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Smyrna times., 1944-12-21
The Smyrna Times
Phone 522l SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Published Every Thursday Morning by
T. d. HoFFECRER, Owner and Propri-
etor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hoffeck-
er. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to Decem-
Der %. 1889.
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Smyrna times., 1944-12-21

To Mrs. Lee r. Cochran who sent
in her son Richards change of rat
ing. This was published in our is
sue of December 7th, 1914. We're
all mighty proud of this young
soldiers advancement to Staff Ser
geant in the U. S. Army Air Corps.
Nice going Richard, and here's hop
ing you'll break down and drop us
a line early in the New Year,
Mother is doing a mighty good job
of pinch hitting for you, but it's
now high time you took your own
turn at bat.
CONTINUED on Page rourl
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21
''Bill''

Mighty glad to hear from you
Bill" +" however, l would not want
you to undergo another operation
IN order that you might find the op-
poitunity to write. Let us hope
tuat you will be we'll on the road
to recovery by Christmas. Surely
its no fun to be stationed many
miles away from home when the
holiday season rolls around, and
then be forced, by circumstances,
to spend your time in the hospital.
Oh! Well "Billl' The first fifty
five years in the Army is consider
ed really the toughest. After that,
why you finfid things quite to your
liking. According to your record
in the file, you have been in the
Army Just a bit over six months,
so that gives you fifty-four years
aud six months more to go before
Army life becomes a matter of
course. Not so long at that when
you stop and think how many
years elapsed before people agreed
upon the fact that the world was
round. OF course, it would not be
at all good for your general health
if you were to try and hold your
breath for that length of time.
Folks, since Bill Cox is now
confined in the Station Hospital
and since his address appears quite
plainly in the present issue of this
column, don't you think it is very
appropriate time to write him 6
letter, along with a Christmas care
to cheer him up bit. AS he has
remarked, it sure is help fol
that thing called morale" Now
i3 the time to act.
Here's hoping that you are now
over the toughest part of YOU
visit to the hospital, soldier. We'll
be looking for that visit home vol
speak about in your letter. How
ever. don't forget to write in when
ever you have the chance to tel
US something about yourself. Glat
you liked the card.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21
You've been grand passengers
on this eventfUI trip through 1914

Next stop, 1915! But just before we
arrive, let me say to every one of you =
Thanks for being good sports and good
Americans = thanks for using buses with
careful regard to war needs-thanks for
being good natured about occasional dis
comfort and crowding."
The fact that you can take travel at it's
worst, and still smile with us, has helped
us do far more efficient wartime job. 1t
has made us even more determined to
give you highway travel such as this ma
tion has never known come Victory!
Right now, new Super-Coaches with
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21

rOl I ol dSSi ~ ~
Hello Dribbles:
just a few lines to apologize for
not having answered your wonder
ful invitation to write in that ap-
peared in your column several
weeks ago.
[ received your CHI card
to-day and surely did app. eolate it,
Frankly 1 have had very little
time for writing up until now since
I've been very busy in training. Al
present l am confined in the hos
pital, having undergone an opera
ton However, everything is COM
ing along fine now
Tell Russell Gardner, and all the
Boys, I wish them lots of good
luck Il would be mighty nice if
they would drop a fellow a line or
two in an effort to help keep up
the morale of an old school friend
of theirs.
Hope to see you all soon, so will
close for this time by wishing all
a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year
Sincerely,
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21

prepared to receive Christ, Truth.
Abraham, Jacob. Moses, and the
prophets caught glorious glimpses
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21
Somewhere in Franc

oOlllON llClC III Il dnNt
Dear Dribbles:
A year ago l used to read the
column you so thoughtfully started
with the detached interest of a
guy who was still a civilian and
wondered little about what the
fellows thought who were "in it,
and far away from home. Now
your column has become of major
Importance. I'm only an adopted
son of Smyrna, but adoption often
grows into stronger ties than real
blood membership of a family.
Such is my case. And for that
reason your column means an aw-
full lot read it, looking for
Smyrna-ites' addresses in hopes
I'll find fellow nearby. Besides,
I get around a lot and always hope
to find someone. So far, no luck.
However, Shap and 1 (Henry
Shapley) have come close, and may
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21

amazing comfort features are shaping up
innovations of convenience and sight
seeing are on their way.
The months just ahead will be decisive
ones for all the world. We know you'll
keep right on with that patriotic coopera-
tion that has helped transportation do it's
tremendous job all through the war years.
For A Happier Trip Through l945 =.
Keep on buying War Bonds = each bond
is bomb for our enemies. Keep on giving
blood through the Red Cross - to save
the lives of our fighting men.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21

Pvt. William T. Cox
A. S. N. 42O83476
Station Hospital No. 2
Ward So
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21

In order to catch up with the
large backlog of letters sent in
giving changes of addresses, and
new addresses, during the past
several weeks, for this issue Drih-
bles is going to use an unorthodox
method of listing these. And to
each and everyone who gave their
cooperation by sending in names,
Dribbles wishes to extend his most
sincere thanks and wish you a very
Merry Christmas. May your New
Year be filled with increasing hap
piness.
To Mrs. Edith Van Arsdale for
sending in the address of her son
Cleo who has been stationed over
seas in the Pacific Area for many
months past. His address was
published under the date of De-
cember IA, and the second change
under the present date of Decem-
ber 21st, 1914. May we hope that
you will continue your support in
this same manner throughout the
coming year, 1915.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21
D RI BILE :
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
by

David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-21

of the Messiah, or Christ, which
baptized these seers in the divine
nature. the essence of Love.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-15
sR91

Favorites with the
gangl Sanforized blue
or brown gabardines
that wear well. 6-l8.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
EARL M(CARR0N
IS HERE FOR 0pA:
FROM MIL WAUKEE

Earl McCarron, formerly chief at
torney for the OPA defense rental
area in Milwaukee, Wis, and re-
Gently appointed Territorial Direc-
tor-Attorney for the Alaska Defense
Rental area, has arrived here to
make his headquarters.
A graduate of Notre Dame Uni
versity and the University of Wis
consin, McCarron joined the re-
gional rent division of the OPA at
Chicago in May 1912. He was trans
ferred to Milwaukee in June to
survey housing conditions in anti
cipation Of rent control which went
into effect August and for TIE
past two months has been district
attorney for the Milwaukee Madison
ard Beloit areas McCarron was at
torney far the HOLC from 1888 to
1912 with headquarters at Madison.
He was accompanied north by
Mrs. McCarron, who was office
manager for the Chicago Ordnance
Division in Milwaukee. They are
guests at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
EPIC OF HEROIC
DEFENSE SHOWING
AT 10Th CENTURY

The accent is definitely on action
in Wake Island" Paramount's re-
creation of the epic defense of the
strategic Pacific outpost by small
band of Marine heroes.
Fully one-third of the thrilling
film, now at the Goth Century The
atre. is devoted to re-enactment of
the hard fighting on land and in
the air by the Leathernecks against
the. men of the Rising Sun.
Chief roles in this story of the
doughty Marines are enacted by
Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston,
Macdonald Carey. Albert Decker,
Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and
William Bendix. Miss Britton is
virtually the only adult girl shown
in the picture.
The Battle of Wake Island" was
action for fourteen MEM
CRADLE days. Wake Island the
movie, begins its story shortly be-
fore the attack, which took place
simultaneously with that on Pearl
Harbor Once having established its
characters and their personalities,
the story goes into the dramatic
account of the battle itself and the
parts the fighting heroes played in
IL
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
Mill AI0LL
RAIDED;N0
OPPOSITION

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA The
Navy Department reported another
bombing raid on Mill Atoll in the
Marshall Islands which have been
pounded on am almost clock-like
regularity in recent days.
The step-up in the number of
raids on the islands in the north
from the American-held Gilberts
indicate that the time is near for
the beginning of softening up opera
lions such as usually precede in
vasion movements.
There was no enemy fighter OPP
position encountered on the latest
raid carried out Wednesday and al
our planes returned safely There
was no indication in the COM
munique as to the extent Of the
damage done.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
BIGSWARkS
OF B0MBER5
RAID REICH

LONDON, Jan. 14--West bound
formations of American bombers
shepherded by darting swarms of
fighters returned from across the
channel late this afternoon in what
was apparently the first raid since
the mammoth air battle over Ger
many on Tuesday. The Allies at
the same time resumed their big
air offensive against the Germans
on mystery targets on the northern
French coast.
All day relays of medium bombers
and fighters streaked across the
sunlit strait returning after short
intervals.
The German radio raised the
claim of American losses ON the last
big blow ON western Germany, de-
claring "at least 200 planes" were
downed Tuesday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
DOUBLE FEATURE
ON WEEKEND BILL
A5CAPlT0L SHOW

Dreamy tropical romance accom-
panied by haunting music and
thrilling comedy action, describes
Universal's latest and happiest
movie venture, Rhythm of the
Islands" coming tonight to the Cap
itol Theatre. Allan Jones and Jane
Frazee are co-starred and the pre-
tentious supporting cast boasts such
lavorites as Andy Deyine, Mary
Wickes and Ernest Truck.
The famous Step Brothers and
the Horton Dancers are featured,
while another outstanding high
light of the film is the introduction
of Acquanetta, devastating new
glamour girl
The ingeniously contrived story
deals with two enterprising young
Americans who go into the romance
business on large scale. They buy
a tropical island, lure wealthy tour
lists to its balmy shores and stage
synthetic native shindigs to enter
tain the visitors. Jones and De-
vine are the proprietors. Miss Fra
zee and Mary Wickes portray the
romance-seekers who find them
selves caught in the excitement
when unruly natives upset the
scheme and reclaim the island.
Featuring beautiful Irene Harvey
large cast of popular performers,
Universal's Half Way to Shang-
hal" is also shown on the double
bill. The offering, described as
fast-moving action melcdrama, is
LOCALIZED aboard railroad train
running from Lashio. Burma Road
terminus, to Rangoon
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
BY ARLENE WOLF
AP Features Writer

NEW YORK-Irving Klaw is king
pin of the pin-ups. He sells thou
sands of photographs of current
and past film heart throbs to the
stage struck of the nation, and
judging by his business, there must
be one in every family
Packed in his tiny store on East
IA Street are two and half mil
lion stills of some 1000 film per-
sonalities from Fatty Arbuckle to
Vera Zorina Mail dumped in
Klaw's lap each morning brings
all kinds of letters from every
where-lots of them from service
men, including colonies and cap
tains.
A Vote For Cheesecake
"Cheesecake is good morale
factor one CO. wrote. Il want
TO distribute these photographs in
the recreation room"
Some letters arrive III stern mil
itary form. "Subject-Pin Ups: To:
Irving Klaw," but no matter what
the formal, Betty Cradle, Janet
Blair, Betty Hutton and Jean Har-
low are the names which turn up
most frequently. There's also a
steady demand for stars of yester-
year.
Women in uniform are not i'm
mune from the pin-up craze. They
go for Clark Gable, Alan Laid and
George Montgomery. Then there's
the elderly lady who collects child
star pictures, a man who has a
standing order for tatooed players
and another who doesn't care what
a girl looks like as long as she
has long hair.
Largest Order
Biggest order to date came from
a man in Ohio who is making a
scrapbook including everybody who's
ever been under a Klieg light. He
asked for 10000 photographs. 1t
took Klaw and his sister Pauline
three months to fill that order.
Somehow, the .Klaws know ex-
actly where to put their hands on
just the right pictures, which they
purchase in quantity from motion
picf,,ra cop,,No,,iac ord coll frop,
10 cents to 81 each.
Klaw takes a philosophical view
of the whole pin-up craze. IT'S
just an escapist measure" he says.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
Corp. GeIotte Gets
New Lease on Life
By Bergman Visit

Corp. Gustav A. Gelotte, late of
Sandriken, Sweden, thinks Ingrid
Bergman is goddess-no less
and why shouldn't he
For the lovely movie star, during
a tour of the Duck Creek camp,
stopped at the Army Hospital to
visit with her fellow countryman,
and the two conversed in their ma
tive tongue for good part of an
hour.
Lu Liston, we'll known Juneau
photographer and sign painter
snapped the couple as they sat dis
cussing their native Sweden, and
later Miss Bergman autographed
the picture in Swedish-which free
ly translated means hope you get
we'll soon.'
Upon receipt of the photo, Gus
tav was ready to walk out of the
hospital a cured man!
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14

RAIL CITIES
FALL TO REDS
Capture Of Strategic Cen
ters Made on Fourth
Day Of Attack

LONDON, Jan. 14-The Russian
Army. it is announced tonight, has
captured Mozyr. and also the rail
junction of Kalinkovichy, clearing
another important sector of the
Zhlobin- Berdichev rail line for Red
Army communications
The two towns were protected by
the strongest defenses the Germans
could build in their many months
of occupation, and were captured
by General Rokossovsky's forces on
the fourth DAY of the offensive in
this area.
The two White Russian towns are
about II miles apart, Kalinkovichi
to the north being the most import
ant for it is on the junction of the
railway lines running to Moscow
Warsaw, Leningrad and Odessa.
The twin triumph in clearing the
patch for the Red Army through
the Pilpet Marshes into Poland
through Pinsk was announced in a
special order of the day by Mar
shall Stain. He praised the troops
for their "skillful outflanking man
euver' which took the towns by
storm.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
f. A. STUART
PASSES AWAY

SEATTLE, Jan. Ia. Elbridge
Amos Stuart, SO, founder of the
Carnation Milk Company and ma
tionally known livestock owner, died
in Los Angeles today, his office here
announces. He had made his home
in California for several years. One
son and five grandchildren survive.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14

NEW YORK, Jan. a. - Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is Ga, American Can
85, Anaconda 25A, Bethlehem Steel
58M, Curtiss Wright 6. International
Harvester 72sl, Kennecott 371a, New
York Central 1855, Northern Pacific
IA, United States Steel 53A, Pound
$404.
Dow, Jones averages today are as
follows: Industrials, 1875; rails,
3507; utilities 22.36.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
JOHN MCCORMICK ON
ROUTINE INSPECTION
TRIP TO ANCHORAGE

John Mccormick, Director of Sc
lective Service for Alaska, left to-
day on routine trip to Anchorage.
He may also visit Kodiak and plans
to be absent from his office for
about three weeks Mr.. Mccormick
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
WHAT KILLS COCK ROBIN

NEW YORK-Birds suffer from
many diseases akin to those of men.
Among them are tapeworm, mall
aria, elephantiasis, appendicitis, tu-
berculosis, ptomaine poisoning, lead
poisoning and various fungi, bac-
terial and virus ailments.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
HIGHER-Up5
ARE KILLED
ALLIED RAID

LONDON, Jan. 14.--The Ankara
radio says the Japanese and Huh
garian ministers, also the Bulgarian
Foreign minister, were killed IN
Mondays Allied bomber raid on
Sofia, Bulgarian Capital
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
HERE FROM ANCHORAGE

Maurice c. johnson and his mo-
Their, Mrs. Margaret johnson are
at the Hotel Juneau. They regis
tered from Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14

FROM BOULDER, COLO.
From Boulder, Colorado, Esther
Abel and Mary Flynn are at the
Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14

flew to the Westward city with the
Woodley Always.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14

DIR. 10y AT HOTEL
Dr. H. H. 10y, registered from
Sitka, is Baranof guest.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
oJAs AT JUNEAU

Mr.. and Mrs. George Ola. at the
Hotel Juneau, are here from Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
TICKNER FROM sITKA

Registered from Sitka, Bob Tick
ner is at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
FROM INDIANA

George j. Wells, from Logansport,
indiana, arrived here and is at the
Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
REGISTERS HERE

Eileen Casey has registered as a
guest at the Baranof. She is from
Seattle
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14

Here from Ketchikan, Evelyn
Peters and Helen Haskins are at
the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14

l.. T. Oldroyd is here from Col
lege, Alaska, and is at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14

E. West Vanderwort of Sitka !.
a guest at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
AT HOTEL JUNEAU

John Henderson came in last
night from the states and is at the
Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
Wanted! Men and
Women Who Are
Hard Of Hearing

To make this simple, no risk hearing test
II you are temporarily deafened, bothered
by ringing buzzing head noises due TO hard-
ened or coagulsted wax (cerumen). try the
Ourine Home Method test that 20 many say
has enabled them to hear well again. You
must hear better after making this simple
test or you get your money back 1t once.
Ask about Ourine Ear Drops today at
Butler, MaurO Drug Co.
THE RexalI Store"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-14
IBACH'S HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Tbach of
Dunda Bay are at the Baranof
Hotel
Evening star., 1944-02-21
.conierees Return
To Almost Hopeless
|Seryice-vofe Task
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senate and House conferees re-
turned to their unpromising search
for service vote compromise to-
|day-but both sides admitted pri-
vately they're just going through
the motions.
Advocates of State controlled
voting appeared more determined
than ever to reject the administra-
tion's Federal ballot proposal, even
in its new role as a modest little
brother to State absentee ballots.
The administration offered over the
week end to make the Federal ballot
Ia supplement" for use only by those
who swear they can't get a State
ballot.
IF they'd done something like
that in the beginning we might have
gotten somewhere" said a leader of
the Senate's Southern States
rights" Democrats, who insist on
military balloting under State law,
"but the thing comes q little late
now"
Senator Green, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island. co-author Of the Fed
|eral ballot bill and chairman of the
Senate conferees, said today If an
agreement isn't reached soon he be-
lives the conferees Should "agree
to disagree"
One informed source said the
Evening star., 1944-02-21
District Fortress Gunner
Believed War Prisoner

An unconfirmed report from the
War Department brings hope that
Staff Sergt. Edmond A. Maggia, 638
Otis place NV, 21-year-old Flying
Fortress gunner listed as missing in
action over Germany since January
II, may be prisoner Of war, 1t was
learned today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giacinto Maggia,
Sergt. Maggia's parents, were in
formed that the news had been
picked up from an enemy short
wave broadcast, but as yet had not
been confirmed. Sergt. Maggia's
plane was shot down over North
west Germany.
Overseas since last September, he
had written his father January 8
that he had nearly completed his
required number of missions and
expected to come home soon. He
was a Post Office employe before
entering the Army In October, 1912.
He is a graduate Of Mckinley High
School.