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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert E. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Nov RoDcTb r.. UTeen, HdSCOr, 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. Red Letter Day
will be observed with special pro-
gram. All members of the school
urged to be present. Friends will
find hearty welcome awaiting.
Morning service, IL a. M; anthems
by Children's and Senior Choirs,
sermon subject: Like a Mighty
Army" Methodist Youth Fellow
ship meeting, $50 p. M; service
especially arranged and conducted
by young people. Evening service,
7:3O o'clock: anthem by vested
youth choir; sermon subject: "The
Sacredness of Modern Marriage"
Beautiful youth professional and
occasional. Wednesday,, prayer SER
vice, 7:30 p. m; Wednesday, $3.50
p. M, Church School Board meet
ing; Friday, $3.50 p. M, Children's
Choir; Friday, January a., 7:3O p.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

You may not admit it, but the
reason why any noise gets you"
is because sometime ago you have
permitted yourself to give too
much attention to noticing that
particular naise, and since that
time you have allowed that annoy
ance to grow upon you, constantly
creating more and more a hostile
attitude toward it.
The fact of the matter is, that no
noise can annoy you if you refuse
to listen to it.
There are several ways to refuse
to listen to noises which we do not
like.
The most effective way is to get
the noise stopped. If that is i'm
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
Selectee Calls Half Day
In the Army From 6 to 6

HARTFORD, CONN.-The follow
ing letter from Connecticut draftees
at Camp Blanding, Fla, was re-
ceived at Hartford selective serv-
ice headquarters:
MY dear Friends, Hartford,
Conn.,: Having a swell time here
in so-called Florida. Work only a
half day. After that we can do any,
thing we please. But / guess that
you don't know that half day in
the army is from 6 a. m. to p. m.
After that, if you're able to you can
do anything you want-if you're
not on guard. They tell us we are
going to have pretty time in
Louisiana. We only wish that we
had you all down here to share it
with u.s."
The letter was signed Local
BOYS
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
Do you feel
left out of it?

ARE You missing the chance
to share in this war-miss-
ing an experience you'd value
all your life?
Right now, in the WAC,
you could be doing a vital
Army job. You could be get
ting valuable training, meet
ing new people, seeing new
places while serving your
country.
More Wacs are needed at
once. Get full details about
eligibility, training, pay, the
jobs Wacs do, how they live.
Go to the nearest us. Army
Recruiting Station. (Your
local post office will give you
the address.) Or write: The
Adjutant General, Room
4415, Munitions Building,
Washington, D. C. Do it to-
day!
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

the whole walky-talky jungle Of
governmental regulations"
Some idea of the tremendous
problems facing our industrial lead
ers is given in the peroration Of
George Romney. managing direc-
tor of the Automotive Council for
War Production. who recently said:
II think that if we all admit we
are like a near-sighted man in
dark room with a pair of boxing
gloves on trying to measure jelly.
fish with pair of rubber caliphers,
we will get lot further in handling
what we consider some of our post
war problems"
That this realization of the peace
time conversion problems which
confront the industry is a healthy
sign is pointed out by Young who
writes:
1.-THE automobile business knows
its own problems better than any,
one else, and it shows itself ad-
vanced enough to recognize that
what happens to its employees is
indivisibly tied up with what hap
pens to the country at large"
This concern for the little man in
the picture, who. in the aggregate,
is the principal factor. is tersely
summed up by Thomas P. Archer,
of General Motors who says:
"The automotive industry is so
big its impossible to make little
mistake. Too many people are in
volved."
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
Train Girls for
Defense Work
Their Skill With Machinery
Is Found to Be Equal
To That of Men.

tear down an automobile engine,
handle a lathe or spot weld with
the best of men and there should be
a place for them in Americas BOOM
ing defense industries, in the opin-
ion of foremen and supervisors in the
National Youth administrator
metal and woodworking shops here.
More than 500 girls have laid
aside dresses and aprons for cover
alls and Stacks to work with ma
chimes instead of dishpans.
Girls have been pouring into
shops in Iowa so fast since the pro-
gram of mechanical training for
girls was launched eight months
ago that NYA statisticians haven't
been able to keep count.
In the Des Moines and Clinton
shops, each of which has nearly
S65.000 worth of drills, presses, shap-
ers. welders and pattern-making
equipment, the girls haven't been
the least queasy about grease and
CRIME. foremen report. The fact
that fingernail polish won't stay on
in a machine shop doesn't seem to
bother them at all.
Hold Their Own With Boys.
They are working right alongside
the boys in overhauling state auto
mobiles, making street and road
signs, steel lockers and ornamental
ironwork for state parks.
Of course they aren't swinging
sledges. The heavy lifting that goes
with machine work is left to the
boys.
Like the boys, each girl is given
a thorough physical examination be-
fore she goes to work.
The big hurdle for the girl ma
chinist, however, is getting job.
And until the military forces have
pulled more men out of industry not
many are likely to get chance to
show their skill in private industry.
Nevertheless, two Davenport
lasses have gone from an NYA ma
chine shop to jobs in the Rock Is
land, ILL.,, army arsenal, and total
of As have obtained places in vari-
Gus manufac curing industries in
Iowa.
The women's best opportunities,
however, are in the radio and gar
ment factories.
1.-THE radio industry has real
place for women" the foreman de-
clared. 1.-THE girls in our radio
shops have shown that they have a
real talent for the delicate work it
takes there. And the radio factories
hire good many women"
At present more than 1900 NYA
girls are turning out overalls, avn
ings, raincoats and other clothing in
80 Iowa communities.
Types of Training.
The NYA, however, is by no
means a girls program. Out of 1894
youths now employed in Iowa 3,269
are boys and 2,7l5 are girls.
The program is designed to give
work experience" to out-of-school
youngsters between II and rs years
old. For 80 hours work per month
they receive $40 to $24.
Types of training offered range
over nearly every field of endeavor
from Office work, poster-making
and sewing to radio manufacture,
broadcasting, Woodworking and
ditch-digging. The projects are
sponsored by governmental agen-
cies and all products of NYA labor
go to unsupported institutions.
In addition to the ION the job"
training NYA last year provided
after-school work for $500 students
in 947 Iowa high schools and for
2,815 students in the IS Iowa col
leges.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
Peanut Butter Improves
Potatoes

Perfect wartime partners are po-
tatoes and peanuts. Both are avail
able now. Each compliments the
other.
AS filler-upper and an important
source of vim and vigor, potatoes
can't be beat. But potatoes are not
perfect. INTENTIONALLY they are shy
in protein and other vital values.
While that's where peanuts star.
For scientists say peanuts are a
powerhouse of protein-that they
are rich in fat-that they abound in
healsi-giving vitamins.
Pair potatoes with peanut butter
10 bolster the food value of your
meals. The flavor of a potato, so
bland and delicate, is the better for
4 little peanut butter, too. You will
ike the roasted, toasted quality, the
,alty taste peanut butter imparts to
The potato.
Because of its natural fat content,
peanut butter may be used in place
If other shortening. Next time you
have a batch of baked. potatoes to
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

you may find some tones in it that
are peculiar, interesting, sugges-
tive.
There is still higher remedy for
mastering the annoyance caused by
unpreventable noise. 1t lies in get
ting in touch with the tranquility
of the Divine Mind by asking
Christ to bespeak His peace upon
the troubled waters of your mind.
God has for you a peace which
no earthly noise can disturb.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

possible, you should repeatedly de-
clare to yourself that it does not
annoy you. Picture to yourself
hw weak you are that you permit
such a noise to upset you. Consid-
er how foolish it is to be so out f
control OF mere noisel
If this does not give you mastery
of your annoyance, then study the
noise itself. Perhaps it is unavoid-
able. Perhaps it has its purpose,
its useful place. Analyze it and
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
SMYRNA LANDING

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Bender and
children of Philadelphia, and Mr..
John Hawkins were visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Sharley P. Smith.
Miss Bessie McNatt is visiting
Mrs. McCauley at Bridgeville.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sharley P. Smith was born
Dec. and was brought home from
the Kent General Hospital on New
Years day. She is much improved
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
If Home Is Bombed You
Can Deduct 1t From Tax

WASHINGTON. D. CAS- the
treasury sees it, you don't have to
worry about having your house
bombed any more-you can deduct
it from your income tax.
A treasury rule since 1924 forbade
deductions for property losses from
bomb explosions, but today the
treasury reversed itself and allowed
an American who lost property in
the bombing of a French city last
year to offset his loss against his
income in computing tax.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
OAKHILL COMMUNITY

Delaneys, Jan. 12-Miss Doris j.
Walton of Massey, Md. has return
ed home after spending the holt
days with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William o. Denney
of New Castle, were Sunday visit
ors of the Waltons.
Mr.. John Walton is on jury duty
and incidentally visiting relatives
and friends in New Castle and
Pennsville, N. ].
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
Auto Industry Strives
To Avert Peace Slump
X X X X X X X X X X

WHILE the nation pressing its about against Germany
w and JAPAN behind the in Detroit there is going
titanic peacee effort which is certain affect the lives
every person in the United States.
On the outcome of that effort depends whether American
industry will be equipped to march forward and offer
able prosperity based sound employment whether will
be becalmed in the doldrums of unprecedented DOLE
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

ST. refers Eplscopal Cnurch Notes
st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor makes the following announce
ments: This evening at 7:30, choir
practice. Friday, 8 p. M, Vestry
meeting at the home of Mr.. Boehm-
Ter. Services for the Second Sum-
day after the Epiphany, s a. M,
celebration of the Holy Commun-
ion; 10 a. M, Church School; IL
a. m, morning prayer and sermon
upon the words from the Eighth
Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles
Then laid they their hands on
them"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

What a small noise is sufficient
to upset at times a big man! Per-
haps you are one of those who are
unduly annoyed by a clatter of
dishes, the dropping of a pan, the
shouting of playing children or the
crying of a baby.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
Rain of Block-Busters
Rocks Nazi Efficiency

yTAUNTED Germany efficiency has collapsed under the i'm
pact of Allied bock-buster bombs.
Chaos rong and sudden death the hands of the Gesapo
are common Berlin that few short years ago pro-
claimed as being immune from allied bombngs
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

Set aside your War Bond pur-
chases in an envelope really labell-
ed: For Use When the War Is
Over"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

M, business meeting and social of
Ladies Bible Class.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

NOTICE
Dead or disabled horses, cows
and mules removed FREE of
charge by calling DOVER $685..
No animals removed unless call is
made Immediately and no animals
dying from a contagious disease
will be removed.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13

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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1944-01-13
BY LEFT

Private Raymond r. Judd of Navarro Ohio, volunteered to
the swollen and rapid Konomb River New Guinea broad daylight
under heavy fire Armed only with pistol and hand grenades
he assisted towing the opposite bank aid the crossing
Of the river by platoon Of infantry who secured bdehead
the opposite shore He has been awarded the D. c. Its
buy the Var Bonds! Give them for Christmas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17
One Word Led to Another
By Patterson
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer-

Letters are pouring in regarding the only
man in the world who the Tai Mahal in the day
time.
Former tourists now resting up in santarums and
hollow trees write that they thought moonlight
compulsory
Maybe this has something to do with what
fighting for. Can it be down payment the beautiful
world to be?
/ mean in the bright world to arrive man look
at the Tai Mahal when he feels like it?
Some other things would like to ask the presidential
candidates. What do you have to do to have your
painted on bass drum? ?"
Also "Why shouldn't the fellows behind the slots in
the Automat have their in front just like paying
tellers in banks"
Wouldn't it add honey touch if you knew that
Terwlliger Shank had just brushed fly off your rasn
pie? Or would it?
Another vital problem for the candidates regarding
food and it's substitutes Did they at any time advocate
the placing of rocking chairs in one-armed unchrooms?
What did Thomas jefferson say in regard to equality
and the pursuit of the unattanable II believe that all
men are equal though elevator shoes?
y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17
BY George E.
Sokolsky
THESE DAYS

gress, whether Republican or
Democratic.
II would be Andrew Johnson
all over again.
IN THE eyes of Republicans,
l. John Bricker is presidential
caliber. But I have met no
Democrat. except of the Hill
man variety, who would agree
that Henry Wallace is presi-
Dental caliber.
The person they mention most
favorably is former Supreme
Court Justice Byrnes.
And there are movements for
Senator Truman and Justice
Black.
But among Democrats, again
excepting the Hillman breed,
there is opposition to Wallace,
and the reason is that they can
not get along with him any
more than the Republicans can.
I saw a list the other night
after the Jim Farley dinner of
II names any one of which
would be preferred to Henry
Wallace-because it is the presi-
dency which is really at stake.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17
WASHINGTON Scene
BY George Dixon

go TO Chicago without being
classed as sightseer7 l fully
expect 10 see sights there, and
IL you see sights, aren't you a
sightseer?
Next question: VIII I be a
visitor? / have wracked my
brains over this. If 60 TO Chi
cago l will be visiting Chicago
which might easily make me
visitor. You can see it's a tricky
problem.
OF course, I could take UP a
permanent residence, but what
would 1 do in Chicago after the
convention was over?
7 SUPPOSE I could close my
i eyes TO the sights-I saw a
few at the Republican conven-
tion that made me wish / was
wearing at least blinkers-but I
am naturally nosey type.
And suppose something STAR
Ting happened--like some one
nominating Mr.. Roosevelt for
preSident-wouldn't 1 look silly
sitting there with my eyes
tightly shut
On second thought. that Is not
very good illustration. Maybe
l will sit there with my eyes
tightly shut.
The ODT urges all sightseers
and visitors 10 stay away from
Chicago until the convention is
over. II does not say how long
this will be. It merely discloses
that the conclave opens July 10.
which is really not much OF
revelation at that, because I
knew that already.
After hours of soul searching
I have decided TO GO 10 Chicago
anyway. But I solemnly promise
ODT that will not look at any,
thing or visit anybody!
Is there a kind party who will
volunteer TO lead me around by
the hand7
DECENTLY. I wrote a piece
~ about Rep. William p LAM
bertSon of Kansas. who does
what is probably the only humor-
Gus column of its kind in the
world. He writes gags for pub
LEGATION in the Congressional
Record.
Today I received the following
letter from Senator Arthur Cap
per Of Kansas. who is soiourning
in Topeka:
IL am glad that you recognize
the superior qualities Of our
great Kansas columnist, Bill
Lsmbertson. He does . good
Job"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17

privates from the Fort home
with her, and what happens
when a private forgets'to salute
and what-not.
RUT pretty soon Dave popped
- out with what he was Won
dering about most. What would
you say, sir" he said. IF a SOL
der had about two years of
college and wanted TO go into
advertising after the war?
Would you say 60 back to
school or get a job p
Dave certainly had the right
man for a. question like that,
because Ed Row was overseas
in the last war, spent a couple
of years in the army and made
a success in business after he
got out.
Anyway. his answer was un-
qualified:
Finish school," he said. 1.-TWO
or three years out of your life
may seem like lot now. but
when you're older 1t won't
amount to anything. Absolutely,
finish your college training.
by the time you're through
school, the world will have
settled down. It's going to be
In an uproar after the war.
Things will be upset. In a couple
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17
BY DR.. Logan
Clendening

spine and thereabouts. And
sometimes dlmple of skin gets
~engulfed under the surface.
There is normally an unfolding
movement here and often little
crevice. or dimple, can be seen.
Boy babies have il more often
than girls. 1t may iron out
in adult life, but especially If
there is a growth Of hair in
those parts it may fold in per-
manently.
Sometimes quite tuft OF hair
energies from this spot and a
baby of this kind gets into the
newspapers or the sideshoWs as
THE TAILED BOY OF INDIE
PENDENCE and is used as a
living proof that Darwin was
right.
Anyway that is what piloni-
dal cyst is. AT least when 1t gets
all closed over so that there is
a sac below the surface of the
skin and no opening or Just
single hair sticking out II Is a
pilonidal cyst.
They can be cured without
any great difficulty by surgery.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
-. c. p: Can cleft palate be
corrected so that there Will be
no defect of speech? Can a hare
lip be reduced by plastic sur
gerry?
Answer: 1t depends on the
severity Of the case. Very few
cleft palates can be SO COM
pletely corrected that there Ii
no defect of speech. Harelips
can be reduced by a good pias-
tic surgeon, so that II looks as
IL nothing were the matter.
c. c.. c.: Is there such a
thing as rheumatism of the
spine?
Answer: Yes, certain kinds OF
arthritis especially affect the
spine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17

MAN is the only animal
that has a chin, and il has added
more 70 the artistic lines of his
face and head than any feature
that is not possessed BY animals,
A beautiful human face is the
highest achievement of Nature.
2-Yes. The pessimist sleeps
badly. He is always on guard
TO defend himself against the
terrible dangers Of life.
Enormously. Psychologist
Daniel Starch divided 80 exec
utives into three equal groups.
The following table shoes the
percentages that had the char
acteristics listed below:
Trait Salary $50. 900 si2 900 81 600
Abniy 10 think I2s sss tss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17

At A PUBLIC dinner recently
"A l heard preacher deliver
a very long invocation in which
he prayed for every one but
not for the President Of the
United States.
He was followed by toast
TO the senior officer Of the
American people but not for
the President of the United
States.
Although this was a dinner
of Democrats, the President OF
the United States was not men,
toned once.
They spoke Of some one whom
they called the Commander in
Chief.
The title Of President Is the
only one authorized by the Con-
stitution.
1t is the only one that repre-
sents the vital simplicity and
broad democracy of the Amer
lean people.
No other title means any,
thing at all in this country and
the use of any other title rep
resents a vulgar retreat from
the traditions and character of
our people.
Wheprth therefore the clergy.
man prayed for the Commander
in Chief, he was permitting him.
self the vulgarism of a Euro
pean and ASiatic Technology
which we, as Americans, reject.
II the term, President, isn't
good enough for any man, he is
unworthy of the office that
bears that honorable title.
4 ND while we are on the SUBJ
"A ject Of the presidency. it
seems TO me that in this year
Of selection. particular attention
must be paid 10 the vice presi-
dency.
That office has fallen in
estate because most presidents
not only outlive one term but
even two.
Mr.. Roosevelt has managed
10 last through three and as
plreS 10 a fourth.
Vice presidents are like I'M
derStudioS who sit in the wings
Of a theater waiting for the
prlma donna TO lose her voice or
TO slip on the hem Of her dress.
N MIST presidents manage to
keep their voices and TO avoid
slipping.
But there can be no GER
tainty in the life of man.
Mr.. Roosevelt may outlive
three or four vice presidents.
Nevertheless, the American
voter ought 10 be certain this
time that a vice president is on
hand who can cake over should
Mr.. Roosevelt be reelected.
Were Henry Wallace ever to
accede 10 the presidency, it
would mean a fight with Con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17
E. v. DURLING

Where are you, old companions
trustB,
OF early days here met 10
diBpl
Come, uqiter' quick, a fngoa
crlsfB
III pledge them in good old
urine.
/ drink az the fqtes orddH II.
Come, MI II, and hare done
NTH rhymes,
Fin mp the glass and drain It
liz memory Of dear old times.
-Thackery.
Where In your city can "A
group Of old boys i'm their fifties
or sixties wine and dine I'm the
same place they did in their
twenties: In New York there
is Iucho1's, Cavanagh's and
Gunantis. In Chicago, Henrici's.
In Boston, Jake Wirth's. In San
Francisco, FRED Sartorfs. In
New Orleans, Antoine's. In
Brooklyn, Gage a TOIlner'sD
NvELL. / won the box Of
W Havana cigars from that
Montana subscriber who rashly
challenged me 10 assemble a
after different month.
/ have learned that in At
lanta. Ga, lives a lady named
Frances February.
That completes my list, which
e. is as follows: Lois January.
Frances February, Fredric
March, Faith April, Tom May,
Ray June, Fred July, Edwin
August, Thursday September.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-17

Wallace has never been accept.
able.
The practical boys rem n d
themselves that the vice presi-
dent is only a heartbeat away
from the White House.
They have seen Wallace in
action. and they're convinced
that if he should step into the
presidency. he would do a
wrecking job on the Democratic
party that would put IL on the
skids for years.
So far as policies are con-
cerned, they don't want the
Democratic party TO be a lean
10 10 the Go, nor a breeding
ground for idealistic theorizing.
They don't want il to be re-
duced 10 mere vehicle to carry
forward Wallace's personal ideas
on government which they con-
slder TO be half-thought, inept
and amateurish, and W n i c n
might collapse and carry the
party with II.