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Her religious tableaux in her ST.
100000 temple in Los Angeles at
tracted thousands; she claimed, on
ly last month, that she had preach
ed to more persons than any other
Evangelist of her time.
Marriages and divorces, court &C
tons, and widely-heralded dis
appearance in 1926, brought her
into the headlines so often that she
was probably the worlds best
known Evangelist.
Sister Aimee, as she was known
to her followers, died of heart
attack in her hotel suite. She came
here Monday to assist in the dedi-
cation of new Foursqua-e church.
She had been i'll for several weeks
last spring but associates said they
believed she had recovered.
Fiery sermons were her forte.
Great crowds flocked to her Los
Angeles temple and she made many
successful world tours.
She made a striking figure stand
ing on the platform with hand
appraised, cross of brilliants at
her breast. Often in the background
would be elaborate settings and
large-scale props of religious
themes.
Mrs. Mcpherson was founder OF
the international church of the
Foursquare Gospel. Her temple
says there are 400 of her churches
in the United States and 200 mis-
sion stations abroad.
The erect, attractive blonde, born
on Canadian farm, was regard
ed as not only spiritual leader
but miraculous healer by her lit
orally millions of converts. Of this
she once said:
II am not a healer. Jesus is the
healer. I am only the office girl
who opens the door and says,
Come in -
Mrs. Mcpherson began mission
work near Ingersoll,. Ontario, Can
ada, where she was born Oct. 9,
1890. In her youth she MT Robert
Semple, tall, handsome preach
er. while they were both attending
the bedside of two sick children.
She married Senple when she
was 10 and the couple Travelled as
missionaries through the middle
and far west and in China. They
both contracted an epidemic fever
in the Orient ana Sernple died.
Shortly after a daughter, Roberta,
was born to Aimee.
In the United States the Evange-
| list continued her mission work and
later, in. the south, met and. mar
ried harold Mcpherson, a grocery
clerk. A son, Rolf, was born OF this
marriage, which ended in divorce.
After world tour in 1881 Mrs.
Mcpherson married David Hutton,
plump choir singer in her church.
They were divorced in 1884.
The large, cream-colored Angelus
temple, with two balconies and a
radio station, was erected by the
Evangelist and her followers IN
Los Angeles in 1922.
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AS the aftermath to a series
OF accidents in Wilmington and
vicinity during the past week
mat has taken the lives of six
persons, state highway patrol
men, Sheriff C. David Jones
and Police Chief C. H. Casteen
issued general warning to
motorists yesterday that au-
'omoblles and service repairs
are not as they were in nor
nal times.
Chief Casteen declared that
motorists should see that
brakes are in good order and
headlights are properly adj
Justed, and that drivers should
NOT exceed speed limits.
Sheriff Jones warned motor
'Sls that when approaching a
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6 Deaths Bring Safety Appeal

tire, which blew out when the
automobile was on straight
stretch of road, officers said.
The impact caused when the
buick convertible struck a
Tide Water Power company
pole was terrific One died i'm
mediately. George Marks, who
was seriously injured, is re-
ported by attaches at James
Walker Memorial hospital to
be in a "fair'' condition.
Woodrow Leamon Hardee,
"a, shipyard worker living at
Maffitt Village, was identified
as the victim of an accident
early Sunday morning on
Highway "A near Leland, and
mn poauo Twn. Col
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headquarters refused to give this
heroic, incredible stand of eight
days and nights by the British First
Airborne division. the Red Dew
u.s." the harsh label of defeat.
Instead, staff officers pointed to
the 10000 to $4,000 estimated Ger
man dead heaped around the little
foothold of about 1000 square
yards which the Red Devils had
held against incessant lombard
ment and armored attack. THY
declared the almost superhuman
holding had helped in the develop
ment of a new powerful eastward
thrust now taking shape along the
length of the Mas (Meuse) river
a few miles from the Dutch-Ge
man frontier.
Field dispatches bolstered this
theory, saying the once-precarious
corridor extending up through Hol-
land now was firmly held, rapidly
being expanded and that German
forces were falling back across the
Mas to take up positions a few
miles in front of the Siegfried line.
A violent new assault on tn
main fort guarding Metz also was
launched in northwestern France
by the U. S. Third army and was
successful in its initial stages, it
was reported.
There was ample evidence that
the besieged Red Devils had tied
down vastly superior G m n
forces, perhaps preventing gi.
gantic "Arnhem' for large ele.
ments of 1t. Gen. Sir Miles c.
Dempsey's British Second army in
Niimegen.
If they had not been occupied
in the bloody battle with the un-
flinching Tommies on tn north
bank of the Neder Rhine, the Ger
man troops around Anthem might
have Joined with large Nazi forces
west of the corridor to divide and
conquer.
The British sky troopers made
t h i S impossible and dis
patch from Associated Press Cor.
respondent Robert c. Wilson. with
the Allies in Holland, said the cor
ridor now appeared sufficiently
protected to keep the estimated
100000 Germans between it and
the sea from breaking across to
the reich. The only exit for this
Nazi force, he said, now is the
long way around north of Anthem.
A senior British staff officer said
between LOO and 1900 of the trap
ped airborne troops at Anthem
succeeded in escaping after the or
der to withdraw had been given
by Field Marshal Sir Bernard L.
Montgomery.
Il Some swan the muddy Neder
Rhine, a quarter of mile wide.
/ Others were carried across in tiny
assault boats and some rowed.
At least 1000 wounded were left
behind. How many Of the remain.
der of the original force were kill
ed and how many were captured
was not known.
The official black out On the
withdrawal, it was explained, had
been ordered to prevent the Ger
mans from knowing that the AL
lies had given up hope of making
junction in strength and to keep
the enemy from interfering w t h
the rescue operation so far as pos
sible. Even so the withdrawal was
made under heavy fire.
The desperate gamble Of the
Red Devils to seize and hold a
bridgehead across tn e Neder
Rhine until the British S C d
!, army's great armored force could
reach and relieve them failed be-
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. D
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General VANDERBILT
Visits Cherry Point

Lieut.. Gen. A. A. NAndegrift, com
mandant of the Marine Corps, and
Assistant Navy Secretary for ali
gates were here today on official
business. General Vandegrift will
tomorrow make an inspection Of
Cherry Points auxiliary airfields.
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European War Flashback
By The Associated Press

Sept 49, 1918-Aes drive Bugars Macedo
MIA demanding with Germany Turkey and Hungary
prerequisite arice Allied armies in France drove into
$50 miles North
Seat to Verd Very Eponv
Ivolry.
Sept desroyers the first of those sold
States to Britain arrived at Engsh port
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WINES REou1sIT1ONED

PARIS, Sept. 27.-(P)-The pro-
visional French government an
nounced today it was rrequisition-
ing large coal mines in Pas De Ca
lais and also the Renault Motor
works in Paris.
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Heart Alta ok atal
TOAimeeMcPhersOn

OAKLAND, Calf. Sept 27.-R)-Aimee semple Nc
Pherson died unexpectedly today after "a years specac
lar evangelism frequently punctuaed by sensational cpl
sodes in her personal life. She was SO.
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House Authority
Saves $625, 900

The Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington
yesterday sold 900 of refundng bonds to syndicate
headed by Phelps Fern and Co., of New York. average
interest rate of 04 per cent resulting in savings interest
charges alone estimated at S625, 900.
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Fewer Than 1000 British RED Devils
ReturnF rom Arnhem's Death Pocket
To Rfzoin Comrades Near Neder Rhine
Story of Valor
Seldom Equaled
Incredible Stand Made By Airborne Troops
Comparable To Dunkerque, Coventry

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, Thursday, Sept. 28.-QF9-The men Of
Anthem - less than 1000 out of original force of 5000
have back to the comrades south of the Neder
Rhine with story of valor to take its place beside Brit
aims Dunkerque and Coventry.
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WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: Con-
siderable cloudliness today, with moder-
ate temperatures. !.
temperature yesterday.
High 79-LoW So.
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continued on Page Two; Col. A.
Evening star., 1944-05-14

for the place of the ILO in the
scheme of things to come. The
other, with the same nine members
plus an additlsssal nine, will recon-
mend to the next International
Labor Conference any changes in
the constitution of the ILO neces-
sary to implement arrangements
made by the smaller committee.
The negotiating committee in
cludes representatives of the gov
ernments of the United States
France and China: of the employers
of the British Empire, France and
the United States, and of the work.
ers of the British Empire, the United
States and Belgium.
The larger committee, known
technically as the Constitutional
Development Committee, has as
members in addition to these nine,
representatives of the governments
of Chile, the British Empire and
Evening star., 1944-05-14

Iment is not Fascist" as had beer
charged at the International Labor
Conference by the workers dele
gates from the Al nations repre-
sented.
The workers group early in the
conference voted to deny Luis
Girola, Argentinian workers dele
gate, a seat at their policy meetings,
on the ground that he represented
q Fascist regime" and could not,
therefore, act as freely elected
delegate for a free trade union.
"We wish to emphasize the free
conditions under which the labor
movement in Argentina takes place, "
Mr.. Arias said. This delegation
has been deeply effected by the state
ment of the workers group. The
statement was not exact and hurt
Argentina and the traditional demo-
cratic faith of the people"
A day before the conference
closed, Mr.. Girola finally was seated,
after the workers group withdrew
objections. At the same time, how
Evening star., 1944-05-14

Canada; employers representatives
from Mexico Norway and China
and workers representatives from
Sweden, France and Mexico.
Naming of the committees puts
the ILO in position to act at a
moments notice should the world
situation change suddenly.
The governing body will, meet
again tomorrow and hopes to con-
clude its business by tomorrow
night, including adoption of the
budget for the International Labor
Office for the next year.
Evening star., 1944-05-14

ever, the workers issued q declara.
ton condemning the Argentine gov.
eminent.
Mr.. Arias pointed out that hi.
delegation had favored actions
taken by the ILO conference which
contains the most cherished aspi-
rations of mankind" Resolutions
here had assured United Nations
action to preserve workers rights
to freedom of association.
Evening star., 1944-05-14
Election PIunned

Election Of officers and annual re-
ports will feature a meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association of the
East Silver Spring School at 8 pm.
tomorrow In the school auditorium.
Evening star., 1944-05-14
lilo Names I Groups
To Insure Labor Voice
In Peace Settlement
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13.- The
governing body of the International
Labor Organization, meeting after
conclusion of the 26th international
Labor Conference, set up today two
committees to insure fullest possible
participation of the ILO in the peace
settlements and in the work of
international organizations set up in
the future.
One of these committees, with a
membership of nine, will negotiate
Evening star., 1944-05-14
Argentine Envoy
Hits Fascism Charge
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, May Bro
dolfo Arias, Argentinian Ambassador
to the United States, said at press
iconference today that his govern
Evening star., 1944-05-14

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Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
TWO SMYRNA SOLDIERS KILLED
IN NORMANDY WITHIN 3 DAYS

Two Smyrna boys were killed in
action within three days on the
Normandy beachheads in France.
They are James Wallace Davis, Jr.,
26, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Davis, Smyrna, and Walter F.John-
son, 26, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
L. Johnson, who reside on the
Massey Mill" road between Bren-
ford and Cheswold. News of the
Davis boys death was received
Monday, when his wife, Ethel
Shane Davis, received a telegram
from the War Department saying
that her husband was killed in &C.
ton on July 5th. Davis had been
with the infantry for nearly 8
years, and went overseas this past
April. Besides his parents and
wife, he is survived by one son,
James Wallace Davis III, age 2,
and four brothers: George, with
the United States Army in Camp
Croft, North Carolina; Earl, serving
overseas with the u. S. Navy;
Preston, who works in a war plant,
and Robert, who works in the A. &
P. Store here and is now in train
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Charles E. King, 80, Clayton, Died
Suddenly Saturday Morning

Charles E. King, age SO, passed
away Saturday morning following
an illness of only few hours. Mr.,
King was stricken about 2 o'clock
and was rushed to the Kent Gener-
al Hospital in Dover where he died
at $50 that morning. He was a
son of William D. and Sarah E.
Sylvester King of Clayton where
he had spent his life. He was a
fireman on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and had been on duty a few
hours before his illness. Funeral
services were held Tuesday after
noon at Ewells Methodist Church
in Clayton with the Rev. H. B.
Kelso, pastor of the church, in
charge. Interment was in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, Smyrna. Surviving
are his parents.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
USO MANAGEMENT GROUP
Meet to Elect New Officers Next
Monday Night at Prices Office

The Management Committee for
the U. S. o. at Smyrna will meet
Monday night, August Z, in the di-
rectors room of the Warner w.
Price offices, at 7:45 o'clock.
Meeting with the group will be
Miss Marguerite Judd, director Of
u. S. o. in Kent county, and Mrs.
Helen Hawke, assistant director.
There will be the annual election of
officers at this meeting. The NOM
mating committee includes Mrs.
Thomas Russell, chairman, Harry
P. Jones, and Mrs. Clifford Jones.
Serving on the Management Com
mittee are, in addition to the three
above named, Mrs. Lorette Niles,
Mrs. H. c. Webb, Mrs. Louise H.
Burslem, Miss Florence Lurty, Miss
Elizabeth Wilson, Thomas Russell,
Mrs. Warner w. Price, the Rev.
Herman Dam, Mrs. Dam, Mrs. L.
F. Uhlendorff, Harry Cloud, Regin-
aid DeFord, Miss Mildred Reynolds,
Mrs. James Turner, Mrs. William
Wroten, Miss Doris Pyle and Miss
Goldie Domyan.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
NAME VETEAN
ON VINO STAFF
w. HI. ("Buckeye") Rowland
Appointed as Placement
Representative at Dover
TO AID OTHER VETERANS

w. Howard Rowland of Smyrna,
known to his friends as Buckeye,
a veteran of World War II who
was injured during the IA months
he spent in the South Pacific, has
been appointed veterans placement
representative for Kent County, it
was announced by Benjamin Able
man, state director of the War
Manpower Commission. Mr.. Now
land will join the staff working
under the direction of John p.
Benson, Delaware veterans en-
ployment representative, and will
be assigned to the u. S. Employ
ment Service office at 307 South
State Street in Dover.
Injured Knee
He is "a years old and was a
corporal when he was discharged
from the armed forces in June,
1913. He enlisted in the Air Corps
in 1912, and was transferred to the
Signal Corps and sent to the Pa
cific. While aiding in the erection
of a radar station, he fell over a
cliff and severely injured his knee.
Honorable Discharge
Given an honorable discharge
from the service in June last year,
after his return to the United
States in March of 1913, Rowland
went back to his work as dairy
farmer. In his new position, like
those of Lieut.. William S. ("Bud' u
Wilson, also of Smyrna, who is the
vocational rehabilitation counselor
in the Wilmington office of the
War Manpower Commission, and
Ebert Miller, who is VINO veter-
ans counselor in the Red Cross
Clearing Bureau in Wilmington,
Rowland will have to deal primar-
lily with veterans. 1t will be his
duty to help returning service men
find the work for which they are
hes tqualified or for which they
show preference following dis
charge from the armed forces.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03

ing camp with the Delaware State
Guards; and one sister, Mrs. Kath
crime D. Bailey.
Wanted To Farm
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson received
the telegram about their sons
death on Saturday, saying that
Pfc. johnson was killed in action,
in Normandy, on July End. john
son, a member of the Fighting
goth" division, wrote his last letter
home June 18th, just four days be-
fore he was killed. In the letter,
he described to his parents the
farm lands in France-their pas
lures and fences and cattle. Then
he went on to say that when he re-
turned, his dearest wish was to
have a farm of his own. Johnson,
besides his parents, is survived by
two brothers, Henry and Norman,
both of whom attend the Smyrna
school. He was indicted in the
army in August 1941, and arrived
overseas in October, 1912. He at
tended the Cheswold and Dover
schools.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
LOCAL COUPLE MARRIED
Miss Christine Justice, Pvt. Leon
ard Collins Wed July 25th


Mr.. and Mrs. ChCarles Justice,
Nolan, w. Virginia, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Christine Justice to Pvt. Leon A.
Collins of Camp Grant, ILL.,, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Collins,
Smyrna on July 25, 1914 at the
home of Miss Helen Mcdowell,
West Commerce Street. The double
ring ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Hugh B. Kelson of Clay
ton. Miss Geraldine Justice, sis
ter of the bride, was maid of honor,
and Mr.. Joseph Passwaters was
best man. The bride wore street
length dress of navy blue and the
maid of honor wore rose. Mrs.
Mary Fleming played the wedding
music. A reception followed the
ceremony. The couple spent a
honeymoon in Rehoboth Beach, fol-
lowing which Pvt. Collins retruned
to Camp Grant, Ill.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
BOSTIC NAMES
NEW CLUB UNITS
Rotary Club Committees Are
Named at Meeting by
New President
HEAR OF CONVENTION

Announcement was made BY
Harry o. Bostick, new Smyrna Ro.
tary Club president, of the ap-
pointment of following directors
and committees: Board of directors
the president, George w. Wright
past president; the Rev. R. E
Green, vice-president; w. E. Mat.
thews, Jr., secretary; John c. Man.
nering, treasurer; Raymond Ma
brey; aims and objects, Harry o
Bostick, w. E. Matthews, Jr., Har.
vey C. Jones, Elmer Corrie, Char.
les w. Hall, George w. Wright
club service, H. C. Jones, C. ]
Prickett, Harry P. Jones, v. Lay
Phillips, R. w. Slaughter; voca
tional service, George w. Wright
Alex. Handloff, F. M. Barton, H. c
Jones, Elmer Pratt.
Community Service
Community service, Elmer Cor
RE, c. ]. Prickett, R. w. Slaugh
ter, Raymond Mabrey, Alex. Hand
loft; international service, c. w
Hall, Robert Green, Nelson Ever
hart, c. L. Harmonson, w. L
Wheatley; classification and mem
bership, c. ]. Prickett, c. L. Har
monson, Harry P. Jones; program
the Rev. R. E. Green, V. Lay Phil
lips, CT. Harmonson, Nelson Ever
hart, w. E. Matthews, Jr., H. c
Jones.
Boys Work
Boys work, Elmer P. Corrie, w
L. Wheatley, Raymond Mebrey
fellowship and attendance, C. w
Hall, Harry P. Jones, Alex. Hand
loft; crippled children, C. j. Prick
EFT, Harry P. Jones, w. E. Mat
thews, Jr.; rotary information, v
Lay Phillips, George Wright, c. L
Harmonson; finance, Harry o. Bos
tick, John c. Mannering, w. E
Matthews, Jr.; rural-urban &C
quaintance, R. w. Slaughter, Elmel
Pratt, W. L. Wheatley; public in
formation, Elmer P. Corrie, Char
les w. Hall; chaplains, Robert E
Green, F. M. Barton; song leaders
Nelson Everhart, c. w. Hall; ser
geant-at-arms, Elmer Pratt.
w. E. Mathews Spoke
William E. Matthews, Jr., pas
district governor of the 184th dis
trict of Rotary, gave resume o
the speeches made at the recen
district convention on "The Post
War World" He announced tn
1915 district convention to be hell
in Wilmington. Harvey c. Jone
was chairman of program, an,
Harry Bostick presided.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
CANTEEN GROUP MEET
Smyrna-Cl Women to Serve
at Dover Army Air Field

A meeting of the combined
Smyrna-Clayton Canteen members
will be held next Wednesday night,
August 9, at the home of Mrs.
Francis Gebhart, Main Street,
Smyrna. At this meeting, at
which Mrs. F. c. Noble, state
chairman of canteen groups, will
be present, feature of the discus
sion will be plans for the participa-
ton of the group in taking duty
one week each month at the Can
teen Hut on the base of the Dover
Army Air Field. The Hut is near
ly completed, and each town in
Kent County will share in the dut-
les. Canten uniforms, which reg
ulations state must be worn at all
times on duty, will be demonstrat-
ed and explained. Any woman in
terested in this service may attend
the meeting, and one-night in
struction meeting for newcomers
will be held soon.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
FIRENIEN NEED DONATIONS
Donations For Farmers Booth
Cake Booth Needed

John j. Hurd, chairman of the
farmers booth at the Firemen's
Fair, to open here next Wednesday
night. August 9th, is asking farm
ers for donations of farm produce,
and Mrs. Vernon Ford, in charge
of the cake both, needs many more
donations of cakes to be appor-
toned over the IL days of the Fair.
Donations of farm produce may be
left at the fire house, at the store
of George Scout, or held in readi-
ness for the solicitors. Anyone who
wishes to bake a cake may phone
Mrs. Ford to make arrangements.
Several new features have been
added to the program of the Fair.
Cousin Lee, hill-billy band, will en-
terrain on Friday, August IL, and
Wednesday, August 18th.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
Fire at Sudlers

The Citizens Hose Company re-
sponded to a call from John Sud-
Ter, Turner's Row, at 11:30 Thurs
day night, after lightning had
struck his barn during a severe
electrical storm. Firemen estimate
the damage at $3.50. The roof and
two sides of the barn were burned
out, and a load of hay destroyed.
A horse which was in the barn was
taken out in time. Mr.. Sudler had
just recently sold his COW.
Smyrna times., 1944-08-03
USO DANCE TOMORROW
More Young Girls Being Sought
for Bi-Monthly Dances

ZOE Di-MUhbIuy DdhCCS
U. S. o. junior hostesses and
their guests will attend one of the
regular bi-monthly dances at the
Dover Army Air Base tomorrow
(Friday) night. So popular are
the dances becoming to the enlist
ed men at the base that more
young girls, who are IL years old
or over, are being sought to join
the junior hostess group. Girls
from Middletown, usually number
ing about 20, who have heretofore
been included as guests of the
Smyrna hostesses, will orgnaize
their own group next Tuesday
night. Any girl who has recently
reached the age of II, or any girl
over this age who has never at
tended these dances, may contact
Mrs. H. c. Webb by telephoning
1886, or Mrs. Louise H. Burslem,
by calling at the Smyrna Times
Office.
Dances Every Other Friday
Each girl must be interviewed by
Mrs. Webb or Mrs. Burslem, advis-
ors to the junior hostesses and
chaperones to each of the dances,
and must give two references, as
well as obey the regulations set up
by the group. Miss Doris Pyle is
chairman of the hostesses. Dances
are held every other Friday night,
and transportation is provided by
the army. During the month of
July alone, the Smyrna Junior
hostesses volunteered 1872 hours of
carxrioo