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Evening star., 1944-12-29
Coffee Approves
Basic Pay Raise
For Teachers
Coils for Prompt
Consideration of
Board Proposals
BY DON S. WARREN.

Representative Coffee, Democrat,
OF Washington, head of the House
subcommittee in charge of the an
nual District appropriation bills, to-
day announced his approval of a
substantial, basic pay boost" for
the Districts public school teachers.
He joined with Representative
Randolph, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia, chairman of the House Dis
tr1ct Committee, in urging prompt
consideration of proposals by the
Board of Education for legislation
authorizing stepup in basic pay Of
teachers and administrative officers
OF the schools system here.
Our teachers are too often for
gotten, too often undeypaid," Mr..
Coffee declared. And this applies
to the District system where the
teachers have not had an increase
IN basic pay scales for 20 years,
With the exception If the tempo
raryi $500 wartime bonus the scale,
are the same as they were in 1924.
Forgotten Class.
we expect lot from our school
teachers, yet they tend to become a
forgotten class. Here in the District
we have high qualifying standards
for teachers, which certainly helm to
maintain the high standards of the
teaching service. We require that
candidates for even elementary
teachers be college graduates.
I think we should. give verv
sympathetic consideration to the
proposals of the Board of Education.
1 will support such legislation and
ask for prompt study of the pro-
posed new rates"
The school boards proposals. CALL
ing for basic pay increases amount.
ing to $500 to 5000 a year for teach.
ers, and $700 to $4,000 for SUPER
Vlsory officers. now are being con-
sldered by the District Commits
| sioners.
One District official said TODAY he
was sympathetic to a pay raise
not necessarily that requested-but
suggested it. might be well to DELAY
action until after the war. At least.
IL was added, the wartime $500 pay
raise should be considered. Under
present law, this wartime bonus will
end next June 80, unless extended.
Present Pay Scale.
Elementary teachers now receiya
from sl,400 to $4,000 a year, plus
the wartime $500 bonus. The school
board proposes to raise the basic paw
scale to 81 900 to $3,100.
Junior high teachers in class "a
now receive $500 to $2,400 a year.
plus the wartime $500 extra, and 1t
Is proposed to raise their basic paw
to 1900 to $500.
High school teachers and the class
&c junior high teachers now re-
ceive $1,000 to $4,000 a year, plus the
$500 wartime bonus, and it is pro-
posed to boost their basic levels to
81 200 to $3,400.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Leaves Rules
Relaxed for
u. ). Workers
Doctors Certificate
To Obtuin Medical
Care Is Waived

The Civil Service Commission has
issued new regulations on annual
and sick leave for Federal employees
effective next Monday relaxing
somewhat the old regulations.
One of the outstanding changes
is that employees no longer will be
required to get doctors signature
on a certificate in order to obtain
sick leave, for medical, dental or
optical examination or treatment.
The supervising official can accept
the written statement that the en-
ploye is receiving such care.
In the case of sick leave for alb
sences in excess of three work days,
leave applications may be supported
by medical certificate or by some
other acceptable evidence"
New Proviso Added.
Previously requests for sick leave
in excess of three days had to be
supported by a doctors certificate
unless such a certificate could not
reasonably be obtained. A doctors
certificate is not required-under
the new or the old regulations-fo
absences of three days or less.
A new proviso has been added to
that section of the regulations which
refers to accrual Of leave by en-
ployes on terminal leave" 1t pro-
vides that employees who are re-
stored in accordance with statutory
provisions to civilian positions after
military, naval or merchant marine
service may be credited with leave
accrued during the period of term
inal leave granted Immediately prior
to entry into active military, naval
or merchant marine service"
Can Excuse Hardness.
Another amendment to the regu-
lations provides that, under ordi-
nary circumstances, unavoidable or
necessary absences not in excess of
80 minutes and tardiness, shall be
excused for adequate reasons or
shall be handled administratively
by Q) requiring additional work or
co charging the absence or tardi-
ness against overtime previously
worked beyond regular hours. In
the event this privilege is abused,
necessary absence not in excess Of
80 minutes and hardness will be
handled administratively by charge
against annual leave, or by disciplin-
ary action.
The text of new regulations Is
printed in full in the December %
issue of the Federal Register.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Thomas Seets 10 Learn
Who Is j. ). Farm Chief

By the Associated Press.
Chairman Thomas of the Senate
Agriculture Committee wants to
know whether Secretary Wickard or
War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones controls most of the Agri-
culture Department.
AS soon as Congress reconvenes
Senator Thomas said he would call
policy meeting" of the commit
tee and summon Agriculture officials
before it to find out what each
part will play"
TT seems to me that Jones has
taken over the entire Agriculture
Department." Senator Thomas told
reporter. That includes the Crop
Insurance Corporation"
He declared he was Offering no
criticism, adding:
But we must know who we
should consult and ask for advice" ;"
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Record Number
Of Blood Donors
Listed for Today

The $50 registrants listed today
for the District Blood Center, 81
Louisiana avenue NV, and two mo-
bile units, make today's appoint
ments the highest number scheduled
since last Pearl Harbor Day, when
S28 persons registered to give blood.
The center is scheduled for $50
reglstrants, Mrs. Loretta j. Bickford,
blood center director, said. She at
tributes the increase to the many
appeals for blood broadcast last
week.
Evening star., 1944-12-29

was facing the situation bravely,
hopeful her husband would turn up
a prisoner of war.
1t. Mooney. in the European
theater since May l, had hoped to
be home for the birth of his first
child. For his exploits in combat
he had won the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the Air Medal with three
oak leaf clusters He served as
bombadier and navigator. A son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mooney of 726
Maryland avenue NE, he attended
st. Johns College.
Mrs Mooney is the former Frances
Simpson. Her father was the late
Charles r. Simpson.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Flyer Reported Missing on Day
Son Is Born at Hospital Here

Bright tidings and dark news
came at almost the same moment
to a home at 1890 Newark street
NV.
Mrs. william H. Mooney gave birth
to a son, David william, at Doctors
Hospital AS the child was born,
his father, First 1t. Mooney OF the
Army Air Forces, was reported miss
ing in action over Germany.
Word of both events reached Mrs.
MONEYS mother, Mrs. Annie Simp-
soma telephone message from the
hospital, telegram from the War
Observation-Disclosures
The mother was not told at once,
but she had learned today, and she
Evening star., 1944-12-29
District Goes Over Ton
In Sale Of f Bonds
In Sixth Loan Drive

The District has gone over the top
in Its "E" bond sales for the Sixth
War Loan drive, today's report
showed. making the drive successful
in every category. Drive leaders
predicted that when final figures are
announced next week the "E" bonds
would be 10 per cent above quota,
With other divisions even higher.
Latest figure in the "E' bond
sales is $50, 400 900, or 1913 per cent
of the $4,000 900 quota. Total sales
in the drive for 90,oo0 900 are now
s136 900 900 or 1905 per cent of the
quota.
Individuals bought $48,9O0,0 900 of
the totaEor 1868 per cent of their
quota of $46,0O0,00O, which includes
e. bonds. Corporations have ex-
ceeded their 1900 900 quota by 8l.4
per cent, piling up sales of $87,-
100000
Waller Pays Tribute.
Wilmer j. Waller, chairman of the
District War Finance Committee,
commented, THE results of the
Sixth War Loan campaign are q
shining tribute to the patriotism of
Washington's citizens and reflect the
tremendous amount of time and
energy our people put into the drive" "
He thanked the newspapers, radio
stations and business establishments
for their cooperation and paid trib-
ute to the work of the various sub
divisions of the committee. The
women's division, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Howard G. Nichols,
sold more than $7,500,000, he re-
vealed. while the Interdepartmental
War Savings Bond Committee, un-
der Chairman E. F. Bartlett, report
ed sales in excess of $4,000, 600.
Success of the drive comes as
heartening news to our fighting
forces as they face one of the wars
most crucial tests. In their hour
of decision they can fight with the
courage and faith that comes from
the knowledge that the people back
home are with them wholehearted-
ly," he said
District in Second Place.
Although the drive went over the
top in "E" sales, the District fell
back to second place in the contest
between eight metropolitan centers
competing in "E" sales, as Mil
waukee became the first city to raise
all of its "E" bond quota. Mil
waukee reached the top December
81. Washington, then. stood in
second place with 98.7 per cent OF
the quota reached. The contest
will not be over until all returns
are in next week.
Officers and employees of the
CzechoSlovak government serving in
the United States subscribed $6,15C
IN War Bonds in the sixth drive
the Treasury announced today
Undersecretary Of Treasury D. w
Bell wrote DR.. Karel Cervenka
Czechoslovak Minister, that the
purchases represent "a real desire
on the part of the officials and EN-.
ployes of your government to par.
ticipate in the financial operation!
Of the United States which ar,
necessary to enable us to prosecut,
with full vigor the battle agains
our common enemies"
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Cut in Shoe Prices
Is Predicted by OPA
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Assoclated PfeSs.
The OPA last night predicted a
cut in retail prices for shoes and
shoe repairing, but said 1t could not
estimate the extent.
The agency said lower ceiling
prices are expected to result from a
reduction of producer and whole
saler prices for leather, effective
January 40. Action to bring retail
prices In line will be taken subse-
quently, OPA said.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Sole of Fake Stamps
Aids French War Victims
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 29-Wives and chill
dren Of Frenchmen killed while par
ticipating in resistance against the
Germans became the beneficiaries
Yesterday of $780, 900 collected from
the flrst day of public sale of coun-
terfeit stamps printed by patriots
during the occupation.
The stamps were printed by the
Underground to save money in the
circulation of clandestine news
papers and pamphlets.
The sale was conducted Jointly by
the war ministry and the national
liberation movement.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Fort Des Moines Center
To Train All WACS

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department announced
yesterday that all military training
of WACS will be consolidated at
Fort Des Moines, Iowa, by April l.
The WAC training center now
operated at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga,
will be discontinued.
Evening star., 1944-12-29
Hour Violations Choroed

Harris g. Ewing. Inc, of 1913 F
street NV. was charged with 43
counts of violating the District fe-
male eight-hour day law In Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday. The case
was continued for pleas until Janu-
ary at the request of the de-
fendant.
Evening star., 1944-12-29

EASTERN HIGH SCHOQL-ITS IMPOSING DOORWAY-This
large red brick building ketched by
Helen Catch Durson has been the home High School
since 1923 Designed by the municipal architects office
building Of the scholastic STYLE with the doorway
the late Albert L. Harris The building and occupy
city The base of the bronze agpoe
plaque inscribed with the of three graduates killed the
Spanish War and two killed in the World
five have been killed the Eastern then
Capitol Hill High School, of the three
Evening star., 1944-12-29

old Central 1890 the others being
Roosevelt c. Lacey Sites the first principal faculty
of six and held classes for about 200 pupils Peabody
School, Fifth and streets NE In 1892 the
changed to Eastern and it moved to building
Seventh and streets SE which the
Junior High School Charles Hart who
when the school organized in $780, principal
since 1918 The enrolment 1900 which largest
Of any public school in the District of Columbia
Evening star., 1944-12-29

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Smyrna times., 1944-01-06

all quarters, he came down also to
the saints which dwell at Lydia.
33. And there he found a certain
man named Aeneas, which had
kept his bed eight years, and was
sick of the palsy. "a. And Peter
said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ
maketh thee whole: arise, and
make thy bed. And he arose i'm
Imediately. 35. And all that dwelt
at LYDIA and at Saron saw him,
and turned to the Lord. A corre-
lative passage from the textbook
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy is: Up. 81: 22-31) 1T is posi-
ble,-yea, it is the duty and privil-
ege of every child, man, and wo-
Iman,-to follow in some degree the
example of the Master by the dem
Ionstration of Truth and Life, of
health and holiness. Christians
claim to be his followers, but do
they follow him in the way that
he commanded? Hear these i'm
perative commands: "Be We there
fore perfect, even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfectl" GO
ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature"
Heal the sick!"
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
PERSONALS

Alvan Taylor of Holmesburg Pa,
has been on a visit to relatives
here.
Miss Edith Beck and her asso-
ciates gave reception to their
friends at her home on upper Main
street Monday.
Misses Edith Collins, Nan Hof-
fecker, Alice Spruance, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. o. Waller, and Messrs.
Davis Brown, Hirons and Robert
Denney and Chas. Wharton, attend
ed the Middletown dance Friday
might.
Clarence B. Raymond of Balti-
more, is home on his holiday visit.
Miss Ray Lank, who has been
spending the holidays here, enter
tanned company of friends at her
home Saturday.
Miss Eunice Anthony of Wo-
mans College, Baltimore, is home
for the holidays.
Walt. P. Conoway of Delaware
College, was the guest of R. D.
Hoffecker, Jr., last week.
Misses Adelia FAIRIES and Sallie
Jones, of this town, spent last
week in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06

Our dinner was cooked by seven
candlepower = of assorted colors,
lengths and varieties.
- -
Sgt. Clarence Garis is home for
the first time since he has been in
the army-and so help us Hannah,
he has developed into dead ringer
for Mickey Rooney! He is man
of the world now, and in his talk is
a little Bit of Texas, California,
Arizona, Florida and southwest
points.
Cadet "Stinkey" Carrow has been
spending part of his furlough in
Smyrna-and this was the first
time in well over year that these
two pals had met.
Next week, after these two have
gone-another soldier boy returns
home for the first time in over a
year. Guy Edmondson is expected
home Jan. 18th.
- -
There must be something nice
about this town after all. OF the
soldiers who were stationed here
and have since been transferred, all
have written that they miss Smyr-
ma, liked it better than any place
they had been in the army-and
wishing they were back!
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06

to Geo. M. Stevenson, of this town.
The popularity of this club is be-
coming well known, and now each
year it is looked upon as the social
event of the season. The following
were the committees: Introducing
Committee: Misses Ethel Cooper,
Alverda Yocum, Alice Spruance
and Mabel Thompson; Receiving
Committee: Mrs. L. o. Waller, Mrs.
A. D. Yocum, Misses Nan Hoffeck-
er, Nettie Tschudy, Edith Collins
and Lizzie Hall; Entertaining Com
mittee-Mrs. Nora Brown and the
Misses Ella Smithers, Sara Yocum,
Margaret Blackiston and Bertha
Hoffecker; Food Committee-Miss-
es Rena Williams, Elizabeth Dem
ney and Beulah Jefferson.
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06

Miss Helen w. McCauley and
Miss Carrie Hoffecker of Whining
ton, were guests of Miss Bertha
Hoffecker last week.
Miss Rena Williams is visiting in
Wilmington.
Frank Collins, who came home
for the holidays was married the
week previous, the bride being Miss
Susie Stats, daughter of David
Stats, near Walkers school house.
They returned to White River
Junction, Vermont.
Milton E. Price of Philadelphia,
is visiting Smyrna friends.
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services FoI
Next Sunday

First Churcn of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. M, Sunday School IL a. M,
Wednesday evening service 500.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. M; Sunday School IL
a. m, also meets first Wednesday
evening of each month at s p. m.
Subject for Sunday, January 8 is:
Sacrament" Golden Text is:
John 6: 33. The bread of God is he
which cometh down from heaven,
and giveth life unto the world. A
Bible citation from the lesson-ser-
mon is: Acts 8: 32-35. And it came
to pass, as Peter passed throughout
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
CHICKS
HIGH QUALITY CHICKS
Every TUESDAY and FRIDAY
Scarborough's
Hatchery
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

The annual meeting of the share
holders of The Fruit Growers Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company of
Smyrna, for the election of di-
rectors and for the transaction of
any other business that may law
fully come before it, will be held at
the Office of the Company in Smyr-
ma, Delaware, Tuesday, January IL,
1914, between the hours of IL Am.
and IL noon.
HARLEY R. BODLEY,
President.
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

An election of officers at the
Hose Company will take place next
Monday evening.
John P. Hudson has decided to
open a lumber yard in Smyrna, and
has left for Philadelphia to lay in
a stock of lumber.
George T. Jones will have a sale
of personal property at the resi-
dence of Alonzo Jones, in White
Hall Neck, on the 9th inst.
We referred last week to a shad
being caught before Christmas, off
Bombay Hook. Several have since,
we hear, been caught, Wesley Haw-
kins catching one at the mouth of
Smyrna river on Friday
w. F. Clements, intending to dis
continue farming, will sell at pub
lie sale on Feb. 18th, at his resi-
dence, Clayton, Del, a valuable lot
of stock and personal property.
Jerry R. Goldsborough, who pre-
dicted that this would be a mild
and comparatively dry winter, is
finding his prophecy verified.
C. K. Snyder, who purchased
John T. Slaughter's farm, Sever
sons Neck, moved his family from
Philadelphia there this week, Mr..
Slaughter having moved to the
vicinity of Millington.
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
The Smyrna Times
Phone 522l SMYRNA. DELAWARE
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Miss Marion Pratt had as guests
over the weekend Miss Eleanor
Adams of Worcester, Mass, Miss
Kay Neely of Bale-Cynwood, Pa.
and Miss Anita Hern, Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvyn Hammond
of 2114 Granada Blvd, Coral Ga
bles, Florida, announce the engage.
ment of their daughter Marguerite
to Pvt. Thomas R. Catchings, U. S
A. Field Artillery, Los Angeles
Calf, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
B. Catchings of Parkfairfax, Va
Pvt. Catchings is the grandson OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Bradley OF
Smyrna and spept much time here
when he was young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Butler enter
tanned at dinner Sunday the follow
ing friends and relatives: Mrs
Thomas H. Burris and Mr.. Delbert
Burris, Clayton; Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Burris and son Eugene, Bear
Del; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Redman
Sr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Redman
Jr., and Mr.. Howard Nickerson
Midlletown; Mr.. Harry Keiser, Sr.,
Townsend, and Mrs. Mary McIn-
tyre, Wilmington.
Pvt. Stimson Carrow of Rhode
Island State College spent several
days this week with Mrs. Louise
Burslem and Mrs. r. D. Hoffecker.
Mrs. Ella Boyer has returned
from a visit with her daughter
Mrs. Frank Bramble at Chester
and her brother, Mr.. Harry Davis
at Upland, Pa. Mr.. Frank Bram-
BILE spent Christmas with his son,
Sgt. William Bramble, student of
the Finance School, Wake Forrest
College, Wake Forrest, N. c.
Miss Betty Jones, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey c. Jones, has
returned to Mary Washington Col
lege, Fredericksburg, Va, after
spending the holidays with her par
ents.
Sgt. Clarence E. Garis, u. S.
Army, Fort Myers, Florida, arrived
Saturday for a short furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Garis. This is the first visit of Sgt.
Garis at his home since his induc-
tion into the Army last January.
Miss Jacqueline Potter has re-
turned to her studies at Ogontz
school, Philadelphia, after spending
the holidays with her mother, Mrs.
Helen Potter.
Mrs. Henry C. Webb and Miss
Marianne Webb entertained last
Wednesday evening in honor of
Captain and Mrs. John M. Talbot,
u. S. Army, of Ell Paso, Texas and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Magill of Kan
sas City, Mo.
Miss Jane O'Neill, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis O'Neill and
Miss Jeanne Goldsborough, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Eugene Goldsborough
have returned to Ursuline Academy
in Wilmington after spending the
holidays with their parents.
Miss Malvina Stevenson of Balti.
more and Miss Helen Jane Steven
son of Wilmington have returned
after spending the holiday season
with their father, Mr.. George R,
Stevenson, Sr.
Mrs. Harold j. C-.cS OF Ger
mantown, Pa, spent Tuesday and
Wednesday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Jones.
Mrs. Edgar Harrington arrived
home Monday evening after spend
ing ten days at Tampa, Florida
with her husband who is in the U.
S. Army.
Miss Viola Filters, Mrs. Thelma
Lamb, Mrs. Doris Smith and Mrs
Doris Fearon are among those OF
the faculty of the John Bassett
Moore School who are ILL.,
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
NOTICE

NOTICE
In pursuance of an order of Ernest B.
Raughley. Register of Wills, in and for
Kent County Delaware, dated Dec. 2S, A.
ID. 1943 notice is hereby given of the
granting Letters Testamentary on the
estate of Margaret S. Wright on the 2sth
day of December A. D. 1943. All persons
having claims against the said Margaret
S. Wright, decd, are required to exhibit
the same to such Executor within one year
after the date of the granting of such Let
ters, or abide by the law in that behalf,
which provides that such claims against
the said estate not so exhibited shall be
forever barred.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA,
Executor of Margaret S. Wright. Decd.
Smyrna. Del
By H. G. Jones, President
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
Mon -Tues-Wed., Jan. 10-11-12
Jane DarWell
Harold Peary
in
GilderSleeVeS'
Bad Day
The National Bank of Smyrna
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
SMYRNA, DEL.

The annual meeting of the share
holders of The National Bank of
Smyrna, for the election of Direc-
tors and the transaction of such
other business as may be brought
before the meeting, will be held at
its Banking House, on Tuesday,
January 18th, 1914, between the
hours of II a. m. and IL o'clock
noon.
EDWARD T. PORTER, Cashier
Smyrna times., 1944-01-06
FARMS WANTED
CASH FOR FARMS

Have cash buyers for poultry,
dairy and livestock farms in this
district. Write: VESTS FARM
AGENCY, Mr.. VIM. E. Kichline,
834 S. State ST., Dover.