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Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
III. Il. BUSH, BANKER, DEAD
Chairman of Delaware War Fin
ance Committee, Died Monday

ance Committee, Died Monday
The Chairman of the Delaware
War Finance Committee, the man
who has been credited, in large
measure, with making War Bond
Sales in Delaware such huge
success, Henry t. Bush, president
of the Wilmington Office of the
Farmers Bank, died suddenly at
his home Monday morning, May
7th, at the age of 65. Services
were held Wednesday, in the Cath
edral Church of st. John, at 1:30
o'clock. Mr.. Bush was leader in
business and community efforts of
Wilmington and of this state. He
has been chairman of the Della
ware War Finance Committee
since the start of the war and
since the start of War Bonds. Mr..
Bush was elected president of the
Wilmington Office of the Farmers
Bank in 1927 at which time he was
also head of the Bush Line. He
was also president of the Chamber
of Commerce in Wilmington and
many other prominent director
ships including a director of the
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
and the Farmers Mutual Fire In
surance Cmpany and the Wilson
Line, Inc. Mr.. Bush is survived
by his wife, his son, one brother
and three sisters.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
EweIl's Church News

A Mothers Day program will be
given at Ewell's Church, Clayton
on Sunday, May 18th at 1890 am,
with recital of special music.
The guest speaker for the morning
will be the Rev. Mabel Erskine of
Clayton. Everyone is welcome to
attend this service.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
L. f. Uhlendorff Promoted

Lieut.. Lewis F. Uhlendorff,
chaplain, U. S. Army, has received
promotion to Captain. Capt.
Uhlendorff served over in the Med
iterranean area for s months and
came home on leave in March
when ship load of our wounded
were brought to this country. He
is now again in the European area
and may soon be in this country
again. Before entering the service
he was pastor of Wesleyan Meth
odist Church, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene, Rev. j..
w. Parkins, pastor, makes the fol-
lowing announcements: Prayer
meeting on Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday services: Sunday School,
9:45 a. M; morning worship, 10:45
evangelistic service and praise
meeting at 7:30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
MINSTREL SHOW
BIG SUCCESS
Yankee Doodle Minstrel Play
ed to Packed House
Friday Night
REPEAT AT DOVER BASE

The first showing of the Yankee
Doodle Minstrels" on Friday night
drew a crowd which packed the
high school auditorium to capac-
ity. Standing room was not to be
had by eight o'clock. Before the
doors were opened a crowd had
gathered outside awaiting admit
tance. The Young Adult Fellow
ship Group of Asbury Church,
sponsors of the minstrel, are deep
ly grateful for the assistance and
cooperation given by all those who
helped make it a success. The
Group has been requested to give
a performance at the Dover Army
Air Base which they win present
in the near future. One feature
of the show was the singing,
Come After Breakfast, Bring
Along Your Lunch, and Leave Be-
fore Suppertime," by that veteran
minstrel man, Frank P. McCawley,
as he had sung it in 1905 when a
member of the White Rose Min
strels, SO popular in Smyrna for
many years. Acting as interlocu-
tor and director was Nelson Ever
hart with the end men, Henry T.
Price, Howard Nowland, S. Allen
Moffitt and Harry johnson. Among
the specialties presented during
the evening were: Vocal quartette,
Miss Carlene Jones, Mrs. Robert
E. Green, Mrs. Evelyn Magill and
Mrs. Henry T. Price; soprano solo,
Mrs. Mary K. Everhart; tap dane
esr, Frances White and Elizabeth
Poffenberger; bass solo, Norman
L. Ward; tap dancing, Mrs. Emma
Mills; song and dance speciality,
Harry Johnson and Mrs. June
Short; whistling solo, Miss Dor
othy Moffitt; Blues singer, Mrs.
Jackie Banta; solo, S. Allen Mof-
fit. Harry P. Shapley, director of
music and violinist was ably as
sisted by Morgan Parry, clarinet;
Howard Green, sonsaphone; Ver-
non Ford, trumpet; Marvin Knox,
saxaphone; Mrs. Mary H. Fleming,
piano and Paige Tumey, drums,
augmented by Bernie Grier, trum-
petit, of the U. S. Navy. A jam
session with Bud" Wilson at the
piano, Bernie Grier, trumpet and
Paige Tumey, drums brought
many encores. Harmonica solo, S.
Allen Moffitt; short skit, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Pollen. In a patriotic finale
four members of the Delaware
State Guard, Pfc. Frank Freeman,
Sgt. Robt. Davis, Pfc. John Shtzler
and Cpl. .Hartnett carried American
Flag, Minute Man Flag and guns,
with Paul Keith as bugler, while
the entire company sang the var
ious songs of Army, Navy, Marine
and the U. S. Army Air Corps.
John Herbert, a member of Della
ware State Police, designed the
original cover design on program
and had charge of stage setting.
Because of the great response to
the minstrel it has ben decided to
make the name permanent one
and to present minstrel at least
once year.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
ON REAL ESTATE BOARD
o. ID. Loose, Smyrna, Named Di-
rector Kent County Organization

At meeting held in Dover City
Hall last Thursday, May 3rd, the
Kent Cunty Real Estate Board
was organized and the following
officers elected: President, G. Les
lie Gooden, Dover; Vice-President,
Ezekiel HUM, Camden; Treasurer,
]. M. Bennett, Wyoming; Scre-
tory, Mrs. Fannie D. Harrington,
Dover. Directors: Ernest V.Keith,
Dover; Ollie D. Loose, Smyrna;
Andrew Conhey, Dover. Commit
tees were appointed for the var
ious activities and thte board
plans to meet on the first Thurs
day of each month.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
Baptism at Asbury Church

The following children were
baptized at Asbury Methodist
Church last Sunday with Rev.
Robert E. Green officiating: Lin
den Lee, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
den Boyer; Donna, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Long; David
Cooper, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Pleasanton, all of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
Jerman Chapel Church News

Jerman Chapel, Rev. Joseph KEEP
hart, pastor, announces the SER
vices for the week as follows:
Prayer meeting Wednesday night,
7:30; Sunday School on Sunday at
2 o'clock followed by preaching
service at 8 o'clock; song and
evangelistic service at 7:30
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
Town Tax Rate For 1915

At a special meeting of the
Town Council Monlay evening the
tax rate for Smyrna of so cents
on the hundred was fixed. This is
the same rate as last year.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
COL. BRATTON
JOINS STAFF
Deputy Commander of Dover
Army Air Base Has
Served Overseas
WAS BOMBER PILOT

/ Lieut.-Col. Leslie r. Bratton, 80,
of Hastings, Neb., whose combat
flying record varies from that of a
bomber pilot in Hawaii during the
Pearl Harbor attack, to the role of
a PAT group deputy commander
in the invasion of Germany, has
been named deputy base COM
mander at Dover Army Air Field,
it is announced by Col. Harold J..
Rau, commanding officer His
memories of the fateful Jap at
tack, which plunged the nation
! into war, are ter-balanced by
his strategic role in the crushing
of Japan's ally in Europe. His
fighter group was among the first
/ to be based in France after par
ticipating in the air offensive and
invasion of Europe, and when he
| left the unit two months ago it
had moved to a Belgian base.
! Was at Pearl Harbor
When the Japanese made their
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor,
Dec. z, 1941, Colonel Bratton had
a seat down front as a BIZ Fly
ing Fortress pilot assigned to
Hickam Field. He was at the
field when the Japs attacked, but
| it was not until that evening that
he was able to take off with his
crippled bomber in a vain search
for the attackers. After SO months
in Hawaii and the South Pacific,
he was sent back to the United
States in September, 1912, for as
signment to the Third Fighter
Command at Tampa, Fla. His adj
ministrativ assignment was short
lived, however, as he was shifted
to fighter group and six months
later was on his way to England
with a PAT Thunderbolt fighter
group of which he became deputy
commander. His fighter unit be-
came operational within a month
after arrival overseas and he be-
gan a years tour of duty which
included AZ missions in the Eu-
ropean air offensive, D-Day, and
the invasion of the Continent, and
finally of Germany. Colonel Brat
ton is crdited with knocking out
an enemy plane last July 4, Inde-
pendence Day, holiday that prov
ed especially active for his group
which chalked up a tally of 10
Focke-Wulf 1905 during the
sortie.
Receives Decorations
He wears the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross, Air Medal with six clus-
tiers, and the Unit Citation. He is
credited with % months overseas
since war was declared, previously
having served in Hawaii for 20
months. The colonel entered the
service in June, 1888, Immediately
upon graduation from the Uni
versity of Denver and was COM
missioned the following May at
Kelly Field, Tex. He was sent al
most Immediately to Hawaii, serv-
ing a year at Wheeler Field before
moving to Hickman Field. The
fiier is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lila A. Bratton of Hastings. His
wife, Lieut.. Donna M. Bratton, is
chief nurse att Robins Field, Ma
con, Ga.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
SMYRNA GRANGE TONIGHT
Peace and Agriculture to Be Dis
cussed by County Agent


Members of the Smyrna Grange
will hear a discussion this evening
on the Dumbarton Oaks Plan and
Agriculture. w. R. Tarbell. Kent
County Agent, will discuss Peace
and Agriculture. With peace de-
clared in the European area and
Japan yet to be subdued, this is a
most interesting subject to the
American farmer. This meeting
will be open to the public. George
Blendt, chairman of agriculture,
will be in charge of program. All
members of All Clubs and future
farmers are urged to attend and
hear the discussion.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
Clayton Home Demonstration Club

Clayton Home Demonstration Club
The Clayton Home Demonstra-
ton Club will meet Friday, May
18th at 1870 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Louis Hurd. Mrs. Kate
Henly Dougherty will be in charge
of the meeting and has asked each
member to bring a guest.
Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert E. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services for Week

Asbury Methodist Church, Rev.
Robert E. Green, pastor, announc-
es: Church School, 10 a. M; the
topic for Bible study this Sunday,
''The Tragedy of the Northern
Kingdom" The lesson aim: ITO
see how God thru the prophets
sought to save Israel, and why the
nation was destroyed, and to learn
what will keep our nation safe and
strong. Golden text: o magnify
the Lord with me, and let us exalt
His Name together" Bible in
struction arranged for each age
group. Divine worship service, IL
a. m. Appropriate anthems will
be sung by the children's, youths
and senior choirs. Sermon medi-
tation: Thy Will Be Done"
1t is appropriate that the day
dedicated to mothers should be
also the day proclaimed by the
President of the United States as
a Day of Prayer in recognition of
the Divine Help and Guidance af-
forded the world by the God cher
ished by our mothers.
Thanksgiving Service
Service of Thanksgiving and
praise, 7.30 p. m. An evening SER
vice of music and prayer will be
returning thanks to Almighty God
for We Day will be conducted by
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Smyrna times., 1945-05-10
d. A. r. Meeting in Midtown

Elizabeth Cook Chapter, D. A.
R., met yesterday wednesday, at
the home of Mrs. Dorsey Lewis In
Middletown. A report was made
on recordings of Bible records.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06

tai food stocks in storage and OF
the farms in Germany will no
last beyond fall. That means shs
must feed herself through the win.
ter from this years crop. Most OIL
these crops were either ruined o,
never planted.
Even before their collapst Gen
Eisenhower called upon the Ger
mans to plant every available seed
and TIL every available acre te
save themselves from what might
otherwise be outright starvation ir
such industrial sections a. the
Roer plateau and the Ruhr val.
ley. Response to that request has
been only moderate.
Holland is in the most tragic, 20.
sition. Starvation is there now. And
with almost 50 per cent of the
oldest and most intensively farm
ed land inundated sby salt water,
she not only has not hope Of feed.
ing herself now but no chance OF
normal crops for several years.
Belgium escaped the war to q
greater extent and Is in better con.
dition.
France this past winter OF liber.
alton and on into this spring is
an example Of the difficulties
ahead.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06
German Silssia along the MORAY
fan-German frontier.

German Silesia along the Morav.
1an-German frontier.
Meanwhile, southwest Of ruined
Berlin. Marshal Gregory X. Thu.
Rows First White Russian Army
rapidly was wiping out the last
Dig German pocket remaining in
central Germany.
Ahukov's troops, Selling 1880
prisoners, reouced the pocket tt
approximately $40 square miles ir
advances of "a miles along a 40
mile front south of Brandenburg
Zhukov's men, consolidating theil
line along the Elbe opposite Amer.
lean Ninth and First Army posi-
tons, captured the towns Of Ziesar
Loburg, Moeckern, Gommern ane
Rosslau. Gommern is only nine
miles east of the Elbe city O
Magdeburg, which is in American
hands.
Meanwhile, German reports sale
that Malinovsky's troops in Mora
yond the Mravian capital O
via were smashing westward be
Bruenn (Brno) on a wide from
between the Morava river and thu
Danube in an effort to break into
Bohemia, where a Czech patrio
broadcast called on the Russians
and Allies to send airborne hell
against German troops movin,
against the patriots with tanks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06
FEAR OF HUNGER
SWEEPS EUROPE
Continued from Page One)

Europe never fully fed herself.
1t is regarded by relief and re-
Mobilization officials here as un-
likely that this years farm yield
will be more than so per cent of
normal.
With an even spread Of that
yield there still would be want.
Because of a transport breakdown
and international inequalities it is
obvious there is no even spread.
Worst hit undoubtedly will be
Holland and Poland, but France
and Greece also will suffer.
Food from America already has
started coming in. 1t has helped
feed Britain. It has come in a
thin trickle to France and Italy
and Greece. An even thinner
trickle has been dropped by air
into Holland.
But there is neither specific
commitment nor definite assur-
ance to what extent the Allies all
together will be able to fill the
gap between what Europe pro-
duces and her utter minimum
needs.
The UNRRA provices only the
medium through which the sup
ply of food can be arranged.
Military Government officials
who will have charge of the food
distribution in the Western Allies
zone Of occupation have declared
specifically that the Germans will
get a diet only slightly over one
half the standard which they will
try to maintain for the liberated
countries.
The normal average peacetime
food consumption in the United
States is between $500 and 5000
calories day and American
troops in the European theater re-
'.eived 5000 calories a day. The
ratio planned by UNRRA is $500
for Germans and 1000 for iber-
ated countries.
The 1,150 cadories per day diet
for the Germans is only a maxi
mum, a spokesman for the Mill
tary Government said. Germany
now has five to eight million dis
placed persons plus hundreds OF
thousands Of Allied prisoners OF
war.
The German diet is coming
from what is left-and for as long
as 1t lasts. 1t is estimated that to-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06
WEATHER

North Carolina: Slightly warmer and
partly cloudy. '3
Eastern Standard Time
By U. S. Weather Bureau,
Meteorological data for the "a hours
eholng 1:3t pm, yesterday.
Temperature
100 am, so; 1880 am, 50; 1880 p.nn. IS:
80 PM, 81.
Maximum. 81; Minimum Al: Mean Sc:
Normal So. W.
Humidity
l:3o am, 70; 1880 am, 80; 1880 p.m.. a;
1880 pm, Sc.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 7:3o I'm.
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month.
0.64 inches.
Tides For Today
IRON the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
5:l5p 11:o5p
Masonooro Inlet 2:22a 8:54a
2:55p 9:l4p
Sunrise, 5:ls; Sunset. s:ss, Moonrise
2:10 am. Moonset, 1:12 pm.
Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville
10:47 feet
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06
PEACE FARLEY
AGAIN SNACCED

ton for small and middle-sized
nations en- a powerful security
council, and expansion of the
councils powers 50 it not only
could recommend procedures but
also actual terms Of settlement
of disputes.
In addition, Britain, China and
the United States are agreed on
provisions for review of threaten
ing International situations and
for fitting regional security sys.
TENS into the scheme Of a world
organization. Russia asked for
more time to consider those points
and yet may join in sponsoring
them.
Stettinius told a news confer.
ence:
II believe the very wide extern,
OF agreement reached 50 quickly
and so early in the conference !.
an achievement Of great impor-
lance for the successful outcome
Of our labors.
Many suggestions made by ir-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06
REDS CAPTURE
SWlNEMUENDE
CONTINUED from Page One)

be seized before the Russians can
sweep 126 miles to the west to
Prague, which according to the
Prague radio has been freed by
Czech partisans, the Germans con-
tinued to put up bitter struggle
near the confluence OF the Morava
and Brodecka rivers.
Marshal Radon Y. Malinovsky' S
Second Ukrainian Army tanks and
cavalry, however, captured the
strategic road junction OF Kro'
meriz, 20 miles southeast OF o.
muetz
Northwest of Olmuetz, Gen.
Andrea /. Yeremenko's Fourth
Ukrainian Army fighters plunged
IA miles across 1,750-foot hills IN
the upper Oder river valley and
smashed within IL miles northeast
Of Olmuetz by capturing Domstadtl
Oomasov). The swift surge threat
north and already had cut its main
ened to outflank Olmuetz on the
rail link with enemy forces IN
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06

dlvidual citizens or civic groups
IN the United States are reflect
ca IN these amendments"
AT the same conference, Stet-
tnius made his announcement on
Poland. The Polish issue is link
ed officially to the United Nations
conference by single threat.
Poland will have a seat at the
deliberations now in progress, il
the Big Three smooth out their
squaeoie over recognizing the
Russian-sponsored Warsaw gov
eminent which Britain and the
United States do not recognize.
On that. it WAS MoScou,s neYt
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06
Mrs. Smith Sponsors
IS Red Gauntlet Here

The S. S. Red Gauntlet, a c.
type cargo ship, was launched at
the yard Of the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company yesterday
Afternoon at 6 o'clock under the
sponsorship of Mrs. Frederic H
Smith, Of Hampton, Va.
Mrs. Smith is the wife of Major
General Smith, USA, retired. Be
fore his retirement he was com
rander of Camp Davis at the
height Of its time as an Antiair.
craft Artillery training center.
Her attendants were Mrs. Sid
ney Williams, of Wilmington, ane
Mrs. Roger Williams, of Newport
News, Va.
The S. S. Red Gauntlet is the
al3th ship to near completion at
the local yard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06

move. Here, Foreign ComnissaR
Molotov showed no psYturbatBea.
He spent two hours inspecting the
Kaiser shipyard at nearby Rich
mond.
One official suggested that Mos.
cows action OH the Polish prob
lem might be at least as indica-
tive as the reply on amendments
as to how successful the new
world organization would be In
erasing the causes Of interna.
tional disputes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06
GERMANS BREAK
PRAGUE TRUCE
,rontinued from Page One)

n
:, bondage, had captured not
'l. .Iv the capital but had taken ov'
0 0@ administration Of the provinces
e. poberoia and Moravia and that
o. has again become the
cseehoslovak capital"
This spokesman, Dr. Hubert
,,.,. foreign trade minister, had
aid. however that there still was $
'' fonting in some sections Of
Prague. p.,a
.dcast described as an ultl-
Olo t'',, TO the Germans from the
c(l7echoslovak national council as
serted o.o ~ 2ohen;,
! Morayia no longer exists. Inc
anu ior mart of the Reich's repre-
nd! to+i,ies is in the hands OF the
SPUldllN ~
S1arhoslovak army.
O4 tcton resistance, If you surren-
J., vp1 will be treated as prl-
az. ,.rs Of war in accordance with
educational law. If you do not
, .nrrender, you will be considered
bandits and will be dealt with ac-
cordingly. a i,
r,arh German, English and Rus
''a ~Hit at the Germans-kill them
and snare none" Ripka said in
a't hroadcast appeal to his coun-
sr,,,,en Beware Of traitors. Beat
sss traitors and defend national
n WV Occupy all important
buildings ..
,hor'ly after Czech patriot radio
a. Melnik, 10 miles northeast of
prague had declared: I'VE are
ealing for help for Prague. Ger
man tanks are moving against the
Czech army. We want airborne
help"
This broadcast in English and
Russian indicated that Melnik had
heen seized. Radio Prague, which
,ell silent about l pm. after a
call for help resumed broadcasting
at 7:3O pm. with a musical pro-
gram featuring the Czech national
opera The Battered Bride"
Prague, under the Nazi heel
since its occupation by the Ger
mans March IA, 1899, in a blood
less prelude to the world war, had
been declared a hospital town"
or open city, by the Germans sew
eral days ago.
The Czech uprising came as
three Russian armies were slash
ing into the Czech-Austrian peck
ct last sizeable area held by the
enemy aside from Norway. The
Russians we're last reported 108
miles southeast OF Prague, ana
Army was attacking u miles to
the west after invading the west
ern end Of the former republic.
One Czechoslovak appeal from
Melnik called on the Czechs to
place anti-tank obstacles on the
Benesov Prague highway which
leads southwark into Austria.
Ripka said the Czech national
council which controls the resist
ance movement had taken over the
administration of Bohemia and
Moravia and would remain the
ruling body until President Edu-
ard Benes and his provisional gov
eminent moves to Prague from
Kosice in Slovakia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06
VIVA TO MEET

The Hale VIVA. of Temple
Baptist church will hold its
regular meeting May 7, at the
nome of Miss Dorothy Marsh
ourn, 507 South 18th street, at
pm. All members are urg-
ed to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-06

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-20
Truman Backs
COnsCripfiOn

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 QNS)
Congressional sources heard to-
day that President Truman plans
10 advocate outright compulsory,
-fa!IitAfy training for the nations
youth when he appears before q
pint session Of Congress Tuesday.
~ II Is understood that the Tru-
man plan viii call for one-year
conscription OF youths between
the ages of 18 and n. The Presi-
dents proposal will run along the
general lines Of the recommends
ton recently made by Gen. Mar
shall.
BY adopting this course. Presl-
dent Truman apparently is know
ingly heading into another storm
OF congressional protests.
Congressional timent Is
overwhelmingly opposed TO any
training program that smacks of
conscription.
Congressman have been think
Ing !along the line OF universal
training which would be inte-
grated with the high school and
university educational system.
such as an expanded ROTC.
Along with this would be a
strengthened national guard pro-
gram and more intensive summer
camp training -
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-20
Flint Victim Dies
Dsireit Times TiIni Bureaa

FLINT. Oct. 19-Services are
being arranged today for Edgar
G.. Guertin, as, OF 1903 Dorothy,
who died at Hurley Hospital late
LAST night OF injuries suffered in a
two-car accident at Stanley and
Bray roads Wednesday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-20

Adult IaxstIVss may be TOO harsh
for chlld's delicate system.
Fetcher's Csstons 10 the laxative
TO use because j, is made especially
for children.
4 It's safe and gentle-ss ehIlds
laxative should be-snd IL works
thoroughly and effectively.
Get FIstehSg's csstorIs at your
dyusstors today. Look for the
green band and laboratory con.
treI number pn the package.
<ipoyi iate a I1rdtre only a, directed o.
DE package or By you, physieisn.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-20
Parking Lot Profit
Detroit Iimss Filnt Baresl

FLINT. Oct. 19-The City of
Flint received S6l005 from the
Flint Merchants Association. Inc
for operating the parking lot Rt
the old city market last month.