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Smyrna times., 1945-07-26
D DRIBBLES
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA.
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Samson, New York

Samson, New York
Dear Dribbles:
I have just gotten around to
writing you a line to let you know
how I am getting along at Samson
u. S. Naval Training Center.
Our day starts when we arise at
500 A. M. and eat chow an hour
later. We don't start class, or
drill, until 500 A. M. Meanwhile
we police the barracks. Some
classes are aircraft recognition,
boat drill, knot tying and swim
ming.
After we start the day off, it
seems to go by pretty quickly, and
the first thing we know, the day is
over. After 4:30 P. M. we can do
our washing, or write letters, rest
in our hunks if we choose. At $50
P. M. we eat chow and do any,
thing we want-well, most any,
thing.
About three times week we go
to the movies, or go to the drill
hall and play basketball. We have
quite a few means of enjoying our
spare time up here, and as I men
toned before, the hours pass
quickly.
At $50 P. M. when it is time to
hit the sack, you really are glad.
1t never takes long to get to sleep.
We have a very nice Ships Ser
vice in our unit. We can buy Gig
arettes, candy, jewelry and orna-
ments. There is also booth to
have your picture taken.
Upstairs in the recreation room
they play pool, pingpong, cards,
and also have very large bowling
alley. There are five alleys alto
gether. It's just like being at
home in many respects.
All in all, like it up here pret-
ty well. The weather is pretty
nice now, although it has been get
ting hot lately. Usually it rains
every other day, or at least three
times a week. Right now it has
not rained for four days in a row.
That is something to write home
about.
Well, / have told you about all
I know to write about at present.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I
remain
Sincerely yours,
"Pat"
William A. Hartnett, AS
Co. 668, Unit G
u. S. Naval Training Center
Samson, New York
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Welcome back to civilian life,
Pfc. James C. Griffin, formerly of
the u. S. Army. Jimmy was one
of the first Boys from around this
community to be entered in this
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ROCKIN' IN
THE ROCKIES

HoOsier Hot Shots and
Cappy Barra Boys
Added Attraction: TechnicOlOr
Cartoon, Indoor Outing"
Please Note: Pictures of those in
the Armed Services will be
shown every Thursday and
Friday until further notice.
Smyrna times., 1945-07-26

received his honorable discharge
from the u. S. Army and is now
at home with his parents on South
Main Street enjoying well de-
served rest.
Lloyd was one of the first Boys
in the Service to have his name en-
tered in this column. This was
published in the initial issue of
May 28th, 1912. At that time
Lloyd, who had joined the U. S.
Army previous to our entry into
the World War II, was stationed in
the Hawaiian Islands. He was
there when the attack occurred on
Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941.
After his return from the Pa
cific area, Lloyd was stationed in
the States for several months and
was then sent overseas into the
European battle zone with the
Rainbow Division.
We are all certainly glad to note
that Lloyd A. Pleasanton has re-
turned to this community, and
want to extend our very best wish
es for a most successful future in
whatever line of work he chooses
to follow. Good luck my friend,
and welcome home.
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welcome TO Ine llICle COlumn,
Pat" We hope you will continue
to write in from time to time dur
ing your service career so that
Dribbles, and your friends in this
area may know that all goes well
with you. Then too, there is the
all important matter of changes of
address to keep up to date. 1t will
indeed be helpful to Dribbles if you
will keep him informed of any new
change you may have.
1t is very cheering to note that
you really like your surroundings
up there at Samson, son. The
very fact that you seem to be fit
ting into the picture so well leads
me to believe that you will like the
u. S. Navy career for which you
have been chosen. You know Pat
the better you like your job, nc
matter where it is, the better
chance you have of making good
That is true the world over. Sc
keep up the good work, my friend
After boot" is over, try and pick
something that you will go for
ward in and strike for an oppor-
tunity to move ahead. Other fell
lows have done it, and.I am sure
that you can too.
Everything back home here is
moving along at about the same
rate as it was when you were here
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land to train for the invasion of
Europe.
John landed on the beach at
Normandy on D Day and served
with the 1st Army through France,
Belgium, and into Germany.
Since We Day, John has been
transferred to the u. S. 9th Army
and is still stationed at Leipzig,
Germany.
John says that he is well and
getting along fine, but hopes to
get home soon. His new address
is as follows: Pfc. John T. john
son, A. S. N. 3248524O, A. P. o.
No. 307, o Postmaster, New York
City, New York. balance of adj
dress on application).
Yours very truly,
Mrs. Anna ]. Johnson
Note: Since the above address
was written, the Army Post Office
number has been changed to No.
758. This was noted in the change
of address column on July 18th,
1915.
Thank you very much Mrs. Anna
]. Johnson for sending in the
above information concerning your
son, Pfc. John T. Johnson.
Since John has been transferred
to the 9th U. S. Army, there is
every possible chance that he will
be on his way home before long. I
understand that most of the 9th
Army is due to come back to the
States.
The fact that John landed in
France on D Day and fought
through the European campaign
with the 1st U. S. Army, means
that he has certainly seen his
share of the fighting that went on
before Germany surrendered.
I don't know how Leipzig, Ger
many, looked to John when he
moved into the city among the oc-
cupation troops. The fact that
Leipzig was one of Germany's
large commercial cities would lead
me to believe that it had been
bombed heavily before the war
ended over there. Prior to the
war, Leipzig was noted for its
great printing and books trades,
its industrial fairs, its university,
and its pianos, paper, chemical and
scientific instrument manufactur-
ers. I feel reasonably sure that
the Allied Air Force did not allow
this city to be pasesd by unnoticed
even though it was in the heart of
Germany.
If you have any further informa-
tion concerning your son, Mrs.
Johnson, please send it along and
we'll be glad to acquaint our read
ers with it. Meanwhile, we do ap-
preciate your friendly cooperation
with this column. Keep it up.
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Strand
T III e A I r e
SMYRNA, DELAWARE
THURS. FRI. SAT.
July 26-27-2S

Matinee Saturday at 200 p. M.
BIG DOUBLE FEATURE
She Loved Him When He was Pen
niless ...... But Riches Couldn't
Change Him. His Friends Thought
He Was Nuts and His Sweetheart
Knew 1t.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
DEBT TO CHINA
Cincinnati Enquirer)

Mai. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault, one of the most qualified of all American ex- perts on China, has come out with a strong rebuff for those Americans who have been making Irresponsible state ments" about Chiang Kai-Shek's central Chinese government. The General ae- clares that he has great respect for Chi ang, his courage and his "unwavering loyalty to the cause we share"
 China ha scome in for much criticism in the United States, and for variety of reasons. One group in this nation, sym pathetic toward the Communist Chinese provinces in the north, have accused the Chungking government of dictatorial de- signs. Others have insisted that the Chi nese are not anxious or willing to fight. A few have held that America is giving too much aid to the Central Government; getting too little in return. There are those in this country who-failing utter ly to understand the problems involved feel that Chinese nationals are rob- ping American troops of everything which isn't heavily guarded. These views have been expressed often and loudly
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
WASHINGTON IN WARTIME
By JACK STINNETT

Drugs, however. haven:
 '-e cnly headache that Trea! Department enforcement az have had in he last year. Sc Service has embarked on an ent y new sea in the last year or black market dealers. More t 1000 persons actually were rested and charged. Treas claims the black market in liq has virtually been smashed, other major activities in this ii included arrests for the count feiting of ration stamps, illegal version of sugar and attempts expor. or import controlled col modities.
 fifth of the thousand g rests for black market operatio were for the counterfeiting of r ton stamps, principally gasolh and sugar stamps. In some cas- printing plants and thousands counterfeit stamps were taken b the operatives.
 The number three headache c the department last year was tn forgery of government checks. Il this comparatively new field, tn, department made 1900 arrests.
 Often these cases are so loca in nature that they never make headlines. Measured in toto, the, are almost new fields of crime that have spread throughout thu country.
 There are dozens of minor rae kets resulting from the war tha treasury has had hand in break ing up. These include the proven ton of a drain of used cars int Mexico (Where there's no ceiling) the breakup of a counterfeitin! outfit that was turning out S5 au tomobile use stamps; and thu smuggling across the border O jewels and such things as Mexican silver cigarette lighters.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
THE NOME MUG EFT

from one end of the United States to the other.
 To say that the majority of these criti- cisms are unjust is to put it mildly. In virtually every instance they are based either on reports which either are en- tirely false or on half-truths which often can be more damaging than actual false hood.
 The Central Government has its fault, certainly There are points at which any government is vulnerable to charges of error. But generally speaking China and Chiang's government are assisting us nightly in the prosecution of the war against Japan. That is the important the all important-fact which should be considered by every citizen of the United States.
 Without the resistance which China offered to Japan, Nippon years ago would have overrun the Orient. Had Chiang and his followers been beguiled by Tokyo's offer of New East, our task in that part of the world would have been so tremendous that it might have been impossible.
 Even today China is making price less contribution toward the defeat of the Japanese. She is carrying on success full war, against great odds, on her main land. She is holding millions of fierce Japanese soldiers from the fronts on which American lads are fighting.
 We must agree completely and whole heartedly with General Chennault's clos ing statement:
 ''I think it's time for US to remember that we owe China an immense debt"
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05

The most common sources of weeds in lawns are impure seed mixtures, weedy top soil and ma nure incorporated before seeding, or top-dressed afterwards, and Wind-bloWn seeds.
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
Department of Research

Our scientific researchers come up with sn important discovery this week you can't record the sound of love scene on the screen!
 The public just won't accept it. .. You may not realize that when you see boy kiss girl up there in a big closeup you never hear the smack" That would ruin the whole scene and set the audience off into mysteries.
 So it's done silent-like, with nothing but perhaps background music, romantic, and perhaps a sunset or something in the dis tance.
 Ingrid Will Go Comic
 1ngrid Bergman will now go comic! The dramatic actress will do comedy about women in politics titled Katie for Con- gress," radical departure from anything she has done on the screen before.
 Fan Mail Helps
 As the result of the overwhelm- ing flood of fan mail which Don DeFore has received since the re- lease of the Affairs of Susan," he gets star billing with Robert Cummings and Lizabeth Scott in "You Came Along"
The Nome nugget., 1945-09-05
HOLLYWOOD STAR.LITES
-.- ~yUcrc cOcHsRo

Toosv Tu-vy Land r. "ollv'vcod
 A man corr'es time in buc'Iet Spring comes in a paper bag to leading lady screen kiss is just a pain in the neck!
 In the make believe land of sound stages it's all true.
 The man who carried time in a bucket is the man with "aging" paint intended to make old sets out of those constructed of brand new materials :. A little touch ing-up does if.
 Spring comes in paper bags because all fruit blossoms are ar tificial, and are carried on the set in paper bags, to be pinned to the bare trees.
 A pain in the neck is a kiss. :. Ask any screen actress and she'll tell you kissing isn't what it's cracked up to be on the screen .. :. Most kissing scenes require more time than any others. The average screen kiss takes day and more than 30 scenes to get it right.
 That's Hollywood where kissing isn't a pleasure. I mean on the screen, of course.
 Caught On The Run
 Ann Sheridan is mighty anxious to get back in pictures before she is entirely forgotten Torchy Pat Kirkwood, the English stage star who will make love to Van Johnson in "No Leave, No Love-" has full blown lips like Joan Crawford's and a lot of oomph. Robert Montgomery plans to go into radio activities in big way. Clark Gable has just shed the beard he wears during part of "This Strange Adventure" in time for the arrival of hot weather in Sunny (delayed Cali fornia. Boys at Camp Roberts think it's wonderful Turhan Bey is training there, Lana Turner gets up to camp sooooo often.
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into tremendous proportions as

into tremendous proportions as
our general fund revenues de-
cease" Sen. O'Berry OF Wayne,
weeks ago, told the Senate that he
Thought the State would not have
the money to meet the contingent
appropriation.
Under provisions of the bill, a
2O-member medical care commits
sion would be appointed. and plans
would be made for the establish
ment of a four-year medical school
at the University Of North Caro-
| lima with the understanding that a
standard four year medical school
includes an adequate teaching hos
pital. Loans would be made avail
able to medical students who agree
to practice in the States rural
areas for four years after receiv-
ing their degrees. and special at
tention would be given to aid OF
Negro medical students. 1nvestlga-
ton would be made Of the needs
for hospital facilities in every
county in the State.
Two other amendments to the
big bill, which was considerably
reduced from its original scope by
the Appropriations Committee,
were adopted by the Senate. The
first by Sen. Blythe of Mecklen-
burg, provides that survey OF the
best place for the four-year school
be made by an organization such
as the Rockefeller foundation and
that report of its findings be
presented to the Governor before
the medical care commission pre-
sents it's dinal recommendations to
the board Of trustee of the great
err university. The second, by Sen.
Smith of Stanly, removes a length
ly preamble from the original bill.
Considerable House debate is ex-
pected over the amendments. The
House passed the hospital bill last
week, and will be asked to concur
in the Senate amendments. If the
House fails to concur, a confer
ence committee from both houses
will be appointed, and adjourn
ment of the Assembly, expected
tomorrow or Wednesday, well may
be delayed.
The House, meanwhile, passed
bill providing for new Is mem
Der State Hospitals Board of Con-
troll to be appointed for staggered
terms by the Governor The new
board will be appointed from the
States IL Congressional districts
with three members at large. The
measure also provides that the
hospitals board business manager
be appointed for six year term
instead of two.
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5000 Allied Warplanes
Batter German Targets

LONDON, Tuesday, March 90
RHNearly 5000 Allied warplanes
in an endless procession battered
German targets yesterday, with
U. S. Flying Fortresses and Ii
berator spearheading the assault
by attacking three jet-plane fac
tories and other war plants deep
inside the Reich against aroused
Luftwaffe opposition.
The Nazis sent up sWarms of
interceptors of all types in an at
tempt to break up the armada of
1000 American heavy bombers
and their escort of 900 Mustangs.
A communique tonight announc-
ed 80 of the enemy planes, includ-
ing five jets, were shot down by
the Mustang pilots but said tabula-
ton of American losses was in
complete. One group of jet fight
ers was known to have broken
through into a group of Fortresses.
stabbing at the big bombers in
groups of threes and tours.
Reports from the U. S. Ninth
Air Force boosted enemy losses
as fighter-bombers from this COM
mand ripped up . Nazi planes on
the ground and American-French
squadrons of the First Tactical Air
Force destroyed five in dogfights.
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Bombers, fighter planes, PIT boats are pow
cred by l00-octane gasoline. It's well known
that gasoline Of this rating cdn be made
from oil Of low sulfur content But urgent
demands for the gas were even greater
than enormous supplies Of the Gil.
Atlantic supplied an anst0er .0ith the
help of the glass .uool that comes in "bats."
AS result, high sulfur content OF certain
crude oils no longer limits production OF
1OO-octane combat gas.
At the sturt, Atlantc's scientists jumped
in to produce 9l-octdne fuel from these oils.
That was when unheard-of quantities OF
such gasoline suddenly were demanded
tor our eviction training program. Battling
against time. Atlantic engineers whipped
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RED CROSS DRIVE
GETS GOOD START
Continued from Page One)

her prisoner OF war husband
Through the Red Cross"
/. Strange commanded the women
of the Canteen Corps who served
the breakfast; the Rev. Freed,
host; the Tide Water Power Co.
for furnishing the space for cam
paign headquarters; and the press
and the radio station.
Following the invocation by the
Rev. Mortimer Glover, vice-chair.
man of the Red Cross Disaster
committee, the group remained
standing for the National Anthem.
Harry Bliss, representative of the
American City Bureau, which is
conducting the drive here, asked
that all divisions turn in progress
reports as often as possible, and
reminded the workers that the
campaign ends March 8.
Bliss explained the use of the
Award of Merit certificates and
the Memo for joe, emphasizing
that the latter is personal and
that the Award will be given only
to units and no t individuals.
within hours" he said, "bul-
letins will be placed in the mail
assigning each team a quota or
minimum objective as it's share
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ThirdArmy Threatens
To Trap 80, 900 Nazis

! ley braakthrough, was running in
to rougher opposition as it cu
across the lines of German forces
washing over into its path in re
treat from the charge of three 9th
er armored divisions.
Nevertheless, it battled on cas-
two and a half miles beyond the
broken Maize river line, clearing
Wolfsheim, IL miles southwest Of
Mainz, and plunged four miles
southeast of fallen Bad Kreuznac CT
into Wollenstein.
The Germans were clearing Out
of the western Saar rapidly, -ane
Dillingen, another stronghold at its
frontier, fell with the same ease as
did the nearby anchor of Merzig
yesterday.
A total of $500 prisoners taker
yesterday testified to the speed of
the Third Army dash, while the
Germans who got away were ma
chine-gunned, bombed and blast
ed with rockets from dawn to dusk
by U. S. warplanes ruling the Saar'
lands skies unchallenged.
Ringen, nine miles north OF BAG
Kreuznach on the Rhine and Maize
rivers also was cleared.
Behind the Fourth, the 87th In
fantry Division completed the sub
jugation of. Coblenz and pressed on
south to the Rhine, giving Gen.
Rhines west bank southeastWard
from that CITY,
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SERVICE CHIEF
NAMED AT DAVIS

CAMP DAVIS, March 19-Major
Donald S. Joyce. recently return
ed from the China-India- Burma
theater of operations has been as
signed to duty as Director of Ad-
ministration and Services at the
new installation of the Army Ali
Command at Camp Davis.
From the period February l -
March 10, Major Joyce acted as
commanding officer of this post
He was relieved by Brig. General
George L. Usher who assumed
command on that date.
The Major. a former resident Of
Tenafly, N. j., entered the service
in April, 1912, and was sent over
seas two months later He was
assigned to the China-India-B Burma
theater, where he served as AS
sistant Adjutant General. He serv-
ed in this capacity until October
1914 a which time he was return
ed to this country and was ordered
to Redistribution Station No. One,
Atlantic City. N. j. 1t was from
this station that he was transferr-
ed to Camp Davis.
Prior to his entering the service
Major Joyce was affiliated with
the Merlis Real Estate Co. of New
York. He attended New York Will
terry Academy, Cornwall on-the-
Hudson N i
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This closed the door on a pocket
of approximately 300 square miles
which contains an estimated 1000
Germans.
Another column of the unidentl'
fled division crossed the Clan river
in an eight-mile advance and
reached ElzWeiler, IA miles north
west of Kaiserslautern.
One column of the Tenth Armor'
ed Division in a six-mile advance
also reached a point IA miles west
of Kiaserslautern, knocking GU
nine tanks enroute. Two other col
umns of the same division were
Is to % miles from Kaiserslautern
after five-mile advances.
The Tenth Armored was possibly
IS miles or less from junction
with the Seventh Army at Kaiser
slautern, which would form the
biggest of three traps, one of which
already has been sprung, west Of
the Rhine.
The third trap was devised to
snap shut in the center of the Saar
and lacked IA miles of closing after
the Seventh Army cleared the Sieg.
fried barrier and Third Army In
fantry to the north captured St.
Wendell and drove another mila
south into Ober Linzweiler,
The Fourth Armored Division,
the one that made the Rhine val
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ed their lieutenant what to do.
The lieutenant called General
Fellgiebel, chief of the signal
corps, and Fellgiebel, who had sat
in on the conspiracy, ordered him
to continue.
Instead, however, the lieutenant
called FellgiebePs superior, Gen.
eral Hermann Reinecke and 10y.
al Nazi Reinecke gave counter
ders and the revolution was nippeo
in the bud.
Reaction among high. army Of
ficers to the plot was three-fold.
Some, like General Otton Won
Stuelpnagel at Paris, actively sup
ported the revolution and were ar.
rested by a SIS security detach.
ment.
Others like General ,Krievel al
Munich simply went travelling
several days until they could see
which way the wind blew.
Some, like an unidentified gen
eral in command at Breslau, came
to the gauleiter for their areas
and assured them of loyalty to the
regime.
Once the revolution was avert
ed, trials by the dread Volksger
icht peoples COURT in Berlin
made short work of the plotters
and their friends.