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Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert e. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Asbury Methodist Church, Rev
Robert E. Green. pastor, announces
the following services for week:
Church School, 10 a. m.; Harvey
c. Jones, superintendent. Morning
worship service, IL a. M; anthems
by Children's and Senior Choirs;
sermon meditation, 'The Word of
God Incarnate." Evening service,
1880 p. M; music by large youth
choir; Pantomime, 'The Shepherds" !"
Sermon meditation: "The Language
of the Skies; congregational hymn
singing of Christmas Carols. Nurs-
cry for the convenience of parents
who have small children will be
held during the eleven o'clock SER
vice for parents who desire to at
tend the worship hour. Nursery
is in charge of the Asbury Young
Adult Group. Prayer service We'd
nesday evening, 7:30 p. m. Thurs
day, Youth Choir, 7:30 p. m; Fri
day, Dec. 8, at $3.50 pm, Children's
Choir; Friday, Dec. 8, at $50 p. M,
the Ladies Bible Glass will hold
their Christmas banquet at the
Wayside Inn. Saturday, 1880 pm,
Senior Choir. Asbury Young Adult
Group are preparing Christmas
box for the Methodisth Orphans
Boys Home. Those desiring to as
sist in helping to pack the box
with toys, wearing apparel and
canned goods please notify Mrs.
Virginia Pollen, Mrs. Hilda Ever
hart, Mrs. Dorothy Moffett, Mrs.
Alverna Price, Mrs. June Short,
or Mrs. Catherine Short.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
BOND SALES ABOUT ONE-HALF
SUBSCRIBED IN WAR LOAN HERE

The Sixth War Loan Drive is
tagging somewhat at this time and
while Smyrna is not yet in a dan
gerous bog down." it is now at the
halfway mark for this area.
Chairman Harvey c. Jones stated
that with only ten days left before
the campaign closes it will be nee
essary for larger bond sales if we
are to meet our qquota. Today is
Pearl Harbor Day" and as a con-
tribution to this nations effort to
punish the Japs for that sneak at
tack, put your dollars to work for
those boys who are over there with
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
FTREMEN ARE NOMINATED
Citizens Hose Co. Nominate Of
ficers to Serve for Coming Year

At a meeting Monday night of
the Citizens Hose Company in the
Fire Hall, nominations were placed
for the officers of the coming year,
which were as follows: President,
David M. Todd; vice-president,
Stout Bickling; secretary, Julian
Stats; treasurer, John c. Manner
ing; fire recorder, Nelson M. Stats,
Harry Pusey; fire chief, Wilson
FAIRIES; 1st assistant, Temple Helm
old; End assistant, Clifford Jones,
Harold Hufschmidt; chaplain, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton; trustees:
Clifford Jones, David Todd, Wilson
FAIRIES, John Hurd; fire inspector,
Edward Tucker, John Long; Board
of Directors: Temple Heinold, John
Morris, John Hurd, John c. Man.
nering, Wilson FAIRIES, Clifford
Jones John Barton, Russell Biggs,
Harold Hufschmidt, Nelson M.
Stats, Rev. F. M. Barton, John
Mood, Julian Stats, Russell Fox
well, Reynolds Bradley.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
PROPERTY CHANGES MADE
Several Real Estate Transfers i'm
This Vicinity Made Recently

Several real estate changes have
been reported by G.Harvey Wright.
They are: Mrs. George Turner has
sold her house on Mt. Vernon
street, to Pat. Hartnett; also her
house on Market street to Mr..
Michael Sklut, and her house on
Frazier street to c. e. Bodley. Mrs.
Turner's house on South street was
purchased by Carroll Stats. W..
L. Wheatley of Clayton, has pur-
chased IL lots on DUPONT Highway
from Arthur Rheims. Mrs. Young
has sold her house on Mt. Vernon
street, known as the Mrs. Nellie
Truax home, to Frank Hazel. Will
liam Faulkner of Kenton has pur-
chased the 206 acre farm near Ken
ton from Roland Taylor of Kennett
Square. Mrs. Murphy of Lincoln,
has sold her house in Clayton to
Mrs. McCrea of Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
Strand Theatre Has Free Movie

To those purchasing Bond at
the theatre on Thursday, Decem-
ber 7th, free admission will be
given. This is the theatres effort
to help the bond sale and help
bring the war to its final effort.
Remember, the more bonds sold
the more ammunition the boys
overseas are provided with and the
sooner Jerrie will be licked.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07

every chance to sacrifice life. In
some cases the solicitors have had
difficulty in interviewing the cit
izens because they are not at home,
and if for various reasons you
have not been reached, Mr.. Jones
asks that you place your subscrip-
tion with either Bank or the Post
office. You are not favoring a So
licitor, neither are you making a
donation when you buy bond.
You are making the best invest
ment in the world today, an invest
ment in your own United States
government.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
"The Bullet" Delayed

Last Sunday morning, the Bullet,
Pennsylvania Railroad express
from Wilmington to Clayton, and
then on to Oxford, Md, was de-
layed about one-half hour near
Green Spring when the rear coach,
the baggage car, was derailed due
to loose wheel. No one was in
jured. The derailed car was cut
off from the five passenger cars
and the train continued on its way.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARTY
Annual Affair for Children Will be
Held at Wayside Inn, December Ia

Annual Affair for Children Will be
Held at Wayside Inn, December ID
The Christmas party for chill
dren, given annually by the Smyr-
ma Rotary Club will be held at The
Wayside Inn, 6:15 p. M, Thursday
evening, December IA, 1914. A
Christmas dinner, an entertainment
and visit from Santa Claus is in
store for the children attending,
Harry Bostick, president of the
Rotary Club has appointed George
w. Wright, chairman of the party,
and Harvey c. Jones is acting with
Mr.. Wright. This Christmas party
for children is one of the outstand-
ing events of the Rotary year for
the local club and is an event an
ticipated with great Joy by the
members.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
Fellowship Dinner

The Ladies Bible Glass will en-
tertain at their annual Fellowship
dinner at The Wayside Inn, Friday
evening, December 9Th at 7:3C
o'clock. This meeting will mark
the collection of dime cards for the
year and new ones will be distrib-
uted or means of collecting the
savings presented.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
ID. A. r. Meeting

The December meeting of the
Elizabeth Cook Chapter, D. A. R.,
was held yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Margaret Nc
Donald. The program was devoted
to the correct use of the flag. A
new member, Mrs. Roland Ford,
was welcomed during the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
MORGAN PARRY
LEGION HEAD
David c. Harrison Post, No.
Ia, Installs New Officers
at Evening Meeting
LIEUT.. SUEHLE SPEAKS

"A pdIld concert Dy tne smyrna
Band, its first public appearance
since reorganization, preceded the
installation of officers of the David
C. Harrison Post, No. IA American
Legion, at the Century Club last
Wednesday evening. Music was
also provided by Bernie Grier, U.
S. Navy, and Sergt. Clarence Garis,
U. S. Army, and by Morgan Parry,
accordion, and William S. Wilson,
pianist. Lieut.. Ferdinand E. Suehle,
U. S. Army Air Force, who earlier
in the day had been awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross at cere-
monies held in the capitol grounds
at Dover, was the principal speak
er. Mrs. Grant Garis, president of
the local auxiliary and national ex-
ecutive committeewoman, also was
a speaker. Lieutenant Suehle, a
PAT Thunderbolt pilot, who in adj
dition to the Distinguished Flying
Cross, wears the Aid Medal with
seven oak leaf clusters, the Presi-
Dental unit citation, and the Eu-
ropean War Theatre ribbon with
three battle stars, has completed
56 missions and has four enemy
planes shot down to his credit. He
is now an instructor at the Dover
Army Air Field. His home is at
Chestnut Hill, Pa.
American Planes Superior
He told of his desire to "get the
dirty job over with, to get back and
make the world better instead of
destroying it." He said that the
Germans have good planes and are
well taught, but that our pilots and
planes are superiod. An interest
ing account of the shuttle bombing
mission from Italy to Russia was
given, in which he piloted an es-
cort-fighter plane. Quoting a line
from the "Star-Spangled Banner"
when free men shall stand" he
said that no free man should qquit
in the war effort while any Amer
leans are prisoners of war, remind
ing his hearers that those men are
not free. A certificate of appre-
citation was given the local post for
its participation in the campaign
to provide record for service men.
Many Legionnaires from other
posts throughout the state attend
edg Members of the auxiliary
served as hostesses at social hour
following the meeting.
Installation of Officers
The following officers were in
stalled by George Ayars, depart
ment commander: Commander,
Morgan Parry; vice-commander,
William S. Wilson; adjutant, Garnt
G. Garis; assistant adjutant, Will
liam H. Nowland; finance officer,
Clark M. Knots; historian, Clifford
Burge; Chaplain, the Rev. o. G.
Brewer; sergeant-at-arms, Harry
Ennis, Jr.
Past Commander Presides
Charles Burrous, past command
er, presided and introduced the
speakers, who included George
Ehinger, on the Sixth War Loan;
Edward Mulrooney, past national
vice-commander; William E. Mat
thews, Jr., national executive COM
mitteeman; Inkerman Bailey, re-
partment adjutant; Paul Green, de-
,partment ce-commander.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
CARE GIVEN
RABBIT MEAT
Handle Wild Rabbit Meat
With Care Warns the State
Board of Health
FEVER DANGEROUS

Wild rabbit is helping to aug
ment the meat supply on many a
Delaware table now as hunters
roam the autumn woods and many
thousands of the furry animals
will be eaten between November
18th and December -31st, which is
the "open" season for rabbits in
Delaware. The meat is delicious
and makes nutritious addition to
the family menu, but the State
Board of Health warns that the
handling and dressing of wild rab-
bits is not without risks, however,
because some rabbits are infected
with a disease known as tularemia
or rabbit fever" This disease is
highly infectious and can be passed
on to people. When acquired by
man it becomes a serious illness.
Tularemia is easily passed on from
a rabbit to a person if the blood
or other body fluids from the in
ternal organs of the sick animal
are smeared on the hands or other
parts of the skin. The germs are
in this bloody material and may
pass through the unbroken skin,
but will easily enter through even
minor skin injuries such as scratch
es, cuts or thorn punctures, and
also through the conjunctiva, or
delicate membrane which covers
the eyeball and lines the eyelids of
people. The site of infection in
man is usually marked by a
punched-out ulcer. The disease
begins with a sudden chill, followed
by irregular fever lasting two or
three weeks. Recovery is slow.
Some Reminders
Tularenia in man is more easily
prevented than cured, reminds the
State Board of Health and gives
the following directions: 1. When
you go hunting never take rabbits
home for food that have seemed
either slow or sickly for they may
be suffering from tularemia. In
the interests of healthy game in
Delaware and to prevent the spread
of rabbit fever, kill and bury or
burn all rabbits that seem sickly.
Do not touch these animals with
the bare hands. 2. The Board dis
courages the practice of removing
the entrails from rabbits when one
is in the field. Take them home,
put on gloves (rubber if possible)
while you dress the animal. Clean
the gloves afterwards with soap
and water, and be sure your hands
are thoroughly clean. 8. When
gloves are not available be sure to
clean hands very thoroughly with
warm soapy water Immediately
after dressing the carcass, but do
not take the risk of cleaning a
rabbit bare handed if you have
cuts or sores on your hands. 4.
When handling rabbits alive or
dead, always keep your hands away
from your face and eyes. 5. Be
very careful when cleaning rabbits
not to cut yourself with the knife,
puncture your skin on a broken rib,
or in some other way cause break
in the skin. 6. Wrapping each
dressed rabbit separately helps to
prevent the spreading of any infec-
tion from one carcass to another,
whether they are for home use or
are sold in markets. T. Rabbit
meat should be thoroughly cooked
before it is eaten because the
germs of tularemia may also be
passed on to human beings by eat
ing infected meat. Sufficient heat,
however, will kill the germs of
tularemia.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Walter G. Myers, 75, Passed Away
Suddenly Monday Morning

Walter c. Myers, age 70, died
suddenly shortly after one o'clock
Monday morning. He was in
APPARENT health when he retired
near midnight, and was soon seiz-
ed with a heart condition from
which he could not rally. He was
a son of John w. and Elizabeth
Jackson Myers and had lived near
Blackiston's on farm before his
retirement more than a year ago.
In October they moved into their
recently purchased home, the Wal
ter Massey house on Mt. Vernon
Street. Funeral services will be
held at his home Friday afternoon,
December 8th, at o'clock. Inter
ment in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Laura
Stafford Myers; son, Harold S.
Myers of Millington, Nd; two
daughters, Mrs. A. w. Goodhand,
Camden DEL; Mrs. Evan t. Geb-
hart, Wilmington; a sister, Mrs.
M. A. Grason, Wilmington, and 8
grandchildren.
Mrs. Annie Scout Mackey, 88
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie
Scout Mackey, age s8, were held
at her late residence at Sommer's
Point, New Jersey, Saturday even
ing, December End. Burial was in
Glenwood Cemetery Smyrna, Sum
day at noon. Mrs. Mackey was
born at Smyrna Landing, the
daughter of Captain Augustus and
Temperance Scout. She was the
widow of Robert H. Mackey, who
at one time was in business in
Smyrna. Mrs. Mackey is the last
of five daughters of Capt. and Mrs.
Scout. There are three brothers
surviving, Jefferson Scout, Will
mington; Clement V. Scout and
Mark M. P. Scout, both of Snyr-
ma; one daughter, Mrs. Alice M.
Marsh, Somers Point, N. j., with
whom she lived, and three grand
children.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
YOUTH CHOIR
ANNUALDINNER
Members and Guests of the
Organization Have Happy
Time at Feast
BIBLE CLASS HOSTS

Fifty members of the Methodist
Youth Choir enjoyed the annual
dinner given in their honor last
Friday night by the Willing Work
ers Bible Glass. The dinner was
served by a committee from the
Choir Mothers Guild. Table dec
orations were tall, red candles,
Christmas greens, and Santa and
his reindeer on each table. Guests
for the evening were Rev. Robert
E. Green and Mrs. Green who is
choir leader; Mrs. Marion Cover
dale, organist; Miss Elizabeth
Jones and Mrs. Mildred Snow,
choir mothers. Committee on serv-
ing: Mrs. Thomas Russell Mrs. An
drew Cole, Mrs. Fred Harris, Mrs.
William George, Mrs. William Now
and, Mrs. Townsend Vaughn and
Mrs. John Griffin. Table commit
tee: Miss Sylvia Harris and Miss
LaVelle Markley.
Business Meeting Follows
Miss Jean Ellen Russell, presi-
dent of the M. Y. F., presided at
the business meeting which fol-
lowed the dinner. The youth choir
is a project of the M. Y. F. and all
are members. Each one of the
young people pledged themselves
to share in the"Crusade for Christ"
which is sponsored by the church.
Committees were appointed for the
January meeting of Lights
Around the World" program. Fri
day evening, January 5th Miss
Jean Snow will be hostess at an
old fashioned party for which she
will appoint her committee.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
CLAYTON CENTURY CLUB
Delaware Day To Be Commemor-
ated by Club With Special Program

Delaware Day will be commem-
GRATED by the Clayton Century
Club with special program in De-
fense and War Service at $3.50 pm.
on Thursday, December 7th. Mrs.
Gordon l.. Willis, of Dover, chair
man of the Kent County Women's
War Service Division, will be the
guest speaker and has arranged to
show a war film. In order that as
many people fay see the film as
possible, the meeting has been
made an open one. Mrs. w. LAM
bert Gooding is chairman and will
be assisted by Mrs. Charles Stew
art, chairman of program. The
Clayton Club will sponsor the sale
of stamps and bonds in the Clay
ton School after January list.
Members of the club will volunteer
to serve, selling stamps each Tues
day morning before school. Mrs.
Malcolm Burris has volunteered for
the month of January. Those who
are willing to serve are asked to
call Mrs. Richard w. Comegys,
club president.
Annual Christmas Program
On Thursday evening, December
21st, the annual Christmas pro-
gram will be presented under the
chairmanship of Mrs. H. B. Kelso
and Mrs. o. G. Brewer with Mrs.
j. w. Ford and Mrs. G. A, Dono-
van. There will be guest, speak
er, to be announced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-30
War AS It Really Is

Senator James M. Mead has written book,
the story of the 45,O0O-mile tour Of American
bases which he took with his colleagues, Sen
ators Brewster Chandler, Lodge and Russell
He calls it Tell the Folks Back Home" One
of the things that the boys would like the
homefolks to know is that they are pretty
we'll fed up with pictures of pretty soldiers
fighting pretty battles.
Says the senator: THE commonest grippe
everywhere is the ads we see in the maya
zines, with lovely battle scenes where all the
soldiers are always shaven clean as whistle
and our pants spotless and pressed. What the
devil do the folks back home think this war
is like? If they could see what one Of
those blockbusters does, in real flesh and
blood. If they could get the actual smell
and reek of a village that's honestly starving
:"
This being the case, the frontline battle
sketches sent back by a PaWnee Indian in
fantryman. Sgt. Brummett Echohawk. a d
now released for publication, must be the an
swer to G1s prayer For here are soldiers
as they really are, seen by man who sketch
ed them as he fought with them, and who
completed his rough drawings in a hospital
while convalescing from battle wounds.
Sergeant EchohaWk shows us the foot-slog-
ging soldier as he really is-haggard, dirty
unshaven, dog tired He shows us the dead
and wounded; the new recruits, tense anc
nervous; the veterans, already wise in wal
after few weeks or months, who have learn.
ed to catch their breath and save theil
strength before the next attack.
They aren't pretty pictures, but they por
tray the fighting CT as he wants to be por
trayed. Maybe we ought to take long lool
at them, especially those of us who have nj
sons or husbands or brothers at the front
Maybe it would help us to recapture wha
Secretary of War Patterson has calico
1.-THE frame of mind of Dec. 7, 1941'' which
some of us have shamefully lost in lie o.
peacetime comfort and safety and fretful war
Ii ne complaining
Maybe it would help us to echo Mr.. Pat.
te,s on's message ito the men lying out or
the hills of Italy, in the swamps of the South
Pacific, and to those training and waiting al
over the world. this is our war. and it needs
to be shared
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-30
Consolidation

Secretary of War Stimson's proposal for a
consolidated command of the armed forces
is meeting stiff opposition from the Navy.
James Forrestal who, with Secretary Knox
death became acting Secretary OF the Navy
told the Woorduu1 committee which is seeking
to draft postwar military policies that I'VE
are not trying to be subtle, but the IDEA IS
not clear at this time"
We are not prepared to say it MIR. stlmson's
nlan is advisable or not. But II what Is hap
nenino in the Pacific with Admiral Nin1itz
and General Macarthur commanding separate
forces is a criterion, it would appear that nc
change in setup is called for. Their perform
ance seems to indicate that cooperation is a
nrime requirement and may be even more
important than consolidation.
| General Somervell head OF the Army Serv
ice Forces, advances the thought that some
nhases of consolidation might be adopted tt
good purpose and names the procurement Of
supplies as a practical example. Probably i
this step were taken some duplication ans
nossibly great waste could be avoided. Sue
cess of the venture inevitably would depend
unon the caliber of the procurement board
Thus the personal element, the human equa
tion. would have to be taken into consider
alton in appraising the change.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-30
Avery Is Right

It is not for us to determine the rights or
wrongs of the Montgomery Ward controversy
with the government. But one statement made
by the firms board chairman, Sewel Avery,
who was carried from the firms Chicago Of
fees bodily by soldiers when the Army took
over is too true to be ignored.
Mr.. Avery, saying during shareholders
meeting at which he and twelve other direc.
tors were reelected that the firm is pro-
labor and not closed-shop, declared: 1--WE say
with pride-and will fight for it as an es
sence of lberty-that you do not have to join
4 union to work at Wards"
Wards may lose its fight The government
is very powerful and arbitrary in these war
days. It is in the position of the Centurian
who said ''do this and the man "doeth it,
ut his bidding But that power does not alter
the justice of Mr.. Avery's decision that nc
one has to join union and pay union S
Initiation fee and dues to fatten union agi-
tators' bank accounts ito work at Wards"
Whatever befalls in the present action he
is eternally right in his position.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-30
Japanese Halted In HOnan

| It has become so customary to read OF AL
lied successes in the Pacific that additional
reports to the same effect are taken for grant
ed Macarthur and Nimitz are doing such a
splendid job the only shock would come il
they suffered a reverse But when we read
as in yesterdays dispatches, that even In the
China mainland the japanese have been drlv'
en- back ten miles in their drive toward Lo-
yang-the first reverse they have met IN their
Honan province offensive-the news is stlmu'
lating.
1t has been apparent since the japanese
struck again on the mainland that they pro-
posed if possible, to give China Itself the
death blow as means OF preventing the
setting up of bases in eastern China from
which the Allies might launch a devastating
assault on Japan. Their drive has been hard
and, until this setback, entirely successful
The single lunge against them which re-
gained ten miles of territory is not to be mis-
taken for major success for United Nations
forces engaged in it, Nor is it apparent that
the gains can be materially extended unless
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's and Allied
forces can be strongly reinforced in the area,
but the fact that the enemy's advance has
been checked is encouraging.
The fighting in China at this time is neces-
sarily of the holding type In broad way it
resembles Russia's fighting in t h e earlier
stages of Hilter's invasion of that country,
when the Reds were forced to fall back and
back and back, but used their retreat as a
weapon against the Germans, destroying enc
NV stores and whiting at enemy forces from
behind the lines until they were strong enough
to launch an overwhelming counter attack.
The Allied forces in China are lacking in
numbers of trained troops and in equipment
and supplies to meet the japanese on equal
terms, and may not be adequately strength
ened for a major thrust for some time to
come Meanwhile the latest news of their ex-
plot in Honan province is as gratifying as
the arrival of springs first robin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-30
Air Express

No industry is proceeding more scientifically
to readjust from war to peace basis than
is aviation. Level heads are seeking to CO.
ordinate its activities so that it can render
the greatest possible service in its field of
transportation
While the public generally thinks OF passen-
gers and mail as the principal airline load
the Railway Express Agency has been con-
Quoting exhaustive customer surveys in order
to keep ahead of the demands for increased
air express service. The Agency became in
terested in the possibilities of commercial air
transport as early as 1919. In 1927, it inaugu-
rated it's Air Express Division giving sched'
uled air service across the nation. From 1893
to 1s43, inclusive, the weight of its air express
shipments increased from 4o4,e4o pounds tc
31,066. Ala pounds. Y
Thus again do we see American enterprise
increasing its field Of activity and preparing
in advance to meet service demands tina
arise almost overnight