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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-18
YOUNG MAN GOES WEST

Bangor, Me.-Homesick for his
friends in his former home at Seat
tie, Wash, l5-year-old Paul Jaf-
farian Of Bangor hitchhiked some
1000 miles across the continent
all at cost of S451. The boy car
ried his own food. a canteen and
axe, clothing a sleeping bag, and
small stove.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-18

Standardization Of
American soldiers and German civ
ilians had the Army's official sane.
ton today with easing OF the ban
which had become a controversial
subject in both Germany and the
United States.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-18
NEW CARS DISPLAYED

Lansing-New 1916 oldsmobiles,
first to come of the production
line since reconversion started,
went on display here today in the
company's engineering building.
The displays include different body
models in new colors, Oldsmobile
officials said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-18
TO DISTRIBUTE FUND

Lansing State Highway Com
missioner Charles NJ. Ziegler today
announced that S1,275,O00 of gas tax
money would be distributed to the
counties and cities of the state as
part of the annually S6,750,OO0 dis
tribution The money is used for
roads and streets.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-18

ROME---INS - Prime Minister
Ferruccio Parri requested today
that the Big Three powers meeting
in Potsdam grant Italy a status of
alliance in accordance with that
future justice Italy deserves and
has been awaiting"
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
LEGION SPONSORS MEMORIAL
Contributions From Grateful Pub
lie To Be Solicited Later

1iC lO ot oOisSittu latti
The David c. Harrison Post, No.
IA, American Legion, after nearly
two years of deliberation in re-
CARDS to sponsoring War Memoir
ial for Smyrna, finally decided at
their last Post meeting to sponsor
a War Memorial to all those who
served our Country in the armed
forces in all wars. The type or
kind and location of the proposed
War Memorial will be announced
in the near future after the Le-
gion's permanent War Memorial
Committee, to be composed of Le-
gionnaires and other citizens, con-
fer and decide upon the objectives
for this timely and worthy project.
The decision of the Post was ar
rived at because many citizens in
the past have expressed their opin-
ion that the local Legion Post
should be the sponsoring body for
War Memorial for Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
DIR. DEAKYNE
HONORED
State Medical Society Elects
Him President at Meeting
Held in Wilmington
156TH ANNUAL MEETING

DR.. Walter c. Deakyne of this
town was unanimously elected
president of the Medical Society of
Delaware at the close of the final
scientifi session in the Academy of
Medicine in Wilmington last week.
DR.. Deakyne is a graduate of the
University Of Maryland Medical
School and has practiced in Smyr-
ma for % years. He has held all
offices in the Kent County Medical
Society and was first vice-presi-
dent Of the state society during the
past year. He succeeds DR.. L.
Lewis Chapman of Wilmington in
the presidency. Following his cleo
ton DR.. Deakyne was formally es-
corted to the chair by a committee
of three physicians. A luncheon in
the Hotel DUPONT then concluded
the two-day 156th annual meeting
of the society. The Women's Aux
iliary to the society also met dur
ing the two-day session and was
addressed by the national president
of their group, Mrs. David w.
Thomas.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
UNITED WAR
FUND DRIVE
Harley Bodley, Chairman For
This Area Names SOlic-
itOr Chairmen
AREA QUOTA IS $500

Harley Bodley, chairman of the
United War Fund Drive for Smyr-
ma and Cheswold, announces ap-
pointment of the following district
chairmen: Mrs. Evelyn Pusey, the
Boulevard; Mrs. w. c. Deakyne,
Pearl and Union Streets; Elizabeth
Wilson, Delaware and Market
Sire; let's; George w. Wright, the
public schools; Mrs. Helen Potter,
South Street; Mrs. Warner w.
Price, Sr., Main Street; William E.
Matthews, Jr., organizations; Har-
vey c. Jones, business and mer-
chants; Mrs. Mary Bell, Commerce
Street; Ernest Mattiford, rural;
State Welfare Home, Mrs. Mar
jorie Turner; Cheswold, Mrs.
Franklin D. Luff. The quota for
the area is $500. This will be the
final campaign for Is months, un-
til the end of 1916. Mr.. Bodley
stresses need for funds is great
er than ever since thousands of
men and women in the armed fore
es will remain overseas for many
months. Chairmen for Mt. Vernon
and Frazier Streets will be ap-
pointed.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18

AT ROTARY
B.W. Hartley, School Superin-
tendent From Dover,
Speaks on Columbus
"HOPE AND COURAGE"

Byron w. Hartley, superintend-
ent of schools for Dover, in an ad-
dress on columbus" at the Smyr-
ma Rotary Club Thursday night,
said that in 1893, the year after
Columbus discovered America, the
old world was without hope; they
felt it the end of civilization, that
the world would soon end, and sure
ly it was the end of an epoch. Co.
lumbus came back with hope and
the inspiration of a new life. Men
suffered through depressions even
in those days and were faced with
despair, he said. He urged Rotar-
ians to take the attitude that the
best is in the future, and that we
cannot live to ourselves. The
speaker was introduced by Harvey
c. Jones and the response was
made by George w. Wright. Will
liam T. Potter was welcomed as a
new member of the Smyrna club
and William T. Kenworthy, Jr., at
tended as junior Rotarian. The
program this evening will be in
charge of Raymond Mabrey on the
topic, Occupation - c h o ice :?
Chance 2"
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
HOSE COMPANY
ANNUAL DINEER
Many Guests To Be Present
at Annual Dinner at Gen.
fury Club House
GUEST SPEAKER

The annual banquet of the Cit
liens Hose Company, No. 1, Inc,
of Smyrna will be held on Wednes-
day evening, October oath, at $50
in the Century Club House. Mem
bers of the Smyrna Grange will
serve the dinner. The toastmaster
for the affair will be Clifford Jones,
a past president of the company.
The speaker of the evening will be
the Honorable Wallace Woodford,
Mayor of Dover. Guests for the
affair include: the Mayor of Smyr-
ma S. Creadick Ennis; members of
City Council Ralph G. FAIRIES, Sr.,
Richard G. Long, John Mannering,
Henry Price, City Manager S. c,
Marvel, Fred Brown of Whining
ton, President of the Delaware
State Firemens Association Harold
w. Birmingham of Lewes, and
Frank C. ONeal, Sr., of Harring-
ton; Past Presidents of the State
Association; Warren w. Pettyjohn
Of Dover, Secretary of the State
Association; Harry Tee, Sr., of
Harrington, president of the Kent
County Firemens Association: Carl
Hurd, Mayor of Clayton; Oliver
Pryor, President of the Clayton
Fire Company; Merrick Horn,
Chief of the Clayton Fire Com
pany; Rev. Robert E. Green, presi-
dent of the Rotary Club; Elmer P.
Corrie, Master of Smyrna Grange;
J. Wells FAIRIES, president of the
Chamber of Commerce; Morgan
Parry, Commander of the David c.
Harrison Post, No. IA; George w.
Wright, Superintendent of Schools;
Lieut.. James E. Turner, Delaware
State Police; DR.. G. ]. Prickett,
Superintendent of State Welfare
Home; Harvey c. Jones, president
of National Bank of Smyrna; Har-
ley R. Bodley, president of Fruit
Growers National Bank and Trust
Company; Charles L. Harmonson,
William Doughten, Sr., Lee H.
Deakyne, DR.. w. c. Deakyne, DR..
w. c. Pritchard, Jr., DR.. A. v. Gill
liland, DR.. Ralph B. Jones, DR.. Roy
F. Corley, DR.. Ernest P. Collins,
Rev. j. w. Parkins, Rev. F. M.
Barton, J. Edwin Wilson, Jr., A.
Homer Smith, William Wroten,
Louis Caras, Reese Boyer, Harry
Aumack.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
o. p. A. HERE TO CLOSE
Surplus Property Used by Boards
Will Be Sold at Private Sale

Due to the closing of boards at
New Castle, Newark, Middletown,
Smyrna, Harrington, Georgetown
and Frankford, surplus property in
these boards will be sold at private
sale, Charles w. Hardesty, state di-
rector of OPA, announced yester-
day. Arrangements for purchase
may be made at once, but in some
cases possession can not be OBJ
tanned before Nov. 80. The items
to be offered will consist of desks,
tables, chairs and filing cabinets.
The priority order of purchasers
are: Federal agencies, Municipal,
county and state; future occu-
pants of premises or landlords;
dealers; private individuals. All
prices have been determined by the
government and are available at
the local boards above mentioned.
A special price is available to deal
ers and this price will also apply
to purchases by states, counties, or
municipalities. Government en-
ployees or local board volunteers
are not privileged to purchase the
surplus material. All sales will be
made on the. premises where is
and as is" and settlement must be
made by check or money order.
John Bancroft Ill, district admin
istrative officer, is responsible for
the sales which will be made by
board supervisors at boards sites
with the assistance of the chief
clerk.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
COLUMBUS DAY
GIVEN
Senior Grades See Play Writ
ten by Bill Kenworthey;
Program by l and 2 Grades
MUSICAL INTERLUDES

The Columbus Day program as
presented by the Senior Class,
sponsors, was a playlet written by
Bill Kenworthey, a member of the
senior class and produced by
committee of senior students as
follows: Ruth Gooden, Ella Mae
Gardner, Gi FAIRIES, Jerry Lamb,
Paul Cadmus and Betty Everett.
Narrator, Ellener Attix; Columbus,
William H. Kenworthey, Jr.; Crew,
Gi FAIRIES, Charles G.Lamb, Frank
lin Woodall; Mayor LaGuardia,
Paul Cadmus; Queen Isabella, Mary
Carslene Bowes. This program was
presented in the afternoon of Fri
day, Oct. 18th. The assembly pro-
fran for grades 2-1 and 2-2, under
the direction of Mrs. Lulu Ricards
and Mrs. Mildred King was as fol-
lows: 23rd Psalm, Beverly David;
Lords Prayer, Flag Salute, singing
America; three songs, Grades 2-1
and %: "Our School Bus, Good
Morning." Columbus; recita IN,
"our Land" Jerry Pollen;
Story of Columbus, Carl Geb' :,
Richard Price, Walter Luckov Hi,
Tommy Price; Columbus" e It
girls of grade %; recitation, "A
Fine Habit" Nellie Hurd; song,
I'm Learning to Dance" ten boys
and ten girls from gdades 2-1 and
%; October, seven boys, grade
2-2; Autumn Poems, Grade 2-2;
Glowing October" Billy Carter;
Leaf Blankets" Henry Steller;
"Three Little Leaves" Bobby Kel-
lums; Autumn Poems, Grade 81;
October" Lee Owens; "Mr. Crows
Oponion," Billy Pritchard; "Au-
tumn Tumblers," Ellen Peters;
Why 1 Like October six girls,
Grade 2-2; two songs, by Second
Grades; Autumn Winds, Jolly Jack
Frost.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
FIRE CHIEF STATS PAYS VISIT
TO SCHOOLS FOR INSPECTION

During Fire Prevention Week,
Fire Chief Julian Stats made
surprise visit to both the schools Of
Smyrna and called for fire drill.
At the John Bassett Moore School,
1856 pupils were out of the building
in one and one-half minutes. At
the colored school the building was
emptied in 1 and one-half minutes.
Chief Stats was well pleased with
the order and skill which was dis
played in emptying all buildings.
Wilson Cabinet Company and the
State Welfare Home also were in
spected for fire hazards. While the
committee of the Citizens Hose
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
Arrests Over Weekend

The local police were busy over
the weekend with several arrests.
William Still, Blackbird, paid a fine
of $100 and costs on a charge of
operating a motor vehicle while
under the Influence of intoxicat-
ing liquor after he had struck and
damaged fire plug at the corner
of Market and Commerce Streets.
The fire plug has been replaced by
new one. William E. Mcbride,
Smyrna, paid fine of $40 for
speeding, and Jessie Carroll and
Alfred Mason, both of Smyrna,
were fined So and costs on drunk
and disorderly charges.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
MARDI GRAS
PRIZE LIST
Plans Are Completed and the
Prizes For Various Divi-
siOns Are Announced
PLAN FOR BIG PARADE

The Halloween celebration for
the Smyrna-Clayton area is now
assuming finished plans and all is
in readiness for a night of fun and
frolic. Harry P. Jones, chairman
of parade, with his assistants, is
getting ready line of route for
the parade which will give most of
Smyrna a chance to see the floats
and fancy costumes. The follow
ing prizes will be awarded by out
of-town judges:
List of Prizes
Best Band: first prize, $50; second,
20; 3rd, $40. Comic Band: first
prize, SIS. Best Decorated Auto
mobile, first prize, $40; second, So;
third, $3.50. Best Decorated Float,
first prize, SIS; second, $40; third,
$3.50; fourth, IS; fifth, $3.50. Best
Organization with 10 or more in
line: first prize, SIS; second, $40;
third, $5.
Comic Division
Best dressed Individual: first prize,
$40; second, $5; third, 81; third, So;
fourth, 81. Best Impersonation:
first, $5; second, $3.50. Most Orig
inal: first, $5; second, $3.50. Best
Team e or more): first prize, S.;
second, $3.50.
Fancy Dress Division
Best dressed individual, first
prize, $40; second, $5; third, 81;
fourth, SO; fifth, So. Best Imper-
sonation, first prize, $5; second,
$3.50. Best Team e or more) /:
first prize, So; second, $3.50.
Children's Division
Ten prizes for children: first, $5;
second, 81; third, So; fourth, So;
fifth, ST.. sixth, 81; seventh, 81;
eighth, 81; ninth, 81; tenth, 81.
Additional novelty prizes for all
children competing. In event of
rain celebration will be postponed
until Friday, November 2.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
FACULTY MEETING HERE
Extra -Curricula Activities Subject
of Panel Discussion Before Club

Extra Curricula Activities Subject
of Panel Discussion Before Club
The place of extra-curricular ac-
tivities in school life was the sub
ject of a panel discussion present.
ed before the Faculty Club of the
Smyrna School at it's meeting here
on October 16. Participating were
the president, Miss Florence King
er, Mrs. Edgar Harrington, and
Glenn King. 1t was pointed out
that all extra-curricular activities
should be the outgrowth of some
curricular activity, and all extra
curricular activities should enrich
curricular activities. Upon this
broad principle, according to the
panel members, we establish the
legitimate purposes of an activities
period as being: To develop initia-
tive Individual and group; to in
spire students to greater effort for
higher purposes; to develop dis
eliminating loyalty; to develop re-
gard for such social principles as
sympathy, respect, sincerity, social
interdependence, unselfish service;
to discuss habits Of good citizen
ship; to develop intelligent obedi-
ence to authority; to develop cul-
tural and social opportunities; to
develop clean cut efficiency; to help
pupils achieve emotional and intel
lectual balance; to develop social
graces and attitudes of coopera-
ton; to develop a consciousness of
ultimate goals. The application of
these principles to the conduct of
specific homeroom programs was
made by Mrs. Harrington and Miss
Klinger. Mrs. Harrington explain
ed in detail a student homeroom
Continued on Page Three)
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
FARMERS TOLD
PRICES TO FALL
University Economist Warns
of Decline in Prices AS Fol
lowed World War |
COST VERSUS DEBTS

If history repeats itself prices of
farm commodities will fall as a re-
suit of the termination of Word
War II, according to DR.. R. O.
Bausman, head of the Department
of Agricultural Economics, Univer-
sity of Delaware. During the last
three wars in this country, the
War of 1912, the Civil War and
World War 1, commodity prices
rose sharply and were followed by
a marked decline. If there is a de-
cline in prices following World
War II there is little clue as to
whether the decline will come soon
or after some two or three years.
The government guarantee to sup
port the prices of specified farm
commodities at 80 per cent of par
ity is not seen as affording great
relief for Delaware farmers. For
example, the farm prices of most
fresh vegetables in 1945 ranged
from 40 to so per cent above the
guaranteed support prices. If the
prices of fresh vegetables in Della
ware were to fall to the guaran-
teed support, vegetable growers in
general would be in a distressed
condition. Furthermore, many farm
commodities produced in Delaware
have no guaranteed support. There
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
ASBURY SPECIAL SERVICES
DR.. Ralph johnson of Chattanooga,
Tenn, Will Be Guest Preacher

Tenn, Will Be Guest Preacher
Asbury Methodist Church, Smyr-
ma, will enter into series of SER
vices from Sunday, October 81 to
Sunday November a.. as part of
the New Life Movement of the
Crusade for Christ. The Crusade
for Christ is the organized re-
sponse of the Methodist Church to
assume its part in ministering to
the vast staggering needs of the
world. This year 1945 and '46 has
been designated as the Year of
Evangelism with goal for all
churches to win one million souls
for Christ.
DIR. Ralph Johnson Guest Preacher
DR.. Ralph Johnson, Chattanooga,
Tenn, dynamic speaker, musician
and soloist will be the evangelist
assisted by Mrs. Ralph Johnson
and Miss Roberta Hall, youth
worker and pianist. DR.. Johnson
will preach his first sermon Sunday
morning at IL o'clock. A great
Sunday evening service has been
planned with DIR. johnson conduct
ing the music and preaching the
sermon, assisted by visiting mu-
sicians and large choir.
Daily Services
During the two weeks the fol-
Continued on Page Three)
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18

Company for fire prevention were
generally pleased with conditions
they found, in town, they pointed
out that some conditions in the in
terest of fire prevention could be
improved upon in the business dis
trict. The survey showed that
most homes in the residential dis
trict were without fire hazards.
Rubbish placed in yard or seclud-
ed corner can be a fire hazard.
Take advantage of the collections
made by the Town every Tuesday
and have discarded trash hauled
away.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Viola f. Horn, AZ, Passed
Away in Clayton Monday

Mrs. Viola E. Horn, age AZ, wife
of ]. Merrick Horn, died at her
residence in Clayton Monday, Oc-
tober Is. She was a daughter of
Edward F. and Emma Walls Mack
lin OF Clafton. Funeral services
will be held at FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel Thursday afternoon at 1:3o
o'clock with Rev. R. w. Kirwan of
st. Paul Church, in charge. Inter
ment will be in Odd Fellows Gem
etery. Besides her parents Mrs.
Horn is survived by four children,
John Merrick, Jr., Elloise, Edward
and Richard; two sisters, Mrs.
Ralph Knots of Kenton; Mrs. Ro-
berta Fleming of Clayton, and a
brother, Rynear S. Macklin of
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
HOME COMING SERVICE
Dulaney's Methodist Church VIII
Hold Annual Meeting October 21st

Hold Annual Meeting October 21st
The annual home coming service
will be held at Dulaney's Methodist
Church Sunday, October 21st, at
2:30 p. m. The Rev. ]. c. Handy,
pastor of the Methodist Church at
Sudlersville, Maryland, will be the
speaker. Special singing will con-
sist of selection by the chair of
st. Paul Methodist Church, Clay
ton, and a duet by Harvey Poore
and Mrs. Olin hamburger. A spec
ial invitation to attend this service
is extended to the residents of the
community, former friends and
members of the church, residing
elsewhere and the general public.
Efforts are being made to make
this real Homecoming occasion.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
WESTMINSTER
CHOIR ATDOVER
Smyrna Rotary Sponsoring
Sale of Tickets and Trans
pOrtatiOn For Children
CONCERT FRIDAY, OCT. 10

The Dover Kiwanis Club is spon-
soring a concert in Dover on Fri
day evening, Oct. 18th, at 8 o'clock
by. the. Westminster. Choir of
Princeton, N. j., one of the half
dozen great choral organizations in
the world. The choir of so voices
will sing in Wilmington during the
day at the Convention of the Della
ware State Education Association
and then journey to Dover where
already over 1,100 seats have been
reserved in the Dover Field House
of the School, which seats 1,40O.
The concert, said to be the equal,
musically, of the Philadelphia SYM
phonq which filled the Field House
to capacity two years ago, is draw
ing the same kind of an audience
many of whom will again be stu
dents.
Tickets Sold at Schools
Bus loads of pupils are coming
from all over the state and from
the Eastern Shore of Maryland for
the event. Tickets will not be sold
at the door but anyone wishing to
attend may subscribe at the cost
of so cents thru any of the schools
which are cooperating. These in
clude: University of Delaware,
Wesley College, Alex. 1. dupont,
State College, State Teachers Col
lege, Salisbury, Maryland, and the
schools of Dover, Caesar Rodney,
Middletown, Smyrna, FELTON,, Mil
ford, Harrington, Greenwood,
Bridgeville, Seaford, Laurel, and
Lewes. Those coming the longest
distance are the music students
from Lebanon Valley College Ann
vile, Penn. Each school will be
assigned a section and subscribers
are expected to sit with the school
group with whom they sent in
their subscription.
Varied Program
The program will consist of a
group of religious numbers, mod
ern arrangements of cowboy, Ne
gro and American folk selections,
and a special, unaccompanied ar
rangements of Ballad for Ameri-
cans" AS a closing part of the
program, Dr. John Finley William
son, the coductor, and President of
Westminster Choir College, desires
to have the audience join the choir
in singing "Star Spangled Banner" !"
America the Beautiful" and ooh
Come All Ye Faithful" Recently
there has been much talk about
more recreation in Dover and the
Kiwanis Club members decided to
bring this world-famous organiza-
tion of professional singers to the
city as a contribution to the recre-
ational opportunities available at
a modest cost to school pupils and
other interested persons down.
4aL
rare.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-18
Presbyterian Church News

The Presbyterian Church Sunday
School will be held at 10 o'clock.
Morning worship will be at HOO
o'clock. The ladies of the Mite
Society will have a supper Friday
evening, october 10, at 5 o'clock in
the Club House. All are invited to
come. Saturday, October 27 the
Mite Society will have a rummage
sale at the manse. There will be
no evening worship at the church
on Sunday.