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Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
DOVER MAN
KENT ATTORNEY
Melvin Hopkins, Dover City
Solicitor, Appointed by Kill
loran to Fill Unexpired Term
ATTORNEY FOR HOUSE

Atty.-Gen. Clair j. Killoran has
announced the appointment of Mel
win Hopkins, Dover attorney, to
complete the erm of Lieut.. Henry
j. Ridgely, U. S. N. r., of the same
place, as deputy attorney general
for Kent County. Lieutenant
Ridgely, commissioned last spring,
has received duty orders and is to
report soon for service at New
England naval air station. Mr..
Hopkins, city solicitor of Dover for
IL years, will be serving his second
term as deputy attorney general.
He was first appoined to the post
in 1881 by former Atty.-Gen. Reu-
ben Satterthwaite, Jr. At that
time, he succeeded U. S. Rep. Earle
D. Wiley, who had been appointed
judge of the newly created Com
mon Pleas Court of Kent County.
Attorney for House
The new deputy served as attor-
nty for the House during the past
two session of the General Assem-
bly,. He is adjutant also of the
Dover Civilian Defense organiza-
ton and executive officer of the Do
yer squadron of the Civil Air Pa
troll. Mr.. Hopkins, who has his
law office on State Street, is Della
ware secretary of the United States
Corporation Company and is well
known throughout the state as a
corporation lawyer.
Native of Kent County
With Mrs. Hopkins, the former
Hazel Pusey of Delmar, and their
three children, Robert W., Eliza
beth W., and Patricia Anne, the
new aide makes his home at the
corner of Bradford and William
Streets in the state capital. Mr..
Hopkins is a native of Kent Coun-
ty. He was born near Hollands
vile in 1899, the son of Romulus A.
and Jennie Melvin Hopkins. He
was graduated from Dover High
School in 1918 and received his
bachelor of arts degree from the
University of Delaware in 1922.
During this period he served for
seven months in the World War.
Began Practice in 1925
In 1922 Mr.. Hopkins associated
with James M. Satterfield
as a law student, remaining there
until 1925. In that year he was
admitted to practice law in the
state and federal courts. He is a
member of the American Legion,
the Masons, and the Kent County,
Delaware State and American Bar
He is also president
of the board of trustees of the Wes-
ley Methodist Church.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
SMYRNA RENTS STABILIZED
to Be Here Only Twice
Each Month

Joseph Donald Craven, Area
Rent Director, has announced that
because of the fact that rents have
been stabilized in the Smyrna Area,
and there are so few problems that
require attention from the Rent Of
fee, an inspector will be present at
the First National Bank of Smyr-
ma, for the purpose of advising the
citizens of this town, on alternate
Fridays instead of weekly, as has
heretofore been the custom. Mrs.
Kathryn c.. Ashmore, who services
both Smyrna and Dover, will pay
her next visit to Smyrna on Friday,
September 10; and every two
weeks thereafter. She will con-
tinue to be available to the citizens
of Dover every Monday in the City
Hall between the hours of 10 a. m.
and p. m.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
GIVE FAREWELL DANCE
Four Sour Notes Play for Last
Time Saturday Night

A farewell dance for the boys in
this community who will leave next
week for service with the armed
forces will be given this Saturday
night, September 4th, by the Four
Sour Notes, local dance band, at
the Century Club House. The
dance will also be a farewell to the
original Sour Notes." for one of
the members, Kenneth D. Smith, is
among those leaving for army SER
vice. The band expects to continue
under the same name if an instru-
mentalist can be found to replace
Kenny" The dance Saturday
night will last from 9 p. m. until
midnight.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
GOV. BACON AT
G.. @. P. MEETING
Attending Conference With
Former U. S. Senator TOWN.
send; Called by Spangler
ADVISORY GROUP

Gov. Walter w. Bacon and for
mer u. S. Senator John G. Town
send, Jr., of Selbyville, chairman of
the National Republican Senatorial
Committee, left Tuesday for Mack
mac Island, Mich, where on Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday of
next week they will participate in
a conference called by Harrison E.
Spangler, chairman of the Republi-
can National Committee. The con-
ference, called sometime ago by
Mr.. Spangler, will include the 40
members of the Republican post
war advisory council appointed by
the National chairman last May.
National Committee
The council is composed of the "a
governors, five Sena-
tors, IL representatives and eight
officials of the national committee.
Mr.. Spangler said it will present
to the nation a program for inter-
national cooperation that will be a
beacon of future peace to all the
people of the globe" The confer
ence, which will start with prelim-
mary meetings on Friday and Sat-
urday, will get underway formally
on Monday, Labor Day, morning
and will continue through Wednes-
day morning. Governor Bacon in
that he and Mr.. Townsend
would go to Baltimore and travel
together from there, going by way
of Buffalo and the Great Lakes,
and arriving at Mackinac Friday
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
Mine Washed Ashore

A large mine loaded with 500
pounds of t. N. T. was washed
ashore at Rehoboth Beach, attract
ing large crowds to the beach and
boardwalk. Soldiers from Fort
Miles removed the detonator, drag
ged the mine to the boardwalk and
took it away in truck.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
Big Fire Near Kenton

Fire on the farm of Clarence
Cademus Monday night destroyed a
large barn and chicken house, with
loss estimated at $4,000. The build
ing was partly insured. Smyrna
firemen responded to the alarm at
2.35 a. M, and remained on the
scene until 5 a. m. Fire companies
of Clayton, Hartly and Cheswold
were also called.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
Dover City Manager Named

Gilbert L. Wilcox, Philadelphia,
recently elected to the post by Do
yer City Council, assumed the Of
fee of city manager today, Mayor
j. Wallace Woodford announced.
Mr.. Wilcox, a civil and electrical
engineer and a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, was
elected by council on August 10 to
succeed the late l.. D. Shank who
had been city manager from the
time the city manager form of gov
eminent became operative there in
1929.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
WOMEN MAKE
200 BLOUSES
Smyrna Women Praised for
Meeting Quota During Aug
ust; Sent to Russia
REPORT FOR AUGUST

Two hundred blouses for Russian
women were completed during the
month of August by Red Cross
sewing volunteers, Mrs. Charles P.
Thornley,, sewing chairman has an
nounced. Miss Anna B. Beckett,
chairman of the Smyrna Chapter,
Red Cross, praised the volunteers
and Mrs. Thornley, for their tireless
work during the heat of last month,
in order that this community's
quota could be met THAT the
blouses were completed ahead of
schedule proves that Smyrna wo-
men may be counted upon to meet
an emergency by cooperation and
hard work., Miss Beckett stated.
The appeal for sewing volunteers,
made the first of the month, was
met with success. Mrs. Fred Har-
ris is production chairman for this
town.
Report For August
Department chairmen recently
completed their monthly report.
Hours volunteered totaled 1851,
with LA workers. The production
unit reported that garments COM
pleted were nurses aprons, 3
mems shirts, 1874 children's blouses,
80 women's blouses, mems sweat
ers, watch caps, children's nit
tens, 2 pairs children's socks, Miss
Henrietta Denneyfs knitting chair
man. Fifteen Motor Corps men,
bers worked SOC hours and drove
581 miles, Mrs. Davis H. Bell, CO.
chairman with Mrs. C. Leland Har-
monson, reported Mrs. Lee Dea-
kyne, home service chairman, re-
ports that two cases were investi-
gated, requiring four hours.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
COUNCILMAN STRICKEN
John G. Still Suffers Heart Attack
Aiding Firemen Last Week

Town Councilman John G. Still is
recovering following a heart attack
suffered last Thursday during fire
which broke out in double house
adjoining his home. Mr.. Still, who
also owns the property where the
blaze started, was assisting firemen
when he became i'll. The fire or
iginated in the part of the house
tenanted by Earl George and fam
lily, caused, it is believed, by burn
ing. rubbish on the property. The
Citizens Hose Company extinguish-
ed the blaze.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
HONOR SYSTEM
REPLACES BAN
Motorists Placed on Their
Honor to Avoid Nom
essential Driving
BAN LIFTED YESTERDAY

Legal restrictions against plea
sure driving in the northeastern
states, including Delaware, was lift
ed at 1901 a. m. yesterday, it was
announced jointly in Washington
by the Office of Price Administra-
ton and the Petroleum Administra-
ton for War. Motorists will be
placed on their honor to avoid nom
essential driving. Lifting of the
ban came after three months and
IL days of vacation time when
travel is normally heaviest. During
that time, hundreds of persons
were stopped in Delaware by OPA
enforcement agents and a large
number fined" coupons for violat-
ing the ban by specially formed
panels of residents. A petroleum
official of this state said that stocks
of gasoline at the present time are
probably lower than at the time
when the ban was established last
May 20. He explained that sup
plies in the East have been drained
during the past month because of
huge military needs and the
amount used on August vacations
in addition to regular requirement.
Stocks here at the present time are
1896 per cent of normal. Although
OPA officials said that motorists
would no longer be stopped to
check on pleasure driving, they en-
phasized that it should be realized
by all that unrestricted driving is
out as long as gasoline is needed
for our fighting forces.
Black Market Target
1.-THE energy and enforcement eff
fort which has been used in con-
nection with the ban on pleasure
will now be turned to a
vigorous prosecution of those who
engage and participate in black
gasoline operation at the
of law-abiding citizens who
are periodically supporting their
government in this time of war;" it
was said. Reliable Washington
sources reported, however, that
OPA plans a vigorous drive to re-
duce the number of "B" and CO.
coupons issued. It was said off
Gals plan to visit local boards to
urge them to cut the supplemental
rations to the bare minimum.
Ban Started May goth
The eastern pleasure driving ban
first was adopted last Jan. and.
remained in effect until March
when it was replaced by an honor
system. The ban went back on
May 20, however, when gasoline ra-
tons were reduced in the East and
has been in effect since. The re-
strictions applied to the II north
eastern states, eight counties in
West Virginia and the District of
Columbia.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
PHASES OF ROTARY CLUB
Members Explain Clubs Various
Services at Meeting

The following members of Smyr-
ma Rotary Club presented various
phases of Rotary at last weeks
meeting: DR.. c. j. Prickett, club
service; Harvey c. oJnes, vocation
al service; Richard Marley, COM
munity service; Nelson Everhart,
international service. William E.
Matthews, Jr., arranged the pro-
gram and George Wright, the pres
ident, responded and urged fellow
members to follow Rotary's motto:
"He Profits Most Who Serves
Best" w. w. Richter, Dover club,
was visitor. Plans are being
made for the official visit of Marvin
Porch, district governor, tonight.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
POLICE TO MEET
WITH FBI Septic
Law Enforcement Officials of
Various Parts of State
Meet at Dover
MIR. LYNCH TO TALK

]. w. Vincent, Special Agent in
Charge of the Baltimore Office of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, announced today that an FBI
Conference for Police will be held
in Dover, on Monday, September
10. This conference will be held at
2:30 p. M, and law enforcement Of
ficials of the various parts of the
State of Delaware are expected to
be in attendance. Honorable Stew
art Lynch, United States Attorney
at Wilmington, will address the Do
yer conference relative to recent
Supreme Court decisions which ap-
ply to law enforcement. Arrange
ments have been made for Mr.. Don
aid ]. Parsons, representative of
the FBI Laboratory, Washington,
D. c., to discuss Firearms Identifi-
cation at the Dover conference. Mr..
Parsons lecture will be supple
mented by slides illustrating the
various phases of his talk. In ad-
dition, a motion picture of interest
to law enforcement officers will be
shown,
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
STUDY OF
BANKING LAWS
Governor Bacon Appoints
Commission to Determine
Changes Needed
NAME EIGHT MEMBERS

Gov. Walter w. Bacon has an
nounced appointment of the men,
bers of the commission on revision
of the state banking laws provided
for in Senate joint resolution,
concurred in by the House, at the
last session of the Legislature. The
members named are: George c.
Herring, Jr., and Joseph w. Chinn,
Jr., Wilmington; Paul D. Lovett,
Newark; ]. Rankin Davis, Green
vile; Wallace F. McaFul, Milford;
William X. Patton, Dover; Daniel j.
Layton, Jr., Georgetown; DR.. Row
land G. Paynter, Georgetown. The
state bank commissioner, John C.
Darby of Frederick, is an exofficio
member and chairman of the COM
mission under the provisions of the
resolution.
Eight Members
The resolution authorized the
Governor to appoint commission
of eight members, two each from
Wilmington, rural New Castle
County, Kent County and Sussex
County, experienced in banking, to
make full and complete investiga-
ton of the state banking laws, de-
termine what changes are desir-
able, and report its conclusions to
the Governor and make recommen-
dations to the next General As
sembly, with a view to complete
and comprehensive revision of all
banking laws of the state.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
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 8 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., 1943-09-02
Frank Ross Promoted

Frank Moore Ross, of Smyrna, is
major with the Army Air Forces,
according to a bulletin from the
War Department.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
Held Quarterly

All duly accredited state, county,
and municipal law enforcement Of
ficers are entitled to attend the con-
ference. Similar conferences have
been held quarterly by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation since 1889
and are part of the FBI Law En-
forcement officers Mobilization
Plan for National Defense. During
the conference an open forum will
be held at which time all law en-
forcement officers in attendance
will have an opportunity to discuss
problems of mutual interest.
Smyrna times., 1943-09-02
st. Peters Episcopal Church Notes

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ment: Sunday next, IL a. M, cele-
bration of the Holy Communion
and sermon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

of the store We found that the dress was bought
by girl who answered the description of the girl
in the robbers car. With her was young man.
gentle of voice with a round good-looking face and
eyes large, blue and luminous.
Probably the reader has guessed, as we did
that the dress and shoes bought for the young
to wear. But without the aid of the great
police organization and its records all over the
country, that guess would have done little toward
identifying anyone.
1t is fairly familiar fact that a man who will
dress as disguise in crime is likely to have
done it before So we dug into the Kansas City
police record for criminals whose records showed
the wearing of women's clothes. This led us to
study of an individual by the name of Dale Jones.
Dales record went back to early boyhood in a
Kansas City slum and showed once more the luck
that favors youth in crime There had been series
f. Kroger was Investigating alone in the freight
yard. A worker in a nearby shed heard him call
out:
Come here, boy, and tell me-
A revolver shot cut him off. The freight
handler boy running away and got him.
Other workers ran to the policeman and found
him shot dead. A revolver was near him. A rail-
road detective picked it up with handkerchief.
But when the butt was examined for fingerprints
it was found that whoever fired the revolver had
wiped off all fingerprints.
The boy who was caught running away was
Dale Jones. The direction from which he came
indicated that he may have been the one to whom
the policeman called out to stop. We felt sure in
the light of later history that he also fired the
shot and wiped off the revolver But he was ac-
quilted of the crime for lack of sufficient evidence
Two months later Kansas City detectives ar
rested as they thought, young woman in drug
store on suspicion of knowing something of the
murder of Patrolman Kroger The girl put up
powerful struggle and the detectives found their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

WHEN clue seems to vanish into thin air like
w that we do the equivalent of what blood
hound does under similar circumstances We
scamper around in the immediate vicinity and
sometimes pick it up again. We guessed that since
the gang chose that neighborhood for address,
it might use it for other purposes, such as garag
ing it's car.
This time our theory worked. We not only
found the garage but the gray car as we'll. The
garage was owned by a man Of excellent repu-
taton. He was clearly innocent of any knowledge
that the was stolen, as we found at once that
it was. Neither did he know the people who left it.
He did remember girl with pierced ears.
But our real find an outfit of women's
clothes left in the car The dress was common
place in design so that we could read little from
its choice. But it was a larger size than Irene
Brown seemed to be. The shoes were still larger,
out of proportion even to the size of the dress.
Both the dress and the shoes bore the label of
a Kansas City department store Captain Herbert
S. Mosher at that time Superintendent of our ST.
Louis office, had men question the sales force
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

" the woman at the wheel
II | were criminal l would not have a pretty
Yoman at the wheel of my getaway car, even
fough she were the best driver in the world l
|oud have an average-sized, ordinary, dopey-ook-
hg man in slightly shabby clothes.
A hundred persons might look at such face
Ind instantly forget it. But pretty woman is
|leant to be looked at and remembered She wants
p be noticed though this one was an exception.
kot only men but women remember pretty face.
The people inside the bank were thinking
bout their money their lives their jobs in the
|ank, the guns that were aimed at them, most any
hing but the personal appearance of the men be-
lind the guns.
q pc pedestrians on the sidewalk were untroubled
WY such disturbing thoughts and were naturally
lacted by the girls appearance. Plenty of them
|emembered young round face, shapely mouth
lark eyes, dark hair in a wndblown bob, and pink
kin with an olive tint
We went TO work on the basis Of the woman
Ne also assumed that the gang had studied their
BIB before bringing it off SO we tried out the
heory that the woman might have helped that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

study by keeping a small &C
count in the bank.
We did a thorough job of prod
ding the memories of the bank
clerks and became interested in
a depositor by the name of Irene
Brown. Her description tailed
with that of the woman at the
wheel of the gray car. Someone
at the bank recalled, too, that
her ears had been pierced for
earrings, which led us to believe
that she was probably from
abroad.
There was a rooming house
at the address Irene Brown had
given, but no one there 'remem-
bered the name of the woman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
WE now knew the leaders identity
w lots about him, that he would be e,

hard to catch for many reasons including his
ability as female impersonator. Perhaps even
worse was the knowledge that his big, inno-
cent eyes, soft voice and winning manner in court
would make him hard to convict, even with noun
tain of evidence.
Furthermore, we were beginning to have
crumb or two of luck by which we were able to
sketch the outlines of some of the members of
his gang.
In Terre Haute taxi driver, David Wolf
picked up a fare night, a youth carrying
bundle He round-faced, had friendly bright
eyes and disarmng smile. He told Wolf to take
him TO the country club.
On lonely stretch of the road the youth said
softly, Get OUT"
He pointed up his order with revolver
Wolf took chance with heavy wrench and
hit out. bullet pierced his lung and he collapsed
But he had scared the young away from his
project for he fled from the cab leaving the bundle
behind
When we opened it we found 5000 in wrap
pings bearing the stamp of the Indianapolis bank
the gang had robbed, and some of the money
taken in the train holdup. We also found some
haberdashery there bearing the label of clothing
store in Quincy Illinois.
We questioned the sales clerks there Dale
Jones was at once recognized as one of the pur-
chasers. Another man the clerks remembered
was tall and heavy, weighing about $50 pounds.
He complained that the suits he tried on left
space between the bottom of the vest and the top
of the trousers. w
The description of the third man in the party
was vague but Wisecrack he uttered interested
us. Don't worry about this money folks, we
made it ourselves" The joke was meaningless,
but the word folks told us that the man was
either homespun and fresh from the country, or
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

hands full of muscular male, Dale Jones
Again he went free for lack of evidence
against him.
One thing that made it hard to connect
Dale Jones with crime was his disarmingly
gentle voice and bearing and his innocent
eyes and face He looked like a Autograph
version of a choir boy.
But two years after he was acquitted of
the murder of Patrolman Kroger, a police
man, Samuel Queen, arrested Dale Jones and
another youth, John Shead, for the theft of
an automobile. Shead broke away. Queen
made Dale board train with him to take
him to the Butler, Missouri Jail. The train
stopped to discharge passengers at station.
Suddenly Dale pointed to the crowd outside.
Look there, there!" he shouted.
Queen looked out. At that moment Shead
leaped into the car and sent bullet through
the officers brain.
Shead and Dale escaped but Shead was
recaptured, tried and, pleading guilty, was
sentenced for life He exonerated Dale but
we knew it was lie. In fact, we later learned
what Dale's reaction to the shooting was.
Il felt kind of terrible gloating some
thing" he said.
Now we took Dale Jones' photograph to
the scenes of the bank robberies and the train
holdup. All eyewitnesses identified him as
the leader in each case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

hands full of a muscular male, Dale Jones.
Again he went free for lack of evidence