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was 81, 494, which reversed a rec
ent downward trend and swelled
the number of volunteers for the
regular Army since last fall to
847, 22O, the statement said.
The jump in req uiting in the
final week conceded with action
by Congress to extend the draft for
nine months with Is years olds
exempted, and to increase Army
pay to a maximum of so percent
for %privates.
Major General Harold N. Gilbert,
director of the Army's intensive
drive for volunteers, ascribed the
upturn chiefly to other factors.
Other officials said reports for
July and August, during which the
Oar department has declared a
temporary draft holiday, would be
required to determine how heavily
the Army could rely on volunteers
to meet the continuing need for
requirements.
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The arduous task that every mo-
torist hates, that of Initiating tires
by hand, has met its conqueror in
a bottle of compressed air. The
bottle, sufficiently small to be car
ried easily in a car, contains
enough air to fill four or five tires
and can be refilled at any gas sta
ton.
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ROADS FLOODED

SOUTHPORT, July IA. =
Fish have been noted SWIM
ming at several points in the
River Road, between South
port and the Brunswick River
bridge during the past several
days. Since Monday cars have
only been able to get through
the numerous flooded places
in this road by moving in low
gear and at low speed. Other
roads in the Southport area, in
GLIDING the paved road to
Long Beach, have Likewise
been flooded.
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GOOD CROPS

SOUTHPORT, July 1.-THE
reports Of crop damage as the
result of floods are somewhat
in the order Of what Mark
Twain once said, greatly ex-
agerrated. Here and there in
Brunswick a farmer or farm
ers have sustained really seri-
Gus losses in tobacco. But a
sober analysis Of the general
situation leads to the conclus-
ion that the flood damage was
much like that of the atomic
bomb, not half as bad as 1t
first appeared to be. Bruins
wick had great crops before
the rains came and still has
good crops.
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SUIT FILED

TABOR CITY, July 14.-Mrs.
Annie Troup, Tabor City. has
filed suit for ST, 500 against the
Western Union company in the
Columbus county superior
court. Mrs. Troup states in the
complaint that a message in
forming her of the death of
her husband was delayed sew
eral days in transit.
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minute on stereotype machine.
He also reads b%lueprints.
He is interested in a local
lob which will use his highest
skill, and local employers who
have a job of this type have
been asked to contact Graham
K. Cottingham, veterans rep
resentative, U. S. Employment
Service.
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ROADS

L~UMBERTON, July IA. -
Five stretches Of state and
county roads in Robson coun-
ty were listed in 70 arteries
restricted to light traffic.
They were sections of N. c.
211, N. c. 20, the county road
from Fairmont to GAINESVILLE
and N. c.. II.
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BRONZE STAR

NEW BERN, July IA. - 1t
Comdr. Christopher r. Jen-
nette. USNR, has been award
ed the Bronze Star medal at
the Portmouth navy shipyard
where he is on duty with the
operations department. The
award was made for meritor-
ious achievement in connection
with operations against the
enemy while he was in COM
mand of a naval mine sweeper
at Okinawa April 6, 1915. Des-
pite constant threat of attack
from enemy bombing and
suicide craft, he rescued sur
vivors from two ships and
carried them to safety. The
naval officer is a son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John B. Jennette Of
New Bern.
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RECRUITING GOES
UP AS JUNE ENDS
Largest Weekly Total In
Five Months Reported
By War Department

WASHINGTON, July 14.-P-
An upsurge in Army enlistments to
1886 for the last week In June,
the largest weekly total in five
months, was reported today by the
War department.
For the entire month the total
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GENERALIZATION

CHERRY POINT, July IA
Generalization of the Marine
Corps Women's Reserve at this
air station is being accomp-
lished rapidly, it is reported
by the public relations office.
Only about 125 women Marines
are still on duty here. AL ex-
cept six administrative WR
members will be out Of the
service by August is. and they
will be discharged by August
20. BY the 23rd of August the
WR representative on the sta
ton. Capt. Nancy M. Roberts,
will be retired.
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The King Of England is ~.
lowed to enter tie house Of T.. Il
mons. E0!a
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MYERS IN

cHADBOURN, July IA. -
George A. Myers, Jr., Dan
vile, Va. is now associated
with T.. o. Watkinson in the
operation of the Myers ware
house in Chadbourn. A veteran
of Pacific service, he is the
son of the late G. A. Myers,
well known tobacco man.
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HEAVY DAMAGE

NEW BERN, July "A. -
Heavy damage to tobacco is
reported throughout this sec
ton as a result Of the storm
Tuesday. Farmers in some
areas say that their tobacco
Hoped 50 badly that about
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Eskimos are said to bury a dog
with a dead child, in the belief
that the dog may guide the child
in another world.
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LOCAL SHIP

SOUTHPORT, July 1i.-Ben-
ME Swain, Southport boy living
in Pensacola, Fla, for the past
several years, sends the Star
News representative a clipping
from a New Orleans news
paper, showing a ship that
hundreds of Southeastern North
Carolina men may have helped
to build. The picture shows a
big 1876 ton tugboat being load
ed aboard the ship for trans
portation to China. Shown
stern-on, the huge freighter
presents an interesting name
the Francis Marion, Whining
ton, N. c. In addition to the
tug and another like 1t, the
freighter was also loading
wheat for distribution by the
United Nations Relief Admin
stration in Shanghai.
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AUTO FOUND

NEW BERN, July 14.-An
automobile stolen from James
M. Potter here last week has
been located by Florida state
police at West Palm Beach, it
has been announced by state
highway patrolmen here.
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NAMED CHAIRMAN

~CHADBOURN, July IA. B.
Gordon Lewis, publisher of
the Columbus County News,
has been named to serve as
chairman for the Press Asso-
citation Education committee
in Columbus county.
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OPENS OFFICES
FAIRMONT July IA DR..
P. c. Purvis has opened den
tai offices in the Graham
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ORDERED TO DUTY
CAMP LEJEUNE, July IA
Col. Clarence R. Wallace, U.s.
NC. has been ordered to duty
here, following service in
Washington.
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building here. DIR. Purvis is
a veteran of Navy service.
Smyrna times., 1946-11-07
GUARD HOLDS
FINAL DINNER
Nelson Everharl, Master of
Ceremonies at Last Meet
ing of Group
EVERHART QUARTET

On Friday evening, November 8,
Company B, of the Delaware State
Guard, will meet for dinner at the
Hotel Richardson in Dover. Act
ing as master of ceremonies, Capt.
Nelson S. Everhart of Smyrna will
introduce the main speaker, Major
Bellah, noted novelist and plans
and training officer of the State
Guard. Major Bellah served with
the Royal Canadian Air Force and
the American Army in the China
Burma India theatre during World
War II. He is now a major in the
Delaware Sttae Guard. A short
address will be given by Major
Holland j. Prettyman, battalion
commander also. Recognition is
to be given to all members of the
company who have served over
four years. Outstanding in this
group is S.-Sgt. Joel Ridley, who
will be honored for his perfect at
tendance. The Everhart Brothers
uuartette will be a featured part
of the entertainment. 1t is expect
ed that this will be the last gath
erign of the local company before
its disbandment on December 81.
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UNION SERVICE
HERE SUNDAY
Mr.. Paul BurkhOlder To Speak
at Service To Be Held
at School
NEW CHORUS WILL SING

The public is invited to attend
the Union Services to be held in
the School auditorium on Sunday,
November 10 at 7.30 p. m. Amer
lean Education Week and Armis-
tice Day will be the themes and the
American Legion will participate.
The speaker for the program Will
be Prof. E. Paul Burkholder. Su-
pervisor of Rural Schools Iii Kent
County for the State Beard OF Ed
ucation. Mr.. Burkholier has ad-
dressed Smyrna audiences many
times in the past and his messages
are always timely, interesting, and
well received. The musical high
light of the evening will be the
participation of the new High
School Chorus making their initial
public appearance. Composed of
88 voices under the direction of
Prof. B. P. Osbon, the chorus gives
promise of being one of the cut
standing choral groups in the
state. The members have been
intensely upon their part
in the program and residents of
the community have rare treat
in store for them. Mrs. Marion
will accompany them.
The program follows: Call to wor-
ship, Advance of the colors, Invo-
cation, hymn, Scripture, offering,
High School Chorus;
address, Prof. E. Paul Burkholder;
hymn, Taps, Retiring of the Color,s
benediction.
Smyrna times., 1946-11-07
ESSAY PRIZES AWARDED
Fire Chief Temple Heinold Presents
Awards at Assembly

On Monday, November A, at an
assembly of the secondary school,
Temple Heinold, chief of the Cit
izens Hose Company No. 1, pre-
sented the awards for the Fire
Prevention Essay Contest, which
was sponsored by the local fire
company. The contestants were
divided into two groups, the first
being from grades 9-12 and the
second being from grades 5-8. The
winners of the latter will compete
with the winners in other Kent
County towns and from there will
have the opportunity to cop State
prizes. The winners, as announced
by Chief Heinold are, in grades 5-8,
first prize of $50, Walter Handley,
grade s; second prize of So, Bing
Pusey, grade 6; third prize of 81,
Ruth Kinsey, grade 5. In the high
school, the first prize of S5 was
won by Dolores Horsey, grade 8;
second prize, So, Joe Houtman,
grade 10; and third prize, 81, Betty
Estes, grade 8. The winners in the
high school will have no chance to
compete further.
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GIRLS VARSITY DOWNED
Local Teams Lose Games But
Show Spirit on Field

On Tuesday, October 29, on the
Middletown field, the Middletown
Varsity girls defeated the Smyrna
Vahsity girls in hockey, 20 Again
on Friday, November l, the local
team was downed on their own
field by a score of 80. Despite the
losses of their only games to date,
the team is to be congratulated.
Under the apt coaching of Miss
Walker, Women's Physical Educa-
tion Instructor, they have made an
excellent showing considering that
this is only their second active
year. The Smyrna lineup for
both games was: Left wing, Peggy
Clark; Left inner, Sally Bodley;
Center forward, Virginia Newcomb;
right inner, Virginia Donovan;
right wing, Marie FAIRIES; left
wing, Elzada Conelly; center half,
Corinne Conner; right half, Anna
Marie Davidson; left back, Jacquie
Potter; right back, Winnie Piper;
goalie, Murial Beltz. The Smyrna
Jayvee team was also defeated in
both games.
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ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
John Herbert, Local Man,
Chosen as Commander of
David c. Harrison Post
RETURNS ANNOUNCED

At the election held last Thurs
day, John Herbert of Smyrna was
elected commander of the David c.
Harrison Post No. IA, American
Legion. Mr.. Herbert is corporal
in the State Troopers and has
drawn many safety signs and car
toons for the organization which
have been widely distributed thru
out the state. Born and reared in
Wilmington, he recently completed
a mural of the proposed Delaware
River Bridge which is now in the
office of General Ribauld. He has
a wife and two children and makes
his home in town. The following
officers were chosen at the same
time. First vice-commander, Cliff
ford Lasana, Smyrna; second vice
commander, Sudler H. King, Mid
dletown; third vice-commander
Charles Griffin, Clayton; Chaplain,
William G. Pleasanton; Sergeant
at arms, Martin K. Bessinger; ad-
jutant, James E. A. JONES; Assist
ant adjutant, John H. Fearon; Fin
ance Officer, Grant G.. Garis; His
torian, Davis H. Turner. Member
of Executive COMMITTEES, William
S. Wilson; Chief driver and GUS
todian of the ambulance, Grant G..
Garis. The installation of officers
will take place later. The post has
purchased basketball uniforms and
will enter a team in the Smyrna
Athletic Association. The post will
also plan joint program with the
Smyrna School which will be he'd
in the school auditorium on Sun-
day.
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PRESENTS
GYPSY ROVER"
Operetta, in Three Acts, To
Be Given i'm School Audi
tOrium Tonight
]. HERBERT DIRECTING

The Methodist Youth Fellowship
promises plenty of laughs at the
performance of ''The Gypsy Row
err tonight. This operetta in three
acts, is built around the character
Rob, played by Eddy Melvin, later
known as Sir Gilbert Howe, of
English nobility. Rob is stolen
when an infant, by his nurse, Meg,
virginia Newcombe) who later
becomes the wife of Mario Jimmy
Sudler), a gypsy. Rob grows to
manhood amongst the gypsies, be-
lieving Meg and Mario to be his
parents. He learns his true ident-
ity only after he has come in con-
tact with some real English nobil-
ity. Mr.. John Herbert, director,
gives assurance that the evening
will be an entertaining one from
the time the curtain rises on the
first act at s p. m. until it falls on
the finale. Mrs. Herbert and Don
aid Knots are assisting Mr.. Her
bert with staging and lighting and
Miss Constance Johnson will act as
prompter. Period costumes have
been obtained from Van Home and
Son of Philadelphia. Miss Lizzie
Jones, Mrs. Fred Harris, Mrs. JAM
es Fleming and Mrs. James Short
have combined materials of gay
colors for the gypsy chorus and
Mrs. Chester Banta and Miss Mary
Petruska have consented to act as
makeup artists. Bud Wilson and
Lorraine Donovan will entertain
with music between acts. Many
people in this and adjacent COM
munities are expected to avail
themselves of the opportunity to
witness this result of the efforts of
the young people of our commun-
ity.
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FIRE REPORT FOR OCTOBER
Citizens Hose Co. Responds to
Only One Alarm in October

William H. Mabrey, fire recorder
for the Citizens Hose Company No.
l, reports that only one alarm was
turned in for the entire month of
October. A total of 13 men re-
sponded to the chimney fire result
ing from dirty chimney. Fifty
feet of hose was put into service
for total pumping time of Is
minutes. The company travelled IS
of mile to fires. No loss was re-
ported in the rural area; S5 in the
town.
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CLUB
HEARS MARVEL
Tonw Manager Outlines Dut-
les of Manager and Fu-
ture of Smyrna
SUGGESTS EXPANSION

Stanford c. Marvel, town man.
ager, was the guest speaker at
Monday nights meeting of the
Smyrna Lions Club; he was intro
duced by Henry Price. Francis
Gebhart presided and the invoca-
ton was given by Robert Talbot.
Mr.. Marvel, after tracing the his
tory of the council-manager plan
of government, said that the GEN.
trail idea of the plan is a far-reach-
ing attempt to resolve the appar-
ent conflict between democracy
and efficiency. The duties of the
manager, broadly stated, are: 1. To
see that all laws and ordinances
are enforced; 2. To exercise control
over all departments and in ac-
cordance with civil service regula-
tions, appoint, supervise, and re-
move department heads and SUBJ
Olhill1IS SiiipiOJCo VI piC SAlJ u
To make such recommendations as
may sem to him desirable; 4. To
keep council advised of financial
condition and future needs; 5. To
prepare and submit the annual
budget; 6. To prepare such re-
ports as may be required; Z. To
keep the public informed, through
the council, regarding the opera
tions of the government. Speak
ing of postwar expansion he said:
IF we are to be ready to accept
our share of this expansion when
it knocks on our door, we must
give thought to the extension of
our facilities" There are many
improvements needed, and he sug-
gested a few; water and sewer
lines should be extended to give
necessary facilities to the people
in the town limits who are at pres
ent without them. AS this expan-
sion may tax our supply we should
be planning for more water before
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DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Elva c. Cummins, 81, Died at
Her Late Residence November 8.

Mrs. Elva c. Cummins, age 81,
of Smyrna, died at her late resi-
dence Monday, November 8. She
was the daughter of Thomas Car
row and Harriet R. Jefferson, both
of Smyrna. Private funeral SER
vices were held on November 5 at
2 p. m. from the Funeral Chapel
of w. A. FAIRIES and Son with Rev.
Paul Hebberger in charge. Inter-
ment was in st. Peters Cemetery,
Smyrna. She was the widow of the
late Alfred Lee Cummins and is
survived by the following children:
Rev. ]. Derrickson Cummins,
Swampscott, Mass; DR.. c. Ray
mond Cummins of Dover and three
grandchildre
Smyrna times., 1946-11-07
HEALTH BOARD
GETS NEW HEAD
DIR. Charles r. Hayman AS
sumes New Duties AS Kent
County Officer
THREE NEW NURSES

DR.. Charles R. Hayman, who has
assumed his new duties as health
officer for Kent County, was dis
charged last year from the Army
Medical Corps after having served
with the 107th Evacuation Hos
pital which participated in all of
the 3 campaigns in France and
Germany. Announcement of DR..
Hayman's appointment is made by
DR.. Edwin Cameron, executive Sec
retary of the State Board of
Health. The new health officer is
filling post left vacant in July of
1945 when DR.. E. F. Smith of Ken
ton retired after twenty years of
service with the Board. DR.. Hay
mans duties vii also include some
work in Sussex County in the ab-
sense of a health officer for that
county. DR.. Hayman comes to
Delaware from Akron, Ohio, where
he was associated with the City
Board of Health and with the Med
ical Department of the Goodrich
Company, following his discharge
from the Army. Prior to this he
completed years of service with
the Medical Corps. Before the war
Dr. Hayman was in private prac-
tice in White Plains, N. Y. He is
a graduate of New York Univer-
sity's College of Medicine, 1884,
was an inferno at Bellevue and
Montefiiore Hospitals, and later
serving internship and residency in
communicable diseases at Willard
Parker Hospital in New York. The
Kent County Health Unit, Ala
South State Street, will be head
quarters for DR.. Hayman. He and
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Halloween Party Given

Several hundred students and
teachers attended Halloween
party and dance at the Smyrna
High School gymnasium last Fri
day night. Sponsored by the Gen.
eral Organization of the school,
masquerade party for the seventh
and eighth grades terminated at
nine o'clock when the high school
students took over with record
dance.
Smyrna times., 1946-11-07
Death of Mrs. Minnie A. Harris

Mrs. Minnie A. Harris, age 79
years, of near Smyrna, died at the
Kent General Hospital in Dover on
November 4. Funeral services will
be held on Thursday, November Z
at the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Robert E. Green in charge
and interment in the Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Smyrna. She was the
widow of the late Elijah Harris
and is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Carlton Blendt,
Smyrna; Mrs. B. B. Ennis, Billings,
Mont; Mrs. Lulu Osson, Powell,
Wyoming; and George Harris, Bill
ings, Montana, and nine grandchil-
dren. She made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Carlton Blendt,
near Smyrna for the last eight
years.
Smyrna times., 1946-11-07
Report Quiet Halloween

Chief of Police John w. Jacobs,
Jr., states that last Wednesday and
Thursday, Mischief and Halloween
nights, were the quietest in the
history of the town, with no COM
plants, and no damage reported.
A license plate, however, bearing
the Delaware number 1855 was
turned into the Times Office and
will be returned if the owner calls
for it.
Smyrna times., 1946-11-07
Vets Have Open House

The David G. Harrison Post, No.
IA will hold open house for all vet
Grams of World Wars 1 and II on
Monday at 7.30 p. m. in the Smyr-
ma Legion Hall on Main Street, in
celebration of Armistice Day. Nov
ing pictures will be shown and an
important message concerning all
veterans will be heard. Refresh
ments will be served. All veterans
are invited to come out and join in
the fun whether they are members
of the Legion or not.
Smyrna times., 1946-11-07
.FIREMEN PLAN
CELEBRATION
Sixtieth Anniversary Banquet
To Be Held For Firemen
and Their Guests
HISTORY REPORTED

The members of the Citizen S
Hose Company No. l have an
nounced that plans are almost
completed for the Sixtieth Anni-
versary Banquet to be held tomor-
row night in the High School CAT
eteria. For the fisrt time in its
history, the company is sponsoring
Ladies Night celebration. The
entertainment committee, consist
ing of John Jacobs, Jr., chairman,
Guy Edmondson, Victor Ennis, Gi
FAIRIES, Temple Heinold and Harper
Jones has announced that the
scheme of the decorations for the
evening will be a night club with
f1oorshow, especially obtained for
the occasion from Taylor and
Smith, a Philadelphia theatrical
agency. A four-piece orchestra
will play for dancing from Z p. m.
until IL o'clock midnight. Many
acts have been arranged including
Harry Brown, master of ceremon-
les; Dotty Winters, in rhythm; ELL
wood, comedy ventriloquist; Pat
Coney, with her marimba; Harry
Brown, comedy magic; Geraldine
Willier, singing Victor Herbert
numbers and Dotty Winters, tar
dancing on her toes. The enter.
tainment was selected with an eye
to variety and uniqueness. All the
members of the Fire Company anc
their guests are invited to attend
Tickets have been on sale for some
time and capacity crowd is ex
pected. Invited guests are: Mayor
S. Creadick Ennis; Fred Brown
President of the Delaware State
Volunteer Firemen's Association
Fred Burke, President of the Kent
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso
citation, and Carl Hurd, Chief Of
the Clayton Fire Company.
Receive New Engine
Also on their sixtieth anniver.
sary the organization received 9
new American LaFrance triple
combination pumper with 19C
horsepower engine, which was de-
livered last week and ordered on
August 27, 1945. The committee
in charge of the purchase included
John w. Jacobs, Jr., John Morris,
and Fletcher Truax. The engine
has a 200-gallon booster tank, car
ries 1000 feet of 21a Inch hose, $50
feet of / Il Inch hose, and 500
gallon centrifugal pump. Charles
Perry, an engineer of the American
LaFrance Company, was here for
four days to instruct the drivers
of the local fire company. Mr.,
Jacobs, Mr.. Truax, Stout Bickling
and Harper Jones were in Elmira,
New York on October 15 and '16
and saw the new engine when il
was released from the factory fol
shipment. Much interest has beer
shown in the modern fire-fightine
equipment by residents of the town
and firemen alike.
Incorporated in 1887
The Citizens Hose Company ha:
accomplished much since January
1887, when the volunteer fire com
pany was Incorporated. Their his
tory is a long list of achievements
Sixty years ago, the twenty-si,
members who had been recruited
chose as their president, Samue
Taylor and B. V. Weldon as the
first chief. In order to raise fund'
necessary to keep the organization
in operation, they decided to col
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Fire Company Band Wins Prize

At an American Legion sponsor
ed celebration in Dover last Friday
night, the Smyrna Fire Company
Band won a $50 prize for the best
band award. Mrs. Frank Morris,
won the second prize in the adult
fancy dress group. The affair
marked the resumption of the pre-
war Halloween Mardi Gras