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Smyrna times., 1945-05-17
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl T. Poole of
Lewes are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth of a daughter
Wednesday, May 10th. The baby
is a granddaughter of DR.. and Mrs.
E. P. Collins of this town.
Mr.. Norman Taylor of Washing
ton, D. c., is the guest of his sis
ters, Mrs. Theodore Ferguson and
Miss Ethel Taylor.
Mrs. Alma C. Thomas of Phila-
delphia, was a guest over the week
end of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman w. Coleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Money
and son of Delaware City, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Clark and daughter
of Wilmington, were guests over
Sunday with Mrs. R. H. Denney
and daughters.
Jaqueline Potter and Joanne
Deakyne were among the students
who were on the program at the
Spring Musical at Murphy School
in Dover, recently presented by
Mrs. Glenn Gildersleeve.
Mr. George Fleming, who has
been a patient at the Kent General
Hospital in Dover, has returned
home.
Rev. VIM. L. Everhart, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Everhart, left
this week to enter the u. S. Navy
as chaplain. He will take his in
doctrination course at William and
Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Swain,
Jr., and son, of Lancaster, Pa,
were guests over the weekend of
Mrs. Charles B. Swain, Sr.
Secretary of State and Mrs. Will
liam J. Storey, and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Taber, all of Dover, enter
tanned at dinner-bridge at the
Wayside Inn Friday night. Their
guests were from Smyrna, Will
mington and Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Spruance
will attend on Saturday the we'd
ding of Miss Anna Ball in Phila-
delphia. Miss Ball is a grand
daughter of the late Gilbert Spru-
ance.
Gardner w. Beckett, Jr., nephew
of Miss Anna B. Beckett, who was
recently commissioned a Lieuten-
ant in the U. S. Army at FIT. Ben
ming, Ca, has been sent to Camp
Rucker, Alabama, as an instructor
1t. Beckett's home is in Jackson
vile, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Scuse Of
near Smyrna, entertained on Sun
day the following dinner guests
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Easley o1
Whiteford, Md; Miss Emil Smith
and Miss Halle Martin of VIII
mington; Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
Baker and Mrs. Alice Faucet o.
Wyoming, and Mr.. and Mrs
George Scuse and son OF st
Georges.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson left OF
Monday for Fort Pierce, Fla,
where she will attend the funera
of T. Stanley Kirby.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17
Card of Thanks

Mrs. Mary Seward and family
wish to thank their friends for the
sympathy and beautiful flowers
sent during their recent bereave-
ment in the death of mother and
daughter.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17
WANTED

Man and wife, 80 to so years of
age, with no chillren, as care talk
ers of underwear factory. To live
in factory apartment. Apply to
CHAS. P. THORNLEY,,
Owner
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17
WANTED

Someone willing to care for lit
tie girl 4 years old while mother
is at worqk. Apply to
MRS. MARTHA CHAPPELL,
Clayton, Del.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17

everything in the condition above
named.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17
FOR SAIL
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
Ready Mixed Concrete, Sand,
Gravel, Concrete Blocks.
KENT CONCRETE CO.,
Mary Street, Dover
Phone Dover Pip
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17

The Laura Lee Circle of King
Daughters will meet tonight
Thursday at 1880 o'clck at the
home of Mrs. Andrew D. Cole.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
INTERNATIONAL TRACTOR,
22-36 compile with 8 14-in. bot
tom plows.
HARRY T. ENNIS,
North Main ST., Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17
WANTED

WANTED
MATTRESSES at Buffers Res
taurant. Experienced only. Good
wages.
2 Miles North of Smyrna
DUPONT Highway
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17
FOR SALE
NOTICE

1 will not be responsible for any
bills unless contracted by myself.
EDWARD N. ALFREE,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-17

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Hours: Tuesdays, $50 to 8 p. m.
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THE BOOK MARK
sDasha," E. M. Almedingen.
.eWritten in Sand" Josephine
Young Case.
September Remember" Eliot
Taintor.
NOn-Fiction:
'sNow to Live Again." Betsy Bar
ton.
America-Epic Poetry, Russell Day.
export.
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COUNCIL OF SMYRNA
ATTEST: Richard G. Long, Secy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-19

of the Teays was once blocked by the
ice sheets so that its water spread
southwark and flooded great areas of
southern and southeastern Ohio with
gigantic ponds and fresh water lakes.
The ponded waters deposited silt
and fine sediments; layers often very
thick, at attitudes reaching $50 feet
above sea level.
These inland lakes, too, may eX-
plain a mystery of the hill country Of
Kentucky where one finds huge gran
ite boulders- that could only have
originated far north in Canada--now
perched high above sea level
While Kentucky is south of the
southernmost edge of the great ice
sheets it is possible the boulders were
carried to their present resting places
by giant icebergs that broke off the
mother ice sheet and drifted south TO
what is now Kentucky.
This same kind of happening is
going on today, for the giant icebergs
from Greenland drift southwark for
weeks until they finally enter the
shipping lanes of the North Atlantic.
Iceberg patrols with Coast Guard
ships warn steamers of this yearly
iceberg menace.
Many of these 'beTgs carry boul-
ders and debris from the north and
drop it off far to the south. The
only difference is that in the ocean
this e-borne cargo drops TO the ocean
bottom and is never seen by man.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-19

gaps can be seen at the Delaware
Water Gap through the Kittatinny
Mountains, and the notch cut by the
Potomac River through the Blue
Ridge at Harpers Ferry.
Most of the original valley OF the
TeayS River is now obscured, but IN
one section in West Virginia between
Huntington and St Adams its origi-
nal grandeur is visible.
There one finds sharp valley, 30
miles long and a mile wide, which
once was the bed of the ancient Teays.
Tracing a northwestern course, II
loses itself beneath everything glacial
deposits that now fill the valley and
leave no clue 10 its original course
from surface indications.
Yet with the aid of rock samples
from hundreds of well drillingS / have
managed TO work out nearly the full
course of the stream which started
its strange career probably 60,000,0O0
years ago.
The key clue has been glacial drift
brought down as / have said by the
ice sheets Of the paSt-which have
dumped boulders, rocks and gravel
into the bed of the old Teays River.
To geologists, who view the gravel
brought up TO the surface by we'll
drillerS, IL is not too difficult to fol
low the outline Of the ancient stream
although it now lies far beneath the
surface of the earth.
We know where the westward flow
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-19
International

On the maps, which 1 have pre-
pared for this article, you can see
the course of the ancient TeayS River
superimposed on a map of the region
in its present geographical state.
One may pause and wonder at the
immensity Of its drainage system
even now.
Scientists who have studied the
distribution of plant life in the Ap-
palachian region maintain that the
Teays River was the avenue or corri-
dor by which the plant life of Tor
tiary times - 100000 years az
slowly migrated into southeasN. II
Ohio from the Piedmont region.
In the geological history of nations
and continents rivers come and go. If
the full geological history of our coun.
try could be known one might find
that the Teays, along with the Mis-.
sissippi, the Missouri and the Ohio,
takes top rank among the great all
time, all-American rivers Of our land.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-19
By KARL YER STEEG, Ph.D.,
Professor of Geology,
College of Wooster

~CIENTISTS have just traced the
course of the long.lost Teays
- River that disappeared beneath
the surface Of territory that now is
known as Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
more than 100000 years ago.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-19

Because l have had a
part in the geological
detective work which "a
makes clear the mean
derings of this mighty
river-it was a rival Of
The present-day Ohio
River in size-the edi-
tors of The American
Weekly have asked me- <
to explain the mystery
TO its readers.
How a river that no
longer exists provides
water today is only one
paradox about the
Teays River. ~
The answer is that
the bed of the TeayS.
now, is filled with rocks
and coarse gravel laid
down by the great ice sheets VIII
swept over it in what geologists
relatively recent time e-from 10000
$1,000 years ago.
These gravel beds, now deep
low the surface of the earth, act
huge underground sponges that h
and store a vast supply OF Subtel
mean water for industry, agricult
and the populous cities Of the reg
In fact, it was by examination
hundreds of well drillings through
the course of the Teays River thu
have been able TO trace the want
ings of this giant river although /
now deep within the earth.
Not the least of the strange T;
about the Teays River was its or
with headWaterS on the eastern
Of the present Blue Ridge Mounta
Yet it flowed north and west u
it emptied into that great arm of
ocean which we would now call
Gulf of Mexico.
Only in those ancient times
Gulf of Mexico covered much of
present Mississippi Valley up t
point where the present Ohio emp
into the Mississippi near Cairo,
How a river can rise on the
side Of . mountain range and
west, and not east, may seem liz
mystery, but the most probj
answer to the riddle is that the Te
River established its original W
ward course when the present l
Ridge was only a gently rolling pl
Later the Blue Ridge began
rise and the Teays already E
sized river-managed to cut d.
through the weaker rock forma
and etch out hard-rock beds thro
the growing mountain ranges.
The same kind of V.shaped w
10 August 10, 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-19


OF the
Doubt O
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
P|dneCrdsh Kills
I Near Pontiac

PONTIAC, juno 25-CilIl Aero
nautics Authorities today were in
Vestigating the crash of a pleasure
type airpiare IN which tWo men
were Killed yesterday near the
Pontiac airport
The pilot. Charles -A-A!chalS.
RI, of Lapeer. and his passenger
Melvin r.. Logsden. IS. of Union
Court. Pontiac, lost their lives
- Oakland Count -dePa4feS---stiti
that Nichols had flown the plane
here from Lapccr early yesterday
and picked up his friend to take
him for 4 ride.
The crash occurred Just after
the plane left the airport when
Nichols apparently lost control
making a turn. The craft was
demolished. witnesses SAID
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
Ford Go
Strike Ban

The executive board of Ford
Local 600, representing the larg-
est labor unit in the world. today
called upon the internationf
lRieH of the UAW-CIO TO scrap
It's no strike pledge
The action was taken at an
emergency meeting OF the board
and the following reasons were
assigned for the decision:
An alleged attempt by industry
To destroy the union and the
policy of the War Labor Board
in handling strikes
Commenting on the action. Jo-
seph McCuSker, newly elected
president said
Local 600 will abide by the
recent referendum vote of our
membership a. long ~ the no
strike pledge II in existence, hut
in view Of the attack against
our membership In plants
throughout the country and the
efforts being made by industry
10 destroy Our union. II IN our
opinion that the pledge Shnnid-
be- rescinded.
The WLB and other govern
mental agencies have placed a
premium on strikes by falling
10 take action unless strikes are
in effect or are looming on the
horizon. Their attitude has
forced lis into taking the posi-
tion We have In regard to the
no strike pledge" McCusker
said
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
Sea Going Ambulance
Operates in Pacific

WASHINGTON. June - INSl
The navy department revealed
today that a group Of sea-going
amhulance2.- armed for protection
against enemy ships and aircraft
Vas Operating -Mith-tAe feet-tn
the western Pacific and had
proved helpful in caring for men
wounded IN recent suicide plane
attacks.
known a>& patrol craft escort
treSCue) tho lSO-fOoi SHIPS carry
10 officers and 90 men nine of
the latter pharmacist mates
and hospital corpsmen and have
berthlng space for so casualties
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
Identify Pilot Killed
In Saginaw as Hero

SAGINAW,-Jtne- 25- -tUPl-A
pilot killed in a plane crash Sat
urday night at Saginaw municipal
airport at a bond rally air-sbow
was identified today al 1t. Joseph
C.. Mayer of Erie, Pa.
1t. Mayer has fought in the
Pacific and is credited with sink
ing a Jap destroyer and tanker
and blowing up the enemy sea
plane base At Cavite He had won
numerous decorations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
Picks POIi(eWoman
To Assdult-9O DAYS

a man wNo made the mistake
ot attempting 10 assault 4 police
woman was sentenced today 10 20
days in jail by Recorders Court
Judge Gerald w Groat
Sentenced Was Joseph 4 Bin.
ke@ski..22 .226 ei Sa5i Carrie Police
woman Mary G Laklng charge
that BnkoWskI forced h,s w
into her car early Saturday. -
poiICcman Sghducd BinkoW sk -
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
R0bbed
of $50 by Pair

Waiter 0ircnowSki. 36 nj 7443
Grcuscl was IN Receiving Hos
pItal today suffering wounds on
the head. the result OF b ng
beaten and rnbbed-ty2two youths,
he told police OlechoWSBi sd
the holdup pair got so IN cash,
-x-rIzt-yz-zfEtl- 5g-lHeE i3Fatnr-ani
a ring with the inscription iran.
lGAg
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
w ar Reporter
Hurt i'm Jump

CHICAGO. June - ms
John Graham Bowling, war cor
respondent, suffered fractured
ankle IN jumping Saturday with
the Eleventh l.. :. Airborn DNi-
sion at Appari on the northern tip
of Luzon, ms paper, the Chicago
Sun. reported today
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
War Freighiers
To BE Troop Ships

WASHINGTON. June 25 INS)
The War Shipping -AdminiStra-
ton reported today that mass
conversion of Victory and Liberty
ships 10 troop carriers 10 speed
rope and their deployment 10 the
Pacific war was under way and
a few Of the recently converted
ships are already in service as
transports.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
Syria Writes France

DAMASCUS. SYRIA june >
ms Informed quarters m ba-
maSCuS SAID today thar the gov
crnment of syria would send a
note TO France on The matter ot
withdrawal Of French troops from
Syria. Lebanon was expected 10
send similar note.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
pHs Of Army
ESIONS

Eleventh AirbOrne Division
elements chute into LuZOn'S
Cagayan Valley To reinforce
American units guarding the
northern outlet OF the valley
where 10000 Japs are pOcketed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
Maintenance Strike
Through City Feared
Continued from Page One)

afternoon following a seniority
dispute with the company.
Seven hundred workers in the
motor building al the Ford Rouge
plant have been laid off as a re-
sulL-nf -Malkoui of 1000 en-
ployeS in the spring and upset
Il
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
GIN S Wilson
Leads Income

WASHINGTON June > CINS)
-Cbarles +. Wilson, president of
General Motors, and Thomas J.
Watson, head of the International
Business Machines Corp, were the
nations top wage eaFhers- IN 1918,
the treasury announced today.
Leading the parade of film
stars was Fred MacMurray. with
Barbara Stanwyck next and Bing
Crosby third among the listed in
dlyiduals receiving from corpora
tionS compensation for personal
services in excess Of $4,000 for
The calendar year l943 and fiscal
years ending in 1914.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
BODY IN LOWELL

McPherson'S body was removed
10 the Roth Funeral Home pend
ing funeral arrangements. His
large farm is in nearby NergenneS
Township scene OF his early pollti-
cal trlumphS
He leaves ms widow. Nellie, and
a son Donald At home. and a
daughter, Mrs. Russell DAVIS Of
East Lansing
Mcpherson was a director OF the
state farm bureau for 20 years
and It's president in 1926.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26

iR4steiy see workers fdte. entered
its third week
Unrest also was reported in The
Windsor plant Of the GhFySier
Corp, over contract negotiations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
WAGE DIFFERENTIAL

Thousands Packard -PFed4e-
tion workers reported az the plant
this morning but were stopped by
picket lines formed by mainte-
nance workers
The pickets carried banners
reading.
Are we giving the JAW 10
the AFL," we want support
Of our International Officers"
and I'VE want equal pay for
equal work"
JAW maintenance workers are
on the Packard pay roll while AFL
maintenance men work for outside
contractors and there il a wage
-GHeFential of 50 cents an hour.
The UAW-CIO men demand an
increase.
More than 1000 rolling mill
employees at The Ford Rouge
plant struck at III a m. today as
tho result of a dispute with the
company over upgradlng Of pro-
duCtion men
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
JAPs' COUNTERATTACK

The 37th Division troops lent
speedy assistance the t'ilipinos
clinging TO their positions al Tu-
guegarao. Macarthur said that
the JapS were counterattacklng
the guerillss III strength, = but to
no avail.
Realizing the desperate need
for reinforcement OF the Tugue-
garao- garrison tire Y ankg- broke
all Luzon records in dash TO re-
lieYe the -EilipinoS- -route-the
37th Division captured Cabangan
and San Pablo.
Fifth Airforce bombers and
fighters were again out in
strength. supporting the ground
troops by pounding Jap positions
with approximately 263 tons OF
bombs.
ON the other side of the Ca
gayan Valley, Sixth Division
troops pushed to within four miles
of Pingkian and were moving on
Kiangan
Strong Jap counterthrusts were
repulsed in the rugged jungle
country.
Macarthur announced that TO-
766 more JspS were slain or cap
tured in the Philippines last week.
He placed American casualties at
Sl2, OF whom 223 were killed and
5S9 wounded
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
Politician Dies
In Grand Rapids
Continued from Page Onel

administrations. although Murphy
ouSted him from the chairmanShlp
in a bitter political fight which
Mcpherson carried 1nsuccesSfully
10 the courts Then Fitzgerald re-
turned 10 office and Mcpherson
was in once more.
lie served on the commission
until -i9Af. At his death, he sill
was a member OF the state board
ot- agriculture, governing body of
Michigan State College lie had
served on the board Of agriculture
for three siX-year terms With one
interruption.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
LUMBER WORKERS OUT

Strikes also continued today at
Aeronautical Products Co. and l.
lumber yards in the Detroit area.
More thar 1000 workers are in
volved al the aeronautical plant.
The lumber dispute, with approx
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
OTHER BIG SALARIES

Back to high Salaricd men in
industry the treasury report
shows that besides General Motors
President Wilson, q large group Of
his associates accumulated earn
IngS greatly in excess of SIS, 1000.
Ormand F.. Hunt received $3.50
5l9. Charles F. ketterinE S306ll7
John Thomas Smith S3O6.31U.S5
and Donaldson Brown S306, 100. IS.
Other leaders were + II. BobSt
of Hoffman-La Roche, Inc $30S,-
Us, Joseph Pulitzer of the Pulit-
-zer Publishing Co. S265. .5S026 F..
H. Little Of Colgate-Palmolive-
Peet Co. S257 7405-te- George w
Hill of American Tobacco Co.
S257 2756s Andrcw-.IcrEcuS-
the Andrew JcrgcnS Co. S255 900,
c. w. Deyo Of r ". Woolworth
$3.50, ,974-SO and RI Vanderbilt
OF r. T. Vanderbilt Co. $230,0OO.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
10000 Jdps
Toll

GUAM, June 25 (INS)--Ameri-
can Tenth Army troops, which
liquidated nearly 10000 Japs in
the battle for Okinawa, waged a
relentless manhunt today on that
island, seeking scattered remnants
OF the defeated enemy garrison.
According 10 an announcement
by Adm. Nimitz. l0l 1853 dead Japs
already have been counted on the
island and another 1902 taken
prisoner. The bag OF captveS.
greatest of the Pacific war, IN
.cluded 1859 Jap labor troops.
FEW STILL IL CAVES
Though all their main pockets
OF resistance have been wiped out.
a few japanese still dared 10 put
up further opposition, but they
were mostly lone fighters in caves.
CrevlceS and crannies OF the island
325 miles southwest of japan 5
home islands.
Nlmitz' latest announcement OF
FlClily lOSStS itpI ItHtHAcN All IN
crease of 3.2S9 Jan slain since his
estimate of "A hours earlier. The
overall tally showed a roughly
2C-to-l edge for the Tenth Army,
which suffered $3.50 men killed
wounded or missing through last
Tuesday
JAP PLANES APPEAR
A few Japanese planes made
their appearance around Okinawa
Saturday, bat did not strike The
day before they lost 50 aircraft IN
abortive assaults.
American army planes bombed
Itazuki airfeld IN northern kyu-
shit Saturday, and marine aircraft
neutralized enemy bases in the
Sakishima Islands 10 the south
west Of Okinawa
In Tsushima Straits between
Japan and Korea, n pianr of Fleet
Arriving One exploded Jap cargo
ship Saturday. Other American
planes bombed Marcus Island and
the Palaus Sunday
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
u. :. HaIfS
Goods for
Russians

WASHINGTON, June 25 QNS)
The lend-leaSe agreement with
Russia! il was revealed today, will
not be- renewed when il expires
June so. but the United States
will continue TO send military sup
plies to Siberia.
This significant disclosure was
made by foreign economic admin
istrator Leo Crowley during an
appearance before the House APP
proprlatlonS committee
No NEW PROTOCOL
1T il not proposed TO enter
into new protocol with the
I. =. -. X. for the year begin
ming July |, l945," he stated.
Instead. Soviet military re
quirementS in the Far East will
be continuously reviewed in the
light of the changing military
situation and shipments will be
made on the basis of currently
approved requirements"
Crowley explained that after
the defeat of Germany, the Rus
sian government was notified that
We titd net-frei-ttts+tftti-i -cor-
inued shipments OF lend-leaSe on
the past basis 10 Europe n
Russia.
MILITARY PROGRAM
There il, however" he added.
"a program that iS sponsored
by our military under which We
are Supplying aid to Russia that
il going To Siberia"
MY understanding with the
chief of staff tGcn. MarShaii1,
ne continued. 'is that this aid
viii he continued until such time
as the President and his highest
military advisers advise us they
think il should he discontinued"
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
CONTINUE FORD STRIKE

A company spokesman said the
company offered TO meet with the
union Tn but that the
union officials failed 10 report for
the conference.
AT three plants ~ the Budd
Aheef-Go -Go-.-pfcket tInFS stopped
Go workers from returning TO
their Jobs on the irStShift,-The
stoppagt grew out of Jurisdlc-
tlonal disputes.
Shutdown of several additional
Ford Rouge plant departments
was threatened as 1000 workers
in the spring department refused
10 end their dispute.
Having walked out Thursday in
dispute over a disciplinary lay
off of a plant committeeman the
strikers voted AT weekend
meeting 10 continue the strike
over protest Of Local 600. JAW
Go officials.