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in the December 18th issue of this
column. I hope that you will con-
tinue your friendliness in this man.
ner as long as this column contin-
ues. If you have additional news
of Service interest will be more
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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racine Area
Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Friend:
I suppose it will seem very much
out of the ordinary for you to
have received this letter.
For sometime past 1 have been
receiving The Smyrna Times-that
is up to the last two months since
then, I have not heard from it.
One of the Boys here is receiving
his copy of the newspaper right
along, but unfortunately he is not
around where 1 am stationed at all
times. I certainly do enjoy read
ing my Home Town" news, and
have been wondering what has hap
pened since the regular service has
been discontinued. If the subscrip-
ton has run out, L would be very
happy to renew it. Frankly, the
service which your column renders
,lS Lie Ollly lutdllS idNC hot
whereby 1 could keep up with those
who have entered the Armed Fore
es, and find out where they are To-
Gated. And since 1 know most OF
the Boys from the Smyrna-Claytor
area I find a. lot of satisfaction
keeping up with their movements
If you will look into this matter
of my not receiving The Smyrna
Times I will appreciate it very
much. After being away from
home for about two years, it does
one lot of good to know where
ones friends are located, and to
hear from them from time to time
Thanking you for your personal
interest in clearing up this mystery
for me, I remain
AS ever a friend,
Cpl. James L. Melvin
Cpl. James L. Melvin
A. S. N. 2025727S
A. P. o. No. 713, Unit No.
Care of Postmaster
San Francisco, California
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And thanks to you Mrs. Laura
Dunning of Kenton. Delaware, RID.
No. 1. Dribbles was very much
pleased to receive your letter and
the changes of address for Cpl.
George w. Pearson and T-5 Ralph
E. Handy. These were published
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Kenton, Delaware

Dear Dribbles:
am sending you number of
addresses of Our Boys and Girls
who are now in the Service. We
have only one girl in this group
from Kenton and she enlisted in
the WAVES. Some of the boys
are new entries and some of them
are changes of address. If there
are any others that you wish, let
me know and I will get them for
you.
Yours respectful,
Franklin Woodall
A special salute to Franklin
Woodall is certainly in order It
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Glad to hear from you Corporal
Melvin. Too bad that it took such
a turn to cause you to write in,
however. Dribbles would like you
to feel that this column is your
column. And since it is yours, you
should make use of it at regular in
tervals to report back home to your
friends. They too are interested to
know how you are making out dur
ing your service career. You see,
it's a rule that works both ways.
You want to know what is happen
ing to your friends back home, and
they want to know what is hap
pening to those who are in the Ser
vice. In order to keep you both
satisfied, a measure of cooperation
is absolutely necessary. There
fore, Dribbles will make a bargain
with you. If you will see to it that
you and your friend, who is sta
toned near you, drops this column
a line occasionally, I will see to it
that The Smyrna Times barges
through on schedule. How about
it soldiers it a go?
With the dawn of tomorrow
Dribbles will investigate and find
out what may be causing the delay
in your copy of The Smyrna Times
From this point on, you can look
forward to receiving your copy
When it starts cming through, ,dror
us a line and let us know. Their
we'll be getting some place. Coco
luck to you Corporal Melvin, ant
here's hoping that you'll be visiting
with us again before very long.
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Kenton, Delaware

hentOn, delaware
Dear Dribbles:
I have noticed in The Smyrna
Times lately where you have stated
that you would like to have the
Boys new addresses.
Due to my son having been
transferred from San Francisco,
California to another point, 1 did
not attempt to send his address
along to you sooner. However, now
that he has arrived at Seattle,
Washington, I am forwarding it to
you for publication. Randolph's S
address is: Cpl. Randolph T. Faulk-
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Le1psic, Delaware
Dribbles

SiRoiSt 1SAoFeNA ~
Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Dribbles:
VIII you please print my broth
er's address in your Service col
umn. 1t is as follows: Pvt. Harry
Killen, A. S. N. 32065498, A. P. o.
No. 252, C o Postmaster, New York
City, New York.
Thanking you for this service, I
remain
Yours very truly,
Mrs. Homer Truax
It has been pleasure to serve
you and your brother, Mrs. Homer
Truax- In fact, Dribbles considers
it a privilege to carry on for you
Smyrna times., 1943-12-23

in this manner. All 1 ask is that
you keep this column advised of
any change of your brothers ad-
dress that may occur in the future.
Our largest job is keeping our ad-
dresses up to date. This informa-
tion must come from someone who
is interested either from the Ser
vice folk themselves, or from men,
bers of the family, or friends. Per-
haps your brother Harry would like
to write in. Should this be true,
please extend Dribbles's hearty in
vitation to join up, the next time
you correspond with him. At the
same time, please extend our very
best wishes.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-23
Smyrna, Delaware

smyrna, Delaware
Dear Dribbles:
1 am sending you my sons new
addresses since he left Upsilanti,
Michigan.
The first change was to the U. S.
Army Air Base at Salt Lake City,
Utah. Alvin only remained here
for sixteen days, and was then
moved again to his present ad-
dress, which is as follows: Cpl. AL
vim j. Nickerson, A. S. N. 32487903,
Basic Training Squadron, 18th Re-
placement Wing, Barracks No.
2638, Kearns, Utah.
Thank you and Best Wishes for
a Merry Christmas.
Mrs. Irene Nickerson
And best wishes for a Bright and
Merry Christmas to you too, Mrs.
Irene Nickerson. Dribbles says
this with all sincerity since this will
be your sons first Christmas away
from home-the first perhaps in all
his life. I know that many brave
Mothers, like yourself, will live this
Christmas over in their minds with
their loved ones who are away in
the Service. And yet, please try
and believe that these very same
osns and daughters are away doing
their bit for their Country. in order
that all Gsf us may have every good
reason to celebrate such a day as
Christmas.
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1ouIs truly,
Mrs. Harry Faulkner
You are perfectly right, Mrs.
Harry Faulkner, nthe belief that
Dribbles would like to have Our
Boys and Girls changes of address
as promptly as possible after they
take place. And, from this point
on, your cooperation to this extent
will be very much appreciated. /
remember well talking with Ran
dolph shortly after he returned
from Camden, N. j., during Au-
gust, 1912. At that time he was
with Stanley Graham, who is now
stationed overseas. During this
conversation, Randolph agreed to
drop m a line every so often and
let me know how he was making
out in the Service. The next time
you write to him, tell Randolph
that Dribbles i still awaiting the
arrival of that first letter. Our
records show that Randolph enter
ed active service September 3rd,
1912. That means he has been,
away from this area for over fif-
teen months. And that's a long
time. Please give Randolph Drib-
bles' very best wishes and our con-
gratulations for his recent advance
ment in rank. Thank you for writ
ing in, Mrs. Faulkner. We are glad
to hear from you again.
This will acknowledge the receipt
of changes of address from Mrs.
James Ralph Coverdale, Clayton,
Delaware, in reference to her hus-
band who was formerly located at
the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station. Also a card from T-5
Louis Steller, who now is listed
through A. P. o. No. 85A, o
Postmaster, New York City, New
York. Thank you Mrs. Coverdale,
and again hello" and thanks to
Louis Steller. These changes were
published, along with many others,
in the December 10th issue of The
Smyrna Times.
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Mediterranean Area

Mediterranean Area
Dear Dad:
I thought would drop you a
line to let you know that I'm feel
ing fine. 1 hope that you, and the
other members of the family are
feeling the same.
Please give my love to Beulah
and Myrtle. Tell them 1 said
hello"
Dad, I want to wish you and the
kids very Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year. Just as long
as 1 know that you are all happy,
1 will be happy also this Christmas.
So don't worry about me. will
be thinking of you all Christmas
day, praying for all your happiness.
Give my love to all who ask for
me, and tell Ann and Jimmy 1 said
to study hard in school this year" :"
Yes, 1 received the Air Mail
stamps that you set to me. And
thanks for the Christmas presents
you all mailed to me. I have not
received them to date, but thanks a
lot anyway.
Well, I'll have to close now. An
swer soon, I'll be waiting to hear
from you.
Lots of love.
Your son,
Freddy
Pvt. Frederick w. Stevenson
A. S. N. 324S7S96
A. P. o. 251, Postmaster
New York City, New York
Thanks to Freddy's father,
George R. Stevenson, who loaned
Dribbles the above letter for pub
hcation. Dribbles feels that the
sentiment expressed by this young
soldier was indeed worthy of men
tioning. 1t is hoped that Freddy
will have a Merry Christmas over
seas-as merry as condltlons Will
permit. The same goes for all the
rest of Our Boys and Girls who are
now in the service of their Country.
May it be Gods wish that they all
have Merry Christmas.
Congratulations to S.Sgt. George
w. Smith of the 4th Tow Target
Squadron, stationed at Liberty
Field, camp Stewart, Georgia.
Word has been received that Mrs.
George w. Smith presented her
hubsand with a bouncing baby boy
George w. Smith, Jr., October
goth. At the time of birth, baby
George weighed eight pounds and
thirteen ounces. Rather a strap
ping young fellow.
S.Sgt. George Smith and family
will spend the Christmas holidays
with a brother and sister living in
Philadelphia, Pa. David E. Smith,
the proud grandfather of George
Jr., will also be present to cele-
brate the occasion.
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D Ri bibles
FROM
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
by

David c. Harrison Post, No. ID,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
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Sergeant, you are all wrong in
supposing that Dribbles is getting
tired of having you report subse-
qquent changes of address. No
matter how these frequent changes
affect you, the promptness in which
you relay this information on to
this column is indeed worthy of
the highest praise. Dribbles only
wishes that all our service folk
were like you. Course, sometimes
circumstances will not permit pass
ing the word along so quickly, but
on the whole, things would be lot
easier for the editor if promptness
were the watch word on all chang
es of address. One thing quite
sure, no one will ever make Drib-
bles mad by being up to the minute
at all times. Thanks a lot Sergeant
Ivan o. Smith, and always glad to
hear from you.
Smyrna times., 1943-12-23

ner, A. S. N. 32s596S7, 7th Traffic
Reg. Gp., Fort Lawton, Seattle,
Washington.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Harry Faulkner
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Camp Haan, California


Dear Dribbles:
1 imagine that you are getting a
bit tired of receiving a new ad-
dress from me every two or three
weeks. Frankly, I'm growing lit
tie weary of having it changed SO
often myself. On the other hand,
there is not much that can dc
about it. My latest address will
be found on the reverse side of this
card.
Just about the time 1 get settled
down in one outfit, orders arrive
for me to proceed to still another
1t seems that this is all that have
been doing since 1 returned to the
States.
~
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iSuuy
Pvt. Frederick w. Stevenson
A. S. N. 324S7S96
A. P. o. 251, C o Postmaster
New York City, New York
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Sgt. Ivan o. Smith
A. S. N. 20257228
Bty B, 468th A.A.(A.W.) } Bn.
Camp Haan, California
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-09
Dice Game Hats
Ford War Output

DETROIT. April 9 - (P) -
A dispute that started when
plant protection men broke up
a dice game in a 1avatory Matted
production on armored war We
hicles today at the Ford Motor
Company Highland Park plant,
a company spokesman said.
The spokesman said more than
500 men stopped work at 2:45 a.
m. after the plant protection
men took the badges of the crap
shooters and told them to report
TO the labor relations office
When the day shift came on
duty at $50 a m. an additional
200 men refused 10 go to work,
he added.
The company reported that
43l men in the transportation
division at the Rouge plant were
idle because of wage dispute.
In both disputes, the spokesman
said, the workers remained in
the plants, milling about and
making speeches.
There was no immediate COM
ment from spokesman for the
workers.
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Meade

A meeting of the church
board was held at the church
here Monday evening.
Miss Erma Ramin was a De-
troit shopper Tuesday.
Thursday evening the M. +.
men will meet at the New Hav-
en- church.
Mrs. Francis Furton is able
to be out on calls now, hereto
fore being confined to her home
with an injured ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Foy
and daughter, Ilene, were guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bentley ond family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Lockery call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bantle Sunday evening
Little Roy Smith who has
been a patient in st. Joseph's
hospital the past week was
brought home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Kinney
of Utica, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Whitefield and son call
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-09
Negro Held
I'm Death Of
Ford Foreman

DETROIT, April 9 - (PD -
Four hours after being struck
and knocked down by sub
ordinate, Glenn Waggoncr, 81, a
foreman at the Ford Motor Com
pany's Rouge plant, died of a
fractured skull at lis a. m. to-
day in Henry Ford Hospital.
Police arrested a 23year-old
Negro ais the assailant and held
him without charge. He was ar
rested at his home in Detroit at
the request of police in Dear
born, home of the Rouge plant.
Waggoner was foreman in
the steel foundry.
Police Sergt. George Hyne
said the arrested employe adj
mitted striking Waggoner. de-
.claring the foreman had made
IAN insulting remark"
Mary Baker G.. Eddy was born
July Is, 1921.
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Utic;,
Scout
Notes

Monday night Utica Boy Scout
Troop No 80 had as their guest
and special visitor II b. Watson,
chief executive of Clinton Val
ley Council. Mr.. Watson gave ali
interesting talk on summer camp
activities. He also told the boys
of small raise in tho camp fees
which have peen raised TO So
Members of the troop have
won streamer for achievement.
This special award is in the form
of a ribbon TO be fastened 10 the
staff of the troop flag 10 show
that the troop is advancing.
The boys are working on a
program 10 be given before the
Utica Rotary club April 27 when
they will be dinner guests of the
club.
The second Board Of Review
for the two Utica troops will be
held Monday April -, with
Frank Chapoton in charge SIX
boys of troops No 80 and 80 are
trying for merit bacgcS and one
for second class. They Will par
ticipate in the program Of the
"Scoutorama" 10 be put on IN
Mount Clemens April 30.
A big hike is being planned
for April "a.
UTICA SCHOOL
The Student Council is spon-
soring a roller skating party Fri
day at the Mount Clemens
arean. Anyone wishing TO attend
may obtain tickets from men,
bers of the council of which Sam
Beauchamp is the sponsor.
Friday. April 16, the district
spelling bee will be held IN the
Utica high school gymnasium
with Supt. w. r. Davis is chair
man. Barbara Henderson and
Nancy CrisSman- Will represent
the Utica school and the follow
ing teachers will pronounce
words: Clarence Walsh, Dorothy
Raslcigh. Louise Cell and Mrs
Walsh. There Will be more than
100 contestants.
The Senior class have selectei
the date for their Gay Nnctles'
7 program which will be held May
9th and 18th Margaretta Buell.,
co-sponsor of the class is IN
charge of the cast and parts. II
bids fair TO be a hilarious eve
/ ming.
I The sixth grade = preparing
10 put on Pandora 6 Box III Inc
different rooms.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-09
Around the Town at Utica

the municipal building Wednes-
day night.
A steel flag pole is being plac-
cd in the Utica City park by the
Utica Rotary Club and an honor
roll of city Boys in service is also
being erected.
A Book Review and Tea will
be given at Trinity Lutheran
Parish hall, Utica, on Easter
Monday, April %, at $50 o.
clock. This event is sponsored
by the members of the Valpa-
raise Guild of Trinity church.
The proceeds of the afternoon
will be for Guild Hall, the new
dormitory for girls at Valparai-
so.
The review will be given by
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurst, teacher of
English in the Utica schools.
The Utica Masonic Temple
Association will hold open
House at Masonic Hall on Mon
day evening April II, when
they will have as their honor
guests the members of the Con-
gregational church.
Next week has been designat-
cd as Defense Stamp Week at
the Utica schools. Every day
at noon a booth will be set up
in the lower hall at which pupils
may purchase stamps A strict
account will be kept of the buy
ers by classes and much rivalry
is expected The winner Will be
announced later.
Mrs. Henry Kreger will en-
tertaln at her home on River
road on Wednesday, April Ia
for the St. Lawrence Guild Of ST.
Lawrence church.
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CONTROVERSY Over Stimson Ban Boi|s i'm Capital

ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bliss
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Schroed-
err and family and Mrs. Flora
Furton and daughter. Grace,
visited with Mr. and Mrs. EN-
DRY Chapman Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Alger Chapman
listed his brother, Emory Chap
man and family Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Jack Bird returned home
Sunday evening after trip TO
DesMoines, Iowa, this past week.
Mrs. Carl Sandusky was a
Mount Clemens business caller
Wednesday of this week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-09

William wallace wells, OF
Grand Rapids. small son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Wells is spend
ing two weeks with his grand
mother. Mrs. Mary Wells, and
aunt, Mrs. William Erwin. His
parents are cleaning their home
of mud and water from the re-
cent flood in that city.
Mrs. Viola Chapel, of Detroit
is in town for a few days on
business and is a guest in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Ty-
ack.
Mrs, James Fletcher has &C
copied a position as clerk in the
Utica post office.
Mrs. George Hart is very i'll
at her home from an embolism
suffered Tuesday.
Henry Scheper is in New York
this week on business.
The Red Cross knitting club
met with Mrs. Howard G.. Crlss-
man Tuesday afternoon.
Albert Hahn, who was taken
10 Mount Clemens hospital Sun
day suffering from a bad heart
condition, has recovered suffic-
iently to be taken home by his
wife Wednesday.
Regular meeting OF the East
ern Star Tuesday evening, April
ID.
Marvin Priehs, an employee of
the Utica COOPERATIVE Oil and
Gas Company, has resigned his
position and is now with the
Schwarzkoff Funeral Home.
Rebecca Erwin, little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Erwin
is recovering from a tonsilecto-
my performed at Mt. Clemens
Tuesday.
Routine business occupied the
members of the City council
Tuesday night at the final meet
ing of the present councilmen.
The statutory meeting will be
held Thursday night. The usual
number of bills were allowed
and the purchase of a suction
pump for the sewer and water
department was voted. Members
of the election board were voted
$40 for their work Monday in
place of the $500 previously
voted.
Rotary Club members were
fortunate to have as their guest
speaker Tuesday night at their
dinner meeting, Major Arthur
r. Pfannenschmidt, assistant IN
structor in Military Science ana
Tactics at the Detroit High
schools. Major Pfannenschmfdt'
whose home is at 1920 Auburn
road. is a graduate of the UTICA
High school, and it is most IN
teresting to know that his TAIN
or. the late Fred Pfannen-
schmidt, was a charter member
Of the Utica Rotary Club ana
helped in its organization.
Mrs. Richard f. Green Will be
hostess the members of the
Utica Tuesday Club on Tuesday
afternoon, April l3. Mrs. n. o.
Messmore and Mrs. II. G. Criss-
man will have charge OF a pro-
gram on Timely Topics"
Utica friends are extending
congratulations to MIR. and Mrs
Hamilton Chapoton o. Romeo on
the birth of daughter, March
90, at Harper Hospital. Detroit.
Mr.. Chapoton is former Utica
resident.
A women's physical education
class has been organized with
Mary Purchase, girls coach at
The Utica High school, in charge /.
Meetings arc held in the school
gym.
An important meeting OF the
board of directors Of the Utica
! Doorl of COporoorco uac hold at
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Richmond


herr of the Town Line road have
sold their farm and are moving
into the Elsa Kaufman apart
ment on Main street.
The solemn closing of the
Forty Hours Devotions in St.
Augustines Catholic Church took
place on Tuesday evening. At
tending priests were Rev. Faith
er Leo Gaffney of New Balti-
more, Rev. Father j. Farrell Of
Emmett, and Rev. Father Hen
egold of Anchorville.
Francis John Lueck, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lueck has
been promoted from Fireman
Third Class to Fireman Second
Glass. He is stationed at the
Naval Base at Crosse lie, Mich.
He enlisted in August, 1912.
Donald Keller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Keller, has accepted
position with the Dow Chem
ical Company in Marysville.
Private Leo Sullivan of the
Medical Detachment stationed at
Fort Devens, Mass, spent the
week END with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Sullivan.
John Schmidt, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Schmidt, has ac-
copied a position with the De-
troit Edison Company.
The members of the l.. F. A.
Of ST. Peters Lutheran Church
were entertained Wednesday
evening in the home of John
GramzoW, Jr, of the Church
road. Earl McCarty, st. Clair
County agricultural agent, was
the speaker for the evening.
Mrs. Luella Schultz and Mrs.
Marcella. Harmon were hosteSses
for the members of the Rich
mond Lioness Club when they
met at Ebcrhardts restaurant on
Tuesday evening A quiz pro-
gram was held after the dim
ner.
! Mr.. and Mrs. +. Scott Burke
entertained in their home on
Sunday honoring the birthday
anniversary of the latter's moth
or, Mrs. Theresa Corbat. The
occasion also honored their son,
Robert, who has enlisted in the
: MtChTgan State Reserve Corps
and expects to receive his call
T soon.
Mrs. Royce Howcs, who has
been in charge of the local ra-
tioning office, has accepted a
teaching position in the English
department of the Armada High
school.
The members of the Rich
mond Lions club will sponsor a
Red Cross blood donors pro-
gram in the Methodist church on
Thursday. April Is. from II I'M
til 5 p. m. This will be the Sec
ond appearance of the Red Cross
mobile blood bank for this vii
lage.
! Made in 1919 a United States