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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
Garbage i'm Our Cutters
VERSUS
COn1rnOn-Sense Cooperation

Constructive criticism and opinions expressed
without rancor are just as good for town as for an
Individual The following criticism therefore, is for
the purpose of presenting to the people of Smyrna GER
tain conditions which, for the sake of every individual
living here, should be corrected.
Everyone who reads daily paper knows the
great danger of nfantile paralysis existing in this
state at present. Although local cases have been
reported, the Board of Health in Smyrna, precau-
tonary measure, has closed the beach at Lake Como
For the past few days. however, there has been such
disgusting amount of debris in the cutters, partcu
larry in the -Four Corners section that one is almost
nauseated by walking along the streets This debris,
consisting of great amounts of foul smelling garbage,
is covered with es-and the doctors and State Board
of Health have told that flies known quite def
nitey to carry the virus of poomyeltis on their legs
and bodies.
If we are going to take precautionary measures
here they should be consistent throughout. What is
the good of closing the beach, when cutters are
lined with garbage attracting the flies which carry
infantile paralysis from one person to another?
There is town ordinance which states that no
garbage is to be put in the rubbish collected by the
town truck and that IT the workers on the truck lind
garbage they to leave it, and the person who put
it there must dispose of it. There is law whereby
such persons can be fined for town council put each
resident on his particularly in view of the fact
that there is town garbage collection twice week,
Mondays and Fridays
It would seem that three-fold cooperation is
necessary. First and foremost householders would
help matters considerably by putting out garbage
every Monday and Friday morning, and rubbish only
on Tuesday mornings, and by helping the town work
ers in keeping their cutters swept and cleaned.
Most everyone realizes that war time means scarce
help, and that applies to town employees well to
any business here. Instead of saying II pay taxes
here and I'll be darned if I'll go out and sweep my
gutter, for that's the towns ob," persons who have
any civic pride and any desire to cooperate during diff
ficult times, will say "Pll help all | cam"
Second since the honor system fails to impress
some persons, it would to be the duty of the
Board of Health to do something about garbage in the
CUTTERS
Third, council and town workers could ask for
more cooperation in maintaining cleaner streets in the
downtown area. A town can be very slack and have
many vices, but the greatest evil is dirt
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17

Red Cross Canteen workers of
Smyrna and Clayton merged last
week to form group that will
serve at the new canteen hut at the
Dover Army Air Field. The group
will man the hut every third week
each day including Sunday, and
transportation will be in charge of
the Red Cross Motor Corps. Mrs.
Forest c. Noble, state canteen
chairman, who attended the organ
ization meeting, told the women
that they would be as much con-
cerned with morale as with food,
and stressed the Importance of a
cheerful attitude and strict clean
illness. The women have ordered
regulation uniforms required for
their hours on duty. Two canteen
hostesses will serve for a full day
at the hut.
Mrs. Cullen is Chairman
Mrs. Bateman Cullen was ap-
pointed chairman for the group
and has arranged schedules for
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
DOVER HOUSING BOARD
Appointed by Mayor WoOdford to
Solve OvercrOWding


Members of the Dover Housing
Authority have been appointed by
Gov. Walter w. Bacon, Resident
Judge Charles L. Terry, Jr., and
Mayor ]. Wallace Woodford. Gov
ernor Bacon named ]. Henry Hazel
for a term of six years and Walter
MasTsey for three years. Judge
Terry appointed DR.. Charles M.
Wharton for four-year term and
James F. Alice, Jr., for a one-year
term. Mayor Woodford's selections
are William Edward Hannah for
five years and Morris Simon for
two years. The State Board of
Housing created the Dover Hous-
ing Authority in response to re-
quest of Mayor Woodford in the
CITY endeavor to find some solution
for the city's overcrowded housing
conditions brought about by the In
flux of military personnel and in
dustrial and other workers and
looking toward postwar activity.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
LUMBER FOR
FARM REPAIRS
Farmers Now Allotted Small
Amount For Essential
Maintenance, Repair
MORE FOR CERTIFICATES

Farmers in Delaware who need
lumber now may purchase small
amounts for essential maintenance
and repair of farm service build
ings or implements or for other
approved uses essential to wartime
food production by signing an ap-
plication at the lumber yard, &C.
cording to c. E. Ocheltree. chair
man of the State AAA committee.
A total of 800 board feet is the
| largest amount that may be OBJ
tanned by farmer for approved
uses from dealers in any one calen-
dar quarter without first getting a
Farmers Lumber Certificate, Ochel-
tree said. These certificates carry
an AA-3 rating. Any farmer who
needs more than 300 board feet OF
lumber during any calendar quar-
ter should apply to the County
AAA office at Dover, Georgetown
or Newark for a certificate.
Certificates Issued
The county AAA committee has
authority to issue farmers lumber
certificates for essential mainten-
ance and repair use and for Other
approved uses essential to fooc
production, and for new construc,
ton other than residences, where
the cost is not more than $1,000
per calendar year for the farm
The committee also will issue Ger,
/ tificates for lumber to meet emerg-
encies. For construction which
must be approved by the War Pro-
duction Board, the county AAA
committee receives farmers appl1.
cations and makes recommends
lions but does not issue certificates
High Ratings
Farmers lumber certificates are
rated orders, with ratings as high
as any assigned to non-military
users, Ocheltree states. Dealers
can use the ratings to place GER
titled orders with their suppllers
I'm fact" Ocheltree explained
"these certificates offer the only
opportunity to keep enough lumber
in the county to meet our essentia
farm needs"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
KENT COUNTY ALUMNAE
Five Smyrna Women Join Wo-
mems College Group

Representing Smyrna at the
meeting of Kent County alumnae
of Women's College, University of
Delaware, held recently in the
home of Mrs. Vance Morris, Dover,
were the following: Miss Marianne
Webb, Miss Nellie Wallace, Mrs.
William Wilson (the former Miss
Elizabeth Attix), Mrs. Charles M.
Gee, (the former Miss Barbara
Gordy), and Mrs. Francis O'Neill.
A Kent County chapter was organ
lied. Mrs. Marjory S. Colder,
Dean of the Women's College and
Miss Edith A. McDougle, executive
secretary of the alumnae, attended
and assisted in organization.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
BLOCK DANCE
HERE AUG. 23RD
U.S.O. to Sponsor Free Dance
Next Wednesday Night on
Market Street Plaza
THUNDERBOLTS' MUSIC

The u. S. o. in Smyrna will
sponsor a free Block Dance next
Wednesday night, August 23rd
with music by the famous "Thun-
derbolts', base orchestra at the
Dover Army Air Field. Cooperat-
ing with the U. S. o. Management
Committee here will be members
of the Citizens Hose Company,w who
will leave the lights and bandstand
which they used for their Fair
Permission for the dance was
granted by Mayor and Council,
Serving on the program committee
are Mrs. Mildred Price, chairman,
Harry Cloud and Reginald DeFord
Community Invited
Not only war production workers
and members of the armed forces,
but residents of Smyrna and the
surrounding communities are invit-
ed to attend free of charge. Dane
ing will be from 8 to II p. m. The
''Thunderbolts," under the direction
of Sgt. Gene Cole, have gained
great popularity in this area for
having worked up a good band
This group plays for the bi-month-
ly dances on the base which the
Smyrna junior hostesses attend
There are members of the group
who have played with some of the
biggest name" bands in the coun-
try before being inducted in the
army. Aiding with arrangements
for the Block Dance is Mrs. Helen
Hawke, assistant director of U.S.O
for Kent County.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
WORD FROM VIC ENNIS
Pilot in German Prison Camp
Sends Word Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Creadick Ennis
have received the first word from
their son, 1t. Victor D. Ennis, since
he has been German prisoner in
a camp in that country. A form
letter, written to his wife, Mrs.
Emily Arthurs Ennis, Wilmington,
stated that the young co-pilot of a
Flying Fortress was well and I'M
harmed. He asked his family and
friends not to write often or much.
He asked for saccharine in the
next package sent to him. He told
how the prisoners snapped reci-
pes" and that they took turns with
the cooking. The letter was writ
ten May 14th and received here
August 14th.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert e. 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. Divine worship, IL
a. M; anthem by Senior Choir;
sermon meditation: 1.-THE Power of
the Healing Christ" What shall
1 render unto the Lord for all His
benefits towards me? 1 will pay
my vows unto the Lord, in the
presence of His people. o come,
let us worship and bow down. Let
us kneel before the Lord our Max
err" Sunday, August 81: IL a. M,
the preacher for this service, the
Rev. DR.. John L. Johnson. Sum
day, Sept. 8: IL a. m. The preach
er for this service, the Rev. DR..
James Colona.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
9O-DEGREE TEMPERATURE
Entire State Swelters For Seven
Consecutive Days

Delawareans sweltered through
the seventh consecutive day of 90
degree temperatures yesterday and
faced the prospect of more of the
same. The Weather Bureau, re-
porting that most of the nation is
suffering under unusually high
temperatures, said that a cool air
mass gathered in the north central
states and is expected to move
south and eastward but that tits
vigor will be dissipated" before it
reaches the East Coast.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
Nellie's Snack Shop Sold

]. Medford Davis, Clayton, has
purchased from Mrs. Nellie Garner
her soda shop known as Nellie's
Snack Shop. Mrs. Katherine D.
Still, daughter of Mr.. Davis, will
operate the business. Possession
was given Monday morning.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
w. e. Matthews Club Speaker

William E. Matthews, Jr, for
mer district governor of Rotary,
was guest speaker Tuesday night
at the New Castle Rotary Club.
Mr.. Matthews gave considerable
information regarding the work Of
Rotary. He was introduced by
George T. Lyno, Jr.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
SMYRNA MAN ILL

Reynolds Stevenson Taken to Hos
pital in Ambulance
Reynolds Stevenson, former pres
ident of Town Council, member Of
of the election board, and we'll
known business man, was taken to
the Memorial Hospital, Whining
ton, by the Red Cross Motor Corps
in the ambulance of the David c.
Harrison Post, No. IA, American
Legion. Manning the ambulance
were Mrs. Richard Price and Hen
rietta Denney.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
FREEZING TIPS
FOR PEACHES
Miss Yetter, Home Demon
stration Agent, Explains
Process for Freezing
DIFFERENT METHODS

This week and next peaches will
be at their best for preserving i'm
the Freezer Locker. Miss Florence
L. Yetter, Home Demonstration
Agent, gives the following sugges-
lions for obtaining best results
with peaches. First, select we'll
ripened fruit. Most orchards have
tree-ripened fruit that is too soft
for shipping. These soft" peaches
are ripe and have the full flavor.
Dry Sugar or Syrup
Peaches may be either packed
with dry sugar or syrup. After
three years of preparing peaches
for freezing, Miss Yetter finds the
dry sugar pack better. Ripe peach
es and dry sugar will, if handled
properly, make their own syrup.
However, either method may be
used.
Dry Sugar Pack
Dry Sugar Pack-Peel and half
peaches. If it is impossible to
package Immediately, place in wat
er to which lemon juice or salt has
been added q Tablespoon to L
quart water). This prevents dis
coloration while preparing a large
quantity.
Work With Small Amounts
When ready to slice fruit re-
move peaches from water and rinse
quickly in clear water. Drain
quickly. Slice into a large bowl or
container. Do not work with more
than quarts of sliced fruit at al
time. Add dry sugar approximate
ly 5 parts fruit part sugar. This
will vary with ripeness of fruit and
personal taste. Stir sugar through
peaches. You will notice syrup
forming. Pack Immediately into
packages and seal. Packages
should then be placed in refrigera-
tor while the next batch is sliced
and "sugared." Leave in refriger-
ator until time to leave for locker.
Syrup Pack
Syrup-Pack = Peel and half
peaches. Sliced into packages.
Cover with cold syrup. Syrup
should be medium or thick. Med
ium 6 cups sugar. quart water.
Thick-11 cups sugar, l quart wat
err. White corn syrup may be add
ed to make the sugar syrup go
farther. The amount of corn syrup
added should never be more than
half the amount of sugar syrup al
ready mixed. In other words, If
you have 2 quarts of sugar syrup,
never add more than l quart of
corn syrup.
4 DiscoIored Fruit
Fruit that is discolored when
taken from the locker may be due
to several factors: exposed to the
air too long before fruit is in seal
ed package, too long period of time
in getting prepared fruit to locker,
package not air-tight. The unlined
ice cream boxes are not air-tight
and allow evaporation and discolor-
alton and should not be used. Miss
Yetter stresses speed in work and
working with small quantities.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
PRIMARIES
ON SATURDAY
Democrats Lack Contests in
Delegate; Candidates An
nOunced by Chairman
DELEGATES NAMED

The Kent County Democratic
state convention delegate and
county primaries this Saturday
will be marked by an absence of
any contest, according to a list of
candidates announced by Willard
d. Boyce, chairman, and E. Y. Will
liams, secretary, of the county
committee. The candidates for
countrywide offices are: Sheriff,
Fred Williams, West Dover; pro-
thonotary, w. Marion Stevenson,
Frederick, incumbent; register of
wills, Ellwood Kemp, Smyrna;
comptroller, State Senator, Charles
Lee Sipple, FELTON,; coroner, N. Ed
gar Smith, FELTON,.
Levy Court Candidates
Former State Senator G. Leslie
Gooden, Dover, is the candidate for
First Levy Court District commits
sioner and Walter Paskey, Jr., for
Second Levy Court District COM
missioner. The county committee
will name a candidate for Third
Levy Court District commissioner.
Candidates For Senator
The senatorial candidates are:
William Jennings Poore, Hartly,
Second Senatorial District, and
State Rep. Fred S. Bailey, Harring-
ton, Fourth Senatorial District.
The state senators from the First,
Third, and Fifth Senatorial Dis
tricts hold over another two years.
State Representative
The candidates for state repre-
sentatives, with the candidates for
five of the districts yet to be
named, are: First District, H.Lloyd
Jones, Smyrna; second, to be filled;
third, Andrew L. Everett, Kenton;
fourth and fifth, to be filled; sixth,
Roland B. Gruwell, near FELTON,;
seventh, Willard S. Dickerson,
Camden; eighth, to be filed ninth,
Harry E. Locates, Harrington;
tenth, to be filled.
Convention Delegates
First Representative District,
first election district, Beulah S,
Blendt, Blanche H, Messick, Helen
o. Rowland, delegates; Ernest v
Blendt, James H. Lassell, John j.
Hurd, alternates. Second election
district, Harvey c. Cole, Harry R
Jones, William Poore, delegates; H
E. Manlove, ]. H. David, j. Cooper
Walker, alternates. Second Repre-
sentative District, first election dis
trict, Wilbur Rawley, Harry Hag-
gerty, Henry Carey, delegates
Samuel j. Fox, Howard Rawley
Larry Everett, alternates. Seconc
election district, Arley B. Magee
Jr., Raymond Hall, F. Rawlins
Camper, delegates; John B. Hut
ton, Guy Bowdle, Reynolds Emory
alternates. Third Representative
District, first election district, join
t. Loder, Mary X. Bostick, w. l.
Gooding, delegates; Bertha M. Bur
ris, Raymond Maberry, w. T. Hol'
lett, alternates. Second election
district, Carl F. Prettyman, Anna
belle Everett, Wilbur D. Wilds
delegates; Homer M. Pratt, Eve
Carey, Edwin l.. Downs, alternates
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
COLLECT 2H TONS PAPER
Girl Scouts Announce List of Re
cent Promotions

Smyrna Girl Scout Paper Troop
ers collected two and one-half tons
during the seventh weekly collec-
ton of scrap paper last Friday
The following promotions were
made: First Glass Private, Jean Ell
len Russell; Corporal, jeanne Dea-
kyne; Sgt. Anne Knots; 1st Lieu
tenant, Ruth Johnson; Captain
Mary Keck; 1t. Colonel, Gene Moi
fit, Jeanne Goldsborough; Colonel
Ruth Gooden.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
TEEN-AGE WORK DESCRIBED
Rotary Told of Work Being Done
at Youth Canteen Here

Work being done at the Teen
Age Canteen here, sponsored by
the TARS, (Teen-Age Recreation
Sponsors) was described to mem
bers of the Rotary Club by Miss
Florence Lurty, a member of the
TARS. c. L. Harmonson respond
ed. A round robin of good cheer
was sent to the president, Harry O.
Bostick, who is i'll at the Kent Gen.
eral Hospital at Dover.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
HONOR PASTOR
NOW IN ARMY
1t. L. F. Uhlendorff to BE
HOnOred Sunday; Dover
AAF Chaplain the Speaker
SERVING OVERSEAS

Lieutenant Lewis F. Uhlendorff
U. S. Army Chaplain, and former
pastor of Jerman Chapel, Wesleyan
Methodist Church at Smyrna, will
be honored Sunday when a Ger
tificate of Honor will be presented
to the Chapel. Services will be at
p. m. Sunday afternoon. Guest
speaker who will present the Ger
tificate will be 1t. Charles S. Miers,
base chaplain at the Dover Army
Air Field. The award is presented
on behalf of the head Chaplain of
the U. S. Army.
Now In Foreign Service
1t. Uhlendorff entered Chaplains
School at Harvard University in
January of this year, and from
there was sent to Camp Stoneman
California. He was stationed on
the U. S. Hospital Ship Ernest S.
Kinds, and went overseas in July,
His son, Lewis, Jr., who is being
inducted into the army this month
will play a trumpet solo at the SER
vice, accompanied by Mrs. Uhlen-
dorffff. The Rev. Joseph Kephart
is new pastor at the Chapel. A
similar service was held at the
Presbyterian church in June, hon.
oring Chaplain Samuel Thackaber-
ny, former pastor who left that
church to serve in the armed fore
es.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
HEALTH BOARD
CLOSES BEACH
Lake Como Beach Closed AS
Precautionary Measure
Against Polio
NINE CASES IN STATE

Lake Como Beach was closed
Monday night by the Smyrna
Board of Health, as precaution-
airy measure due to the prevalence
of infantile paralysis in the state.
Although no cases of the disease
have been reported locally, the
board feared the influx of visitors
from the Wilmington locality
where nine cases have been discov-
cred, and where swimming pools
have been closed. The decision
about the local beach followed a
meeting of the Board of Eealth,
attended by DR.. C. ]. Prickett,
Homer D. Smith and Harry p.
Jones. The beach here has been a
popular mecca during the summer,
attracting crowds both from this
town and surrounding commun-
tiles.
Warn Against Flies
Board Of Health officials through
out the state are calling upon the
public to take all precautions pos
sible in an effort to avoid such
alarming outbreaks of the disease
as are occurring in other parts of
the country. The public is asked
to take extraordinary measures to
combat flies, which are known car
riers of poliomyelitis. Health Of
fcials are worried about flies, since
their natural food is filth, and the
virus of the disease is concentrated
in the intestinal contents and in
the mucus of the noses and threats
of persons who have it. Also, doc
tors now know that from five to
fifty times as many people as ever
show signs of the disease actually
carry the virus around in their
noses and threats and in their in
/ festival contents. The season for
the disease usually lasts from July
to October.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Nathaniel N. Scott, 81, Passed
Away Near Dover Tuesday

Nathaniel N. Scott, age 81, died
at his residence near Dover Tues
day, August 18th. He was a son
of James and Anna Carey Scott
and had spent most of his life near
Smyrna. He was farmer in this
community, later moving to the
mill property in town. Funeral
services will be held at FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel on Friday at 2
p. m. with Rev. Robert E. Green,
pastor of Asbury Methodist Church
in charge. Interment will be in
Odd Fellows Cemetery. Surviving
are his wife, Mrs. Ella Jester Scott
and four children, Mrs. William S.
Kline, Woodbury. N. j.; Mrs. Leroy
Ayres, Camden, N. J.; Mrs. Frank
Tarburton, Dover, and Mrs. ]. A.
Pennington, Camden, N. j.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
Harry w. Ford, Ga, Dies in Hospital

Harry w. Ford, age "a, passed
away in the Delaware Hospital in
Wilmington, Monday, August IA,
following a long illness. He was
born in Smyrna the son of William
H. and Priscilla Wrench Ford.
Funeral services were held yester-
day at FAIRIES Funeral Chapel at 2
p. m. with Rev. Robert E. Green
pastor of Asbury Methodist Church
officiating. Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Susie E. Cum
minis Ford; one daughter, Mrs
George Pinder of Smyrna; two
brothers, Roland Ford of Smyrna
and Lewis Ford of Dover, and one
sister, Mrs. Milly Rawley of Ches-
ter.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
SCHOOLS HERE
OPEN SEPT. 9TH
Faculty Will Meet Sept. 5th
For Conference; Stress I'M
pOrtance of Registrations
NEW PUPILS REGISTER


Schools of the Smyrna Special
School District will open on Wed
nesday, September 6, and staff
members will attend conference
on Tuesday, September 5, prior to
the opening on Wednesday. AL
new pupils, who are attending the
Smyrna School, in September fol-
the first time, and all pupils who
were not in attendance during the
school year which closed in June
and who are re-entering in Septem-
Der must register at the school on
Tuesday, September 5, between the
hours of 2 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
Many Booths Popular

There are several concessions at
the Fair, including an ice cream
maker, a photo booth, fortune tell
ing, potato chips and popcorn.
Children have been enjoying the
rides, especially the youngsters on
the Kiddie Ride, a train-like car
which circles around on track.
The cake booth, under the direction
of Mrs. Vernon Ford, has proved
to be very popular, as has the
Bingo games. The Fair will be
open until next Monday night, at
which time a $500 war bond will be
won by some lucky visitor. A
suit of furniture will also be given
away the final night. Each night
there is ground prize.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-08-17
FAIR DRAWS
BIG CROWDS
Firemen Pleased With Crowds
Who ThrOng Fair Grounds;
Many Attractions
FINAL NIGHT MONDAY

Crowds have damned the Fire
mems Fair here every night since
it opened one week ago, and fire.
men predict that net receipts will
far exceed their expectations. Fea-
ture of tonight's entertainment will
be the second appearance of "Cous-
in Lee" and his orchestra. The first
appearance of Cousin Lee" last
Friday night drew hundreds of ad-
mirers from all parts of Delaware
and Maryland, and many children
sought autographs of this king OF
hill-billy music. Through his reg
ular program over WDEL, he has
an outstanding amount of fans
throughout the rural sections
cousin Lee"will be on the grounds
from 8 to II o'clock, and will play
several performances. On Tuesday
night, "Smilin' Dave" and his
Rhythm Rangers provided the en-
tertainment.