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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-08
December Is
Date Set For
New Meeting
INFORMAL TALKS
Future Control OF Atomic
Energy Main Subject
For Discussion
BY ERNEST BARCELLA
United Press Staff Correspondent

United PreSS StaII Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. - R) -
The Foreign Secretaries of Great
Britain, Russia and the United
States will meet in Moscow Dec. Is.
to discuss future control of atomic
energy, the State Department an
nounced tonight.
The department said the three
ministers also will sit down to Gin
formal and exploratory discussions
on a number of other matters Of
current concern to the three coun-
tries"
The meeting was announced
simultaneously in Washington, Lon
don and Moscow.
The State Department emphasiz-
ed that it would not be a meeting
of Foreign Ministers Council, but
rather a meeting Of the three
Foreign Ministers as provided
in the Yalta Conference decision
calling for quarterly sessions of the
three officials.
The announcement came three
hours after President Truman told
a news conference THAT he was not
familiar with a London report Of
such a meeting and that he did not
know about it.
France and China, who have re-
representatives. on the Council Of For
eign ministers, were informed
through their ambassadors here of
the meeting.
A State Department spokesman
said that Secretary of State James
F. Byrnes would fly to Moscow.
He did not know when the secre-
tary would leave or who will &C.
company him.
The three ministers are expected
to deal not only with atomic ener-
gy, about which the Russians will
now have chance to express their
views to Britain and the United
States, but such matters as:
l. The Balkan governments.
2. The control Of Japan, particu-
larly with reference to the Ameri-
Continued on Page Seven; Col. g.
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College Girl Surrey Shows Educated Miss
Thinks That Finances Are Mere Mans Affair

ID A systematic, wel-organized
college course; ca free discussion
with parents; % good reference
books; a. discussion with tea chers,
Is discussion with friends of their
own age.
Three girls objected to studying
about marriage" on the ground it
might kill romance"
Nope, sorry, men, no names and
phone numbers are available.
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big Three" Foreign Ministers
81 Meet In Moscow; GIN Corp.
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WINTRY WIND SENDS
BLUENOSED BERLIN
ON HUNT FOR WOOD

BERLIN, Dec. Z. - R -
Bluenosed Berliners bundled up
and shivered today in the city's
first wintry blast. Temperatures
dropped to 20 degrees Fahren-
heit. There was no coal for
civilian heating.
Men, women and children
with saws and axes in increas-
ed numbers cut wood in Gruen-
ewald forest and the Tiergarten.
Scores of them were still
packing bundles Of wood along
once fashionable streets long
after dark.
In business offices clerks
worked in heavy overcoats and
pushed pencils with gloved
hands.
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tie feet, only % per cent of the
girls felt they did not have suffi-
cient knowledge of children to rear
a family of their own. Only ten In
Dictated that they wanted no chill
dren, three wanted one child, and
the rest hoped for from two to four.
But as a means of getting the low
down on marriage and the prob
lens of housekeeping beforehand,
the students recommended:
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COLUMBIA, Mo-, Dec. 7.-P)-
Bachelors! Here's tip on what
the well-educated miss thinks about
running a home.
A survey among 672 college girls
showed that you can be the definite
ruler of the family budget if you
hook up with one of the SOB girls
who voted that finances were a
mans affair. They said they
leave it to hubby to manage the
familys money matters.
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WEATHER
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W. Eastern Standard Time)
hy U. S. Weather Bureau)
.ndin 'yO- .-aog data for the "a hours
'''o pm. yesterday.
ian Temperatures
100 PM rrA' "a "a; 100 am. sa; l 80 pm. s.;
Normal So o. Minimum 81; Mean 45;
LIN ~. Humidity
I'm an 80; 7:30 am. 90: 1:3o nm. So:
Tots, + Precipitation
eoo i iach ,of "a hours ending 1880 p.m.-
900 incb since the first of the month
From ~ Tides For Today
s. coa nt me Tide Tables published by U.
s' and Geodetic Survey.
Wilmington High Low
!. am. $40 am
Aasonboro Inlet 1927 a:27 pm. ~ pm
-'iet S:51 am. 1925 am
Sunrise 7.oo 1901 pm. 4:1e pm
Noonrss , mo am; Sunset SOB pm;
River st .v.1z am; Moonset 1892 pm
'S' Dec. 7, BIB feet.
N'a''nued on Page Seven; Col. 81
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Of course, you may have to do a
bit of the sewing around the house,
as only 1873 of the girls thought that
ability to sew was essential to
homemaking.
The majority of the girls, all stu
dents at Stephens College, believed
that success in marriage had to be
worked for.'' Only 81 thought
marital happines came naturally
to those in love. -
In the matter of the patter of lit
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-08
FORECAST

North Carolina = Fair and mild Sat-
u.a.ut;nued mild followed by rair and
e eeIder in mountainous section late Sunday
.fernoon and evening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-08

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The echo., 1945-11-02

Yea. shs'. cooking on the s~aa
burner and dazzling the suee
Joss siAes che draped herself n
pAk u Matt0AAfs Draps
Pants. % daAe ks e. he -
looking lM. Gsa yeusssH . paa
thess anAEzy DvAps MoAai PaAl
and watch dc nello-JAeks 49,
around Hurry. Order your to&A1X
The echo., 1945-11-02
At ALL DRUG STORES
To the Presidents and members of
the II. B. A.:

To the Presidents and members of
the II. B. A.;
car newly revised Constellation E.
ow ready. President. will oa-..-. /. s
from each member for each Constiu.-
ton they buy Each president Shout
do his best to urge each member to
purchase a Constitution so that he
will know the laws which now govern
he Association. Many changes were
made in the Convention by the gov
erning body and these changes have
.lready brought splendid results, in
hat members are being added and we
,rc having a chance to see and know
If raluable material in men and wo-
men in the H. B. A.
Send now 9or YOUR new Constitu-
The echo., 1945-11-02

. The smart matron will share in
the glamour spotlight this season.
Fashion designers have created the
loyeliest dresses Of many years for
the woman who has gained charm
and dignity as she has added on
years. They know that the woman
Of larger proportions is just as
style conscious as her simmer
friend, and have designed clothes
with drama and elegant details for
her. 4
} Black and brilliant is this smart
crepe Fashion FrocE - and brill
liantly designed for the proud, fine
figure of the matron. High fashion
is swept to the side in the surplice
neckline, the wraparound skirt and
the side adornment. 4
Z Black is always pound-disguis-i
ing. And black combined with
heavy silk braid and iewel-like
clips is youthful and dramatic.
The echo., 1945-11-02

Mrs. Adlean Hardy was awarded
first prize on gown placed on exhibit
during the Colrrcd Fair las. week
The GOOD was made e, sacks.
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A fiddle MIDDLE"

Interest is conferred at
the waistline this fall.
And there's a good reason
for it. Style news began
to come out of Paris just
about the time the G.I.'s
were going in. And both
carried enthusiastic re-
ports of the doll sized
wai8tline of the Parisienne
beauties. T h e G.I. ex-
pressed his approval With
. lor~, low whistle. And
American designers con,
c2ntrated attention on the
Waistline in their styles
fer the new season.
Here's a clever bit of
magic in wool jersey
FasIion Frocks' maqicia,.-
( gner used an elastic
lied midrihf to m a 9 q
Z slime disappear &Hl1
tan air! Broad Shoulder,
a a'oused bodice, and to.,
.HI aln bA vr-et1t gl.--
The echo., 1945-11-02

Pre- don't r. rote Toool-
nha vas in the office last week Mr..
Williams t. Tsit the Annual
."fe' RI frs 1T sh WIZ con
renes in JACKSON "a the 18th O. Nov
The echo., 1945-11-02

Mrs c. A. Leach is ir the city after
vending practically all the summer in
st. Louis and other points.
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

Charter No. 23se-Reserve District No. 8
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FRUIT
GROWERS NATIONAL BANk AND
TRUST COMPANY OF SMYRNA. in the
State of Delaware. At the close Of busi-
ness on Dec. 30th, 1914.
Published in response to call made by
Comptroller of the Currency. under Section
52ll. U. S. Revised Statutes.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts .........s .s225 $3.50
United States Government obli-
cations. direct and guaranteed 506.Q00.00
Other bonds. notes. and deben-
lures -. -. .......... LOO
Corporate stocks (including 49,
bank ...... ...... ......... 2.55O.oO
Cash. balances with other banks.
including reserve balance. and
cash items in process of col
lection ...... ...... ........ zos'oof.SV
Bank premises owned S74,500.00,
furniture and fixtures s4,950.00 79.450.00
Real estate owned other thank
bank premises -. -. 4.1sOIs
Other assets ...... ........... S.s50.69
Total Assets -. .........1,O8l ,O78.64
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals,
partnerships. and corporations 529,27l.22
Time deposits of individuals,
partnerships. and corporations S03,0S2.61
Deposits of United States Gov
ings) go. ...... ......... s7,ess.S1
Deposits of States and political
subdivisions ..,... -. -. 21.276.17
Other deposits Certified and
cashiers checks, etc.l 49,. 2S.SSS.s1
Other liabilities ...... ........ 1.375.1s
Total Liabilities 49,. -. sS1. 1.58s.s1
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital stock:
Preferred. toatl par s25.000.00.
retirable value s75,000.00.
(Rate of dividends on retir-
able value is 29o)
Common stock. total par $685.
10000 58,500.00
Surplus .... ..... ......... 25,000.00
Undivided profits ...... ...... 8,422.79
Reserves land retirement ac-
count for preferred stock) -. 7,6l7.00
Total Capital Accounts -. sg,589.7s
Total Liabilities and Capital
MEMORANDA ''''''
Pledged assets (and securities
loanedD (book value):
United States Government obli-
cations, direct and guaranteed.
pledged to secure deposits and
other liabilities ...... $500. 162.00O.00
Total 49,. 49,. ......... 100000
Secured liabilities:
Deposits secured by pledged as
sets pursuant to requirements
OF law ...... ............... luz,oz4.Ub
Total ...... ........ ........ 1O2,524.o6
State of Delaware. County of Kent, S.:
1, HARLEY r. BODLEY, president of
the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
HARLEY R. BODLEY, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
9th day of January, 1915.
EDGAR w. FRAZIER,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
G. L. HARMONSON,
WILLIAM NORRIS,
GEO. G. ROTHWELL,
Directors
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HERE'S the perfect setup for
IL that holiday party. We call it
Coffee Eggnog, but your guests will
call it heavenly. The whole family,
young and old alike, will enjoy it.
Serve Coffee Eggnog on New Years
Day or any time when friends
gather round for visit. It's truly
delicious and it's the coffee that
makes the difference. Look else
where on this page for the recipe for
Coffee Eggnog.
A holiday drink for everyone, both
young and old, is Coffee Eggnog.
There's nothing in it that the young
sters can't have, and the delicious
coffee flavor will appeal to all. You
won't make any mistake il you serve
this new and different party drink.
Here is the recipe for Coffee Egg
noK. It's tested. Of course.
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Coffee E9snog

Coffee Easnos
l Y cups sugar 10 egg yolks
5 cups boiling water 2h quarts milk
cups ground coffee 10 egg whites
Add sugar to boiling water and
stir until dissolved. Let come to a
boil. Remove from heat, add coffee,
stir well, cover and let stand for 15
minutes. Let drip through 2 thick
|nesses of wet cheesecloth which has
been placed in strainer and cool.
Beat egg yolks, stir in coffee syrup
slowly. Add milk, blend well and
fold in well beaten egg whites. Pour
in punch bowl. Serve in punch cups
and sprinkle with nutmeg. Yield:
About.40 servings.
Note: If smooth instead Of
fluffy eggnog is desired, the egg
yolks and whites may be beaten TO-
rethar.
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

The news that Ben" is due for
a furlough home, certainly makes
for much happiness in number of
hearts, including members of his
immediate family and friends.
Here's hoping that ben" will have
a safe journey back to the States
CONTINUED on Paas four)
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do some entertaining, of course,
and nothing is more in keeping
with the times than a simple
Christmas Coffee.
Invite the crowd over for a
Christmas visit and enjoy it
yourself, free from the respon-
sibility of an elaborate refresh
ment program. Serve coffee and
cookies, or coffee and sand
wiches, or coffee and some spe-
cial Christmas dessert, if you
want to be original.
But whatever you decide on,
be sure the coffee you serve does
honor to the occasion. Make it
carefully and make it strong,
full of real coffee flavor. There's
nothing like a cup of really good
coffee to make people relax,
smile and talk. And that, after
all, is the basis of any success
full party.
Make the house look Christ
masy with greens. Then gather
good friends around you. Your
Christmas Coffee cannot help
but be a success.
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11
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Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

to one of our top war correspondents was
recently paid by Time Magazine. and from
all we hear Ernie Pyle more than de-
serves it.
His book on the African campaign,
''TIere Is Your War;" sold over a million
copies, all told. His new book, Brave
Men," which covers the war from the
Sicilian campaign to the liberation of Paris,
is the Book-of -the-Month Club selection
for December. A special feature of Brave
Men,: the author lists every service man
with whom he talked and the name of his
home town.
Ernie Pyle hates war, everything about
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

his plane, whose first remark to his res
cuers was an apology for the trouble he
was causing them.
But there was one glorious moment:
"I had thought that for me there could
never again be any elation in war, but I
had reckoned without the liberation of
Paris. 6. The streets of Paris are very
wide and they were packed on each side.
-. The women were all brightly dressed
In white or red blouses and colorful peasant
skirts. =. Everybody was throwing flowers"
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

Set aside your War Bond pur-
chases in an envelope really labell-
ed: For Use When the War Is
Over"
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FOR SALE

White corn meal, yellow corn
meal, flour, Southern Breakfast
Pancake Mix, old fashioned
New Orleans cooking and table
molasses, Pinto beans, Great
Northern, and Baby Limas in
2-lb packages.
SOUTHERN STATES
Smyrna, Del.
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Sicilian Ares


Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Still:
take great pleasure in writing
this short note to you people.
"Slingshot," as we know him, or
"Ben," or "Cliff," as 1 believe you
know him, anyway John C. Still,
Jr., G. M. &c, as he is listed in the
Navy records, will be home shortly.
When he left here and went to
Africa we didn't know how soon
he was going home so he didn't
have me write you then. imagine
censorship prevents him from writ
ing to you about this. Just when
he has, or will, depart for those
glorious States 1 can't say. But
feel safe in predicting that next
month on this date he should be
putting his No. 1917 under your
table again.
It's too bad your son couldn't
make it for Christmas, but you can
| celebrate it little late. I'm sure
it won't detract any from your joy.
Since 1 had been "Sling's" skip
per since June, I knew him quite
well, and became rather attached
to him. His ready laugh, and sense
of good humor added much to our
somewhat dull life aboard an l.. c.
t. 1 speak for the remainder of
the crew that knew him well, and
myself when 1 say we're sorry
that he received his orders to go
home. However, we're all glad that
he has had this opportunity to re-
turn to the States.
Along with his providing us with
laughs, "Sling" was also a good
worker, and was courteous at all
times. Although 1 never told him,
several of the other officers from
l.. c. T.'s remarked about "Sling's"
courtesy and military manner while
standing a gang-way watch. was
proud to have him as member of
my crew, as you are to have him
as a son.
Please have your son write me
when he gets settled after he ar
rives home. I'll be interested in
his homeward trip, etc.
Jack" Roadman, Ensign
officer in Charge
l.. T. c. 152
Dribbles appreciates the cooper
} alton shown by Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Still in sending through Ensign
: Jack" Roadman's letter relative
to their son, John c. Still, Jr., GIN.
&c.
1t is quite apparent that Ben
made the most of his opportunities
while serving in the L. S. T. group.
| To have had the friendly respect
of his fellow crewmen is the desire
of every good Navy man. To have
included the skipper in this group,
is even better.
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

Pvt. William H. Dukes
Fort Mcclellan, Alabama
Paul M. Enlow and Family
New York City, New York
John M. Garis, H. A. &c
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Sgt. Harold A. Hopkins
A. P. o. 500, C o P. M.
New York City, New York
Edward E. Hurd, @. M. &c
o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
w. o. Howard c. Maloney
A. P. o. 500, o P. M.
New York City, New York
Miss Genve Orzolek
Baltimore, Maryland
William @. Robinson
o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
Cpl. Carlton L. Smith
A. P. 0. SS7, C 0 P. M.
New York City, New York
Cpl. Louis Steller
A. P. o. S5, o p. M.
New York City, New York
John c. Still, Jr., G. M. Sc
o Fleet Post Office
New York City, New York
Sgt. George G. Thawley
A. P. o. $50, o P. M.
New York City New York
Chaplain l.. F. Uhlendorff
Postmaster
New York City, New York
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II EEPING up the spirit of
A Christmas is more neces-
sary than ever this year. With
much of the world heavy
hearted we all need Christmas
for what it does for us. So let's
carry on the old traditions even
if our boys in the service cannot
be with us at this time.
In their memory they follow
us through the holiday routine.
Perhaps it's trimming the tree,
or doing up presents for the
youngsters, or entertaining the
crowd your man is with you
every step Of the way, living
over again those precious mo-
ments together.
So it's up to you to keep the
Christmas spirit Of good fellow
ships alive. You're planning to
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

NOTICE
In pursuance of an order of Elwood
Kemp, Register of Wills. in and for Kent
County, Delaware. dated January 4, A. d.
le45 notice is hereby given of the grant
ing Letters Testamentary on the estate of
Walter G. Myers on the 4th day of Janu-
airy A. d. 1945. All persons having claims
against the said Walter G. Myers, deceased
are required to exhibit the same to such
Executrix within one year after the date
of the granting of such Letters, or abide
by the law in that behalf. which provides
that such claims against the said estate
not so exhibited shall be forever barred.
LAURA S. MYERS,
Executrix of
Walter C. Myers, Deceased
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

can troops entered France, such as the
famous Lafayette, are here" of the
last war. The neal it was made by
an ack-ack gunner, s.,tlng on a mound
of earth about two weeks after D-Day,
reading the "Stars and Stripes" All of
sudden, he said, "Say, where's this Nor
mandy beach-head it talks about in here?"
Pyle realized he was serious and he told
him, ''You're sitting on it." The gunner
looked up in surprise, ''Well, I'll be
damned. I never knowed that" he said.
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11
READING WRITING
BY Y6M Scare AND RMmM1lm

L here are probably still GLi who would give
shr cigarette or blanket Pyle But nothing that GL
scroung from another good for him. Th, glowing tribute
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

War Bonds give worker and his
family a backlog against the time
when the nation will be readjusting
itself from war to peace.
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

mention the fact to him. We would
be very glad to have him listed as
one of our active contributors.
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

except the who fighting it. He tells about in all its grim
aspects: the thousands of dead the Normandy bchhead-
and among the litter and DEBRIS thousands of sheets of blank letter
paper which the had planned home about their first
visit France He tells nnumerab heroic exploits among his rave
men, the wounded English f pnioned for eight days
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

Dribbles wishes to sincerely
thank all those who were so
thoughtful in sending him the fine
assortment of holiday greetings at
Christmas. Even with the advanc-
ing years so surely approaching to
that of old age, this person cannot
help but feel a quiokening of the
heart beats each time he opened
up a card and found it was from
one of the Boys or Girls who go to
make up this little Service column.
May God watch over and protect
you one and all throughout the
year 1945. A fine lot of folks you
are, and 1 consider it a real priv
ilege to serve you as best 1 can in
my limited and humble manner. 1t
Is you who must carry the torch
of liberty on high, and win final
victory over our enemies for the
future safety of the world. In or
der to accomplish this you will
come face to face with undesirable
conditions, untold dangers, and
many anxious moments. However,
with the help of God, your own
moral courage, and the will to win,
you will find complete and final
victory yours. This day is not just
around the corner as so many peo-
pie have thought, but let us pray
that it will not be delayed too long,
since come it must; and come it
will. The forces of right will pre-
vail in the end.
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

To Franklin Wodall, Kenton, Del
aware. Thanks a lot young man
for your last change of address on
your brother, Julian Biddle Wood
all, E. M. &c, U. S. Navy, now sta
toned somewhere in the South Pa
cific. We listed this address in our
issue of December 21st, 1914.
While on the subject of address,
es, my friend, how would you feel
about checking up on some of the
changes of addresses of those Ser
vice folk you sent in last year?
Unfortunately many of these adj
dresses are now incorrect, and we
would certainly be very grateful to
you if you would consider using a
part of your spare time to obtain
the corrections necessary to place
these names in good standing. You
no doubt will recall those which
Dribbles is now referring to. If
you will accept this assignment, it
might be in order to ask the par
ents of Service folk in your COM
munity to please send in any
change of address they may have
at future date. If they would
only try to do this it would be very
helpful to the entire scheme of
things during the year 1945, and on
further if necessary.
Franklin, you have been quite
cooperative in writing in to date,
and Dribbles wants to thank you
for all the addresses you have furn-
ished in the past. 1t might be pos
sible that Julian would like to drop
us a line direct if you would but
Smyrna times., 1945-01-11

Ernie Pyle says he didn't hear any classic remarks when the