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Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
The Smyrna Times
Phone 62,1 SMYRNA DELAWARE

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Z. d. HOFFECKER. Owner and Propri-
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Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s.,
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
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er. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to Decem-
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Smyrna times., 1945-11-08

who had became much fatigued in
waiting. For over an hour there
was any amount of fun and guess
ing but many were not known un-
til they were unmasked. Those
present were Miss Harriet Layton,
Bridgeville; Miss Clair Cooper,
Kenton; Mr.. and Mrs VIM. f.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Me-
gear, Misses Bertha Hoffecker,
Elizabeth Denney, Alice Spruance,
Florence Hall, Hettie Tschudy, Es-
telle Waters, Mable Thompson,
Elizabeth Hall; Messrs. Joseph B.
Handy, Newark; G. Davis Brown,
Hirons Denney, Robt. d. Hoffecker,
Jr., c. H. LeFevre, Irving Cooper,
William G. Anthony, Robert H.
Denney, ]. Harry HURT, Jr., Ben
ton N. Weldon, George Denney,
Reuben Denney and Oswold Den
ney.
A very delightful party was held
at the home of Miss May FAIRIES on
South Street. Plenty of Hallow-
cen fun and games were a part of
the evening. Those present were:
The Misses Hettie Richards, Anna
Stevenson, Edith Beck, Laura Las
sell, and May FAIRIES; Messrs. Will
liam Diehl, Howard R.Jones, Stew
art Wilds, Price Jacobs, John Hus-
ted, Edward Porter and John
Truax.
The young men of Smyrna gave
an enjoyable dance at the Opera
House on Wednesday evening. 1t
was strictly an informal affair but
nevertheless a very enjoyable one.
Music was furnished by Steven
sons Orchestra of this town.
Among those present were: Miss
Bertha Bailey and Miss Claire
Cooper of Kenton; Miss Harriet
Layton, Mr.. Harry c. Layton, Mr..
]. T. Vandenburg of Bridgeville;
Miss Margaret Fell of Philadel-
phia; Mr.. Joseph B. Handy of
Newark; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Frank
Postles, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ed. Hof-
fecker, Mrs. George F. Brown, Mrs.
J. R. McCausland, Mrs. A. E. Jar
dine, Miss Elizabeth Denney, Miss
Alice Spruance, Miss Mary An
thony, Miss Florence Hall, Miss
Bessie Councilman, Miss Estelle
Waters, Miss Hilda Wells, Miss
Gertrude Smith, Miss May FAIRIES,
Miss Hettie Richards, Miss Carrie
Counselman and Miss Manlove;
Messrs. Charles H. LeFevre, G.
Davis Brown, R. D. Hoffecker, Jr.,
Hirons Denney, Walton M. Bus
teed, j. Harry HURT, Jr., Price
Jacobs, Robert H. Denney, William
Diehl, Stewart Wilds and Jay Las
sell.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
HIGHIIGHTS OF THE NEW
ENLISTMENT PROGRAM

1. Enlistments for IA, 2 or 8
years. (1-year enlistments permitted
for men with months service.)
2. Men reenlisting retain their
present grades, if they reenlist with
in 20 days after discharge and before
Feb. /, 1916. The same applies to
men discharged between May II and
Nov. 1, 1875, who reenlist before
Nov. 81, 1945.
3. An increase in the reenlistment
bonus to $50 for each year of active
service since the bonus was last paid,
or since last entry into service.
4. 20% extra pay when overseas.
S. Paid furlough, up to 90 days,
depending on length of service, with
furlough travel paid to home and
return, for men now in the Army
who enlist.
6. Mustering-out pay (based
upon length of service) to all men
who are discharged to reenlist.
z. Option to retire at half pay for
the rest of your life after 20 years
service = or three-quarters pay after
80 years. (Retirement income in
grade of Master or First Sergeant up
to S155.25 per month for life.) All
previous active federal military ser
vice counts toward retirement.
8. Benefits of CT Bill of Rights.
g. Family allowances for the
term of enlistment for dependents of
men who enlist or reenlist before
July /, 1916.
10. Choice of branch of service and
overseas theater in Air, Ground or
Service Forces on 3-year enlistments.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08

THESE early fall days are just
i right for cooking outdoors. You
can take everything in the car and
go off to some favorite picnic spot
or you can set up the grill right in
your own backyard or on the ter
race. All you need are a few franks
and rolls, plenty of coffee and some
cake. Serve your coffee iced or hot
depending on the weather. But be
sure it's well-made and full of real
coffee flavor. For the cake, try this
Coffee Molasses Cake.
You can have all the comforts of
home at picnic if you set up grill
"a your own backyard. If you don't
have grill, just a plain fire will do
for cooking franfurters and toast
ing rolls. Make your coffee indoors
or out, whichever you prefer, and
serve this tasty Coffee Molasses
Cake for dessert It's a delicious
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
POEM

POEM
In The Purple Heart, official or
gan and magazine of the Military
Order of the Purple Heart, Inc,
Mrs. Sydney Scout Sorensen has
presented the following poem:
COMPENSATION
BY Sydney Scout Sorensen
spare me your pity, my gentle
friend,
Though your intention is sincerely
kind;
Affliction is something the heart
can mend,
And luckily I am not afraid to be
blind.
For 1 shall return to an enviable
place
A kind of Golden Age of the inner
mind,
Where one does not, on every
persons face,
The cruel traces of ruthless battle
find.
People will, as they are now,
forever stay,
In that shadowy country where I
shall go;
Though life may steal youth and
beauty away,
I, for one at least, shall never
know.
The whole world will stop delight
fully still,
AS there, in the shadows, I shall
halt likewise,
But while others around me may
look at will,
I shall be able to gaze only with
mental eyes.
The great ugly city will completely
disappear;
A primeval forest will quietly take
its place;
The sky will always remain a
sapphire clear,
Since I prefer blueness in that
lofty space.
There will always be an ocean
/ somewhere near,
And from a-far 1 shall hear it's
rhythmic sound;
In the background, purple noun
tains will appear,
Where dark, forbidding roof-tops
now are found.
So spare me your pity, if you care
for me,
Though go into world both dim
and far,
For l shall see things as I'd like
them to be,
And not at all as, in life, they
actually are.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

AT a special meeting of the
Town Council yesterday afternoon,
Charles Boyer was elected High
Constable of the town of Smyrna
at a salary of $4,000 month,
term commencing with November
1st. All extra help employed to
be paid by the town.
The business meeting of the
Pres byterian Christian Endeavor
Society was held Monday evening
at the residence of Mrs. H. D. Boy
er when the following officers were
elected to serve for the following
six months: president, Mrs. H. D.
Boyer; vice-president, Mrs. Samuel
Reynolds; secretary, William An
thon; treasurer, Miss Lucy Taylor.
Mrs. Samuel Wharton of Dover,
is the guest of Mrs. w. H. Thomp-
son.
Miss Elizabeth Denney left yes
terday for Princess Anne, Md,
We're she will make an extended
visit.
r. d. Hoffecker, Sr,is on a short
visit to Philadelphia
Walton M. Busteed left yester-
day for Centerville, Md, where he
could be in the excitement of the
election.
The Tuesday Club met with Mrs.
George Henry Raymond last night.
Mrs. M. j. Clifton of FELTON,, is
the guest of Mrs. John W. Clifton
Miss Alice Bailey of FELTON, is
being entertained by Mrs. Laura
Lee Temple.
Rev. w. S. Robinson and wife
spent Sunday with Mrs. Ella Grif-
fifth.
Mrs. John Naulty and son and
Miss Margaret Naulty of st. Louis,
have returned from a visit with
Mrs. j. w. Jones.
Miss Estelle Armstrong held a
Harrolke'en party at her home on
upper Main Street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell and
Miss Sadie are making an extend
ed visit to relatives in Philadel-
phia.
DR.. Frank Il. Grier, our new
dentist, was best man at the we'd
ding of his brother in Milford on
Wednesday.
DR.. w. F. Goodwin and daughter
Miss Sadie of Baltimore, were
guests of Miss Bertha Hoffecker
several days this week.
The leading social event of the
B. M. S. X. was the Halloween
party given at the home of Miss
Elizabeth Denney "The Lindens",
near town. 1t is a forgone conclu-
sion that this Mystic circle never
does anything by halves, and so
nicely did they arrange the pro-
gram that it proved to be one of
the most jolly evenings spent in a
long while. The ladies went out
in body leaving request for the
gentlemen to follow them shortly
after the hour of eight o'clock. 1t
was plainly evident by this request
that something strange was to
happen. This called for confer
ence Of the young men and it was
decided to meet the mat their own
trick. On entering The Liders
each man carried bundle under
hts arm and to the lone B. M. S. X.
member who attended the door it
6ccasioned some surprise. Once in
the confines OF the room set apart
Tor the gentlemen, a thorough
masking was set about, after
which all in single file, marched
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
Tues, Nov. 70, 1915

at III A. NJ, Sharp
If very stormy, Wednesday
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
NOV. q, 1945
AN IMPORTANT DATE FOR
THOUSANDS OF ARMY VETERANS
NOW IN CIVILIAN LIFE

between now and November 81,
thousands of Army veterans will
reenlist in Uncle Sans new volun-
teer peacetime Army. Because
men who have been discharged be-
tween May IL and November ] of
this year and reenlist on or before
November 81 will be able to return
to the Army with the same grade as
they held when discharged.
Men with six months of satisfac-
tory service discharged as privates
will, on reenlistment before Novem-
Der 21, be given the grade of private
first class.
Men now in the Army who apply
for discharge after NOVEMBER l
for the purpose of reenlisting in the
Regular Army will also retain their
present grades, if they enlist within
20 days after discharge and before
FEBRUARY 1, 1916. 4
BEST JOB IN THE WORLD"
These special privileges are typical
of the new law recently passed by
Congress. Few opportunities for a
lifetime career offer as many attrac-
tive advantages.
Can you think of any other job
that would give you good pay, your
food, clothing, quarters, free med
ical and dental care, worldwide
travel, 80 days furlough every year,
education and training in any of
nearly 200 skills or trades, and
enable you to retire aoith life IN
come any time after 20years' service?
There isn't any! That's why
job in the Regular Army has been
called "The Best Job in the World"
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08

In The Purple Heart, official or
gan and magazine of the Military
Order of the Purple Heart, Inc,
Mrs. Sydney Scout Sorensen has
presented the following poem:
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
LIVE STOCK

"a head Holstein Milk Cows
Some will be fresh soon.
One Bull. All T. B. Tested.
Pair Horses, years old.
Odd Mule, Is years old
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
Allis-C Chalmers tractor, w. c., on
rubber, with cultivators; John
Deere hay loader, nearly new; Nc
Cormick-Deering side delivery
rake, set McCormick-Deering trac-
tor plows, IA in.; Oft. double culti-
packer, roller, John Deere 12-spout
drill, dump rack, John Deere trac-
tor hitch for drill, John Deere 51a-
fit. moving machine, John Deere
corn planter, 3-section drag hor-
row, one-horse dump cart, one
horse plow, two-horse plow, three
horse plow, potato planter, 8 walk
ing cultivators, scratch harrow, 2
wheel harrow seeder, riding culti-
vator, 3-row marker, John Deere
3-horse manure spreader, potato
digger, wheel barrel sprayer, 5-gal.
hand sprayer, low wheel wagon,
box wagon, brooder stove, John
Deere 10-in. hammer mill, 2-hole
corn shelter, platform scales, lot of
harness, brides, collars, loft. log
chain, 5-can electric milk cooler,
2-unit Empire electric milker, 10
milk cans, 85-lb.; 2 milk strainers,
2 milk pals, 7-ft. double disc, baled
soy bean hay, baled barley straw,
red skinned potatoes, 1889 Ford
pickup, and other things too num-
erous to mention.
Household Goods
Latest model Home Comfort
cook stove, dining room suite,
maple breakfast set, white kitchen
cabinet, odd chairs, some jars and
dishes, and other small articles too
numerous to mention.
TERMS: Cash day of sale. No
goods to be removed until paid for.
MAX HENGST, Owner
]. G. Walker, Auctioneer
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
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
tion.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08

J. G. Walker, Auctioneer
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08

Set ASIDE your war Bond pur-
chases in an envelope really labeH-
cd: For Use When .he War Is
Over"
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08

cake and it uses no sugar -. quite
an achievement these days. Here is
the recipe. It's tested, of course.
Coffee Molossss Coke
2 cups sifted cake teaspoon ginger
flour teaspoon CHM m
teaspoon baking X cup shortening
powder n cup molasses
X teaspoon baking / egg
soda " cup strong coffeo
1s teaspoon salt & cup corn syrup
Mix and sift flour, baking powder
soda, salt and spices. Cream shorc.
ening with molasses and beat we'll
Stir in unbeaten egg and beat again,
Combine coffee and corn syrup and
add alternately with the flour mix
ture. Beat we'll after each addition,
Bake in CREASED 10x6x2 or 8x8x2
inch square pan In moderate oven
1850 F.) u to 30 minutes. Let re.
main in pan until pssdy to osarss bot
lor cold
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
PAY PER MONTH
ENLISTED MEN
In Addition 10 Food, Lodging,
Clothes and Medical Care

(a)-Plus 20% Increase for
Service Overseas. (b)-Plus
500 if Member of Flying
Crews, Parachutist, etc. (c)
Plus S % Increase in Pay for
Each 3 Years of Service.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-08
PUBLIC SALE

Having rented my farm 1 will
sell at public auction on my farm
on the Brenford and Seven Hickor-
les eft. concrete road, near Mas
seY's Mil pond. on
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-26
The Legal Way

As the Nuremberg war criminal trials pro-
gress, and even before they started when other
war criminals were before the bar, there has
ben steady flow Of complaint at the seeming
leniency shown defendants. why aren't they
taken out and shot?" is a remark frequently
heard. why give them these privileges, pro-
vide for their defense, and create chance Of
their going free on some technicality?"
Courts set up by the aggressors gave defen-
dents no opportunity to be heard. DEPENDENTS
merely listened to the charges against them
and were marched forthwith to their death.
Why not treat the war criminals the same way,
and save all this trouble and expense?
You must have heard something Of this sort
time and again.
The reason is not hard to find. 1t lodges IN
the fact that even though the enemy practiced
barbarities and ignored all normal processes
of law does not justify adoption OF the same
or similar customs in trying the war makers.
That the enemy was guilty Of murder by court
decree does not mean that murder in retail.
iation could be condoned.
War criminals are being given their day ir
court because that is the legal practice of the
nations before whose court or courts they
are brought
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-26

mainly remittances home by U. S.
troops and payments for goods
sold to other countries.
Over two-thirds of the 81, AGO.
600, 900 of food and materials pro-
cured abroad since July l, 1910 by
non-military government agencies
came from Canada and the Ameri-
ca Republics, Especially Cuba and
Chile.) Metals and minerals made
up nearly half of all reported pro.
curement abroad, and sugar, rub
Der and fibers another quarter of
the total. On June 30, government
agencies reported $4,000, 900 Of
commitments to buy additional
commodities abroad.
Government agencies had loans
and advances outstanding to sor-
eign governments and concerns to-
falling $639, 1000, 900 as of June 80.
1915. Another $433, 0O0,0 900 had
been extended to foreign nations,
primarily China, as special fin
ancial assistance, on which settle
ment terms remained to be esta-
blished. Outstanding commitments
for further credits totalled $780,
900, 900 on June 80
On June 30, 1945 inventories of
supplies and materials held abroad
by non-military agencies totalled
$167. 900. 600.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-26
March Of Dimes

The annual March Of Dimes which. until
President Roosevet's death, terminated at the
White House. is to be continued as means OF
combating infantile paralysis.
It was President Roosevelt who created the
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
In the eight years since its formation. the
foundation has discussed 81, 600, 900 in epidemic
aid and So, 000, 900 for research and education
1t is good news, then, to all sympathetic
Americans that the March Of Dimes Is to be
retained, since it will afford millions opportun-
ity to do their bit toward finally stamping out
this cruel disease which has left SO many per-
sons with crippled legs and arms and wasted
bodies.
D. walker Wear, director OF the Foundation
in announcing the dates OF the forthcoming
March, explains that halt Of all contributions
will remain in local communities, he said to
provide disqualification, professional care and
treatment, special equipment, supplies, trans
portation and all other services connected
with the costly treatment of the disease.
Local chapters Of the national foundation
discussed S. 900 600 in 1945 to cope with wide
spread epidenics that made this year the
fourth worst period in the history Of the dis
ease in this country. The foundation advanced
total of s., ooO, 900 in emergency aid this year
to supplement overtaxed resources of chapters
fighting epidenics.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-26

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-(R 49,
The United States built 3,013 mill
tary and other installations in for
eign countries at a cost Of $2,413,.
100000 during the past five years,
the Commerce Department dis
closed today.
This was one item in expendi.
lures abroad which totalled 49,.
045, ZOO, 900 during the same period.
This country also shipped abroad
$42, 021 1000, 900 in lend-lease aid and
more than $500, 900, 900 in civil re-
lief supplies, Secretary Of Com.
merce Wallace noted in a report
covering Federal supply and fin.
ancial transactions involving tor.
eign countries between July l,
1910, and June 30, 1945.
Ninety-five per cent Of the con-
struction abroad consisted Of mill.
tary installations. And more than
half the total amount spent in con.
struction-$1, 1921, 0O0, 900 financed
the building of bases in the British
Commonwealth, the report noted.
The American expenditures in
the British Commonwealth in
Guided: United Kingdom, $23, 000,.
900: Australia and New Zealand,
$238, oO0, 900; Canada $3.50, 900, 900;
India $l26, 900, 600; Bermuda ST.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-26
A Tough Job

Before the war Japan boosted to the world
that 9s.e per cent Of the japanese were IT.
crate Now it is found that no more than IA
per cent can read newspapers with ease.
Because of the complications Of character
printing it is surprising that even this per-
centage Of the population can read
Burton Crane explains the situation this way:
Graduates of Japan's eight-year compulsory
education system possess theoretical know
ledge of 5000 of the Sc, 900 Chinese characters
used in writing the language. Newspapers gen.
orally assume 1900 characters to be within
the range of the lowest reading level but
American official surveys here show that 1000
is closer to the actual figure.
japanese who do not write the language reg
ularly soon forget the intricate characters,
relapsing gradually toward virtual illiteracy.
Pre.war Japanese newspapers overcame the
difficulty by printing "hiragana"-simplified
characters representing sounds rather than
meanings-along side all but the simplest
Chinese characters. The popular papers thus
gave the phonetic version OF from 40 to go per
cent Of the characters, and almost all Japanese
could read them easily.
The wartime paper shortage, the Govern.
ment's reduction in the number and size of
papers and transportation difficulties COM
bined to persuade the editors to "depopula.
rize" the publications.
The papers thereupon again made an agree.
ment not to use more than $500 characters.
This rule like the pre-war 2.0o0-character
limit, was soon violated because the printers
found it easier to use forbidden characters than
to send the manuscript back to the copy desk
for simplitcation. The papers at present are
using at least 1000 but are continuing to use
the wartime Hiragana symbols.
A hasty survey shows that one Tokyo paper
does not use Hira CANA, but the others use from
5 to 10 per cent Provincial papers, whose read.
ers tend to be less educated, generally use
more Hiragana.
In these circumstances it would appear that
If there is to be any progress in democratizing
the Japanese it must be done by word OF
mouth, and that would take an army OF teach
ers, preferably Americans who know more
about democracy than the Japanese, but who
would be old men before they conquered the
intricacies Of the natives language.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-26
United States Built 1852 Military
Installations In FOREIGN Nations

1000, 900; British Caribbean posses.
sions $186. 900, 900; British Pacific
Islands, $146, 900, 900; Newfound-
land and Labrador $123, 000, 900;
other areas $33, 900, 900.
OF the grand total spent on con-
struction abroad, including the
British commonwealth expendi.
lures, $192, 0o0,00 was spent on
Japanese islands taken in the Pa
cific; $173, 100000 in the Philip
pines; $252, 600, 900 in the American
Republics; $4,000. 900 in China;
$54, 600, 900 in Greenland; $122, 000,-
600 in France and her possessions;
s67, 000, 900 in Iran; $64, 900, 900 in
Italy and $50, 900, 900 in various
other sectors.
The construction figures don't in.
clude installations received abroad
in reverse lend lease.
A summary OF the foreign fl
nancial and supply transactions
prepared by the Commerce De
partment's office Of international
trade operations, showed:
OF the amount spent abroad.
from $4,000, 900, 900 to $4,000, zoo, 00C
was to purchase food and materials
and a similar amount to pay U. S.
troops overseas. Receipts abroad
totalled 50. 06O, 600. 900. COMPRISING
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-26
Lowrimore To Lead
Panel On Taxation
At Annual Symposium

Charles S. Lowrimore, Certified
Public Accountant Of Wilmington
and former president of the North
Carolina Association Of CPA, will
be one of II prominent State CPA's
who will lead a panel on taxation
and accounting which is to be a
feature of the sixth annual Sym.
postum on Taxation and Account
ing to be held at the University OF
North Carolina and Duke Univer-
sity November 29-December l.
Sponsored by the State Associa-
ton, the sessions are planned
especially for accountants, comp
trollers, financial officers of cor
porations, bankers, attorneys and
others interested.
Mr.. Lowrimore is now director
Of the State Association and is a
member Of the Symposium Com
mittee.
Certified in 1882, he joined the
Association in 1885 and has been
active in various committee work,
in addition to serving as presi-
dent, vice.president, director, and
chairman Of the Symposium Com
raittee in 1913.