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white and Negro delegates told of
instances where trouble had been
averted through cooperative effort.
Urge Action-Not Talk
At the Wednesday evening ses-
sion, delegates in the Adult group
expressed desire to edo something
rather than just talk" Upon the
motion of Rev. J. C. Keegan (white)
of Coty, Wyo., the Adult workers
commission went on record sug-
costing that every effort possible
be made to house Negro delegates
in the downtown hotels during the
Methodist general conference to be
held in the spring. The question
of housing was brought up by the
Rev. W. D. Lester of Kansas City,
Kansas.
Negro Delegates Prominent
Negro delegates were very promi-
nent in committee and conference
work. Rev. Howard A. Bailey Of
Philadelphia, presided at one of the
sessions of the Commission of Ex-
ecutive Secretaries and Board Pres
idents and was elected vice presi-
dent of the Commission for next
years conference. Rev. Henry H.
Nichols, Philadelphia, was vice
president of the Youth Commission.
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson was the
representative of the Central Juris-
diction on the steering committee
of the commission of executive sec
retaries and board president and
was a member of the Auditing Com
mittee composed of three men,
bers) Of the conference. Dean
Robert Hayes, vice president of the
Adult Workers Commission, pre-
sided at the Wednesday afternoon
and evening sessions of the group.
Negro Elected Vice President
At the election of officers for the
conference on Wednesday, DR.. Tim
othy B. Echols of Austin, Texas,
was elected vice president, succeed
ing DR.. Leon M. Adkins (white)
who was elevated to the presidency.
DR.. Echols, who is the executive
secretary of Christian Education
for the New Orleans Area, has
been serving as a member of the
Executive Committee.
Negro delegates who attended
the conference include: Bishop
Alexander P. Shaw, Baltimore; Mrs.
Inez Williams Ballard, Wellington,
Kans.; Miss Arsania Williams, St.
Louis; Dean Robert B. Hayes, Rust
College, Holly Springs, Miss; Mrs.
Villa L. Jackson, Kansas City,
Kansas; the Rev. W. D. Lester,
Kansas City, Kansas; Leon G. Will
liams, Beaumont, Texas; Rev.
Whalon H. Blackmon, Jackson,
Miss; Miss Eula v. Arnold, Jones'
boro, Ca; Rev. 81. L. Overyon,
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HUGHES Orlando Clayton enjoying pre-hoday
parents baby daughter Did that
JIMMY SMITH ETHEL ASH of M have taken out marriage
license with intention wed? LIEUT. THERESA JAMES of the
Army Nursing Corps fuough mighty
her army uniform CORP. GUY of Army Air Base Salt
City, Utah. promoted the rank Sergeant
SSGT LAWRENCE Bubba" BROWN dropping "he" and
friends from North Africa Was hear that
HOWARD HATTERS lovely baby birth
former Elizabeth Schuck
MERCHANT MARINER BUD KELLY IN the Cities last
week visiting his wife Sue and other relatives.
JIMMY u. expected
in the Twin Cities urOugh that
WILSON and CHRISTINE JOHNSON expecting visit from Sir
StOrk" time in the future. R. of ST. Paul tells
of the the
spends app married
GERALDINE EDDIE WTTHERS expecting a
"Sir SOrk ANITA GIBBS U. Govt worker,
arrive town the future spend the holidays with her
BILL RODNEY Duluth MINI, indicted Army
out at Fort Smelling this week.
A TALE CITIES:
Our this week is about young
been married. long Their for the
had been deal but young wfs
handsome CENT? has back the husband
enjoy minutes thinking that his wife wotimng
going with her first love- These ideas his nfdety entirely
though
and hasn't her old love since he
The hubby jealousy suspicion
seriously i'll and sent the hospital this week.
diagnosed This illness
hubby foohy believe his wife trying poison
heroine desperate knowing
band believes of her. She hard think
show her husband that she him
nothing to do with his becoming ILL., (An jealousy
WE'LL friends, that's now you're
mighty busy with your Xmas shopping
YOUR PAL,
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Methodist Meeting
In Kansas City
In Spotlight
(By Staff Correspondent

Kansas City, Mo. - The
Methodist Conference on
Christian Education which
met here from Nov. 20 to Dec.
5, brought more than four
hundred delegates to the city
including thirty Negroes. The con-
ference, which brought together
from all parts of the country ex-
ecutive secretaries, extension secre-
taries, presidents of conference
boards of education, professors of
religion and workers with adults,
youth and children, was held in the
Little Theater of the Municipal
Auditorium and the Hotel Presi-
dent. Throughout the week-long
conference, Negro Methodists were
integrated into the program and a
spirit of unity and fellowship per-
vaded the meetings. The Method
lists feel at home in Kansas City as
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seen in the fact that only Lester
Granger, executive secretary of the
National Urban League, was al
lowed in the session room, and he
wasn't allowed to speak or even be
introduced to the body.
The corridors were packed with
newspapermen, unionists, commu-
nists, liberals, and so forth. Inside
also was the Rt. Rev. ]. Raymond
Campion, brilliant and militant
Brooklyn priest, who with Dan Bur
ley in 1941 set up the meeting with
Larry S. MacPhail, then boss of the
Dodgers and at which many out
standing promises were made
none of which were kept.
There is sure to be some action
one way or the other on the ques-
ton of Negroes in the big leagues
this winter. Watch for it.
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it was here that the three branches
of Methodism protestant, Meth
odist Episcopal and Methodist Epis-
copal, South) held their uniting
conference in 1889.
Bishop Shaw Speaks
A bishop from each of the six
jurisdictions of the church spoke
on Thursday and Bishop Alexander
P. Shaw, of Baltimore, represent
ing the Central Jurisdiction, spoke
on the subject "The Significance of
Christian Education in the Solution
of Social Problems" Bishop Shaw's
address was we'll received and the
delegates from the floor asked that
it be put into printed form for dis
tribution.
Bishop Shaw pointed out that
true Christian Education teaches
that every one should be treated
fairly and justly regardless of race
or color. He declared that in the
matter of race relations eve talk
democracy, but act fascism."
The subject of race relations was
the topic of discussions in two COM
missions on Wednesday afternoon
and on Wednesday night the subject
was brought before the whole con-
ference. Two experts spoke on the
subject, then the meetings were
thrown open to discussion from the
floor. Delegates from various COM
munities told what had been done in
their localities to ease tensions and
improve relations between the
races.
Prejudice Is Misfortune
Robert B. Eleazar (white), en-
ployed by the Methodist Board of
Education as a special worker on
race relations, spoke on develop
ing Christian Race Relations" He
pointed out that race prejudice is a
misfortune rather than vice and
that the only way to combat it is to
dig it out at its root and expose all
of it's rottenness. A long range
program of education beginning at
the earlier years is the only real
solution. he said.
He urged white Methodists and
Negro Methodists in every city to
get together, to become better &C
quainted with each other and to
work comparatively on community
problems. He declared that Meth
odist unification had given Method
lists a peculiar opportunity to do
something about tensions.
Following Eleazar's address,
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publishers committee in to talk if
the league owners hadn't had some
thing good one way or the other,
in mind. The thought persisted
even among such cynics as Joe
Cummiskey of PM, Charley Segar
of the Mirror, Dick Mccain of the
Daily News, and others, that Lands
& Co. had finally found a group of
representative Negroes to whom
they could entrust the ball for a
scoring play. The squawk in the
past had been that so many or
CARNATIONS and groups as well as
individuals had been tampering
with the question that none were
acceptable for the payoff play
which many believe took place at
the meeting last Friday.
The attitude of the majors was
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Miss Ruth Hickman, 766 st. An
thony, was hostess to Radio Tech
nician Sergeant James R. Burton,
of Selfridge, Mich, who returned to
his base Monday, December 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fl. Myers, 994
Iglehart, entertained Seaman Max
Hall, Corporal Gordon Kirk and his
wife Gladys, during Thanksgiving
week.
Mrs. R L. Parker, who has been
visiting in Chicago for the past two
weeks, returned to the city. Mr..
Parker Joined her there for Thanks
giving and accompanied her home.
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Kansas City, Kansas; Rev. G. D.
Hancock, Kansas City, Kansas;
Rev. ]. H. Peters, Washington; the
Rev. E. L. McAllister, Kansas City;
Rev. Thomas G. Howard, Pulaski,
Va; Rev. J. A. Greene, Nashville,
Tenn; DR.. M. S. Davage, Nashville,
Tenn; Mrs. Sallie Crenshaw, Bris-
toll, Tenn; Rev. J. L. Wattley, Aus
tin, Texas; Rev. Howard A. Bailey,
Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. Joel C. Car
son, Birmingham, Ala; Rev. Earl
H. Champion, Wilmington, DEL;
Rev. Henry H. Nichols, Phila-
delphia, Pa; Rev. H. J. Mcdonald,
Lexington, Va; Rev. J. H. Jenkins,
Baltimore; DR.. C. A. Talbert, Gam
mon Theological Seminary, Atlanta,
Ga; DR.. Timothy B. Echols, Austin,
Texas; DIR. M. L. Harris, president
of Philander Smith College, Little
Rock, Arkansas; Rev. Clarence T.
R. Nelson, st. Paul, Mimi; Miss
E. H. Mcdonald, Houston, Texas.
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least, we have no snow. Sal says not to
worry about the snow and weather for in
good OF Mimi, anything is liable to happen
over night. AS for missing our boys who
are away serving in the U. s. Army in all
parts of the world, we home folks have to
remember to keep the home fires bright and
burning until their return. Who knows,
maybe they'll all be back with US by next
Xmas. -.
TWIN TOWN TOPICS:
PVT. VAN SMITH of Greensboro, N. c.,
is in Mpls., on furlough visiting his mother.
-. PFC. PERCY HUGHES of Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, is also in Mpls., on furlough
visiting his parents, wife and baby son. {.
Furlouphinp round town is PFC. CLAY
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out to make that more clear, and
practically every gesture put down
on paper. That's why there was no
slip-up in this all important as
signment to prove the utility of
the Negro Press and at the same
time, establish it as a potent factor
in all phases of Negro life.
The consensus was that Judge
Lands wouldn't have invited the
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Stanley L. Harris, has been com,
missioned Second Lieutenant al
Tuskegee Army Flying School. Mr.
Harris has three other sons: Tech.
meal Corporal Robert N. Harris, in
the Engineering Corps, 1t. Regi,
maid A. Harris, overseas, and Tech.
nical Corporal ]. T. Harris, Jr.
Fresno, Calf.
Do Christmas Buying From
Advertisers.
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INOUISITIVE SAL
BY Helen M. Scott
Hello Folks:

DESPITE the about two weeks off, most Twin
Cans trying get the mood for Xmas the
weather boys all and last but
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Mr.. J. T. Harris, S78 Marion st.,
received word that his son, Lieut..
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ADVERTISERS HERE APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE
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D RlBBLES
FROM
Our Boys in Service
David C. Harrison Post, No. Ia,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
cambridge, Maryland

cambridge, Maryland
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
This is to notify you that we
boys, meaning Clarence E. Burris
and Edward E. Hurd, are located at
the U. S. Naval Training Station at
cambridge, Maryland.
The station here is quite large,
with many new recruits reporting
for service practically every day.
Although we have not been on duty
here very long, both of us like the
change very much. At present we
are CHARTERED with about fifty Del
aware boys in our same barracks.
During the first two days. at Balm
bridge, we slept together, but now
that we have been assigned per-
manent barracks, our hunks are a
short distance from each other. The
chow over here, as we soilors call
our food, is both plentiful and good.
This morning we each were is
sued three new pairs of shoes, plus
an enormous supply of clothing
this was all done without the use of
rationing coupons = that means
something.
The grounds over here are not as
muddy as most people would have
you to believe. The first two days
we were in this station we wore
our regular street shoes and did not
get them muddy.
Since this is all the news for the
present, we will close by saying
that we would appreciate hearing
from our friends and schoolmates
which we left back at home, or who
are in the service.
Trusting that you will enter our
names and addresses in your next
issue of the Service Honor Roll, we
remain.
Edward Ernest Hurd, AS
Co. No. 4144, Barracks No. 423
U. S. Naval Training Station
cambridge, Maryland
Clarence Edward Burris, Jr., AS
90. No. 4144, Barracks No. 423
U. S. Naval Training Station
cambridge, Maryland
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Thank You!

Through the medium of the Times wish take this
opportunity thank every resident of this community
$4,000 support appre-
ciated by all of the workers and myself
Particularly do 1 desire thank compliment the
solicitors collectors regardless of the capacity which
they job Everyone connected with
the soliciting and collecting have given unspargy
ngy their time all of this goes the American
Red the great humanitarian organization really is
GEORGE w. WRIGHT, Chairman
Red Cross Drive
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The Smyrna Times
Phone 1921 SMYRNA DELAWARE

Published Every Thursday Morning by
E. D. HOFFECKER, Owner and Propri-
etor.
Founded by Robert ID. Hoffecker. July o.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hoffeck-
err, Jr.. from February 10, 1907 to Deem
Der "a. 1899.
ADVERTISEMENTS - The Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
SERVICE HONOR ROLL

Pfc. James M. Bishop, Jr.
Med. Det., 304th Infantry
APO. No. 76
Fort George G. Meade, Md.
Cpl. Frederick ]. Burke
ASH. 32359653
Bly,. B, 445th CABIN.
Camp Davis, North Carolina
Pvt. Marshall A. Clough
ASH. 20256766
Headquarters Battery
2626th Brigate C.A.A.A.
APO. 302, C o Postmaster
New York City, N. Y.
Cpl. Carl Davis, Sr.
ASH. 32364281
Bly,. c, 359th C.A.A.A. Bn.
Camp Edwards, Mass.
Pvt. Harold j. Dittman
ASH. 3248S713
S86th Signal Depot Co.
A.A.B.
New Orleans, La.
William A. Edmondson, AS.
Area No. IA, Barracks No. 264
H.C.T.C., Camp Perry
Williamsburg, Virginia
Continued on Page Four)
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North Africa

North Africa
Dear Dribbles and Folks:
I am getting along fine over here.
1t has been long time since last
wrote you, but the truth is there
has been very little that l could
write about. At this time my mail
ing address has been changed,
therefore you can make the neces-
sary changes in your column. Right
at this time I am cammped out,
with my tent dug in, nor have l
finished my digging altogether. The
closer a man lies to Mother Earth,
the more chance of him standing up
again. This is lesson number one
well learned. You folks may feel
back home that cleanliness is next
to goodness" but out here mud
hole is the door to safety.
This country out here is both old
and historic. 1t has been fought
over as prize of war eevr since
the days of the Phoenicians. At
present am quartered in the ruins
of an old city probably Roman)
but it was occupied by the Germans
just a short while back. This place
is interesting in more than one
way, but the weather would stand
doing over bit. Throughout the
day the weather has been pretty
nice, just the same, I'm not crazy
about Tunisia, or any other part of
Africa.
So long to everybody,
"Pud"
Pvt. Marshall A. Clough
ASH. 20256766
Headquarters Battery
2626th Brigade, C. A. A. A.
APO. No. 302
Postmaster, New York City
New York
Well, my friend! We were GER
tainly glad to get your V-Mail let
ter. Dribbles knows that your
wife, your Mother, and all your
friends around these parts will be
very pleased to know that all goes
well for "Pud" Clough over on the
North African front. There are
quite a few Boys from this area
over in your part of the world, but
it is not likely that you have run
across them, otherwise you most
naturally would have mentioned it.
Your remarks about the worth, if
not the virtues, of a mud hole GER
tainly sounds most reasonable. Call
these little hollows in the ground
fox holes if you wish, but 1 am bet
ting that they seem even smaller
than this under certain circum-
stances. We al send you our very
vest wishes "Pud," and we hope
that your North African adventure
vii turn out most successfully in all
respects. Good luck soldier, We'll
be looking for you back some of
these days before too long. Write
in again whenever you have the
opportunity.
Pfc. William Pusey, who is sta
toned at Raritan Arsenal, Metuch-
en-, N. j., spent the weekend at
Clayton with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Pusey. Pvt. Pusey
was recently promoted to Private
First Glass.
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Just a
Secondy

Suppose that by answering
your telephone more prompt
ly, by speaking clearly, by
keeping conversation brief,
you saved just one second on
each call you make. Would
that amount to much?
Well, if everybody did that
saving one second on each
call made daily in the United
States, it would mean no.
100000 seconds saved each
day. That's 1,833,333 minutes
or 30,555 hours. Enough time
20 handle more than half q
million three-minute calls!
With our lines already crowd
ed with calls and telephone
materials drafted" for war,
we can make good use of
every second you save on the
telephone. Won't you keep
it brief" and help give Amer
ica's most important calls a
clear track and full speed
ahead? The Diamond State
Telephone Company.
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Pfc. Harry R. Tasker
ASH. 12014088
Station Compliment M.P.o.
APO. 954, C o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
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Service Honor Roll

Clarence Edward Burris, Jr., AS.
Co. No. ALA, Barracks No. 423
u. S. Naval Training Station
cambridge, Maryland
LIST Sgt. Frederick Dawson
Co. K, 317th Infantry
Camp Forrest, Tenn.
APO. No. 80
Cpl. Edgar Woodall Faulkner
Bly,. I, 3rd Bn.
505th CA. A.A.
APO. 507, co Postmaster
New York City, New York
Edward Ernest Hurd, AS.
Co. No. Ala, Barracks No. 423
U. S. Naval Training Station
cambridge, Maryland
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Thank you very much Mrs. Carl
Davis for sending us this bit of
news. We know that you are
pleased with your husbands ad-
vancement in rank-a little proud
too. Well, that's just fine, and
were glad to know about it-so
will his friends be when they learn
about it. Give Carl our best wish
es and tell him to keep up the good
work.
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Smyrna, Delaware
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
1 am sending you my husbands
address. He has recently received
promotion from Private to Cor
poral. would like you to make
note of this change in your Change
of Address column. Carl's present
address is: Ppl. Carl Davis, ST., A.
S. N. 32364281, Bly,. c, 359th C. A.
Bn. A. A., Camp Edwards, Mass.
Thank you,
Mrs. Carl Davis
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Camp Davis, North Carolina
Dear Dribbles:
just finished reading The Smyrna
Times. l always look for the paper
to arrive each Sunday, then read
it all the way through.
At present there is not much
news to tell you. I received a card
from Louis Hurd after he returned
to camp. see by The Smyrna
Times that Louis accompanied his
Mother back to Clayton, Delaware
on a furlough.
The 445th Sep. Bn. LOST A
GOOD MAN when Ralph Carrow
was honorably discharged. He re-
turned home to go back to work.
All the thirty-eight year old men
have now left.
I am sending you a picture of
mylsef reading The Smyrna Times,
and I really like to see it each time
it arrives.
Will close now, the cook just
called 'chow."
Your friend,
Burke"
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Edward and Clarence, we're
mighty glad to hear from you fell
lows stationed over there at Balm
bridge, Maryland. From the con-
tents of your letter it is not hard
to guess thta you boys will make
out alright in your present occupa-
ton. Apparently you have both
made up your mind to take things
in days work. This is the spirit
that will carry you right along in
the U. S. Navy. At present there
is still big job to get over with,
and we know that you boys are 60
ing to do all of your selected bit in
this work. Dribbles not only well
comes you to the Service column,
but invites you to drop in and pay
us a. visit any time you have the
opportunity. The very best of luck
to both Edwad E. Hurd and Clar-
ence E. Burris, Jr. You will find
your names entered in our Service
Honor Roll this week, and we trust
that your friends and schoolmates
will write you many letters.
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Dear Dribbles:
This is to advise you that my
brother Pvt. Harold j. Dittman has
had a change of address. 1t is as
follows: Pvt. Harold j. Dittman,
ASH. 324SS713, SS6th Signal De-
pot Company, A.A.B., New Orleans,
La.
Thank you,
Mrs. Chambers
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BROOKLYN, N. Y-More than 20 canvase including the
above of Baaan Day. have been contributed by
of distinguished American artists for travelling exhibition
throughout the stimulate the purchase of War Bonds
The painting pictured here by Alexander Brook of those
currently featured the "Art for Bonds exhibition of the
Brooklyn Museum
u S. Treusury Departme
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Pfc. William Pussy, who is sta
toned at Raritan Arsenal, Metuch-
ZEN, N. j., spent the weekend at
Clayton with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Pussy. Pvt. Pusey
was recently promoted to Private
First Glass.