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ernment SCHOOL, and south boy, VINO Is
white, decide to go away together and do
battle with the savage Piutes, who live in
the North.
Havek goes with the full knowledge and
blessing of rs tribe. "Name travelling"
the Indians call such an expedition, for in
this way does youth find manly name
TO replace the one given him as a child
South Boy, however, is running away
from his mother who is scornful of his
Mojave friends, and from his father who
has threatened to send him to the prison
of boys boarding school.
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16
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
ton.
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The Smyrna Times
Phone 522l SMYRNA. DELAWARE
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Wick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Memo, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wick, of Wilmington;
Mr.. and Mrs. william Wick and
Mrs. Fred Robinson, of Chester,
and Mrs. Irene Hudson of Middle
town were among those from dis
lance who attended the funeral of
John M. Wick in Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Jones and
daughter Miss Carlene Jones are
entertaining Cpl. Robert A. Rich
ardson of Madison, Wis, who is on a
ten-day furlough before leaving for
Salt Lake City, Utah. On Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones had as their
guests Mrs. James T. Richardson
of Middletown and Miss Lena Rich
ardson of Wilmington.
Mrs. c. E. Rowland is the guest
of her son, Mr.. Ivison d. Rowland
and Mrs. Roland of Montclair, N.
]. Mrs. Rowland attended Mon
day evening birthday dinner CIV
en- in honor of her brother, Elmer
2. Taylor at Suburban Hotel, East
Orange, N. j.
Mrs. c. Leland Harmonson left
no Tuesday for Pittsburgh, Pa,
where she will be the guest of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Kline Weir.
Billy David, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewey David is recovering from an
operation for appendicitis at the
Wilmington General Hospital. The
operation was performed on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Slaughter
of Wilmington, formerly of Smyr-
ma went to Youngwod, Pa, to meet
their son Pvt. Edward Slaughter
who has been stationed at Camp
Adair, Oregon. Pvt. Slaughter did
not have long enough furlough to
enable him to reach his home.
S-Sgt. Walter Speakman, U. S.
Army, Statesborough, Ca, is spend
ing a few days furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins E.
Speakman.
Miss Dolores Wheeler and Miss
Jane Burke, both student nurses of
the Delaware Hospital at Whining
ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Grassland of Middletown were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Burge.
Charles Bradley, u. S. Marines,
writes his sister, Mrs. Lee Severson
that he is recuperating in hos
pital from wounds received in &C.
ton in the south Pacific area.
DR.. and Mrs. E. P. Collins were
guests over Sunday of their daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Earl T. Poole and Mrs.
William Egan at Lewes.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson left We'd
nesday for Fort Pierce, Florida,
where she will be the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Kirby for two
weeks.
AS Charles A. Owens, Jr., U. S.
Navy. cambridge, Md, is spending
a short furlough with his wife and
DR.. and Mrs. r. F. Corley.
Mrs. Walter Eley has been spend
ing this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Bryan of Germantown,
Pa.
Mrs. Thomas Russell is spending
several days this week as the guest
of Mrs. c. Talbot Rogers of Upper
Darby and Miss Elizabeth Russell,
a student at Drexel Institute, Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Warner w. Price, Jr., and
son have returned from visit with
her mother, Mrs. w. c. Pastorfield
at Washington, D. C.
jeanne Mills, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Mills is recuperat-
ing from tonsilectomy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Severson are
receiving congratulations on the
arrival of son. Mrs. Severson
was the former Miss Ann Bradley.
This is the Seversons second son.
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PUBLIC SALES
TUESDAY. MARCH 81. 1914

Two public sales will be held by the
owners of personal property on
TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1914
Edward FARRELL will offer for public auc-
ton at his farm, located three miles north
of Dover on the dual highway at Denney's
Corner, starting at IL 80 p. M, sharp, and
Immediately following Wizard G. Bush will
sell his live stock, feed and equipment on
the adjoining farm.
Mr.. FARRELL will offer the following prop
erty for sale:
Farm Machinery
Deering mower, John Deere riding pillow,
No. 10 Oliver walking pillow, spring-tooth
harrow, 60-tooth drag harrow. 2-can ice
box like new; harness, forks, shovels hoes,
40 bushel Wilson soy beans, buggy, walk
ing cultivator.
Household Goods
Cook stove, burns either wood or coal.
good as new. white; 3-burner Nesco oil
stove. nearly new: kitchen cabinets, 2 ex-
tension tables. 8 yards of good congoleum,
ice refrigerator, ice chest, sideboard,
couch. 9xl2 Administer rug, hall seat,
leather davenport, good as new; divan
bedroom suite. bedsteads, bureau, wash
stands. wash bowl set, bureau set, feather
beds. mattresses, sets of springs. 12x12
WOOl dlu uDtT rug, Skll IndILluS rug OLner
small rugs, pictures, A rocking chairs, 9TH
err chairs, dishes, glass jars, window shades,
nickle bowel lamp and can lard.
Mr.. Bush will offer the following prop
erty:
Live Stock
Is Holstein and Guernsey cattle.
6 fresh cows, springers, Q yearling heif-
ers, calves.
A fat hogs, weigh about 300 pounds.
Farming Implements
Set of misunderstanding tractor 12-in.
plows, good as new, good wagon box, good
2-hole corn shelter, new hay fork carrier,
hay fork, air pressure pump, lot of small
tools, including shovels, hoes, picks, jacks.
single and doubled trees, set of wagon
harness. collars and brides, 300 tomato
baskets and other articles.
Feed, Etc.
Several tons of hay in loft.
800 bushels of corn.
so bushels of wheat
25 bushels of oats.
Household Goods
Some furniture, good Farrand organ,
good Marvel sweeper, No. l Boss water
power washer, some frewood. etc.
TERMS OF BOTH SALES-CASH
Charles w. Carroll, Auctioneer.
Ralph Spence. Outside Clerk.
John w. Tarburton. Inside Clerk.
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Card of Thanks

We desire to express our appre-
citation for flowers, cards, express
sions of sympathy and the loan of
automobiles during our recent be-
reavement.-Mrs. John Wick and
Miss Agnes Wick.
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beglnnng Crazy
Weather by Charles l. McNicho Club choice
for March, which being compared for humo and its wisdom
and insight the mysteries of adescent YOUTH Mark Twain
immortal "Tom Sawyer" and "FIuckleberry Finn"
The story follows the boys through four days of magical advn
four days during which the crazy weather. heat hangs
the country like heavy shroud up until the time when the
breaks and they eurnavek the position of young brave of
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16
For SALE

House and lot, 207 Frazier Street,
Smyrna, Delaware, R. B. and E.
Price, $4,000. Apply to
MRS. CASSIE HENDRICKSON,
Tel. Newark, 3057 Newark, Del.
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16
FOR RENT

Farm of 100 acres, for rent or on
shares. Good land for soy beans.
Apply to Times Office or consult
Mr.. Edgar on old Vane farm near
Bay.
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16

the Mojave tribe, and South Boy to assume
the responsibilities that he has come to real
ize may not be avoided.
Charles McNichols, like South Boy,
spent his early years on an Indian reserva-
ton. At the age of fifteen, when his fam
lily was living in Los Angeles, he was near
enough an Indian in most particulars for
MoiaYe friend enthusiastically TO drag him
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16
For SALE

Limited quantity, Rutger certified
and treated tomato seed.
FRANK CLENDANIEL, Inc,
Telephone 123 Lincoln, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16
FOR SALE
RUTGER TOMATO PLANTS

Delivery at your option, from the
last week in April until the last
week in June. All plants grown
from certified and treated seed.
FRANK CLENDANIEL, Inc,
Telephone 1923 Lincoln, Delaware
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16

along movie lot where the call for Indians for
picture The dcNr thought and said that the sx-foo bue-eyd
anky tow-headed boy looked like Swed than Indian But
young MNhos proved he could ride anything they gave him. and
could chatter Move well Spanish He hredand stayed
90 Ga backs a ss'se so9 'f FORTHWITH .'a
<RINN NNS) Phyllis Arga, author of "My Life
~ = OK With the Enemy" lived twenty years in
pr Japan, editor of the anti-f fascist
Japan accused of being by the Japanese
and imprisoned for she released exchange
prisoner One of her poudst she relates whe before
the she entertained visiting correspondents Otto Tochus
Walter Duranty had the honor teaching these Oympn
figures in the newspaper world, how with chopcks
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16
! READING & WRITING
BY Sazm Scare AND RsmM7Ssu

lhe time is maybe forty fifty years ago. The place is
reservation place the Southwest where Indians still
Indians Two teenge boys Hve Indian lad fresh from Gov
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16

FOR SALE
Thoroughbred Guernsey Cow with
month old Heifer Calf by her side.
t. B. and Bangs tested. 4 yrs. old.
Phone Smyrna 2124
Smyrna times., 1944-03-16

Two public sales will be held by the
owners of personal property on
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-13
FILING OF TAXES
TO BEGIN FEB. IS

Actual filing period for income
tax reports begins Tuesday morn
ing, February is. continuing
through March IS, !: was snnounc-
ed Saturday by Raymond D,
Christmsn. chief zone deputy of
the Wilmington Major zone,
The puAsse car cooperate by
making cMsaStsoas easier FOR all
concerned, Ca74s4a4aan stated.
In view Of e9aazsaas compiled
lions involved M the arepa ration
OF 1915 income TAX s'etaT7s, es-
peciaIly for Individuals. ii is esu-
mated that the TIME required III
actually preparing these returns
will amount 10 possibly three times
that OF former years,
In discussing this matter. MIR.
Christman emphasized the fact
that the public can greatly help
themselves and reduce the time
id preparing their returns, when
seeking assistance of local deputy
collectors, by having all facts and
figures pertaining to their income
and desired deductions reduced to
. Statement prepared in advance
off presenting themselves for this
assistance.
The chief deputy insists on the
publics cooperation when applying
for assistance. They should come
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prepared with these facts reduced
to an actual statement involving
ell figures which they desire to be
reflected upon an income tax re-
turn. Many unnecessary questions
can be avoided, Christman assert
ed.
In preparing these statements it
will be necessary to show the in
come and its source, deductions
claimed, specifying each class of
deductions, name, age, and rela-
tSonship of all dependents claimed,
and all other data pertinent to the
completion of these returns. 1t viii
also be necessary to have state
men. showing the amount of 1912
TAX. If return was filed, and the
amount actually paid to the col
leetor.
If an estimated return was filed
Is or December Is, the
amount of tax and payment on
such return must also be known.
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Yugoslauiia's Royalist
Parties Effect Merger

CAIRO, Feb. IL. -(P)- A coall-
ton of all royalist parties in Yu-
soslavia under the name of the
"Yugoslav democratic national
1nion' was announced today by the
Yugoslav government-in-exile here.
The announcement said the group
vas formed at meeting of 173
party representatives somewhere
in the mountains of Yugoslavla.
last month.
None of the unions resolutions
referred specifically to the partl-
sans or their leader, Marshal Josip
Broz CTito), but the exiled govern
.nent statement said the, union
Congress had appealed ito the
communist party of Yugoslavia to
stop its harmful action of disrup-
lion, both in the military and poll
teal fields Many of Tito's partl-
sans are communists and the COM
rnunists clenched fist salute is used
IN his forces.
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BRIGADE BANQUET
SLATED TOMORROW

Approximately 100 members are
expected to attend the forty-eighth
annual banquet of the Old Boys
Brigade to be held at $50 pm.
Monday al the Brigade armory,
R M Kermon, secretary of the
Old Brigade, said Saturday.
DR.. J. M. Wells, of Sumter, S. C.,
former pastor of the First Pres
byterian church here and chaplain
Of the Old Brigade, will deliver the
principal address.
The Old Brigade was organized
py the late Col. Walker Taylor on
February IA, 1896 at Emmanuel
Presbyterian church, and meet
lngs were held there until con-
struction of the Brigade armory
at the corner Of Second and
Church streets was completed IN
1906. At that time, a new company,
known as Company B, was Or
gained.
The Brigade remained active IN
its military work until the entrance
of the United States in the World
War, at which time the military
features of the Brigade were dis
continued, and Boys club work
has been carried on since that
time. On February IA of each
wear. the members of the Brigade
held their annual banquet.
The anniversary program is as
follows:
$50 p.m-Exchange of greetings
with comrades in reading room of
armory.
700 p.m.-Meeting called to Or
der by Harry Register, president.
Invocation by Rev. William
Crow, Jr., pastor of First Presby-
terian church of Wilmington.
Song-God Bless America.
Dinner.
Appointment of Nominating COM
mittee.
Songs by group.
Business meeting.
Presentation of Honor Roll OF
Brigade members in the Armed
Services by T. C. Davis, president
of Senior fraternity.
Acceptance of Honor Roll by w.
R. Dosher.
Presenting the Mayor of Will
mington by Mr.. Kermon.
Presentation of portrait by May
CT Bruce B. Cameron.
Presenting DR.. J. M. Wells by
Colonel Charles C.. Loughlin.
Acceptance of portrait by Dr.
j. M. Wells.
Address by DR.. Wells.
Remarks by President Register
Song.
Adjournment.
Musical selections will be fur
nished during the evening by Henri
tmurian, minister of music OF the
First Baptist church.
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Department Was Establish
ed By County Commis-
sioners July I, 1879

There was time when Whining
ton was known as "the sailors
graveyard"
That was because disease was
rampant in this riverside COM
munity, and there were no forces
to check its spread.
But today, looking back over e5
years of service, the New Hanover
County Board of Health's person
mel. quartered in comfortable
and adequate building on Fourth
street, recognizes one fact that
projects itself from the history of
the organization, recently COM
piled: as public health activities
have increased, and despite the
drastic climb in population, the in
cidence of and deaths from disease
have cascaded:
Farseeing county commissioners
established a health department at
their meeting July 7. 1879. Accord
ing to the minutes: "The chair
man reported the organization of
the County Board of Health, with
the following officers: Colonel Will
liam L. Smith, chairman; and DR..
]. C. Walker. superintendent and
secretary" DR.. Walker was al
lowed $50 per month for the per-
Torrance of the duties required
under the act Including attend
ance on the outdoor poor"
This move put Wilmington in
with the pioneers in public health
work. DR.. T. F. Wood, of Whining
ton, was among those organizing
the State Board of Health in 1877.
Then the local board of, health in
New Hanover county was one Of
the first in the state. The follow
ing is an excerpt from the minutes
of the regular meeting of Ne coun-
ty commissioners June 2, 1879:
"A communication from DR.. T.
F. Wood, secretary of the North
Carolina Board of Health, in re-
gard to the organization of Coun-
ty Board of Health was received.
Whereupon it is ordered that the
chairman take the necessary steps
to organize county auxiliary
Board of HEALTH"
The beginning and consequent
progress in health activities in
New Hanover county illustrate the
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Tho Washington Youths
Are Charged With Rape

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 70
R-Two Washington, D. c., youths
were held today on charges Of
rape, kidnapping and robbery in
connection with the abduction and
pen-knife stabbing of a 37-year-
old Birmingham matron.
Detective OH. Mckinney said
the victim, Mrs. J. L. Brasher,
might lose the sight Of one eye
as result of facial wounds inflicted
by the knife. The officer said she
was held captive five hours last
night and abandoned for dead
early this morning in a field %
miles from Birmingham
Mckinney identified the youths
as George Butt, 10, alias Daniel
Reedy, and Joe Hockenberry, 70.
The detective said Hockenberry
had confessed and had named Butt
as his companion.
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heartily endorsed" So that at the
present time our malaria program
in New Hanover County has been
so effective and complete that
there is less malaria here than in
areas in the western part OF the
state not as subject to the disease.
The following from the minutes
of the regular meeting of the coun-
ty board of commissioners, July
IA, 1910: "Statistics were furnished
by physician of the city which
showed in a list of nine cities,
comprising Raleigh, N. c.; Will
mington, N. c.; Key West, Fla:
New York; Louisville, Ky; and
Chicago. Wilmington stands second
in total death rate from all causes.
We, therefore, wish to impress
upon the Board of Alderman and
the Board of Audit and Finance
the urgent necessity of the city
of Wilmington acquiring its own
sewerage system, laying aside any
question of the adequacy of the
present system it is impossible to
favor the owners of the approx
mately 1000 surface closets now
in existence to enter sewers not
owned by the city"
Early in 1904, some form of milk
ordinance, the first milk contract
measure of any sort, was adopted
for Wilmington. This included the
testing of milk for bacteria, and
the compulsory testing of cows for
tuberculosis.
Regarding the sanitation of food
stuffs, at the August. 1910, meet
ing of the Board of Health the
following recommendation was
passed: I'VE recommend to the
Board of Alderman that an ordi
nance be drawn and passed re
quiring all stores and markets Of
fering foodstuffs for sale to thor
oughly screen from flies all po-
tons of building where such arti
cles are stored or displayed" Res
taurants began then to be CLASH
fled as sanitary or unsanitary.
At the Board of Health meeting
November 20, 1911, DR.. VESSEL in
troduced the following resolution
Be- it resolved by the City Boare
of Health: that the council of the
City of Wilmington be requested
to provide maintenance for no
more than twenty patients at {
tuberculosis n t o r u m to be
erected near the city of Whining
ton" also the resolution introduced
by DR.. VESSEL: Resolved that the
council of the city of Wilmington
be requested to enact the ordi
nance for such sanitary retaliation
as may be necessary for the con
troll of persons afflicted with tu
berculosis in the city of Whining.
ton" Thus, tuberculosis contro.
work began in New Hanover
county.
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Martin Says Roosevelt
Has Dominated Nation
For The Past IL Years

WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. u
-lRHRep. Martin R.-Mass.) de-
clared on i G h that President
Roosevelt had possessed "abso-
lutte domination" of the nation foz
u years, showed no signs of seek
ing to relinquish it, and this is
enough reason for the people ito
be disturbed about the future OF
their government
The people are disturbed" the
house minority leader told Lin
coin day dinner of republicans.
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POSSIBLE WARNING

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL -lRE
The Army and Navy Journal said
today that in view of the prog
ress of American arms in the Pa
cific cit may be that Moscow
would deem it expedient as an
act of friendship to warn the To-
kyo government that its interests
demand that it seek peace" with
the United States and Great Brit
ain.
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COMPLAINT

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12-tRA
Senator Byrd O-Va) received a
complaint about the capitals
weather today from one of his
visitors. The complainant who
found the sleet covered city un-
Pleasantly cold was his brother.
ReaT Admiral Richard Evelyn
byrd, the Antarctic explorer
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They have become a1ar,,.r
the trend which has persisted 0v y.
more than decade and III, tor
continues toward centr. IlHlcn
government at Washington u I,seo
oily" 'ti0hop'
The government under the Man..
deal, Martin said, is "state new
cism." e la''
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'PREVATT'SCAS
CONTINUED HERE

The case of Sanford Prevatt. 10
year-old construction worker, OF
312 North Second street, who was
arrested the night of March Ii for
assaulting his wife with Ratchet
and attempting suicide by cutting
his throat and arms with pocket
knife. was continued again in Re-
corder's court Friday morning un-
til April IA. His bond remains at
S., 900.
Meanwhile, hospital authorities
described Mrs. Prevails condition
as Satisfactory" at noon today.
Mrs. Prevatt was cut five times
on the head and suffered two COM
pound fractures of the head anc
deep cut on the left hand.
Prevatt and his wife had been
separated for week prior to the
attack, police said.
The cases OF four persons charg-
ed with violating the law by fail
ing to have minor children i'm
munized against diphtheria were
mol pressed, as thew were recog-
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BY WILLIAM E. GILROY, d. D.
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:41-58

The sequence of lessons on the
life Of Saint Paul is broken to
make possible this lesson for East
err Sunday; but the lesson is still
about Saint Paul. for the passage
chosen is from Paurs famous ex-
position of the doctrine Of the Res
direction in the 18th chapter Of
Corinthians.
PauPs Christian faith and life
centered around the Resurrection
the fact that Jesus was not dead.
but a living Christ, in whom he
lived, and who lived in him. The
evidence for this he found in many
witnesses, confirmed by the testi-
mony of his own soul, and an ex-
perience the nature of which he
has not fully described, but which
must have been similar to that of
Peter, James, and John when they
witnessed the TRANSPORTATION Of
Jesus on the mountain.
After Paul enumerated the vari-
Gus appearances Of Jesus follow
ing His Resur ection, he added:
Afterwards He was seen of me,
as one born out of due season"
Just what was the nature Of that
vision Paul does not say, but the
fact that he had seen his Lord was
as real to Paul as the conviction
and consciousness of Christ's spir-
itual presence
In the passage in our lesson Paul
is expounding the meaning of the
Resurrection in human experience,
and in relation to the hope of a
life beyond the grave. The Ian
guage is figurative in its reference
to 'the trumpet" and its l a t
sound; but the experience portray
ed is real. Paul is, in fact, an
swering the question of those who
were conceiving resurrection of the
body in too materialistic terms.
How are the dead raised?" they
were asking, And with what body
do they Gomez"
To these questions Paul answers
partly in terms of mystery. The
assurance Of Immortality Paul
bases, not on arguments and i'm
plications SUCH as are commonly
used as grounds for belief in hui
man survival after death, but on
the fact Of Christ. Jesus said to
his disciples, because I live We
shall live Also Paul says,
Thanks be unto God that giveth
US the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ is, the victory
over death.
One should note that the sad
ness and terror Of death are never
minimized Scripture. It is 'the