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Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
TRAIN HITS AUTO; TWO KILLED
Accident Occurs Short Distance Be-
low the Dover Station Sunday

HCCIQGIl OCSuTS d 0UOIl GlStdISG DC
low the Dover Station Sunday
In an automobile accident at the
North East crossing of the Delaware
Railroad, about one hundred yards be-
low the Dover station, two colored
boys, Wilber W. Lowber, aged z, and
Lindrib Lowber, aged 5 years, sons of
H. H. Lowber, employed in the pas
senger department of the PennsYl-
vania Railroad at Broad Street sta
tion, were killed outright, while
third son, Edgar F. Lowber, sustained
a severe cash on the head besides
other injuries. The mother of the
boys and Alfred Raiks, the driver of
the car, escaped without injury except
Raiks had strained knee. The auto
mobile was struck in the middle. prac-
ticalIy wrecking it. The bodies of
the two boys, who died shortly after
the accident, had to be picked out of
the debris.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
SELLS ICE CREAM BUSINESS
W. F. Keith Disposes of his Ice Cream
Business and Store to Harry Sherwood

w. F. Keith Disposes of his Ice Cream
Business and Store to Harry Sherwood
Walter F. Keith, who eighteen
years ago. came to Smyrna from
Dover and established an ice cream.
confectionery and fruit business. has
sold out his business to Harry Sher-
wood at private terms. The latter
will take hold on or about October the
first. The announcement that Mr..
Keith had sold his old stand was no
surprise to those who knew his inten-
tions. Mr. Keith was desirous of
giving his whole time and attention
to his garage business of W. F. Keith
& Son. Mr.. Keith came to Smyrna
in September, 1899, and rented stands
until eight or nine years ago when ne
bought the present property and re-
modelled it. MIR. Sherwood learned
the business with him and had served
in his employ nine years and it seemed
that the deal was aVlogical one. Mr..
Sherwood resigned from Keith's a few
months ago to accept position with
John w. Tucker, Inc. He now goes
back to the old stand and gives prom
'ises of making success of it. Mr..
Sherwood rents the property and in
tends moving into the residence por-
tion as soon as the Keiths vacate. He
has the best wishes of large circle
Of friends
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
ANNUAL REUNION AT BLAcKBIRD
Crowds Gather at Old Union M. &.
Church Sunday for Reunion

Crowds Gather at Old Union M. &.
Church Sunday for Reunion
Blsckbird, Sept. Sunday was a
red letter day at old Union M ethodist
Episcopal Church near here, when
annual reunion services were held
with appropriate services. The
weather being ideal, large congrega-
tions turned out and made a happy
occasion of it. They were there from
almost everywhere, many families
taking along their basket lunch and
making a picnic of it. In the morn
ing the Rev. George White Dawson, of
Asbury. Wilmington, preached the
sermon. The Rev. DR.. L. E. Bar
rett, of Harrington, was to have
preached but could not be present.
In the afternoon Rev. Milton Nc Cam,
of Smyrna Circuit, delivered the SER
mon. A touching reminiscence was
given at the afternoon session when
Rev. Mr.. Vandyke, a missionary tc
Japan, who had been visiting rela-
tives in Townsend and over in Vir.
ginia, arose and told of things that
happened at old Union more than fifty
years ago. 1t was the first time ht
had been back in half century anC
| what he had to say was listened t.
with deep interest. The collection
taken during the day amounted t,
500. 90, which will be applied to the
general fund for keeping up the oil,
church edifce.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
OYSTER SEASON PROMISES
PROLIFIC CROP DOWN BAY
SEASON OPENED SATURDAY IN
DISTRICT OPPOSITE BOWERS
Tongers Get $40 a Thousand for Good
Prime OYsters-WiII oe on Plenti-
full During Winter Season

The oyster season opened Saturday
and gives promise of big season in
the famous Maurice River Cove dis
trict and off Bowers Beach down the
Delaware Bay. Better prices for the
succulent salts have spurred planters
and shippers to make more careful
and extensive preparations for dredg-
ing and marketing. Samples taken
from the oyster grounds during the
last week show that most of the
oysters are in prime condition. The
drought of the summer helped the
oysters, where it hurt land crops, as
there was no great amount of fresh
rain water flowing into the bay and
the water over the beds has remained
quite salty, which the planters con-
slider a favorable condition. Only
part of the feet of 300 oyster schoon-
ers will start work on the dredging
grounds Saturday, as most of the
planters will wait until cooler weather
makes the oyster trade brisk before
dredging extensively. By the last of
September or early in October two
trainloads of oysters a day will be
shipped from BivaIve and Maurice
River.
Tongers up Against Labor Condition
Labor conditions are perplexing
many of the planters, who are facing
all sorts of difficulties in getting suf-
ficient crews to man their oyster
schooners. This situation became
troublesome last season, but the war
enlistments and draft and the big in
dustrial booms along both shores of
the upper Delaware around Chester,
Pa, and Carney's Point have drained
this region of many of its stalwart
men. 1t is generally believed that
New Jeresy oystermen will cast off
this season any pretense at observing
an old Now Jersey law which prohibits
the employment of any but native
labor on the oyster boats. This law
was passed to protect Jersey Iaborers
at time when wages were low and
help plentiful and when many of the
boat captains were beginning to i'm
| port negro crews from Delaware anC
Maryland, The penalty for breaking
this law is the confiscation of the
boat. The law was invoked by some
outsiders last winter for the first time
in many years, but the oyster captains
joined together and won in the higheI
courts.
Catches in the Delaware are Scare,
While a few saltwater oyster,
have been going to Wilmington al
summer, none of the Delaware Bay
schooners has yet reached port. Thes,
picturesque craft with their cargoe!
of nutritious bivalves' started to NOV,
up last week. Oysters this year are
good. according to the dealers. On,
Wilmington dealer said oysters wer,
scarce and would range in price from
$5 to $5.25 a thousand for cullsn
and $40 thousand for prime oysters
The increase in price he attributed t,
several causes. The sacks in whicI
the oysters are packed are higher, tn,
dredge hands and sorters get NOR
money and living aboard the oyste
boats is higher.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
JOHN VANE TAKES A BRIDE

Popular Young Farmer Near SeVersons
Weds Miss Julia Blendt Yesterday
at Home Mr.. and Mrs. II G. .Blendt
John Vane, son of the late Jesse S.
Vane, and of Mrs. Vane, of Severson
Neck, near Smyrna, and Miss Julia
Blendt. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry G. Blendt, were married at
high noon yesterday, Tuesday, Sep
tember 4th, at Roselawn, " the resi-
dence of the brides parents, before a
company composed of only the i'm
mediate families and a few friends.
The groom, who was formerly drug
store clerE, is now one of the rising
young farmers of the vicinity both he
and his bride being popularity known.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. j. Macintosh Eckard, pastor of
the Presbyterian Chulch of Smyrna,
and they were attended by Miss Hazel
Ford as maid of honor and Mr.. George
Blendt as best man. The bride was
attired in a dark blue satin travelling
dress. After a wedding breakfast
they motored 70 Middletown where
they boarded the 2.53 train for a
wedding trip to Hartford, Conn.,. Is
land Heights, N. j., New York and
Philadelphia. On their return they
will reside on the farm of the groom
near town.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
QUIETLY MARRIED IN SMYRNA

Miss MaYme Conner, Blackbird, and
Russell Townsend. Townsend. Married
Miss Mayme A. Conner, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Conner, of
Blackbird, and Mr.. S. Russell Town
send, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Townsend, of Townsend, were quietly
married at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Frank Morris, .Ir., Saturday even
ing, September 1, by the Rev. ]. M.
L. Eckard, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of Smyrna. They were at.
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frank
Morris, Jr. After short trip they
will reside in Chester.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
TROOPS READY TO MOVE

Continue Drills Pending Orders to En-
train for Southern Camp
Aside from the fact that the Della
ware federalized National Guard is
ready to leave at a days notice, it
has been comparatively quiet at the
srmory at Dover. The usual company
drills are being held. Colonel ].
Warner Reed, when asked concerning
the transfer of the troops to Admission,
stated that no orders have been re-
ceived nor could he say when the or
ders might be expected. The regi-
ment is now practically all packed up
and waiting for marching orders, as
they have been expecting such orders
every day since Company D was sent
South.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
EPWORTH LEAGUE PRESIDENTS

Important All-daY Meeting to be Held
at Jerman Chapel Next Friday
There will be a meeting of the
Presidents of the Epworth League of
Easton District at Jerman Chapel on
Friday under the direction of Easton
District Epworth League Cabinet. 1t
will be an all-day meeting with
special program ending with Grand
Rally at night. Rev. Leonard White
of Cent-eville, Md, president of the
District League will preside. 1t is
an open meeting and Epworthians and
friends are cordially invited to attend
all meetings.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
PORT PENN COUPLES MARRIED

Charles Hickman and Miss Viola Bend
ler; Conard Dyer and Miss Alberta Ellis
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Mr.. Charles Hickman and
Miss Viola Bender and Mr.. Conard
Dyer and Miss Alberta Ellis, of Port
Penn. DEL, which took place at Will
mington, Saturday, August 25th, at
4P. M, by Rev. W. F. Corkran, of
Union M. E. Church. The brides
were becomingly sttired in dark blue
taffeta suits with hats to match. The
double wedding came as surprise to
the many friends of the young couples,
who wish them many years of happy
welded life.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05
BIRTHDAY PARTY AT CHESWOLD
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Streets Entertain
Company in Honor of Their Daughter /

Company in Honor of Their Daughter
Cheswold Sept. A. Mrs. Harry
Streets entertained last Thursday
evening in honor of her daughter, Miss
Sophia Streets. The occasion was
her eleventh birthday. The guests
we're: Dorothy Hayes, Florence Emory,
Ruth Savin, of Dover, Mary Schwatka,
Townsend; Esther Pearson, Esther,
Audrey and Myrtle Shackel, Ruth
Newton. Ella and Annie C0hee, Ce-
celia Helms, Amanda Bowen, Miss
Anna Pearson. Miss Grace Phillips,
Willard and Stanley Scarborough,
Harry Newton, Willard Boyce, Master
Seville Streets. Miss Sophia, received
some very pretty. and useful gifts.
Refreshments were served. after which
the guests left wishing her many
more happy birthdays.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05

MANY From Smyrna Visit State Fair
automobiles from around Smyrna
ana down State to considerable mum.
pers are passing up Main street daily
neaded for Wilmington and the Della.
ware State Fair Grounds. A number
" smyrna dog owners are attending
sne oog show at the Fair, L. Rollir
moore and c. E. Sapp having entries.
Smyrna times., 1917-09-05

Tomatoes More Plentiful, Take a Drop
The tomato market which lowered
between Soc and 75c last week dropped
to 40c Thursday and got down to be-
tween 3Oc and 25c to-day. The sea-
son is DOW at its height and there
seems to be plenty of tomatoes for
everybody.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

deliver q wholesome product would
prestige for the farmer as well.
If one were in the business OF
breeding dairy cattle and had nothing
but pure-bred stock for sale, he could
make use of stickers done in colors
and bearing the farm trade mark.
These could be pasted onto the regis
tration papers or onto transfer papers
where animals are transferred. In
this case he would have only very
limited patronage but when the price
of single individual is great, the
price of the trade mark stickers be-
comes correspondingly less and they
would still have opportunity TO per-
form their mission of goodwill and
service.
In summing up the question of the
farm trade mark, it would be profit-
able, provided the farmer expects to
be in the business any length OF time
and cares to cater to a trade that
sees value in trade-marked articles.
After the field has been surveyed and
it has ben decided that products will
be marketed that could bear trade
mark the next thing is to place the
proposition before an advertising
agency, together with the prominent
idea that should stand out. Let ex-
perts develop the trade mark best
suited for the products in view. Since
the egg is the smallest unit of sale
from the average farm, the trade
mark should be so small that it can be
placed on an egg.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
KITCHIN's REVENUE BILL

Much opposition is being manifest
ed towards the revenue raising bill of
the administration and particularly
to that provision which has to do with
a tax on excess profits. Some large
appropriations are being made for
preparedness and as was to be ex-
pected the responsibility for the pro-
posed taxation is being attributed to
that reason. The fact that the adj
ministration has failed almost from
the start to produce sufficient increas-
ing deficit in the treasury is of course
overlooked 1t wouldn't do to admit
that the method which has been pur-
sued was a mistake or failure.
But what is even more astonishing
is the statement which was made by
Claude Kitchin, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, concern
ing this taxation plan he said, "These
taxes will go to pay appropriations,
practically all, or most of which will
go north of Mason and Dixon's line;
and I will say now that appropria-
tions for preparedness, shipyards,
munition makers, etc., will go to the
benefit of those classes who happen
to live north of Mason and Dixon's
line. All of these fellows who hap
pen to live in the localities that will
pay the large part of this tax can get
rid of it by moving down to my town
of Scotland Neck and spending lit
tie bit of it there"
That is a barefaced declaration of
a determination to tax a certain part
of the country for the benefit of the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
SOCIAL STUDIES
IN HIGH SCHOOLS
IS BEING URGED

Continued from Page One)
cular body of knowledge should be
the determining consideration =.
1t is far less important that the
adolescent youth should acquire a
comprehensive knowledge of any or
all of the social sciences than it is
that he should be given experience
and practice in the observation of Soc
ial phenomena as he encounters them
that he should be brought to under
stand that every social problem is
many-sided and complex; and that he
should acquire the habit of forming
social judgments only on the basis Of
dispassionate consideration of all the
facts available. This can
best be accomplished by dealing with
actual situations as they occur and by
drafting into service the materials of
all the social sciences as occasion de-
mands for thorough understanding
or the situations in question"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
HOLY TRINITY MISSION

HOLY TRINITY MISSION
(EpiscOpaD
Corner of Congress and Alderman
streets.
Hours of service Sunday:
1000 a. m, morning service.
1900, Sunday school and bible class.
700 p. m, evening service.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
Rev. Robert s. Nash,
Priest-in-C Charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

n r Your subscription will expire
very soon. All subscriptions
expire the first of some one
month. For example, If by
y u consulting your label you find
the date following your name
is FEB. IT" il means your sub
scription will expire with the last
issue In January, 1917. A black
or blue mark over this paragraph
indicates that you should consult
the yellow address label on your
Banner and send in your renewal
for the coming. year:
.
Your subscription has expired.
Consult the yellow address label
on your Banner--if this paragraph
is marked-for the date of ex-
piration. Remittance of s1.50 will
advance your paid date one. year
from present showing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

Green's School Notes
Veva Vaudeville was absent from
school Friday.
Quite a number of the pupils have
the pink-eye. We hope they will soon
be able to attend school again.
! We had examinations last week.
Those standing the highest for the
term were: Eighth grade, Veva Man
deville; seventh grade, Bertha John
son; fifth grade, Erwin Mcguire;
fourth grade, Robert Cook; third
grade, Ireta Hunt; second grade,
Alice Howe; first grade, Donald
Pickard.
Kenneth Foss has started to school
again.
Mildred Clements visited school Fri
day afternoon.
John Hunt is back at school again
after a siege with the pink-eye.
Reva and Ireta Hunt were absent
from school Monday on account of
sickness.
Those being neither absent nor
tardy during the month of February
were: Mable Clements, Morris Kim
berly, Erwin Mcguire, Donald Pick
ard, Ireta Hunt and Lucille Clements.
Theresa Hunter, Teacher.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
FREE METHODIST CHURCH

FREE METHODIST CHURCH
1000 a. m, Sunday school.
11:15 a. m, morning sermon by
Rev. F. A. Puffer.
1900 noon, class meeting.
1880 p. m, Evening service, sermon
by F. A. Puffer.
Tuesday, 1880 p. m, Holiness meet
ing.
Thursday, 7:3o p. m, Prayer ser
vice.
You are cordially invited to attend
all services. j. f. Iulg, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

WANTED-Carpenters, helpers, lab
orers; good wages; good board;
good working conditions;. steady
work for at least year. Take
your tools with you ready to go to
work. Eastern Michigan Power Co.,
Wellston, Mich. 1898
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

WANTED-Cabinet makers, bench
and machine hands for large wood
working plant. Good wages. Steady
employment. No labor trouble. The
Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers,
Wisconsin. 1916
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
SCHOOL LIFE
Continued from Page Four)
Grattan School Notes

Grattan School Notes
The spring term of school COM
menced last Monday.
The eighth grade will commence
the study of Charles Markey's "Tu-
bal CAIN eighth grade reading), as
soon as their copies arrive.
Angela Corrigan was absent last
week on account of sickness.
Some of those who received marks
worthy of mention, 80 per cent or
above, in last months tests are as
follows: John McGinnis, Merritt Nor
ton, Rayren Mason, Claude Norton
and VIM. Cannon.
Eleanor Partridge was absent last
week because of sickness.
The seventh and eighth grades will
complete u. s. history next week.
The boys will soon organize their
base ball team and commence spring
practice, which they are patiently
waiting for.
&C. A. Slater.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE NOW-Or rent after
March 10, fine six-room house near
high school building-electric lights,
water, gas; good basement. APP
ply quickly E. B. Lapham at Ban
ner office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
Kemp School Notes

Those neither absent nor tardy
during the past month were: Victoria
Zureck, Hilda, Florence and Pauline
Jacoby, Florence and Albert Breimay-
err, Ruth Scheidt, Hilda Krupp, Clara
Gondolff, Edward Laux, Clarence b.
zung and Albert Kessler. The per-
centage of attendance was 95.
We have purchased new clock, Ii
brary books; also some pictures, in
Guiding, "The Good Shepherd" "Sav-
ed" and "Great State Men,"
Last week was examination week:
The highest marks in the second
grade spelling test were: Pauline ia
CODY, SO; Victoria Zureck, 90; and
Helen Laux, 81.
The beginners have finished their
book and are now reviewing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

FOR RENT-Small farm just outside
city limits, good buildings, fine To-
cation, main road. Inquire Ban
ner. 29-4O-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

LOST-Gold watch Tuesday, January
30 on cream route northeast of
Moseley. Initials ID. c. Reward.
Archie Condor, Lowell, Mich.
13-38-tf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE-Forty acres of good
land with fair buildings and good
orchard; Is acres seeded. Inquire
Finley Simpson, Phone 232B.
31-40-3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE-Sewing machine; good
as new, $500. Inquire 222 Front
street. BAIL
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

WANTED-Will pay 81 per set for
old false teeth. The Western
Smelling and Refining Co., 1877
Dearborn ST., Chicago, Ill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE-Stock of general mer-
chandise and store building. w.
b. Conner, Shiloh, Mich. 36-41-tf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE = Good heavy young
horse. j. l. Weeks, Bedding r. r.
No. 3. Telephone Grattan Ex-
change No. 16R IL is. 37-41-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

FOR SALE-Good draft horse, har-
ness and road wagon. A. M. Sim
mons. 3S-41-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

WANTED---Girls to work in tube de-
partment on and after February %.
Grand Rapids Box Factory. 16-39-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07
In The Churches
ST. JOSEpH'S CATHOLIC

Mass every other Sunday at 8 a. m,
every alternate Sunday at 1890 a. m.
Mass every week day at 1880 a. m.
Rectory residence. 400 South Bridge
street.
Rev. John M. Zindler, Rector.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-07

Miss Morgenthau, Miss Marie
Byrne, Miss Marion Byrne and Miss
Doyle have organized a reading cir
Gle club. The meetings are held at
Belding every Saturday.
Mrs. John Ritterstorf, the mother
Of two Of our little girls, is quite
sick. We hope she will soon be well.
We have many new classics to use
for supplementary reading. The
pupils enjoy them very much.
Hilda Jacoby is reporter this week.
Mist Agnes Doyle, Teacher.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-13

1t is said by scientists that MES ~
potamia may, by the application 10
modern agriculture, be made nv
another garden of Eden.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-13

cans is something of a shock, In that
it can mean nothing more than an
indefinite dragging out of the con-
fict
American action, spurred by anger
and alarm, can alone bring a salts
factory answer to the question Of
when and how will the war end p"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-13
COUNTY CHARGE
DIED AT HOME
Ed Cannon, CoIored Man, Passed
Away at County Home This
Morning-Reiative Was
Notified.

At 8:15 this morning, at the coun-
ty home, occurred the death OF Ed
Cannon, colored man who was ad
mitted to the home November 20. He
was thirty-three years old. He came
from Cotton Plant. Ark, here. r. H.
Hart superintendent OF the home.
notified c. W. Whaley. of Cotton
Plant, stepfather OF deceased, the
only relative he had any knowledge
of, that Cannon was dead. He also
had a photograph taken of the dead
man and sent to Whaley IN order
that he may recognize his relative.
Mr.. Hart is now waiting to hear from
Cotton Plant, before making any dis
position OF the body.