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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-03
Land known As
Goods Acre

John Kredier has given to the
Brethren Church, Mechanic Grove,
Pa, land for the mems project for
his year. The ground has been plant
ed in two and a half acres of corn
and one acre of tomatoes. 1t is known
as Goods Acre" and all the pro-
sceeds of the crops go to the work of
the church. Tuesday evening twenty
men of the church come to Kreider
nome and cleaned up to the tomatoes.
Another evenings time will be donat-
ed for the corn.-Sun, Quarryville,
Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-03
Bond Sales In County

Albert c. Ringgold, chairman Of
tie Seventh War Bond sales in Cecil
County, reports that incomplete re-
turns from the county, show that
over $1,500,000 in bonds were sold,
and final returns are expected to
reach the county's quota of $1,750,-
900. All previous drives resulted in
the quota being oversubscribed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-03

CHAPLAIN Maxim, cambridge, was
the guest. preacher at the Methodist
church, Sunday morning, taking as
his topic, Faith" No evening SER
vice. Next Sunday morning Mr..
George Prettyman will be the guest
speaker
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. William Schwebel
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Dorothy Jean M, to
Mr.. Leslie Carl Paris, SON of Mr..
John Paris and the late Mrs. Paris of
Elkton, on Tuesday evening, July 10.
at the Methodist parsonage. with the
Rev Walter Al Hearp afleiating.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-03

slack times are here again for
those slender enough 70 wear them.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

/ have not been writing to anyone
lately. 1 just couldn't get started.
Well, 1 can tell you a little of
what have been doing since I've
been in the Engineers. I was with
the 7th Army, in fact 1 still am.
think it is the best one of the
whole bunch.
One of our outfits, or groups, in
the Battalion, and there are four
in all, put up bridge across the
Rhine and only lost one man doing
so. Boy!-That river is fast
We worked on the railroad and
put in a lot of bridges. Some OF
the places were plenty hot at
times too. I'll never forget one
morning we were told that we had
a bridge to put in, but didn't tell
us where. We were moving around
and finally became lost. We final
ly arrived at town that had not
been captured. The first idea we
had of this was when our own
shells started bursting down the
street little distance from us.
Then we knew that we were some
place we had no right to be. So,
boy, did we take off. We saw the
Lieutenant down the road and told
him where we had been, and he
raised the duce. He said don't
you guys know that the town you
were just in has not been taken
yet" Just as if we had not found
this out already.
Well, we finally arrived at the
town where we were to put in the
bridge, it was to be across the
Moder River. If you can remem-
ber, this was the river in Germany
where the 8th Army was stopped
for sometime. Anyway, when we
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

arrived all kinds of fireworks We're
in progress. The Infantry was up
ahead about one quarter to one
half mile. The planes were diving
in, the Artillery was firing over US,
and meanwhile the ferries were
also dropping in few shells. One
of our Companies had to take on,
it became too hot for them. The
Sergeant came up the road and
said DOC" Chats what they have
been calling me for the last three
years; two and one-half years I
should say) "get the mine detector
and go up the road and see what
you can find" So the Sergeant
gave me a man and we started.
The other fellow was shaking like
a leaf and did not lend very much
in the way of help, but we finished
our job. Guess I had better stop
this sort of news and tell you
about me and my points.
1 have a total of seventy-four
points. I'm just one baby short.
Hal Hal 1 also have three battle
stars to my credit, so don't think
1 will be called upon to serve in
the Pacific area. I understand that
the fellows who served in the Afri-
can, Sardinia, Corsica and italian
campaigns will not have to go.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

However. it liiks like I'll be here
for awhile. I hope it will not be
too long. It's been about twenty
six months since I've seen any of
you.
Sis, I'll bring this letter to a
close now with the hope that I'll
hear from you soon.
Love to all,
Stan.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

The undersigned Administrator c. T. A..
pursuant to authority contained in the Will
of Gilmore johnson, deceased. will offer at
public sale at the late home property of
the deceased in Blackbird Hundred, New
Castle County, Delaware, on
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21
The Smyrna Times
Phone 52,1 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Published Every Thursday Morning By
4 d. HOFFECKER. Owner and Propri-
otor.
Founded by Robert ID. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hoffeck-
er. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to Decem-
her "a. 1888.
ADVERTISEMENTS - The Smyrna Times
b the business medium not only for the
town 1t represents. but fer the outlying
district of which 1t 10 the center, en-
hracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic, &c. A rate
Of 30 cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale, For Rent,
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
Inc one inch space or les. q minimum
charge of SO cents per insertion. In
nemoriam articles. 10 cents per line per
AaguA a@a
The SMYRNA TIMES IL an Indepsndent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
It represents and the State of which 1t
u q part It also gives the items of
importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Hntsred at the Post Once at Smyrna, Del
gware. ~ Second Class matter.
Subscription price. S1.50 per year, strictly
In advance.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

OdNlu y. f1dIIlSOU fOSl, INO. IL
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Philippines
Hi Dribbles:
This is the long delayed letter
that should have been written
quite awhile ago. suppose you
know all about that without my
telling you of it.
Considerable water has passed
under the bridge, and 1 have NOV
ed around quite a lot since last
writing to you. 1 don't think it
will be very long until I'll be on
The move again; however, time
will tell that.
This is not so bad now. There
is civilization around here, and we
get some liberty. 1t seems strange
though to put on whites and go
ashore. There's city of some
size, or rather it was of some size
awhile ago. The most of it is on
the ground now. While ashore
there is not much to do but walk
around and look. That does one
good though.
1 have not heard from Tom
Moffett for sometime, but suppose
he's still in this area and doing al
right.
Please give my regards to all
the fellows in the Shop.
Sincerely,
Nelson
Nelson w. Rash, NAM. &c
N. S. N. 815-14-19
o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
(Balance of address on application
Glad to hear from you, Nelson
Your good Mother beat you ir
notifying about your change of ad-
dress however-just two weeks be-
fore your letter arrived. See, son
she's sort of pinch hitting for you
while you're out there in the Pa
cific for a spell. This is very
fine idea.
Yes, guess it is quite a change
for the good to move into an area
where you can find the natives
speaking your own language. AT
ter moving through the South Pa
cific islands, mentioning no names
where the natives look tt
you like something you've rur
across in a book, it must be goot
for the old morale to be placed IL
touch with civilization once again
Perhaps your next move, the one
you have referred to, may takt
you into some of the Jap islands
for a change. And, according tt
many reports, you won't find man,
natives to greet you. Many %
of them having decided to die fo
their Emperor, as it were. Per
haps, had they chosen to keep Oh
living, they might have discovers
what living was like under tn
decent folks. Of course, since tn
Japs never did have very much il
the way of standards of living t
look forward to, death means eve
less to them than it would to man
other better ruled peoples of tn
world. You know about what
mean. Sort of a case of if yo
had never tasted ice cream, we
you certainly would not miss il
Pretty nice though after you hav
acquired the taste. The same
true with forms of government
After having endured life in Japal
you would think that living in tn
good old U. S. A. was heaven.
Things are moving right alon
down at the Shop, son. A few {
the old boys are moving out int
the Service, and few new once
moving in to take their place
Just like things have been goin
-huring the past war years. Havin
worked in the plant, you should b
In position to draw rather goo
picture of how it goes.
Some of the wartime activity
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21
SATURDAY, JULY Z, 1915
at TWO O'CLOCK p. Nj.

at TWO O'CLOCK P. M.
At the front door of THE FIRST Ma
TIONAL BANK in the City of Harring-
ton, Kent County and State of Delaware
The following described real estate, to-wit
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land situated in the City of Harrington,
Kent County and State of Delaware, lying
on the North side of Clark Street in said
City of Harrington and bounded on the
West by lands of Frank Brown Smith and
Lille Reese Smith, his wife, and on the
North and East by lands of Rufus d..
Bunting and on the South by said Clark
Street having a front on said Clark Street
of Sixty (60) feet and extending back
therefrom in Northerly direction between
parallel lines a distance of One Hundred
and Fifty feet measuring from the original
center line of said street and containing
Nine Thousand square feet of land, be the
same more or less the said lands having
no improvements thereon, the said lot be-
ing Lot No. 13 as shown on plot of lots
of the lands of Pemberton Clifton, de-
ceased, made and filed by the Admin
istrators of the said Pemberton Clifton.
deceased. in the year 1870 and of record
in the office of the Recorder of the State
of Delaware. in and for Kent County in
Plot Book L, Vol. S, at Page 81.
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
Attest: Norris B. Garrison, Clerk.
TERMS OF SALE
On the day of sale the purchaser will be
required to pay to the Trustee 80 per
centum of the purchase price and shall.
on or before the return day of sale, to be
held at Dover on Monday. July Is, 1945, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon. deposit in the
Farmers Bank at Dover to the credit of
the said Court the balance of the purchase
money and exhibit a certificate of deposit
to the Court with the return of the sale.
The percentage paid on day of sale will
be treated as a part of purchase price if
other terms of sale are complied with,
otherwise it will be forfeited for non-com-
pliance and treated as liquidated damages.
WILLIAM M. HOPE, TRUSTEE.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

Again, through the kindness of
Mr.. William Collins, South Main
Street, Smyrna, Delaware, we have
a letter from Cpl. Hunter w. Jones
who is serving in the Philippine
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

any more tndn L nave lolu you
here.
1 am truthfully sorry that 1
have to write and tell you about it
this way but I'm hoping that
Nolan is in one of the many hos
pitfalls, or else a prisoner of war.
I sincerely hope that you folks
will have heard something more
from him by the time you receive
this.
1 had held off writing in about
Nolan in the hopes that Nom
would tell me he had been heard
from, but in her last letter she
said that you had been notified
that Nolan was missing in action,
and that was all.
Keep hoping the same way I am
Sarah, and maybe Nolaln will turn
up alive and well.
Sincerely,
Howard
IA Howard T. Jones
A. S. N. 32076475
A. P. o. 306, C Postmaster
New York City, New York
balance of address on apphcation)
Dribbles is reporting the above
letter, which Mrs. Howard Kemp
so kindly sent in, with the thougn~
in mind that many persons in this
community, and others now in the
Service, would like to have the last
word received regarding Private
William N. Jones, Jr.
Now that the European war is
over, within a reasonable length of
time, more definite facts should be
coming through on Private Jones.
However, this could not be expect
ed until a complete search has
been made of all Axis prisoner of
war camps, and hospitals, etc. One
thing that can be assured, and that
is the U. S. Army will leave no
stones unturned in an effort to To-
cate all persons reported missing
in action. Therefore, let us all
hope and pray that Nolan will be
found, so that he can be returned
to his friends and loved ones back
here in the States.
Through the cooperation and
kindness of Mrs. Edward Boyles,
No. 315 Commerce Street, Smyrna,
Delaware, we are publishing a let
ter from her brother, Pfc. Stanley
]. Urkaniak, who is now overseas
serving with an Engineers Combat
Battalion. The letter largely
speaks for itself as to what the
Boys in this sort Of an outfit may
be called upon to do in time of
war. 1t also gives quite number
of personal observations. Thank
you very much, Mrs. Edward
Boyles for your friendliness, we
are sure our readers will be inter-
ested to share your brothers letter
with you.
Germany
Dear Sis:
I received a letter from you the
other day and was more than hap
py to hear from you.
Please do not think I'm angry
for not having written as often as
I used to. To tell you the truth,
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21
Germany

Dear Sis:
I received a letter from you the
other day and was more than hap
py to hear from you.
Please do not think I'm angry
for not having written as often as
I used to. To tell you the truth,
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21
Trustees Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue of an order of the Orphans
Court of the State of Delaware. in and FOR
Kent County. will be exposed to sale by
way of public auction or vendue, on
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

CONCENTRATION on her twentieth birth
day are extended 10 coloroiuro Potrice Mum
sell stor Of rodios 'TamilY Hour" progrom.
by the Netherlands Ambassador. Dr.. Alex
ondsr Loudon. pdtrics. who is Of Dutch
ancestry. celebrated her birthdoy a. guest oil
honor at moss thanksgiving meeting on the
occusson Of The nberution Of the Netherlands.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21
D
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
by

David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

Pfc. Stanley ]. Urbaniak
A. S. N. 12047841
A. P. o. 758, Postmaster
New York City, New York
balance of address on application
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

TIGER tanner" AMERICAS NEWEST FORTRESS
Here's the ArmY's new General pershinq"
M.2el low.slung tonk described as the answer
to the German Tiger tonk" The rugged fortress.
featuring thicker ormor. greoter firepower and
mounting q ng-boreled. high-veloci,y 80 nm gun.
is being produced by the Fisher Body Division OF
General Motors, which designed and engineered
the tank in collaboration with Army ordnance de.
velopmeni engineers.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

slowing down a bit on the Eastern
Coast, on certain lines. This is
due to the close of the European
war. On other lines, they are
moving full speed ahead as usual.
1t all depends on the present de-
mand, both for war use, and stock
pile reserves for in case.
Here's wishing you the very best
of luck, Nelson, and hoping that
the war in the Pacific area will
move swiftly to a closing climax.
This may sound like bit of wish
full thinking, but, as you know,
anything can happen when the full
force of our efforts are directed
against the Japs. UP until now,
this could not be.
Write whenever you have the
opportunity, my friend. Dribbles
is always very glad to hear from
you.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

The letter published below was
written by IA Howard T. Jones to
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Kemp tell
ing them of the information learn
ed about Pvt. William N. Jones,
Jr., who was reported missing in
action February 29th, 1914. Pri-
vate William N. Jones, Jr., is the
brother of Mrs. Howard Kemp His
wife, Pvt. Priscilla D. Jones, is
now stationed at Fletcher General
Hospital, Cambridge, Ohio. Her
change of address appears in the
column this week.
Smyrna times., 1945-06-21

SOMETHING NICE IN
SWIM SUITS-Bunny
Voters. young Holly
wood actress. is shown
displaying. revealing
bathing suit in q pre-
vue Of ls45 beach
fashions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-23
Henry Allen Higgins

Wilmington lost distinguished citizen in the
death Of Henry Allen Higgins on Thursday.
A successful merchant--for many years h i S
jewelry store occupied choice location on
Front street-Mr. Higgins was also consis-
tent worker for civic improvement, having
served as a president Of the Chamber Of Com
MERGE, and an attendant and member Of the
FIR. Presbyterian church, whose pastor, the
Rev. William Cove, Jr., officiated at his oh.
sequies.
Early interested in the high ideals OF Mason.
ny, Mr.. Higgins received the highest award
OF the Scottish Rite branch-the 33rd, degree
conferred only upon very limited number for
outstanding service to that organization.
A native son of Wilmington, he attended
Professor Washington Catlett's school as boy
and subsequently graduated from North Car.
DINA State college. Although his health had
been failing for some time, it was only within
recent weeks it was realized he was sinking
and his death came as a severe shock to his
wide circle of friends and business associ.
ates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-23

postwar things to come may divert US from
our present necessary duties. In fact, the ma
tons dairymen and bottlenakers tell us that
It's already happening, in the prosaic matter
Of milk bottles. And they're worried.
Maybe we've been reading too much about
those post-V-J-Day square milk bottles or the
beer bottles the dealer won't want back. Al
any rate. the milk and bottle people estimate
that Americans are holding out some Is, 100000
bottles in kitchens and behind store counters
That's bad, for several reasons. One thing
the War Food Administration says that we
the people are using Is per cent more milk
than before the war. That takes bottles. Ano
this is the time of year for Bossie's big milk
dividend. That takes bottles, too.
Besides, the life of the average milk bottle
is only about 40 trips from dairy to customer
Furthermore, distributors need eight bottles
in the works for every one in your ice box
to keep things running smoothly for daily de-
liveries, and 10-to-1 ratio on an every other
day schedule
That's why the countrys purveyors of Grade
A are crying, If you've got EN- give 'em
back" And they aren't fooling, either.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-23
Pulp Mill Prospect

One definite prospect for new industry in
the Wilmington trade area appears destined
for fulfillment when building materials are
made available through the War Production
board.
1t is pulp paper mill for which a site
has been purchased near the property of the
Acme Fertilizer plant, according to announce
ment by Walker Hamilton, vice president and
general manager of the Riegel Paper COM
pany which operates a lumber business at
Bolton. Plans for the plant are being drafted
by a Greenville firm.
Wilrningtons industrial expansion is genec-
ally recognized as essential to the develop
ment of the port in the postwar period. when
commerce will again be able to use the sea
lanes, coastal and transoceanic. An intensive
Campaign has been under way for some
months to acquaint manufacturers with this
areas possibilities and advantages for indus-
trial production, with an increasing number OF
prospects developed.
The Riegel project is high on the list. The
company may rest assured it will have Will
mington's full cooperation
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-23
A MOUNTAIN JUNKET

The proposed summer session of the North
Carolina senate at Hendersonville SENS to be
nothing other than a mountain junket for the
solons, the members Of their families and
legislative hangers-on, lobbyists, politicians,
etc. There are so members Of the Senate, and
it is a certain fact that many of them will
bring along their families. If this is not a
pure and simple violation of the ODT ban
against travelling we can not understand the
English language. The session is not official
and nothing that comes from 1t would be of.
fetal. 1t is simply mountain trip for the
legislators and the people of the state who
are trying to abide by the wishes Of the ODT
are not very well pleased at the idea. Cover.
nor Cherry has done tn wise and snsible
thing in refusing to go-Gastonia Gazette
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-23

1t is impossible to minimize the
gravity of the issue which the So
Wet government has raised in the
public trial of the Polish leaders
This is not an ordinary charge OF
sabotage against the Red Army.
The charge is that they were the
active agents of movement, di-
rected by the Polish government in
London and connived at and sup.
ported in some Allied quarters, to
form hostile coalition of Europe,
including Germany, against the So
wet Union.
Since the Soviet government be-
lieves this charge to be true, since
it believes it can prove it publicly
to the satisfaction OF its own people,
since il has decided as a matter
of high policy to make an inter-
national issue of it, it is impos-
sible fer any one, no matter what
his opinion of the charge, to dis
miss it easily. The relations be-
tween the Sovie Union and the
Western powers are at stake. Sta
lin can have no illusions about that,
and in posing the matter de-
Whera+aIv he has made it n1ain
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-23
TODAY and TOMORROW
By WALTER LIPPMANN

that he is prepared to have his
re tons with the Western coun.
tries become critically worse if, as
he sees the vital interests of Rus.
STA, they cannot be made radically
better.
The conviction that there exists
a deep tendency to form an in.
ternational coalition against the So.
viets is a basic fact in the com
munist tradition. 1t is not only part
of the original doctrine but it has
been reinforced by many events
the Allied Intervention in the Rus.
sian civil war, the policy of the
Gordon sanitare after Versailles,
Munich and the policy of appease.
ment.
When Russians think about for
eign relations, what they think OF
first and return to on the slightest
provocation is that they are iso-
late in a world that is generally
unfriendly and disposed to impla-
cable antagonism. The Russian
fear of an anti-communist crusade
is the counterpart Of the Western
fear ~ cnrnrourist exransion and