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Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
Charles e. Hufschmidt Promoted

Charles E. Hufschmldt, son of
Mrs. Hilda Hufschmidt, Market
Street, has been promoted to the
grade of Technical Sergeant in an
Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion,
somewhere in the Solomons. Sgt.
Hufschmidt has completed II
months of overseas service, and is
entitled to wear the Good Conduct
Medal and the Asiatic Pacific Rib
bon, with bronze service star de-
noting participation in the North
ern Solomons Campaign. Induct-
ed into the Army in January, 1943,
he received his basic training at
Camp HAN, CAL In civilian life,
he was employed by the bravo
Corp. of Wilmington. He attend
ed John Bassett Moore High
School, graduating in 1910.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08

ian R. Stats and E. Temple Helm.
old, Jr., of Smyrna; Clement Schil-
ling, Chief Harry J. Proud and
King Mentally, all of New Castle;
Lynn Ritter and Walter c. Evans
both of Lewes; Chief Henry F
Hill of Rehoboth Beach; Chief D.
Myer Dimes, Sr., of Bridgeville;
Chief Fred V. Timmons of Mills
boro, and Chief Lawrence W.Betts
of Frederick. All are paid mem
bers of police departments of their
respective towns. Chief Hill, as
president of the class, spoke on
behalf of the class. He said while
town police officers often have
been handicapped in the past by
lack of training, the new school,
which they had completed, provid-
ed valuable instruction. A gradu-
alton supper was held in the
Pleasant Inn, Dover. Courses were
given day and night during the
two weeks at Dover. Subjects in
cluded accident Investigation, traf-
fic reports, firearms instruction,
laws of arrest, courtroom de-
meanor, police courtesy, defensive
tactics, fingerprint impressions,
techniques of traffic direction, in
toxication testing and boyology.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
WHOLE NO. ATS
RURAL AREA
TELEPHONES
Company to Eliminate Charg-
es For Pole Line Construc-
ton Along Public Highway
EFFECTIVE APRIL 18TH

Tariff changes will become eff
fective April Is, enabling 81 per-
cent of the families living in the
rural territory served by the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company
to secure telephone service along
public highway without charges
for pole line construction. This
was announced yesterday by DON
aid M. Huber, manager of the
company who said, however, that
any program of rural development
must wait until manpower and
equipment again become available.
More than year ago, the COM
pany began to re-eXamine very
carefully the rural telephone prob
lem, progress on which had been
temporarily curtailed by the war.
AS a result of studies throughout
the State, the company announced
that approximately 81 percent of
the farms in its territory now
have telephones. This compares
with SO percent of the families in
cities and towns who have tele-
phones and is an all-time high
figure. Since 1885, the number Of
telephones in the rural areas has
increased so percent. Under the
new tariffs the company will pro-
vide service, along public high
ways without charge, for building
the line for any applicant who
lives within 2640 feet-half a mile
of an existing telephone line.
/ This is an increase from the pres
ent 1000 foot limit. Charges for
construction in excess of 2640 feet
would be cut in half under the pro-
posed changes, which provide for
100 feet of new construction at a.
cost of SIS, compared to the pres
ent rate of SIS for each so feet.
Charges also would be reduced for
private property construction
when the telephone company does
the work at the request of the
customer. The present charge of
SIS a pole has been reduced to
$12. Mr.. Huber pointed out, how
ever, that it will be possible to
eliminate pole lines in many cases
by using buried wire. This wire
can be placed in a plowed furrow
where the soil is suitable. Com
pany experience has indicated that
generally soil conditions in Della
wareaare favorable for this type of
construction. The Diamond State
Company's program of rural de-
velopment is one of long standing.
The company stated that develop
ment of telephone service in it's
rural territory is above the aver
age for the nation and that SUBJ
stantial additions have been made
to its lines in thees areas in re-
cent years, although construction
activities have been somewhat
curtailed by the war.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
FEBRUARY FIRE RECORD
Citizens Hose Company Answers
Eight Alarms in Month

A report of Fire Recorder Harry
I Pussy shows a total of eight
alarms in the past month answer
ed by the Citizens Hose Company,
there being six dwelling, one truck
and one false alarm. Causes were
dirty chimneys and over-heated
oil-stoves. The mileage Travelled
was 81. Total men, 157; average
men, 1885; loss, rural 5000, city
S4O0; total man hours Az. The
volunteers responded to a call at
the B. and L. Restaurant, north of
Smyrna, at 2:10 a. m. March 2,
where there was a chimney fire.
Sergeant Lynch of the Delaware
State Police, will be the speaker
at the ninth in the series of IL fire
schools to be held at the fire house
tonight.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
KENT COUNTY
FARM PLAN
Soil Conservation Group In
terested in Plan To
Help Crops
STUDY SOIL EROSION

Farmers interested in the pro-
gram offered by Soil Conservation
Districts throughout the country
are meeting in small groups to
discuss the various features of this
program and the procedure for Sc
curing complete farm plans for
soil conservation and the proper
utilization of their land as they
are realizing the Importance of
saving their productive soil for
more efficient and profitable crop
and livestock production. One of
these groups has been formed in
Kent county under the direction of
Russell E. Wilson, soil conserva-
zionist, of the u. S. Department
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN
Mrs. Charles Reed HOnored With
Surprise Party at Her Home

Mrs. Charles Reed HOnOred With
Surprise Party at Her Home
Mrs. Charles Reed was honor
guest at a surprise birthday party
at her home when the following
guests were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Ryan, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Ford and Jeanne Ford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ryan and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fleming and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. George Fleming,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph McClements
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kinsey
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Reed and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Bradley, Mrs. Florence Pass
waters and Mr.. Reynolds Bradley,
all of Smyrna; Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Kesserling, Mr.. Jacob Kesser-
ling, of Dover; Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Hendrickson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wilson, of Newark; Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Shorts, Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey
Deakyne and daughters, of VIII
mington; Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Boyd and family of Townsend.
Mrs. Reed was the recipient of
many lovely gifts and all departed
wishing her many happy returns
of the day.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
Smyrna Grange Meeting

The Smyrna Grange will meet
tonight Thursday at s p. M, in
the Grange Hall. Mrs. Gladys B.
Johnson, Home Economics chair
man, will present the program
This program should be of special
interest to every member. The
National Grange has mapped out
plans for the Home Economic
chairman to present many ways
that Changers throughout the ma
ton can vitality help to assist the
war effort through home eco
nomics.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
KENT DAIRYNIEN TO MEET
Dairy Herd Improvement Associa-
tion to Sponsor Program March IL


Wartime demand for milk still
outweighs supply. Milk is an es-
sential war food. In spite of rec
ord 1914 production, government
dairy products stockpiles, other
than military and commercial, on
September 1, 1914, were only rs
per cent of 1943 stocks. Further
decrease would bring them below
safe reserve level. The Kent
County Dairy Herd Improvement
Association realizing the serious
ness of this production problem is
sponsoring the following program
to be held on Monday, March II at
s p. m. in the Caesar Rodney High
School at Camden: Delaware's g.
Point Dairy Program, George M.
Worrilow, Associate Director of
Extension; Pastures, Claude E.
Phillips, Associate Agronomist,
University of Delaware; Mastitis,
Charles c. Palmer, Director of
Haskell Research; Production of
Quality Milk, DR.. v. c. Mayor,
Wells Supplee Jones; Movies.
County Agent, William E. Tarbell,
is expecting a good attendance at
this meeting and urges all dairy
men in Kent County to arrange to
be present. He believes that the
dairymen will receive many valu-
able suggestions on how to pro-
duce more milk of higher quality
by better utilization of labor, elm
nation of unnecessary jobs, more
efficient barn layout and fast
milking technique.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
ROTARY CLUB MEETING
DIR. Nj. A. Tarumianz, Superintend.
ent State Hospital Speaks

Ciib ctdtC iioSlftai Spans
DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz, superin-
tendent of the Delaware State
Hospital, was guest speaker at the
meeting of the Rotary Club last
Thursday evening. He stressed the
need for rehabilitation of many
from World War II and said sci
entific treatment could be given at
the homes of veterans, if legisla-
ton would supply travelling clinics
so that occupational therapy could
be taught. He said that occupa-
tional therapy should be conducted
by the federal government, to
teach men and women how to sup
port themselves, and give expert
and scientific treatment to the
chronic cases developed during
war. Return to normal life is
sometimes slow and medical guild
ance and Instruction is the great
need to help them return to use
fulness in a community. DR.. c. ].
Prickett was chairman of the ev-
ening program, with H. o. Bos-
tick, president of the club, presid-
ing.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene, Rev. ].
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 and
recall meeting, 10:45 a. M; evan
gelistic and praise meeting, 7:3O
p. m. A spring revival will be
held beginning April list. Rev
and Mrs. McAllen, chalk artist and
musicians, will be the workers.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
NAMED VETERANS ADVISER
Col. John p. LeFevre Veterans
Adviser For District OPA Office


Col. John P. LeFevre, enforce
ment executive of the Delaware
OPA, has been named veterans
adviser for the district OPA office,
it has been announced by Charles
w. Hardesty, state director. Col
onel LeFevre is authorized to ap-
point a committee of employees of
the district office to work with
him. The committee will consider
the following program for veter-
ans: Ways of making price, rent
control, and rationing more effec-
tive; methods of meeting special
veterans problems, and increased
employment for returned service
men in the OPA in cooperation
with the U. S. Civil Service Com
mission.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
Twentieth Century Club Notes

The regular meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club will be
held Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Harvey Wright, chairman of Edu-
cation in charge of program which
will be as follows: reading, Miss
Anna B. Beckett; vocal solo, Mrs.
Kennard Price; piano solo, Mrs.
Robert E. Green; address, adult
Continued on Page Three)
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
Wedding Announcement

The wedding of Miss Catherine
Pratt and Leo Knollmeyer took
place Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the Presbyterian Manse
with Rev. Herman Dam, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, Of
ficiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Blendt, brother-in-law and sister
of the bride were the only attend
ants.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
RUSSIA: EAST
AND WEST
DIR. Albert Parry Will Speak
of Russia in Address of In
stitute of Understanding
BORN IN RUSSIA

The fourth and last of a series
of talks on international subjects
sponsored by the Smyrna Rotary
Club will be heard next Monday
evening, March 18th, at 8 o'clock
in the auditorium of the Smyrna
School. DR.. Albert Parry, the
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
Death of Gilmore johnson

Death of Gilmore johnson
Gilmore johnson, 81, died at his
residence near Blackbird Wednes-
day night, February 28th. Mr..
johnson was well known farmer
and was born in this area, the son
of George w. and Mary Downum
johnson. Funeral services were
held at FAIRIES Funeral Chapel
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
with Rev. Robert E. Green in
charge. Interment was in ODD
Fellows Cemetery. Mr.. Johnson's
wife died about II years ago. Sur
viving are two brothers, George r.
Johnson and Harvey Johnson, both
of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-08

Death of Mrs. Eva Virdin
Mrs. Eva Virdin, age so, wife of
Emmett Virdin of Downs Chapel,
Continued on Page ThreeI
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
FLAG DAY TO Be
NOTED JUNE "A

The Flag Day program of the
Stamp Defiance chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will be held at the American
Legion bone at 4 pm. on June
IA, chapter officials announced
yesterday.
The services will be opened By
an invocation by the Rev. W. J.
Stephenson, pastor Of the Temple
Baptist church. following which
the Pledge of Allegiance to che
Flag and the Americans Creed
will be led by Mrs. j. K. Banner
man.
Mrs. c. Wayne Spencer, Regent
of the chapter, will welcome The
assembly, and preside over the
program.
Pfc. Ernest Schoen, former
member of the Vienna Opera COM
pany and the San Francisco Opera
Co., now stationed at Camp Davis,
will render a solo.
The speaker of the afternoon will
be 1t. Roy Schmidt, B-24 pilot,
who has to his credit more than
35 missions in the European thea
ter. He will be introduced oy Nor
wood Westbrook, commander OF
American Legion post No. 10.
Rabbi M. NJ Thurman will give
the benediction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10

and building. They are Russian,
American, British and French. and
I've seen a few Canadian and
Chinese flags.
Most of the streets are now open,
but some are nothing but twist
ing lanes through tine rubble.
Downtown Berlin looks like moth
ing man could have contrived.
Riding down the famous Frank
furter alice, l did not see single
building for two miles where you
could have set up a business even
Of selling apples.
Smoke was beginning to rise
from what was left of Berlin's fac
tory chimneys, but the vast ma
jority of the stacks are still smoke
less.
The most familiar scene down
town has lines of women working
to clear up the debris.
Most of the women look between
IS and 20. They are, generally
fairly well-dressed and certainly
more of them have on silk stock
ings or ersatz silk than the women
of London when I last saw them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
PYT.E. |. ROGERS
DIES IN GERMANY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest L Rogers,
of Harbor Island, have been mott
fled by the War Department that
their son, Pvt. Ernest L. Rogers,
"a, died in Germany on May rs.
Pvt. Rogers attended New Han
over High school and was gradual
ed from Oak Ridge Military In
stitute in June, 1899. He also at
tended the University of North
Carolina.
He enlisted in the army in Sep
TENDER, 1910, with the 252nd Coast
Artillery. After training at Fort
Screven, Ca, he went to Trinidad
and St. Lucie for q months, leav-
ing the country in April, 1941.
In June, 1943, ne returned to the
United States and was stationed at
Fort Meade, Md, Until the middle
of April, 1945, when he left again
for overseas.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Opal G.. Rogers, and small daugh-
ter, Phyliss Tia Juano, of Rome,
Ga; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest L. Rogers, of Harbor Island,
one brother, Pfc. Leamon E. Rog-
ers, of Key Field, Miss; and one
sister, Mrs. James L. Kaler, of
Harbor Island.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
MARINES SOUGHT
IN THEFT OF CAR

Three Marines, who repeatedly
stole an Old Glory taxicab Frlda?
and robbed the driver, had not
been apprehended by police yes
terday afternoon, but the abandoned
cab was found on Walnut street,
between Second and Third, earl
Ter in the day.
1t was understood that county
police and highway patrolmen had
conducted an extensive search for
the stolen vehicle Friday night.
According to city police reports,
|W. J. Gore, driver of the taxi. re-
ported that he picked up the Mar
ines at Second and Grace streets
about 9 p. m. and was directed by
them to SIP Market street, a non
existence address.
One of the Marines said, this
is not the place, the report said,
and one of the others put gun to
Cores back and robbed him OF ap-
proximately $40.
Gore told police that one of the
men got behind the wheel of hte
cab, drove to Tenth street, then
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
Fillyaw Posthumously
Awarded Purple Heart

Owen Clanton FillyaW. Radio
Soundman Second Glass, .U.S.N.R.,
son of Mrs. Robert S. Hall, and
the late Owen c. Fillyaw, who
was killed during the invasion and
liberation of France, June 7, 1914
when his ship was lost Of the re-.
suit of an underwater explosion,
has been posthumously awarded
Presidential Citation and the Pur-
pie Heart. The medal and eta
ton have been received to his
mother. The citation reads:
I'm grateful memory of Owen
Clanton Fillyaw, who died in the
service OF his country at sea, off
France, attached U.S.S. Tide, 7.
June 1914. He stands in the un-
broken line of patriots who have
dared to die that freedom might
live, and grow, and increase its
blessings. Ere d m lives. and
through it, he Hves-in a way that
humbles the undertakings of most
men,"
F'illyaw enlisted in the NAVY De-
cember 10, 1941, and received his
training in Norfolk, Va, and Kew
West, Fla. He was buried with
full military honors in the Aneri-
can cemetery at Brookwood. Eng
land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10

left to Princess, where he choked
the car down, forced Gore into the
back seat and drove to the 2100
block on Market street. There the
car checked down again, it was re-
ported, and a big Marine. in The
rear seat changed places with the
driver. Gore stated that one of his
attackers held a wrench taken from
the glove compartment. The cab
driver said he jumped out of the
car and ran to nearby side porch
and the men did not chase him.
He described one of the Mar
ines as having a very heavy voice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
BERLIN IS GREAT
DESERT OF RUINS
Bv EDDY GILMORE

DIV cDD1 u1A1AOAsG
BERLIN, June 9.1R-The CAPT.
tai of the Third Reich is heap OF
eaunt, burned-out, flame-seared
buildings, with mile after mile OF
destruction. It is a hot desert OF
a hundred thousand dunes made
up of brick, stone and powdered
masonry.
Over this hangs the pungent
stencil of death.
Berlin unquestionably is living
proof of the most awful venge-
ance which a modern people have
brought upon themselves. 1t is a
CITY more ruined than London at
ter the fire raids, Warsaw after
all her sufferings, and Stallngrad
after che of history's most furious
battles I saw the ruins in those
cities and now, in company with
other Allied CORES o n ents
brought here from Moscow, l have
seen Berlin.
The Red Army commandment OF
Berlin, Col. Gen. Nikolai E. Be-
arin, said As per cent Of the build
ings and houses in greater Berlin
are destroyed beyond repair.
Downtown Berlin has been bomb
ed and shelled into oblivion.
Yet the song of Berlin today
and they are singing in its caba,
rets and night clubs--is called
,,,,IJ ..;eo oooir -
It is practically impossible to
exaggerate in describing the de-
structin of Berlin. Bezarin said
Allied aviation dropped $4,000 tons
of bombs on 1t and that the Red
Army in eight days concentrated
10000 tons of artillery shells on it.
Thirty-five per cent of all the
buildings in greater Berlin are half
destroyed, General Bezarin said,
leaving only 20 per cent at the
most that may be said to be in
tact.
Berln's population now is g.
100000, the Russians estimate,
with more Germans coming in
hourly. There are 10000 wounded
German soldiers in the city, and
this also complexities matters.
Food, of course, is Berlin's great
question mark.
When the Red Army entered
Berlin the population was on the
verge of starvation. The situation
has been met by hurrying in food
from outlying districts, from be-
You'd the borders of Germany, and
even from the Soviet Union itself.
The ration set-up is on rigid
lines. There are four general cate
gories and an additional one for
children. Heavy workers come
first. Then come light manual
workers, white collar workers, and
then dependents such as house
wives and invalids.
Bread and potatoes are the main
stay of the ration, which is:
Potatoes, 400 grams (18 ounces)
daily to all.
Bread, 300 to 900 grams daily
Q36 to 272 ounces)
Berlin is a city of flags-Allied
flags. They hang from every house
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
SUNDAY, JUNE 10, ls,,

Boys softball practice =, -.
1itterbug lessons at 3, brj6s. '''''
structi0n at s; Tuesday, bovI. NJ,
party, CMaffitt VILLAGE. W., wing
day, boys softbal Uso at s : e.
dustrial VS.. YMCA at Lake go " m
Thursday, girls softball Uso 0.eSt;
Industrial VS. Cornelius Bar d, .
at Pembroke Jones; Fridar r'' Me-.
house; Saturday. open hons. 0pen
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
AWARDED GOLD STAR

/ CORONADO, Calf, June ST
Brig. Gen. Harry X. Pickett,
USING, native of Ridgeway, S.
c., today was awarded the gold
star in lieu of a second legion of
merit in ceremonies at the am
phibious training base, where he
is stationed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
INSTRUCTIVE FLIGHT

Male silkworms will fly in a
direct line to meet a mate that
has just emerged from a cocoon,
even though she is several blocks
away, downwind, and inside a
building that has no open win
doWs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10
USO Industrial Club
Lists Weeks Schedule

The USO Industrial club yester-
day announced the following pro-
gram for the week:
Sunday, open house; Monday,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-10

Sandwiches taste better if fresh
ly made. For a picnic prepare
bread and filings and let each
person make his own Sandwich
combination,
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-30
Russian Tanks
 Smash Into Berlin's Tiergarten

LONDON, April 3O-{P)-Rus- sian tanks smashed into the Tier garten, Berlin's Central Park, which has been converted into an underground fortress, the Nazi controlled Oslo radio said. Mos cow reports said the fall of the capital was imminent.
 The newspaper Pravda said the Russians were fighting in the ruins of Unter Den Linden, the spacious avenue in the heart of Berlin which terminates at the Tiergarten. Earlier Moscow dis patches said the Russians are ap- preaching the spacious park. Hamburg radio, the chief Nazi transmitter still broadcasting in Germany, proclaimed "the hard battle for Berlin reached its cli- max today" Moscow dispatches said Marshal Zhukov Konev, com manding the Red armies in Ber- lin is going all out to make a May , Day victory and has thrown in the maximum artillery and air power to reduce Nazi strongholds in the center of the city.
 Soviet dispatches from Berlin 1 said the Nazis were hemmed into a very small area made up rough. ly of the Tiergarten Reichstaf
 distinst just to its north Wilhelm.
 strasse administrative quarters
 the most crowded commercial dis
 trict centered in Inter Den Lin
 den and running east from tn,
 Tiergarten.