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Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
SMYRNA RED CROSS CHAPTER
MAKES PLEA FOR FUNDS

occurs. Therefore, during the per-
iod beginning March 4, voluntary
solicitors giving freely of their
time and talent will call upon each
citizen in this area requesting a
donation to the Red Cross. 1t is
to be expected that we will not
forget too soon the great difficulty
in which humanity finds itself in
this recovery period, and that we
will not forget too soon the suffer
ing of those nations which have
given so much toward final victory
and extend our helping hand in the
way of a liberal contribution to en-
able the great American Red Cross
to be beacon light for suffering
everywhere"
Solicitors Named
Following is the list of solicitors
named: Mrs. w. ]. Wroten, Mrs.
Lee Deakyne, Mrs. Lee Gooden,
Mrs. Francis Gebhart, Miss Emma
Payne, Miss Anna B. Beckett, Mrs.
Cooper Walker, Mrs. Richard c..
Price, Mrs. Alfred Tilghman, Mrs.
Iva David, Miss Elizabeth Jones,
Mrs Charles Gee, Mrs. Clarence
Miller, Mrs. Homer Downs, Mrs.
Mary Ennis, Mrs. Mildred Snow,
Mrs. ]. Edwin Wilson, Mrs. Gladys
Merrill, Mrs. Helen Potter, Mrs.
Helen Attix, Mrs. Howard Kemp,
Mrs. Clay Bailey, Mrs. Elmer
Pratt, Mrs. Charles B. Lafferty,
Mr.. Harry Blendt, Mrs. James E.
Turner, Mrs. florence Polk, Mrs.
Ella Jones, Mrs. Grace Terry, Mrs.
Laura Butcher, Miss Inez Burton.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
STATE GUARD
INSPECTION
Schedule Is Announced To
Start April 9th By the
Staff Officers
COL. HEINEL IN CHARGE

The federal inspection of units
of the Delaware State Guard by a
staff of officers from the Second
Service Command, will start Tues
day, April 9, Col. ]. Paul Heinel
has announced. Prior to these
yearly inspections, all units of the
guard will be visited by Colonel
Heinel, Lieut.-Col. Victor Clark,
and Maj Ralph E. Buckalew, start
ing March 18. The officers from
Fort Dix, mn. j., who will make
the inspections have not as yet
been selected. The inspection
schedule follows: April 8, Company
D, of Middletown; April 10, Com
pany c, of Milford; April 15, Com
pany B, of Dover; April 16, Com
pany E, of New Castle. The Will
mington companies, A and F, in
cluding the grenadier platoon,
medical detachment, and the band,
will be inspected on April ~. The
last company to undergo this re-
viewing will be Company G OF
Newark. A statewide meeting of
all officers in the guards will be
held at the Wilmington Armory,
Sunday, March II. Colonel Heinel
will preside and Major Buckalew,
plans and training officer, will dis
cuss the training program for
April, May and June. Two out
door problems, to be held in the
near future, also will be discussed
Although the location as to where
they will be held has not been
made public, the problems will in
clude exercises in technical and
civilian disorder situations. Each
problem will be held on a Sunday
and will continue throughout the
day.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
DOUBLE WEDDING HERE
Miss Helen Jane Stevenson and
Mrs. Ruth FAIRIES Williams Wed

Mrs. Ruth FARES WilliamS Weu
A double wedding was perform
ed Thursday night in Asbury
Methodist Church here when Mrs.
Ruth FAIRIES Williams, granddaugh-
ter of Mrs. Mary Yeates, was mar
ried to Mr.. Delbert Berry of Do
yer, and Miss Helen Jane Steven
son of Wilmington, daughter of
Mr.. George R. Stevenson and the
late Mrs. Stevenson, was married
to Lieut.. Orville Nelson, U. S.
Army Air Corps, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Nelson of Gam Valley,
S. D. The Rev. Robert e. Green
officiated. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry's
attendants were Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickie James of Wilmington. The
bride is associated with the Her.
cules Powder Company, Whining
ton, and the bridegroom with the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany, Dover. The couple will live
in Dover. Miss Malvina Stevenson
of Baltimore was maid of honor
for her sister and Lieutenant Mel
son had as best man Lieut.. Frank
Hall, U. S. Army Air Forces of
Wilmington. Lieutenant Nelson is
stationed at the New Castle Army
Air Base. Mr.. Frederick Steven
sonson, brother of one of the
brides, was an usher. The wedding
music was played by Mr.. Clarence
Garis of Smyrna. A reception for
the immediate families and a few
close friends was held at the Way
side Inn.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28

George w. Wright, chairman of
Area 4, Delaware Chapter of the
Red Cross, in making an appeal to
the people of Smyrna-Clayton-
Kenton and the surrounding coun-
try to assist in the drive which
opens Monday, March 4th and con-
tinues for a period of two or three
weeks, has this to say: During
the war the services of the Red
Cross were of such magnitude and
required such heavy expenditures
of money that citizens of the Unit
ed States readily recognized the
worth of this great organization as
a humanitarian agency and con-
tributed literally to keep it alive.
Now that actual, hostilities have
ended it would seem to the unin-
formed layman that the Red Cross
had done its work, but nothing
could be more untrue. Aside from
carrying aid to the wounded fight
ing man the Red Cross is as busy
today as it has been in the years
just passed. The great maladjust-
ment throughout the world is plac-
ing terrific burden upon the Red
Cross. Many service men have yet
to be returned to their homes
which, in many instances, will
need the Red Cross. Manq of our
fighting men and women in broken
health, body and spirit, still need
the comforting hand of the Red
Cross. In times of local disaster
the Red Cross is needed and we
never know how badly we need
such an agency until such disaster
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
Plans 4th of July Celebration

The Finance Committee of the
Citizens Hose Company decided at
a meeting on Monday evening, to
sponsor a 4th of July Fair in con-
junction with other civic organiza-
tions of the town. Invitations have
been sent to the Rotary Club,
American Legion, Chamber of
Commerce, and the Town Council
to have their committees meet
with the Finance Committee on
Monday evening, March IS. at 8
o'clock in the fire house, to make
plans for the celebration. Tenta-
tive plans call for an all-day cele-
bration which will be climaxed by
the awarding of a 1916 Oldsmobile
Sedan.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28

on Monday evening, Mr.. Davidiah
will talk to the students of Smyrna
High School that afternoon. Dur
ing the past nine years, more than
1,700 Institutes of International
Understanding have been sponsor
ed by Rotary Clubs in the United
States and Canada. Through these
Institutes, an effort has been made
to bring to individuals and to COM
munities an appreciation of the
problems arising because of the
shrinking world and to give them
factual background information on
current world events. Arrange
ments for the Institute program in
Smyrna are under the direction of
Rev. Robert E. Green, Harry R.
Bodley and VIM. E. Mathews, Jr.
Rotary Clubs in go Countries
The Rotary Club of Smyrna is
one link in a chain of more than
5,400 Rotary Clubs which encircle
the world and which have nearly
a quarter of a million business and
professional leaders as members in
some 60 countries. One of the
principal objectives of this world
wide service organization is "the
advancement of international un-
derstandirg, good will and peace, y
and the Institute programs are one
of the ways in which this objective
is being implemented.
Speaker is World Traveller
Simon M. Davidian, traveller, lee
turer, and specialist in internation-
al affairs, stems from Armenia,
which is now one of the Republics
in the Union of Societ Socialist
Republics. His people made their
escape from Armenia during the
Turkish masascres of a generation
ago and he was born in Constan-
tinople. His parents subsequently
lived in Paris and then emigrated
to America where he was brought
UP in Worcester, Massachusetts, in
the atmosphere of an Armenian
home and the school room of the
New World democracy. He attend
ed college at Bethany, West Vir-
ginia, and Yale University. After
completing his academic education,
he travelled extensively, especially
in Europe.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
MINSTREL SHOW
AT CLAYTON
Clayton Fire Company Will
Present Minstrel and
Variety Show
AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

The members of the Clayton Fire
Company have completed arrange
ments and rehearsals for a fine
vivacious minstrel and variety
show to be held Thursday evening,
February 28th at 8 p. M, in the
auditorium of the school. Follow
ing is the program: End Men,
''Mulie" Coverdale, Reds" Mof-
fett, "Slim" Williams, Buddy"
Blendt, "Blabber" Betz, russ"
Loder. Musical numbers: Opening
Chorus, Entire Company; You're
Gonna Wait A Long, Long Time,"
Russ" Loder; Beautiful Dream
err, Mary Spencer; "Accentuate
The Positive" song and dance,
"Reds" Moffett; MY Buddy"
Franklin Woodall; Garry Me
Back to Old Virginia." due t by
isis" Montague and Francis Hitch
ems; 81 Can't Begin To Tell You,"
"Mulie" Coverdale; Acrobats.
Starkey Sisters; waiting For the
Train To Come In," Jackie"
Banta; Piano solo (Boogie Woogie),
bud" Wilson; II Amt Got No
body" "Slim" Williams; Sleepy
Hollow Tune" Francis Kitchens;
Seems Like Old Times" Song and
Dance, "Blabber" Betz; "When the
Bell In the Light House Rings
Ding Dong w. Henry Ennis; Ac-
cordian and Banjo Duet, Joe West
rod and Jimy Dorcy; Carolina
Moon," Raymond Mabrey; Some
Sunday Morning, Marlyn Rowlin-
son; closing chorus, entire COM
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
ROTARY BRINGS
NEW LECTURES
Simon M. Davidian Will Be
First Speaker in Series
To Start Monday
SERIES OF A LECTURES

Plans for the Institute of Inter-
national Understanding, sponsored
by the Rotary Club of Smyrna,
have been definitely completed, ac-
cording to Harley r. Bodley, chair
man of the Clubs Institute COM
mittee. The first forum will be
held in the Smyrna High School on
Monday, March 4th, at s p. m.
Opening the series of four weekly
addresses will be Simon Michael
Davidian, whose discussion topic
will be Making International Or
ganization Effective" In addition
to his address at the public forum
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
NEW MEMBERS
IN COUNCIL
Glenn S. King and Ralph G.
FAIRIES UnoppOsed at Town
Election Monday
LOWER FOR TREASURER

At the election on Monday for
two members of Town Council,
Glenn S. King was a new name,
elected by 81 votes, and Ralph G..
FAIRIES, reelected by a vote of 20.
Harry j. Lower, who has served so
efficiently as Town Treasurer for
several terms, was voted in as the
new town treasurer. Council met
Tuesday evening when the newly
elected members were sworn in.
Owing to the death Of the Mayors
wife, Mrs. Creadick Ennis, no COM
mittees were named at this meet
ing to serve for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Whitaker was
selected from the list of applicants
to serve as secretary to the Town
Manager, S. C. Marvel. The act
creating a town manager discon-
tinued the elective Office of town
collector, an office efficiently held
by Mrs. Lotta Robinson for sever
al terms. At the close of the
council meeting, the members per-
sonally presented Mr.John G. Man
nering with a gift in recognition of
his many years of service. Mr..
Mannering had refused to file his
name for recollection, having serv-
ed IL years. Committees will
probably be named at the next
meeting of council.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
SMYRNA GRANGE NEWS
Major George Finldeman, Army
Air Corps, Spoke Thursday Night

All corps, spoke thursday Night
Major George Kinkleman, U. S.
Army Air Corps, spoke at the
Smyrna Grange Thursday evening
on the ''Unification of the Armed
Forces" He outlined the various
duties of the armed forces, stating
the concept of warfare had chang
ed on land, water and air, and
stressed the need of teamwork by
having a uniication of all three.
Moving pictures will be shown at
tonight's meeting.
Anniversary Night
A covered dish supper is being
held by Smyrna Grange in observ-
ance of their 40th Anniversary
March 7th, at p. M, at the Club
House. All members and their
families are invited to attend and
bring covered dish, a card tablet
and cloth. A minstrel show will
be a feature of the entertainment
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
Death of Mrs. Mary G. Hall

Mrs. Mary c. Hall died suddenly
at her residence in west Smyrna
Monlay, February 25th. She was
85 years old. She is survived by
her husband, John w. Hall, and
two sons, Edward, of Smyrna, and
James, of New Jersey. Funeral
services will be held this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock at FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel with Rev. J. w. Parkins in
charge. Interment will be in Union
Church Cemetery near Blackbird.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
FIRENIEN HAVE BUSY WEEK
Called Out Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday to Extinguish Fires

The firemen of Smyrna were
called on Monday to the wrecked
car lot of Jacob Solar on the Du-
Pont Highway to extinguish a
blaze caused by a torch in use on
a trailer. The trailer burned COM
pletely causing sparks to set fire
to other cars on the lot. Tuesday
afternoon a building near the home
of Mrs, Ralph Spruance at Font
Hill, was completely destroyed, no
further damage being done to the
other buildings. A small grass fire
ON South street near the home of
Mr.. O'Neal, was the cause Of the
call Saturday. No damage caused
by this fire.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
Jerman Chapel Church News

Jerman Chapel, Rev. Joseph
Kephart, pastor, announces the SER
vices for the week as follows:
Prayer meeting Wednesday night,
7:30; 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., 1946-02-28
SmYrna Home Makers

The Smyrna Homemakers Club
met Thursday at the home of Mrs.
John Lockerman with Mrs. Elmer
P. Corrie as co-hostess. Mrs. War
ren Myers, president of the club,
presided at the business meeting.
Demonstration of Gaming chair
seats was presented by Mrs. Town
send Vaughn and Mrs. George
Fleming.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
BASKETBALL MARCH 8TH
Smyrna Clayton Fire Co. Teams in
Fine Shape For Game

Smyrna Clayton Fire Co. Teams in
Fine Shape For Game
Tickets are on sale for the bas-
ketball games between tn Smyrna
and Clayton Fire Companies which
will be played in the Smyrna High
School Gym. The games are sched-
uled for March 9Th, 18th, and 18th
at o'clock. Howell Sevil, man
ager and coach for the Clayton
team, reports his boys are coming
along in fine shape. and Francis
Gebhart, coach for the Smyrna
Company reports that his team
also has some very good players,
which leads everyone to believe
that these games will prove very
interesting. A preliminary game
of volley ball will be played by the
older members of each company.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
Mrs. Theodore Hynson in Oratorio

Mrs. Theodore HynsOn in OratOriO
Mrs. Theodore Hynson, wife of
Major Theodore Hynson, was
among the members of the Louis
vile Choral Club which presented
Gauls oratorio THE Holy City,"
in Louisville recently. Mrs. Hyn-
son, mezzo-soprano, was soloist
in the concert and also took part
in duet and sextette from the
oratorio. Major and Mrs. Hynson
formerly lived in Smyrna where
his father, Walter w. Hynson, still
resides. Major Hynson is now
medical director in charge of the
Kentucky Treatment Center in
Louisville. !,
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
Kent-Sussex Fair july 22-27

The Kent-Sussex Fair will be
held this year from July % to 27,
inclusive. 1t will open Monday
night with Jack Hochman show
on the race track, concluding on
Saturday with auto races. Fire
works will again be a feature each
evening of the fair. Triangle
Shows will exhibit on the midway.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
Church of the Nazarene

The following services will be
held at the Church of the Nazarene
during the week: Prayer meeting
Thursday night at 7:30; Mission
ary meeting Friday night at 7:3O.
Sunday services as follows: Sun
day School at 9:45 a. M; morning
worship at 10:45 a. M; evangelis-
tic and praise meeting at 1880 pm.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
st. Peters Episcopal Church

Services at st. Peters Episcopal
Church for the coming week will
be as follows: Sunday next, 10 am.
Church School; IL a. M, celebra-
ton of the Holy Communion and
sermon. Wednesday next, March
9th at 7:30 p. M, Litany and ad-
dress. This is the beginning of
Lent, called Ash Wednesday,, and
all who can should be present.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
u. OF d. COURSE
ON MARRIAGE
Lectures on Subject To Be
Given By Authorities From
Three States
IMORTANT PROBLEM

'Recignizing the family as the
basic unit upon which our civiliza-
ton Is founded" university
spokesman said, it is important
that disruptions of family units be
kept at minimum. This is es-
pecially significant at this time
when the public press consistently
reflects large number of fail
ures in war and postwar marriag-
es. A series of five lectures on
marriage and related problems will
be given for students at the Uni
versity of Delaware beginning next
Wednesday, it has been announced.
The lectures will be given by diff
ferent persons from New York,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware, each
a recognized authority on the par
ticular phase upon which he will
lecture. Although instruction on
the subject of marriage and its
problems is taking the form of a
series of lectures, it is actually SIM
liar to an elective extra-curricular
course and therefore is available
only to students presently enrolled
at the university.
Sponsored jointly by the univer-
sity and its student government
association, the purpose of the lee
ture series is to provide students
with information on marriage as
presented by competent authorities
on the subject in order that they
may be well prepared for success
full careers in marriage in the same
manner as they prepare for car
eers in business and professions.
THE need for education at the
college level on the subject of mar
riage has long been recognized and
has been given successfully at
many other universities. Public at
tention was recently attracted to
education in this field and to the
success which has been attained
therein by an article in Golfers
which was reprinted in condensed
form in the February issue of
Readers Digest. That article
points out the success and benefits
which were derived from such in
struction given to ten thousand
men and women students at the
University of California"
First Lecture Next Week
The first lecture at the Univer-
sity of Delaware will be given next
Wednesday by DR.. Elaine Knowles
of Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York City, on the
subject of Common Sense in Mar
riage." DR.. Ray Abrams of the
Sociology Department of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will lee
ture on Problems of Dating and
Coiurtship" on March IL and the
third lecture on March IS entitled
Personality Adjustment in Mar
riage" will be given by DR.. M. A.
Tarumianz, superintendent of the
Delaware State Hospital. On
March 81 DR.. Lovett Devices of
Ardmore, Pa, will present the
fourth lecture, his subject being
Sex Relationship and Parent
hood" The final lecture on What
is Happening to Marriage" will be
delivered by DR.. James H. Bossard,
sociologist from the University of
Pennsylvania.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
Death of Mrs. Minnie r. Marker

Death of Mrs. Minnie r. Marker
Mrs. Minnie R. Marker, age 80
widow of Fred A. Marker, Jr.,
died at her residence in Clayton
Saturday, February %. She was
a native of Reading, Pa, and the
daughter of Charles and Emily
Yahn Ranninger. Following her
fathers death, her mother came to
Clayton to live, here she became
the wife of Fred A. Marker. Mr.
Marker died November 10Th, 1912
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock al
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel with Rev
Frederick M. Barton officiating
Interment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1946-02-28
Death of Mrs. Ella Price Wood

DCdtl VI wi D. Il ttCC fNOOo
Mrs. Ella Price Wood, age 80,
died in Wilmington Monday, Feb
ruary 25th. She was the widow of
John F. Wood of State Road, and
the daughter of Henry P. and
Susan Price Massey. Funeral SER
vices will be held today at FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel at 1 p. m. with
Rev. F. M. Barton officiating. Bur-
ial will be in Odd Fellows Gem
etery, Smyrna. Surviving are two
sons, Norman S. of State Road,
and Frank F., of Wilmington; one
granddaughter and great grand
son, also survive.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-02-14
THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL. MAeYsvILLE, OHIO

swered to the roll call Rev, Now
cry was the speaker for the after
ncon and he talked on missions.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Rev. John Elwood
Sunshine Circle
The Sunshine Circle of the
Kings Daughters held their reg
ular meeting Monday eveing at
the, home of Mrs. Bertha Bolen-
baugh. Mrs. Clyde Cushman had
charge of the devotional period.
Mrs. Myron Miller gave the high
lights of the "Ohio Voice" for the
year, and reviewed the work ac-
complished by this circle Mrs.
Eta White had charge of the roll
call which was based on facts
about Lincoln. The hostess served
delicious refreshments.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Clyde Cush-
man.
Advisory Council No. %
Advisory Council No. p met
last Wednesday evening, Feb. 6,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight Ridge. Eleven members
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Beck, of Marysville, were guests.
Harold Hoffman was elected Legi-
slative Minute Man to represent
this council. Mrs. Dwight Ridge
and Mrs. Paul Ridge were elected
to serve on the Health Committee
as representative for the Council
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Parish.
Euchre Club
Last Wednesday evening Mrs,
Homer Van Buskirk entertained
her euchre club at her home on
West Ottawa street. Mrs. Blanche
Tracey was the assisting hostess,
also Mrs. John Fields and Mrs.
Jack Van Buskirk.
Mrs. Olen Moore won the prize
fer the most lone hands; Mrs.
Vernal Zuspan for the highest
score; guest prizes were won by
Mrs. Fern Wiley and Mrs. Ross
Wiley
Claiborne Grange
Claiborne Grange held a pot
luck supper before their regular
meeting on Monday evening. 1t is
planned to have such a supper
before each meeting through
March. The dinner is held at Z
o'clock. Each person is asked to
bring his own table service besides
some food.