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Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
Wedding Announced

Miss Mary E. Shockley, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Shockley of Clayton, and Willard
Foraker, son of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Foraker of Smyrna, were
married at the Methodist parson-
age Wednesday evening, February
18th by the Rev. Robert E. Green.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
Baby Baptized

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Wheatley of
Clayton entertained at dinner Sun
DAY afternoon following the christ
ening of their son, Walter Lynn
Wheatley on the baby's second
birthday. The Rev. Robert e.
Green officiated. The occasion was
also a family reunion.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
MIDDLETOWN
FIRE DAMAGE
Historic Hotel and Stores
Raced By Fire Thursday;
Will Be Rebuilt
100000 DAMAGE

Fire which ragged thru the busi-
ness district of Middletown Thurs
day morning caused a loss of
500 900; the worst fire the town
has ever known. Famed by the
high wind, the flames were out OF
control for several hours. The fire
started about $3.50 a. M, in the
Spicer hardware store and soon
spread to other buildings including
the century old Witherspoon Inn
ON the town square. Smyrna Fire
men were called about seven
o'clock and with Odessa, Town.
send, Cecilton, and Middletown fire
companies were able to confine the
fire to the hotel and 3 stories. No
lives were lost but in the JOS. P.
Comegys apartments, housing four
families of Ia persons, all house
hold and clothing was lost. Next
to the Spicer hardware store
where the fire originated was the
Ellison Feed Store, total loss, adm
beyond that the John w. Dickin-
son clothing store, and Richard
Boyer liquor store.
Structures to Be Rebuilt
Nearly all buildings destroyed or
damaged in the fire will be rebuilt,
according to owners. Frank w.
Hineman of 15 East Cochran
Street, Middletown, son-in-law of
Maj. Harry M. Stanford, retired U.
S. Army officer, owner of the 165-
year-old Witherspoon Inn, an
nounced that Major Stanford in
tends to rebuild the historic hostel
ry. An addition in the rear of the
building and the brick walls are in
tact. The Comegy's apartment
building, which housed four FAM
lilies as well as the store of John
w. Dickerson and the tap room OF
Richard Boyer, will be reconstruct
ed. The William Y. Ellison feed
store also will be replaced by a
new structure. Only the John D..
Spicer hardware store, in which
the fire originated, has not been
announced as ito be rebuilt
Check Possessions saved
Following the blaze, families and
individuals driven from the inn and
apartment house checked over
meager possessions saved, while
boys and girls aided volunteer
squads in salvaging and saving
merchandise from the hazed stores.
Home service workers of the Della
ware Chapter, Red Cross, confer
red with Middletown leaders Sat-
urday. 1t was learned that in only
one case will more than temporar-
lily relief be necessary.
Police Relieve Guard
Red Cross workers served coffee
to the firemen, with the assistance
of residents, as one of their first
activities on arriving at the scene.
Towi police took over protection of
the damaged buildings from a de-
tail of state guardsmen who were
on duty Thursday night and Fri
day morning. Middletown resi-
dents opened their homes to those
who had lost their residences and
in only few cases were Red Cross
cots and bedding needed.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
Jerman Chapel Church News

Jerman Chapel, Rev. Joseph
pastor, announces the SER
vices for the week as follows:
Prayer meeting Wednesday night,
1880; Sunday School on Sunday at
10 o'clock followed by preaching
service at IL o'clock. Song and
evangelistic service at 7:30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
Birthday Party

Mrs. John Mood entertained Sat
urday afternoon at her home in
honor of the 10th birthday of her
daughter, Alice Mrie. The little
guests participating were Janice
Hopkins, Shirley Bawer, Lee
Owens, Elaine Heinold, Janice Car
row, Barbara Parry, Diana Davis,
Elaine Harris and Barbara Wal
lace.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
ROTARY TOLD
OF u. S. PERIL
Lincoln Day Speaker Tells of
Subversive Labor Groups
in This Country
LADIES GUESTS TONIGHT

w. Floyd jackson, past depart
ment commander of the American
Legion, preface dhis remarks on
the life of Lincoln at the Rotary
Club last Thursday evening with a
brief summary of national condi-
tions on the political and labor
front, as carried on by subsersive
groups. The slogan, "Do Not Give
Up America" was suggested for
serious thinking Americans. The
speaker portrayed the life of Lin
coin in contrast to present-day ad-
vantages and urged that the life
of Lincoln be stressed in school
studies as of paramount import
ance to hold the true American
tradition.
Ladies Entertained
At the meeting tonight of the
Smyrna Rotary Club the ladies
will be invited to hear Mr.. John
Leach of Wilmington, president of
Beacon College, give the address.
The local club will sponsor an In
stitute of Understanding in the
high school auditorium on the
nights of March 4, II, 18 and 25.
Speakers of note will be present
and an open forum will be con-
Quoted.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
Trap Shoot at Petersburg, Del.

The Kent County Field Trial AS
sociation is holding a shoot on
Washington's Birthday, February
%, at l o'clockk at Petersburg,
Del, field trial grounds. The prizes
will be poultry given for the top
guns. Shells will be available on
the grounds. All shooters are in
vited to come down and have a
good time.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
st. Peters Church Services

st. Peters Church services next
Sunday will be at 10 a. m, Church
School; IL a. M, morning prayer
and sermon; p M, organ recital
by Harrison Walker of st. An
drew's Church, Wilmington. Public
is invited.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
Kings Daughters Meeting

A regular meeting of the Kings
Daughters will be held at the home
of Mrs. Florence DeFord Thursday
evening, February 21st, at 1880
o'clock. A full attendance is de-
sired.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
MISSIONARY HERE TONIGHT
Rev. Arthur Savage to- Speak al
Church of the Nazarene

heV. AIbuuI Savage W Speak db
Church of the Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene, Rev. ].
w. Parkins, pastor, makes the fol-
lowing announcements: Prayer
meeting on Thursday at 1880 p. m,
Sunday services: Sunday School.
9:45 a. m.; morning worship. 10:45
evangelistic service and praise
meeting at 7:30 p. m. Thursday,
February FL, Rev. Arthur Savage,
missionary from Africa, will speak
in the church at 7:30 p. m. The
public is invited to hear this mis-
sionary.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
ORGAN RECITAL
NEXT SUNDAY
st. Peters Church Will Pre-
sent Harrison Walker
of Wilmington
PUBLIC is INVITED

With all arrangements now COM
pleted for the organ recital to be
presented by Harrison Walker,
choirmaster and organist of st.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Miss Eunice b. Anthony Died in
Delaware Hospital Saturday

DShA"HtC AlOokSAIhi ontuiuny
Miss Eunice B. Anthony, age II,
died in the Delaware Hospital, VIII
mington, Saturday afternoon short
ly before three o'clock. Miss An
thony, a leader In church and club
work in this town had become
acutely i'll on Tuesday at her
home 'Bannister Hail." near town
and was moved to the hospital
Thursday afternoon. She was born
near Smyrna, the daughter of
James w. and Mary Elizabeth
(Barker) Anthony and lived in
this vicinity all of her life. Miss
Anthony was a member of the
Twentieth Century Club and was
president of the Corporation of the
club at the time of her death. She
was active in the work of the First
Presbyterian Church and its affili-
ated societies. She is survived by
brother, William G.. Anthony of
Bannister Hall, with whom she
lived, and a nephew, James Wal
colt Anthony, now in the U. S.
Army Air Service at Salt Lake
City. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon in the First
Presbyterian Church at o'clock
with Rev. Herman Dam of Snow
Hill, Nd, a former pastor of the
church, officiating. Interment was
in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Death of Mrs. Emma j. Hurlock
Mrs. Emma j. Hurlock, age S0
widow of Walter G. Hurlock, pass
ed away Tuesday, February 18th.
She was a resident of the Clayton
area when her husband lived. Fun
eral services will be held at Far
les Funeral Chapel Friday morn
ing at II o'clock with Rev. R. w.
Kerwin, pastor of st. Paul Meth
odist Church, Clayton, officiating.
Interment will be in Silverbrook
Cemetery, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-21

Andrews Church, Wilmington,
Sunday afternoon at A o'clock in
st. Peters Church, Smyrna, the
friends of the church have in store
a great treat. The public is invit-
ed to attend this recital, first to be
given on the new Moller organ re-
Gently installed in the church.
Special invitations have been ex-
tended to all other churches in the
Smyrna-CIayton area in addition
to the general public. Following
is the program which Mr.. Walker
will present:
Rigaudon .......... Campra-Ferrari
Sarabande ................ Corelli-Clokey
Largo From Xerxes -. Haendel- Whitney
Allegro From First Concerto $500. Bach
Art Thou With Me? ............... Bach
Christ Lay In the Bonds of Death. Bach
Prayer From Hansel and Gretel.
Humperdinck-Walke
On Wings Of Song Mendelssohn-W Whiting
1''ie'io - MendeIssohn
Cradle Song - Brahms-Bedell
Allegro Vivace from Water Music,
Haendel-McKinley
Air From Water Music Haendel-McKinley
From Heaven High To Earth l Come, :,
Pachelbel
Panis Angelicus ........ Franck-1reharne
Toccata In A Minor ............ farnun
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11

decide dto have a try at bettering their transportation. The owner of the motor boat proved to be local Indian. Smiling her most alluring smile, Lana offered him ten dollars a day if he would take them back and forth. Don't be silly" retorted the brave. T use dto be 8 member of the Screen Actors Guild in Hol- lywood. My price is fifty dollars daytime and a half for overtime and full hour for lunch!"
 Man-MOuntain Sidney Green street, noted for his caustic wit, met his match one day last week when he filled a report with police that several pairs of slacks, just deliver ed by his tailor, had been stolen from his automobile. We shouldn't have too much trouble locating them," grinned the desk sergeant who took the report. 'The boys will canvass the carnivals playing this district until they find one using brown tweed tents!"
 Cleatus Caldwell gets credit for the chuckle of the week. According to her story, her fiance, Bob Hut ton, arrived at her home one day with an electric train for her boys and, leaving her outside in the gar- den, went in to show the moppets his gift. Fifteen minutes later, the boys, wearing long faces, joined their mama Where's MT. Hutton?'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11

Alicia, loyal American girl, who as the daughter of convicted traitor, is especially well-fitted to handle the delicate job of penetrating an enemy group for the government. Gary Grant is cast as Devlin, her immediate superior, who finds love as an investigator in the secret for her complicating his assignment service.
 The task given to the pair, they learn upon arriving in Rio, is to discover what certain wealthy Ger man settlers are up to. One of the leaders, Sebastian, is former ad- mirer of Alicia and he proposes marriage. a situation that Dev- lin views with mixed feelings. Soon after the wedding, Alicia and Dev- lin discover the secret; the Ger mans have found a rich deposit of uranium ore in the Brazilian inter for and are evidently planning to produce atom bombs.
 At about the same time, Sebastian learns that his bride is an Ameri- can spy, and this leads her into deadly danger of her life. Fearful that his associates will learn of his fatal mistake, Sebastian tries to poison his bride, an act which leads to an intensely dramatic climax.
 Grant and Miss Bergman have unusually powerful roles and Claude Rains heads the supporting cast as the willy Sebastian. Other stellar performances are turned in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
NEW MALARIA DRUG READY

NEW MALARIA DRUG READY
 Rensselaer,. N. Y. (UP)-Aralen, the new drug credited with reliev- attacks of malaria three times fast CT than atabrine or quinine, is now in full production at the Winthrop Chemical Company here and is ready for general prescription by physicians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11

by Mime. Leopoldine Konstantin, Louis Calhern, Moroni Olsen, Wally Brown and Evan TrieSault. NO toriouS" abounds in the unusualc trick shots for which Hitchcock is justly famous. This is but the first in an exciting list of fine film hits coming to the State this season. watch for them soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
THE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT WTERB JRY CONN., FRIDAY OCTOBER IT, l96
Name Stars
 In PoIiFiIm
Three Wise Fools Heods Twin Bill

Margaret O'Brien appears on the Loew-Poli screen in another cap tivating role as the heroine of Three Wise Fools" This time she plays a little Irish tot with 8 firm belief in pixies and the enchant- ment they can bring into your life. How she manages to convert three hard-bitten and cynical bachelors to her belief in the leperchauns makes for 8 fresh and constantly diverting comedy.
 Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone and Edward Arnold play the re- spective doctor, judge and banker whose bleak household is upset by the arrival from Ireland of little Shelia OMonahan, granddaughter of a girl whom all three once loved. While the idea of this pert little miss in their midst is at first pugnant to the snug trio, they are finally won around by the first bit of affection they have experi- enced in years.
 Miss O'Brien again brings her contagious enthusiasm and high spirits to the role of the tiny Irish maid and makes her completely de- lightful, even to an irresistible Dublin brogue. She is given stellar assistance in the performances of such assured players as Barrymore, Stone and Arnold, with another i'm portant part, that of the heroine's jovial personal servant and protec- tor, played with color and spark by Thomas Mitchell.
 Below the Deadline" will be shown as an added attraction. It is an exciting film which wildly depicts the taut situation that an embittered war veteran falls heir to when he returns to civilian life and inherits his dead brothers gambling racketS. Warren Douglas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. Il - Scan- ming the news the other morning, l found CD an editorial breakdown of current radio programs in which the writer, citing facts and figures, deplored the ever increasing tend ency of airshows comedians to use smut for laughs; CD a column of book reviews in which number Of forthcoming volumes are branded as hotter and more salacious' than any of the current novels which have rocked the reading public, and (3) a movie survey indicating that the screen offerings for 1947 will set a new record for sexy sensation ansm.
 Why this constant trend toward filth in the entire entertainment world? Whats behind it?
 To me the answer seems rather obvious. The creators" who write our books, our radio shows and our movie scenarios are as group, be- coming sterile and disillusioned. Apparently many of them-and un- fortunately the many includes lOAAC-V4A1AC VOP-4AOV\41CAo d1 4AO longer able to create anything of honest, solid worth. Consequently, with cynicism that contrasts darkly with the spirit which should actuate everyone doing a creative job, they are taking the path of least resistance and deliberately capitalizing on sensationalism.
 By doing so, I like to believe that they are writing their own death warrants and the death warrant of deplorable cycle. One of these days, John and Jane Public are go- ing to recover from their present state of mind which is, perhaps, an inevitable aftermath of war, and again demand things worthwhile. May the recovery be rapid!
 Memories That Bless and Burn: When Mae West, surprisingly ill at ease on her first arrival in Holly wood, used to take interviewers for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
JIMMIE FIDLER h Holly1Dood
Da.srasutea sy McNsuxAs Syndicate. 1.a

long drives in her car so she could watch the road, instead of looking at them, as she answered questions When silent screen star, Ruth Roland, was considered crazy" for investing in large tracts of Wiltshire Boulevard acreage, now worth more than 100 times the prices she paid When Buster Keaton added color to the Hollywood scene by having an automobile manufacturer build him a huge land yacht" in which, clad in the uniform of an admiral, he cruised the Boulevard When Dick Grace, famous movie stunt pilot, crashed two planes for the picture, Wings" :" less than g month after he had suffered broken neck in another stunt.
 The case of the fancy "falsies" has MGMers in stitches. For a swimming pool scene in Esther Will
 Hams current picture, studio beau ticians, at considerable trouble and expense, acquired some very special padding for more than a score of bathing beauties who didn't quite fill out their suits. With the cam eras whirring for the first take, the girls dived into the pool, and a mo- ment thereafter pandemonium broke loose as the new-faneled falsies, parting company with their wearerS, foated to the top of the water. Thanks to the synthetic material of which they were made, they were as buoyant as they were shapely.
 Speaking of things aquatic, I'm reminded of another chuckle glean- ed at MGM. Seems the Green Dol phin Street" company, working on location in northern Oregon, was obliged to cross 8 Swift-running river each day via a very dilapidat- ed and uncomfortable ferry. Noting a deluxe motor boat tied up to the wharf. Van Heflin and Lana Turner
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
State Offers Gripping Film
 Three Nome Stars
 HighIight Cost

Warner Brothers State Theater is currently presenting the Hal Wallis production of Paramount's 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers," CO., starring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Hef1in and Lizabeth Scott. 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers," tells gripping tale about cold and heartless people who are motivated by an avaricious lust for money and power, and by uninhibited pas sions that lead to murder, black mail and deceit. The dramatically realistic story that unfolds on the screen has been so enthusiastically received by audiences since its opening that this excellent film has been held over until Tuesday eve ming, so don't miss this big hit that will be talked about for weeks.
 Next Wednesday, the State Theater proudly presents the high light of the present movie season, when Cary Grant and Ingrid Berg man, co-Starring as American Secret Service operatives battling the German postwar underground in Brazil, bring this impact of their outstanding talents and popularity to Alfred Hitchcock's production of Notorious" for RKO Radio.
 Ingrid Bergman has the role of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
Genius T0Ie Strond Theme
 'Speeter of Rose
 Fascinating Story

A story of violence mingled with love, the study of the growth of homicidal madness that is too pow erful to overcome, Ben Hecht's ini- tial production "Specter of the Rose" which opened Wednesday at the Strand theater, lives up to its promise of being the years most startling different and fascinating picture.
 Aided by the superb performances of such artists as Michael Chek- hoy, surpassing his role in %Spell- bound" the illustrious Judith An- derson, and Lionel Stander in a role that will amaze audiences used to seeing him in tough comedy parts, besides the suspenSe-h1led direction of Hecht, "Specter of the Rose" emergeS as memorable screen achievement that ranks above all of Hecht's previous ef- forts.
 The tale of haH-mad dance genius who is rightly suspected by the police of having murdered his first wife, and in whom is born a great love for the ballerina, Haidi, love that threatens to cost her her life, "Specter of the Rose" in- troduceS two talented and note- worthy newcomers in the romantic leads. Ivan Kirov is completely convincing in the role of the genius, while his lovely bride is enacted by Viola Essen, whose wondrous danc- ing grace is matched by the beauty of her acting performance.
 Stander enacts the pathetic role of a poet-geniuS who is failure, hopelessly in love with Haidi. His performance will gain him recogni- tion in 8 dramatic sense formerly denied him by the roles he has heretofore played.
 The companion feature is 'One Exciting Week" It features Al Pearce, radio comic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
CHOICE MORSEL
 It Says Here
- By BOB HOPE THEIR NAME IS LEGION

THEIR NAME IS LEGION
 I had my first close contact with the American Legion Aux Hilary at the veterans recent San Francisco convention. Literally the Auxiliary" means the wo- mems group, but I found out that actually it means T don't care where they're having a big power game, you are taking me shop ping"
 I asked their national leader. Mrs. Craven, if they were all "bet- ter halves" She said "Yes, and better ,seven-eights in some cases. J
 And they are all such good sports. saw one woman in this gorgeous gov hand I sail Steal that from Schiaparelli?" And she said No, just caught the old man Kissing his secretary"
 But, seriously, they are a great bunch of women and the real oacebonk of this country And at the dinner I attended 300 of them were showing it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11

she asked with considerable sur- prise. Playing with the train," answered the younger springoff- and, Hes awfully stingy with his toys" added the older one, accus- ingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11

is seen as the war veteran and Ramsay Anes is featured as his sweetheart who tries to reform him
 against his bitter desire to get even with black market operators who profited while he was in the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-11
Current Films
 iM1e NchednZe

LOEWS POLL THREE WISE Fools": 1:OO. 3:3O, 6:3O, 9:15 PM.
 Below the Deadline," 2:3O, 5:I5, 8 P. M. LOEW'S STRAND-"Specter of the Rose: loo, 3:49, 6:38, 9:27 PM. One Exciting Week." 2:35, 5:25, 8:15 P. M. WARMERS STATE-'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers," 200, AGO, 6:30, 9:1O P. M.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Bevin to Head Britons
At Paris Peace PurIey
sy the As.or;c,.d p,.,.

LONDON, July 19.-Britain's dele
cation to the Paris Peace Confer
ence will be headed by Foreign Sec
retary Bevin, it was disclosed unof-
fcially today.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Porter's Body Recovered
After Fall From Bridqe

The body of a colored man re-
covered late last night from the
Anacostia River by harbor police
has been identified as Samuel Hall,
SO. colored Pullman porter, of the
1900 block of T street NV, accord
ing to police.
Mr. Hall repeatedly jumped or fell
from the Eleventh Street Bridge,
after he had stopped the taxicab in
which he was riding with two
other passengers. Purnen E. Gurley.
626 Harvard street NV, driver of
the cab, told police the man had
asked him to stop the vehicle in
order to pursue a letter which had
blown out of his hands. According
to Mr.. Gurley, the man then dis
appeared Immediately.
Mrs. Isobel Pearson, colored, and
her son, Chester. 9, of the 2300 block
of Hunter place Sc, the other pas
sengers, agreed with the driver
account. Mrs. Pearson, who said
she was a friend of the dead man,
identified the body in the morgue.
Deputy Coroner Christopher j
>1urphy said he would issue a GER
iicate of suicide today.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
By IN. As,oeiu,.d Pier,

NEW YORK, July 19.-Hearing
on an application Of the New York
Daily News for frequency modula-
tion radio license was marked today
by % exhibits of printed matter
from the newspaper submitted by
the American Jewish Congress,
which is opposing the petition.
j. Alfred Guest, Federal Commun-
ications Commission attorney, ad-
mitted the exhibits yesterday
Among them were column by
Jimmy Powers, sports writer, and
several by John ODonnell, includ-
ing his recent report, later denied
that President Truman had asked
the resignation of four Supreme
Court justices.
William Maslow, counsel for the
congress, said he was introducing
the exhibits to prove that "the News
is anti-Semitic He questioned
Frances M. Flynn, News business
manager, on this point and the lat
ter replied:
Il anticipated this type of ques-
tioning. / have been with the News
II years and followed its contents
carefully and I am sincerely con-
vinced that the News is not anti
Semitic, has no program of anti
Se.nitism, and has, in fact, the op-
posite intent"
Mr.. Guest denied motion of ths