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Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
NEW LIBRARY
HEAD ELECTED
Mrs. c. L. HarmOnsOn Elect
ed President of Smyrna
Library Commission
G. w. WRIGHT REPORTS

Mrs. C. l.. Harmonson was elect
ed president of the Smyrna Lii
brary Commission at its quarterly
meeting here on February 6. Mrs.
Harmonson, who has long been
identified with projects to develop
and expand local library facilities,
was also named by the members of
the commission as chairman of the
book committee. She will be as
sisted in the work of the commit
tee by Miss Elizabeth Thornley,.
Glenn S. King was reelected as
vice-president and George w.
Wright as treasurer. Richard Price
and Miss Thornley,, newly-appoint-
ed members of the commission,
were named as the house commit
tee, which has charge of the main
tenance and Improvement of the
quarters occupied by the library.
Mr.. Wright explained in detail the
financial background of the Smyr-
ma Library and complimented the
president-elect for the excellent
work of the book committee in Sc
curing new books and in providing
representative magazines within
the limits of the budget.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
WILL
HOLD MEET
Child Conservation To Be
Feature at Twentieth
Century Club
BROWNIES ENTERTAIN

Mothers of Brownies, Lone
Troupe 1 and Senior Girl Scouts
are invited to attend meeting at
the Twentieth Century Club House
on Friday, February IA at 2:3O
p. m. Miss Peggy Chew, a Chin
ese student at Women's College at
Newark, Delaware will be a guest
speaker. She will be accompanied
by Mrs. Thomas Mylrea. Miss
Florence Lurty will give report
on a recent Youth Conservation
Conference which was held in the
New Century Club in Wilmington.
Judge Anna Kroos of the New
York Juvenile Court was the prin-
cipal speaker. She urged all par
ents to give as much time as pos
sible to organizations which have
coordinated programs for building
the character of American Youth.
This will mark the first public ap-
pearance of the Brownies who have
planned an International Fellow
ship Program. Mrs. John Fearon
is leader of the Brownies, Mrs. Ed
ma Russell directs the Intermedi-
ates, Lone Troupe 1, Mrs. James
Merrill is in charge of the Seniors.
The other groups will also partici-
pate in the program. Every mem
Der is urged to be present. Re
freshments will be served.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
REPORT SCOUT
ACTIVITIES
Smyrna Troop, One of Twenty
four To Be Organized
On Peninsula
BADGES AWARDED

A total of 10,150 boys, men and
women participated in the program
of the Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy
Scouts of America during 1916, ac-
cording to a report of the past
years accomplishment released re-
Gently by Frederic wellington,
Scout Executive, in connection
with Boy Scout Week, celebrating
the 37th anniversary of the found
ing of the Boy Scout Movement in
AmericaDel- Mar-Va Scouts earn
ed 2,401 merit badges during the
past year, while 685 boys earned
promotions to the rank of Second
Glass Scout, 285 to First Glass, 126
to Star Scout, 81 to Life Scout, and
46 to Eagle Scout, the latter being
the greatest number earned in any
one year in the Councils history.
Cub Scouts earned 282 Wolf Cub
badges, PIP Bear Cub badges, and
96 Lion Cub badges, the latter a
new record. In the Dover District
a total of 760 boys and adults were
registered in 1916. Badges earned
by the II Troops were 38 Second
Glass, 13 First Glass, 13 Star Scout,
6 Life Scout, Eagle Scout, and
204 merit badges. Dover District
Cub Scouts earned 10 Wolf, 20
Bear, and 6 Lion badges.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
STUDENTS SEE
LATEX EXHIBIT
Caesar Rodney Entry Wins
Typing Contest Over Do
yer and Smyrna
SEE LATEST EQUIPMENT

210 students of Dover, Smyrna
and Caesar Rodney High Schools
had the opportunity last Friday to
observe the postwar wonders of a
streamlined modern business office
in practice when they attended the
Playtex Administrative Exposition
of the International Latex Corpor-
alton. The exhibition was held in
the Social Hall of the Dover High
School, as a part of the Kiwanis'
Vocational Guidance Program and
was climaxed by a tipping contest
in which all three schools partici-
pated. The Caesar Rodney entry,
Earlene Webb, completed the test
in 8 minutes and Z seconds and
won the first prize of $1,000. The
International Latex Corporation
exhibited 80 of the very latest
types of business machines which
were graphically demonstrated by
ii members of the Office staff at
Playtex Park. Guests were given
the opportunity to examine and
personally operate all the auto
matte and electromatic devices
which covered every phase of a
goth Century business office. One
of the most popular features at
the Playtex Exposition was the
Todd tamper-proof Check Writer
and Check Signer. This amazing
machine automatically filled out
checks and signed them in such a
way as to make it impossible for
an unauthorized person to make
any erasures or changes on the
check, or to forge signature. 1t
was shown that any attempt to al
ter the check, once it had been
made out, Immediately brought to
the surface the word void, and
what appeared simply as decora-
tive background on the check prov
ed to be. the fingerprints of the
authorized signer, copies of which
fngerprints were on file for COM
parison purposes at the appropri-
ate bank.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13

lus of Smyrna, there are, seven
plane owners, three licensed pilots
who do not own planes, three men
who have solo pilots licenses, two
who have student pilots licenses,
$40 ex-servicemen and 81 business
concerns which are potential re-
ceivers and shippers of air freight.
Mr.. Price read a letter from the
Smyrna Civic Committee in which
the committee approved "the pro-
ject for the erection of an airport
for the Smyrna area, urging early
investigation by Mayor and Coun-
Gil, upon their approval of ways
and means of erecting said air.
port" An airport in the Smyrna
area has been approved by c. A.
A, $52,050 already having been al
located from Federal funds. The
rest is up to the people of Smyrna
and vicinity. 1t is felt by various
members of the community that it
is vitality important that this op-
portunity to assure Smyrna a po-
sition in the air world of the fu-
ture be givorously exploited now.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
FIRE REPORT FOR JANUARY
Seven Fire Alarms Result in Only
$50 Damage

A total of seven fire alarms were
turned in to the local fire company
in the month of January, accord
ing to Fire Recorder Robert FAIRIES.
These were caused by leak in gas
line, dirty chimney, over-heated
stove, short circuit, burning rub
bish and two were unknown. One
woods fire, one tractor, two cars,
two dwellings and one false alarm
were reported. A total of 1O1
men responded and Travelled a dis
tance of 71.3 miles. Twenty dol
lar city loss was received. Weather
made fire fighting particularly diff
ficult, as one was attended in a
heavy snowfall, one in high wind.
Townsend Fire Company reached
one fire ahead of the local firemen
and received the loss.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
FIVE NEW LIONS
ARE RECEIVED
L. ID. Kitchens, Chairman.
Makes Report on March
of Dimes Campaign
SPONSORS NEW CLUB

The Clayton Lions Club honored
the birthday of Melvin Jones.
founder of the Lions International.
by receiving into membership five
new members during the month of
January. The new members are:
Ernest Mattiford, Lloyd Jones,
Harvey Cole, Walter D. Ross and
Gordon Cochburn. Everett Mere
dith became member through
transfer from the Dover Lions
Club. After the departure of Mar
ion o. Sparks, Secretary-Treasurer
to take position in Wilmington,
the Office was divided and Everett
Meredith was elected Secretary
and Stanley Boyd, treasurer. At
the regular meeting Wednesday,
Feb. 9Th, L. D. Kitchens, chairman
of the March of Dimes drive in
Clayton presented a scroll for the
signatures of the members who
wanted to contribute and $500
was received. Dewey CULLEN of
the Dover club was the speaker.
Clayton is sponsoring a new club
at Millington. The permanent or
ganization meeting of the new club
will be held Tuesday, Feb. 18th, at
z PM. A group from Clayton will
be present at this meeting. The
next regular meeting of the Clay
ton Club will be held Wednesday,
Feb. 10Th, at 6.45 Pm
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs.Addie w. Dulin, So, Near Clay
ton, Died February 8th

Mrs. Addie w. Dulln, age 6S
years of near Clayton died at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs.
George Snyder in Claymont, DEL,
on February 8. She was the
daughter of William Wyatt and
Anna Wyatt, both of Maryland.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, Feb. II at the Funeral
Chapel of w. A. FAIRIES and Son
with Rev. Robert E. Green in
charge and interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. She
is survived by her husband, Will
liam F. Dulin of near Clayton and
the following children: Elwood
Dulin, Clayton; William A. Dulin,
Clayton; Mrs. Frank Lee, Whining
ton; Mrs. Earl Voss, Claymont;
Mrs. George Snyder, Claymont;
Charles Dulin, Clayton; Mrs. How
ard Lyttle, Holly Oak; Mrs. Olin
Plummer, Trainer, Penna.; Clayton
Dulin, New Castle; James Dulin,
Clayton; Herbert Dulin, Smyrna
and Mrs. William Spencer, Port
Penn, Penna.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
CAR REFLECTS
CAPABILITY
Defective Cars Indicate Care
less or ThOughtless
Owners
SAFETY ESSENTIALS

Your car, when it left the as
sembly line, was a masterpiece of
engineering perfection, responsive
to the slightest touch of the con-
trolls, well built as human ingen-
uity could make it, possessed of an
abundant reserve of power for use
in emergencies thing of beauty,
literally a miracle on wheels. The
Delaware Safety Council points
out it will not remain that way by
itself. 1t needs care and attention,
or its motor will lose its smooth
purr, its frame and springs will de-
velop annoying squeaks, its brakes
will hold only feeblly if they hold
at all, and accurate steering will
become impossible. AS a rule the
average driver has neither the time
nor the technical training to
master all the mechanical details
of his car. The modern machine
has grown so complicated and
specialized that even expert gar
age mechanics tend to specialize on
one make or group of cars. They
are often ignorant of certain spec
ial features of other makes. Ger
tainly the day is past when driv-
er, whether green or experienced,
can afford to tinker to any great
extent with his car mechanisms or
make any complicated repairs.
There are, however, certain MAIN
tenance operations, oilings and ad-
justments, which a driver must un-
derstand and supervise, lest they
will be neglected and serious dam
age will result or they will be i'm
properly attended to. No one but
the owner can take this response
biIity. Such attention to the car
is essential from the standpoint of
both safety and skill. Furthermore,
an expert takes pride in his tools
and instruments. One of the like
ly signs of an unskillful and un-
safe driver is to find the Tenders of
his car battered, the wheels out of
line, the headlights faulty, the
brakes loose, or the car-body noisy
with squeaks and rattles. Does
your car reflect your driving abil-
ity.
100000 Persons Killed Last Year
Defective cars indicate careless
or thoughtless owners. Careless
ness and thoughtlessly operated
cars were responsible for 100000
persons beoing killed last year in
the United States. In addition,
more than ten million were injured
and the estimated economic loss
was $5,600,000,000.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
LETTER FROM ENGLAND
Postwar England Finds Food Ra-
toned; Supplies Short

toned; Supplies Short
(The following is an expert from
a letter written to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Salter of this vicinity by
Mr.. Salter's sister, who lives near
London. In speaking of conditions
in England, she says
"Over in this part of the world,
farmers cannot depend on maize
ripening properly. We can never
be sure of having a warm or dry
summer. Wheat, oats and barley
will ripen but maize likes a differ
ent climate. We have to import
our maize in any case and what
little we get is insufficient for our
livestock. A lot of people have
had to give up keeping poultry al
together this year, because the al
location of grain of any sort has
been cut right down. Only the
country people are lucky, because
they can steal some gleanings from
the fields occasionally and even
that has been made a punishable
offense if found out
"Of course you know we have
had bread rationing over here since
August, but think it has been
farce. BY careful management
and no waste, l can just make my
families, ration last out. 1 think
we have been coming off very well
indeed. We have our meat ration
every week without fail in which
We are better off than you. The
food we get is all very good ex-
cept our cooking fat and our
wretched sausages. The Lord
knows what our ounce of cooking
fat is made of. 1t is like nom
greasy cold cream-no smell, no
taste and goes frothy on the fry
ing pan. 1t will be lovely when
the world fat shortage is over and
we can get a bit of lard again. Do
you think the time will come again
in our lifetime when we can go to
the shops and buy just what we
need? Then for one solid week I
shall eat bread and butter and the
next week I shall have just bread
and butter and new laid boiled eggs
and the next week 1 shall have
bread and butter and fried eggs
and bacon. Maybe the week after
that I might add a few slices of
real ham and then I shall be quite
ready to change this world for the
lext, having really had my fill of
what have been yearning for for
years."
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
FOOD SALE SATURDAY
Harvey G.. Jones Glass To Raise
Funds For Memorial

The Harvey c. Jones Memorial
Sunday School Glass of Asbury
Methodist Church has announced
plans for a food sale to be held
this Saturday. Named in honor of
the late Harvey c. Jones, teacher
of the class for over seventeen
years, the class is sponsoring the
sale in an attempt to raise funds
for a Memorial to Mr.. Jones to
be placed inside the Church. The
executive committee of the class
is: Mrs. Clay Bailey, president,
Mrs. Henry Price, Mrs. William
Doughten, Jr., Mrs. Allan Moffitt
and Mrs. Virdin Hutchins, Mrs.
Thomas Russell, teacher. The
food sale will be held at 10 AM in
the Cupid Ice Cream Store on Main
Street.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Regenauer Seward

Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Regenauer of
Smyrna Landing announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Helen
E. to Benjamin Alvin Seward, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seward of
Smyrna. Miss Regenauer is a
graduate of the John Bassett
Moore High School and has, since
graduation been employed at Bell
anca Aircraft. Mr.. Seward attend
ed John Bassett Moore School and
is now employed at the Wilson
Cabinet Company. He also served
four years in the armed forces,
three of which was spent overseas.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
TO MEET
IN DOVER SOON
Members of Local Board To
Attend Mid Winter
Area Conference
CASKEY WILL SPEAK

Farmer-members of the local
Board of Directors for Southern
States Smyrna-Clayton Service,
Smyrna. Del, Southern States Co
operative Agency, will journey to
Dover, Del, on Tuesday night, Feb
ruary 25 to attend the annual mid
winter regional conference for
Southern States board members in
this area. Included in the group
invited to the session are Charles
Pryor, Carlton Davis, Clayton, and
George Blendt, Charles Blendt,
Frank Ryan, Willard Short, Will
liam George, Smyrna, Del. The
manager of the local service will
also attend. The conference is be-
ing held for the purpose of bring
ing to the board members who rep
resent all Southern States mem
bers in this area mid-year report
OH the cooperative's operations, a
picture of the farm supply situa-
ton for the coming spring season,
and a review of the economic out
look for agriculture. The prin-
cipal speaker will be DR.. c. D.
Caskey of Baltimore, Md, Director
of Research for Southern States.
at the session will be
Leslie G. Knapp of Nassau, Del, a
member of the Southern States
Board of Directors.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWS
Services Announced For st. Peters
Church For Coming Week

st. Peters P. e. Church, Smyr-
ma, Rev. Paul Hebberger, rector,
announces the following services
for Sunday, February 16: s AM,
Holy Communion; $50 AM, Church
School; IL AM, morning prayer
and sermon. On Monday, Febru-
ary II, $50 Pm, Church School
Institute will be held at Laurel. 1t
is hoped that the teachers in st.
Peters Church School will make
plans to attend. Regular choir
practice will be held on Friday
night at 7.45 Pm.
Trinity Church, Clayton
Trinity P. E. Church, Clayton,
announces the service of evening
prayer and sermon for Sunday
night, February 16, at 7.30 PM.
Ash Wednesday
The following services of Holy
Communion will be held on Ash
Wednesday, February 19. AT St.
Peters Church celebration of the
Holy Communion will be held at
Z AM and at 1890 AM. The 700
AM service is for those who are
working and those who have to at
tend school. 1t is hoped that all
members of our communion will
plan to attend one of these SER
vices. At Trinity Church a cele-
bration of Holy Communion will
be held at 9 AM.
World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer, an in
terdenominational service, will be
observed on February 81. The SER
vice this year will be held in st.
Peters Church at 2.30 PM.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
Wesleyan Methodist Church

Rev. Joseph Kephart, pastor OF
the Wesleyan Methodist Church
announces the services for the fol-
lowing week: Wednesday night,
prayer meeting, 7.30; Sunday, Sun
day School at 10 o'clock, morning
worship at II o'clock. Song and
evangelistic service at 7.30 PM
Preaching by the pastor.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
To Entertain Firemen

The Kent County Volunteer
Firemen's Association will hold
its next meeting at the Clayton
Firehouse on the evening of March
10 at s o'clock, it has been an
nounced by the president. Plans
for sponsoring a supper for the
visitors are being made by the
Recreation Committee of the local
Company.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
Organize Shrine Club

Establishment in the near future
of Shrine Temple organization
for Delaware by the A. A. o. N. M.
S. is being furthered by commit
tee of Shriners from all over the
state, with Richard Van Deventer
of Wilmington as chairman.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
Chimney Fire Near Clayton

On February Z, Clayton Volun-
teer Firemen were called to the
residence of Sydney Hebron on the
Clayton-Kenton road to extinguish
a chimney fire, in a tenant house
belonging to Mrs. Emma Lapham.
No damage was reported.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
CAESAR RODNEY
TRIPS SMYRNA
Local Jay Wees Win Over
\ Caesar Rodney High Bas-
ketball Team
GAME PLAYED HERE

Caesar Rodney High Schools
basketball team tripped Smyrna
High Tuesday night by a score of
81 to "a. In the preliminary
Smyrna's Jay Wees turned back
Caesar Rodney Jay Wees % to Is.
The score:
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
IL AIRPORTS
IN STATE SOON
CAA Announces Three Year
Program For Airports
In Delaware
WORK TO START IN 1947

The Civil Aeronautics Admins
tration in Washington has recon-
mended construction of IL airports
in Delaware in the next three years
it has been disclosed by Admins
traitor T. P. Wright. Some of the
projects will be started in the 1948
fiscal year, which begins next July
1, while others will be postponed
until later. Large airports will
get some preference in the 1948
program, Mr.. Wright said, in con-
trast with the fiscal-1947 program,
announced last Jan. 10, which con-
centrated entirely on the three
smaller classes of airports.
Costs Not Disclosed
The cost of the airports in Della
ware was not given, but on a ma
tional level 1.-The CAA expects to
spend SAL, 100000 on the three
year program while local sponsors
provide S544, 100000. The Della
ware projects range from improve
ment of the major fields at New
Castle and Dover. The projects
are: Bethany Beach, where no air.
port is now recognized, will get a
Glass One field with an unpaved
landing strip of 1900 to 2,700 ft.).
Clayton, with no airport at present,
will get Glass One field. Dover,
with a Glass Six field at present
(having paved runways longer than
$500 feet) will get improvements
without changing the fields classi-
fication.
MiddletOwn To Get Field
Georgetown, where the present
airport is Glass -Four with paved
runways of 4,50O to $500 feet) will
get improvements without change
of classification. Middletown, with
no airport now, will get a Class
One field. Milford-Harrington will
get a new Class One field. New
ark will get a new Glass One field.
Seaford, where the present DUPONT
Airport near the nylon plant is
rated as Glass One, will get I'M
making the field Glass
Two with an unpaved strip of
2,7O0 to 3,700 feet). Smyrna will
get a new Kent County Airport of
Glass One dimensions. Wilmington
will get new Glass One field, with
the location not specified. New
Castle County Airport, which is al
ready in Glass Six, the top rating,
will get Improvements. New Glass
One airports are also scheduled for
PENIS Grove and Salem among SO
such projects in New Jersey.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Regular Services Will Be Held
During the Coming Week


Sunday School at the First Pres
byterian Church, Rev. Walter G..
Hards minister, will be held at 10
AIM. The topic for discussion in
the different age groups will be
Jesus, the Light of the World" ;"
All teachers are asked to attend
next Sunday morning. IL AM,
morning worship. The sermon will
be, Tomorrow Is Forever" There
will be a Young Peoples Rally at
Milford on Sunday, February 16 at
z PM. Monday, 7 Pm, the TAG
will meet in the school room.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13
World Day of Prayer
Grange Box Social

All Changers are asked to re-
member the Valentine Box Social
to be held Feb. 13 (tonight) after
the regular Grange meeting. A
good time is promised for all.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13

More than 200 people heard the
organ recital given Sunday after
noon at Asbury Church by B. Stim-
son Carrow, member of the church
and a student at Temple Univer-
sity.
Smyrna times., 1947-02-13

This was a return game, the
local team having lost earlier in
the season.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-17

BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-17
School Alters Lunch Plan

Because of the involved book keeping system necessary under the school ticket lunch plan, the school cafeteria switched to a cash operation recently, it was announced at the school office this week.
 Bookkeeping was claiming a full seven hours of office work daily. Although changes in the operational program are not made during the course of a term unless absolutely neces- sary, superintendent Carl Snel- ling said the need for abandon ing the ticket plan was impera- tive, unless another office work CT was to be hired.
 Under the old plan, when stu dents purchased lunches several months in advance through the lunch tickets, much classroom time was lost daily in checking tickets.
 If added office help were ob- tained, the school lunch cost would have risen ta 40 cents for students, the superintendent explained. It was felt this was too heavy burden for families with several children in school, so the plan of daily payment for lunches was substituted.
 The new plan saves many hours of both teacher and office labor at Palmer school, and it brings the school cafeteria into conformity with the plan of op- eratlon in schools everywhere.