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Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
HOME WEDDING HERE
Bride and Groom Both Yeomen
in the Navy

Miss Marie Tyler, yeoman second
class, u. S. N. r., daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. ]. Tyler, San Fran
cisco, Calf, and Mr.. w. Barnett
Chadwick, yeoman second class, u.
S. N. R., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gill
bert T. Chadwick of Smyrna, were
married last Tuesday at the home
of the bridegroom's parents. The
Rev. ]. B. Chadwick, grandfather
of the bridegroom, officiated. The
wedding march was played by Mrs.
Chadwick, grandmother of the
bridegroom. The brides attendant
was Miss Opal Kirkbride, yeoman
second class, u. S. N. r., of Wash
ington. Mr.. John Culver of Wayne,
Pa, was best man. The bride was
given in marriage by Mrs. Anna
Marie Koestner, U. S. N. R., OF
Washington. The bride and her
attendant wore their naval reserve
uniforms. In addition to the fam
lilies, Mrs. Margaret King of Wash
ington attended the small reception
which followed the double ring
ceremony. The couple will live in
Washington where they are sta
toned.
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MISS DOROTHY ATTIX WED
Ceremony Performed i'm Old Christ
Church, Dover

Announcement is made by State
Senator and Mrs. Frank Attix of
Downs Chapel of the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Dorothy Claire
Attix of Lewes, to Mr.. Lester
Friend Meyer, U. S. Army, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. F. F. Meyer of
Glendale, L. I. which took place in
Old Christ P. E. Church, Dover.
The double ring ceremony was per-
formed by the father of the bride
groom. The bride, who was given
in marrioge by her father, wore a
white satin gown with fitted bo-
dice and full skirt forming a long
train. Her finger tip veil was at
tached to a Dutch cap edged with
orange blossoms, and she carried a
white morocco prayer book top.
ped with a white orchid and show
er of white sweet peas. Miss
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OPEN MEET ON
FROZEN FOODS
Demonstration On"The Freez-
ing of Food" for Everyone
Who Is Interested
LECTURER FROM G. E.

Persons in the Smyrna-Clayton
community who have a freezer
locker or home freezing unit are
invited to attend a demonstration
on THE Freezing of Foods to be
presented by Mrs. Adelaide Fellows
of the General Electric Company
next Wednesday afternoon, April
10th. The meeting will be held in
the Century Club at 2 p. M. and is
being sponsored jointly by Miss
Florence L. Yetter, Kent County
Home Demonstration Agent, and
Herbert Pyle, operator of the
Smyrna Freezer Locker Plant. Mrs.
Fellows is an able lecturer, having
spent the greater part of her seven
pears as staff member of the
General Electric Consumers Insti-
tute giving lectures and demonstra-
tions to consumer groups, home
service personnel, schools and col
leges, and conducting training
classes in nutrition and cookery at
the General Electric Consumers
Institute, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Result of Experiment
Under the direction of DR.. D. K.
Tressler, head of the General Elec-
tric Consumers Institute activities,
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increase in the death rate of chick
ems. They trample each other to
death, become more susceptible to
disease, and sometimes become
cannibalistic. Poultrymen figure
space for their birds on the idea of
selling them when they become a
certain weight. When the chickens
get larger this means that each
bird must have more space. The
condition will also have an effect
on the hatcheries, who will have
orders cancelled because poultry
men will not have space available
for chicks. Present weather con-
ditions will not permit poultrymen
to let chickens range outside. At
the present time poultry dealers
are attempting to get an increase
in price with live poultry dealers
of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
other large cities refusing to buy
until a decision is reached. About
the only chickens being sold are
those to the various dressing COM
panies located in the producing
areas.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
SAFETY EXPERT AT CLUB
Century Club to Hear Sgt. Lynch
at Meeting Tomorrow

Sgt. Clarence Lynch, of the Del
aware State Police, will speak at
the meeting of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. His topic will be
Different Phases of Safety" The
topic is in keeping with the clubs
Public Safety program, of which
rs. Helen Attix is chairman. Fol-
lowing the talk, the business meet
ing will be conducted by Mrs.
George Carter, president. Mrs.
Mary H. Fleming is in charge of
the music. The Executive Board
of the club will meet at the home
of the president Monday at pm.
A rummage sale will be held on
April 29 in the old American Store
building, proceeds for the benefit of
the club.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
STATE LEADS
HOSPITAL PLAN
Total Membership in Group
Hospital Service in State
Is S0,116
SURVEY PLANNED

With membership in the hospital
ization plan of Group Hospital Ser
vice, Inc, totaling 80,116, the Del
aware organization is leading the
nation in the percentage of popu-
lation protected for hospital SER
vice, it was revealed at a meeting
in the Office of Fred Wardenburg,
president, in the DUPONT Building.
Harold v. Maybee, managing di-
rector, reported net gain of 1896
as of April over Janu-
ary. The total represents about
80 per cent of the population of
the state. The District of Colum-
bia is next in line with a member
ship of about 25 per cent while
Ohio and New York follow with
about % per cent.
Surgical Plan
Membership in the surgical plan
of the service totals 1851, an in
crease of 6.302 over January. A
recommendation that payment to
physicians be in
creased from50 per cent of list pay
ment to 80 per cent of payment
was adopted. The membership was
also opened to physicians of other
states. Mahlon G.. Milliken, a vice.
president of the Hercules Powder
was elected to the board
Of directors. He succeeds Clarence
Grace, who resigned recently. The
group agreed to cooperate with the
U. S. Public Health Service in a
proposed survey of disqualification
and surgical plans to determine the
place of such plans in commun-
Ity.
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VESTRYMEN AT
ST. PETERS MET
Wardens, Vestrymen Reflect
ed at Annual Parish Meet
ing Easter Monday
REPORTS HEARD

At the traditional Easter Mon
day meeting of the parish, the fol-
lowing vestrymen were reelected in
the Parish House of st. Peters P.
E. Church: George Boehmler, sem
ior warden; c. L. HarmonSon, jun
ior warden; Glenn S. King, Charles
King, Wallace Elterich, John Nor
ris, Eugene Goldsborough, Warner
w. Price, Jr., and Richard Long. A
meeting of the vestry will be held
Friday night at the home of the
senior warden. The Rev. Frederick
Marx Barton presided at the meet
ing, and Mrs. George Carter acted
as secretary. Reports were read
from the Church Aid and Rectory
Society, Miss Clara Leinberger;
Women's Auxiliary, Mrs. Luther
Lapham, treasurer; Mrs. Carter,
mission box work, and Mrs. Wal
lace Elterich, United Thank Offer
ing chairman.
Repairs to Church
A report was heard from the
treasurer, Mr.. Boehmler, who also
represented the cemetery commit
tee. Repairs to the church, the
purchase of a furnace, and repairs
to the rectory were considered.
Among the gifts to the repair fund
was $181, the proceeds from the
recent Fashion Show, staged by
RS. Cummins Speakman, a COM
municant of the church.
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Work at Dover Field
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert K. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Rev. Robert K. 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. A continued Bible
study on the life of st. Paul will
take pplace in each department of
the school. General title, Good
News for the Future" Divine wor-
ship, IL a. M; anthems will be
sung by Senior Childrens choirs;
sermon subject: when Jesus
Holds Out His Hand" Methodist
Youth Fellowship, 6:45 p. m. Miss
Carlene Jones will have charge of
the service. Spring Evening of
Gospel Hymn Music, 7:30 p. m.
Special anthem by large vested
youth choir. Mems chorus will
sing special selections. This chorus
will be composed of Mems Bible
Glass. A Women's Chorus COM
posed of members of the Ladies
Bible Glass will sing a special selec-
ton. Great congregational hymn
sing. Evening meditation: "Christ's
Radiant Presence Inspires Eternal
Song. Fellowship hour, 8:45 pm.
sponsored by Ladies Bible Glass.
Prayer service, 7:30 p. M, Wednes-
day evening. Friday, April 14th,
Childreis Choir, $3.50 p. M; April
IA, Youth Choir, Z p. M; April IA,
Ladies Bible Glass, 7:30 p. m.
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JUNIORS NAME
AIDES FOR PLAY
Committees Appointed; Lloyd
Jones to Direct "Dan-
gerOus Ladies"
TO BE GIVEN APRIL -2STH

Juniors at the John Bassett
Moore School have named the fol-
lowing committees for the Junior
play, Dangerous Ladies'" to be
presented April 2Sth in the high
school auditorium: properties, Syl-
via Harris, Ethel Boyles, Elma
Regener, and Dick Vaughn. Irene
Moffitt is chairman of this commit
tee. In charge of finances are
Dorothy Green, Lorraine Donovan,
and James Ford with Eleanor Now
land as chairman. Publicity is in
charge of Elaine Senger, Eleanor
Nowland, Frances Bell, and Jean
Ellen Russell.
Directed by Lloyd Jones
The play is being directed by
Lloyd Jones, Jr., who has been ac-
tive in Delaware dramatic circles
for the past four years. Mr.. Jones
was assistant director of the E-52
Players at the University of Della
ware where he directed "The Eve
of st. Mark. Jones recently re-
signed as temporary faculty
member. Mrs. Francis ]. O'Neill
is the faculty sponsor. Cast in the
lead roles are Dorothy Hill and Pat
Piper. Other members of the cast
are James Montague, Jack Dukes,
Junior Rowlinson, Jean Ellen Rus
sell, Richard Vaughn, Peggy Ennis,
Joyce Montague, Virginia Hill, and
Robert NeWnum.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
PEACH BLOOMS AT PEAK
Bumper Crops of Peaches and Ap-
piles Expected

Bursting into pink bloom over
the warm weekend, the peach
trees of lower Delaware are ex-
pected to be at their peak of beau
ty today. Observing that the cool
er weather which set in Monday
night was not sufficient to cause
damage, one grower commented
that there are too many blooms
and a thinning out is needed to as
sure better peaches. The trees are
veritably saturated with blooms.
The apple trees will be in bloom
between April 25 and AMY 1, de-
pending upon the weather, it is in
dicated at this time. Bumper crops
of both peaches and apples, in con-
trast to the lamentably small crops
of last year, are the present pros
poets, growers say.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Clayton Homemakers Meet

The Clayton Home Demonstra-
tion Club will meet Friday after
noon at 1 80 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. William Blendt. Subject for
the afternoon will be "Care and
Storing of Woolens." Mrs. Earl
Hurd and Mrs. Walton Smith will
be leaders for the afternoon.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Fire at Kenton Home

Members of the Citizens Hose
Company of Smyrna were called to
the home of Jonathan Jacobs in
Kenton about 2 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon. The fire had made con-
siderable headway before the ar
rival of the fire company. Other
companies responding to the call
were Clayton, Cheswold and Hart
ly. The junior members of the
Citizens Hose Company are now
active and responding to all calls.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Wins 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster

Word has been received from an
Eighth Army Air Force bomber
station in England that second
Oak Leaf Cluster has been award
ed to Staff Sgt. Frederick F. Har-
ris, Jr., of Smyrna, a Flying Fort
ress ball turret gunner. Sgt. Har-
ris, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Harris, Sr., of this town, was
awarded the Air Medal a short
time ago. The Oak Leaf Clusters
are for "meritarious achievement"
on combat missions over enemy
Europe.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Meeting Postponed

The Smyrna Home Demonstra-
ton Club meeting to be held at the
home of Mrs. Charles Pryor has
been postponed until Thursday,
April 27. Mrs. Lee Gooden and
Mrs. Harry johnson will talk on
Food Preparation" Every menu
ber is urged to be present at this
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Free Demonstration Here

A hearing aid clinic will be held
by w. A. Reid of the ACQUISITION
Institute of Wilmington at the Del
aware House on Wednesday, April
10Th from 1 p. m. to p. m. Hard
of hearing people are invited to at
tend this hearing aid clinic where
they will be given this Diagnostic
Word and Speech Test free of cost
and without any obligation.
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OPENED
BY GIRL SCOUTS
international Friendship Bank
Given For Child Relief
i'm War Areas
COURT OF AWARDS

A feature of the Lone Troop I
Girl Scout Mother and Daughter
dinner held at The Wayside Inn
Tuesday evening was the opening
of the International Friendship
Bank. Peggy Lee Clark, second
class scout, told of the purpose of
the Bank. She said it contained
gifts given by the troop for the
Juliette Low World Friendship
Fund. The fund was established
by Girl Scouts of this country for
the purpose of promoting friend
ship between scouts of our country
and girls in other countries" Last
year the income from the fund was
given for relief of children in war
areas. Among the gifts were con-
tributions to children in England !,
Greece and Russia and Malta as
well as $4,000 to Chinese relief.
Following her talk the bank was
opened by Connie Burris and Patty
Middleton. After counting, they
reported that S6.25 had been given
this year by members of Lone
Troop /.
Court of Awards
After program of music and
moving pictures Court of Awards
was held. First Glass honors went
to Sally Bodley, Alice Jane Mat
thews and Peggy Joyce McGrath.
Second Glass awards were present.
ed to Charlotte Berry, Josephine
Budd, Joanne Deakyne, Helen
Burge, Betty Jean Lovegrove, Pat
ty Middleton, Mary Emily Miller,
Charlyn Missimer, Patsy Sylvester,
Helen Sawyer, Matilda Robinson.
Merit Badges
The following merit badges were
awarded: Dorothy Burge, minstrel:
Sally Bodley, minstrel, drawing
and painting, book finder, music
appreciation, design; Connie Bur
ris, bird finder; Peggy Clark, min
strel, drawing and painting, weav-
ing; Marie FAIRIES, minstrel design;
Margery Lamb, minstrel, tree find
er, bird finder, drawing and paint
ing; Alice Jane Matthews, minstrel,
outdoor cook; Ruth Johnson, mon
strel, drawing and painting, child
care, hostess; Betty Shane, min
strel, drawing and painting; Mary
Keck, drawing and painting; Peg
gy Joyce McGrath, outdoor cook,
photography, foods.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
WHOLE NO. 1871
BAHAMIANS AID
STATE FARMER
90 Natives of Bahama Islands.
of the 500 Allotted to Della
ware, Are Now i'm Sussex
NEED BOYS AND GIRLS

Fifty natives of the Bahama
Islands-the vanguard of 500 al
lotted to Delaware now at
work on Sussex County farms,
helping to solve the manpoWer
shortage in the state. The men,
some of them a little unprepared
for the lingering chilly weather of
Delaware, arrived from Florida and
were housed for the day in the
labor camp at Cool Spring, Sussex.
Later, farmers who had asked for
them arrived to take them to their
farms where the men will receive
40 cents an hour and living quart
ers and firewood. The natives are
to feed themselves. About 100
more are expected between April 20
and 25 and the peak of employ
ment of Bahamas in Delaware will
be reached in August when 500
will be working in the state.
Only 322 Last Year
According to officials of the Uni
versity of Delaware Extension Ser
vice, this is an improved picture
over the peak enrolment last sum-
mer when 322 were employed early
in August. These foreign workers
may be kept in private housing of
the farmers who employ them OF in
War Food Administration operated
labor camps. Romeo Lucente of
the labor Office of the VITA is the
area supervisor for Delaware and
will be headquartered at the Uni
versity of Delaware. He will be
responsible for the operation of the
labor camps and for compliance in
sofar as farmer-Worker agreements
are concerned. Officials at the uni
versity pointed out that farm work.
ers are allotted only to those farm
ers who put in their requests
through their county farm agents.
Dairy Farm Hands
Dean George l.. Shuster of the
School of Agriculture at the Uni
versity of Delaware, announced
that 80 from Newfoundland have
been allotted to Delaware for the
duration as dairy farm hands,
Twenty-Five are scheduled to come
here in the last week of April and
25 more in the second week of May.
Delaware will need 1900 boys and
girls and 1000 other farm workers
of limited experience, for the har-
vests. Recruiting will start next
week.
Need Boys and Girls
Some of these youth will be
housed in camps and schools for
harvesting jobs; some will be per-
mitted to live with the farm FAM
lily, becoming an added member of
the home during the summer
months. The boys and girls will
be transported from a central
place, probably the office of the
Board of Education,
down the state to the camp loca-
ton by the Extension Service when
distances are more than so miles.
School buses, approved by the state
school system, will be used and
each movement of the volunteers
will be under the supervision of an
adult leader. Transportation from
The camp to the farm and the tram
;portation of the day-haul groups
will be the responsibility of the
farmers but will be supervised by
he Extension Service.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene, Rev. j.
w. Parkins, pastor, makes the fol-
lowing announcements: PRAYER
meeting Thursday at 7:3O D. m.
Sunday services: Sunday School at
9:45 a. M; morning worship, 10:45
a. m.; evangelistic service and
praise meeting at 7:30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
st. Peters Episcopal Church Notes

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor makes the following announce
ments: First Sunday after Easter:
8 a. M, celebration of the Holy
Communion; 10 a. M, Church
School; IL a. M, morning prayer
and sermon upon the words "This
is now the third time that Jesus
showed Himself to the Diciples af-
ter He was risen from the dead"
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
URGES CARE
OF BOOK FOUR
Book To Be Used Long
Time; All Rationing
From One Book
BOOK THREE FOR SHOES

Smyrna housewives were advised
today by the War Price and Ra-
tioning Board here to take good
care of War Ration Book Four,
and to keep War Ration Book
Three in a safe place. For the
first time since rationing began a
year ago, all buying of rationed
foods is now done from one ration
book-Book Four-and that book
will be in use about three times as
long as earlier food books. With
ordinary care, the ration books will
last without giving trouble. If
they are abused, they will wear out
rapidly, just as any other book,
the Board stated.
No More Books Printed
Applications are received fire.
quently by the local Ration Board
from persons who want their ra-
ton books replaved for various
reasons. Some have been lost,
others damaged by fire or water,
while some have fallen into chill
dren's hands with disastrous re-
suits. Since no more ration books
are to be printed soon, the replace
ment of damaged or lost books
may become increasingly difficult.
The longer life of War Ration Book
Four is made possible by the use
of 10-point stamps and tokens un-
der the progra mwhich began Feb
ruary 27.
Keep Book 8 in Safe Place
Although since March 20, when
the last of the brown meats-fats
stamps ran out, War Ration Book
Three has not been used for food
buying, housewives must keep the
book, since it contains Airplane
Stamp 1 now good for shoes, and
since it probably will continue to
be used for shoe rationing. In adj
dition, occasional uses may be
found for other stamps in Book
Three. Stamp 18 in War Ration
Book One is also good for shoes
through April 30.
Spare Stamp 81 For Sugar
Spare stamp No. 81, and not
sugar stamp No. 81 is used in OBJ
tanning extra sugar for home can
ming through the Ration Board
here. Many consumers have used
the wrong stamp in submitting
Form R-323, the OPA said. Those
who do so will be unable to obtain
the usual household allotment when
that stamp is validated. The prop
er stamp to affix to the form is
spare stamp No. 81 from Book 4,
it was emphasized.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Firemen Meet April 18th

A special meeting of the Citizens
Hose Company No. 1, Inc, will be
held Monday evening, April 18th at
8 o'clock at the Fire Hall. Mem
bers are urged to attend this meet
ing.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
BASE HONORS
MOTOR CORPS
Two Smyrna, Four Clayton
Motor Corps Members to
Receive Silver Wings
CEREMONY TOMORROW

Among the members or the Red
Cross Motor Corps who will re-
ceive their wings for outstanding
service rendered" to the Second
Ferrying Group at the New Castle
Army Air Base on Friday, April
IA, are six members of the Kent
County Motor Corps. Four are
members of the Clayton Motor
Corps. They are: Ethel Donaway,
Catharine Warner, Mary Rigby,
and Helen Jones. Elizabeth Thorn
ley and Olive Stats are the two
from the Smyrna Motor Corps to
receive the award. From June 26,
1943 to April 1, 1914 they have
completed 130 hours of continuous
service without accident consist
ing of driving command cars from
hangar to motor pool, driving shut
tie buses and carryalls, taking
crews to and from their ships, and
driving cars requested by officers.
This service by the women releases
men for heavier duty driving.
Awarded by Air Base
The wings-regulation size pilot
wings with a wheel in the center
will be awarded at formal re-
treat at the New Castle Air Base.
They are made in the form of felt
patches with embroidered emblem
consisting of a pair of silver wings
on a green background with
wheel in the center. They are be-
ing specially made and are inscrib-
ed Red Cross Motor Corps at top,
with New Castle Army Air Base"
below the emblem.
Well Organized Group
Maj. Henry F. Lerch, Quarter
Corps, under whose juris-
diction the motor transport service
comes, said that the drivers are a
well-organized group who keep
good schedules and have worked
closely and efficiently with the mo-
tor pool. COLONEL Ronald Nc
commanding officer of
the base, who will present the
stated that the wings are
given in recognition of excellent |!
service and assistance given the
base motor pool" Lieut.. Helen
Harmonson, Kent County Motor
Corps, who has been active in the
and administration of |
the corps since it's inception, will |
attend the ceremony.
Work at Dover Field
The members of the Kent Coun- !
ty Motor Corps will continue their
work at the Dover Army Air Field
where they share with members of
the Sussex County Motor Corps the
work of driving staff cars and tran
sporting Red Cross Grey Ladies.
They will begin work with the
Mobile on night duty from 9
p. m. to 3 a. m. with members of
the Canteen group.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Miss Ellen Louise Cullen to Wed
Midshipman G. A. Hamilton


Mr.. and Mrs. w. Bateman Gull
len, Clayton, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Ellen
Louise Cullen, to Midshipman
George Armstrong Hamilton, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Hamilton,
Chester, Pa. Miss Cullen is a
graduate of the John Bassett
Moore High School, and of Linden
Hall Junior College at Letitz, Pa.
Midshipman Hamilton is also a
graduate of the John Bassett
Moore High School, and will be
graduated in June from the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Easter Social for Bible Class

The regular business meeting
and Easter social of the Willing
Workers Bible Glass will be held in
the Asbury Church rooms Friday
evening at o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-13
Call Men April 1920

Delaware boards will call men
for pre-induction physical examina-
tions to be held April IL to 20, in
elusive, and April "a. Since five
days notice is usually given for the
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