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Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
Hotel Room Shortage

1t will be as hard to get a hotel
room in large cities in 1916 as it
has been during the past year, the
American Hotel Association pre-
diets. More hotel rooms are avail
able than before the war, but the
average guest has heightened his
stay, cutting use of each room
from three guests per week to less
than two, Frank L. Andrews, chair
man of the associations public re-
lations committee said. Andrews
said conditions will improve when
the present dislocation of popula-
tion rights itself and takes the load
off larger cities; when Transports
tion accommodations are increased
and when supplies of goods become
plentiful enough that buyers can
cut down their visits to buying
centers.
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
FIRE COMPANY
PHONE CHANGE
Telephone Numbers Changed
Effective January 2; Cards
To Be Mailed
ELECTION JANUARY 7

The telephone numbers at the
Citizens Hose Company will be
changed effective January 2, ac-
cording to an announcement today
by Chief Julian R. Stats. New
telephone numbers will be Smyrna
Bill, and if no answer is received,
dial Smyrna 6081. Chief Stats
said that cards announcing the new
numbers will be mailed to residents
in this community December 81.
''This card should not be destroyed
or thrown away" he warned but
tackled up near the telephone, as
the old phones will be out of SER
vice January 2. Keep the card
handy, in case of emergency" The
Chief also said that to advertise
further the change in telephone
numbers, the two movie theatres in
Smyrna will flash an announce
ment on the screen.
New Pumper
The Hose Company has complet-
ed work on the new Scout Pumper,
which is now in service. The
pumper was first used last week at
the st. Joseph Industrial School
fire in Clayton. The new pumper
was tested at Lake Como Decem-
ber 1S, and at that time, it pumped
$50 gallons of water per minute,
Chief Stats announced. The pump
and engine was installed at a cost
of S1,S00.
Company Election
Election of officers for the Cit
izens Hose Company will take
place at a meeting of the firemen
January 7th at the fire house at
8 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
BONUS PLAN
BY PLANT HERE
Wilson Cabinet Company An
nOunces New Plan To
Benefit Employee
PARTY DECEMBER 31ST

The Wilson Cabinet Company,
local manufacturers of a nationally
distributed line of farm milk cool
ers, reach-in farm freezers. and
commercial refrigeration cabinets,
today announced new basis for
the distribution of their annual
bonus to employees by which each
employee will, upon the completion
of one or more years of service,
receive a payment graduated ac-
cording to his total annual earn
ings and his length of employment.
New Plan
The new plan, adopted by the
Wilson Labor Management Com
mittee at special meeting here, is
said by Robert F. Nivon, secretary
of the committee, to be superior to
the plan followed in previous years
in that it provides means for rec
ognizing the special contributions
to the success of the company
made by the older employees, many
of whom have witnessed the grow
tn of the organization to national
prominence during the past ten
years.
Percentage of Earnings
According to the plan adopted
employees will receive a percent
age of the earnings of the company
for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 80, 1945, the total bonus due
being divided into three payments,
one third being paid on December
25, 1945, and one third on April
25, 1916, with the remaining third
payable on August 25, 1916. En-
ployees who have been in the SER
vice of the company less than one
year will receive a token payment
only on December 26, with no
further payments on April % and
August 25. Employees of IL years
standing will receive the maximum
acceleration of payroll in determin-
ing the shares due each, with pro-
portional graduations for lesser
terms of service.
Dinner Party
The annual Company dinner CIV
en- for all employees was held at
the Hotel Richardson in Dover Fri
day night. Three committees, head
ed by Roy Rogers, Roy Piper and
Franklin Cooke, and representing
both labor and management, were
in charge of the details of this an
nual affair, which this year was at
tended by more than 125 employ
ees. Following the dinner there
was an evening of bowling for all
interested in entering the annual
Wilson competition for prizes. For
those not bowling other entertain
ment was provided by the commit
tees in charge, including slight-of-
hand tricks by George Boehmler.
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
RAIN PUTS END
TO WHITE XMAS
Snow Washed Away By the
Steady Rain on Christ
mas Day
"a DEGREES WARMER

Dreams of a White Christmas
were washed away here Tuesday
with a steady rain which began
Christmas morning and kept up
until early yesterday morning. Ris-
ing temperatures brought tenn
porary end to the cold wave, the
mercury soaring "a degrees. Smyr-
ma sidewalks and streets were
turned into deep slush, and kept
many persons from paying tradi-
tional Christmas visits to relatives
and friends. Street crossings were
flooded with melting snow and ice.
Driving HaTardous
Fog drifting in Tuesday night
added to traffic hazards, but acci-
dents were reported i nthis vicin-
ity. The warmer temperatures put
an end to fears of sleet storm
which had been forecast earlier.
The forecast for today is fair and
colder. Christmas Eve was clear
and cold, and the snow covered
streets added to the holiday spirit.
There were few persons doing last
minute shopping in the downtown
business section, and most of the
closed their stores earl
ier than they had anticipated. Mid
night church services at both st.
Peters Episcopal Church and As
bury Methodist Church were large
ly attended.
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
DISTRICT OPA
HANDLE SUGAR
Rationing Transferred From
Local Boards to District
0PA Headquarters
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST

Sugar rationing will be transfer
red from the forr local Price Con-
troll Boards to the Delaware dis
trict oPA headquarters, beginning
Jan. l, Charles w. Hardesty, Della
ware OPA director, has announced.
The transfer is effective on the day
tire rationing ends The district
office, in the Pennsylvania Railroad
Building, foot of French Street,
Wilmington, is open from $3.50 a.
m. to p. m. Monday through Fri
day, but is closed on Saturdays.
Sugar rationing to be administered
through the district office includes
retail and wholesale trade, as we'll
as industrial, military furlough,
medical, and consumer require
ments.
Application Forms
Application forms for new books,
book and coupon replacement, and
furlough rations will continue to be
available at the local boards. All
other forms will be distribu G D
from the district office and may 3
requested by telephone, mail, or II
person. Issuance of the new tyre
books, containing sugar staml
only, will be confined to discharged
service men, newly born children,
and other first users. Army and
Navy separation centers have
agreed to distribute application
forms for new books to discharged
service men.
Personnel ReassigneG
Transfer of sugar rationing to
the district office involves several
reassignments of personnel in the
ration division. The organization
will provide immediate action on
furlough rations and 24-hour ser
vice on all applications from con-
sumers relative to replacement of
lost or mutilated books and books
for newly born children and dis
charged service men. Effective
Jan. 1 the former War Price and
Ration Board will be called price
control boards and their activities
will be confined to price control.
Critical Period Ahead
Continuance of the powers of
the Office of Price Administra-
tion to control prices and rents will
be renewed in the spring. Chester
Bowles, national administrator
OPA, Washington, said in a Christ
mas greeting to Mr.. Hardesty. ut
seems to me that the next six to 10
months will be critical and the
fight in which we have all partici-
pated for such long time will be
won or lost in that PERIOD" Mr..
Bowles said. H..
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
Message To Farmers

B. T. Hopkins, chairman of the
New Castle County Production and
Marketing Administration, is urg-
ing all farmers to indicate their
production expectations during the
1916 program year. Farmers not
signing before March 81 will not
be included in the program and
will not be eligible for conservation
material or any payment of farm
practices performed during 1916.
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
LEWES TO HOLD ELECTION
Harry e. Maull, 81, Seeks Mayor
atty on January 18th


Politics began to hum in Lewes
with the announcement that Harry
Edward Maull, 31-year-old attor-
ney, has filed as candidate for the
Office of mayor. The annual mu-
nicipal election will be held Janu-
ary IL. A member of the Lewes
Board of Commissioners, Mr.. Maull
agreed to run for the Office when
the outgoing mayor, Capt. Thom-
as H. Carpenter, 7S, retired Del
aware River and Bay pilot, decided
not to run again. Mr.. Maull is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M.
Maull of Lewes, and has his law
office in Georgetown. He and his
wife, the former Miss Irene Turner,
make their home on Mulberry
Street with their six-year-old son,
Edward, Jr
Other Candidates
John E. McGovern, president of
the Lewes Rotary Club, is a candi-
date for the Board of Commission
ers. Capt. Irwin S. Maull, Lewes
Beach fisherman, who was appoint
ed this year to fill the unexpired
term of the late Louis A. Richards,
is a candidate for reelection. Hold
overs with another year to serve
are William P. Clifton, newspaper
dealer, and ]. Orton Marshall, town
treasurer and tax collector. In the
six years Captain Carpenter has
been mayor, he has paid off $4,000
of the towns bonded Indebtedness
and reduced the interest rate on
bonds from $1,S00 to $500.
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27


buying for years past, and it was
kept up until the late closing hours
on Monday. A Christmas buying
spree seemed to invade this COM
munity on the first peace-time
Christmas since 1941. The busi-
ness section was lighted with vari-
colored Christmas lights and music
was played from a loud-speaker
system. Monday afternoon briught
a thaw for the first day since the
storm and freeze of Wednesday,
arvi while mails were late on de-
livery, none were missed at any
time.
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
DISCHARGED FROM ARMY
Smyrna Enlisted Men Home From
the War For Christmas

The following enlisted men from
Smyrna received honorable dis
charges from the Army at the
1260th Separation Center, Fort
Monmouth, N. J., this week: Pvt.
James A. Lewis, Pfc. Thomas w.
Smith, rs Greensbury Ridgway,
T5 James L. Hewes and Cpl. Will
liam E. Morris. Sgt. Robet Davis
was recently discharged from the
Mitchell Field Separation Unit.
Smyrna times., 1945-12-27
Adult Group Dinner

The Young Adult Group of As
bury Methodist Church will hold
their Christmas Dinner Party fol-
lowed by business meeting Fri
day evening, December 28th at
$50 p. m. Allan Moffett will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1945-06-03

Boby No. 200 22ol - Po-
nieio 7. ond Pumelo P,
daughters Of Major ond
Mrs. Harry ". Proctor.
5O29 18th Rd. NJ. Airing
Ton. Vo.
Evening star., 1945-06-03

Christening Americas ships tickIh job, judging BY
the expressions Of these mostly Government employees
Washington they sponsor Victory ships honorne their
home Above: Mrs. Henry Neoe, formerly OF Bo"
don w. the first swing to chrsten the brondon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
BOTH ARMY,
 NAVY PLAN
 RELEASES
But Stimson Wants 10 Make Sure Jap Surrender
 Is Real Thing

WASHINGTON, Aug 16.-If the Japanese behave, if transportation permits and if the draft act remains in effect, the Army plans to let 5000 900 soldiers become civilians in the next year.
 The Navy, with newly ced point system, will free l,500, 900 to 2,500,000 in the next 12 or 18 months.
 The Marine Corps has adopted the Army point system for discharges but makes no estimate of the num- Der affected.
 Our first responsibility before we make additional men eligible for release from the Army will be to make certain that the Japanese have accepted the surrender terms in good faith" Secretary of War Stimson said yesterday in statement. There are 2,500,0OO trained Japa- rose soldiers in the home islands alone"
 Tho Army probably will not cut the number of points required for discharge below the present 85 for two months or more.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
 CITY RIOTS
 OVER PEACE
Police Called 10 Break Up Destructive San Fran
 cisco Mobs

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16--A wild nigth of uncontrolled rioting, ltoting and assaults subsided here early this morning after 1000 police and Navy shore patrolmen dispersed mobs jamming downtown San Fran cisco'S streets.
 The city's third night of celebration found crowds in a destructive mood. Nearly every plate glass window on lower Market street was shattered, display shelves were cleaned out, the few automobiles parked at the curbs were badly battered, women were seized and roughtly handled in many cases. Property damage mounted into many thousands of dollars.
 Sailors, who comprised the bulk of tkc mob were ordered back to their stations around midnight as city and Navy police got the sltua- ten under control.
 Six persons met death in accidents and 624 were injured during the three nights of celebrating.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
B JILL ' l N }

RANGOON--Jap forces in Burma fired on a British plane carrying surrender leaflets. Burma Japs evil dcntly mean to keep on fighting.
 CHUNGKING = Reliable Gources indicate Jap troops in China now have offered to surrender to Gen. eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
 IONDON--A Soviet communique says Japanese troops have launched a counter-attack in Manchuria which was unsuccessful.
 WASHINGTON-Edwin G. Ar ncld took over today as Director of the Interior Departments Di- vision of Territories and Island Possessions He was formerly Far Eastern Division chief for UNRRA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
Alaska Army Pilot Who Crashed in Boring Sea Is
 Restued by Navy PiIof
By Olen Clements

DUTCH HARBOR, Aleutians - The Army fighters engine sput- tered and quit far out ever the cold Boring Sea.
 The pilot, It. Frank A. Blase of Easton, Pa, put her down in the water-frigid even in July-know- ing that death was but a few minutes away unless help arrived quickly
 The first shock of the water took his breath. He thrashed about, beating his arms and legs against the sea, swallowing nauseating brine all the while. Somehow he managed to initiate his life raft and drag himself aboard. He lay shivering and exhausted.
 Blase felt the approach of that nun.bness and sleepiness that overwhelms men before they die of the cold. He debated whether to keep fighting or to turn over and go to sleep.
 Suddenly above him an Eleventh Air Force patrol plane droned. It's occupants sighted the pitching raft on the murky sea. The pilot fought off l-le sleepiness and waited. The plane above circled constantly.
 The radio message reached Navy Headquarters at Dutch Harbor. Within minutes It. Charles F. Darnell of Paducah, Ky, mustered his navy crew and was in the air Soon they found the circling army plane Far below. they saw the raft with its lone occupant, tossed by rising seas.
 Twice Darnell made test runs with his amphibious PBY to size up the direction and size of the waves. A landing out there was extremely dangerous.
 Its going to be rough Darnell informed his crew, "how about it?" The response was unanimous-"Put her down"
 The PBY sfnacked the waves. Water flooded the cockpit Darnell switc he d off the motors and snapped them back on in coordi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
NEW REPORT
 ON CHINESE COMMUNISTS
Second Faction in China. Operates Independent
 of Chidng i-Shek

CHUNGKING. Aug. 16.-Unoffi- cial reports today said Chinese Com munist troops, apparently bent upon seizing control of all key cities north of the Yellow River when the Japa- nese lay down their arms, has clash ed with Central Government gucr- rillas at several points near Typng- tao and Tientsin.
 Previous unconfirmed reports had said the Communists were moving to eeiye both those cities as well as Peiping, Hsuchow and other strate- gic centers in direct defiance of crders from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shck.
 Chinese Communists leaders form ally rejected today Chiang's order to remain at their present posts and take no independent action against the Japanese, saying the order was definitely contrary to the interests of the Chinese nation"
 The rejection came as Chaing awaited a reply to an invitation to Gen. Mao TZe-Tung, Communist leader, to confer with him in Chung king.
 Meanwhile, Gen. Gnu Teh, com mander of the Chinese Communist Armies, has sent memorandums to American. British and Russian am- bassadcrs in Chungking, insisting upon Communist representation in the Japanese surrender.
 A broadcast from Yenan said Gen. Chu's memorandum challenged Gen. eralissimo Chiang Kai-sheks rightto be China's sole representative in the Allied acceptance of the Japanese surrender and reserved the right of the Yenan regime to dispute any arrangements or pacts and treaties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
LAPS DISSOLVE
 NANkING pUppET
 COVER N N E N I
tBy The Associated Press)

Tokyo broadcast a Domei agency dispatch today saying that the Japa- nese-dcminated National Govern ment of China" at Nanking had de- cided to dissolve.
 The dispatch, purported to ori- ginate in Nanking, capital of the puppet Chinese regime, said the government was dissolved because their mission has ended"
 Domei said "A special committee will carry on the administration in the interim period to maintain peace and order until the new government takes over the administration
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
RED DTR00pS
 PUSH ON IN
 MAN(HUR|A
Japanese Still Resist So Fighting Is Sill
 Continuing

MOSCOW, Aug 16.-Russian for ces continued today to drive deeper into Manchuria where, Soviet communique, said last night, the Japanese troops still are offering resistance.
 Front dispatches indicate Red Army mobile units were spreading out rapdily over hundreds of square miles of territory, with three main columns driving steadily toward the munitions and communications cen- ter of Harbin.
 The nearest of the three columns was the one advancing from the East, which had taken the rail hub of Mutankiang, 165 miles from liar bin, and was pushing on the West.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
Ninliiz Tells Strength of
 Third FIeel

GUAM, Aug. 16--The mighty AL lied Pacific Fleet. which smashed Japan in the final days of the war included 133 American and British ships of the line, plus many scores of supplementary craft, Admiral Nimitz disclosed today in a com munique listing the fleet force in detail for the first time.
 The fighting fleet was composed of eight American battleships, 16 aircraft carriers, 19 American cruis- CTS and British; 62 American des- troycrs and IT British destroyers.
 The Third Fleet, under Admiral Halsey. started operations against Japan on July 10, and the period covered by the communique was from then until the close of the war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
pAA KETCHIkAN ROUTE HEARING
 HERE PUT OVER

Due to the peace holiday Ray mond B. Slough. Alaska CAA head, has ordered postponement of the hearing set here for Saturday, August l8. on case number 1872, until Mon- day, August 20.
 Advice of the postponement was received here today by Alaska Coastal Airlines. from MT. Slough.
 The hearing involves local plane service between Juneau and Ketch- kan by Pan American World Air ways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
TRUMAN NAMES AUGUST 19 AZ
 DAY OF PRAYER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Next Sunday. August 19, has been set aside by President Truman as day of prayer to God to support and guide us into the paths of peace"
 In a proclamation, issued today, the chief executive said:
 T call upon the people of the United States, of all faiths, to unite in offering their thanks to God for the victory we have won, and in praying that He will support and guide us into the paths of peace.
 T also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer to the memory of these who have given their lives to make possible our vic- tory"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
UNRRA Confab Agrees About Refugee Aid

LONDON, Aug, 16.-Delegates to the third UNRRA conference ae- ccptcd today the British-sponsored principle of helping refugees who refuse to return to their homelands.
 Soviet Russia, Poland, Yugoslavia and Czechosloyakia had opposed it.
 After several days of debate on the politically significant problem of displaced persons, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Committee took it's stand in secret session.
 The British resolution was voted only in principle, however, and was referred to a subcommittee headed by the Czechoslovak foreign minister, Jan Masaryk, for redrafting. The United States and Norway presented suggestions to be included in the re- draft.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
HIR0HIT0 TELLS JApS
 CEASE FIRE
Order Issued After Mac Arthur Sharply Criti-
 eizes Delay
tBy Associated Press)

Emperor Hirohito ordered his de- feated forces to stop fighting today. Japanese broadcasts reported, and simultaneously named a royal blooded general to head Japan's peace-time government.
 The Mikado's belated cease fire" order was issued only after Gen. Macarthur, Supreme Allied Com mander from whom the new Pre- mier will take his orders, sharply criticized Tokyo for unnecessary delay in replying to his surrender instructions.
 The government-c t-controlled Domei News Agency said it will still take several days for the Emperors order to reach all of his widely scattered 5,OO0000 soldiers. many of whom are still fighting.
 Names Cousin Hirohito named one of his cousins. Gen. Prince Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni. to form Nippon's new government. It was an un- precedented move. Never before, Domei said, has a member of the royal family headed the Govern ment of Japan.
 Higashi-Kuni was ono Of Japan's directing wartime generals and once was reported to have threat ened trial and possible death to captured Allied airmen.
 He began forming his peace-time' cabinet by calling in key members of Premier Baron Kantaro Suzu- ki's cabinet which resigned yester- day.
 Domei said because of "the gravity of the situation" formation of the cabinet will be rushed and may be completed by tonight
 Meanwhile. Japanese home-front propaganda began an about face" with the powerful Tokyo news paper Yomiuri Hochi coming out flatly in praise of the scientific genius which created the atomic bomb for the Allies. and suggest ing that 1t is time for the Japa- nese to face the facts.
 No "Discontent"
 Earlier, Domei broadcast that the Japanese people, although over come with sorrow at their defeat, showed no "discontent" with Hiro- hito's rescript of surrender yester- day.
 In Australia, meanwhile, Em- peror Hirohito's radio address to the Japanese people yesterday was called the first threat to peace by the Australian Department of Information in short-wave broad cast today to the United States.
 Tt is not the speech of de- feated man leading defeated na- tion.' the broadcast said. Tt is the speech of defiant man lead ing a defiant nation, conscious that he and the militarists he repre- sents retain intact their whole ap- paratus."
 ''The speech was diabolically clever" the radio continued. Tt is the beginning of flood of open and secret propaganda whereby the imperial household, generals. ad- mirals and the rest will try to convince the Japanese people the war was never really lost, but merely an unfortunate episode in carrying out the eternal policy of Japanese aggrandisement, which will be resumed very soon."
 President Truman. however, said today he does not think the, Japa- nese people will ever have chance to obtain revenge for their defeat in this war.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
ANOTHER NIPPON
 TAXES HIS LIFE

BERN, Aug 16.-The Swiss tele- graph agency announced today that It. Gen. Suemasa Okamoto, who was named Japanese military att tache in Switzerland in l943, had committed Suicide in Zurich where he was placed under medical care in January.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-16
SHE JUST WATCHED

CHICAGO-Burglars who footed Peter Jakoszs liquor store of 12 cases of whiskey valued at $500 salted Jakosz'sf wounds by taking along his watchdog. a big German shepherd named "Queenie."
 Several hours later Queenie came back. The liquor didn't.