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Smyrna times., 1947-03-20
TWO-WAY RADIO INSTALLED
Local Police Can Now Receive
Messages From State Police

The Smyrna Police Car is now
equipped with a two-day radio,
and can receive messages from the
State Police, as well as send mes
sages to the State Police. In the
event any resident desires the SER
vices of the Smyrna Police De-
partment they only have to call
the Dover Troop of the State Po-
lice, giving them the information
they need to put the call on the
air. The Smyrna Police cruiser
will be called by the State Police,
thus saving considerable time
which has been lost before this
hook-up was made. 1t is advisable
to have the State Police telephone
number conveniently located near
your telephone for emergencies.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-20
HOLD SECONDOF
ORGAN SERIES
Prof. Wilmer Highfield To Be
Guest Organist At
Church Recital
TWO VOCAL SOLOISTS

A second of series of organ re-
citals will be heard on the New
Wicks' Memorial Organ in Asbury
Methodist Church Sunday, March
23rd, at PM by Professor Wilmer
Highfield, Wilmington. Professor
Highfeld will be assisted during
the recital with vocal solos by Mr..
Francis Highfield and Miss Doris
Guessford of Wilmington. Mr..
Highfeld is secretary of the Della
Ware Chapter American Guild of
Organists. He has served as or
ganist in many of the churches in
Wilmington, and studied for many
years with renowned teachers as
T. Leslie Carpenter and DR.. Hugh
A. Clark. Mr.. Highfield studied
at the University of Pennsylvania,
the Steenberg School of Music,
Broadway Conservatory, N e W
York and West Chester State
Normal School. Following is the
program to be presented at the re-
cital:
Grand Choeur ................., Spence
From Heaven Above to Earth |
Tome ........'.s'' piei
Alteration Borowsk
Tenor Solo. THE Lord Is My
Light" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Allitsor
Francis Highfeld
Kamennio Ostrow ............ Rubensteir
Hymn Tunes: God Understands
1T Is Well With My Soul
Jesus Lover of My Soul
Abide With Me-
Soprano Solo. II Come To Thee" Roms
Miss Doris Guessford
Waters of Minnetonka .....'. Lieuranct
Duet. II Waited For the Lord"
Mendelssoht
Miss Guessford. Mr. Highfield
Theme from Sonata Op. ID. No. 2,
Beethoven
Smyrna times., 1947-03-20
TOWN COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
M a yor Prickett Appoints
Various Committees For
the Coming Year
POLICE REPORT

At the regular meeting of Town
Council held Friday, March IA the
following committees We're ap-
pointed by Mayor Clarence j.
Prickett, M. D.: Police Committee
Henry R.Shapley, chairman, Glenn
S. King and Henry t. Price; Street
and Sewer: Henry T. Price, chair
nina, Glenn S. King and Ralph G.
FAIRIES; Building: Glenn S. King,
chairman, Ralph G. FAIRIES and
Henry R. Shapley; Electric: Ralph
G. FAIRIES, chairman, Henry T.
Price and Henry R. Shapley. DIR.
w. c. Deakyne, VIM. H. Ken
worthey and Clifford Jones also
were appointed by the Mayor as
members of the local Board Of
Health. Lawrence Rollin Moore
was reappointed Alderman.
Police Report
John w. Jacobs, Chief of Police
reported that during the month Of
February $500 was collected as
fines. He also reported 20 com
plants and / arrest on a drunk
and disorderly charge.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-20
Police Report
w. S. G. S. Circles to Meet

The Women"s Society of Chris
tan Service Circle Leaders will
meet next Tuesday evening at 7.30
o'clock, as follows: No. 2, Mrs.Vir-
din Hutchins, leader, at the home
of Mrs. Mildred Snow; No. 8, Mrs.
Nelson Everhart, leader, at the
home of Mrs. Roland Deamer; No.
4, Miss Elizabeth Jones, leader, at
the home of Mrs. Theodore Fergu-
son; No. S, Miss Anna Beckett,
leader, at the home of Mrs. w.
Roland Ford; No. 6, Mrs. Ernest
Blendt, leader, at the home of Mrs.
Grant Garis, Market Street, at
2:30 PM.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-20
SCOUTS PASS TESTS
Smyrna Troop Receives Benefits
From Legion Bingo Party

The local Boy Scout Troop went
on a hike Saturday afternoon at
which time the following second
class tests were passed: Bobby
Green and Dave Jacobs, fire build
ing; J.Thorpe, cooking. The Scouts
received the benefits from an
American Legion sponsored Bingo
party held last Thursday night.
Troop leaders expressed their ap-
probation to all those who at
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TEAM CANDIDATES MEET
Team To Be Selected at Baseball
Meeting Tomorrow

Tomorrow evening (Friday,
March 21) candidates for the
Smyrna baseball team will meet at
the Smyrna Fire House at seven
thirty. At the first meeting, on
March Z, preliminary plans were
made and committees appointed.
Most of the business details have
been or are being taken care of.
The meeting Friday night will be
devoted to organizing a team to
represent Smyrna in the V-League
for 1947. Last year, the Leagues
first year, Smyrna defeated the
League leaders in the play-offs
and won the League Champion
ship. Anyone wishing to try out
for the team is cordially invited to
tomorrow nights meeting.
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WESLEYAN Methodist Church

Rev. Joseph Kephart, pastor of
the Wesleyan Methodist Church
services for the follow
ing week: Wednesday night, pray
er meeting at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday
School on Sunday at 10 AM; morn
ing worship at IL PM; song and
evangelistic service at 7.30.
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Women's Society Meetings

The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
will meet in Asbury Methodist
Church Friday evening, March
21st at s o'clock. Circle No. 2.
Mrs. Virdin Hutchins, leader, will
have charge of the program, which
will be a st. Patrick's Day pro-
gram. A full attendance is desir-
ed.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-20
Meeting of Kings Daughters

The Kings Daughter Circle will
hold it's regular monthly meeting
Thursday evening, March 20 at
7:30 p. m. at the home of Miss
Helen Mcdowell on West Com
merce Street. Miss Julia Griffith
will be co-hostess.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-20
ANNIVERSARY
DINNER HELD
Kent-Sussex Girl Scout Lead
ers Hold Dinner Meet
at Dover
35TH ANNIVERSARY

scout LtduetS SluD Olllllci uelu III
the Hotel Richardson in Dover on
Wednesday, March 18th, proved to
be a very successful affair with
slightly over hundred in attend
ance. Mrs. G. Metzzler of Bridge
Vile, President of the Club, acted
as Toastmistress. Four Girl Scouts
from Harrington acting as Color
Guard displayed the flags while
the entire group participated in
the Pledge of Allegiance and the
singing of America" This open
ing ceremony closed with the Girl
Scout promise led by Mrs. Rose
mary Maxwell of Seaford. Con-
gratulations were extended to the
Girl Scout Organization on their
35th Anniversary by Mrs. M. E.
Buchanan, President of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs.
She also gave assurance of these
Clubs interest and willingness to
help further Girl Scouting in this
area. Mrs. j. Allen Frear, Dover
group on behalf of the City of
Dover. "Every Scout a Camper"
was the topic of talk by Miss
Miriam ]. E. Brown, Director of
the Wilmington Council, who
stressed the vital need of camping
equipment for every Troop since
camping is the desire of evry Girl
Scout. No Girl Scout gathering
is complete without singing so the
whole group led by Mrs. John
Fearon of Smyrna and assisted by
Miss Diane Lewis of Wilmington
sang few of the popular Girl
Scout songs. An interesting radio
script read by Mrs. Krieger of
Dover portrayed the existance of
racial intolerance, religious bigo-
try, greed, etc. that abounds in the
World today. With a stronger
Girl Scout program, these evils
could be greatly reduced. Our
Troop Consultant for Kent and
Sussex Counties, Mrs. Thomas
Russell of Smyrna gave a very in
teresting talk on the duties of a
Troop Committee. She stressed
the leaders need for an active
committee for only in this way
can a Troop be truly successful
Mrs. Mary Swanson of Salisbury
Maryland, brought greetings, and
congratulations as Director of the
Wicomico County Council. She
told of the progress of Girl Scout
ing during the past thirty-five
years since its beginning in the
home of Mrs. Juliette Lowe OF
Savannah, Georgia, with but twelve
girls. The organization has sc
widely expanded during this time
that it can now boast of regis.
tration of over a million girls ane
300,00 adults. Judge Ernest V
Keith of Dover climaxed the pro-
gram by commencing the Cir
Scout Organization on its achieve
ment in making good citizens. One
of the interesting facts he brought
out was that, in all of his exper
ience in Juvenile Court very few
of the delinquents have ever beer
connected with Scouting. He EN-
phasized the need for more Scout
ing in Delaware as one means o:
combating the increasing wave o.
juvenile delinquency. The singing
of "taps" brought this dinner
meeting to a successful close.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-20
MiddIetown Clinches Title

Middletown clinched the champ
ionship in the Mar-Del Basketball
League last week by scoring a Al
to 40 victory over Milford. Smyr-
ma stood third. Final results are:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-28

daughter, Margaret was one 90
lhe trst arrivals at the Hospital
on STOCK Island, which makes her
d Conch of which am proud
reason number two is the love Of
tne adventure and personalities of
the Florida Keys in general. / am
one OF the many owners of a bit
OF land along the keys on which
nope to build that little week
end hideout that most people
cream about at one time or an
other.
My hopes a.e, of course that
some day the lateral roads will
De built on those keys which
have the greatest possibilities. NV
particular interest is in Johnson
Vile Subdivision, on Big Coppitt
hey Just seven miles above the
mead OF the island of Key West.
Hlgh and dry, Big Coppitt is DO
tentlally great asset to Monroe
county. | predict many substan-
tial cottages there as soon as the
Key is made accessible from the
Highway What I have said about
Big Coppitt can be said for Sugar
Loaf, Ramrod, Big Pine, Sum
merland and so on up to Key
Largo, with Big Coppitt having
the decided advantage of being
nearest to Key West.
May close this letter by cx-
tending to my many friends in
Key West most hearty greeting?
Sincerely,
WALTHER M. LAZIER. j.
Tokyo, Japan,
March II, l847.
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hey West Booster In Japan
Writes Longing To Be Here

A letter from Tokyo written tc
The Citizen by Walter M. Lazier
voices a nostalgia longing to re-
turn to Key West and .escane
the cold, disagreeable winter
experienced in Japan.
Lazier, whose daughter was one
of the first babies born at the
Municipal Hospital, speaks Of
building weekend hideout'
on Big Coppitt Key sometime
and expresses a hope that lateral
roads on the better keys will be
constructed shortly.
The letter reads as follows.
Dear Sir:
1t seems like long time has
gone by since / last strolled
down Duval street and. needless
to say, I miss the Old Rock very
much. The Citizen is an extreme
ly welcome portion of nv
mali over here in far-off japan.
We have had a cold, disagreeable
winter and just now an after
noon on the beach would suit
me just right.
always used to tell my good
friend Steve Singleton, that |
would always be one of his
travelling boosters of Key West.
The recent cold wave that hit
South Florida gave me a chance
for a-few friendly pozes at two
of my colleagues who hail from
Dade county. Key West will al
wayS-be close to me for at least
two very important reasons.
Number one reason is that nv
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Miss Park To We'd
Ensign x. G.. Walsh

Charles l. Park, 1921 Newton
street, announces the engagement
of his daughter, Kathleen Fran
ces, to Ensign Robert Graham
Walsh, son of Mrs. Elsie Walsh,
IrVington, N. ].
A graduate of St. Joseph's
Academy, st. Augustine, the
bride-elect attended Barry Col
lege. Miami, and Florida State
College for Women. Miss Park
is at present visiting her sister
in Iowa City, Iowa.
Ensign Walsh graduated from
high school in his home town and
attended Yale University and
Georgia Institute of Technology.
He is now supply officer Sf the
USS Catamount. ! =.
Wedding plans will BIZ an
nounced later.
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An obligation to the public welfare

The telephone Company is asking Union leadership
recognize the obligation of all of yOl-ile public
We Pointing the Union in meetings that only
by rendering constantly improved service in the ef
fcient possible The employees, the Union, and
the Management continue 10 deserve your good Will We
disregard the welfare Of The public, either i'm
charge for service the quality and continuity of the
service render.
In view of the facts presented here there does
to be Justification for Il complete revision of
working practices requested by the Union, for such
large demands consequently, have offered the
Union years renewal of the present liberal but
with the right reopen the matter of wages a time
wen changes in conditions may Justify We sincerely
hope the Union will accept this offer.
We want to keep employees happy about their
wages and their jobs. We keep You pleased with
telephone and service and, keep
satisfied about The money they have put i'm the
Telephone business. For il takes all three-telephOnc
user. worker and invesOr-iO keep this business going
4TeIephcne strike rOuId be such serious
thing for You, for telephone employees,
and for the Telephone Company that
everything possible is being done to prercnf
it, There is excuse jOra iephOne strike.
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Today The Citizen~says in an
editorial paragraph:
The city council finds it diff
cult to pay its current obligations,
but when its members want to go
on a junket, they quickly find
the money"
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Here are some typical rates of pay:

five,lay, 4O-hOur week is The basic work period.
NOnspervisory employees, such operators, nemen,
instaers and reairmen receive overtime for work
beyond eight hours day 40 hours week. and also receive
premium pay for Sunday holiday and evening and night
work.
The following table shows some of the present wages
maid according the size of the Telephone exchanges
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-28

The Southern Bell Telephone Company believes that
lbs employees should be well paid, and that their
should compare avoraby with those paid by other
i'm the community for work requiring similar skill
and equivalent training To make that this policy is
carried out, continuously comparing
with other wages.
In the present negotiations with the Union, we have
offered renewal of present liberal contract, but the
Union insists upon unreasOnabIy large increases.
Wage rate increases in 1915 and 1916 amount
to approximately 26 million dollars
Telephone employees wage now the highest
i'm history. They have been increased IS percent since
January l94 The largest increases have been in recent
years. and only last and in l9i5 increases grant
ed added approximately 20 million dollars to the annual
pay of our employees.
These increases in wage and in addition
to millions of dollars regularly scheduled raises given
employees.
This is an important point TO remember in amy dis.
= cussiOn of telephone
These regular wages have been advantage to
Telephone employees for many years.
Under our present contract thousands of
poyees receive wage increases often three
months Other thousands receive increases every six
menis every year.
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Joe Aliens Have Son

A seven-pound, three-ounce son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
B. Allen, Jr., 1919 William street,
at .6:55 o'clock this morning at
Municipal Hospital. The baby
was named Joseph B. Allen, Ell.
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Negotiations with the Uuion have been going on since
February 18th. They still proceeding and your
Telephone Company has hopes that an agreement can
be reached that will be fair to everybody.
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80. The entertainment Will be
given under the direction of Miss
Edna Smith.
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Rev. William Reagan, 81, of
ST. Mary's Star of the Sea Cath
Ole Church, left this morning tot
short stay in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-28

Paul Marks, former Key West
er, is visiting his grandfather
J. MarkovitZ.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-28

Mrs. Harry B. Peacock, of Mi
ami, arrived yesterday to visit
relatives and friends.
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Board of directors of the re-
organized Key West Chamber of
Commerce will be named next
Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-28

The Harris School PTA will
observe Fathers Night on March
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Further increases in wages would necessitate
! additional increases in our rates

d, We earnestly desire far possible in meeting
the wishes of employees and the Union. But their
demands must be practical and realistic The earnings
of the Company such that appearing before
the Public Service Commissions throughout the southeast
asking for increases in help the of
increases granted last year Should present negotiations
result i'm large wage increases must Immediately seek
additional telephone increases the increase i'm
expenses 1t is with This i'll mind that proceeding
in present negotiations with the Union.
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Key West In
ia. :. Days Gone By
AS TAKEN FROM FILES
OF TIE CITIZEN OF
MARCH %. 1897

Next week the committee re-
organizing the Key West Cham
Der of Commerce will complete
its campaign, and The Citizen to-
day offered silver cup to the
member Of the committee who
obtains the largest number of
C.. of G. members.
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holidays with pay, and vacations with pay three
weeks, depending OH length of ser, ice.
Union demands total 500, 900, 900 year: This
is equal to an increase of $3.50 month
in the average Telephone bill
The demands of Tire Union wages and ether mat
woHd increase the of providing telephone servire
by about 69,O0O,OO0 year. This 20 percent
of the COmpanys payments i'm 1916 II is ilan
d times income in 1910. IL would make
roll afene million dollars than the total of al
the Hseney took in last year.
I'm errs OF the telephone BILL t amounts tO
about 80 per month to every of little more thar
l73l 900 telephone subscribers and il the telephone
after all who pays the money that pay in
wages. Wages that too low fair the
plsyees-wlls do the work Wages that high
NOT fair TO the pubic-who buy.th service.
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B. Curry Moreno, supervisor
of the WPA in Key West, said to-
day that no further cuts .areIN
| be made in the number OF WPA
employees in this area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-28

Everett r. Albllry, who had
been connected for several years
with the lighthouse service in
Key West, has been promoted to,
depot keeper, and left this morn
ing for Portsmouth, Va, to as
sumo his new duties.
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SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Incorporated
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-04-10

! entertained Sunday with a six
o'clock dinner honoring the birth
day of the daughter, Mrs. Robert
Schetter, completing the dinner
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Schetter
and children, of Mechanicsburg;
Mr.. Wilbur Schetter, of Urbana:
Dr. and Mrs. O. M. Roades, of
Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Bry
Thompson Larry, of Fountain
Park.
Arm Injured
Ernest Turner was painfully
injured when a steel box fell on
his right arm while working at
the Robbins Meyers Company in
Springfield, Thursday. He re-
cived a deep cut on his arm and
he was rushed to the Spring
field City hospital for treat
ment.
In Hospital
Maynard Carey is a patient
in the Champaign County hos
pital, where he is under observa-
ton and treatment. Mr.. Carey
has not been well for several
weeks
Sick
Mrs. Lou Cranston'S condition
has not been SO good the past
week.
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> BOXES CREEK
BY MRS. HALLE GRAY

Miss Carolyn Kay Westlake
spent Wednesday night with her
brother in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Shirk
Mr.. Willie Ferrell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Shirk were dinner
guests Easter Sunday at the Hart
shorn-Westlake home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Coins
made a business trip to Marion
Wednesday. Virgie Lee and Judy
Kay spent the day with their
Grandma Gray.
Miss Genetta Shirk spent Sun
day evening with Gwendolyen
Gray.
Mrs. Murle Lewis, son, Dickie,
of Columbus, spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Fay jack
son and family.
o L. Gray and family spent
Saturday evening at the Swim
ming home.
Visitors at the Gray home were
Mrs. Gray's sister, Mrs. Leona
Lewis, son, Dickie, of Columbus;
Asa and Louise Jackson, of Beth
ell; Bobby and Patty Jackson, of
South Bend, Ind; Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Coins and two sons,
Ronald and Virgil Lee, and Judy
Kay and Geneva Shirk.
Miss Geneva Shirk called on
her brother and sister -in-laW, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Shirk and son,
Jimmie Dale, on Sunday.
Dwight Jackson and Barton
Gray were dinner guests one day
last week at Mrs. Ollie Patch's S
home in Marysville Mrs. Imo
Jackson is spending a few days
with her mother and daughter,
Ollie Jackson.
w. E. Swimming of Dayton,
spent the weekend at his home.
Callers were Mrs. Leona Lewis,
son, Dickie, of Columbus; Asa
and Louise Jackson, of Bethel;
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Coins and
family.
Miss GWendolyen Gray spent
Monday evening in Broadway
visiting her school mates.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Westlake and
family called on their daughter,
Mrs Dewey Shirk, and husband,
one day last week
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Coins
were in Marysville Monday after
noon.
Bobby Shirk spent Sunday at
his home here. He seems to be
driving a new car.
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Brother Died

DIOl1eI Dle0
John Hahn received word Sat
urday of the death of his brother,
Melvin Hahn, aged rs years, who
died Saturday at the home of
his son, Floyd Hahn, in Baltimore,
Md, of a heart attack. He spent
several weeks here every year
visiting his brother and family
and was well known in this
community.
Honors Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. John r. House
and family entertained, Sunday,
with surprise birthday dinner
honoring Mr.. Houses mother,
Mrs. r. D. House. The dinner
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. r. P.
House, of Bowling Green; Mr..
and Mrs. Warren House and son,
Warren Lynn, and Jerry Lee
Hutchison, of Fostoria; Mr.. and
Mrs. Watt Welsh and children,
Robert and Ann, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Welsh and sons, Charles
and Donald. of Redwood; Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Evans and
daughter, Jeanne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Piper and daughter, Pat
ty Lou, of Delaware; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Micklin, of Marion
Mr.. Robert Evans, of Bowling
Green and Phyllis, Russell and
Daryl Joy House.
Easter Dinner
The Easter dinner served Sun
day following the church service,
by the dinner committee with
Mrs. Ernest Turner Chairman
was we'll attended. Two hundred
and fifty dinners were served.
Woodstock All
Members of the Woodstock All
Blossom girls met at the H. S.
building Wednesday afternoon
with their leader, Mrs. Clyde
Overfield, and made plans for
their flower gardens.
Mrs. OVerfield and Mrs. Avery
Murray are the leaders but due
to illness Mrs. Murray was un-
able to attend.
Birthday Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Overfield