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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-01-28

Word has been passed along that
Corporal George Thomas Garrison,
now stationed in Australia, sent
radiogram to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Garrison, that he had
received their Christmas package
in good condition. This is indeed
good news Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison.
The very fact that your son is
alive, well and perhaps reasonably
happy in the far away country of
Australia, no doubt makes you hap
Ply to. How about sending through
Georges address so that we may
enter it in our Service Honor Roll.
coalt va Spare time 10 al tins
now?
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-01-28

No sooner said than done Mrs.
Hurd. If you will look under the
Change of Address, Service Honor
Roll, you will see your brothers
and son-in-law's addresses there:
Pvt. George W.Armstrong and Pvt.
William M. Whayland respectively.
Thank you very much for having
informed Dribbles of these changes.
We trust that you will render us
the same kind of service in the flu
ture whenever it is necessary. The
only thing that we might suggest
that would prove of equal value,
would be for you to invite these
boys to write in direct if they can
spare the time.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-01-28

Thank you very much Mr.
Slaughter for sending us Edwards
new address. This change was list
ed in The Smyrna Times issue of
January 21st. Dribbles hopes that
you will keep this column informed
of any further change of address
that Edward may have. And, if
you have a few spare moments,
send us Edwards middle initial and
his U. S. Army serial number so
that we may complete his record.
ASH. listed under Our Boys names
means their Army Serial Number.
1t is assumed from the manner in
which you write that you are a
weekly reader of The Smyrna
Times. Do you send this on to
Edward when you are finished?
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-01-28
Smyrna, Delaware

Smyrna, Delaware
Editor of Dribbles:
Enclosed you will find the new
addresses of my brother and SON.
in-aw. Please make the necessary
changes in your Service Honor Roll
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. John j. Hurd
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-01-28
803 West 9th Street
Wilmington, Delawar,

wilmington, delaware
This is to notify you of the
change of address of Edward
Slaughter. His former address was
Fort Lewis, Washington. The new
address is: PFC. Edward Slaugh-
ter, Co. D, 174th infantry, Ventura,
California.
Yours respectfully,
Edward Slaughter, Sr.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1943-01-28


ton are living in the same area that
l live in, so see them quite often.
l can't think of anyone else from
Smyrna proper here with me, but
we do have quite few boys from
Clayton, Hartly, Dover, etc. They
will include Gordon Palmer of
Hartly, along with a number from
Dover, such as Ben Hamm and
Phil Baynard. 1t does not seem to
be at all bad, located thousands of
miles away from my old surround
lngs, when so many of the fellows
from back home are around all the
time.
1t seems a shame to stop and
think that there is such an excess
of girls back there in Smyrna,
whereas, we don't have one white
girl on the Island, and have not
seen one for about year now.
The boys all listen to the "Hit
Parade" every Saturday night -
also the eleven o'clock news from
California. There is very little to
do in the way of recreation here, so
most all of the boys are looking
forward to the day when we will
arrive back home.
Keep up the good work in The
Smyrna Times so that we can keep
track of where our old friends are,
and We'll be seeing you soon.
Evan t. Gebhart
Corp. Evan T. Gebhart
ASH. 32066000
Care of Personnel, 198th c. A.
APO No. 919, care of Postmaster
San Francisco, California
1t has been nice hearing from
you Corporal Gebhart. Dribbles is
glad to welcome you to this col
umn. Your friend and mine, Buck
eye" Rowland has visited with us
several times, and Rhesa Walton
has also written in recently. This
column belongs to all Our Boys and
Girls In the Service. Make use OF
it just as often as you wish. 1t is
yours for the asking. Dribbles
knows that you must feel very
kindly towards Mrs. Walter c. Ny
ers of Millington, Maryland fol
sending you so many copies of The
Smyrna Times. 1t was indeed g
most thoughtful act. Here's hoping
that she will continue this gooc
work.
1t must be remembered, however
that it will be necessary now tt
comply with Post Office Depart
ment Order No. 1857; information
concerning this was published il
our column last week. We trust
that Mrs. Myers read this article
and will apply for subscription tc
be mailed to you direct from the
publishers of this newspaper. Other
wise, The Smyrna Times may moi
be permitted to go forward to you
n that case, you would of necessity
have to depend on Cy Gears to pass
all the news along. Cy's the boy
that can certainly keep you inform
ed, since he knows most of the an
swers. Best of luck Corporal
Write in again soon.
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D
FROM
Our Boys in Service
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Somewhere East of That
December, 1912

december, 1917
To the Editor:
I wasn't quite sure of the fact as
to whether or not The Smyrna
Times was still owned by Mrs. E.
D. Hoffecker, so l have addressed
this to the editor.
Mrs. Walter C. Myers of Milling
ton, Maryland has sent me quite a
few copies of the "Times" and
have enjoyed reading them, espec-
tally the "Dribbles" column. This
keeps me pretty well up on where
all my old friends are at present.
probably don't need to read a
newspaper to learn the news be-
hind the news in Smyrna, or where
the fellows are, since Cy Gears
writes very often and keeps me
well informed.
| have seen Buckeye Rowland a
couple of times since 1 have been
here. We came out here together,
but now he is about as far away
from me as he can be, which is
more than few miles. I do talk
to Buckeye over the phone every
so often and we discuss Smyrna
and the happenings there. gem
orally call Buckeye every time a
ssint
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15

examples, "The L. A. Kid and
Idaho Ike
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
Army Addenda
Predicts Soldiers Will Return With
New Interest in Religion

The Colonel of an Infantry regi-
ment now overseas expressed the
view that American soldiers on
their return from the war will as
sumo a more vital attitude toward
religion, in letter to the Chief of
Chaplains made possible by the
War Department today. He relat-
ed his experience at a non-secta-
rian service whee the men were in
vited to participate in communion.
The great roomful of. soldiers
rose as one, filling the aisles and
surging forward he said. They
kneeled at the altar, a line of some
40 men, remaining with head bow
ed after receiving the sacrament
and then giving way to others. so
that by the time the chaplains
reached one end of the line, new
commandments occupied the other.
The eagerness of the men to par
ticipate in the service deeply af-
fected the chaplains, and that same
eagerness made of the service one
of the most impressive l have ever
Witnessed
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
LET US ALL WORK HARD FOR
SECURITY AND VICTORY
By A. w. HIGH

While our men and women are
treading the soil of our enemies.
giving their lives for the freedom
of every living man and woman. it
IS the duty of every patriotic citi-
zen to fulfill certain moral obliga-
tons to these young men and wo-
men, regardless to color, or creed.
Perhaps the greatest thing that
we at home can do for these fight
ing men, is to buy more and more
Bonds and Stamps daily and thus
help the Allies to increase their
fighting power Another thing we
can do is cultivate every possible
piece of land into good Victory
gardens and farms.
After Victory, there will be a
Peace Table. I trust that in the
drawing up Of the Peace Terms, The
way of life for the future, those in
power will see that some southern
Negro who understands our prob
lens, will have chance to present
our cause and thus receive for US
here in the south, some of the good
things that will mean a new day in
America for all people. But, as Ne
groes, we must remember, that we
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15

OF the majority 1t must be more
attentive to details because as a mi
norlty it stands out more. 1t is lust
like what we used to say about wo-
men IN business-a woman to get
a mans pay must be twice as good
as the man on the job. So it is with
minorities.
The minority cannot afford the
dissipation of self-pity. The way for
a minority to lift itself is by rails
ing It's own standards, by being
twice as good as the majority twice
as loyal and twice as competent
twice as willing, twice as patient
twice as ready to cooperate. Ev-
cry member Of a minority who
makes good, opens doors for 9TH
ers of his group. That is automatic
and horse sense as well.
Water seeks its own level and
right alone can make might en-
dure. Minorities have gained the
rights, to which they were entitled
by sheer merit, not by pressure or
force. This has been true in the
fight for religious liberty, in the
fight for political liberty and in the
tight for economic liberty. And it
applies equally to every other
struggle.
aLook back over the history of
Negro emancipation and see how
great has been the achievements tc
date and why. How you affect a
situation is the determining factor
not the way in which it affects
you:
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
DUAL PROTECTION H. FOR ALL"

in North Africa have painted on
their combat vehicles have been
chosen for sentimental reasons, the
War Department is informed.
Take Staff Sergeant Dominic De
Fazio's 'Tessie," for example. De
Fazio lives at 625 7 tn street, Mag
ra Falls, NeNw York. "Tessie is
my one and only, and when | sit
behind the wheel Of my eep I'm
at ease he says.
Corporal Maurice Sigler, of 414
George Street, Hagerstown, Mary
land, has ''Velma," his wife's name,
on the side of his weapon carrier
because Its good reminder"
Sergeant Herman Muelleisen, Of
1OO4 Lake Street, Elmira, New
York, has Lillian on his jeep.
"Dottie," in bold latters, reminds
Corporal Anthony j. Book, 81 Ash
Street, Yonkers, NNew, York, that
he'd better be. true.
Private Steve L. Zeman. 5000
Dearborn Avenue, Detroit, who has
named his jtep "Spitfire,7 explains:
1T seems about as fast as Spit.
fire when it's in good shape He
thinks that painting a name on the
side of vehicle is a good idea be-
caus Il know my vehicle when l
see it. l know l have to take care
of it and keep it in tip-top condi-
ton
Some Of the names in less serious
vein are: Petunia, Corpuscle, Par
amecium, Athlestane, Poodle-Jump-.
er, Piney Wood, Victorious, Pop
eye, Jaw Breaker, Leapin' Lena.
Punch Drunk, Junior, Poppy, Fris-
ky, Frank Merriwell, Cobina, Cook
lie, Pug, Poopdeck and Skeeter.
Then there's Coffin, Bumpy,
Little Evie, Poppy, Mother-in-law
Clumsy, Blackjack, Growing Pains,
Bunny Joe and Opal.
Others are: Billy, teh Kid, Dog
face, Rave On, Buffalo Bill, Dizzy,
Smoking Joe, Sweetheart, Pappy.
Buzzard, Muscular Joe, Zoar. Stutz.
Topper, Sis, Baby, Heinie Buster,
Dutch Clanser and Nom.
Sometimes a soldier puts the
name of his state or city on his We
hicle, such as Paducah, Montana.
Detroit, or, to take more playful
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
"25 Degrees Cooler Inside" AT
Army p. o. In Pacific

Despite the fact that the post Of
occupied by American forces is of
flee on hot South Pacific island
metal construction, the local Army
postmaster is able to hang sign
on the outside reading "25 degrees
cooler inside the War Department
is informed.
The corrugated metal building a
little coo warm for Lieutenant Ju-
an |. Malarin, of Ross, California,
the Army postal officer, so he took
a tip from the natives. He had them
weave matched roof over the top.
over wood frame constructed by
the engineers and SUPPORTED by
bamboo poles.
The result. just about the cool
est spot on the island.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15

can expect just as much from this
flnal peace, as we have been will
ing to put into the gaining of such
d peace. If we have not been will
ing to sacrifice and share our part
OF the burdens of war. we cannot
expect too much out of the final
peace. AS Negroes, we have a Job
to do and rewards are given to peo-
pie who achieve them.
To insure sound peace in Vic
tory within our own homeland, both
races IN this country and especially
IN the south, must learn to respect
and recognize the word of their fell
lowmen, must learn to trust each
other.
Education, we all must work hard
to obtain, this alone will insure the
Negro equal opportunities in life.
When we as a majority recognize
the great need of educational and
cultural Improvements for our
group-the need for us to be self
respecting, and above ALL self-sup-
porting, then we will win the sup
port of our southern white friends
Security will support Victory.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
ON THE MINORITY PROBLEM
By RUTH TAYLOR

The other dayt4 came across. a
sentence which / think is particu-
larly applicable TO the whole prob
lem of minorities. Here it is: THE
test of man in an emergency is
whether he thinks first How does
that affect me?" or 'How can 1 af-
feet it?'"
The first is the instructive re-
spouse Of any minority-but in the
second lies the secret of the sue
cessful solution of the minority
problem.
To begin with, under a demo-
cratic form of government the mai
GRITTY has the ruling powerful not
the right to Cypress the minority.
The minority has the right of pro-
test-but not the right to place the
privileges of a group before the
rights of the majority.
Both sides have responsibilities.
1 shall not discuss here the respon-
sibilities of the majority - that is
my job when I am talking to them.
What you and l must consider here
is just what what the minority
should do.
How can the minority affect any
general condition with which it has
to deal? By acting as part Of the
majority by realizing that.the only
way to get inside is to act inside.
by not holding the attitude that be-
ing shut out, its responsibility is
ended.
The handicap of the minority is
that it cannot afford the mistakes
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15

Most of the names that soldier.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
Fifth Army Chaplains Find Active
Interest in Religion

Religion has not been forgotten
by troops in North Africa, iudg-
ing by reports of 81 chaplains OF
the Fifth Army and attached units
for the month Of March, 1943, the
War Department disclosed today.
According to Chaplain (Lieuten-
ant Colonel Patrick j. Ryan, of
the Fifth Army, 96,913 soldiers at
tended 461 Sunday services during
the month.
Relying on religious guidance on
days other than Sunday were 22,015
fighting men who attended 3O8
meetings.
Chaplains made 435 visits to hos
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
THE SOUTH SHOULD FREE
ITSELF FROM PESSIMISM
By A. w. HIGH

Citizens of the South, both white
and colored, should at every oppor-
tunity try to give each other an
equal chance. When the two groups
take advantage of each other, the
only results can be the lowering Of
the economic and moral status Of
the entire population When the
south rids itself of men and women
of both races, who are agitators,
then, and only then, will we be
making progress.
Another thing that is all impor-
tant in the advancement of our
southland, is the freeing ourselves
from the pessimism that engulfs so
many Of us of both races. We must
do away with the belief or doc
trine that our fellowmen are all
bad and there are no cures for
what ails them. We must get out of
the habit of always being unhappy
and taking unfavorable views of
every sitution We must try daily
to find something good in our fell
lowmen, to see the bright side of
life.
We Of our own race. especially
our leaders have big job of fight
ing pessimism. AS a d ers S, we
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
Minister'S
Institute
Held AT Alcorn


tional Institute for Town and Rural
Pastors at Alcorn A. & M. College
was held May 3-8, 1943. The Insti-
tute brought together a total of 33
ministers representing four denomi-
nations for a week of intensive
study.
Glasses met daily and the pro-
gram Of study was built around the
general theme: The Rural Church
Serving Youth, The Farm and The
Home.
Special evening programs were
arranged. Among the persons APP
pearing on the evening programs
wee: DR.. A. A. Cosey, President
General State Baptist Convention,
Vice-President Mississippi Coope-
rative Church Council, Mr.. A. L..
Holsey, Filed Representative Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administra-
ton, Mr. F. c. Wilcoxon, Secretary,
Junius Ward Johnson Memorial
YMCA, Vicksburg, Mississippi,
Chairman, Mississippi Council on
Interracial Cooperation, Mrs. Ruth
r. Sanders, Instructor Public
School Music, Alcorn A. & M Col
lege, Mr.. Nathaniel B. Bond, State
Information Officer, Office of Price
administrator and President ia
cob L. Reddix, Jackson College
Jackson, Mississippi.
The members of the Faculty
were: President William H. Bell,
Mississippi, amuel W. Williams,
Alcorn A. & M. College, Alcorn,
Chaplain A. & M. College, Director
of the Institute J. H. Graham,
Professor, Rural Church, Rust Col
lege, Holly Springs, Mississippi, and
representatives of Home Missions
Council, E. E. Stidham, Rural Pas
tor, Nettleton, Mississippi, and rep
resentatives of the Presbyterian
Board of National Missions, Mrs. z.
Patton Price, Teacher Trainer, Vo-
cational Home Economics, Profes-
Sor Home Economics Education.
Alcorn A. & M College, Mrs. R.
E. Sutts-Lyells, Librarian, Alcorn
A. & M. College, C. A. Greer, Min
lister of North Parish Street Baptist
Church, Jackson, Mississippi, Don
F. Pielstick, Field Representative
Home Missions Council, H. c. Har-
per, Assistant State Secretary, Ne
gro YMCA work, Jackson Missis-
sippi, M. M Hubert, Negro District
Agent, Cooperative Extension work.
Jackson, Mississippi; special guests
representing the Federal Govern
ment were: E. A. Miller, assistant
director, Southern division, Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administra-
ton, Jackson, Mississippi, T. M.
T. NJ. Patterson, State Administra-
ton Officer, AAA, Jackson, Missis-
sippi, c. L. Neill, Chairman, State
AAA Committee, Ellisville, Missis-
sippi; H. G. Forbes, Assistant Ad-
ministration Officer, AAA, Jackson,
Mississippi, c. F. Clark, Agricultur-
| al Adjustment Administration
Washington, w. Ammons, Field
Agent, State of Mississippi, AAA.
and James P. Davis.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15

must forget ourselves and think
more and more about the masses of
our group. 1t is sad to have men and
women believing in the type of
leadership, who is concerned only
with impressing the world with
their fineness and ability. forget
ting the little man he is represent
ing. This group can at all times
find fault of everything still they
live in the south enjoying the won
derful opportunities offered here.
doing nothing, but trying to belittle
someone who is trying to elevate
the group who has been mislead.
AT this time, Pessimism is as dam
gerous to the security of the South
as Hitler, TOTO or Mussilino, are to
the whole world One is as bad as
the other. Let us not unjustly crit
ize one another unless we have
done something which is more up
lifting than what is being done.
Let US forget, or rather, for a time
being, put aside some of the UNI
pleasant things that are in our lives
and remember some. of the pleasant
things, some of the fine opportuni-
ties that are offered us daily.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
Procuring 8 Circus Tents Just
Another @. M. Jeb.

When requisition came recently
for three circus tents, officers OF
the Army Quartermaster Corps
took it in their stride They found
the tents-two in Alton, Illinois
and one. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The circus tents, the War Depart
ment explained, are to be used for
shows for troops in Alaska.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15

pitfalls and personally visited 10899
patients. During the month, the
chaplains distributed 5000 religious
articles among Fifth Army troops
and they planned 1862 recreational
programs in which 30,54l soldiers
participated.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-05-15
Tiny Can Opener Developed


A featherweight folding a n
opener slightly smaller than ra-
zor Blade has been developed by
the Quartermaster Corps to replace
the familiar key now supplied with
cans of Army rations, the War De-
partment reports. 1t weighs only
one fifth of an ounce and can be
carried on a keyring, with the cut
ting blade folded flat against the
metal handle.
While it is expected that one will
be supplied eventually to every
soldier going overseas, for the pres
ent they will be packed only in
packages Of *" and &C" rations.
Wives, Sweethearts, Home Towns
Lend Names to Soldiers
Vehicles
Most of the names that soldiers
Evening star., 1943-07-11

WOL-Mutual's American Forum
Of the Air" moves to its new time
Tuesday at 8 to 8 pm. and that ad-
ditional Is minutes won't exactly
lessen the work of It's originator
and moderator, Theodore Crank.
1t simply means more of the same
hard, driving pace necessary to pro-
duce one of these round-table dis
cussions.
This makes Mr.. Crank one of the
busiest men in radio. In fact, even
his sleep is haunted. If he has bad
dreams, he probably sees huge. leer-
ing telephones and hears their
jangling ring of legions of phones.
Mr.; Crank spends practically one
quarter of his waking life phoning
or being phoned. A Mutual ex-
ecutive who dropped In at his Wash
ington apartment one evening, re-
Gently, found Mr.. Crank seated at
the dinner table waving lamb chop
in one hand and a phone receiver
In the other. II get so many calls, !"
he explained, II finally had to have
a phone put in the dining room, toe"
The radio listener only hears the
harrled period OF debate that Is the
American Forum Of the Air" but
he never knows about the enervat-'
ing preparation behind each forum.
To keep the American Forum" on
top of, and ahead Of the news, Gra-
mix has to be alert to everything
that Is going on in the Nations
Capital. Anticipation is half the
battle.
"In booking American Forum
programs, Crank says; 81 have to
watch the congressional debates
very closely. II a timely question
comes up on the floor Of the House
Evening star., 1943-07-11
Starlight Series

The third concert on the Star
light Chamber Music Series ut
Meridian Hill Park will be given by
the Roth String Quartet on We'd
nesday at $3.50 pm. The Roth
Quartet made its American debut
in the Library of Congress in 1928.
where the Hungarian artists played
at the invitation Of Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge.
Feri Roth, first violinist, founded
the quartet in 1922. For 10 years
the same personnel toured Europe
and the United States. In 1898 Mr..
Roth reorganized the quartet and
invited two American artists, Julius
Shaier, violist, and Oliver Edel,
cellist, to become members Of the
ensemble.
In negotiating with the chamber
music organizations to play on the
series this summer, c. c. Cappel
manager, has suggested the in
clusion Of at least one work by an
American composer on each pro-
gram. The Roth Quartet's contri-
button will be the Fourth String
Quartet" by Quincy Porter, to be
programmed with Beethoven's s
Quartet in F Minor, Op. s5," called
"Quartetto Serioso," and Tschai-
kowsky's Quartet IN D Major,
On. H."