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Smyrna times., 1945-08-02
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

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Jos. Ennis, overseer on the Alley
farm of John H. Hoffecker, while
unloading some fruit from his
team Monday afternoon at the
Steamer Ella warves, Smyrna
Landing, the horses became fright
ened at the blowing of the whistle
and caused a runaway. The wagon
was badly demolished and the
horses were more or less bruised
and hurt. One horse split his
tongue so badly as to require sew
eral stitches.
No rain had fallen in this i'm
mediate vicinity for two or three
weeks, though it had to the south
and east of us, and the crops were
generally needing rain. The high,
drying wind of Saturday was par
ticularly trying on the corn, but
the anxiety of the farmers was re-
ieved by gentle rain that set in
in the evening and kept it up for
several hours. 1t was not big
rain, but fine growing one that
will keep the corn "in heart" until
the important rains that usually
come with the first week in Aug
ust. The temperature that follow
ed was delightful.
An important business an
nouncement is that of the purchase
of the stock in the dry goods store
of Mrs. L. A. Cotton, by VIM. F.
Brown. Miss Margaret Hunt will
manage the business. Mr.. Brown
will continue in the merchant
tailoring business as heretofore.
| What has been known for over
half a century as Raymond's Cor
ner Store, has been undergoing a
complete transformation during
the past four months. The build
!, ing is a three-story structure, ex-
tending 46 feet on Main street and
Al feet on Commerce. 1t is finish
, ed in Colonial style, with a mans
, ard roof, whose gable ends are de-
signed after the old hip-roof fash
: ion. The inside of the building Is
divided into two departments, the
corner to be used as the drugstore
of Clifton & Raymond and the sec
: ton adjoining this on the left a.
i, the residence, ice cream parlor anc
: cafe of Geo. M. Stevenson. Tht
t drugstore has had neatly figured
tile floor put in by Jesse K. Bay
? liss, of Wilmington, and this GOV
t ers all the floor space in front o
i the counter. A metallic ceiling,
Y new feature to our town, finished
t in blue and gold, supplants the oil
plaster one, and the walls from tn
: ceiling to the upright cases aroun
!. the sides of the store, are papere
!. in buff felt. The wood work insid
r is finished in cherry.
Smyrna times., 1945-08-02
Executors Sale

The undersigned by virtue Of the power
and authority to him given as executor
under the last Will and Testament of
George w. Hurd. deceased. will expose to
sale by way of public vendue at the front
door of Crompton's Store in the Town of
st. Georges. New Castle County, Della
Smyrna times., 1945-08-02

tails as silk, such as jewelled but
tons, self sashes and bows, scarf
necklines, draped and wrapped
skirts, surplice bodices and seal
Looping.
Chambray, both in plain colors
and stripes, is one of the most i'm
portant cottons, seen in street or
spectator dresses such as the style
pictured today, as well as in short
dinner and dance dresses. Import
ed cottons include splashy, bright
prints and gay plaids from Mexico.
Black cottons abound, all sorts OF
stripes and satin-striped plaids.
and hand-painted cottons which
wash perfectly. -------.
Smyrna times., 1945-08-02

JOHN ]. HURD
Executor under the last Will and
Testament of George w. Hurd, deceased
Smyrna times., 1945-08-02
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
L. M. Price and family, and Mrs.
Annie Armstrong and family are
tenting at Camden Camp.
Miss Mamie Lockwood, of
Evansville, Ind, and VIM. Rodgers
of Washington were guests OF Mrs.
JOS. B. Benson, at the Light House
last week.
w. Charles Warren is home
from New York on months va
cation with his mother.
Miss Fora White of st. Georges,
is visiting Smyrna friends.
Samuel M. Hoffecker, who has
been in the clothing store of Wan
amaker & Brown since the spring,
returned home few days ago on
Smyrna times., 1945-08-02
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
IS THERE A COLLECTOR IN
 YOUR HOME?

"The Primer of American An tiques", by Carl w. Drepperd, is a book as useful and attractive as a Hitchcock chair. It's a handbook of antiques, completely up to date, and lavishly illustrated. It tells the collector what he is buying and the home owner all he wants to know. Virtually every item of interest to the collector is included here: pew ter ware, weather vanes, pottery, circus posters, postage stamps, and clocks. Each article is concisely described and illustrated on the same page, and scattered through out the text are pertinent historical anecdotes.
 Don't forget that the Base Li- brary is open Every Day and Evening, including Sunday. Week. days O80O-2200; Sundays 13C0- 1700; 1800-2200.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
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How many times have you heard the expression, "It's wonderful to be SAFE AT HOME'', or one of a similar nature. Actually the per son who feels safe just because he is at home, is an optimist, for sta tistics compiled by the National Safety Council show that more ac- cidents occur in the home than in industry.
 For the past ten years accidental deaths from home accidents have averaged about 31,0O0 as compared with a yearly average of about 18,0O0 in industry. More than half of the total of home accidental deaths result from slips and falls, a large proportion of which occur in the bathroom.
 Actually the home should not be so hazardous. A washing machine should not be classed with punch press or circular saw, although there are many cases on record of mangled hands received by house. holders using washing machines Motor vehicles don't tear through the rooms as they do through city streets, but there are plenty of chances to slip and fall or get
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06

scalded or burned in the home. Fer example two small children died recently from scalds received when a pot of tea was accidentally over turned.
 In all up-to-date industries, in spections are held regularly to see that. machines are in safe operat- ing condition and that workers do not engage in unsafe practices. At home, however, electrical equip ment, ladders, tools and walking surfaces are not maintained in $ safe condition. Appliance cords be- came frayed, ladders are dried out and shaky and often have broken rungs, tools become worn or are of a makeshift nature and floors are slippery from waxing or the use of scatter rugs. Usually no one takes the responsibility for main taining safe conditions in the home with the same degree of efficiency achieved by industry.
 As a result, home accidents in 1943 caused 32,50O deaths and ap- proximately. 4,850,000 injuries of which 130,000 resulted in some permanent impairment.
 Let your number one New Years Resolution be "I WILL LIVE, WORK AND PLAY SAFELY.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
Here's How the Folks Back Home Are Living Under Rent Control

IuuCH. Wu6H liIlS llILO1AudSAUSl showed the need for rent control, they designated the Louisville sec tor defense rental area and fixed a maximum rent date-in this case July 1, 1941. That meant that, in. general, tenants were not to pay any more rent for a given house CT apartment than was paid for the accommodation on July 1, 1941.
 The information was widely pub licized and tenants automatically reduced their rental payments for the following month to the amouet paid for July 1941.
 $ There were certain exceptions bs correct injustices, of course. Thus, if landlord had added a room or a new heating system or had dose anything to the property which the law considered a "major capital improvement" he could increase the rental within limits fixed by OPA.
 Take another example, Colorado Springs, Col, population, 194O Cen sus, 37,0O0, adjacent to Camp Car son and an Army airfeld. TAe OPA's survey showed that from January 1922 to August 1922, aver age rentals (including those which did not increase) were up 5.3%o. Rent control was established Oct. 1, 1942. Rentals dropped imme- diately, until, by September 1943, they were up only 196.
 Rent control not only kept rents down, but provisions governing evictions were strictly enforced. These provisions are pretty de- tailed and technical, but, in gen. eral, landlords were prohibited from evicting tenants EXCEPT under certain circumstances, some of which are:
 Failure to pay rent; creating 3 public nuisance; using the premises for immoral purposes; because of the landlords decision to occupy the premises himself.
 In connection with the last req son, the OPA ran into racket known as the "fake sale," in which the landlord charged rents which were way out of line on the preteg that the payments were being used, in part, as down payments on purchase of the property. The "sale price" usually was far more than the property would bring in the open market.
 OPA fixed that one by requiring the new owner, (a) to give the tenant three months to find other accommodations and (b) to make 2 down payment of at least 2O%o on the sale price of the property.
 Not only houses and apartments, but tourist homes, roadside cabins, boarding houses, hotels-in fact any place which offers living ac- commodations for hire-are under rent control.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
By Camp Newspaper Service

ny Lamp newspaper ocTylCe
 More than 15DOO,OOO residential units in the United States, in areas where 88,OOO,OOO persons, or bet ter than 2/3 of the country's total population live, are under Federal Rent Control.
 As a result, the nations tenants have been saved more than $2,000,- 00O,000 since June 1922, Office of Price Administration officials esti- mate.
 Rent control-need for which was demonstrated by our experi- ences in World War I, when rentals skyrocketed, working hardship on the families and dependents of servicemen and others whose in come was not increased by the var is acknowledgedly one of the most successful of the govern ment's attempts to combat infia- tion. '
 It has been particularly effective in areas surrounding military camps or posts.
 To the overwhelming majority of landlords who have co-operated patriotically, OPA officials say, most of the credit for that success should go. Administration and en- forcement of rent control regula- tions has required the full-time services of about 1000 Federal em- ployees-not a large number in view of the scope of the program but they would be hamstrung with out the cooperation of the land lords.
 Prosecutions-penalties may in- clude a $5O0O fine and one year prison sentence, or both, with triple damages for overcharges have been "minor" OPA officials say, although a large mid-western hotel was nailed to the tune of $75, ,OOO. In disputed cases, landlords have been proved right greater per centage of the time than tenants, with 52@6 of petitions from land lords to area rent offices for adjust ments granted, compared with 31 % for tenants.
 As of Dec. 1, 1914, 413 areas in the country were under rent con- trol. They ranged in size from New York City-the largest-to Ludo- wici, Ga., (population 4,OOO, 13 miles from Camp Stewart, the smallest. Because each section has individual problems, they are broken up into areas for efficient administration.
 Here's how rent control works: Take, for example, the city of Louisville, Ky, adjacent to Fort Knox. Early in 1942, with the ex- pansion of war plants and of the military establishment at Fort Knox, rents in Louisville started to go up.
 The OPA quietly conducted a survey to determine what percent age of rents had increased and how
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06

A cub reporter, asked to cut his write-ups shorter, wrote the next one as follows:
 "J. K. Edwards looked up the shaft at the Union Hotel this AM. to see if the elevator was on the way down. It was. Aged 45."
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
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Joe PRIVATE SAYS {;

While you're waiting your turn to read Forever Amber, "Leave Her to Heaven, and other popu- lar fiction why not cast an eye to- ward the non-fiction best-sellers at the Base Library?
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06

to read Forever Amber, Leave Her to Heaven, and other popu- lar fiction why not cast an eye to- ward the non-fction best-sellers at the Base Library?
 BULL SESSION MATERIAL
 There's real bull-session material in Amram Scheinfeld's latest scien- tific study Women and Mem. In Language that any; one can under stand, it follows the development of the sexes from the moment the child is conceived until maturity, pointing out the biological factors and natural forces which combine with training and environment to produce the behavior patterns of men and women as we know them. Is it true that male domination over females is natural, logical, and inevitable Are there differ ences in the fundamental aptitudes of men and women? Why do wom- en have more illnesses, but live longer? How do the intellects of men and women compare? Do women develop as many "geniuses" as men? These are just few of the questions that MT. Scheinfeld answers for you. "Women and Mer" will challenge many accepted notions about the place of women in modern life, and provoke violent disagreement in some quarters. You'll find it we'll worth your while to read!
 HORSELESS CARRIAGE DAYS
 "Jan. 30, 1942, was a memorable and melancholy day. At SIS PM. the last Chevrolet came off the as sembly line. So it went through out Americas greatest industry the first automobile age had end ed." David Cohn's "Combustion on Wheels" is an informal history of the first automobile age. The au- thor has rounded up all the early folklore of the automobile from the days when gasoline was bought in hardware stores by day and drug stores by night right up to that last moment in 1922 when cars ceased rolling from the assembly lines. If you can't remember the early folklore of the automobile you'll never believe it could have happened! It's a witty social his tory of the "Fill Ter up'' era, and we'll illustrated with photographs of the automobile parade.
 STORY OF THE P-4O
 Despite the controversy which has ragged in aviation circles over the merits of the P-40, it has, in the eyes of Colonel Robert L. Scott, author of "God is my Co., Pilot", been damned by words, but flown to eternal glory. In his latest book Damned to Glory" Colonel Scott tells the story of the P-40 in the struggles at Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Tunisia, Murmansk, China and Burma, and the reading of it will prove a never to be for gotten experience. Colonel Scott writes authentically, for he him. self is a P-40 pilot in General Chennault's China Air Task Force. Today faster and higher climbing planes are taking over and new heroes are being born but nothing can dim the record of the P-40 and her pilots. You will enjoy reading this one!
Bradley beam., 1945-01-06
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 steak with onions and eravy-(delcious)
 mashed potatoes
 choice of vegetables
 bread and butter
 peach
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 salad (good)
 bread and jam Youse what Imean? But thatso only number one! Item #2-(hal say?-Worine Conditons).
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Bradley beam., 1945-01-06

by U. War of Public Reauons
 HIS HOUSE NEARLY READY-Leut. Leland b. Hall, White Oaks opot B24 supervises the construction o1 his villa It will have shower nrepace and little The cost will be $2OO including everytnng begged and borrowed tenants rental of $o e month.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-04
Roosevelt School News

The first grade enjoyed a call
from Mrs. ID. Webb of Rexford on
Monday.
The second and fourth grades
were happy to have Mrs V. Star
ling call on Tuesday. Parents are
welcome at any time and are an
inspiration to both pupils and
teachers.
Mrs. Martha Brown generously
donated fine assortment Of can
ned goods to the school hot lunch
project. We are very grateful.
All teachers will attend the
County Teachers meeting in Lib
by on October g.
The art classes are doing designs
for wood chipping in the eighth
grade while the seventh grade is
busy on Halloween napkins for the
Junior Red Cross. The assembly mu-
sic classes are learning all verses
of the Star Spangled Banner"
Donald and Dale Bright of Spo-
kane, sons of Bill Bright, have en-
tered the third and second grades.
Leola Frost was chairman of the
committee that presented the as
sembly program on Friday. Others
on her committee were Esther Cook,
Paul Beckstrom, Vernon Stockner
and Clifford Curtis. A safety play,
Demon Carelessness was present
ed. The Pledge Of the Flag" and
America, the Beautiful were
sung.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-04
spend, few weeks at the Chalcraft

spend, few weeks at the Chalcraft
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ALBERT spent
three days visiting here last week
before going to Missoula, where Mr..
ALBERT will attend University
E. L. Benson resumed his duties
as rural mail carrier beginning Oc-
tober /.
Mrs. w. l.. Brown left Saturday
morning to make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Jack Pachico, in Mis-
soula.
Doris Benson writes to her par
ents that she is very interested and
enthusiastic in her start Of College
studies.
Mrs. Pearl Bright returned Sat-
urday evening from two months
visit in Portland. She brought with
her Donald and Dale Bright, her
grandsons. and the sons of Bill
Bright. The boys will make their
home with their grandmother this
winter and attend the Roosevelt
Grade school here.
Mrs. Jack Alavana and sister,
Mrs. La Brie, returned here Satur-
day from a two weeks visit at
Olympia and Seattle. Mrs. La Brie
left for her home at Malta Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Minnie Evins. Grace and
Dean and Mr. and Mrs. Winston
Pluid arrived home Friday. They
spent the past couple weeks at Will
low Greek, Ore, where they visited
Zeb Evins and family. PFC. Ray
Evins who is home on furlough, and
his wife, also Melvin Evins. re-
Gently discharged from service. were
there. While there they visited at
Vale Ontario, and Nyssa. where
other relatives live. They reported
having such good time and enjoy
ing the weather there
Joe Bernard spent the weekend
in Ennis on business.
Mrs. Clara Stevens is the house
guest at the home of her son and
family, Jack Stevens.
Marshall Murray. attorney in
Kalispell was in Eureka Tuesday to
attend the auction sale Of the
Standard Grocery.
Mrs Orville Johnson had the mis-
fortune to fall and injure her right
shoulder few days ago.
Miss Annie Murphy and Miss Win
fired Ambrose of Creston were
house guests Of Mrs. T Cleary and
Mrs. Anne Ambrose over the week
end.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-04
Football Team Travels
to WhitefiSh

School football squad travelled to
Whitefish to scrimmage with the
Whitefish High School Scrubs. >
This is the first football scrimpage
that the boys of Lincoln have en-
joyed for two years. They all admit
very enjoyable, scrimmage and
feel that they have all learned
something about competitive foot
ball. This being the first football
game that many of the boys have
ever played 4.
The next Scheduled game will be
with the Kalispell B" squad this
coming Saturday night at Kalispell
under the lights.
On Friday, Oct. IL, the Lincoln
Lions will meet the Columbia Falls
team here at Eureka.
The boys who made the trip to
Whitefish are: Wayne Frost, Cap
tain, Art Purdy, Duane Mueli, Bob
Purdy, Duane Purdy, Ken Pome-
ray Bob Mckenzie, Norman korn,
Ed McMullen, jim McMullen, Don
Payton, Hubert Mckenzie, Paul
Hobson, Everett Richmond, Ted
Harvey, Dale Holder, Gale Holder,
Lloyd Knapp, Pat McMullen, Jr.
Chalcraft, Tom Withycombe, man
ager.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-04

Deweys nephew. Arthur L. Martin,
former operator here at the depot.
but now stationed at Manila He is
Navy Radio technician and on VI
night the ships were all alight and
flags waving He states in his letter
it was beautiful sight long to be
remembered
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernhard Roedel
and children from -Trego were Sun
day dinner guests at the Thomas
White home.
Nels Hovind, road master from
Whitefish and Alvin Donaldson from
Eureka are here setting up a new
G. N. Ry ditcher preparatory to
leveling off the cut west of Stryker.
Alvin is engineer for the machine.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-04
State Health Officer Visits

DR. Kilbourne, state health Of
ficer, spent Saturday here. DR.. Kill
bourne and DR.. c. A. Clark visited
at homes in and around Fortine,
Trego, Glen Lake and Eureka where
they made a thorough examination
of sore Threats, and cultures were
taken which DR.. Kilbourne took
back to Helena for diagnosis. DR.
Kilbourne was of the opinion that
it was streptococcus infection which
is carried by direct contact He
states that by no means should the
schools in Eureka be closed at this
time, and he permitted the Trego
bus to continue bringing the chill
dren, from there to the school IN
Eureka.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-04
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our thanks to
all our friends who assisted in so
many ways at the time of our be-
reavement, the passing of our Moth
er, Sister and Aunt. Also for the
beautiful floral offerings and other
tokens of sympathy We especially
thank those who opened their homes
to the family, Mrs. Shenefelt, Mrs.
Thomas, Mrs. Teggart, Mrs. Schuck
and Mrs. Startling. also Mr.. Gompf
for his understanding and courtesy
to us all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mayer, Ray,
Ralph, Howard and Oscar Olsen,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mikalson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
Mikalson and family. Arthur and
Nina Mikalson, Ernie Mikalson,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Law, Mrs.
Sadie johnson, Arthur and Bess
Mlkalson, Norman Mikalson and
family,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-04
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EUREKA NEWS
With Our Boy.

WIN Oul Doyo
Robert Eskildsen, who has re-
ceived his discharge, arrived home
Saturday. He has been overseas, in
France and Germany.
Pvt. James Withycombe arrived
home last week Tuesday, having
10 days delay enroute from Fl. Ben
ming. Ga, and will report to TT.
Sheridan, Ill -
Pfc. Jarvis Finch received 10
day extension on his furlough.
Pfc. Clifford Reynolds is home
on a 80 day furlough. He has been
overseas for Is months, where he
served in Africa and Italy. He has
the purple heart and good conduct
medal. He is the son of Mrs. Mary
WEIGH.
Sgt. Eldon Johnson has returned
to Fl. Bliss, Texas.
Pvt. Robert Harvey sends word
that he will remain with the occu-
patton forces in Germany.
Pvt. Rex Harvey IS at Shepherd
Field, Texas.
Donald Purdy leaves the latter
part of this week to report at camp
McCay, Wis
When Cpl Tom Costich reported
to TT. Douglas, he was given a 10
day extension to his furlough, SO
left for Seattle where he joined his
mother who is visiting there.
Garold Kjelstrup sent word 10 ms
wife. the former Elaine Scott, that
he has been promoted to LIST. 1t.
He is now in Running, China.