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Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
DAY
UNION SERVICE
Annual Program at Asbury
Church Sunday Night at
7.30; Legion in Charge
NEW IMPORTANCE SEEN

The annual Union Services COM
memorating Memorial Day will be
held in the Asbury Methodist
Church on Sunday evening, May
30th, at 7:30 o'clock. The David
C. Harrison Post, No. IA, American
Legion is in charge of the pro-
gram, Harvey c. Jones officiat-
ing, and the Commander, Charles
Burrous, stresses the added i'm
portance of Memorial Day this
year. Taking part in the program
will be the John Bassett Moore
School, all the churches in town,
the American Legion and the Leg
ion Auxiliary, the Boy Scouts, the
Girl Scouts, the Red Cross Motor
Corps and the Smyrna Platoon of
the Delaware State Guard. Fol-
lowing is the program:
Offertory
Advancing of Colors (Star Spangled Banner)
Audience will remain standing until
after the
Invocation
Hymn
Scripture reading :. Rev. Lewis Uhendorff,
Pastor of Jerman Chapel
High School Glee Club selections,
Miss Mary Babcock conducting
Prayer ....... Rev. ]. w. Pa rkins,
Pastor of the Church of the Nazarene
Offertory-Co Contributions to be donated to
the Kings Daughters
Addresses
Religion in a World at War,
Rev. Robt. E. Green,
Pastor of Asbury Methodist Church
Religion in the Post War World"
Rev. Herman Dam,
Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
Benediction ....... Rev. Lewis Uhlendorff
Retiring of Colors (Star Spanged Banner)
Postlude-(Aude to remain standing
until after Colors have been retired)
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
STATE FARM
LABOR PLAN
Delaware Farmers Will Be
Asked to Fill Out Request
For Farm Labor
PLACEMENT is AIM

All Delaware farmers will be
asked within the next few weeks to
fill out requests for farm labor, in
dicating how much extra help they
must have to produce and harvest
this years essential war crops, ac-
cording to George M. Worrilow, as
sociate director of the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service.
Recent national legislation has
placed responsibility for the 1943
Farm Labor Program with the Ex-
tension Service. Local responsible
ity for the placement of farm labor
rests with the county agricultural
agent who will be assisted by a
group of farmers serving as an ad-
visory farm labor committee.
Agencies cooperating with the Ex-
tension Service in the recruitment
of workers are the Board of Public
Education in Wilmington, the Boy
Scouts of the Delmarva Council, the
Vocational Agricultural Division of
the State Department of Public In
struction, the Farm Security Ad-
ministration, and the u. S. En-
ployment Service. All labor sourc-
es will be developed, and the Ex-
tension Service will contact any
local labor not recruited by the
other agencies. Placement of avail
able labor to the best advantage is
the primary aim of the Extension
Service in the labor program, how
ever, to make satisfactory place
ments on time and in sufficient
quantity, it is necessary to know
just what will be required. Farm
ers are urgently requested to make
their statements of needs as nearly
accurate as possible, and to notify
their county agent if changes in
their needs develop. In the past,
about 10000 seasonal workers have
been used in Delaware. Usual sup
plies are not available this year,
however, and much inexperienced
labor will have to be used. AL
ready, high school and scout groups
working in Sussex and New Castle
counties have helped in the mar
vesting of asparagus and setting
tomatoes, and have shown that
local youth is an excellent source
of farm labor.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services Sunday Morning and
Evening; Mr.. Dam in Charge

Services at First Presbyterian
Church: Sunday School meets at
10. The topic for discussion is to
be Peters Counsel to Scattered
Christians" The morning worship
service will be at IL with the SER
mon entitled, Looking Toward the
Future" Christian Endeavor will
meet at $50 in the Sunday School
room. We are striving for a rec
ord attendance at this meeting.
The evening worship service will
be a union Memorial Day Service
to be held in the Asbury Methodist
Church, with the minister's topic,
THE Church During the War" and
"The Church in the Postwar Per-
iod." Choir rehearsal will be held
Wednesday night this week at 8
in the church due to conflict with
the Friday night party. The Mite
Society will meet Thursday night,
David. June 8, at at the home of
Mrs. Elmer David. The Christian
Endeavor Society is having party
Friday, May 28, at 1880 for all its
friends and members. It will be
held in the Sunday School room.
Everyone is invited. The commit
tees for the party are as follows:
Decorations, Miss Birdie Ransom,
Mrs. Elmer David, Mrs. Harry
Jackson; Refreshments, Mrs. Ver-
non Westfall, Mrs. Harold Senger;
Program, Harry Cloud, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Weber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harper Jones; Publicity, Edward
Tucker.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
TOWN GARBAGE COLLECTION TO
START HERE NEXT TUESDAY

Smyrna housewives will have no
more worries over the disposal of
garbage after June 1st Creadick
Ennis, secretary of the Smyrna
Town Council announced yesterday
that council had ordered the collec-
ton of garbage by dump truck to
begin next Tuesday, June 1st.
Members of council have been de-
liberating for some weeks on ar
rangements for a garbage collec-
tion system here, resulting from a
widespread need for such SER
vice. There will be two collections
each week, on Tuesday and Satur-
day morning, during the summer
months, until October 18th. Dur
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
PROGRAM AT
SCHOOL HERE
Usual Memorial Day Cere.
mOny at 10 O'clock To-
morrow Morning
CHILDREN TAKE PART

The traditional Memorial Day
program will be held tomorrow
(Friday) morning at 10 o'clock at
the John Bassett Moore School,
with the school pupils, faculty,
Smyrna Platoon of the Delaware
State Guard, the clergy, and the
David c. Harrison Post of the
American Legion taking part.
First on the program is the Flag
Raising by the State Guard Pla-
toon, during which Miss Agnes
Porter, of the ]. B. M. faculty, will
sing the Star Spangled Banner.
Jack Mood, president of the Cen
eral Organization will lead the
salute to the flag. The Invocation
will be given by the Rev. j. W..
Parkins, pastor of the Church of
the Nazarene. The Decoration of
the Cross ceremony will include the
following pupils of the first and
second grades: Red Cross Nurse,
Allene Nowland; Sailor, Wilson
Mayberric; Marine, William
Vaughn; Soldier, Ralph zacheis;
Army Air Corps, Rodney Jones.
Dorothy Short to Sing
During this decorating ceremony,
Miss Dorothy Short will sing a solo.
Following will be scripture read
ing by the Rev. Herman Dam, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church, and a prayer by the Rev.
Robert M. Green, newly-appointed
pastor of the Asbury Methodist
Church. The Rev. Frederick Marx
Barton will offer an address, and
the Legion will give Salute to the
Dead. Taps will be played by John
Garis and John Griffin, following
which the Rev. Parkins will offer
the benediction. The exit march
will be played by the school band.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27

ing the winter months, collections
will be made once a week only, on
Tuesdays, until May 18th.
Must Not Be Wrapped
Garbage must be placed on the
curb line in front of each house by
z A. M. on collection days, or it
may be left out the night before.
Since the garbage is to be used for
feed, it must not be wrapped, but
placed in a covered container, and
it must contain no paper, tin, glass,
or other rubbish. Rubbish will still
be collected separately in the town
truck each Tuesday. Garbage col
lection will be within the town linn
its only.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
BOY Scouts Meet

The Boy Scouts are asked to
meet in front of Scout headquarters
on Sunday evening at o'clock to
attend the services at AsburN
Methodist Church. There will be-
no meeting on Monday evening,
May 31st, according to Scout
Master Roland Weber, but all
Scouts are requested to be present
at the meeting on Monday evening,
June 7th.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
WHOLE NO. ATT
CUT
ON LUXURIES
O.D.T. Curails Delivery of Fif-
teen Luxury Items; Due
To Gas Crisis
SET DELIVEDY SCALE

The Office of Defense Transporta-
ton this week ordered retail de-
liveries of Is luxury items stopped
in the Eastern gasoline shortage
area and put drastic curbs on re-
tail and wholesale deliveries of all
commodities. Moreover, the ODTs
announcement said, "the gasoline
shortage in the East is expected to
become increasingly serious during
the next 60 days" and additional
restrictions may be necessary for
the duration of the emergency" In
cluded in the luxury items for
which retail delivery is banned are
such things as soft drinks, alcoholic
beverages, ice cream, magazines
and radios.
Delivery Scale
The ODT has announced the
number of trips which may be
made each week, either in whole
sale or retail, under its directive
limiting deliveries to save gas. The
delivery scale follows: 1. Fresh or
frozen meat, poultry, eggs, fruits,
vegetables, fish and she'll fish; live
plants for food production = five
wholesale and three retail. 2. Bread
and perishable bakery products
six wholesale and three retail. 3.
Alcoholic beverages or wines, not
including malt beverages = one
wholesale and none retail. 4 Soft
drinks, manufactured tobacco pro-
ducts, confectionaries, or combi-
nation thereof wholesale and
none retail. 5. Malt beverages: In
bottles-one wholesale and none re-
tail; in kegs-two wholesale and
none retail. 6. Fresh milk or
cream-six wholesale and four re-
tail provided, that no two retail
deliveries shall be made ON the
same or consecutive days.. 7. Ice
cream or ices-four wholesale and
none retail. 8. Magazines and per-
iodicals-four wholesale and none
retail. 8. Laundry or dry celaning
five wholesale and two retail. II.
Parts or Supplies for repairs-six
wholesale and six retail. IL. Cut
flowers except for funerals-five
wholesale and none retail. 13. Or
namental shrubs, nursery stocks,
toys, novelties, jewelry, furs, radios,
monographs, antiques-two whole
sale and none retail Ia. Any COM
modify not listed above - two
wholesale and two retail.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
VISITING GRAVES BANNED
Not Deemed a Religious Rite By
Office of Price Administration

The ban on Non-Essential Driv-
ing provides that, in the event pub
lie transportation is inadequate, it
is permissible to drive to the eem-
etery for religious ceremonies and
in other cases if the custom of Wis
iting graves amounts in particu-
lar situation to a religious rite.
However, visiting the graves of
relatives or friends for the purpose
of placing flowers, plants or other
decorations, on any occasion includ-
ing Memorial Day, cannot be deem
ed to constitute a religious rite, and
therefore is prohibited.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
st. Peters Episcopal Church Notes

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments: Sunday next the fifth after
Easter and Rogation Sunday-7:30
a. M, celebration of the Holy Com
munion; 10 a. M, Church School;
IL a. M, morning prayer and SER
mon. Thursday, June 3rd, Ascen-
sion Day, 10 a. M, celebration of
the Holy Communion.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
Fire Destroys House at Clayton

The Citizens Hose Company vol
unteers were called Friday to as
sist the Clayton Fire Company
when the frame dwelling of Mrs.
Charles Chase was destroyed. An
exploding oil-stove caused the fire,
Mrs. Chase and her daughter were
at home at the time of the fire but
escaped injury. Three of her sons
are serving with the U. S. Army.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
RECEPTION AT MANSE

Rev. and Mrs. Herman Dam En-
tertain at Home
The Rev. and Mrs. Herman Dam
held open House" in the manse of
the First Presbyterian Church Fri
day night, for members of the
church and friends. Assisting with
refreshments were Mrs. Harry
Lower, Mrs. Birdie Ransom, Mrs.
Robert Denney, Mrs. Glenn Martin,
Mrs. Elmer Corrie, Mrs. Harry
jackson, and Mrs. Elmer David.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Corrie,
the interior of the manse has been
redecorated, including the return
ishing of the the kitchen.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
David C. Cummins, 85, Retired
Farmer, Died Saturday

David C. Cummins, age So, a re-
tired farmer, died Saturday after
long illess. He was a son of James
and Sara E. Rash Cummins and had
spent his life near Smyrna. Funeral
services were held at FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock with Rev. H. B.. Kelso of
Clayton in charge. Burial was in
Odd Fellows Cemetery. Surviving
are three sisters, Mrs. Margaret
Donovan, Wilmington; Mrs. Mary
Walker, Townsend, and Mrs. Harry
Ford of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
STATE POTATO CROP
Expect Normal Crop in State For
Early Potatoes


Delaware's early potato crop is
expected to be about normal, DR.. E.
P. Brasher, of the University of
Delaware extension staff, said last
week. He said the early potato
crop for this state was planted be-
fore a shortage of seed potatoes be-
came acute. The prospects for the
late crop, which will be planted
about July 1, depends on the
amount of seed potatoes available
at that time, he said. Although re-
tarded because of the late Spring,
truck crops in general appear to be
progressing well at the present
time, DR.. Brasher stated.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
CHURCH GROUP MEETING
Woman's' Society Discuss the Vol
unteer Woman and Her Church

Mrs. Andrew D. Cole was chair
man of the program committee for
the meeting of the Woman's So
cety for Christian Service of the
Asbury Methodist Church held Fri
day night. The subject was: "The
Volunteer Woman and Her Church
and taking part were the following
Mrs. Harry Sherwood, Mrs. James
Wright, Mrs. William Stats and
Mrs. Clark Knots.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
ROY e. DONOVAN HONORED
Named Winner in Nationwide
Contest; Food For Freedom

Roy E. Donovan, Smyrna, has
just been named winner in ma
tion-wide Food For Freedom" con-
test, sponsored by Purina Mills, St.
Louis, Missouri. His prize is $50
United States War Bond. Approx
imately 5000 Purina Merchants
participated in the contest, which
covered period of a months. OBJ
ject of the contest was to impress
eed dealers with their present op-
portunity and responsibility of serv-
ing their country by helping farm
customers stretch" their feed to
produce the greatest possible
amount of meat, milk, and eggs.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
Town Office Closed Monday

The Smyrna Town Office will be
closed all day Monday, May 81,
Mrs. Lotta Robinson, clerk, has an
nounced. Town taxes, due on this
day should be paid by Saturday,
Mrs. Robinson stated.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
USODANCE HERE
SATURDAY MITE
Dance at Century Club; Com
munity People Over II
Years Invited
PARTY FOR YOUNG SET

The U.S.O. Clup of Smyrna is
sponsoring a dance Saturday night
for war workers, men in service,
and people of the community who
are over IL years of age. A group
of soldiers from both the Army Air
port at Dover and Ft. Miles have
been invited to attend the dance,
which will be held in the Twentieth
Century Club House, from 8 o'clock
until midnight. The Saturday night
hostesses at the Recreation Center,
Mrs. Henry c. Webb, Mrs. Grover
King, and Mrs. Louise H. Burslem,
are in charge of arrangements. As
fsIsting v be the fo1fow1ng war
workers: Virginia Genoise, Jean
Cappicotta, Patricia Caparelli, Viii
ma Mccoy, Harold Humphries,
Muriel Allan, Richard Humphries,
and Mae May. Bob Cummins and
his orchestra, from Wilmington,
will provide the music. An admis-
sion of 25 cents per person will be
charged, and this price includes re-
Ifreshments. Service men will be
admitted free of charge. The Twen-
tieth Century Club has donated the
use of the building for the dance.
Party For Young Set
At the same time, the USO has
provided for a party at the USO
Recreation Center for the young
people under IL years of age. Miss
Bertha Smithers and Mrs. Thomas
Russell will be in charge of ar
Irangements, assisted by the Girl
Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Meeting Last Night
The U.S.O. Management Com
mittee and all the hostesses who
serve at the Center met last night
with Miss julie Buchard, Kent
County U.S.O. Director, to discuss
further organization and to CON-
Iplete activity plans for the future.
Four men were appointed to serve
on the Management Committee as
follows: Harry P. Jones, Thomas
Russell, Clifford Jones, and the Rev.
Robert Green. Also at the meet
ing was Miss Jean Neufelt of the
WAAC, who is stationed at the re-
cruiting Office in Dover.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
LEASES 75O-ACRE FARM

Harry Aumaclx, Roxy Theatre Man.
ager, to Till Another Farm
Mr.. Aumack, who recently took
over the Walker School farm, clos
ed another deal early this week by
the leasing of the 750-acre Danna
Landing Farm, located on Danna
Landing Road between Leipsic and
Little Creek, from farm owner Mr..
Smith Hand. Mr.. Aumack has
closed his restaurant business in
Smyrna, during the daytime, be-
cause of the tilling of the farms.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
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 Sundays
Sunday School at 2 p. M; preach
ing at o'clock; evening service by
the young people, z to 7.30; evan
gelistic service at 7.30 o'clock.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
Capt. Isaac Burris, Little Creek

Capt. Isaac Burris, well known
riverman of Little Creek, passed
away in the Wilmington General
Hospital, early Tuesday morning,
May IS. Funeral services We're
held at Ferguson Funeral Parlors
in Dover Saturday afternoon with
burial in Glenwood Cemetery,
Smyrna. Capt. Burris was a ma
tive of Smyrna Landing and mar
ried Miss Bertha Conner of near
Smyrna who survives him with one
son William Burris of Little Creek
and one daughter, Mrs. Charles
Updyke of Leipsic.
Smyrna times., 1943-05-27
CANAL BRIDGE
SURVEY MADE
Engineers Study Location For
Chesapeake City Bridge;
To Be New Type
INTEREST IN LOCATION

New York City Engineering Rep
resentatives are making a survey
for location and type of a new
bridge over the west end of the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at
Chesapeake City. The lift bridge
at Chesapeake City was destroyed
last spring when a large freighter
collided with the north abutment
and brought the entire structure
down. The engineering firm, Sc
cured as consultants with the U. S.
District Engineer Office, Philadel-
phia, is the same which prepared
plans and supervised the engineer
ing detail of the present fixed, high
level highway bridge at St.Georges.
The former bridge at st. Georges
was destroyed in the same way,
when a vessel struck one of the
supporting abutments of the pre-
yiaus Lift -hridge---.
Interest in Location
AS in the case of st. Georges,
residents of Chesapeake City are
vitality interested in the location of
the proposed new bridge. ST..
Georges was divided by the collapse
of the lift bridge, and now resi-
dents wishing to go from one side
of the canal to the other, in town,
have a long walk unless they bor-
row a rowboat. The town surrend-
cred its charter after the new
bridge was constructed. At the Of
flee of the U. S. District Engineer,
Philadelphia, offirials said Parsons,
Klapp, Brinkerhoff, and Douglas,
consultants with the government,
were merely making a preliminary
survey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18
} GLORIFY
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BY ALICIA HART NEA Service Staff Writer

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 Lovely Alexis Smith says plain peanut oil of the kitchen shelf softeAs patches of chapped skin nicely.
 Most golrls powder their noses first, but movie makeup specialists say this tends to make the nose the most prominent feature, which is wrong for all except those few who need to hlghlight 1t. Powder the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY America's Card Authority

Felix Alder, the well-known clown associated with Ringing Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's Circus for the past 8 years, was doing his bit at the Infantile Paralysis party at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. He dropped in to the bridge room at the party and insisted upon playing c hand of bridge with me.
 With my holding. I thought the bidding he was doing was . lot Of clowning. so I decided to carry along. and put him in Q slam con. tract. I think you will agree, how- ever. that there was no clOwning in the way he handled the play of the hand.
 My four no trump bid was Black wood. While I seldom play the con. vention, 1 was using 1t with Adler. His flve-heart response showed two aces, and I thought also, now that the bidding had gone so high, that he held ct least five spades and flve hearts. I ehnne tn hid alx nnades e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-18
- HONE iiZslIt SSlIlsS !NSLl : U. s. TO ADVISE PUBLIC ON WTAMIN VALUES

meats and meat products In con- tainers of tn or glass. All dried meats.
 "Variety" meats such as tongues, brains, hearts, liver, tripe, sweet. breads and kidneys arc now on the list of meats to Do ratloned, despite publicity to tho contrary.
 Bouillon cubes, beef extracts and similar concentrates will Do includ. cd. So will dry, Belnl-dry, and fresh, smoked and cooked sausage, includs ing salami, pork sausage, baked loaves, wleneFs, acrapple, Souso, head cheese. And don't forget suet and other fats.
 All fish, shellfish and fish prod- ucts in dramatically sealed con. tainers. In the fats and oil group, these will Do rationed; butter, margarine, lard, shortening and cooking and salad oils.
 ELECTRIC RANGES
 The latest WIPE regulation cov- Oring electric ranges follows 0 pattern that will grow more and moro familiar; new ones are nader to get, but the procedure for getting repair parts is being slmplified. since last May, Ynanu. lecturers have been turning out c limited number of ranges on military orders and for defense housing projects, Now even that Is stopped and al needs will have to Do met from existing stocks.
 Individuals hereafter can buy new electric ranges only to Ee- place ones completely worn out or damaged beyond repair, or if no other kind of cooking equipment can be obtained and all the house wiring and power lines are avail- able.
 On the other hand, restrictions covering the purchase Of spare parts have been eased. It used to be that Q priority rating was nec- essary to buy even Q part. Now, however, an ordinary consumer can get new pats for electric ranges without any official cert!fi- cates either by bringing in the worn.out part or by certifying that the old part has been coil- tributed to the salvage campaign.