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Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
SENIOR EXAMS
BEGIN MAY 24TH
Regular School Examinations
Begin May 20; 25 Given
Driving Awards
DIR. MILLER TO BE HOST

Final examinations for the Sen
ior Glass at the John Bassett
Moore School will begin next Wed
nesday, May oath and continue un-
til May 26th. Regular final exam
nations for the rest of the school
will be given May 29th, May 31st
and June 1st. The baccalaureate
service will be held at the school
June 4, with the Rev. Robert E
Green, pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church, delivering the sermon
Taking part in the service will also
be the Rev. Frederick Marx Bar
ton, rector of st. Peters P. E
Church and the Rev. Herman Dam
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. The combined choirs OF
the three churches will furnish the
music.
Given Driving Certificates
Approximately 25 juniors and
seniors were presented certificates
for completion of the driving cours-
es given under the sponsorship of
the State Department of Public In
struction and the Delaware Safety
Council. A picture of one of the
classes in a jeep leaving the Smyr-
ma school appears in the magazine
safety Education" for May, 1914,
published by the National Safety
Council, Inc. The local school was
the first down-state school to have
the advantage of this course.
Safety Patrol Party
DR.. G. H. Miller, Jr,, superin-
tendent, will act as host to 30
members of the Junior Safety Pa
troll at a party in the Strand The
atre next Saturday afternon, in ap-
probation of their services during
the school year.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
POPPY DAY MAY 26-27
Mayor Corley Issues Proclamation
to Honor Smyrna Men


Friday and Saturday, May 26-27,
was proclaimed Poppy Day in Smyr-
ma by Mayor R. F. Corley in a
proclamation issued today. The
Mayor called upon all citizens to
observe the day by wearing men,
orial poppies in honor of the men
who have given their lives in the
nations defense. The proclamation
stated: Whereas, the United
States of America is again being
forced to crush powerful enemies
seeking to establish their tyranny
over the world, and Whereas, the
young men of Smyrna again are
offering their lives in the nations
service, and Whereas, the memory
of those who have given their lives
is cherished by us all and is an in
spiration to us all in these grave
days, and Whereas, their service
and sacrifice is symbolized by the
memorial poppy of The American
Legion and American Legion Aux
iliary, now therefore I, R.F. Corley,
Mayor of the Town of Smyrna, do
hereby proclaim Saturday, May 27,
1914, to be Poppy Day in the Town
of Smyrna, and urge all citizens to
observe the day by wearing the
memorial poppy in honor of the
men who died for America in the
battles of World War I and World
War IL"
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
COMO TO
OPEN MAY 9TH
Gi FAIRIES is Life Guard This
Year; Clem Sapp to Run
Refreshment Stand
EXPECT LARGE CROWDS

The summer season at Lake
Como Beach will open officially on
May 9th, Smyrna Town Council
announced yesterday. Life guard
this year will be Gi FAIRIES, a stu
dent at the John Bassett Moore
high school and the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph FAIRIES. The life guard
will be on duty daily, including
Sundays, from 10 o'clock in the
morning until noon, and from one
o'clock until five o'clock in the af-
ternoon. The beach will be open
until 10 p. M, but. no guard will be
on duty after five o'clock and those
swimming at night are doing so at
their own risk, council warned.
Refreshment Stand
The bath house and refreshment
stand will be under the direction of
Clem E. Sapp again this year, and
both the bath house and the stand
will be open all day and every
night until the beach closes. Bath
ers may buy ice cream, soft drinks,
candy, etc., at the stand, and if
present plans are successful, there
will be music too, from juke box,
A large crowd is expected Memoir
ial Day week end, and council said
they also expected a record-break-
ing attendance at the beach all
during the summer. The list of
rules and regulations, posted at the
beach, will be strictly enforced.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
LABOR PLAN
SET FOR KENT
Extension Service Making Eff.
forts to Recruit Labor to
Harvest Kent Crops
EXPLAIN CONTRACTS

As every indication points to a
farm labor shortage this year
which will be more severe than in
1943, and with the prospects of
more crops to be harvested, every
effort is being made by the Della
ware Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, in cooperation with the War
Food Administration, Office of
Labor, to recruit all available farm
workers for placement on farms
where they will be needed this sea-
son. Farmers who will need extra
labor this year are asked to make
their wants known at once to the
Agricultural Extension Service
where contracts are available for
signing up for foreign workers. In
dications at present are that there
will not be a farm labor pool at
the Woodside labor camp, as there
was last year when farmers could
go to the camp and secure laborers,
consequently it will be necessary
this year for farmers to contract
for these workers in advance of the
date when the labor camp will be
opened.
Representatives Named
The emergency farm labor pro-
gram in Kent county is being con-
Quoted under the direction of Rus
sell E. Wilson, county agent, who
is being assisted by William E.
Tarbell, assistant county agent-at-
large, and John F. Herholdt, coun-
ty farm labor assistant, in cooper
alton with j. Rank Gordy, state
supervisor of emergency farm
labor, and county farm labor
committee of which George c.
Simpson, Houston, is chairman,
"The representatives of the Della
ware Extension Service will be
glad to discuss this farm labor pro-
gram with farmers who are inter
ested in securing this help, and to
also explain the terms of the farm
labor contracts" Mr.. Wilson stat
ed.
Other Labor Sources
Other possible sources of farm
labor include high school boys and
girls, boy scouts, and members of
the Woman's Land Army and other
local volunteer workers who are
being recruited for harvesting
crops as their contribution to the
war effort in the saving of food.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
INSTALL NEW
CLUB OFFICERS
Committees For Century Club
Also Named; Elect New
Directors for Term
CARD PARTY MAY 23RD

The following officers were in
stalled at the final meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club: Presi-
dent, Mrs.George Carter; first vice.
president, Mrs. A. D. Cole; second
vice-president, Mrs. Grant Garis;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ken
nard Price; recording secretary,
Mrs. Lucy Conwell. Appointment
of the following chairmen of stand
ing committees is announced by
the president: Public Safety, Mrs.
Helen Attix; Fine Arts, Mrs. Rob-
ert Denney; Moving Pictures, Mrs.
William Wroten; Legislation, Mrs.
Thomas Russell; American Homes,
Mrs. Clifford Jones; International
Relations, Mrs. Smithers Snow;
Education, Mrs. Howard R. Jones.
Other appointments will be made
later.
Three New Directors
Three new directors were elected
as follows: Mrs. Kennard Price,
Mrs. George Robinson, and Mrs. j..
M. Downs. Mrs. George Carter
was elected to fill the unexpired
term of the late Mrs. v. Lay Phil
lips. The club is sponsoring a
card party to be held at the club
house on Tuesday, May % at 8
p. m. Mrs. Alfred Tilghman is
general chairman.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
Graduate of School Here

Lieut.. Ennis was graduate of
the John Bassett Moore School at
Smyrna, and attended Beacon Col
lege in Wilmington. Prior to his
enlistment, he was employed by the
Ford Motor Company in Chester.
In October, 1912, he was married
to the former Miss Emily Arthurs,
daughter of Mrs. ]. w. Arthurs,
formerly of Kenton. Mrs. Ennis
now lives with her mother at 2618
Van Buren Street, Wilmington.
Mrs. Ennis had been living with
her husband in Florida, where he
took his advanced training course,
until he was sent overseas.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
LIEUT.. VICTOR ENNIS MISSING
OVER GERMANY ON APRIL 18th

Lieut.. Victor D. Ennis, "a, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Creadick Ennis OF
this town, co-pilot of a Flying
Fortress operating out of England,
has been reported missing after a
mission over Germany on April 29,
according to War Department
telegram received by his wife last
Friday. 1t is believed by his fam
lily that this was Lieut.. Ennis
third mission. The young pilot re-
ceived his commission and pilots
wings at the Army Air Forces Fly
ing school at Columbia, Mississippi
in October, 1943, and in March of
this year went overseas. He en-
listed as an aviation cadet in Feb
ruary, 1943.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
Clayton Homemakers Meet

At recent meeting of the Clay
ton Home Demonstration Club at
the home of Mrs. Earl Hurd, Erwin
R. Dick, of Wilmington, spoke on
the Blue Cross disqualification Plan
and its value to rural communities.
Mrs. Kate Henly Daugherty, New
Castle County home demonstration
agent was also present at the
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
JUMP SAVES
! DOVER FLIER
Young Pilot at Dover Air
Field Escaped After Plane
Crashed at Frankford
PLANE HIT BY CABLE

A young fighter pilot, Lieut. Mar
vim 1. Nelson, stationed at Dover
Army Air Field, escaped with his
life after his PAT crashed afire and
exploded near Frankford, Del. Mon
day morning. However, before he
could jump from his plane, he was
forced to overcome pressure of the
wind, which held him almost help
less against his seat as the ship
was hurting down. He finally freed
himself from the cockpit and jump
ed. He suffered decorations of both
hands and the right leg.
On Target Practice
Lieutenant Nelson had been prae-
ticing firing on a sleeve target tow
ed over the Delaware Bay by an
other plane. He shot the target off
the towing plane, cutting the cable
with machine gun bullet. The
loose end of the cable ON the target
whipped across the front of Mel
sons plane, tearing off the wind
shield and breaking the oil line. In
a second, Nelson was blinded by oil
sprayed into his face. He WAS
forced fiat back against his seat by
wind resistance in the absence Of
the windshield.
Tried to Crash Land
Nelson headed for land in a steep
glide in an attempt to crash land
the plane. He was unable to see
because of the oil and could scarce
ly move because of the force of the
wind. Smoke started to pour from
the motor as the plane came over
land and Nelson, fighting the force
of the wind, managed to climb out
of the cockpit. After he had fall
len free of the plane he released
the parachute. He had been badly
cut by glass from the windshield.
After Nelson received treatment
from DR.. Robert Long, Frankford.
Sergt. Horace Hickman of the
Georgetown Troop of the state po-
lice, rushed the f1ier to the Dover
Air Base where he received furth-
er treatment.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
Delaware House Sold

The Delaware House, owned and
run by Mrs. Mary Scott for the
past 20 years, has been sold to
Mrs. H. Anthony and Mrs. J.
Hufstead, of Alexandria, Virginia,
where the women have been oper-
ating a guest house. The new own
ers, originally from Tennessee, will
arrive May 25th to make their
home in Smyrna. Mrs. Scott leaves
the hotel July 1st, and will move to
the old Wallen house which she re-
Gently purchased.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
20 Pounds of Sugar for Canning

Housewives can count on an ad-
difional 20 pounds of sugar pei
person for canning purposes be-
tween now and Oct. 81, OPA Of
ficials have announced The extra
sugar is available in lots up to 1C
pounds per person during two
periods-the first extending from
now until July 15, and the second
from July 16 to Oct. 81, a Della
ware OPA official explained.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
RACES START AT $3.50 p. nj.
Delaware Park Changes Schedule
To Meet War Activities


The Delaware Park 1914 post
time will be $3.50 p. m. eastern war
time, thirty minutes later than in
previous years. This decision was
reached following meetings be-
tween track authorities and those
dealing with war activities in the
Wilmington area. Again eight
races will be run and every effort
will be made to adhere to a pre-
else schedule in order that race
goers may be able to accurately
make their own transportation
plans under current war conditions.
In the case of DelaWare's $3.50
starting hour, it was found by au-
thorities that the avoidance of the
pressure period was desirable, SO
that those going to the track, and
coming from it, would not inter
fere with wartime and other ac-
tivities.
State Wants Large Tax Money
Wilmington officials as well as
state bureaus are fully behind Gov
ernor Bacon in his desire to raise
from the racing as large amount of
tax money as possible. The new
post time is regarded as a long
step forward in the furtherance of
this purpose. In 1912, the last
year of the Delaware Park opera
ton, the state received almost
100000 in taxes, the amount being
very big fraction of the total
state budget.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
Miss Helen Hartnett Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses A. Hart
nett announce the marriage of
their daughter Helen to Corporal
Thomas Postles, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Postles of Milford.
The wedding took place Tuesday
morning, May 9th at st. Joseph's
R. C. Church in Clayton with Rev.
Glenn officiating. Attending were
the immediate families and few
friends. Cpl. Postles, after 15-
day furlough will return to his base
at Pratt, Kansas, and Mrs. Postles
will live with her parents in Smyr-
ma.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
ATTORNEY ADDRESSES CLUB
G. L. Harmonson Talks on Post
war Government

C. Leland Harmonson, attorney
and past president of the Smyrna
Rotary Club, addressed members
last week on the subject POST
War Government" A formal dis
cussion was held in which George
w. Wright, president, DR.. c. j.
Prickett and Harvey c. Jones par
ticipated. The military occupation
of conquered nations was the
theme Visitors included DR.. War
rem Combs of the Middletown Club
and H. H. Hansen of the Dover
Club. The annual Ladies' Night
will be held next week with. Har-
vey c. Jones, chairman of arrange
ments.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
Two Houses Burn at Clayton

Members of the Citizens Hose
Company were called to assist the
Clayton Fire Company at ga m,
Friday when fire destroyed the
dwelling occupied by Mrs. Hester
Powell. The loss was estimated at
$1,000, and cause of fire is un-
known. The adjoining home of
Mrs. Maggie Duff was badly dam
aged.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
FRIENDSHIP 4-H CLUB
Adopt Duration Project as Com
munity Service

MUMMY ScINlce
The Friendship All Club has
made an excellent start toward a
duration collection of scrap, ac-
cording to Mrs. Clara D. Skoglund,
New Castle county club agent. The
Friendship Club of Taylor's Bridge
reports the collection of 1000
pounds of paper in January and
ITO pounds of paper and sc
pounds of rags in March. This
scrap was collected by various
methods. Two-wheeled carts and
wagons did most of the work. The
club will make monthly collections
from now on. Some of the money
obtained through the scrap was
used to purchase a community SER
vice flag which was presented by
the club to the Friendship Church
Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
PENINSULA WSCS MEET
Conference Tomorrow at Peninsula
Methodist Church, Wilmington

The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service of Peninsula Confer
ence will meet tomorrow, May 10,
in Peninsula Methodist Church,
goth and Washington Streets, Will
mington. The executive commit
tee will have meeting there in
the morning. The afternoon meet
ing will convene at two with the
president, Mrs. N. Hobson Davis,
presiding. The speaker for the af-
ternoon will be Mrs. j. d. Bragg
of st. Louis, chairman of the Wo-
mems Division of Christian Ser
vice.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
MOTHERS GIVEN GIFTS
Asbury Bible Glass Honors Moth.
ers With Sons in Service


The Willing Workers Bible Glass
of Asbury Methodist Church, at the
annual mother-daughter meeting,
presented vases filed with flowers
to the following mothers: To the
mother with the largest number of
sons in the armed forces, Mrs. Fred
Harris; to the one with the sons
longest in service, Mrs. j. M.
Downs; to the mother whose son
has been in service the shortest,
Mrs Townsend Vaughn. Mrs. Har-
ry Dukes was chairman of the pro-
gram. There were readings by
Miss Elizabeth Jones and Mrs. Le-
roy Donovan. Hostesses were Mrs.
Max Downs and Mrs. Elwood
Kemp. Lorraine Donovan was
piAno soloist.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
Mr.. Truss H0nored
Miller House Sold

The home of DR.. George r, Mill
er, superintendent of schools, who
recently resigned, has been purchas-
ed by Charles A. Burrous, who now
resides on the DUPONT Boulevard.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
AWARDED THIRD OAK LEAF
Staff Sgt. Fred Harris Given 3rd
Cluster After goth Mission

A third Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal has been awarded Staff
Sgt. Frederick F. Harris Jr. of
Smyrna, ball turret gunner on
BIZ Flying Fortress, for "meri-
torious achievement" on twenty
combat missions over enemy-held
Europe. Sgt. Harris, 20 years old,
graduate of John Bassett Moore
high school, was a clerk for the
American Stores Company before
entering the service January 26,
1943. His parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick F. Harris Sr. His
brother, William, is a private sta
toned at Camp Chaffee, Ark.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
INSTALL ID. A. r. OFFICERS
Mrs. G. S. King is Regent, Mrs. r.
w. COmegys Vice-Regent

w. Comegys Vice-Regent
Installation of officers of the
Elizabeth Cook Chapter, D. A. r.,
took place in the home of Mrs.
Glenn S. King, who was named re-
gent. Other officers are: Mrs.
Richard .Cemegys, Clayton, vice
regent; Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald,
secretary; Mrs. Daisy Johnson,
ownsend, treasurer; Mrs. Dorsey
Lewis, Middletown, register; Mrs.
Howard Pool, Middletown, chair
man of approved schools. A report
of the National Congress held re-
Gently in New York was given by
Mrs. Mcdonald.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
DEMOCRATS TO
FAVOR 4th TERM
State Convention Tuesday;
Name s Delegates; Senator
Tunnel Keynoter
ELECT STATE COMMITTEE

Delaware Democrats selected
eight delegates and eight alternates
to the party's national convention
and instructed them to vote for
President Roosevelt after hearing
u. S. Senator James M. Tunnel de-
mand fourth term for the Chief
Executive in the keynote address
at the Democratic State Conven-
tion Tuesday. Senator Tunnel said
that the idea of changing Presi-
dents during the war is lone of the
most hazardous suggestions I have
ever heard" He then pointed to
the forced induction of officers and
men and asked: "Why should there
not be a forced induction for the
Commander-in-Chief? Why not
draft Franklin Delano Roosevelt" T"
~ Administration Praised
The record of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration was outlined and
praised by the senator, who said
the administration "has accom-
plished the great improvements in
Americas conditions with no scan-
dals, no starvation, no unemploy-
ment and no crooked elections. I"
The convention adopted resolu-
ton instructing the delegates to
the national convention in Chicago
to vote for the nomination of the
President. Earlier the state COM
mittee adopted similar resolution
stating that "the further success
full prosecution of the war demands
the continuation of the leadership
of this greatest of all war Presi-
dents"
Delegates Named
The convention elected the fol-
lowing delegates and attendants
named earlier in caucasus of the
contingents from Wilmington and
each of the three counties: Will
mington: Clarence E. Grace and
John C. Hazard; alternates, Isaac
Thornton and Mrs. Thomas F. Bay
ard. Rural New Castle County:
William S. Potter and State Sena-
tor Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr.; alter
mates Miss Marie T. Lockwood and
C. Lester Daniels. Kent County,:
Wilbert Rawley, Leipsic, and j..
Gordon Smith, Harrington; alter
mates, Willard D. Boyce, Dover,
and Lieut.. Gov. Isaac ]. MacCollum
of Wyoming. Sussex County: us.
Senator James M. Tunnel of
Georgetown and State Senator
William H. Ayers of Millsboro; al
ternates, Isaac Leroy Smith of
Greenwood and DR.. Harrison M,
Manning of Seaford.
State Committee
The Kent County caucus selected
the following for the state commit
tee: First Senatorial District, John
j. Hurd and Mrs. Margaret Par
adee; second w. Jennings Poore
and Mrs. Belle Everett; third, How
ard E. Lynch, Jr., and Mrs. Mary
A. Foresman; fourth, Mrs. Alice
Minner and Elwood Gruwell; fifth,
]. Harry Latchum and Mrs. Estelle
Britingham; at large, Mr.. Rawley,
Harry Bostick, Clayton, j. Gordon
Smith, Mrs. Cecil A. Moore, Dover,
Mrs. Jester A. Gray, Frederica, and
Mrs. Blanche Messick, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
w. S. OF G. S. TO MEET
Mrs. Thos. Donnally, Dorcas Group
in Charge of Program

in Charge of Program
The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service will meet in Asbury
Methodist Church at o'clock Fri
day evening, May 10th. Mrs. Wal
ter c. Myers, program chairman,
announces that devotions will be
conducted by Mrs. William r.
Stats, assisted by Miss Julia Crit
fifth. Mrs. Thomas Donnally, chair
man of the Dorcas Group, will have
charge of the program.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
STOREY NAMED
ON BUDGET
Secretary of State Named to
Permanent Budget Commits
sion to Succeed J.P.Truss
NEW TAX COMMISSIONER

Secretary of State William j.
Storey was named secretary of the
Permanent Budget Commission to
succeed State Tax Commissioner
James P. Truss whose resignation
as tax commissioner, by virtue of
which post he was a member of the
budget commission, became effec-
tive Monday night. Pierre S. du-
Pont, recently named by Gov. Wal
ter w. Bacon as Mr.. Truss success
sor as tax commissioner, assumed
the Office Tuesday morning. Mr..
Storey, as secretary of state, has
been member of the budget COM
mission since January, 1912.
Mr.. Truss Honored
Mr.. Truss was guest of other
members of the budget commission
at luncheon Monday prior to the
meeting of the group, who also
made a present of a bouquet of
flowers for Mrs. Truss. At the
Continued on Page Three)
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
WOMEN'S LAND
ARMY RECRUIT
Emergency Farm Labor Pro.
gram to Recruit Women
on Their Vacations
EXPECT OFFICE PEOPLE

First recruit for the Women's
Land Army in Delaware is Miss
Mary Lee Schuster, daughter of
Director George l. Schuster of the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service. Miss Schuster signed up
last week to spend one week of her
summer vacation helping out in the
emergency food harvest and pre-
servation this summer, and says if
the need is great enough she may
be able to take some additional
time from her job to help.
Emergency Program
The Women's Land Army is a
part of the Delaware Agricultural
Extension Services emergency
farm labor program. Through this
program local women and girls
over Is are being asked to volun-
teer to work ON farms or in can
neries during emergency periods to
save food produced in the State.
Volunteers are expected to come
from office people who are willing
to spend part of their vacations in
this important work, from home
makers who have some free time,
or from people not now doing es-
sential war work.
Housing Provided
Housing will be provided in priv
ate homes and in Wesley Junior
College, depending on the area
served and the month. Meals will
be served in central dining hall,
at minimum cost to the workers.
Women Will be paid at prevailing
hourly wages (about 35 to As cents
an hour). While the need for this
emergency help will depend upon
maturity of the crops, weather con-
ditions, and number of fun time
workers availablel, lit is essential
that a force of extra workers be
available for call in order to save
complete loss of crops in cases of
emergency. Further information
about the Women's Land Army is
available from Mrs. Helen McKin-
ley, assistant director of the Della
ware Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, who is in charge of this phase
of the program.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-18
PENINSULA CONFERENCE
Opens Today in McCabe Church in
Wilmington for Annual Session

Two bishops will preside at diff
ferent sessions and about 240 min
isterial members, a like number of
lay members and several hundred
other Methodist lay people will as
semble in McCabe Memorial Meth
odist Church, Wilmington, today,
for the fifth annual session of the
Peninsula Annual Conference. This
Thursday morning Bishop Ernest
G. Richardson of the Philadelphia
Area, will preside; and at noon
Bishop Hughes will return from
New York to take up the chair and
continue through till the confer
ence closes Sunday night with the
reading of the ministerial appoint
ments for the ensuing year.