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Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25

alteTnated The aftermath of drink leaves the
victim Shaky He goes 10 sleeping pills for relief.
True addiction IS comparatively rare, though
becoming commoner The barbiturateS do not
enslave their victims as easily or as completely
the opiates Medical men draw distinction
between merely taking a pill at bedtime, even
though this be done regularly, and forming
dependence upon the drug through using it night
and day.
The pllswallower who sticks TO prescribed
dosage is in no danger of becoming an addict,
even a habtuote. No case OF habituation, and
certainly no death. far the records show, has
ever been the result Of daily pill But how many
sufferers from insomnia stick 70 the safe and
moderate dose? II is easy, if one pellet fails
10 do the business, to reach for another--or two
more-or three
War time and its sequel of economic and
emotional readjustment tend TO increase the use
OF sedatives, and 10 render nervestrained peo
pie peculiarly susceptible to these insdious
'pacifers." Or Clinton r. Themes of the
College of Medicine, University of Southern
California foreSaW this danger and warned OF II
while the still in progress. He said:
1T is my anticipation that soldiers returning
from the front. who are in highly nervous state
because of shock. noise, fatigue, and narrowing
experiences relating 20 the war, Will seek aid In
such depressant drugs as the barburic acid
derivatives. This viii become, no doubt, very
Serious problem
Az ARMY nurse 80 Years old honoraby dis
n charged, came back from the Pacific with her
nerves wrecked. Service GuadalCanal had left
her with memories which she could not dismiss
from her mind. Working sometimes "a hours on
end she lost the faculty of normal sleep
Experience had famariZed her with the bar
bituric acid medicines. They offered relief to her
tortured hours of insomnia. Beginning with
normal doses, she increased them. Soon she had
a fixed sleeping pill habit. 1t eliminated in col
lapse. She was rushed to hospital and died
there without rcgainng consciousness.
Cases like these are to be found in all sections
Of the country. They will continue until the law
steps in and takes control.
In his article next week. Mr. Adams will tell
how the underworld already has started eXnlOit
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25

In his article next week, Mr.. Adams will tell
how the underworld already has started to exploit
the craving of persons to whom legitimate drug
gists would not sell sleeping pills.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25

to the bedside of person racked with nervous
ness or suffering from depression. Yet handful
of sleeping pills will do the work with far less
lMrowing accompaniments
Low simple it is to obtain these drugs even in
preposterouS quantities is illustrated in the
case of a woman brought, unconscious and ap-
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25

pdItIIIIy az IIlr point OF
death, into a Now York
City h hospital. Emer-
gcncy treatment saved
her life, by the thinneSt
margin
She had been supply.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25

THE AMERICAN wEEKIY
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
MAN KILLED
AIDING DOG
Good Samaritan Goes to Aid
of Wounded Dog and Is
Hit by Passing Car
DIED AT SCENE

AS he>knelt to render assistance
to dog hit by an automobile,
George w. Sudler, colored, of near
Clayton, was fatally injured by an
other car Saturday night on the
road leading to Millington, about
six and one-half miles west of
Clayton. Sudler was dead when
state troopers reached the scene
and they found the dog also was
dead. The car which struck Sud-
Ter, troopers said, was operated
by Frank E. Cole of Clayton, who
is a mechanic at Wheatley's can
merry. He was charged with man
slaughter and was held in 81, 900
bail by Magistrate Edgar Frazier
of Smyrna. Troopers said Sudler,
while walking along the road, had
evidently seen the dog suffering
from injuries sustained when
struck by an unidentified car and
was attempting to help it.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
CHANGE IN FIRE SCHOOL
Instructor Away, Class VIII be En-
tertained With Moving Pictures

Members of the Citizens Hose
Company, who have been attending
Fire School will not have class
this Thursday evening due to the
absence of the instructor, but will
be entertained at the Fire Hall by
a showing of moving pictures
taken by ]. Wells FAIRIES. These
pictures will show the Smyrna
boys in action at fires in this COM
munity. Members and their friends
are welcome at the showing of the
pictures. All those who regularly
attend classes for fire school will
receive credit for the meeting.
Chief Stats is well pleased with
the attendance at the school and at
the last meeting the board of di-
rectors voted to buy c o 2 fire
extinguisher, new model which is
a on-conductor of electricity, thus
protecting our fire fighters from
shock or death when coming in
contact with live wire.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
E. A. MULRONEY
ROTARY
Past Department Commander
American Legion Gives
Talk Thursday Evening
VETERAN WORLD WAR l

Edward A. Mulrooney, Past De-
partment Commander of Delaware
of the American Legion, was the
guest speaker at the Rotary Club
at their meeting Thursday evening.
Mr.. Mulrooney, a veteran of World
War I, spoke of the act now before
Congress to have Compulsory Mil
itary Training" for every boy. The
American Legion is in favor of the
act and as a reference for the need
Mr.. Mulrooney spoke of the small
military organization at the begin
ming of World War II. This war
has called for more trained men
than ever in the history of the
world were used for military pur-
poses and it takes valuable time to
train them. He spoke of America
as peace-loving nation, but a ma
ton which must always be prepar-
ed to combat any aggression thrust
upon us. Universal Military Train
ing will be the means of making
strong patriotic citizens. G. l..
Harmonson responded to Mr.. Null
rooney's address.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
DAY
AT ASBURY
Each Man Attending Request
ed To Bring a Boy With
Him to the Service
JUDGE NELSON SPEAKER

At Asbury Methodist Church
next Sunday, "Laymen's Day" will
be observed with special music by
the children's choirs and sermon
meditation on Men of This Hour
For Christ" At the evening SER
vice at 7:30 each man is requested
to have boy accompany him at
the service. The guest speaker for
the evening will be Judge Elwood
of Wilmington and special
selections will be rendered by a
male quartette. Services for the
week will be Youth Choir Thursday
at 7 p. M; Children's Choir Friday
at $3.50 p. m. George Washington
covered dish supper sponsored by
Asbury Young Adult Group will be
he'd Friday evening at $50 p. M,
Feb. 23rd. Mrs. Howard Rowland,
Mrs. Walter Downs, Mrs. June
Short will be in charge of the pro-
gram for the evening. Senior
Choir Saturday at 7:30 p. m. Pray
er service Wednesday, 7:30 p. M,
continued Lenten study from the
Book "Christ After Chaos" will
take place.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22

Leon de Valinger, Jr., State
Archivist, told Governor Walter
w. Bacon and members of the
House in session yesterday after
noon that the current session of
the General Assembly is not the
10th as officially designated but
actually the 18th. The discrep-
ency in the designation dates back
to 1918, Mr.. deValinger points out,
when as many of the states arch
ives were not available as now and
were not as readily accessible. He
explains that it was in 1913 that
the General Assembly directed by
legislative act "that the Secretary
of State ascertain the number of
regular sessions held by the Cen
eral Assemblies, and that the Cen
eral Assembly now in session shall
be officially known by that number,
and that all subsequent biennial as
semblies shall be designated by
number in sequence thereafter"
Mr.. deValinger explained that the
inaccuracy was brought to his at
tention by w. Emerson Wilson,
city editor of the Wilmington
Morning News, who had asked the
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Roland w. Bell, Retired Navy Of
ficer, Dies in Naval Hospital

Lieut.. Roland w. Bell, U. 5.
Navy, retired, died in the Naval
Hospital in Philadelphia Friday
morning, February 10th, where he
had been patient several weeks.
He was ". Born in Smyrna he
was the son of William M. and
Emily Hoffecker Bell. He enlist
ed when a very young man in the
United States Navy and continued
in that service until 1913 when he
was first retired and came home
from the Philippines. During the
first World War he returned to ac-
tive duty at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. In 1922 he was stationed
at Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
In 1928 he retired and went to Cal
ifornia where he lived at Engle-
wood and Manhattan Beach until
1888 when he returned to Smyrna
to make his home. His colorful
navy career included stopping at
ports all over the world and his
ship was on patrol duty at the
time of the sinking of the Maine in
Havana harbor, which was one of
the many experiences he, with a
fund of knowledge, could delight
an audience. While in California
he developed a hobby for gather
ing, cutting and polishing beautiful
stones. His collection was very
extensive and he was often called
upon by organizations to display
the polished stones, both precious
and semi-precious, which had been
collected from all parts of the
world, with lecture on the same.
After his return to Smyrna he was
active in civic affairs and served
with the Smyrna Defense Council
as coordinator in formation of the
council. He was member of As
bury Methodist Church, Harmony
Lodge A. F. and A. M, and an
honorary member of the Citizens
Hose Company. His wife, Mrs.
Gertrude Smith Bell, died two
years ago, leaving as sole survivor
their only son, R. William Bell of
Harrisburg, Pa, and a grand
daughter, Mary Alice Bell. Fun
eral services were held at his late
residence on South Street, Monday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, with Rev
Robert E. Green officiating. Inter
ment was in Odd Fellows Gem
etery.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
ARCHIVIST FINDS DISCREPANCY
IN NUMBER OF ASSEMBLIES

archivist for an explanation of the
difference between the number of
sessions of the U. S. Congress and
those of the Delaware Legislature.
1 explained that this difference was
caused by the fact that from 1776
until the constitution of 1881 the
legislature met annually and from
that time on the meetings were BIZ
ennial," Mr.. deValinger said. "In
computing the number of sessions
on this basis, Wilson still did not
arrive at an answer that CORES
ponded with the number of the
present session of our legislature.
He then requested that we check
this information closely for him."
After citing the 1913 act which
sought a numbering of legislative
session, the state archivist went
on: "In conformance with the
terms of this act we examined our
records from the beginning of
statehood in 1776 and found that
regular sessions of the general as
sembly were held from October of
1776 to October of 1871, inclusive,
which accounted for sixteen ses-
sions.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
w. S. C. S. HOLD MEETING

Chairmen Appointed and New Of
ficers Named For Year
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mems Society of Christian Service
was held in Asbury Methodist
Church Friday evening, February
16. Devotions were conducted by
Mrs. Lewis M. Price. The program
was in charge of Circle No. 1, Mrs.
John L. Johnson, leader. Mrs.J John
son gave a talk on 1.-THE American
Indian" Solo, Indian Love Call"
by Mrs. William ]. Wroten; read
ing, 'Hiawatha's Courtship," by
Mrs. Henry Price. Business meet
ing, presided over by the president,
Mrs. A. D. Cole. All of the Circle
will meet on Tuesday, February
9th at 1880 p. M, as follows: Cir
Gle No. 1, Mrs. John l.. Johnson,
leader, at the home of Mrs. john
son; Circle No. 2, Mrs. Raymond
Snow, leader, at the home of Mrs.
Snow; Circle No. 8, Mrs. Norman
Coleman, leader, at the home of
Mrs. Coleman; CIRCLE No. 4, Mrs.
Matthew Slaughter, leader, at the
home of Mrs. G.. Harvey Wright;
Circle No. 5, Mrs. Franklin Ennis,
leader, at the home off Mrs. Thorn
as Jackson; Circle No. 6, Mrs. Geo.
Robinson, leader, at the home of
Mrs. Robinson; Circlel No. Z, Mrs.
Henry T. Price, leader, at the home
of Mrs. Price. The following are
the newly-elected officers for this
year: president, Mrs. Andrew D..
Cole; vice-president, Mrs. John L..
Johnson; recording secretary, Miss
Anna B. Beckett; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Clifford Jones;
treasurer, Mrs. Warren Myers; Sec
rotary of Missionary Education,
Mrs. Ernest Mattiford; secretary
of Christian Social Relations and
Local Church Activities, Mrs. G.
Harvey Wright; secretary of
Young People, Mrs. Henry t. Price;
secretary of Supplies, Mrs. Harvey
Pollen; secretary of Student Work,
Mrs. Allen Moffitt; secretary of
Spiritual Life, Mrs. Lewis M.
Price; secretary of Literature, Mrs.
William r. Stats.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
ELECTION DAY
NEXT MONDAY
S. Creadick Ennis Unopposed
For Mayor; Two Council
men Will Be Elected
GET OUT AND VOTE

Next Monday between the hours
of 2 and 5 p. m. the citizens of
Smyrna who have paid their taxes
will have an opportunity to vote at
Town election. There will be no
contest for mayor of the town the
only name filed was that of S.
Creadick Ennis, who has been a
member of city council and served
as its secretary for the past IA
years. Mr.. Ennis is native of
Smyrna and a member of the firm
of Ennis & Deakyne. DR.. R. F.
Corley, the retiring mayor, declin-
ed to seek reelection because of
pressure of private business. The
following names have been filed
for council: Richard G. Long, John
C. Still, Henry T. Price and Solo
mon Thomas. Of these, John C.
Still has been an efficient member
of council for 6 years, his term ex-
piring this year. Three names are
placed on the voting list for asses
sor. The candidates are Grant
CARTS, Reynolds Stevenson, and Ro-
land Moore. Three are to be elect
cd III II
town treasurer, and Mrs. Lolita
Robinson, town collector, both of
whose terms expire this year, have
filed for reelection. 1t is the priv
ilege of every tax payer to vote at
town election and should be their
desire to help put the best and
most efficient men in office.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
DEPUTY BASE
COMMANDER
2S-Year-Old Fighter Pilot at
Dover Air Base; Col.
Heath Goes to Idaho
so COMBAT MISSIONS


Lieutenant Colonel William H.
Swanson of Chicago, 28-year-old
fighter pilot veteran of the Euro
pean theater, has been named dep
uty base commander at the Dover
Army Air Field, according to an
nouncement by the commanding
officer, Colonel Harold ]. Rau. Col
onel Swanson succeeds 1t. Col.
Norval K. Heath of Caldwell, Idaho,
who has been promotd by the First
Air Force to command a pilots
gunnery school at Suffolk County
Army Air Field, Westhampton
Beach, L. I. Col. Heath had serv-
ed at Dover since October after
four years in the Hawaiian Islands.
Dover's new deputy commander,
Colonel Swanson, returned to the
United States from England three
months ago after completing 80
combat missions during ID months
as deputy commander of a PAT
Thunderbolt fighter group. He had
been in Panama with a fighter
squadron for over two years when
the United States entered the war
and continued in the role of squad
ron commander for IA months be-
fore returning to the States. His
foreign service as pilot stands at
SO months, with q months since
Pearl Harbor.
Entered Service in 1889
The f1ier entered the service as an
air cadet in February 1889 and re-
ceived his commission year later
at Kelly Field, Tex. He was as
signed to Selfridge Field, Mich, as
a charter member of a P-36 fight
er squadron which six months later
made the first mass pursuit ship
flight to Panama. His squadron
later included few P-26 and P-4O
fighters, incidently. Upon his re-
turn to the States in January 1913
he was assigned to Westover Field
Mass, where he became deputy
group commander of the PAT unit
which he took to England in Sep
TENDER. Altho the fighter groups
primary job was escort, It partici-
pated more frequently in strafing
assignments, including D-Day, &C.
cording to the colonel. Before en-
tering the service, Colonel Swan.
son was employed as laboratory
technician and salesman by the Oh.
son Rug Co., in Chicago. He grad.
uated from North Park Junior Col.
lege in 1886.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
KENT COUNTY
DAIRY FARMER
Elected Board of Five Direct
0rs at Meeting Last
Thursday Evening
VALUABLE SERVICE

On the evening of Thursday,
February Is. the interested dairy
men of Kent County met and re-
organized the Kent County Dairy
Herd Improvement Association.
The board of directors were
elected composed of the following:
Purnal Friedel, Viola; w. Smith
ers Snow, Smyrna; Isaac Thomas,
Marydel; Douglas Fry, Milford and
L. D. Caulk, Woodside. These di-
rectors selected Purnal Friedel as
president, w. Smithers Snow as
vice-president and Isaac Thomas as
secretary-treasurer. After many
attempts, tester has been obtain
ed according to William E. Tarbell,
acting County Agent of Kent
County. Ray Thomas of Asheboro,
North Carolina reported for work
on February and after intensive
training at the University of Della
ware, Mr.. Thomas began testing
on February 1. Since that date he
has been continuously at work on
different dairy farms throughout
the county. To date there are Is
herds being tested. There is still
room for few more herds to be
enrolled in the Association, and
those dairymen who are interested
in having this valuable service are
urged to notify the County Agent
in Dover, or anyone of the officers
or directors, of their desire to join
the Association. This is the most
efficient way for many dairymen to
obtain information on the members
of his herd who are not efficient
producers. The cost is normal
compared with the results obtain
ed. A new weekly series of broad
casts on dairy and livestock con-
servation is being presented each
Tuesday on the Delaware Farm
land Home Hour, Station WDEL,
at 1 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
CENTURY CLUB
NIGHT MEETING
Open Meeting With the Public
Invited to Attend "An Amer
can Folk Ways" Party
SCOUTS TO ASSIST

The regular meeting of the Cen
tury Club will be held tomorrow
evening at 7:30 instead of the u.s.
ual afternoon hour. The program
which is called IAN American Folk
Ways Party" will be in charge of
Mrs. Thomas Russell, assisted by
members of the troop and troop
committee of fLone Troop 1, Girl
Scouts of Smyrna. This troop has
for six years been sponsored by the
Century Club. The program will
consist off American folk tales,
legends, sons and dances. Follow
ing the program there will be re-
freshments, prepared and served
by members of the troop. Com
mittees are as follows: program,
Irene Mofitt, Jean Ellen Russell;
tea table, Mrs. Lee Deakyne, joan
ne Deakyne, Helen Burge, Joseph
inc Budd, Betty Jean Lovegrove.
Matilda Robinson. Cookies Group
L: Mrs. G. L. Easley, Mary EasIey,
Shirley Hudson, Loretta Seal, Phyl-
lis Ann Pets; Group Q: Mrs. Tenn
pie Heinold, Evelyn Heinold, Ber-
nice Burris, Lorraine Stats, Joseph
inc Burris; Group g.: Mrs. Stanley
Middleton, Patty Middleton, Char
Ign Missimer, Matilda Robinson,
Mary Vaughn; Cocoa and Tea:
Mrs. w. A. Hudson, Shirley Hud-
son, Mary Vaughn, Mary Easley,
Clara Robinson. At recent meet
ing of the executive committee at
the home of the president, Mrs.
George Carter, it was decided to
recommend to the club that a
chairman of Girl Scouting be add
ed to list of club officers. 1t was
also decided at this meeting to
/ hold tn annual club luncheon at
The Wayside Inn on April ~.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
Union Opposes Naming of Candee

The reappointment of the Rev.
DR.. Charles L. Candee as member
of the Old Age Welfare Commits
sion was opposed by the New Cas-
tie County Industrial Union Coun-
ell in a resolution adopted at the
councils meeting Monday night in
Wilmington. The council urged
Chief Justice Daniel ]. Layton to
appoint someone with a sympa-
thetic understanding of the needs
and the welfare of our aged and
needy" to succeed DR.. Candee,
whose term expires Feb. %.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
PRETTY WEDDING AT KENYON
Miss Mary Kathryn Walker and
Cpl. Henry John Strenge Married

A very pretty wedding was SOL
emnized at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen G. Walker of Kenton
Saturday, February 10th, at $3.50
o'clock WIN their daughter, Miss
Mary Kathryn Walker, Pharmacist
Mate, third class, Waves, became
the bride of Tech.-Corporal Henry
John Strenge, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Strenge of Puyallop,
Washington. Rev. ]. E. Parker
performed the ceremony. The we'd
ding music was played by Mrs.
Harriette Monet Pond. The bride
who was given in marriage by her
father, wore a gown of ivory satin
brocade with sweetheart neck line.
Her tulle veil was held with a bau-
deau of orange blossofs and she
carried a prayer book from which
fell a shower of white sweet peas.
Miss Sara Walker, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor and the
brides only attendant. She was
gowned in light blue chiffon and
carried a bouquet of pink roses
and snapdragons. The best man
was Mr.. G. P. Middleton of Phila-
delphia, an uncle of the bride. Mrs.
Walker chose a costume of fuschia
crepe and wore corsage of mixed
sweet peas. The groom's mother
wore navy blue crepe with corsage
of gardenias. A reception follow
ed the ceremony at the home. At
ter a short wedding trip Cpl.
Strenge and his bride will return
to duty at Camp Deterick, near
Frederick, Md. The bride was
graduated fromth John Bassett
Moore High School eand the Frank
lin School of Science and Art of
Philadelphia. The groom was grad
uated from Puyallop school and at
tended college at Puget Sound,
Tacoma, Washington.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
Death of Mrs. Hennie Todd Truitt

Mrs. Hennie Todd Truitt passed
away Wednesday, February z in
Dover after a short illness. Mrs.
Truitt made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Hoekstra.
She was a native of Maryland, a
daughter of the late George and
Julia Hobbs Trice. Mrs. Truitt has
been a resident of Delaware for
about IL years, living in Smyrna
for two and Dover ten years. In
her earlier years she was an active
church worker and was very pop
ular in her social activities. Mrs.
Truitt was first married to the late
George Todd of Maryland and at a
later marriage married Rev. Hor-
ace E. Truitt of Wilmington Con-
ference. Mrs. Truitt is survived
by one son Clarence T. Todd of
Crisfield, Md; one daughter, Mrs.
Eva Hoekstra of Dover; one sister,
Mrs. Emma Hayden of Mechanics
vile, Md, and two grandchildren,
Hilda Mae Todd of Annapolis, Md,
and Julia Mae Hoekstra of Dover.
Funeral services were conducted
from Connor's funeral home Satur-
day at p. M, with the Rev. T. S.
Dixon of Denton, Md, Rev. Stanley
Lowell, Dover and Rev. w. E. Mat
thews, Smyrna, officiating. Inter
ment was made in Lakeside Gem
etery, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
Death of Mrs. Kate E. Hill

Mrs. Kate E. Hill, widow of Auly
Hill, aged II, died at her home in
Townsend Monday morning, Feb
ruary 10, after lengthy illness.
She was the daughter of the late
Eleazer David and Elizabeth Shaw
Lockerman. Mrs. Hill had lived in
this community her entire life. She
is survived by her daughters, Mrs.
Margaret Lyons of Perry Point,
Md; Miss Lucy c. Hill of Whining
ton, and Miss Arie C. Hill, who
lived at home. Her funeral was
held from her late residence on
Wednesday afternoon. Interment
was at Townsend cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-22
Death of John III. Mills, GA

John H. Mills, age "a well known
contractor and carpenter of this
town, died at the Kent General
Hospital in Dover, Thursday, Feb
ruary 18th, following an operation.
In recent years Mr.. Mills was con-
nected with the carpentry depart
ment of The Wilson Cabinet Com
pany. He was a son of Samuel E..
and Elizabeth Haynes Mills of
Pennsylvania. Funeral services
were held at his late residence on
Delaware Street, Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock with Rev. Robert E.
Green in charge. Interment was in
Odd Fellows cemetery. Bearers
were co-workers from the Wilson
Cabinet Company. His sole sur
vivor is his wife, Mrs. Alva Wheat
man Mills.