Antwerp
i.eOnal Bondy Kean l. Cronin
Clarence Tohp Martin
brinkman n \ Henprran
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16
Birmingham
INV dshin8ton
WASHINGTON, Nav Il

W ASIilNG1ON, May u
IN ST. JOHNS CHURCH this
Il afternoon at o'clock the
Rev. John G. Magcc read the
marriage SeNice for a BlrmInG-
ham, Mich couple.
The bride was Mary Elizabeth
Lee. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William McMullen Lee of Brm-
lngham and Washington. and the
bridegroom was Ensign Byron
Parker CnlGroNc.- son of Atr-and
Mrs. Lawrence f.. COlgroyc of
Puritan road. Birmingham.
The brunei bride was lovely in
A bouffant gown OF white silk
net over white satin. the skirt
caught AT intervals with bows
Of pale blue ribbon and small
punches Of forget-me-notS. A
fnger-tlp veil fell from a cap
of seed pearls and she wore
pearl necklace which was the
GIFT of the bridegroom. Her
bouquet was Of white roses.
lilies Of the valley and forget
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16
Ensign Best Man

Jeanne ColgToVe. SiSfCT or Tho
bridegroom. wore long fOck
Of heaven blue dotted Swiss
with A cluster Of flowers IN her
hair and carried A spray of pas
tel spring flowers.
Ensign Lawrence Colgrove Jr.
was his brothers best man.
USherS included Arthur Y
Lee Jr Of BronXville. \. Y. Ed
ward TennN Of Aberdeen. Md
and Pvt Joseph Mack OF Boil
ling Field.
Mrs. Lee wore for her daugh-
terS wedding 2 gown of gray
crepe with a hat Of dusty pink
and a corsaGe of sweetheart
roses
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16
Mount Sinai Sets
Niqht Of Games

A NIGHT Of games will he
held AZ 8 p. m. Tuesday az the
Masonic Temple by the Mount
Sinai Hospital Association for
the purpose Of reaching the as
Soclation's quota of 100000
worth of war bonds and stamps.
Mrs. Jacob Nader is chair
man Of the gift committee, as
sisted by Mrs. Dan Rachmiel.
Tickets may be secured from the
various committees under the
Craftsmanship OF Mrs. Joshua
karbal or from Mrs. Max Schu-
blner, executive secretary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16
Navy Blue Costume

Mrs Colgrope'S- costume Mas.
navy blue with white aCceSSo-
res. Her rorSaEe was Of gar
deniaS.
The brides gong away cos
tune was navy suit under
top coat Of gold tweed. She
wore A small navy hat and A
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16
MarYe Zeifna0,
BURG to Wed

TIE ENGAGEMENT Of Marie
Jayne Zeifman 10 Leon Burg,
son Of Mr. and Mrs Benjamin
Burg Of Blaine avcnHe, formerly
Of Long Island \. Y. has been
announced by her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Zeifman If Tay-
Tor avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-16

cardenia COrSaCo. The couple
VIII i've I'm The WcSt after a TO-
dav honeymoon IN New York
Here for tho wedding besides
Mr.. and Mrs Colgrove and
Jeanne was Mary Louise Col,
grove. Mrs Edgar b. Bliss, the
brides maternal grandmother.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur V. Lee Jr
of BronNvIlle, y. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles MeloneY of New
York and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
tiafTISof- frCderICk. Va.
Evening star., 1943-01-02

government and /or Of relief and re.
by political and by religious considera-
tions and practical mechanisms, but also
by available factual material and rea-
soned deductions concerning the basic
ethnic character structure of the italian
individual and ethnic culture pattern of
the Italian people.
Nothing necessarily new or radical is
implied by these considerations and
suggestions: the British government
long ago retained anthropologists as
consultants to deal with problems in
colonial countries filled with native peo-
pies speaking diverse languages, prac-
ticing many strange and diverse customs,
and subjected for the first time to strains
which were distorting old culture pat
terms.
But these considerations do imply
that military and political leaders should
have access to advisers who can bring
to old, familiar, troublesome situations
newly discovered ways of looking at
people, new kinds of reasoning concern
Ing Vic DdSAC ctIlIllC SGTuCUuTc OcnhVlOT
patterns OF individuals and Of social
groups confronting military and political
leaders.
In other words, in addition to the
analysis of proper United Nations politi-
cal, economic, military and religious
premises and procedures relative to
Italy. there must be frank recognition
of the characteristics of the Italian
character structure and culture pattern,
clear understanding of the habitual
manner in which an Italian grasps
situation in moral or amoral terms, and
frank willingness to look at Italy or at
any other country in way which was
not attempted in any large manner at
the close of the First World War.
THOMAS w. HUNTINGTON.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Production vs.. Rutionina

The accent today is laid upon food
rationing, rather than upon food
production. 1t is obvious that in
creaseS in production would make
the ration larger per capita or even
make rationing unnecessary.
How far is the administration
going in the encouragement of agri-
cultural production, and how far
can it go wisely? These are ques-
tions that the Department of Agri-
culture and the farm organizations
of the country already are studying.
Unfortunately for a maximum
food production, farm labor has been
allowed to be depleted. both for
military service and for manning of
the materiel production plants of
the country. Unfortunately, also,
farm machinery, so necessary in
large production projects, is limited.
A survey in Kansas, for example has
shown that land is lying idle and
some farms have been abandoned.
Now that food rationing is here,
there is reason to believe that the
question of increased production
will be given new emphasis With
in a short time after the opening
cf the new year, meetings of the
leaders of farm organizations will
be held in Washington to tackle the
whole subject of the food supply,
prices and new definition of farm
parity"
Awake to the seriousness of the
farm labor shortage, the agencies of
Government dealing with manpower
already have indicated they intend
to give the farmer better break.
The farmers themselves are not
enamored of Government subsidies
They would prefer to have prices.
Many of them believe that given a
free hand in the amount of produc-
ton. prices largely would regulate
themselves. They contend that with
large crops, foodstuffs would not sell
beyond reasonable prices.
From purely political point of
view, it is likely that the powers that
be will give closer ear to the farmers
in the next Congress than they did
in the last. The sweeping defeats
of the Democrats at the polls in
States that are agricultural and
semi-agricultural were not without
their effect. 1t is even said that the
administration will no longer balk
strongly against rewriting the farm
parity formula to permit wages paid
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Church Membership

The relation between religion and
society as an organized community
probably never has been more en-
gagingly explained by any other man
than it was by Benjamin Disraeli
in the House Of Commons on Febru-
ary 81, 1861 He was a Jew and proud
of his race. His mind was inciSive
and keen and he glimpsed, as few
gentle Christians of his time did, the
simple and factual truth that: The
Church of England is part of Eng
land. 1t is part Of our strength and
a part of our liberties. a part of our
national character"
So, too, the American church,
without regard for doctrinal differ
ences, is portion of the pattern of
life of the people of the United
States. American soldiers and sailors
are fighting for their faith, and their
relatives and friends owe it to them,
If not to themselves, to maintain the
spiritual front at home. Especially
10 IL lLlpUi ldIlI W piSSClNt dllu
strengthen the religious institutions
of the Nations Capital. Some of
them have been weakened by the
removal of numbers of loyal members
to other cities through the operation
of the Governments decentralization
plan. The work of the junior groups
in many instances has been injured
by the absence of young women as
we'll as young men called into ma
tional service for the duration"
On the other hand veritable army
of new residents has come to Wash
ington without having affiliated with
any church. For the past ten months
newcomers are reported in ex-
cess of 10000. In recognition of
these Strangers" the Federation of
Churches and the Ministerial Union
have set aside the first Sunday of
the new year as an occasion for
welcoming all who wish to share in
Evening star., 1943-01-02
These Facts Needed

If one man bad authority to say
what should be done about WASH
ington's hospitals, the hearing before
Senator McCarran to find out why
so little is being done would not have
been necessary. This sage observa-
ton by Maury Maverick, the WPB
official in charge of releasing critical
materials, is substantially true. 1t
applies to things other than hos
pitfalls. But no one man is going to
have that undivided authority and
so we shall have to get along as best
we can with a great many cooks tell
ing just how the broth should be
prepared
Senator McCarran has given all the
cooks about week to get together
and report on what they have been
able to accomplish. It is too bad
they could not have gotten together
long ago. But the trouble in Wash
ington now is that just when one
group of cooks has settled on the
ASSApC anu POG UlIC OlCW Oll UllC SlOVt,
another brand new group turns up
and asserts authority which was
never contemplated in the beginning
because nobody knew it existed.
When the hospital hearings are
resumed, 1t is to be hoped that Sena-
tor McCarran can find out: Cd How
many additional beds can be placed
in existing structures with the ap-
proval of the medical authorities:
co how much new construction will
be approved by the War Production
Board and 60 the resulting condi-
ton, as to adequacy or inadequacy
OF hospital facilities, facing Wash
ington and the Metropolitan Area
for the rest of the war. II there is
agreement on these three points we
shall at least know where we stand,
which is more than we know now.
Evening star., 1943-01-02

birds? They, too, know a good thing
when they see it.
All birds have good eyesight, and these
sparroWs have as good eyes as any species.
They are small, these eyes, but they
can spot food with the best of them
1t is impossible, honestly. to blame
them for going where food can be found
r xx
One of the best features of the Eng
lish sparrowS, and one often overlooked,
is that the cardinals are their friends
Wherever you find English spaErows,
you will find cardinals, or redbirds,
as so many prefer to call them.
No matter how many of the true
American birds" the common sparrows
tend to drive away, they have no effect
on the cardinals, either male or female
This comes about because they all be-
long to the same great bird family.
1t is pleasant to watch the redbirds
hop around on the ground with bevy
of sparrows.
Other good birds which do not mind
the English sparrow are the song SPAR
rows and the white -throated sparrows,
naturally enough
1t should be realized that English
sparrows are by no means the ragged"
specimens many of the older bird books
brand them
Nor are they dirty and unkempt" as
they are so often called.
Seen closely, there is no cleaner look
ing bird than the female of this species.
The male perhaps is not so clean, but
mostly this is due to his marking and
the way he has of ruff1ing his feathers.
Bird for bird, the English sparrow
Is about as clean as any of them.
His habits. truly observed, are no way
near as 'pugnacious" as some OF the
older writer's said.
We have watched them eat with
scores of other species, and do not find
that they hustle other birds out Of the
food any more than any other species
do.
In the animal world, the largest
usually does the hustling. That is a
lesson which, alas, mankind is putting
into use, too, in these sad days.
The English sparrows are interesting
birds. To hear some people talk Of
them, you would think them really not
birds at all, but some sort of feathered
monsters
Really they are quite canary like in
appearance
AS for their song, it is no world beater,
but when heard with many of its kind,
all going at once possesses sort of
choral quality which is quite pleasing
This very human little bird likes to
take time out" in the middle afternoon
to sing. Seated in a rose vine, his
stomach full, he sings vigorously and
well, hymning his praise to God who
he assures us, in the end will see that
right and justice are victorious.
Evening star., 1943-01-02
Empty Houses in Vermont Town
Prompt Question About Saving.

To the Editor Of The Star:
At st. Johnsbury, VT, there is located
the scale division factory of the Fair
banksMorse Co. of Chicago The popu-
lation Of the town is about 1900. There
are 200 vacant dwellings in the neigh
borhood, due to the fact that skilled
metal workers have left for other war
work centers, principally Claremont
N H.; Springfield and Windsor. VT, and
Hartford, Conn. in which places the
Government is spending large sums for
housing projects.
II the Fairbanks Morse Co. did more
war work IN st. Johnsbury, the town
could keep its skilled workers at home
and the Government would save large
sums?
I wonder If there are not other ex-
amples like this. Is there no remedyp
NED F. HOYT.