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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-02-23
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This Man Had Reason
To Be Hopping Mad

PORTLAND Two Portland
policemen, sent to answer a dis
turbance call Sunday. discovered
the origin of the term, hopping
mad" The man was mad. the
pstrolmen reported. because his
wife had thrown his wooden leg
out the window and ne had to
hop out 10 get IL.
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SAN FRANCISCO Small craft
warnings we're nolstsd at 7 a. m.
Monday along the California coast
from Point Arena 10 Point Ar
snello and IN San Francisco bay.
the u. 8. weather bureau an
nounced. Strong winds were fore
east.
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Soh Lake City Has
Slight Earthquake

sAIT IAkE tITY-A bril-,
sharp earthquake Jared Salt Lake
City about $40 a. m. Monday.
There were no reports Of damage.
University Of Utah biologists con-
firmed there had been a quake. bat
said seismogrsphs records had not
been examined yet 10 determine
the spicenter OF the shock or its
intensity.
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Russ Armies
Gain Along
Wide Front
One Report Has
Germans Leaving
Occupied Estonio
Nv HENRY SHAPIRO
United Press Writer

MOSCOW-Red armies pounded
westward along a 5o-mle front
from Orel to the Taman peninsula
Monday and al one point were only
80 miles from the Dnieper river
and 800 miles from Rumania.
Field dispatches said the threat
to Dnepropetrovsk. Dnieper river
stronghold. was mounting hourly
as Soviet forces smashed closer
in a two-pronged drive from
newly-eaptured krasnograd and
Pavlovgrad.
Stockholm reports received in
London said the Germans already
were preparing to evaenate Dne-
propetrovsk and the occupied
Baltic country of Estonia. Trains
loaded with munitions and other
supplies were reported moving
westward from both plscesD
HOLD BACK NEWS
The Soviet midday communique
failed to mention the important
Dnieper front and some sources
believed the high command might
be holding back an announcement
of further victories in this area
for triumphant bulleting tonight
or tomorrow. the 25th birthday of
the Red army.
The midday communique did
report, however. continuing ad-
yances below Orel. southwest of
voroshilovgrad. west of Rostov
ard west of Krasnodarin the north
west Caucasus.
KNOCK OUT TANKS
One short Lived axis success was
disclosed. Near krasnoarmeiskoye
AT the northwestern end of the
Nazi pocket west of Voroshilov-
grad. the communique said. Ger
man tanks drove a wedge into the
Soviet lines. Soviet gunners
knocked out II tanks. five more
fell into a tank trap and the sur
wing force fell back To their
original positions.
The Russian steamroller advance
toward the Dnieper. meantime was
threatening to undermine all the
remaining Axis positions to the
east and southeast.
WOULD CUT RAILROAD
The capture of Pavlovgrad, an
nounced in special communique
Saturday. placed the Red army
only about 20 miles north of
Sinyelnikovo. whose fall would cut
the railway the Germans now are
using as an exit for their forces
along the Sea of Azoy coast 10
Dnepropetrovsk.
Thirty miles southwest OF
Sinyelnikovo lies Zsporozhe. the
last alternative route for an
escape from the area west Of
Rostov as well as the sole road TO
safety for AXIS forces in the
Crimea and any who might flee
across the kerchenski strait into
the Crimea from the encircled
nazi army on the Tamsn peninsula.
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Roosevelt Speaks
Over Radio Tonight
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON ~ Pres de- |
Roosevelt will speak by radio al
730 p. m. pvt Monday. his sd-
dress being beamed primarily al
Democratic dinners throughout
the nation.
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Hitler S On
Main Street

Almighty God. Ne make our
earnest prayer that Thou VII keep
the United ststes n Thy Holy pro-
lection. that Thou alt incline the
hearts q The citizens 70 cultivate
Split o. differentiation and obedience
Z government. 70 entertain = broth
en- affection and love Tor one an
Other and Tor their fellow eItlzenx
~ he United States - lsrge -
George Washington IN PRAYER after
Ms Inauguration.
Mein kampf came today to
Main Street.
Stringent food rationing
orders, made public on this
birthday of the Father of His
Country. should make clear to
Americans the historic eff
fects of the writing Adolf
Hitler did in a German prison
more than a decade ago.
Make no mistake about it.
the war which seemed so far
away as late as two years
ago, has entered all our
homes.
Further painful proof will
come March 15-Income Tax
day.
The people of the United
States and those other ma
tons which wanted, above all,
Peace in our. time" are pay
ing through the nose now for
the sacrifices they once were .
willing others should make
alone.
They are paving because
they closed their eyes to the
fate of Manchuria and Shang-
hal and Ethiopia and Austria
and Danzig and Czechoslo-
vakia and Montenegro.
So today the tromping of
the boots of Hitler's faeeless
men is shaking every Amer
lean home.
George Washington learned
something of food lack and
short rations at Valley Forge
and elsewhere.
Americans now must bow.
like ii or not. 30 necessities
similar in emergence to those
that inspired the first presi-
dents PRAYER quoted above.
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Registration
For War Book
2Under Wav

Registration for point rstionlne
got off 10 an early start Monday
when hundreds Of raeomans went
10 public school buildings with
declaration blanks filled in and
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From Gas p. m. Monday
until s:0l a. m. Tuesday.
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Gandhi Over
Crisis, But
Is Weaker!.
Leader Is Able TO
Drink Lime Juice:
Has Nouseo Attack

Po0NA. India - Mohandas X.
Gandhi rallied from what his doc
tors called "a crisis during the
night and seemed more cheerful
and comfortable in the 18th day
of his fast against internment. a
medical bulletin revealed Monday.
The Indian Nationalist leaders
heart was growing weaker. how
ever. and the fear that he might
soon die unless he eats had not
been allayed.
The bulletin on Gandhis condi-
ton said:
After a restless day on the
21st of February. Gandhi entered
crisis at p. m. He WAS seized
with nausea and almost tainted
His pulse became nearly imper-
ceptible. Later ne was able to
take water with sweet lime juice.
DAY OF SILENCE
He rallied from the crisis and
slept for about five and a half
hours during the night.
To-day is his day OF silence. He
appears comfortable and II more
cheerful. His heart IL weaker"
The bulletin was signed by all
six doctors attending Gandhi.
Gandhi, so weak that a swallow
of water exhausists him, appsr-
entity WAS as unmoved as the Brit
ish government by the seriousness
of his condition. There were indi-
cations that his death would result
in serious difficulties for the
British in India.
CAN'T BE CONSIDERED
Gandhi said when he began his
projected 21-day fast that only his
unconditional release by the Brit
ish would induce him to cali IL off.
The government reiterated that his
unconditional release could not be
considered
The 73-year-old Mahatma lay
propped up on bed in chamber
in the richly-appointed Aga khans
palace here. He no longer spoke
and at times appeared apsthetic
and dro~sy. He spent long periods
IN meditation.
u. =. INTERESTED
William Phillips. Preside [
Roosevelt's special representative
in India. acknowledged for the
first time thai the United States
government was watching all de-
veiopments in the Indian situation,
obviously including Gandhi's fast.
In reply TO inquiries from the
American press" eommunique
from his office said. Mr.. Phillips
said phases of the situations in
India requiring discussion are
being handled by high officials OF
the governments of the United
u
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u. S. Troops
Regain Some
Lost Ground
Rommel Gumbles
On Victory Before
9th Army Comes
n, EDWARD v. nEArTE
United Pres. Writer
lIIIED no. NORTH AfRIgl

American eounterattsck has
reeainsd almost 10 miles from
German srmored forces which
rolled out of the kasserine pas.
and launched 7o-tank assault In
= bold bid to smash allied hill
positions.
Fighting Was continuing Mon
day and the battle already has
cost the Germans II tanks in the
region beyond the Ka~serine pass.
Marshal Erwin Rommsl. gam
bling on the chance that he could
smash the allied positions before
tho British Eighth army struck
from the south. also threw attacks
against the lines In tn. shiha
region and. farther north. against
MedJex El Hab. Both Of them
were repulsed. The British knocked
out one German tank in the sbibs
area and damaged four others be,
fore the aka forces were dis
persed.
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USE TWO COLUMNS

The assault against the Amer
lean positions was made by two
columns. The first. consisting of
20 tanks and considerable infantry.
developed along the Tebessa road.
The other, employing about 30
tanks. was made on = parallel line
four miles north OF the road.
Both penetrated about 10 miles
before the Americans absorbed
the shock and counter-attacked.
When the counier-attack ended,
the Germans had bern forced al
most all the way back TO their
original positions.
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TO ATTACK AGAIN

II Ia clear by nov that Rom
mel has no intention Of abandon
ing the offensive he mas started.
despite the danger from the
Eighth army. and IT II fully en-
pected here that he will resume
attacks against the American and
British positions.
The Eighth army Ia gathering
momentum and the latest reports
ssid II slresdy was half way 10
Mareth. northern bsstion OF the
nareth line.
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RAD WEATHER


bad weather hsmpered allied
aerial operations Sunday. but
enough planes got into the air 10
harass axis communication lines.
BPS Marauders bombed the rail-
road yards at Gafsa and bombers
and fighters swept down on a con-
yoy south of Sicily.
Mitchell bombers were believed
10 have sunk two small escort
vessels In the convoy and TO have
damaged a warshlp and left
cruiser IN flames. South of sbiba,
Airaeobras made iow-levei attacks
on column consisting of IL
tanks and between 20 and 30
trucks.
At one stage of their attack,
the ank penetrated 10
within eight miles Of Thala. which
il - miles north of kaHsertns. II
the axis forces succeed In taking
Thals. all allied defense positions
between sbiba and the kssserins
gap would be Jsopardizad.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services Announced for Next Sum
day Morning and Evening

The Sunday School classes next
Sunday morning will study a les
son called: God Encourages Mos
es." The morning worship service
will be held at IL as usual with the
sermon entitled, "Sons of Martha"
The evening worship service held in
this church will be a union service.
Rev. Robert Green, pastor of the
Asbury Methodist Church will de-
liver the sermon. Choir rehearsal
will be held Friday evening at 500
in the church. The officers and
teachers of the Sunday School are
planning the Sunday School picnic
for Wednesday, July 21. The chill
dren will spend the afternoon at
games and everyone will come at
$50 and bring a picnic supper.
This will be held on the lawn in
back of the church where there is
new hearth in readiness for roast
ing hot dogs
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
POSTMASTER HERE ILL WITH
SPOTTED FEVER FROM TICK BITE

Davis H. Bell, Smyrna postmas-
ter, is patient at the Kent Gen
eral Hospital, Dover, where he is
undergoing treatment for spotted
fever, which he contracted from the
bite of tick last week. He was
taken to Dover Sunday in the am
bulance operated by the David c..
Harrison Post, No. IA, American
Legion, of which he is member
Mr.. Bell became i'll on Wednesday,
but reported for work at the post
Office until Saturday, as two other
employees were out because of i'll
ness. This is the first case of
spotted fever contracted by a per-
son in this community, although
there have been many cases this
year throughout the state. A spe-
cial spotted fever serum is being
administered to Mr.. Bell, and al
though he is critically i'll, he is re-
spending to treatment. Mr.. Bell
and his son, "Georgie,' were on
duty last Monday at the Walkers
Schoolhouse spotting post, and
while there, walked through the
surrounding fields. 1t was suppos-
ed that he received the tick bite at
this spot, although, with the pre-
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15

valence of ticks this summer,
friends have pointed out that he
could have gotten the tick from his
own garden.
Other Hospital Patients
Also in the Kent General Hos
Ipital are Norman w. Coleman,
manager of the local A. & P. Store,
Elwood Bartlett, proprietor of
"Woodie's" gas station on the Du-
Pont Highway, and Miss Jane
Burge, a recent high school grad
uate. Mr.. Coleman underwent a
major operation Monday morning,
and is recovering successfully. Mr..
Bartlett, who was taken to the hos
pital last week, remains in a critical
condition. Miss Burge, at the time of
this writing, is undergoing obser-
walton and treatment for possible
appendicitis. Other illness striking
at the business men of the town
include Harry johnson, postoffice
employee, suffering from strep-
tococtic infection of the throat, and
Sam Papas, proprietor of a Main
Street restaurant, who was strick-
en- suddenly with pneumonia re-
Gently.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert e. Green, Pastor, An
nOunces Services For Week

Asbury Methodist Church, Rev.
Robert E. Green, pastor announces
the following services: Church
School, 9:45 a. M, Harvey c. Jones,
general superintendent. The Church
School stands in the name of
Christ, the great friend of all and
welcomes you to study with us this
Sunday some of the great truths
found in the bible for present day
living. Helpful devotions with
classes of instruction for every age
group. Morning service at IL am,
anthem by Senior Choir; sermon
subject: THE Call of Gods Steeple"
In these days of stress and strain
the Church urges you to attend the
Divine services and pray Gods help
for our country, those engaged in
military service and suffering of
the world. Hear Christ thru the
church saying to-day what does it
profit man if he gains the whole
world and loses his own soul"
Union Vesper service, 7:30 p. m.
This service will be conducted in
the Presbyterian Church. Rev.
Green will preach the sermon.
Prayer service, 7:30 p. m.; contin-
ued study in the Book of Acts for
living of these days.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
BUYS GAS PLANT
j. M. Tunnel Purchased Stock of
Georgetown Utility

James M. Tunnel, Jr., young
Georgetown attorney and son of
III. S. Senator and Mrs. James M.
Tunnell, purchased on Saturday the
stock of the Georgetown Service &
Gas Company. He will operate the
plant in the future. Gas service
was established in Georgetown
about 80 years ago, among the
founders of the company being for
mer U. S. Rep. Robert G. Houston
and the late Landreth L. Layton.
1t was operated as the Georgetown
Gas Company until few years
ago when it was purchased by the
late Miss Julia Burton. Since that
time it has been under the manage
ment of Marc B. Saunders. 1t is
understood that as soon as condi-
tions will permit, the system will
undergo extensive repairs.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
STATE GUARD
TRAINING CAMP
One Weeks Intensive Field
Training Urged for Guards
at Fort Dupont
FROM JULY 81 TO AUG. s

The commanding officers of the
Delaware State Guard have issued
an appeal urging all members OF
the State Guard to take advantage
of one weeks intensive field train
ing, to be held at Fort DUPONT
from Saturday, July 331 to Sunday
August 9Th. Details of the field
maneuvers have been received from
Adjutant Generals Office outlining
healthful and vigorous training de-
signed to best fit the men to carry
out the purpose for which the State
Guard is organized.
Trained by Army
"A weeks training under the
guidance of the Army will be an
other step in the program which
has made the Delaware State
Guard a crack outfit and one to
which the Guardsmen are proud to
belong" said Lieut.. Edwin Best,
Dover. "An appeal is made here
to any empoyer to do their utmost
to make it possible for any State
Guardsman in their employ to at
tend the coming field maneuvers. g."
At present, high percentage of
the men of the Smyrna Platoon,
Company B, Dover, have signifed
their intention of going to Fort
DUPONT for field training and 9TH
ers are being urged to contact their
commanding officers at once.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
GIRL SCOUTS
MEET FRIDAY
To Outline Plans For Month
of August; Plan Scout
Activities
TO ATTEND CAMP

Junior and Senior Patrols of the
Smyrna Girl Scouts will hold a
joint meeting at the Century Club
tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock
Jane O'Neill, secretary of the Jun
ior Girl Scout Council will read a
special message to Girl Scouts from
the Treasury Department of the
United States. Mrs. Thomas Rus
sell, troop leader, will outline plans
for project to be carried on by
Scouts during the month of Au-
gust. Although regular troop meet
ings have been discontinued scouts
are engaging in various activities
during the vacation weeks. Sever
al are filling weekly spots at the
Control Center. A group of Senior
Scouts acted as mattresses at the
recent American Legion get-to-
gether,
Junior Scouts Meet
Several Junior Scouts meet
Thursday evenings working on the
activities of the drawing and paint.
ing badge. These girlsl are being
trained by Miss Elizabeth Russell
a former member of the troop, now
an art student at Turman Univer.
sity. This group is making the
Christmas cards which are sent out
annually by the local troop. A
number of scouts are planning tc
attend two-week periods at Camp
Tweedale in Oxford, Pa, and Camp
Timberridge in the French Greek
Recreation Area.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
SEEK IDENTITY OF WOMAN
Patient in Hospital Victim of Ac-
cident Near Town

Police have taken fingerprints of
a woman still a patient in the Kent
General Hospital suffering injuries
sustained when an automobile she
allegedly was driving turned over
near Smyrna on Tuesday, June 29,
in an effort to learn her identity.
The woman, bearing tattoo,
Josephine" on an arm, has told
police she is 25, has given a Balti-
more address and several different
names, and communication with
Baltimore police has failed to es-
tablish positively her identity. AL
bert Garves, Philadelphia, riding in
the car with the woman at the
time of the accident, is at liberty
under S100 bail as a material wit
ness. The automobile belonged to
]. William Manages, Baltimore, it is
alleged, and he has told police it
was stolen in Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
THREE AMBULANCE UNITS
Given to State by OCD; Each to
Carry Four Persons

Three, possibly more, four
rstretcher ambulance bodies have
been allocated to Delaware by the
|OCD, a spokesman for the State
Council of Defense said. The bod
les are made of wood and non-crit-
ical materials and are to be mount
ed on the chassis of a four-door
sedan. Before a body will be allo-
Gated to district, the defense
council of that district is required
to have obtained chassis for it.
1t was said that plans for the use
of the equipment in the State have
been drawn. The ambulance bod
les have the advantage over the
ordinary ambulance in that they
will carry four persons at a time
instead of one or two.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
WEEKLY DANCE AT CLUB
"Four Sour Notes., Local Band
Sponsoring Dances

Smyrna's new dance band, the
-Four Sour Notes." will sponsor a
dance each Wednesday night at the
Twentieth Century Club House, in
an effort to provide entertainment
for the young people of this town,
including high school children,
young married couples, women war
production workers living here, and
men in service. Dances last from
nine to twelve, and a small admis-
sion is charged. Members of the
band, Kenny Smith, Walt Adams,
Jack Griffin and Lorraine Donovan,
are making arrangements to pro-
vide vocalists and other performers
for special program at each
dance. Chaperones will be present
at all times, band members stress
ed.
Smyrna times., 1943-07-15
Safe at Destination

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Slaughter
received cablegram Sunday from
their son, Pvt. Lee Slaughter, no.
tifying them of his safe landing
over seas. Mr.. Reynolds Stevenson
also recently received cablegram
fro mhis son, Pvt. Frederick Stew
enson, stating that he had reached
his overseas destination safely.