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We wish to thank Mrs. Alice
F. Sinex, Clayton, Delaware, for
the very interesting letter she
received from her son, I. Roland
Sinex, U.S.Navy, and at present
serving aboard the U.S.S. Pasadena.
His description of the proceedings,
prior to and at the time of the
japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay,
will be read by many of his former
friends with pleasure. Dribbles
feels that Roland's letter to his
Mother has been a real contribu-
tion to the closing of this column.
1t is easy to read between the lines
that Roland was really thrilled by
the event he witnessed far out
there in the Pacific. Well, it was
one of the two days that the whole
Allied world had waited for over
a peroid of years. First there was
We Day which gladdened our
hearts considerably. We then knew
that our armed forces would, to a
large measure, be able to assemble
all their considerable strength
against Japan. At the same time,
we as a nation were preparing our
selves to hear of large casualties
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pre-war experience in meeting the
requirements Of their principal ex-
port markets in the United King.
dom and the United States was
valuable. The war caused greatly
increased demands for such special
products as pit-props for British
mines. hardwood veneer logs and
Sitka spruce for the aircraft indus
try. Governmentowned companies
were established to stimulate pro-
duction Of the last two items.
During the war the average an
nual rate Of feelings in Canada's g
forests increased about 20% over
the pre-war average despite the diff
flculties caused by shortages Of
labor and other factors. Production
Of sawn lumber Increased by 30T
wood pulp BY 28%. and newsprint
paper By 90. Notwithstanding
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IL Guernsey and
HOlstein Cows

and 10 Milking Short-horn Heifers
These cows are Free Accredited
for t. B. and Bangs Disease. All
Heifers years and under, are vac
cinated against Bangs Disease.
10 cows of which some are fresh
and heavy springers.
10 Heifers ranging from 3
months to 2 years old.
2 Steers, ia years old.
One Holstein Bull, 11a years old.
4 HOGS, weighing $50 lbs. each.
13 Wild Ducks.
185 heavy Pullets starting to lay.
80 old Hens.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
All-steel Roller bearing Farm
Wagon, Dearborn, small Dearborn
with top and storm front; Corn
Planter, Riding Cultivator, one
horse Cultivators, Spring-tooth
Harrow, Drag Harrow, Disc Har-
row, Roller, 2 Mowers, 41a-ft. cut;
Side-delivery Hay Rake, Dump
Rake, Black Hawk Manure Spread
er, No. 98 Oliver Plow, 2 left hand
Oliver Plows, John Deere Riding
Plow, Tomato Marker, Roller, Hay
Fork, Hay Rope, Pulleys, 3 and A.
horse Eveners, Double Trees,
Single Trees, Post-hole Digger,
Heavy Lever Jack, Bars, Chuck,
Forks, Hoes, Rake, Garden Hose,
200 feet; Corn Shelter, Log Chains,
Hog Hook, eft. Saw, Wedges, AK,
Blacksmith Forge, some Black
smith and Carpenter Tools, set of
Heavy Breecking Harness, good as
new; lot of other harness, 5 good
Collars, Bull Controller, Milk
Buckets, Strainer, Baled Alfalfa
and Lespedeza Hay, 2 ricks of Les
pedeza Hay, 9 acres Corn in the
shock without the fodder, and
many other articles.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Lake
sideg Kitchen Range, 2 Davenports,
2 Extension Tables, Bureaus,
Chairs, large Wood or Coal Heater,
Roll-top Desk.
TERMS: CASH
j. A. YODER, Owner.
]. c. Walker, Auctioneer.
Lunch served by Steward Board
of Manship ME-. Church, Cheswold
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Service Honor Roll
CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Pfc. Vance l.. Cole
ASH. 42145870
Btry. c, 191st. F.A.Bn.
A. P. o. 403, C Postmaster
New York, New York
Walter G. Deakyne, Jr., Sic RDM
N. S. N. 9O9-06-79
A. o. B. Navy No. 128
C Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
Pfc. Robert Newman
A. S. N. 42190734
98th General Hospital
Det. Med. Dept.
A. P. o. 403, Postmaster
New York City, New York
Pvt. William M. Short, Sr.
42192O11
633rd Repl. Co., 124th Repl. Bn
% Repl. Depot, A. P. o. 244
Unit No. 3 Postmaster
San Francisco, California
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Until May and June, 1910, the
u war had little effect on the
three main branches Of Canada's
forest industry - logging, sawmill-
ing and pulp and paper making.
After the conquest Of western Eu-
rope, however, enormously expand
ed military construction programs
we're Immediately adopted, aud
Canada undertook special RESPONSE
bilities for the supply Of lumber to
the United Kingdom. The demands
for pulp and paper closely followed
the increased requirements for
lumber.
The forest industries required
little or no conversion of plants
during the transition from a peace
time to wartime basis. The need
for their products increased in
quantity rather than In kind and
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these increases in production and
the close control Of exports, forest
products were in short supply m
Canada. The consumption OF lum-
Der for military purposes, including
the packaging Of military stores,
was so great that the amount
available for civilian construction
Of new homes was seriously re-
stricted.
In order to provide means for
dealing with the emergency tim
Der controller was appointed to be
responsible for the distribution OF
available supplies Of lumber. Later
this controller also took over dr.
rection Of production and distribu'
ton Of pulpwood and wood fueL
The pulp and paper industry was
placed under supervision OF the
Wartime Prices and Trade Boarda
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BLACKBIRD
items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity


terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Blackbird, Oct. 8 = Mrs. Alex
Alfree is a patient in the Delaware
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit McGinnis
and daughter, Faye, of Salisbury.
spent the weekend with Mrs
Leonard Lambdin whose husband
Leonard, is in the Delaware Hos
pital with a bone felon on his
finger.
Mr.. Chas. Pryor of New York
is spending some time with Mrs
G. G. Woodkeeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Moffitt and
three children of Delaware City
spent the weekend with Mr.. ano
Mrs. ]. w. Webber.
Mrs. Thos. G.. Rowand, Mrs
George Bloomer of Oaklyn, N. J..
and Mrs. Thos. Pearce and Mrs
Emeline Fortner were Sunday Wis
itors of Mrs. w. G.. Roosevelt.
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CLASS OFFICERS ELECTED
CONTINUED from Page One)
General Organization

President, w. H. Kenworthey,
Jr.; vice-president, Gene Hands
berry; secretary, Theodosia Hop
kins; treasurer, Mr.. King.
Odvisory Council
Miss Walker, Miss Rupert, Miss
Klinger.
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Preparing for the postwar demand young learning
mobile repairs ST. Paus Polytechnic Institute Lawrenceve Va
This school the chain Episcopal Church sponsored Nor
NAL and Industrial schools forming the American Church Institute
for Negroes This month Episcopal Church members everywhere
all missionary work the Church with the
Reconstruction and Advance Fund of being raised
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CHARM-KURL E0c
PERMANENT WAVE cC

Do your own Permanent with
Charm-Kurl kit. Easy to do, abso-
lutely harmless. Requires no heat,
electricity or machines. Safe for
every type of hair. Praised by mil
lions including June Lang, glamor-
ous movie star.
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Buy u. s. Defense BONDS and
Stamps, the I. 0. U. Of the Red.
White, and Bluel
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NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses, cows
and mules removed FREE OF
charge by calling DOVER $685..
No animals removed unless call Is
made Immediately and no animals
dying from a contagious disease
will be removed
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those days when life out here was
perilous and uncertain.
With the best of all good wishes,
I am,
Most sincerely yours,
1. Roland Sinex
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PUBLIC SALE


Having sold my farm, I will Of
fer at public sale on gift. concrete
road between Brenford and Seven
Hickories, near Masseys Mill, az
miles west of Cheswold, on
We'd, Oct. II, 1915
at III O'clock A. M. Sharp
The following personal property:
Horses
Mable, Bay Mare, 7 years old.
Cora, Bay Mare, 9 years old.
Both will work in all harness; a
well-mated team.
y Head of Cattle
10 Guernsey Milk Cows. All T. B.
and Bangs Tested.
Pure Bred Guernsey Bull, COM
ing 2 years old.
IL head of Heifers, all vaccinat-
ed for Bangs.
8 Brood Sows with Pigs.
16 Young Turkeys.
300 Cross-bred Pullets, nearly
ready to lay.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
New Idea small size Manure
Spreader, good as new; Low-wheel
Wagon, with fiat rack; Mccormick
Deering Mower, McCormick-Deer-
ing Riding Cultivator, No.S3 Oliver
Walking Plow, David Bradley
Walking Plow, 3-horse Disc, Drag
Harrow, 2 Walking Cultivators,
one horse Weeder, Smoothing
Board, Dearborn, Single Buggy,
Road Cart, New Idea Corn Shelter,
Post-hole Digger, large Drill Press,
lot of small tools, 8 Hog Troughs,
some Cedar Posts, sets wagon
springs, lot of scrap Lumber, large
pile seasoned stove wood, 125-ft.
hay Rope, 2 and 3-horse Trees, 8
Coal Brooder Stoves, tons brood
er stove Coal, Galvanized Poultry
Feeders, lot of small feeders, 2
Double Sets of Wagon Harness,
good; Dearborn Harness, lot of
odd Harness, Collars, Brides, lot
of Chains, Wheelbarrow, and other
articles too numerous to mention.
100 bushels of Oats.
About 10 tons of Alfalfa Hay.
Wilson Ice Box, No. IL Delaval
Cream Separator, Buckets, Strain
er, Milk Stools, Milk Cans.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Cinder-
ella Chunk Stove, large Ward
Robe, Bureau, Beds, Zinc Cabinet
with Shelves, Butter Churns, 1
good Aladdin Mantle Lamp, good
Diamond Gas Lamp, Chairs, and
other articles.
Young Singer Canary Bird, COM
plete with cage.
Terms of Sale: Cash
ALVIN N. YODER
j. G. Walker, Auctioneer
Lunch will be served.
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ban IA'S
The Economy Store

~ W. Commerce ST., Smyrna, Del.
PATENT MEDICINES. COSMETICS ssuNDRlEs
GIFTS STATIONERY HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES
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Having sold my farm, I will Of
fer at public sale on GIFT. concrete
road between Brenford and Seven
Hickories, near Massey's Mill, az
miles west of ChesWold, on
Smyrna times., 1945-10-04

Mable, Bay Mare, 7 years old.
Cora, Bay Mare, 9 years old.
Both will work in all harness; a
well-mated team.
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Wise Measure

Favorable report of a measure to permit
the State Board Of Charities and Public We'll
fare to inspect and license boarding houses,
rest homes and convalescent homes for the
aged and mentally or physically infirm is
encouraging. The members of the House com.
mittee making this report walked up to the
fact that, while the motives in establishing
these are good in most cases and while
they are capably conducted with the welfare
OF the persons in them a first consideration,
there is nothing of this nature that should not
be inspected from time to time.
AS with the orphanages, which have this
safeguard, these homes could in rare cases
haroor abuses. After all, they are operated
by people. Even as with the best of people
there may arise conditions that need correc-
ton. Certainly, some oversight would not be
amlss, especially when it is consided that those
who are placed in these homes are HELPLESS
to help themselves.
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tivities of other congressional committees that
nobody was quite sure OF the y-when-and-no"
much of production shortage
Senate committee was investigating lne1n-
Gent use and boarding Of manpower 1t was
suggested that a fact finding and advisory
committee be appointed from industry lao-
or agriculture and government to find out
what the score really was.
R,,+ tho House Committee kept its sights
levelled on the At, though 1t was 0y iAo LAC
certain that they. were the only scapesoa'S'
or that they offered the whole solution 10 'ae
manpower problem.
It might have been more efficient to make
sure of the source and extent OF the 1rouoAe
first and then, if necessary, enact Natiohai
Service Law to draft workers for tasks as
honorable and essential as military service
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WITH THE AEF:
From Bricks To Blockbusters

265 Handley Pages and flew over
the fortress city of Metz. Aerial
war wasn't one of bricks anymore.
Walter stayed in the Army until
1927, seeing the Pacific, particu-
larly Hawaii and the Philippines,
and reached the permanent grade
of sergeant Until 1889 he was a
streetcar motorman and superin.
tendent in San Francisco.
When this war got under way he
re enlisted in the Air Force but
that was after his marriage to Clar-
ice Vernelle Vim who lives with
their year old daughter at u
Whitner street, Greenville.
After, the war he wants to set
tie down to a garage business-for
automobiles - on his 40 acres
three miles out of San Jose, Calf,
on the Fresno highway.
"Oh yes" he adds hurriedly Il
also want to get an additional 28O
acres and run private airport
for civilian aircraft. I expect I'll
have my own plane"
It is obvious Sergeant Walter ex-
poets aviation to stay.
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The Hard Way

The history of work or fight legislation
to date might serve as a shining example
of how to do things the hard way. And for
proper background for the example we might
go back to the Fall of 1910.
1t became evident at that time that this
country would have to raise, train, and equip
citizen army against the threat Of war, and that
in order to be of adequate size it would have
to be conscripted.
Accordingly, the President requested n d
Congress passed the Selective Service Act. This
Act carries civil penalties for failure to report
for registration and examination for induction.
among mary other things.
The penalties range up to 1000 fine and
five years in prison. The Act has worked eff.
ed. even though it's application has been con.
fusing upon occasion.
In the last few months it has been made
known that the men of this citizens army and
navy were lacking certain war materials which
they needed to conduct the war VIGOROUSLY,
and with the greatest possible saving of time
and lives.
tween need for men and need for arms would
have been apparent, and that the supplying
of the second need would have been patterned
on the successful Selective Service model
Instead however, the House Military Affairs
Committee went to work on bill aimed only
ut men between 10 and IS who had been given
draft deferment because of physical or mental
disability.
1t proposed to force them into essential work
by threatening them with perversion Of the
military service for which they had been re-
jected-a libel upon the proud and solemn
patriotic duty to serve ones country.
1t did not seem to occur to the committee
members that physically unfit men could be
made to enter essential work on pain of the
same punishment imposed for derelcton O.
military duty. until Army officers told them
that the Army had all the limited service mer
it could use.
Only then did the committee remove from
its bill the mainfestly unfair military punish
ment and substitute penalties. Meanwhile ther'
was certain suspicion arising from the &C
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Costly For Us Too

Drive OF the Germans into the Belgian bulge,
when deep penetration was made through
American positions, is now described by AL
lied Supreme Expeditionary Headquarters as
'costly failure" They have retreated with
losses set at about 10000 men.
But we cannot derive great comfort for our.
selves from that. America lost what it had
taken months to gain and at the cost of SIS, 421
Americans in battle in 26 days. We can hardly
call 1T victory for us. We were surprised,
overrun many killed, captured, wounded and
missing.
Every now and then military officials round
~ oenounce the American people for being
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Never tolerate through sympathy WIN
yourself or with others any practice h~'
is not in keeping with Holy Uoo.
40 INV SELECTED.
Talk Is Cheap

Conditions described by one legislator after
visiting Dix Hill hospital at Raleigh as ois-
or.ceful'' will arouse lot of talk but what
sho,,+ title action? Why not take measures
as assembymen, with appropriation OF some
money, and supervise throu sh boards the con-
duct of the hospitals
There simply hasn't been sufficient provision
made TO care for all the mentally SICK OF
tho s+.+o They are crowded into the hospitals.
Waiting lists are long The General Assembly
has the responsibility to remedy condluons'
,ohodv else can do it. It's their turn to do
something and quit talking about It,
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man observation planes. they
used to have to duck "ack-ack
from AS pistol shots. When the
lack ack" missed, the plane crews
would wave derisively. Today it
would be quite a trick to wave at
antiaircraft crews from $4,000 feet
even if you wanted to. But ma
chineguns were finally synchroniz-
ed with the propellers-and right
there, said the sergeant, "the gen.
tlemen's war of the skies began to
lose its charm"
CAT first" he recalled, we
tried to get on top Of the Jerry
planes and drop bricks on them.
Or we might try to force them to
land in our territory. If we did, we
swooped down and waved so-long.
They did the same to US.
But late in that last year Of the
war it all changed. Soon both our
planes and the Krauts were carry
ing demolition bombs and dropping
them on dumps and railroad yards.
I remember two days before the
Armistice we had a formation Of
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Clothing Program

After many, many months of delay, hopes
for better stocks of inexpensive garments With
in the near future are offered by WPB and OPA
through proposed issuance of controls on every
level OF the garment trade from textile mills
to retail outlets
The intentions Of the government are gooo
but they are coming mighty late in the game.
We've often wondered why so much official
attention was given to procurement and con-
troll of many other items obviously less es.
sential, when the shortage Of children's and
workmen's clothes was SO apparent.
Principal purpose of the new action is to
get more Of these low priced items made.
As James NARROW, writing for the Associat.
ed Press explains, the new clothing program
doesn't mean greater supply Of garments. It.
designed to bring out more lower priced
goods, less higher priced goods
Washington finally has worked out his pro-
gram because it had to; the supply OF low
priced garments is very low. There's nothing
in the program which couldn't have been work.
ed out two years ago.
If it had been, perhaps we wouldn't have
the present shortages.
This is what happened up until now:
Under OPA regulations a particular kind of
clothing could not be sold for price greater
than that particular kind OF clothing was sold
for when the OPA regulations went into eff
feet.
Because manufacturers could make any kind
Of clothing they made less of the loWer-priced
tems-where the profit was sunderland more
of the higher priced lines-where the profit
was greater.
AS time passed more and more Of the low
priced items disappeared. If you wanted to
buy clothing you had to buy the higher priced
stuff This boosted your living costs.
And this kind of manufacturing was legiti-
mate under the government set up But there
were a couple Of other factors which boosted
your living costs in buying clothes:
l. AS the war continued, there was a certain
amount Of deterioration in the quality Of the
things you bought.
2. By adding a few extra trimmings, or
putting on a special finish, manufacturers
were able to charge more under OPA ceilings
which made allowance for the fancy work.
This, toe, boosted your living costs.
Now this is what the new program is sup
posed to do:
Mills will save a large part Of their civilian
fabrics for the manufacturers who are willing
to turn cut low priced goods And such manu-
facturers will get priority on the fabrics
Which means: They'll get first call on the
wooden, rayon and cotton goods set aside for
civilian use.
This will choke back the higher priced
clothing and enable the lower priced goods to
be made and to reach the retail stores.
And-this is important-the government will
try to see that the quality of the clothing is
improved for the prices charged for it.
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Personal Appearances

It has been suggested that actors IN New
York plays work at a war job four hours
day in addition to their theatrical chores.
This raises several questions. Is the theater
essential or non-essential? How much Go actors
contribute to morale? Would such move
mean a curtailment Of the U. S. O. camp
shows? And would the government prefer an
actors halliday output to his performance IN
the combat area?
None of these questions can be answered
now. But the suggestion itself offers pleasant
possibility 1t might bring more workers into
essential industry. We can imagine girls fight
ing for the chance to work beside glamorous
actor on the production line. And how about
all those disappointed seekers of tickets to
"Oklahona'? They might take war job just
to see a member OF the cast.
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Daily Prayer
FOR CONTRITION

Thou art high, and yet near, o
Infinite God, our Father. The heav-
en- of heavens cannot contain Thee,
yet Thou makest Thy home in hui
man hearts. Only sin can sever
US from Thee. and Thou are plenti-
full in forgiveness. In sincere con-
triton, we confess before Thee our
transgressions and our unworthi-
ness May Thy searching Spirit con-
Wet us of all that has come be-
tween us and Thy peace. Hear
Thou in heaven Thy dwelling place,
aid when Thou nearest, forgive.
Pardon our resistance to the
promptings of our better natures:
cur carelessness and callousness
amidst this world calamity, and
our indifference to the sufferings
of our men and women in service.
Make us as penitent sinners, plead
ing before Thy throne for forgive
ness. Lord, have mercy upon us:
have mercy upon us, and save our
imperilled souls. Amen.-W. T. E.
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BY w. &. ROGERS
THE Missouri" by Stanley
Vestal (Farrar g. Rinehart;
$3.50.

The ornery, mighty Missouri.
road to half America pictur-
esque, unpredictable, both hostile
and friendly, is the subject of this
well organized, well written and
easily read volume in the series
Rivers of America.
THE river runs crooked through
the valley, the channel runs crook
ed through the river" and the cur
rent flows upstream and down with
almost equal ease. An engineer
complained that, after spending a
year building a bridge, he had
spent my time ever since keeping
the river under the bridge"
People who live in this long val
ley which cuts through a handful OF
states will relish these tales of their
homeland; Americans living else
where will welcome this lively rec
ord, dependable as a textbook but
entertaining as fiction, of some of
the most thrilling and momentous
events in their national life.
The Missouri was the land, or
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BY SID FEEDER
Substituting For Kenneth L. Dixon
FIFTEENTH AIRFORCE HEAD

Substituting For Kenneth l.. Dixon
FIFTEENTH AIRFORCE HEAD.
QUARTERS, Italy, Jan. 21.-De.
layeO -lRHMaster Sergeant Frank
H. Walter of Greenville, S. c., has
watched the bombing business grow
up from bricks to blockbusters
and he thinks it's here to stay.
It's come quite a way down the
road since 1918 when the sergeant
then is, added year to his age.
enlisted in the Army, and wound
up as an observer in the awkward
biplanes flown by the 317th Aeriol
Squadron.
Today at 43, he's technical in
spector at a 18th Air Force Liber-
ator Wing. He has to see that the
big four-engine jobs, which prob
ably could carry couple Of those
old crates on their backs, are tit
for combat and, as he craWls into
the inside of these new huge mod
els, thoughts of those other days
come back to him.
They used to throw bricks at Ger