Smyrna times., 1963-03-14

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Our Armies must not fail,
will we7
Our Armies shall not fail,
and neither will we, If every
man, woman, and child will
fall in line with the Red Cross
Drive.
This month the Red Cross
has before the people of Smyr-
ma and vicinity an appeal for
funds. Here is an active step
you can take In safeguarding
your heritage, by contributing
to the Red Cross.
During the blackout test last
Thursday evening which began
at $50 O'Clock there was slight
confusion on the first Blue Sig
nal when wardens were kept
busy warning householders not
to light up their homes. Act
ually the Blue Signal indicates
that the enemy planes are still
In the area and bombs may be
dropped. When the Red signal
is given, which is a series of
short blasts, all street lights,
house lights, and cars are to
be completely dark and remain
so until the second Blue signal
is given which authorizes pc
destrians to move about, street
lights to come on, but not house
lights. The All Clear was some
what confusing In this area be-
cause the whistle at the We'll
fare Home was not heard by
all. The wind carried the sound
toward Smyrna that evening, but
with the wind in an opposite
direction, 1t would have been
impossible to hear the whistle
In most parts of town. The to-
tai blackout lasted ten minutes.
Our Civilian Defense Officials
expressed themselves as gen
orally satisfied with the results
of the test in all but the mix
up in lights which might have
been expected because it was
the first time the new signals
were used and theywere a COM
plete change from former sig
nails.
A bill in the legislature pas
sed by the House of Represen-
tatives on Friday is of much
interest to many in this COM
munity as we'll as thru-out the
state. The bill, presented by
Harry C. Nickle of Delaware
City, is interested in making
the sale of frogs legs legal.
Frogs may be caught in Del
aware at present but not sold.
The proposed new law would
legalize their sale, hence more
frogs legs for those who enjoy
the delicacy. Frogs legs might
easily take up the slack in our
rationed menus and the law
for their sale awaits the app
roval of Governor Walter w.
Bacon.
The Office of Price Admin
istration has decided not to ra :
tion poultry, game and fresh
fish for the time being. 1t had
been thought likely that all those
foods would be included as part
of the overall meat ration. Poul-
try supplies are plentiful at the
moment and are likely to re-
main so, OPA officials said,
unless meat rationing causes a
heavy purchasing run on chick
en- as a meat substitute. Fresh
seafoods may total only about
90 per cent of the amount need
ed. Even so, officials said, it
was decided not to ration fish,
as the completely of the job
involved would not be justified
by the results. In recent years
Delaware has been growing
state in poultry raising and this
year bids fair to have the big
gest production ever recorded.
With the curtailing of beef, pork
and lamb, so that the armed
forces may be we'll supplied
with this vital food, the opp
oruniry presents itself for each
family who has yard to raise
chickens. The fact that chick
ems may be provided for at
small cost and need but small
space TO run, offers a solu-
tion for the answer to good food
for the home table.
Mrs. Franklin Corley of East
Orange, NJ, was a guest last
week of DR.. and Mrs. R. F.
Corley.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Cub
bage have moved from Dover to
the Massey Farm near town.
Mrs. Walter Massey, whose
home this was for many years,
accompanied them from Dover
to make her home on the farm.
Lieut.. Cummins E. Speak
man, Jr., of Camp Edwards,
Mass, spent short furlough
last weekend with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. C. E. Speakman.