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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
GHOST
Well-fruined

THE local Society of Spooks
and Spectres blames US for
unemployment among its
members.
They say ghost has got to
have long dark halls to work
in and Pickering candles to
blow out. How can any self
respecting wrath rattle chains
or utter mournful means in a
brightly lighted room with the
radio playing swing music?
Seriously, today's children
have little chance to learn the
fear of the dark that once OPP
pressed their elders. They don't
know how shivery blaclness
can be. They never fumbled
blindly for a match or felt
tremulous relief as the lamp
wick caught fame and slowly
drove back the shadows.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-04

Rome. Dee. i.-a ApJ-imcr-
;gl0 fifth army troops smashed
pew crrnv counter attacHs
south OF Bologna to-day, while
the eighth army remained leek
ed in heavy lighting northeast
Of the 80jo4Oa-Eim.ni highway
town of faCn1a.
simultaneously, Aired Head
quarters announced that Italian
fascist troops which the Ger
mans began putting into The Line
a mUnth ago have been desert
ing 10 Allied lines At a tatc OF
30 to more ti1a0 100 daily.
\ few German h0TnbCr> AGAIN
aDDcAicd oycr the fifth army
lines hat cat.>ed neither damage
nor casualties. On Ne eighth
arnv fGunt, in the southeastern
sector of the 20 wales. the yer
mans. in close rang" OF fighting,
held teHlciouelN 30 thcir posi-
ton, south and southwest OIL
EiNtnna.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-04

Rome Dec. t. C\f) 1t.
Gcn. Ira {. Eaker, Ncditcrran-
cIn air force commander, de
cldrcd today that "Gcrman tar
get, are due for the greatest
weight of bombardmcnt they
have ever received, and winter
Weather viii not protect them.
lie said that big bombcr> OF
his command, more numerous
and more effective than ever
before. were being equipped IN
ever Increasing numbers i"r day
and NIGHT raids over the Alps
INTO Germany.
The general said requests had
been made to permit Allied cor
respondents to go to IlocNtl ana
other Balkan areas to inspect
results of the L. =. 18TH ar
io"cc'S bombin2S, but there have
hcrn no results 50 Tar.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-04
|. :. Submarines
Bag Twenty More
Japanese Vessels

Washington, Dec. t-CiPl-
american submarines have ba%-
~"t 20 more Japanese ships, in
Guiding a light cruiser and \
destroyer.
Tudav'S announcement ~ she
naNy brought the overall tota! c;
Japanese ships sunk ny |. :.
Submarines to SIT OF that Num-
Der. 80 were NIrshlp>. An addI-
ton, 81. incluuIn- ,:Pvtn combat
ships. arc listed as probably
sunk.
The last previous report of
submarine action was on \oVcm-
Der >. when p crcnN vessels
were listed as DESTROYED, includ-
ing two combat ships.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-04
WEATEkE-R

FOR NORTH CAROLYN \.
Clear to parity cloudy and
SLIGHTLY warmer tonight; Tues
day mostly cloudy and cool,
with ain - "C-t Nnrl!"9.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-04

In the Sarnir sea, light naval
units attacked a i,000-ton YES
>fi. inii'ciinG some damage. aud
shot down II Japanese plane.
Presumably the ship Wa At
tempting to land men or sup
plies, or both, on lcNtc.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
BLACKBIRD
Items Of Personal ana Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Blackbird, May 3-The Friendly
Neighbors Home Demonstration
Club met at the home of Mrs. B.
Riley Watson on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Pearson spent
Saturday with their son and family
at the Cedars near Wilmington.
Mrs. Ada Reihm, Mrs. Roland
Burchard, Mrs. w. G. Roosevelt
and Mrs. Audrey Bellas spent Mon
day in Wilmington.
Mr.. j. Norman Taylor, Washing
ton, and Miss L. Ethel Taylor of
Smyrna have been visiting Mrs.
Theodore Ferguson.
Foster Tucker of Washington
State and Ralph Tucker of Okla
homa are spending a 15-day fur
Tough with their parents and wives.
On Sunday they all visited their
sister in Rutledge, Pa.
Mr.. Norval McGinnis returned to
Virginia on Sunday after spending
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. B. A.
McGinnis.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Conner, Mrs.
Percy Switzerland and daughter
Beverly, and Mrs. Robert Bellas
and son Robin, visited Mr.. and Mrs
]. w. Webber on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

Then on each day keep looking
for something you admire, some
thing helpful, beautiful or inspir-
ing, and write it on the right hand
page. On the left hand page copy
down some inspiring sentence or
paragraph, or paste in some help
full clipping.
If you will keep at this you will
have in a month four of these
unique booklets. These can be
sewed together making priceless
book of sixty-four pages. 1t will
not be long before you will have
gathered a small treasury of in
spiration for yourself. Just think
what a wealth of good cheer you
will have in a years time.
One of the most valuable things
about gathering beautiful things
for your Joy Book is that it will
keep you alert during the day to
discover joyful things. This will
keep you from slipping down into
the dumps. And besides this, in
the future when you look back and
read again the various things you
have written and pasted into your
Joy Books they will bring back to
your memory the delightful times
you had in gathering them.
Start Joy Book today and your
tomorrow will be the richer for it.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
Diet Care Urgent
For Blood Donors

With an increasing need for
donors to blood plasma banks,
it is advisable that these dom
ors watch their diet in order
to safeguard their health.
Valuable dietary informa-
ton is given these donors in
the Keep Up With Medicine
Department of the February
issue of Good Housekeeping
magazine which states:
For people who are going
to contribute blood to blood
plasma banks the following
diet is suggested:
-Four ounces of meat, poul-
try or fish; one or more eggs;
one pint or more of milk;
two or more servings of fruit
and vegetables; tive or more
servings of soy beans, dried
beans, lentils, or peanut but
ter; some whole grain breads
and cereals; and occasionally
fats and sweets. Hot cocoa or
favored milk is recommended
Immediately after blood is
donated"
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, May - Mr..
and Mrs. William Carey and their
daughter, Mrs. Pearl Connell and
children of Clayton, Mrs. Ralph
McClain and twin daughters, Joan
and Jean of Taylor's Bridge, were
Sunday visitors of Mrs. Thomas
Wrench.
Mr.. Walker Warner of Fleming's S
Landing, visited with Mr.. Ed.Love-
grove, Sr., Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Jackson
spent Monday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert George and
son Larry, spent Sunday in Will
mington.
Mr.. Jack Perry of Leipsic, was
a Sunday visitor here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Best and
baby were Sunday bisitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Courtland Gaulke.
Pvt. Beverly Gaulke, who has
been spending his furlough home
with his parents, returned to his
camp at Elkton, w. Va, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Ford, Mrs.
Willis Sanner and daughter Nancy,
were weekend visitors of Mrs.
Thomas Wrench.
Mrs. Emma Davis was Sunday
visitor of her sister, Mrs. Ralph
Boyles, west Commerce street,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
Radiant Living
THE JOY
BOOK
BY
Rev. Charles Milton Griffeth
THE JOY
BOOK

Perhaps you are one of those
who bring many hours of pleasure
into their lives through the hobbies
which they follow.
Every hobby adds interest and
zest to life. In hobbies we find re-
lief from the stranis of the day.
They also furnish the means of
making new friendships.
Here is good hobby which I
would like to suggest to you. 1t is
the gathering of a library of Joy
Books"
You begin by taking four sheets
of writing paper. Fold them to-
gether once, making a booklet of
sixteen pages. These can be sew
ed together by few stitches down
the fold.
On the outside page write: my
Joy Book for the Week Of"
(writing in the date). Then on the
top of the first two pages write
Sunday" (and the date). On the
ext two pages write Monday" and
SO on, two pages for each day in
the week.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday


First Churcn of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. m, Sunday School IL a. m,
Wednesday evening service 500.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. m; Sunday School IL
a. m, also meets first Wednesday
evening of each month at s p. III.
Subject for Sunday, May z, is:
Adam and Fallen Man" Golden
Text: Ephesians 5: IA. Awake thou
that sleepest, and arise from the
dead, and Christ shall give thee
light. A Bible citation from the
lesson-sermon is: Romans 13: IL.
The night is far spent, the day is
at hand: let us therefore cast off
the works of darkness, and let us
put on the armour of light. A cor
relative passage from the Text
book Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy is: Up. 306: 32-2). The parent
of all human discord was the
Adam-dream, the deep sleep, in
which originated the delusion that
life and intelligence proceeded from
and passed into matter.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton: Service on Sunday next will
be held in the church at 7:30 p.m.,
at which time the Rt. Rev. Arthur
r. McKinstry, D. D., Bishop of the
Diocese of Delaware will preach
the sermon. All are invited to at
tend.
Miss Marion Stewart of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Stewart.
Mrs. Edwin Shane visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
David, of Townsend, last Wednes-
day.
Miss Eleanor Burke of st. raneis
Hospital, spent Tuesday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. red Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hollett
and daughter Janice of Elmhurst,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hollett and family.
Mr.. William Carson of Brooklyn,
New York, spent a short leave with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Carson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knots of
Claymont, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
George Eichholz over the week.
end.
Mrs. Flora Sullivan and daughter
Mary Denise, are spending several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Sullivan of Bronx, New York.
Misses Margaret and Anna Har-
rington, spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Harrington.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
OAKHLL COMMUNITY

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Walton,
Sr., and grandson, Mr.. Clarence
Walton, and Mrs. Mary Garner, of
Burlington, N. j., were Sunday Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wal
ton. Mrs. Garner will remain for
a while.
Mrs. John H. Walton spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
o. Denney and family of New Cas-
tie.
Lieut.. Rhesa 0. Walton of Long
Island, N. Y, and j. H. Walton,
visited relatives in New Castle on
Sunday. Lieut.. Walton has return
ed to his Army Air Base.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

All three Boys are serving their
country overseas at the present
time. Please send them Dribbles'
very best wishes, Mrs. Butcher, and
tell them to get in touch with this
column when they have a bit of
time on their hands. Meanwhile,
please keep us advised if any new
changes of address occur.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
Service Honor Roll

1st Sgt. Edward c. Lansu
A. S. N. 32072566
A. p. o. SIS, C o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Pvt. Clarence H. Miller
A. S. N. 32950534
C o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
Pvt. Richard A. Richardson
A. S. N. 32958069
Base Aviation Detachment
Kelley Field, Texas
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
SERVICE HONOR ROLL

SERVICE HONOR ROLL
James Ralph Coverdale, MN. 8
Fleet Post Office
New York City, New York
S-Sgt. Wallace D. Elterich
A. S. N. 32359794
505th A.A.F. Base Unit
Gpe. 7, Supply
Camp Luna, New Mexico
Pfc. Clarence M. Emerson
A. S. N. 32758275
A. P. o. 638, C o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Pfc. Joseph M. Ennis
A. S. N. 12100424
Co. A, 18th Armored Div.
A. P. o. No. 263
Camp Bowie, Texas
1t. Victor D. Ennis
A. S. N. 0-815112
A. P. o. $50, C o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Lieut.. John r. Francis
A. S. N. 0-697348
A. P. o. 557, C o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Sgt. Lewis o. Harry
A. S. N. 32076327
A. P. o. 557, C o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Pfc. John M. Horn, Jr.
A. S. N. 32487S56
A. P. o. 637, C o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

NOTICE
Dead or disabled horses, cows
and mules removed FREE of
charge by calling DOVER 5595.
No animals removed unless call is
made Immediately and no animals
dying from a contagious disease
will be removed.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

This is to thank Mrs. Helen Grier
for sending in her son Ronald's ad-
dress, which was published in this
column under the date of April
9Th, 1914. 1t has been quite spell
since we have heard directly from
this young fellow, and we think it
about time that he was writing in
and telling his friends how he is
making out at Selman Field, Lou
isiana. How about it, Ronnie boy?
No hear long time. Hope all goes
well for you.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

Still another thank you to Mrs.
Clifford E. Burge, No. Ill Della
ware Street, Smyrna, Delaware
who corrected her son Harold's ad-
dress for our issue of April 18th,
1914. Harold L. Burge, G. M.-3c,
was then stationed at Virginia
Beach, Virginia, and we note with
pride that he has been advanced
from Seaman Second Glass to Gun
ner Mate Third Glass. This young
sailor is moving right along in the
Navy. Our very best wishes Har-
old, and may you keep up the good
work that you have already start
ed. We're mighty proud of your
progress. How about telling your
friends about that red stripe?
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

Cpl. Reynier S. Macklin
A. S. N. 3226555
A. p. o. 600, C o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Pvt. William B. Naylor
A. S. N. 32950077
A. p. o. S87, c o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Cpl. Nelson NJ. Stats
A. S. N. 324s5199
Sherie Apartments
Dover, Delaware
Pfc. Carroll F. Van Pelt
A. S. N. 32485218
A. P. o. 637, o Postmaster
New York City, New York
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
DRIBBLES
CONTINUED from PAGE Two)

the Boys who thought that he had
helped make the World safe for
Democracy" A fine job WE did.
After politicians and statesmen I'm
ished up with it, the plans for the
present World War III was in the
making. Let's all hope that his
tory will not repeat itself. If so,
let America be prepared the next
time. No more Pearl Harbors,
Wake Island, PHILIPPINES, etc. Sure,
We'll regain all this lost territory,
but at what price?
Can't you remember the days
down in Washington when our Sem
ators and Congressman said that
we cannot afford to make Japan
mad by building up strong points
in the Pacific. The same was true
with our scrap iron and oil. What
trusting souls we must be! 1 can
tell you lots more that happened,
however, perhaps this has beep
enough for now. Unfortunately, I
cannot begin to estimate how cost
ly our mistakes have been. No,
not in money alone, but in the lives
of thousands and thousands of
good, loyal, trusting Americans.
You simply cannot estimate the
cost, since this will be sum that
no Nations gold can ever repay.
Besides, we don't seek gold in what
we fight for; all we ask is to live
our own lives in the way we feel is
fitting to the heritage we have re-
ceived. In the past, most of our
ancestors left distant parts of the
old world to come here to America
because it offered opportunity, and
because it was different from the
country they had lived in. Just
let's you and me and a hundred
and thirty-five million others try to
keep it that way. And, if after
you have finished reading this you
think am selfish, well George, I'm
selfish and darn proud of it. How
about it Soldier? I'll still trade
you an apple pie for a dozen or
anges.
Best of luck to you, George
Thawley, in your overseas venture.
May fortune be kind to you, and
return you to us all in good time,
ready to take up your place in our
little community, ready to keep on
fighting for those things which you
cherish most.
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Dear DribbleS:
Although / didn't live very long
in Delaware, l enjoyed my brief
stay there last summer, and made
quite few friends before / left.
Since entering the U. S. Marine
Corps, have been wondering to
myself what these friends have
been doing. Therefore, 1 would ap-
preciate it very much if you would
print my name in your column
"Dribbles," so that my friends may
read it and drop me line down
here at Camp Lejeune, North Car
olina.
Mail means a lot to a fellow
when he's away from those folks
he knew that he considered sincere.
Although, some of these same peo-
pie may have forgotten me by now,
still believe there will be enough
left to write a letter now and then
to one they know in the Service.
Sincerely yours,
Walter j. Cavanagh
Pvt. Walter ]. Cavanagh
U. S. M. c.
Bty C, A.A.A. Group
18th Defense Bn., j. M. j.
Camp LeJeune, North Carolina
Sure glad to he of service TO VOL
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

All those In service. their families and
friends, are urged to inform Dribbles
Editor of new. or changed. addresses. Keep
him supplied with interesting news items.
The success. and continuation, o; this new
Service column will depend largely upon
this kind of cooperation.
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04

Walter, if listing your name can be
called just that. After all you
know that's my job, and this col
umn belongs strictly to Our Boys
and Girls in the Service. So, iii
many respects you're just sitting
down to your own table eating
your own grub, as it were.
Your address was entered in our
Honor Roll under the date of
March 30 1914, Immediately after
receipt of your letter, but we're
just getting around to the letter
publication. That's how far we are
behind in our mail. We hope that
your friends in this area will have
responded more promptly to your
appeal. If not, this is a second re-
minder that they get busy and
write Immediately. How about it
folks? Those of you who knew
Walter, drop him line-what do
you say. We all of us know that
our Service Boys and Girls like to
get plenty of mail while they are
out there batting for us. The least
we can do is to see that they do
not feel themselves forgotten.
And, now that you've made the
start, son, how about keeping this
column informed as to your future
movements? Well see that your
latest address is right up to date,
if you will but do your part by
sending it along. Any news items
of interest will be handled with
pleasure, when you can find time to
write. So hop to it Leatherneck
and make yourself right at home
with the rest. This column will al
ways be a friend to those who wish
to be friendly. You can bet your
last two bits on that So good GO
ing and goodbye until next time,
with plenty of good luck mean
: while.
Dribbles wishes to thank Mrs.
Thomas F. Butcher for sending in
the latest addresses of her three
sons who are now in Service. These
addresses were listed under the
date of April 9Th, 1914 in the COL
umn. They were as follows: Cpl.
Hurley o. Butcher, Pvt. DOMAIN d.
1 Dbl L
Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
Ia The WEEKS NEWS

TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY
Which? Fredno Armiield. Ameri.
can Airlines stewurdess knows
that Airplune Stump No. is one
plone she cont ride on. so she'll
probably buy new white summer
shoes for best and give the oil
shinold 10 her old ones 10 make
them lost longer.
The messenger., 1944-05-01
MAY 1914
OUR ANNIVERSARY

With this issue our war baby to whom we gave the name "The Messenger" celebrates it's first birthday, happy that it has sur vived the scarcity of safety pins and rubber pacifiers.
 We are proud of our child even though we have had to torture it in country town simplicity.
 Born of poor parentage, com paratively speaking, it has had had generous support from pop ulace who believed in it's possi- bilities even before it first began it precocious prattling of local news.
 We know that it has been joy to the men in the service for their expressions of admiration have been warm and sincere. We believe that it's many admirers will be concerned about it's continued ex- istence and will want to contrib ute to it's further support. We want it's heartening influence to con- tinue to go out to the camps, the ships, and firing lines, and the air fields, and we hope that it will live to come of age, to survive the war, and be a permanent messeng- CT in a growing community.
The messenger., 1944-05-01
LETTERS

The V-mail brings the following from Rene H. Tourville who is now stationed in New Guinea:-
 Received your copy of The Messenger dated February, 1914 here in New Guinea. I was very much surprised to get it because I had no idea it would be sent way out here. The weather here is very warm and it rains almost every day. But a small item like that doesn't stop a C.B. Bait. Your paper has followed me from RI. to Maine and then to Hueneme, California where we had our final training before being shipped to the South Pacific.
 "The natives here are a pecul- far lot of people. They are pygmies and have very large crop of hair. Cocoanuts, pineapples, oranges and bananas are plentiful here. And the natives will make most anything for you for a nickle or dime. They are handy at wood craft. They live at mission on the top of one of the mountains and come to camp every day to sell their wares.
 "Again I thank you for your paper and I hope to receive it from now on."
The messenger., 1944-05-01

ing an agent of the town deposit fund, police commissioners and grand jurors. It also restricts the powers of the Board of Selectmen to that of making voters. Under it's regulation the police commits sioners would be appointed by the Town Manager.
 As drawn the charter retains the necessity of continuing town meet ings to confirm many council ac- tions. It does not effect, in any manner, the conduct of the Bloom field schools or the Prossar Library.
 "We are rushing nothing about this," said Chairman Wilbur c. Stauble of the Charter Committee, "because when we have finished we hope to have something that may be accepted as model for the state."
The messenger., 1944-05-01
MARJORIE LACAN WEDS AIR CORPS OFFICER

Miss Marjorie Helen Lagan, daughter of MT. and Mrs. James c. Lagan of Jerome Ave-, Bloom field, became the bride of Sgt. Gerard Joseph Douville, son of MT. and Mrs. Eugene Douville of Homestead Ave. in wedding ser vices April 9 at ' pm. in the Sacred Heart Church.
 The Rev. Harold F. Daly offic- lated. Miss Dolores M. Pinney was organist and Miss Anne Tracy, soloist.
 The bride, who was given i'll marriage by her father, wore an aqua crepe dress, small white hat and a corsage of white roses. A sister, Miss Loretta M. Lagan, was maid of honor, and wore pink crepe dress, a lowered half hat and a corsage of pink carna- tions, Joseph Lagan, brother of the bride, was best man.
 A home reception followed the ceremony.
 Sergeant Douville is stationed with the Army Air Forces at Salt Lake City, Utah.
The messenger., 1944-05-01
THE TOWN CHARTER

In main the preliminary draft of the proposed Town Charter ap- pears to have met with the gen eral approval of the Charter As sociation membership.
 The Charter Committees outline was presented at meeting of the association at the Town Hall Monday evening, May 8. After other meetings of the association have been held to make certain the submission of all possible sugges- tions and thorough discussion of the various proposals, the docu- ment will be redrawn and then submitted to the voters.
 The present draft contemplates the establishment of a Council of seven members which will take over the duties of the present Board of Finance and which will become the legislative body of the Town. Whether the council is to he non-partisan and nominated by petition regardless of place of res idence location or bipartisan With some minimum representation rom each of the two voting districts is to be decided by the voters.
 Under the plan suggested there is provision for the Council to ap- point a Town Manager who Will serve as the towns chief execut1ve but who will operate under det- mite powers as to appointments and administrative duties: The proposals, it is claimed, likewise nrovide for more modern ana clearer cut methods of handling the responsibilities of all offices of the town. e, the necessity or elect