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Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
STATE POLICE
NOW TROOPERS
Five Stations Designated AS
Troops With Letters Re-
placing Numbers
DOVER is TROOP C

Privates in the Delaware State
Police will be known as troopers"
and each of the five stations with
their numerical designations will
be replaced by alphabetically listed
troops" according to action taken
by the State Highway Commission
at Dover. The change became eff
fective Monday. The transforma-
tion of the terms had been recon-
mended by Superintendent Paul w.
Haviland of the state police to con-
form with most other state police
organizations and also to prevent
conflict with the use of the military
term, private" There is no
change in the name of the rank OF
officers in the police organization.
Station No. 1, Penny Hill, is now
Troop A; Station 2, State Road,
becomes Troop B; Station 8, Dover,
is Troop c.; Station 4, Georgetown,
is Troop d, and station o, Brldge-
vile, is designated as Troop E.
Uniforms More ColOrful
New uniforms ordered for the
Delaware state police will be more
colorful than the present garb.
They are expected to be distributed
to the men next month. The uni
forms will consist of a powder blue
coat, dark trousers with a yellow
stripe running down the sides,
powder blue shirts and dark era
vats. Boots will be worn. The
present cap will be discarded for
hats, like those worn by the New
York state police.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
OLD WHIG TICKET OF 1874
Smyrna Names on Ticket Taken
From Old Clipping

The following old Whig Ticket,
submitted by Miss Mary Spruance,
was the county ticket nominated
and elected in 1874 in Kent County,
the time of the great Clay and
Polk campaign, 100 years ago:
Electors of President and Vice-President
of the United States: Alfred DUPONT,
Enoch Spruance, Thomas Davis.
Governor: Thomas Stockton.
Representative in Congress: John W..
Houston.
Senator, George Fisher.
Representatives William Temple, Joseph
Hoffecker. William Cowgirl. George p.
Fisher. John Gruwell, Shadrach Raughley,
John w. Adkins.
Sheriff, Caleb Smithers.
Coroner, David N. Smith.
Levy Court Commissioners Nathan p.
Green, Duck Creek Hundred ; John B.
Conner. Murderkill Hundred; Vincent W..
Moore, Murderkill Hundred; John Booth,
of Joseph, Mispillion Hundred.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
WORK IN CHINA TOLD W.S4C.S.
Mrs. Franklin Ennis, Chairman of
Esther Group, Presents Program

The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service met at Asbury Meth
odist Church Friday, with the pres
ident, Mrs. Ernest S. Mattiford, in
charge. Devotions were conducted
by Mrs. VIM. R. Stats, assisted by
Mrs. VIM. j. M. Wroten, Mrs. Ern-
est S. Mattiford, Mrs. Edward T..
Porter, Miss Anna B. Beckett and
Mrs. Walter c. Myers. Mrs. Frank
lin Ennis, chairman of the Esther
Group, and in charge of the pro-
gram, had as her topic Social
Evangelistic Work in China" TAX
ing part in the program were Miss
Florence Lurty, Miss Lizzie Jones,
Mrs. Homer Downes, and Mrs.
Norman Coleman. Mrs. Grant
Garis reported on the district meet
ing which she attended at Seaford,
Del, March 22nd. The committee
for refreshments included Mrs. Nell
son Everhart, Mrs. William H..
George, and Mrs. Fred Harris.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
SMYRNA Girl Wed

The marriage of Miss Rena Ma
tilda Dickerson of Smyrna, and Mr..
Thomas Whealty Maull of Fred
erica, took place in the Townsend
parsonage Wednesday evening. The
couple was accompanied by Mr.and
Mrs. Gilbert Dickerson of Smyrna.
Mr.. Maull is stationed at a camp in
Texas. Mrs. Maull will live near
Smyrna. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. j. c. Handy,
pastor of the Townsend Methodist
Church.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
CHEST X-RAY TO
BE GIVEN HERE
High School Students, Teach
ers and Employees of School
To Be Part of Survey
IN SMYRNA MAY 24TH

On Wednesday morning, May "a,
the X-raying unit and technicians
employed by the Delaware Anti
tuberculosis Society will start the
chest X-ray survey of high school
students, teachers, and school en-
ployees in the Smyrna Special
School District, according to infor-
nation received from the antitu-
berculosis society to-day. The sur
vey will include students in the
tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades,
teachers, food handlers and school
employees in the school. Also in
cluded in the state survey will be
students, teachers and employees
in the colleges of the state, and a
number of special groups.
Part of Three Year Plan
The anti-tuberculosis society es-
Inmates that during the two weeks
the unit will be working in the
counties that more than four thou
sand X-rays will be taken. The
project is part of the three-year-
plan of the anti-tuberculosis So
ciety assuring a chest X-ray for
every student and school employee
during this period. County public
health nurses will assist at the
centers of location during the sur
vey. The X-rays will be interpret
ed by DR.. L. D. Phillips and DR.. A
M. Dietrich of Brandywine Sana-
torium. Any suspicious findings
will be referred to the individuals
family physician.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
CHURCH DELEGATES NAMED
Peninsula Annual Conference Held
May 1921, Wilmington

Lay and reserve delegates to rep
resent the Dover District at the
Peninsula Annual Conference of
the Methodist Church have been
announced by the Rev. DR.. Walter
A. Hearn, district superintendent.
The conference will be held in Nc
Cabe Churhc, Wilmington, May IT.
81, inclusive. The list, giving the
local churches and lay member
first, followed by the name of the
reserve, follows: Smyrna: L. M.
Price, Walter w. Hynson; Clayton,
Ewells, P. R. Smith, Oliver Pryor;
Clayton, st. Paul, Dudley Crossley,
j. Reynolds Pratt; Kenton, Mrs.
Helen Walker, Mrs. Loretta Clark.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
NAME OFFICERS
FOR BOYS STATE
Session to Be Held i'm Dover
Tomorrow, Sponsored by
American Legion
NEWARK BOY GOVERNOR

The seventh annual Delaware
Boys State, sponsored by the De-
partment of Delaware, American
Legion, and the Grand Voiture of
Delaware, 40 ct 8, will be held Fri
day at Legislative Hall, Dover with
125 boys from Delaware high
schools participating. An 1S-year-
old senior at Newark High School.
Gerald D. Laubach, has been elect
ed Boys State Governor, according
to William E. Matthews, Jr., Smyr-
ma, chairman of the committee in
charge. Laubach is completing
scientific course and his school ac-
tivities include: Member of the
staff of the school paper and year
book of 1884; vice-president of
the class in 1942-43; member of the
senior play, 1943, cast; winner of
the D. A. R. American history
award in 1913, vice-president of
homeroom in 1941-42, and recipient
of Christmas story award for 1910.
Lieutenant Governor
Ralph P. Barwick, II, senior at
Greenwood High School, has been
elected acknowledgement. He is
an outstanding student. In addi-
tion to being member of the
school band for six years Ralph
has been active in sports. He
plans to enter college afte the
war. Other Boys State officers
are: Joseph Bunker, Wilmington
High School, secretary of state;
Robert Logan, Jr., president, stu
dent council, Seaford High School,
insurance commissioner; Paul Woi-
woski, Jr., II, FELTON, High School,
state treasurer, and John e. Lewis,
senior, Dover High School, attor-
ney-general John is crew leader of
the Sea Scout ship Intrepid" and
expects to enter the Navy. Prac-
tically all of the high schools of
the state will have either state
senators or representatives who
will fill the regular seats in the
Senate and House chambers at Do
yer. The boys will elect their pre-
siding officers and consider various
bills which have ben drafted in ad-
vance for them.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
REVISE DIPLOMA RULING
State Board Says Pupils COmplet-
ing Junior Year Eligible

High school students of the state
who successfully complete their
junior year before being inducted
into the armed forces will receive
their diplomas as if they had grad
uated, the State Board of Educa-
ton has ruled. Under the former
rule, only seniors whose studies
were carried into January with
satisfactory marks were entitled to
their diplomas at graduation time
if called into or volunteering for
any of the services. The change
made puts the state school students
on the same basis as students of
Wilmington schools called to serve
in the armed forces.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
NAOMI URIAN ENGAGED
To Wed 1t. John r. Rhodes of the
Dover Air Field

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Urian, of
Smyrna, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Naomi C. Urian, of Dover, to 1t.
John R. Rhodes, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Raymond Rhodes, of Phil
adelphia. Miss Urian is a graduate
of the John Bassett Moore High
School, of Smyrna, and of Beacon
College. Lieutenant Rhodes was
graduated from North Catholic
High, of Philadelphia, and at pres
ent is stationed at the Dover Army
Air Field.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
st. Peters Episcopal Church Notes

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor makes the following announce
ments: This Thursday, 7:30 p. m.,
full choir practice. Services for the
Third Sunday after Easter, a. M,
celebration of the Holy Commun-
ion; 10 a. M, Church School; IL
a. M. morning prayer and sermon
upon the words of st. James Let
patience have her perfect work,
that you may be perfect and entire,
wanting nothing"
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
Club Executives Meet

The Executive Board of the
Twentieth Century Club will meet
at home of the president, Mrs.
George Carter, tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30. A rummage sale for the
benefit of the club on Saturday will
be held in the old American Store
building.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
Worked for Civic Betterment
DIR. Pritchard in New Office

DR.. w. C. Pritchard moved yes
terday from his home and offices
on So. Main Street to his newly
furnished offices and home on
North Main Street, formerly the
D. j. Cummins property.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
HONORED ON
18TH BIRTHDAY
John w. Graham, Jr., Former.
ly of KentOn, HOnOred by
Friends in Philadelphia
ACTIVE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS

John w. Graham, Jr., attorney,
of 338 w. Logan Street, German
town, celebrated his seventy-fifth
(75) birthday anniversary on
Thursday evening, April goth, with
a dinner party which was attend
ed by many of his business and
professional associates of many
years standing at the Barclay
Hotel, Philadelphia. Mr.. Graham
is a native of Kenton, Delaware,
where he spent his boyhood. AS a
young man, he came to Philadel-
phia to attend the Law School of
the University of Pennsylvania,
from which he was graduated in
the Glass of '95. AS a former Del
awarean, he became member of
the Sons of Delaware of Philadel-
phia, some forty-nine years ago,
and has continued in active men,
bership to the present time. He
served the Society as President at
one time.
Worked for Civic Betterment
Mr.. Graham has always been an
enthusiastic organizer, worker and
supporter of movements for civic
betterment and community well
fare. He served as a member of
the Common Council of Philadel-
phia from 1918-1919. In 1886, he
was appointed Deputy Attorney
General of Pennsylvania and serv-
ed in that capacity. Mr.. Graham
had a family celebration on Sun
day, April 23rd, at his home.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
Dog Trials Sunday

Members of the Del-Bay Field
Trial Club, Dover, will hold a no
vice trial at Lake Como Sunday.
Smyrna members of the committee
are James Warren and Joseph
Goldsborough.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
May Queen and Court

May queen and court
Dorothy Pratt, senior, will be the
May Queen, with Patsy Carter as
Senior Duchess, and Betty Cook
and Lorraine Pleasanton as attend
ants. Others in the court are:
Junior Duchess, Eleanor Nowland,
attendants, Florence Passwaters
and Ann Willis; Sophomore Duch-
ess, Nancy Hudson, attendants
Carolyn Crossley and Thelma Du-
lin; Freshman Duchess, Anna Marie
Davidson, attendants, Rosalie Nc
Claim and Doris Nowland; Eighth
Grade Duchess, Betty Brittingham,
attendants, Marie FAIRIES and Betty
Pinder.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
ROBIN HOOD'TO BE DRAMATIZED
AT MAY DAY PR OGRAM MAY 3rd

The annual May Day program
will be presented in the auditorium
of the John Bassett Moore School
next Wednesday night, May 3rd.
The entertainment this year will be
based on a dramatization of robin
Hood" with Miss Virginia Smith,
instructor of physical education,
and Mrs. John Fearon, head of the
music department, in charge. The
cast of characters will be as fol-
lows:
hobln HOOD ................ Leroy wade
Little John ............. Jack Dukes
Robin Hoods Men: Francis Kitchens Rob-
ert FAIRIES. Robert Francis, Donald
Robinson, George Oliphant, William
Broadway, Jack Walker, Richard
Vaughn.
Maid Marian .......... Virginia Donovan
Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Lenna Newman
Sheriff's Men .............. Eighth Grade
May Pole Dance .......... Seventh Grade
Country Dancers ...... High School Girls
Testers ................ High School Girls
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert X. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Asbury Methodist Church, Rev.
Robert E. Green, pastor, announces
services as follows: Church School,
10 a. M; Harvey c. Jones, general
superintendent. Important Bible
study for the living of these days.
Glass of instruction for every age
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
VOLUNTEERS OF.
USO MEET MAY 5.
Round Table Discussions i'm
Afternoon of May 5th, Fol-
lowed by Dinner Meeting
SMYRNA WOMEN ATTEND

u. S. o. Senior and Junior Host
esses of Smyrna will attend State
Volunteer USO conference at Do
yer, on Friday, May 5th, at the
Wesley Junior College. Each of
the nine operations in Delaware
will send at least five representa-
tive volunteers. The morning will
be given over to an area staff meet
ing beginning at ten o'clock to be
followed by luncheon. The volun-
teer sessions, an open meeting, will
begin at two o'clock, continue to
five o'clock, to be followed by a
dinner meeting at six o'clock at
which reports of the afternoon
round-table conferences will be
made and the group will be ad-
dressed by a nationally known
speaker.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
Round Table Talks

Round table discussion will be
held on the following subjects:
Program Planning" Returning
Service Men," "USO in Relation to
Post War Problems and Commun-
ity Planning" Junior Hostess Or
ganization and Program" "Work
with War Production Workers. !"
Miss Florence G.. Lurty, chairman
of the Smyrna U. S. o. Manage
ment Committee will be chairman
of the latter panel. Prominent
leaders in the various fields to be
discussed will take part in the
panel meetings. Senior and Junior
Hostesses who intend to remain for
the dinner meeting must make res
ervations with William M. Patton,
Kent County Chairman, by May
1st. Dinner tickets cost S1.25 per
person.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
FOUND.

IDENTIFICATION BRACELET, on Corn
ave- Monday Call Hobart 4455. after
IRISH SETTER FOUND. Call John A..
Cdvards. Temple 2l63.
Evening star., 1944-09-19
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,


WITH UNITED STATES TROOPS
IN GERMANY, Sept. 16 Delayed
American troops are chopping
through the Siegfried Line pillbox
by pillbox.
Last evening in the foggy dusk !
watched for an hour from a barn.
yard command post 100 yards away
the slow, laborious hacking of paths
through the West Wall.
Understanding requires a clear
picture of the Siegfried Line. 1t is
primarily line of irregularly spaced
green concrete pillboxes so to 300
yards apart, located with respect to
terrain so as to give perfect cross
fire fields.
Four Feet Thick.
The concrete is to feet thick
and has hardened SO since 1889 that
75s bounce off the sides at fairly
close range. The pillboxes are usu-
ally six-sided, with two or three
embrasures through which the oc-
cupants fire. In the rear are double
steel doors, each an inch thick, on
rollers.
The pillboxes usually are manned
by a crew of 18 to 20 armed with
heavy machine guns Contrary to
reports early in the war these pill
boxes are excellently built with COM
Portable and sometimes luxuriously
furnished living quarters.
The locations, according to the
commanding officer of this unit
are a military engineering master.
piece. Nothing underground, as ir
the Maginot. Obviously, a fronta
assault facing their murderous ma.
chine-gun fire fields is suicidal.
Vulnerable in Rear.
In front of the pillboxes' field!
are dragon teeth"-tooth-shapec
concrete blocks designed to catch
tanks-located everywhere tanks car
go. Sometimes they are miles ir
front of the pillboxes.
The pillboxes are vulnerable from
the rear, where the steel doors are
their weakest point. If a tank car
get through the dragons teeth
the direct fire against the doors
Evening star., 1944-09-19
Tooth Shaped Blocks Snare
American Tanks at West Wall

Ishocks the occupants into near in
|sensibility.
After few rounds the tank fire
is lifted as an infantryman carry
ing demolition charge of 80 pounds
of INT at the end Of long pole
crawls up and attempts to stick the
charge through side embrasure
Sometimes he is protected by short
flame thrower directed against the
embrasure
The charge is set off by a friction
igniter The operation needs pre-
else timing. but usually works. The
big hurdle is to get the tank through
the dragon teeth" which can de-
lay it long enough for the direction
Iof enemy fire against it. The first
hole is the hardest.
Blasted Way Through.
A squad of engineers led by 1t.
George Reuter- Of Railway. N. j.,
crawled up, under heavy fire, each
carrying so pounds of INT on his
back. They blasted a path through
the dragon teeth through which
a tank could dash.
Once behind the line the first pill
box was reduced as described. From
then on it was back-breaking job
reducing them one by one. Each
requires about half an hour There
are nearly 500 of them in this unit
sector, just over the Luxembourg
border.
Il can't think of any other way
to get through" the unit commando,
explains.
Each pillbox reduction is a little
battle, often with casualties. After
the demolition charge is exploded
sometimes after the tank firing, in.
fantrymen advance, pound on the
iron doors and tell the ferries alive
inside to come out.
Many Were Boys.
Usually the doors open and the
shocked Germans come out with
their hands over their heads. II
many instances they are mere boys
but they are perfectly capable Of
manning machine guns
| American casualties are relatively
| light to date, despite the military
strength Of the Siegfried Line, be.
cause of quick action
For half an hour I watched a pill.
box reduction in precisely the man.
ner described. 1t was picturesque
with tank guns flashing in the latt
dusk and ending as the prisoner.
marched out.
The American advance through
Luxembourg was a model of swift
machine-like action. 1t made tn,
campaign seem like a walkover
although obviously the German
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Brandscheid and pushed to Hon.
theim, 6 miles into Germany and 4
miles northwest of Prum. despite
counterattacks buttressed by tanks.
The base of the wedge into Ger
many farther south at Treir also
broadened. Doughboys captured
Huttingen, miles inside the Reich
and 20 miles northwest of Trier.
The United State Sd Army mean
while reported good progress east
ward, particularly beyond Nancy
toward Strasbourg and across the
Moselle River above Epinal.
A front dispatch said the Sd Army
beat back two German counteras-
saults, one against the bridgehead
south of Metz, and another south
east of Nancy.
The Berlin radio asserted Nazi
forces again had occupied Lune-
vile, Is miles east of Nancy.
Still farther down the line, the
United States 7th Army battled
toward Belfort, on the path guard
ing Mulhouse. Some of 1t. Gen.
Alexander M. Patch's men slugged
S miles eastward to Fougerrolles, q
miles northwest of Belfort.
Counterattack Repulsed.
Frenchmen of the 7th Army beat
OH an enemy counterattack against
Autechaux, and fought along the
Doubs River near Montebeliard, 10
miles south of Belfort.
Rains were temporarily hamper
ing the advance through the. whole
7th and Sd Army sectors.
Canadians fought into the Chan
mel port of Boulogne and slashed
defenders into isolated pockets. Su-
preme headquarters had no word
that fighting had ceased there yet.
Allied fighting men in Holland
were assisted by a railway strike
ordered by the Dutch government
and Radio Orange, the Free Neither
lands station, declared it had been q
complete success
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planned stiffened resistance, but the
tanks with following infantry were
upon them before they could get set
Perfect Example.
A perfect example was the capture
Of Radio Luxembourg, the second
most powerful In the world, by ele-
ments of light armored unit. They
were ordered to take the radio intact
if possible. The place was easy to
defend or demolish and had a con-
siderable defense force
A large force. consisting OF a
platoon of light tanks, a platoon of
armored engineers and a platoon of
infantry howitzers and mortars
started across the country just after
dark. 1t stole on the station in the
foggy dawn and the station was
surrounded before the Germans
were aware of the presence of
American troops.
The Germans had expected a
frontal attack from the Luxembourg
side. Instead, the entire approach
was from the rear Seeing that
defense meant suicide, the Germans
surrendered
The advance of this unit through
Luxembourg was punctuated with a
lot Of fighting, but its movements
were so precise and swift that two
thirds of the mined bridges were
taken before demolition charges
could be set of. Otherwise progress
would have been delayed for days.
The Germans delayed exploding
the mines as long as possible so their
own troops could cross. The Ameri-
cans technique was to advance as
swiftly and quietly as possible, then
make swift tank dash at the
bridge. firing all guns. The sur.
prised defenders often fed without
pushing buttons.
This was notable success, Mc
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resulted in the saving Of the Trier
road bridge out of Luxembourg City
An armored unit had passed through
the town without resistance, but just
beyond the bridge encountered the
main German force putting up the
stiffest fight in Luxembourg.
The rejoicing city was celebrating
its liberation as the battle progressed
few miles east all afternoon and
night. Tanks shot their way through,
the narrow wooded defile in the
hills. The fighting continued until
the capture of Luxembourg Airfleld
which the Germans tried to save.
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Western Front
Continued From First Page

troops slashed 13 miles northeast
of Maastricht to Sittard, on the
Dutch border 20 miles
above Aachen, and stabbed into the
outer defenses of the Siegfried Line
at Ubachsberg and Simpelveld, Z
miles above Aachen.
East of that fortress city, 1t. Gen
Courtney Hodges men chiseled out
slow but steady gains beyond Stol-
berg. They hit through artillery
and tank reinforcements rushed up
from Cologne for patchwork Ger
man defense behind the preached
Siegfried Line.
Assault Widening.
The assault in this sector was
widening. The Americans cleared
the Nazis from Busbach, Z miles
southeast of Aachen, and captured
Hofen, a mile inside Germany, 10
miles farther south.
Across the border from Northern
Luxembourg. the LIST Army seized