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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-05-26

Fitzgerald, share honors I'm this
sweet, human story - and anybody
who can share acting henors with
Fitzgerald has to be good. This is
one Of the pictures that people will
remember.
Jane Withers, young Republic
star, had two birthday cakes on her
18th birthday, one with party of
soldiers near her own age, the Sec
ond with an 18-year-old elephant
belonging to Ringing Brothers-Bar-
mum and Bailey circus Both sol
diers and elephant let Jane blow
out her own candles and make
wish. The elephant also gulped the
cake and then devoured James
birthday orchids.
Producer C. P. MacGregor, Of the
Hollywood Radio Theater, is directly
responsible for the successful
careers of many leading movie
actors and actresses. When talking
pictures came in, parts were
awarded on the strength of voice
transcriptions-made by him!
y
Frank Sinatra won about $500
new friends at a luncheon given in
New York for the American News
paper Publishers association; he
sang a parody on Sunday, Monday
and Always" the refrain being that
people are telling him to look out,
for Dick Haynes, Dick Todd and
Perry Como are crowding him too
comfortably for his own good. He
wound up by CALAMITY concluding
There's just one Crosby"
y
A new puppy belonging to Ronnie,
son of George Burns and Oracle Al
len, chewed a hole in an expensive
rug at the Burns home. Oracle was
upset, but Ronnie saved the day.
''Maybe If I train him." said he, 81
can get him so he'll lie over the
hole most of the time"
y
Around CHS a pleasant glow is
still noticeable, due to the fact that
six of their network and regional
programs were cited as winners in
the 1913 George Foster Peabody
Awards, gaining CHS top honors in
five Of the seven classifications.
Bettejane Greer (Mrs. Rudy VAL
lee) whose first national prominence
came when she was chosen two
years ago as official model for the
first WAC uniform, will be groomed
for top starring roles by RKO. For
the past year she's been under con-
tract to Howard Hughes, doing in
tensive work with dramatic coaches.
As soon as her release from that
contract was negotiated she signed
with RKO.
Yakima Canutt, seven times world
champion cowboy and famous movie
stunt man, now directs scenes for
Republic pictures demanding hair
raising stunts. His latest thriller Ii
the finale of ightning-like chase
in Allan Lanes Marshal Of Monte
rey."
ODDS AND NDS-Renember Wesley
Barry, one-time boy star? An RKO assist
ant oi.en he enlisted, he's in the front lines
syitb Photographic unis in the Burma
campaigns. Phil Baker says the days
of ordering meal IN restaurant are gone
nowadays its an entreaty. A nei0
rose. resembling an american Beauty, has
been named for Dinab Shore. 80. Recos-
mixing she advantage Of closer link Be.
fs0een the church and radio. fhs National
BroadcasfiRg company and the Congrsga.
sionaI-c hrisiian churches sgiH asUard five
yeElospships each gear 70 ministers in che
acsips passorass. as one Of NBCs summer
tssfimies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-05-26

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-05-26

DIAPER Soothe, cool, relieve
IN n m diaper RASH often pre-.
DMVA vent IL with Mexsana,
nAHH the astringent medicated
uHOu powder. Get Mexsana.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert Il. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Rev. Robert Il. 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
Instruction for each age group in
connection with National Family
Week. Divine worship service, IL
a. M; anthems by senior and chill
dren's choirs; sermon subject:
when the Door is Open for Christ"
Youth Laymen's Night service, ,7:30
o'clock; service will be conducted
by youth in connection with Ma
tional Family Week. Large youth
choir will sing special music; other
musical numbers will be given.
Wells Campbell and Lloyd Jones
will be the speakers. Friday, May
5, at $50 p. m, Asbury young
adult group will meet, Lloyd Jones
presiding. Covered dish supper will
be served and Sgt. Lewis Wells of
Dover Air Base will be the speak
er. Monday, May 9, at 1880 p.m.,
Choir Guild meeting, Mrs. Thomas
Russell presiding. Tuesday, May
10, at $50 p. M, covered dish sup
per meeting of officers and teach
ers of Church School, Harvey Jones
presiding. Wednesday, May IL, at
7:30 p. M, prayer service. Family
Night will be observed. Thursday,
May IL, 7:30 p. M, the Ladies and
Mems Bible Class will sponsor
evening of fun including games and
music for the families of the COM
munity in connection with observ-
ance of National Family Week.
Theme: "New World Order with
Security for Every Family" Fri
day, $3.50 p. M, children's choir;
Friday, p. M, youth choir; Satur-
day, 7:30 p. M, senior choir.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
waits between actsl

waits between actsi
So the orchids go to the cast and
the backstage aides-but the brick
bats go to the audience. The play
was well advertised as a mystery
melodrama, and yet the audience
treated it like an out and out COM
edy-laughing their heads off at
practically everything that was
said or done. Some of the finest
dramatic lines in the play were
muffed because the audience felt
called upon to guffaw. And then,
to add insult to injury, there was
the usual whispering and unneces-
sary coughing that some of the
young people seem to think is part
of their duties as an audience. =.
whether at play, lecture or an
assembly program. If these incon-
siderate persons are not interested
in giving their full attention to the
stage-why bother to attend? 1t
it not fair to the players or to the
ones in the audience who want to
see and hear everything.
A new "army" has sprung up in
town, with Stanley Francis and
Jimmy Jones as 4-star Generals,
Edward Melvin, Eddie Hyatt,
Chuck Harris and Ray Elliott as
Majors; Donald Knotts as Captain,
and Earl Harris as Lieutenant.
Major Francis is Military Dictator
and Captain Knotts is head of the
Secret Police In the old army"
Lennie Plansanton is General, jim
my Ryan his bodyguard, and men,
bers of the eighth grade his staff
and enlisted men. The kids have
commando maneuvers on Satur-
days at Huckleberry Point.
Little Suzanne Kemp, daughter
of Howard and Sarah Jones Kemp,
got two live bunnies for Easter,
and on hearing that one was male
and one female, said to her mother,
"But, Mommie, how can you write
letters on bunny?" She has
heard a lot of talk about V-Mail,
and to her little ears, female was
the same thing.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

feature which was INDUCED in until
late hour. With the floor in a
nice condition and suitable orches-
trail music by home talent, there
were expressions of a most pleas
ant time freely spoken. There
were about twelve couples present,
who presented him with a beautiful
silk umbrella as a souvenir of the
occasion.
Miss Sara w. Cosgriff and Miss
Mary E. Anthony have been spend
ing a few days with Mrs. John
Truax, near town.
w. F. Clements, a former towns
man, visited his Smyrna friends
yesterday.
Miss Edna Frazier of Middle
town, is the guest of Miss Edith
Collins.
Frank Rothwell, who has had
charge of Collins Beach for the
past two or three years, has Sc
cured place, it is said, on a rail-
road in New Jersey, and will leave
for that place shortly.
Mrs. ]. Tally Smith, Mrs. E. Will
mer Collins and Miss Nora Wills,
who came last week to attend the
wedding of Miss Nan c. Hall, re-
manned over to make a visit.
Herbert Stoughten, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting Homer Smith.
Miss Beulah Wilds, of Dover,
spent several days last week with
Miss Bertha Smithers.
Clarence B. Raymond, who has
been in Baltimore finishing up a
term in the retail drug business,
has now completed his course, and
is home, making his mother visit
prior to following his profession
elsewhere. Mr.. Raymond was
graduated from a pharmaceutical
course in the University of Madi-
son, Wisconsin, in April of '92, and
has since been taking prescribed
course in retail business.
Mrs. Gearhart and son, Watson,
are visiting relatives in Oxford
Valley, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey P. Hall, the
bride and groom, returned yester-
day from their honeymoon, having
taken in Washington and Luray
Cave. In Washington, just before
leaving, they saw Coxey and his
army. They take possession of
their new home, corner of Della
ware and Mt. Vernon Streets, to-
day.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

DR.. George R. Miller, Superin-
tendent of Smyrna Schools, has re-
turned from New York City where
he spent several days last week at
tending a meeting of schoolmen.
Mrs. Clarence B. Raymond, Mrs.
Harry c. Tschudy and Miss Cora
Tschudy returned recently from
Lake Worth, Florida where they
had spent the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Mat
thews, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey C.
Jones. Rev. and Mrs. Robert E.
Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry p.
Jones and Miss Mary Ellen Jones
were among those who attended
the Rotary Convention at Atlantic
City last week. .
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Smith return
ed to their home Sunday. Mr..
Smith was a patient recently in
Laukenan Hospital, Philadelphia
where he underwent a major oper-
alton fromwhich he is now con-
valescing at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Russell
had as their guests last week their
daughter Miss Elizabeth Russell, a
student at Drexel Institute, Phila-
delphia, Mrs. William L. Cree, S.
Sgt. Ben U. Schlegel of Bloomfield,
Iowa, and Miss Gweneth Stu de-
want of Forty Fort, Pa.
Edward e. Hurd, ON. &c, has 4e-
turned to his base after spending a
short furlough with his mother,
Mrs. Lulu Hurd and his sister, Miss
Lucille Hurd. While at home he
also visited his brother, Earl and
wife.
Miss Malvina Stevenson of Balti-
more, Md, Miss Helen Jane Stew
enson and Miss Sarah Stevenson of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with their father, Mr.. George R.
Stevenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard H. Pass
waters, Sr., and daughter Florence
and Mrs. Millard H. Passwaters, Jr.
spent Sunday with relatives at
Yorklyn, Del.
Miss Cynthia Blaine of POGO
moke City, Md, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. J. E. Wilson, Jr.
Miss Florence Klinger, men,
ber of the faculty of the John Bas-
sett Moore School was a guest of
friends in Harrisburg, Pa, over the
weekend.
Cpl. Stanley M. Parkins has re-
turned to Camp Howe, Texas af-
ter spending a 15-day furlough
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J..
w. Parkins.
Mrs. Cove Slaughter is patient
at the Kent General Hospital in
Dover where she was operated on
last week. AT this writing she is
doing very well.
Mr.. Norman Iaylor OF WaSnlng-
ton, D. c., is the guest of his sis
ters, Mrs. Theodore Ferguson and
Miss Ethel Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. John V. Postles,
Miss Ann Postles and Jack Postles
of Philadelphia were visitors in
town on Sunday.
Major and Mrs. Robert Sarde
left Tuesday for Ogden, Utah,
where Maj. Sarde, U. S. Army, will
be stationed. They have been
spending some time with Mrs.
Sarde's mother, Mrs. William S.
Evans.
S-Sgt. Elmer B. Passwaters has
returned to Camp Stewart, Ca, af-
ter spending 9-day furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Millard
H. Passwaters.
Miss Florence Lurty has been
spending a week in New York City.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
The
What Not Shelf
BY Louise Hoffecker Burslem
THE JUNIOR PLAY

lnL u OONlOh IIHA1
This weeks orchids go to the
Junior class at school for their play
Dangerous Ladies" last week.
Well selected, we'll cast, well di-
rected and admirably presented,
the play in parts could stand up
well to many college productions.
Miss Dorothy Hill, in the part of
the spinster with a dual personal
ity, displayed unusual talent for
acting. Her voice, her carriage,
her facial expressions and her tim
ing were nothing short of perfect
for the character she portrayed.
Miss Pricilla Piper, who was the
spinster sister, was well cast as the
opposite of Miss Hill, and she gave
a fine portrayal of the gentle, flow
er-loving soul.
Miss Jean Ellen Russell, as the
cook, and Miss Virginia Hill, as the
colored maid, both played their
parts with beautiful restraint. The
cast worked together so well that,
from the audience, there didn't
seem to be one hitch. The cos
tunes, particularly those of the
spinster sisters, was obviously re-
suit of careful choice. There were
weak spots in the third act-partly
the fault of the script, partly a
slip-up in direction, but the play
as whole moved fast and was
without distraction. = And bless
you, my children, for the nice short
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

Wild strawberries are in bloom.
The unfolding of leaves, the fall
ing of blossoms, the balmy air, the
twitter of birds, the stray straw
hat, the disappearance of over
coats, the bright bonnets of the
girls, all indicate that spring is
here.
John R. Wilson has in his pos
session a "relic of barbarism" an
Indian ak of large size which was
turned up in his field on Monday.
It was of the kind used by the
aborigines in cutting wood, of flint
stone, and supposed to be 400
years old, or older.
The question of Fourth of July
celebration has been mooted.
The race gates at Denney's mill
pond, Duck Creek, have been taken
out and new ones put in their
place.
There are about fifty names now
on the roll of the Smyrna Grange,
and additions are being made each
week.
Mrs. Jacob Leinberger is fond of
flowers, and on such reasonable
request from one who has been a
good wife, Mr.. Leinberger is not
only willing to set apart good plot
of ground for her qualification, but
with spade in hand, dig and plant
as she may hand out and direct.
This flower yard was commenced
at their home on lower Commerce
street last fall, and rich hyacinths
and tulips have adorned it this
spring, with a promise of roses and
other flowers later on.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
NOTICE

Beginning Wednesday, May 10th
the undersigned merchants serving
Smyrna and vicinity agree to close
their stores at 1 p. m. each We'd
nesday afternoon, until further no.
tice. All towns nearby have estab-
lished this policy, and the mer-
chants report that the public has
cooperated fully to afford both
management and salespeople a
much needed half-hohday. We
know our friends and customers
will cooperate with us, and we ex-
tend our thanks and appreciation
to the community for their good
will and valued patronage:
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene, Rev. j.
w. Parkins, pastor, makes the fol-
lowing announcements: Prayer
meeting Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
Friday, Missionary meeting at 1880
at the home of Mrs. Burris.
Sunday services: Sunday School at
9:45 a. M; morning worship, 10:45
"a. M; evangelistic service and
praise meeting at 7:30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

Pyle's Food Store
Handloff's 5 and 10
Handloff's Economy Shop
DeFord's Department Store
The Ladies Shop
j. @. Mannering, Paints and
Hardware
VIM. Norris, Hardware Store
Robinson Furniture Store
Agnes Wick, Millinery
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
Rotary Conference

Harry o. Bostick, president-elect
of the Smyrna Rotary Club, gave a
report on the 134th District Con-
ference at the last meeting of the
local club. The sessions were held
in the Hotel Claridge, Atlantic
City, with Mr.. Bostick and William
E. Matthews, Jr., representing the
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
PERSONALS

Rev. DR.. Samuel l.. Gracy, pas
tor of the M. E. Church here for
the years '66, '67 and '68, with his
wife and daughter, Maggie, now a
young lady, have been spending a
week or so visiting Mrs. Gracy's
brother, Rev. H. S. Thompson at
FELTON,, and sister in this town. DR..
Gracy is now stationed at Webster
near Boston, having few months
since returned from Foo Chow,
China, to which place he was COM
missioned Consul by President
Harrison. They are always assur-
ed of a warm greeting.
VIM. T. McClarey, who was a
soldier in the civil war, and has
been for several years in the Sold
iers' Home at Santa Monica, Cali
fornia, now an aged man, surprised
his relatives by returning to the
home of his youth last week, after
an absence of AZ years. He is now
at the residence of his younger
brother, Jacob S. Maclary, at
Smyrna Landing. He proposes re-
turning after few weeks visit.
A very pleasant party was given
by Robert H. Denney last Thurs
day evening, the event of his 21st
birthday. Dancing was the main
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

Subscribe to TIE Smyrna Times.
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Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

Smyrna club. Several other MEM
bers and their wives also attended,
including Harvey C. Jones, former
president.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

Don't spend your pay In
A competition with your neigh
EYE bors for scarce civilian
VI goods. Save, America, and
I'M you will save America from
- black markets and runaway
imitation. Buy more Bonds every
payday. How many bonds? Figure
it out yourself.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

On road from Clayton to Delaney's.
Due to transportation am unable to
move goods to Miami, Florida
where work has been changed.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
SMYRNA DOINGS.
OF so YEARS AGO.
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events Of the older genera
tion.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
After Dark
News and Comment Of the Night Clubs
BY the Spectator.
Trade Marx Registered o. Q.

place in the life of the community.
In the meantime, the staff will
have vacation in various parts Of
the national geography.
Apart from the spicy
songs of Margaret Phelan which
have been going on for weeks with
no lessening of audience interest,
the Trade Winds will introduce a
whole new show tomorrow night.
For beauty it will offer Rose Marie
Bagrill, Gotham cover girl. For
novelty, in comes Jack Lane, the
man who proves that Love Birds,
speaking literally, are very enter
tanning creatures. The comedy bal
ance will be left to Jay Western, a
chap who brings his own records.
X X v
ClaSsicism rears its esthetic head
in the Neptune Room in the new
bill which brings Senor Cervantes, the
Millers of piano-organ duet fame,
and the Brazilian finger drummer,
Walter Goncalves, to the Thirteenth
street pistro. Pianist Cervantes has
played with five American symptom
les, is commissioned by the Philip
pine government to collect and con-
serve island music, and plays not
only the difficult standard piano
works, but also his own intricate,
charming compositions.
X X X
The Willard Roof, on which she
was q very popular entertainer will
Evening star., 1944-05-30

Locally, the sidewalk cafe still Is
an Old World, or New York, in
stitution. So far as night life here
goes, it awaits the day when some
host Is more inspired, or life here
less frenetic.
| All Is not night life of indoors
ness or ceilings artificially star-lit,
however. For the claustropho obiacs
and those merely annoyed by the
perpetual presence of walls and
roofs, escape this week becomes hap
PLY possible. Once more, as of last
night, the Shoreham has opened its
Terrace; and very gaily with sickle
of a moon overhead, the music OF
Barnee underfoot, and the velvety
night of Rock Greek smuggling up
to the soignee set gathered for the
event.
And, on Saturday night, as is its
wont, there came back to the night
life of the town that other open-air
institution, the Roger Smiths STAR
light Roof.
That there still are natives who
remember the old days is evident in
the fact that some still refer to 1t as
"the Powhatan roof"
1t is giving away no military Sc
cret, no doubt, to report that a
former prominent figure on the aft
er-dark scene returned to WASH
ington last Wek with a yearning to
go to the Lotus, not merely to see
what 1T was like, but to check on
the Chinese spelling of his name
on his flight jacket.
The Chinese walters there were
old friends and he trusted them to
read proof, if somewhat tardily, on
the strange symbols.
In way, they did not let him
down. 1t was his name, all right,
they agreed. They split, however, on
whether it was correct to have the
first name first, as in this country,
instead of the family name, the
practice in the old, old country.
Since the error, if it was an error, |
never resulted unhappily, our man
didn't care. China, he feels, is a
theater behind h1m.
X x
The same character brought
back tale of the influence of Amer
ican motion pictures abroad which
may not interest the stray reader
of this observation, but should
pique Warner Bros, the movie
manufacturers.
Remember that night club in
| 'Casablanca'?" he asked.
Vaguely" the Spectator said.
Whatever the name of it was,
Nick's Place, I think the wander
ing one went on, they finally have
such a place in Casablanca.
Its doing a terrific business, too,
just like the one in the movie"
His haziness on the name sug-
gested the possibility that it must
have been doing a terrific business
in his case the night he was there
Troika's closing over the week
end had the usual poignance of such
events. There was a note of fare
well in the air, in the spirit of even
Juanita Rios as she sang her songs,
of Don Lamont, and Roger and his
band and of Mrs. Hamilton and
Mischa. But it all was alleviated
by the fact that the closing is tenn
tporary. Come late summer, whether
the 80 per cent tax is modified or
dleft as is, Troika will resume its
Evening star., 1944-05-30

committee he found the letter.
which Mr.. Craig disclaims, on his
desk in st. Louis and made q
penciled copy on yellow paper.
Later he had typed copies made. one
of which he furnished the Senate
committee for its investigation. Mr..
Slattery said he presumed the orig
Evening star., 1944-05-30

ten by former REA Deputy Admin
istrator Robert Craig to his secre-
tary in st. Louis, Margaret (Jerry)
Farrar, and had reference to a
"blockbuster" said to discredit REA's
Administrator Harry Slattery.
Mr.. Craig has contended the
letter was "concocted" from another
note to his secretary he actually
wrote without the "blockbuster
reference.
Recently Mr.. Slattery told the
Evening star., 1944-05-30

tnal letter later was delivered ID
Miss Farrar and that he could ndt
find his own penciled copy In his
files.
Mr.. Wickard said the letter had
not been written, according to Mr..
Slattery's earlier testimony, when
Agriculture Department investiga-
tors were in st. Louis.
Evening star., 1944-05-30
Wiekard Denies Knowing
OF REA 'BIockbusier' Note
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Wickard in a letter to
a Senate committee investigating
the Rural Electrification Admins
tration denied yesterday that Agri-
culture Department investigators
had any knowledge of a so-called
"blockbuster" letter figuring in the
inquiry, a document which has been
challenged as forgery"
The letter purportedly was writ
Evening star., 1944-05-30

rying on in the same pattern In
New York. They will be top liners
in revue at the New York Music
Hall. Broken Hearts of Broadway
it's called.
Miss o.. here last night, expressed
herself as deeply pleased.
Evening star., 1944-05-30

KAIN'S ABLE SIN GER
Which probably is the toorst
pun OF the season, but no re-
Election upon Sharon Terry,
local girl late OF Shubert
operetta, noD singing Nth
Paul Kdin's band at Glen
Echo.
Evening star., 1944-05-30

not have Bibi Osterwald to sing for
it this summer. But Bibi, Natalie
Core, Ted Tiller and others of for
mer willard performers will be car