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Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
BILL
FAILS SENATE
Attempt to Increase Salary of
School Teachers Meets With
Defeat i'm Senate
OBJECTIVE RAISED

Senator j. Carl McGuigan of Will
mington, minority floor leader, fail
ed in an effort to add a new bill to
the Senate calendar to bring public
school employees salary increases
up to Is per ceent. The bill would
have provided $685. 900 for the SAL
airy increases, including $4,000 for
the period beginning April 1 and
ending June 80, and $140,000 for
each year of the coming biennium.
The state treasurer would have
been authorized to appropriate as
an addition to the basic salary of
all public school employees an
amount which when added to the
general salary increases allowed all
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Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
BOMBING LIKELY HERE
Delaware Warmed by OCD Chief;
MAY Get 1t Any Time"

Delaware, New York and New
Jersey may be bombed ANY time
now" by the Nazis, Frank A. Nc
Nance, Jr., assistant regional OCD
director in charge of civilian pro-
lection, told a meeting of protec-
tive service leaders in New York
City. Improvement in weather
conditions mean "You may be get
ting into the big game any moment
now" he continued. 1--WE are like
ly to get it at any time. We must
be prepared to meet the offensive
now in the offing," McNamee said.
Delaware was represented at the
meeting by DR.. Meredith I. Samuel,
chief of emergency medical service
for the State Council of Defense.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
COMMITTEE TO SEEK PRIORITY
FOR QUICK FREEZE PLANT

containers, and stored in the lock-
ers for future use.
Only 8 More Lockers
The committee report that there
are only 8 more lockers to be SUBJ
scribed for by next Monday. Mem
bers of the committee are collect
ing checks for those already sub
scribed for, as this money must be
in the hands of the committee be-
fore priority officials may be ap-
preached in Washington. Lockers
rent for S12 and SIS, and many
lockers are being shared by two or
more families who split the cost.
Ali but a few of the subscribers
checks have already been turned in.
The project here was sponsored by
the Smyrna unit of the American
Woman's Volunteer Service.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
PEACH CROP is
RUINED BY COLD
DeImarva Crop Said To Be
Cut rs Per Cent; Some
Growers Doubt Shipping
APPLES ALSO DAMAGED

The Delmarva Peninsula's ST.
900, 900 peach crop has been cut to
not more than 100000 and sim
liar damage has been done to ap-
pie orchards on the shore, horticul-
turalists said after surveying cold
and storm damage in their ORCH
ards. Leading growers in Mary
land and Delaware agreed that the
peach loss would average rs per
cent of the crop. Damage to the
apple crop was tentatively set at a
similar figure. A Saturday night
temperature plunge to 26 degrees
was followed in Wicomico County,
Md, by hail.
Only Local Sales
1--WE do not expect to ship out a
single basket of peaches" w. Lee
Allen, member of w. F. Allen Com
pany, Salisbury, said. 1--WE may
have a few baskets to sell at local
stands" Allen said it was the
most complete wipeout of his firms
crop since 1921 when only two
bushels were picked from $4,000
bearing trees. The normal pick is
10000 bushels. G. D. Harrison,
Berlin, president of Harrison Nurs-
cries, Inc, said his firm lost a 500
acre peach tract in the Snow Hill
area. Another 1000 acres, he said
suffered damage of from so to rs
per cent. They would have produc-
ed $4,000 bushels, he said. He said
he had talked with peach growers
throughout the peninsula and esti-
mated the total loss at rs per cent.
He quoted Holland Cannon, who
operates large peach orchards in
the Bridgeville, Del, section, as
saying damage in that area was
about rs per cent.
Suffer 1890 Per Cent Damage
Wilmer Derickson of DelaWare's
Bureau of Markets at Dover, said
that area suffered 40 to go per cent
damage. Former U. S. Senator
John G. Townsend, who has large
holdings in Sussex County, could
not be reached but spokesman for
him reported 81 per cent damage to
his peach orchard. Harrison also
had reports of so to go per cent
loss in Dorchester County, Md. He
said the total peninsula crop would
have been approximately $4,000
bushels worth up to 100000 in a
year of good prices.
Hope For Apples
The crop had already been cut
by a December snowstorm. Hope
was still expressed for a limited
crop in most varieties of apples. A
report on the apple damage was
not complete.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
G. r. MILLER TO TESTIFY
Will Attend Hearing Before Senate
Committee on Educational Finance

Will Attend Hearing Before Senate
Committee on Educational Finance
George R. Miller, superintendent
of the Smyrna Special School Dis
trict, and past president, Delaware
Education Association, is one of the
Nations leading educators to testi-
fly before the Senate's education
and Labor Committee on the edu-
cational finance bill this week.
Hearings on the bill which would
authorize an appropriation of fed
eral funds to assist the states in
financing public education during
the emergency started Tuesday,
april g. The bill, to be known
as the educational finance act of
1913, provides for federal funds to
meet the crisis of underpaid teach
ers and teacherless classrooms, as
we'll as to reduce inequalities of ed
ucational opportunity among the
states.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
SPEAKER TELLS
OF NURSES AID
State Club President Stresses
Need; Musical Program In
cludes Boy Pianist
LATIN STUDENT FUND

Mrs. T. D. Mylrea, state fedora
ton president, was guest of the
Twentieth Century Club last Fri
day. She spoke of the program for
the clubs: nurses. recruiting, stu
dent nurses, $4,000 of whom are
needed. Delaware is sending II
nurses a month, and they are need
ed by the army and navy in peace
as we'll as in war. The need for
nurses aides was stressed; without
them the hospitals could not get
along. She told of the establish
ment of canning centers and asked
the club women to stand by for the
summer. Vocal solos were sung by
Miss Agnes Porter: Caro- Milo Ben,
by Giordani, and Still VIE die
Nacht, by Carl Bohm.
Pianist Performs
Stimson Carrow, music student
at Temple University, Philadelphia,
who was visiting Smyrna before his
induction into the u. S. Army,
favored the members with three
piano solos: Rustic of Spring, Sind
ing; Ballade, Debussy; and Les
Sylvains, Chaminade. Tea was
served following the program. Mrs.
Harley Bodley presided. The club
voted payment of five dollars to the
Latin-American student scholarship
fund.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
Release Machinery

No machinery needed for spring
planting or cultivation is now froz-
en- at the factory or on the dealers
floors, Clarence E. Ohceltree, chair
man of the Delaware USDA War
Board, announced today. Before
April 5 distribution directive for
harvesting machinery will be issued
to the manufacturers.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
ABANDON TIME LIMIT
Ration Certificates For Tire and
Tubes May Be Used Any Time

Ration Certificates For Tire and
Tubes May Be Used Any Time
Buyers of tires and tubes are to
be given more leisure to shop for
them. Rationing certificates may
now be used any time convenient
to the holder, instead of having to
make a purchase within 80 days af-
ter the date of issuance. This new
change is designed to give accom-
mediation to holders of certificates
in out-of-the-way places or who
are prevented by sickness or other
reasons from making their pur-
chases within a limited time. When
an inspector recommends having
your passenger tire recapped this
should be taken care of immediate
ly. No Ration Certificate is re-
quired.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
SENIOR DINNER-DANCE
JBM Seniors and Their Guests
Dance Friday, April 18th


Dance Friday, April 18th
A formal dinner dance is being
planned by the John Bassett Moore
senior class for Friday night, April
10th, with Kenny Smith as general
chairman. The seniors and their
guests will dine at the Wayside Inn,
following which the group will
dance in the school gymnasium
The following seniors are aiding:
Frances Ann Davis, dinner chair
man; Jane Burge and Betty Jane
Ennis, entertainment; Jean Truax,
decorations; Jack Wilson, orches-
ira; Audrey Westfall, programs;
Jack Mood, master of ceremonies.
Decorations will be of patriotic
nature, and the Madden and Glover
orchestra will provide dance music.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
WALAC's Here Each Friday

Representatives from the Wo-
mems Auxiliary Army Corps will
be on duty at the Recreation Cen
ter here each Friday evening from
6-8 o'clock to assist women in this
community interested in joining
the WAACs.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
Guards To Parade

The Smyrna Platoon of the Della
ware State Guard will participate
in the Dover parade Tuesday, Feb
ruary 18th, when the Japanese sub
marine will be on display. Mem
bers of the Platoon will also guard
the sub at night. State inspection
will be held Monday night at the
State Armory in Dover. Twelve
local members were called Tuesday
afternoon to help fight marsh fire
at Mahons.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
DOBBIN AIDS WAR EFFORT
Negro Boys Buy Horse to Pillow
Victory Gardens Here

The New Farmers of America of
the Smyrna and Middletown Negro
schools have purchased horse
jointly in connection with the food
production program and anticipate
earnings sufficient to provide it's
feed by hiring it out for garden
ploughing. 1t will be made avail
able free of charge to plough chill
dren's. gardens, but a fee will be
charged to plough gardens of
others.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
Clayton Homemakers to Meet

The regular monthly meeting of
the Clayton Home Demonstration
Club will be held Friday, April 9th,
at 1:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs.
P. R. Smith. Mrs. ]. M. Downes
will give a demonstration on Meat
Substitutes, American Cheese, and
Egg Dishes"
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
Bond Drive Here

Harvey c. Jones, community
chairman of the war bond drive to
be launched here April 18th, an
nounces that door-to-door can
vass will be made. The drive will
extend until April 26th.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
OMAN JAP SUB
AT KENT RALLY
Effigy of Jap Emperor To Be
Burned at County Cere-
m0ny at Dover
IN DOVER NEXT TUESDAY

Hirohito, Emperor of the setting
Rising Sun Empire, will lose face
right on the historic Dover Green
next Tuesday afternoon, April IL.
In short, within the shadow of the
captured two-man Jap sub that will
be exhibited on the Green from 4.3O
to 1000 p. m. the effigy of the Jap
emperor will be burned-the first
effigy to be burned in Dover since
the patriots of Kent County, back
in the Revolutionary War, burned
King George III in effigy. The Jap
anese sub, captured at Pearl Har-
Dor on the dark day in American
history when the willy Nipponese
sneaked into American territoy, is
on a nationwide tour to remind
Americans at home of their patri-
otto duty-to increase their pur-
chases of war bonds and stamps.
Captured at Pearl Harbor
On the night before December Z,
1941, this 81-foot submarine tried
to sneak into Pearl Harbor to
launch its two torpedoes at an
American warship and then blow
up its 300-pound charge of nitro
glycerine against another. How
ever, this little pigboat did not get
to market; it lost its way, suppos-
edly because of a faulty compass,
and was captured intact on a reef.
Now the U. S. Treasury has bor-
rowed it from the Navy and is u.s.
ing it to spark War Bonds and
Stamp sales across the country, to
raise money to buy torpedoes to fire
at TOTO and ships to shoot them.
The Japanese sneak boat has al
ready become the country's star
salesman of Stamps and Bonds.
Borrowed For Tour
Until last September, the strip
ped hull of it was sitting on con-
crete blocks in the yard of the
Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor, a
silent reminder of the American
Nays worst hour. When the
Treasury asked to borrow it for a
bond tour, it was transported to
Mare Island Navy Yard, California,
in the foredeck of a big freighter,
and there refitted, in lighter mater
ials, so that it looks ready to sail
again on its lethal mission.
Countrywide Affair
The exhibit in Kent will be a
countrywide affair, with hundreds
of car pools being formed to trans
port thousands to see the greatest
of World War II trophies. Any one
who has purchased a War Bond
since April 5 will get free ticket
to see the sub. Otherwise, the pub
lie will be admitted to view the in
terror, upon the purchase of 81
worth of war stamps at the exhibit.
Children and Service men will be
asked to buy only a rs cent stamp
each. The sub will be stationed in
front of the State House. 1t will
leave Georgetown at 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon and go directly
to Dover. 1t will be met at the
Dover city line by police and an
escort from the Airport, at 4
o'clock. Gov.Walter w. Bacon and
Mayor j. Wallace Woodford will
take part in the ceremonies at the
exhibit. 1t will be shown until 10
o'clock Tuesday night and leave the
next morning for Wilmington where
it will be shown all Wednesday.
Leaders of arrangement commit
tees are Mayor Woodford, William
K. Patton, George Hill, Gordon Will
lis, and Mrs. M. A. Hartnett, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
MAN ARRESTED HERE
Sentenced to 8 Months for Selling
Liquor Without a License

George Harris, Smyrna, who was
arreted on a charge of selling liquor
without a license Sunday morning,
was sentenced to three months in
jail by Judge LeFevre, of the Court
of Common Pleas, Dover. He was
held for court by Magistrate Edgar
w. Frazier, Smyrna. Officers Stats
and Heinold made the arrest.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor. Announces Services For Week

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments: Friday, 7.30 p. M, Lenten
service and address. Fifth Sunday
in Lent: 7.30 a. m, celebration of
the Holy Communion; 10 a. M,
Church School; II a. M, morning
prayer and sermon from St. Johns
Gospel 7-3 This is life eternal, that
they might know thee the only true
God and Jesus Christ"
MAN ARRESTED HERE
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
ROTARY CLUB SPEAKER
william e. Matthews Talks to Club
Members Last Week

Members Last Week
William E. Matthews, Jr., past
district governor of Rotary Inter
national, and former mayor of
Smyrna, addressed the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club last week on Service"
which he defined as standing for
sacrifice, enthusiasm, responsibility,
vision, ideals, cooperation and en-
durance. Response was made by
Elmer P. Corrie. Election of Of
ficers for the coming year will take
place next Thursday. Visitors were
Frank Richardson and A. A. Hearn,
Dover,
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
USDATOSURVEY
TILLABLE LAND
Cultivation of All Unused Til
liable Land to Aid Crop
Production This Year
MANY IDLE FARMS

County War Board of the United
States Department of Agriculture
were directed by Clarence E. Ochel-
tree, chairman of the Delaware
USDA War Board, to make sur
vey of all idle tillable alnd in their
respective counties and then take
such measures as may be necessary
to place them in war-crop produc-
ton. AS state chairman of the Ag-
ricultural Adjustment Agency,
Ocheltree also asked all AAA coun-
ty and community committeeman
to assist in the survey and the re-
turn to cultivation of any idle farm
land in their own districts. County
War Boards or some other county
farm agency designated by the
board, will serve as rental clear
ing house for farmers who desire
to list idle tracts or for those who
wish to rent farm land.
Many Already Listed
Many idle farms already have
been listed with farm agencies
throughout Delaware and many
cases have been reported where
farmers have extended their opera
tons by renting idle adjoining
farms. 1t is believed that thou
sands of acres of good grasslands on
farms not in operation will be in
great demand among operators
who are expanding dairy herds to
meet the wartime demand for
dairy products.
State Farmers Cooperate
Delaware farmers are cooperat-
ing with the other 100000 farm
ers in the United States in doing
the biggest food production job ever
achieved by any nation. They pro-
duced more food last year than
ever before and have pledged all
their resources to an even bigger
production job this year. Here are
some of the high scores" of 1912:
Farm production in 1912 was IA
per cent greater than in 1941 and
IL per cent above the yield of 1887
the banner year of the past.
Farm production in the United
States expanded less than 5 per
cent during the war years of 1914
10.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
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 3 o'clock; evening service by
the young people, Z to 7.3O; evan
gelistic service at 7.3O o'clock.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
John j. Hoffecker, Philadelphia

John ]. Hoffecker, retired real
estate broker of Philadelphia, died
in hospital there last Wednesday
after an illness of several months.
He was born on the Hoffecker farm
near Middletown, the son of James
R. and Mary Adelaide Hoffecker,
and had lived in Philadelphia a
number of years. He had never
married Surviving are two sis
tiers, Mrs. Anna McCrone of near
Middletown and Mrs. Alberta Ca
hoon, now in Florida. Funeral SER
vices were held at the Spicer Fun
eral Home on North Broad St.,
Middletown, Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment was in Forest
Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Adele Foster Brant Dies at
Haddon Heights, N. j.

Mrs. Adele Foster Brant, widow
of William S. Brant, died at her
residence in Haddon Heights, N. j.,
Saturday, April 3rd. She had been
an invalid for long time. Funeral
services were held Tuesday evening
at the Evoy Funeral Home, Haddon
Heights, at 8 o'clock. Interment
took place Wednesday morning at
Odd Fellows Cemetery in Smyrna.
Mrs. Brant was the daughter of
William T. and Sally Crow Beck of
this town and spent her cary life
here. She was a niece of Mrs. j..
E. DeFord an Mrs. William ]. Tay-
Tor of Smyrna. Two daughters sur
vive, Mrs. George Fink and Miss
Adele S. Brant, both of Philadel-
phia.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
FIGHTING BLACK MARKET
Farmers Carry Out Seven-Point
Practice Set By OPA

Farmers in Delaware, under the
new meat rationing system, are
aiding in the elimination of the
Black Market as an unfair COM
petitor with their legitimate mar
kets by carrying out the following
seven practices, Clarence E. Ochel-
tree, chairman of the Delaware
USDA War Board, said today. J..
Obtain slaughter permit from his
County USDA War Board if he
slaughter meat for sale. 2. Places
his permit number on each whole
sale cut unless he sells his meat di-
rect to the consumer, in which case
he may use a tag showing his per-
NIT number
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
OPA Point Chart

8. For meat he WHOLESALERS he
uses Office of Price Administration
wholeale ration point chart to in
sure collection of proper number of
points. 4. For meat he retails he
collects number of ration points
shown on OPA retail point chart
for that period. 5. Makes monthly
report of sales to local War Price
and Rationing Board which collects
from him ration points turned in
for these sales. 6. Grades all beef,
veal, lamb and mutton sold and
places grade on each wholesale cut;
z. Complies with Office of Price Ad-
ministration ceiling prices.
Smyrna times., 1943-04-08
Production Higher

Crop production, exclusive of an
imal products, last year was n per
cent above the 1882 average, 13
per cent above the previous high
established in 1887, and Id per cent
above the 1941 harvest.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-03
INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE
 SOON TO BE READY HERE

An Indoor shooting range soon will be in shape at the school gym nasium next to the City Hall as a result of the cooperative effort of Supt. of Schools George Fabricius, Capt. James Loyett and his Terri torial Guard and the Stikine Sports mems Association of Wrangell
 The Sportsmen, long interested in getting an indoor range are spon- soring the range and the Guard, with the cooperation of Supt. Fab ricius are seeing that it is installed. It is planned to have it in working order for some turkey shoots before Christmas.
 Outdoor range is in shape now. Guard members turning out last Sunday to put on the finishing touches. You can get out there now with your 30 calibers and shoot anything up to 1000 yards.
 Indoor range will be for 22s and is available.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-03
Cemetery
 Suit Filed
 AgainStCitY

Suit to enjoin the Town of Wran- sell from carrying out its rules and regulations in connection with the operation of the Wrangell Memorial Cemetery. recently purchased from the Red Men lodge. was filed this week in '. s. Commissioner court The action was brought by Matilda K. Tamaree and other plaintiffs a. gainst tthe Town of Wrangell, L. B. Chisholm, as City Clerk. and City Councilmen J. E. Roaming, E. R. Sharnbroieh and W. L. Eastaugh, as Board of Managers of the cemetery.
 Mrs. Tamaree alleged in the complaint. handled through William L. Paul, Jr., of Juneau. that she holds title to Lot 96 in the cemetery and that other plaintiffs also hold rights to certain other plots over which it is alleged the city has no jurisdiction.
 As exhibit A, the plaintiffs have filed copy of the patent order dated Sept 8, 1924, in which the U. s. government gave Stikine Tribe No. 3 of the Red Men right to the property for cemetery purposes, and containing a caluse that the proper ty shall revert to the government when "it ceases to be used for that purpose"
 The list of plaintiffs with Mrs Tamaree, as listed in the complaint, are Frank Desmond, James Bradley, Mir. James Bradley John Joseph, Mary Miyasota, William Willard, Mrs. William Willard, Jack Joseph. Mrs Jack Joseph, George Collins. William Tamaree. Mary Thomas, Aggie Dubbke, Kate Haryie Mrs. KaninOok, Jessie Rinehart, Alice Joseph, Louise Joseph, Sadie Cam pus, Anna Person, Mrs. Jack Spath, c. Don Miller, Mrs. C. Don Miller Thomas Ukas, Joe Thomas, Mrs. Shakinaw, Donald Austin, Elizabeth Austin, Charlie Jones, Mary Lant- ing, W. J Rudolph and August Louie.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-03
GERMANS RETREAING

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL giers-The Germans are in full re- treat from their ponderously forti- fled winter line in Italy near the Adriatic coast, leaving the battle ground Uttered with dead, wounded and wrecked equipment.
 At the same time the Nazis ap- parently were making preparations to abandon Casino on the Via Gas ilina, the main inland road up a broad valley to Rome, in the face of rising pressure from Gen. Mark Clark's forces who were supported yesterday by terrific aerial bomb bardment, one of the heaviest seen in the Italian campaign thus far. Spitfire pilots reported heavy ground demolitions were taking place at Casino, approximately 12 miles northwest of the Allied front at Mignano shortly after fighter bombers had pounded the German defenses along a 25-mile front for three hours. The Germans evidently were destroying bridges and roads in hopes of slowing the advancing Americans.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-12-03
DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKAN OIL URGED

WASHINGTON - Rep Paulson, California, Republican, recommend ed this week that the government salvage as much as possible" of the Army's 13O million dollar Canol oil project and use the excess equip ment to explore and develop the Navy's huge oil reserves in Alaska.
 He told the Heusa in a speech that the project in Canada was ''one of questionable possibilities that proved to be definitely . very costly and unsatisfactory venture"
 He said he believed the Navy partly responsible for the Canol project as it knew the Army was developing a Canadian oil field that did not compare with Naval oil re- serve No. in Alaska.
 Poulson said he asked the Navy what is being done about develop ment of the Alaskan field and was told it had "been considered serious ly for the past several years" and is now being investigated by the IArmyNavy petroleum board. He said the climate at the Alaskan re- serve is the same as that in Mont ana.