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Middletown transcript., 1922-08-19
SELECT NAME FOR THEATRE,

Ever since we broke ground for the
erection of our new theatre, people
have been inquiring what name we
would choose for same.
Now to be fair with everyone we
want you to select the name. What
shall it be? No favors will be shown.
everyone has an equal chance to name
this beautiful theatre.
My proposition is as follows: Each
person is entitled to suggest one name
only. You are to write the name you
would have US give the new theatre
plainly, dating your letter, signing
your full name and have it in my office
not later than Monday noon, August
28th, at which time three judges will
be appointed to pick out the most suit
able name. | will sit with the judges
and have the same voice in choosing the
winner as they have.
If you are the winner in this contest
a free pass for one month to said the
atre will be yours, and you may use it
every night if you desire.
Now friends get busy. You know a
pretty name that will be in keeping
with this theatre and town. We will
publish all names IN this paper the week
vi the 2Sth, and name the winner.
In order not to get confused by some
party picking the same name as you,
we will have to go by the following rule.
If your name comes in on the morning
of the 2lst, you will have the prefere nce
over the one that comes, in on the
afternoon of that day, or later date
during the wer6.
If there is anything you donot under
stend | will be glad to explain my plan
to you. Mail all letters to j. E. Lewis.
Middletown, Del.
Thanking you in advance for your in
terest in selecting name for the local
theatre, remain,
Very truly yours,
JAMES +. LEWIS.
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tuberculosis Eradication

tuberculosis eradication made mark
ed progress in Delaware during the
month of July During the month a
total of 1876 herds were tested contain
ing 1878 animals. OF this number 1863
reacted 70 the test, a trifle more than 20
per cent. Not withstanding this con-
siderable showing of reactors. the work
of retesting in Sussex County did not
show single reactor during the month.
AT the present time, 1920 herds have
been once tested without finding a re-
acter, total of 4,600 cattle. The total
of accredited herds in the state at the
end of July was 100, the total number
of cattle fully accredited was 1898.
The total number under supervision
was 1926 herds and 10, 55S cattle.
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COAL PROCLAMATION
A Grave Situation Exists Which
threatens Distress And Suffering
STATE COMMISSION ORGANIZED

IL Is now apparent that owing to the
increasing shortage of coal. a grave
emergency exists which threatens in
dustrlal stagnation and great distress
and suffering on the part of our people
during the coming winter. At the re-
quest of President Harding and with
the general welfare of our people
throughout Delaw are at heart, | have
created State Coal Commission to
cooperate with the Federal Fuel Com
mission to secure coal supplies, also to
regulate the conservation, distribution
and sale of said coal within the State.
have appointed as members of said
Commission, Leon Walker, Chairman.
Robert ID. Kemp, Henry p. Scott, Jr..
and John +. Walker, all of Wilmington
Jesse l.. Shepherd, Middletown. Charles
b. Wilson Dover, Garrett S. Harring-
ton. Harrington, L. Lee Layton, Jr..
Georgetown, Hon. John G. Townsend,
Jr., Selbyville.
The Commission has organized and
''0'ieu HeduIudrlerS at NO. I East
Ninth Street in the City of Whining
ton, and will Immediately begin to func-
ton.
|, Therefore, as Chief Executive of
the State, now call upon all loyal
citizens, firms, corporations and busi-
ness houses in general to Cooperate
with the Commission and comply with
Its orders, in its efforts to serve the
State in this emergency. | have prom
lsed the members of the Commission
my hearty support in the enforcement
OF such regulations as they may deem
necessary to make for the procurement,
distribution and sale of allcoal supplies.
to the end that the greatest good of the
largest number Of our people may best
be served during this emergency.
WILLIAM d. DENNEY,
Governor of Delaware.
Dover, Delaware,
August Is, 1929
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STATE FAIR ENTRIES
Many Contestants will Compete For
The Premiums
WILL OPEN ON LABOR DAY

From the manner in which entries for
fancy work have been received at the
office OF the Delaware State Fair in the
past few days. the competition in the
various lines of work of this character
at the Fair, which opens at Elsmere on
Labor Day, will be the most interesting
IN the Fairs history. One of the pleas
ing features is that majority Of the
contestants in embroidery and crochet
ing and preserving and cooking who
have signified their intention to try for
prizes are Delaware women. The Fair
always has its steady quota of entrants
from the rural sections, for without
these 1t wouldn't have the necessary
atmosphere to make it the success it
has always proved to be.
Upwards of IL herds of Hereford cat.
tie from as many states have entered
for the National Show. which is to be
big cattle feature of the Fair. This
means that upwards of 200 prize cattle.
cows and bulls will be entered. The
annual cattle parade on Thursday af-
ternoon. will be the most spectacular
display of its character ever witnessed
at State Fair. The way things look
now there will be more than 80 carloads
OF western steers sold to cattle growers
OF this section as result of the Fair.
Pans for the automobile races on
Friday afternoon of the Fair are going
forward successfully. Some of the
speedlest motor racers in the east are
among those who will try their skill
and risk their necks in the contests ar
ranged, and because the meet on Fourth
of July was partly spoiled by the rain,
will mean that Manager Cox, according
TO his promises then, will run off one or
TWO extra contests at the Fair in addi.
tlon to the regular program.
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Canal Work Progressing

The work of constructing the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal will be COM
pleted in three or four years it was said
Saturday at the office of chief engineer
OF the army, at " ashington, D. c.,
who is charged with the work. The
appropriation of So, 500, 600 for the
work in converting the canal into n
modern sea level waterway will be
carried on as rapidly as possible. The
plans call for deepening the canal from
9 to u feet at mean low tide, the elimi-
nation of the three locks which is i'm
pedlng transportation. This will make
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
the same depth as the New York Barge
Canal, which carries vessels as large
as 2D00 tons.
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1t Was Farmers Day"

With several hundred persons in at
tendance the annual Farmers picnic
was held at Augustine Pier last Thurs
day.
The feature of the day was the ad-
dress delivered by Howard Selby, Man.
ager of the Eastern States Farmers
Exchange. of Springfield, Mass. His
subject was "Co-operation in Buying
and he pointed out to the farmers the
many advantages they obtained by
clubbing together and buying their
seeds, fertilizers and like. The farmers
from this section were very much inter.
estedIn the topic as this form of buy
ing has already been tried out by the
Delaware farmers and has proven sue.
cessful. Mr.Selby pointed out many
additional advantages.
There was general good time had
by all those present, and the Middle.
town section was we'll represented a,
the picnic.
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$2,500,0O0 For c. & D. Cana!

WASHINGTON. AUG. ll-Final alot-
ment of S35, ,604, $50 of the funds appro-
priated by Congress for river and har-
Dor improvement work during the fiscal
year 1923, made by the chief of army
engineers, was announced to-day by the
War Department.
Congress appropriated S42, 215, 0O0, of
which approximately $1,000, 600 has
been reserved for future emergency ex,
penditures.
The allotments include: Boston har-
Dor, $40, 900; New York harbor.. includ.
ing East River and channels, 50, 855, 900;
Delaware river, Trenton to-sea, So
1885, 900; Baltimore harbor and channels,
$500, 600; inland waterway, (canaD
Delaware river to Chesapeake Bay, S2,-
500, 900.
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STATE AND PENINSULA

Packing houses in Sussex county
have begun canning tomatoes.
Good will Fire Company, New Castle,
cleared about $4,000 at the carnival last
week.
The Town Council of Milton is en-
deavoring to enforce the State automo-
bile laws
One of the big Milton packing plants
is now busy canning lima beans and ex-
poets to pack rs. 200 cases.
With no contests promised in the
State primaries but few voters regis
tered Saturday in Sussex county.
Thirty thousand barrels of fish caught
by four fishing boats out of Lewes last
week makes the largest catch known
in lsyears.
Poultry men in SUSSEX county are
taking every precaution to prevent a
spread of the typhoid in poultry now in
New Castle county.
Delaware high school teachers of
agriculture were at Pennsylvania State
College last week as required by the
State vocational law.
Mrs. George K. Ash, owner and edi-
tress of the Cecil Democrat, Elkton,
who has been seriously i'll of heart
trDuhl.i 10 snnaw hat irppr,,vad
Continued rains have made canta-
loupes in Sussex county without flavor
and rotted so many that some of the
growers will not even make enough to
pay their seed and fertilizer bills.
A carnival on the armory grounds
during the week tor the benefit of the
Elkton baseball team closed Saturday
night. The affair was a success in both
attendance and finances. About 81, 500
was realized.
Word has been received in Whining
ton that the Unit I'd States Coal Com
mission has approved the request of
Leon Walker, head of the Delaware
Fuel Commission. for priority = need in
Delaware. One ton of pea coal is linn
tied to each consumer.
Samuel A. Fortner and Henry d,
Boyer, of Smyrna, are candidates for
the Democratic nomination for Levy
Court commissioners from the first,
second, third and fifth legislative dis
tricts of Kent county. and Samuel C.
Ransom is candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination.
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tember will be the largest in its history

tember will be the largest in its history
The extensive amount of work done
on The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal is
furnishing employment for large gangs
of men in Chesapeake City, Md, Sec
ton.
The committee in charge of the Ode
Fellows Carnival recently held at St.
Georges announces that $500 was real.
lied above expenses. This was not as
good as last year, as rainy weather in
terfered.
There has been decline in the per-
centage of deaths among the people of
Delaware during the period of five
years from 1916 to 1921, amounting to
more than 38 per cent. as compared
with the deaths for any previous
period, according to figures issued by
the office of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company.
The registration on Saturday reveal
ed the oldest resident of Delaware CITY
or of Red Lion hundred when Mfs.
Caroline Bayard, an old colored woman.
registered and gave her age as l02. She
stated that she was born during the
year 1920 on farm near Delaware
City, now occupied by and known as
the John Higgins farm.
|. H. Grassland, of near st. Georges
had his shoulder dislocated Monday
afternoon, and had to be rushed to the
Delaware Hospital in Wilmington, in
order to have it reset. Mr.. Grassland
was holding young mare by the head
and was examining it when the horse
threw up it's head so suddenly and
with such force that his shoulder was
dislocated before he could remove his
arm.
The canning factories at St. Georges
and Armstrong are working full time
this week canning sugar corn. Work
began last Thursday at both factories
and is running to capacity, packing up
until twelve O'Clock every night. Fif-
teen hundred cases of corn are being
packed daily. The corn is in excellent
condition this year for packing. Some
foreign labor is being used in the st.
Georges factory, but at Armstrong all
the help is local.
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FINED FOR STEALING TURKEYS
Dover, Delaware
August Is, 1929

Frank hnowonski OF Poplar street.
wilmington, was fined S19 50 by Mag
lstrate Vinton, at st. Georges, Tuesday
afternoon. for attempting to steal tur-
Keys from the flock of Mrs. Henry Cur
!e't VINO lives on farm along the
Dutch Neck Road near that town.
hnowonski and companion were ON
a motorcycle and We're on their wav to
Augustine Beach when they invaded
the premises of the Curett farm. They
had tiIled the motorcycle side with
sugar corn and had taken two turkeys
and We're making for the car when
William Morrow, who lives on a farm
near the Curlett's spied them. He gave
chase but they disappeared down the
road in their motorcycle. Morrow ran
up to the Curlett house and told them
what had happened Mrs. Curlett,s
daughter got out her fathers DODGE
truck and she and Morrow started in -.
pursuit of the motorcycle They pick-
ed up Raymond Reynolds and Walter
North and soon caught sight of the
fleeing car. knowonski's companion
jumped from the car and escaped and
knowonski himself abandoned the
motorcycle as the Dodge truck was
nearly up to him and took to the fields.
Morrow and his companions ran him
down. however, aud took him to st.
Georges where his trial was held, and
the Sl9 80 fine imposed
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Celebrated 18th Birthday

Master Joseph Beasten, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Beasten entertained a
number of boy friends at his home
Wednesday afternoon. in honor of his
thirteenth birthday. The boys spent
the afternoon in playing games, etc,
and refreshments We're served them at
five O'Clock. Those present were:
Masters Junior Townley, Henry Cham
beraine, Allen Virdin, Arthur Williams,
Henry Vaughn, George and Dick Rec
ords, Paul Oil, Sewell Biggs, Ralph
Hynson, Billy and Fred Shallcross,
Evans Brown, John Howell, Winfield
Belts, Henry Brady, and Rev. John
Townley.
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Democratic Delegates Named

AT Democratic meeting held in Red
Mems Hall. in Odessa, Wednesday
evening, the following delegates were
named to represent St. Georges Hun
dred at the State Convention to be held
in Dover, August 10Th, 1922: Henry f..
Davis, lst district; William Ellis. %;
Miss Marie T. Lockwood, 3D.; Mrs. A
M. Chamberlaine, 4th; DIR. D. W.Lewis
and Miss Martha Yearsley delegates
at large. Alternates, James Keegan,
lst; Edward Webb, I'd; Mrs. c. Nal
colin Cochran, Sd; Mrs. w. B. Biggs,
4th; J. B. Foard and Mccoy Yearsley,
at large,
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Eliminating Grade Crossing

Work has begun in earnest on the
new railroad crossing at State Road.
which will tunnel beneath the road bed.
For the past week about 20 workmen
have been engaged in driving piling.
bracing the roadbed elevation and
clearing underbrush. The new road
way has been cut through the stretch
of wood on the south side of the tracks
and - the present time steam shovel
is cutting a roadway through the high
field between the woods and the end of
the present highway. The cut will
average about eight feet through the
field.
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John W. Carey

John W. Carey, aged 81 years. died
at his home in Atlantic City, N. =,
Wednesday night, from a stroke of
apoplexy. Deceased was brother in.
law of United States. Marshall Walter
S. Money, of Townsend, and former
resident of Wilmington where he served
on the Board of Health. lie is sur.
vived by widow and three children.
The remains were brought to the
home of Mr.. Money where funeral SER
vices will be held at two O'Clock Sunday
afternoon, and interment will be made
in Townsend cemetery.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert George had a.
their dinner guests on Tuesday of last
week Mrs. Mary PIeasanton, Miss Mary
Pleasanton, and Mrs. Clarence George
and two sons, of Atlantic City, N. j.
Miss Amy r. Piser, of Washington,
d. c., spent the weekend with her sis
ter, Mrs. j. Wilson Merritt. Master
Jack Piser, of near town, accompanied
his aunt home, and will spend soNetime
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Schagrln en-
tertained at dinner Thursday evening
Misses Sarah Stein, of Baltimore, Md. !;
Helen Seller. of Wilmington: Messrs.
Albert Seller and William Fenberg, of
Wilmington.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

Wednesday the Watkins Packing
Company in Odessa started their an
nual pack Of corn.
The Smyrna Firemen's Carnival will
open this Saturday evening, August
l9 and close on August 26.
The soldier bonus bill will be taken
up by the Senate on August q, with its
proponents caiminga a speedy passage
for it.
The many persons of Middletown
who nave gardens in the rear of their
homes are harvesting bumper crops"
this year.
Miss Charlotte Peverley entertained
five tables at bridge at her home near
town, Tuesday afternoon, from 2 80 to
S clock.
Present indications are that the
student body at the University of Della
ware, at Newark, at its opening in Sep
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Rev. Samuel M. Perry

Rev. Samuel NJ. Perry, former
pastor of the Chesapeake City, Md,
Presbyterian Church and who after re.
tiring from active service resided for
several years at Elkton, Md, died on
Saturday at the home of his niece,
Mrs. Howard B. Shipley, in Baltimore,
Md, aged S3 years. He is survived by
his wife and one daughter, Mrs. j. Ee-
ward Damarel, of Washington, D. C.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning and the remains taken to
Smyrna for interment.
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Aged Colored Woman Dead

After an illness of several months
Jennie Jones, who was for many years
employed at the Middletown Hotel died
at the home of James jenkins early
Wednesday morning.
Deceased was noted as a fine cook
and her services were, always in de.
mand. Her funeral services were held
Friday afternoon and interment took
place in Dale's cemetery.
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OBITUARY
Mrs. Nettie Wright

Mrs. Nettie Wright, wife of Prank
Wright. died at her home, near Port
Penn, at 6. 30 O'Clock, last Sunday even
ing, after lingering illness. Mrs.
Wright was about So years of age, and
had been long sufferer from a compli-
cation of diseases.
She leaves to mourn her death hus-
band. one daughter and five sons.
Funeral services were held at her late
home Wednesday afternoon, at two
O'Clock, the interment being made in
Hickory Grove cemetery.
Her five sons and George Rennett,
Jr., acted as pall-bearers.
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Republican Meeting

A meeting of the Republicans of St.
Georges Hundred will be held in Red
Mems Hall in Odessa, Wednesday even
ing next, Aug. 23d. at eight O'Clock.
for the purpose of naming Legislative
and Levy Court candidates, and trans
acting other routine business. A full
attendance is desired.
ALEXANDER P. CoRBIT,
Chairman of HID. Com.
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Entertained at "Dance Party"

Misses Helen and Mabel Fouracre en-
tertained a number of their friends at
dance party" at their home Tues
day evening, from to IL o'clock. The
guests were: Charlotte Donaghay,
Blanche Messick, Virginia Brady, Vir-
ginia johnson, Helen Cleaver, Marian
Heldmyer. Eunice Horsey, Winfield
Belts, of this town; Elva Daniels, Edna
Jones, Catherine Wiggin, Jack Reyn-
olds, Walter Stats, Harris VanHorn,
and Leland Sinex. of Townsend.
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Local Canneries Runninp

Bakers corn and tomato canneries
are both running, and from present in
dicatlons will have one of the LARGEST
packs in the history of these two can.
ming houses. A large number of work.
men from Baltimore arrived ON satnr.
day last. and will remain here until the
season ends. The quality of both corn
and tomatoes is pronounced to be good
and the outlookfor large yields is fipe,
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Why We Are in Business

You investors who have conservative
principles are the backbone of the
.country's business. But how many of
you can investigate as thoroughly as
you would like the conditions governing
any given industry? That's where we
come in.
How many of you could personally
supervise, audit and examine all the
operations of plant where your money
was invested /? We can and we do
FOR YOU. The r. L. Dollings Co.
Representatives, R. F. Fennemore,
'Middlst0Wn, DEL. and r. H. pennsy,
emytpe, Dsl.
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BASE BALL

Manager Jones and his "Sun bod
gers" have had very successful week
having played three games, winning
them all. On Saturday last they de-
feated Smyrna by the score of II to
in very well played game. Whitlock
and Segelken were the battery for the
home team.
On Wednesday evening Hughes All
stars of Wilmington played twilight
game with the Dodgers. on the local
diamond and were defeated by the score
of to 3. Carrow and Segelken served
as the battery for Middletown.
Thursday evening the local team WIS.,
tied Townsend and played twilight
game with a team of that place. and
succeeding in winning by the close
score of to 6. Whtlock and Weber
acted as the battery for Middletown
and their good work was feature of
the game.
WARWICK TO-DAY
The "Sun Dodgers" will play Bayard
Vinyard's celebrated "Fence Busters, Z"
at Academy Park this Saturday. af-
ternoon at three O'Clock. Come out
and see this game.
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Card Party

The New Century Club held its week.
ly card party at the home of Miss Helen
Shallcross, Thursday morning, and "a
ladies participated in the games. Mrs.
Guerker won first prize in Five Hun
dred and Miss Caroline Fouracre won
6rst in Bridge.
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Buy Them Now

Have you bought your bonds
for the new Opera House If
not you had better do so to-day.
They are backed. by securities
that make them safe.
Middletown transcript., 1922-08-19

We do Tin Roofing, Spouting,
Electric Wiring and Delco Light Pro.
ducts. ENNIS GARAGE, Odessa,
Del
Evening star., 1922-09-24
All You Need Small Sum Three Million Dollars Cash Credit Handle
Output Last Great Unued Area United Scenic and
Agricultural Service Reproductive un
berng and Use National Forests Assist Developing Tributary Country

tain that extensive numbering opera
tions are to begin in the Malheur
country. as the most suitable location
for the mill is at Burns. The contrac-
tor. however. will have to build hts
own line for fifty miles from Burns
north to Seneca, as will be the case
also with a number Of short branches
from five to ten miles In length.
Conditions are described as ideal
for cheap construction, operation and
maintenance of the railway line and
its branches and spurs. Climatic con-
dittons are such the logging can be
carried on from eight to ten months
in the year and the lumber mill can
operate practically every month in
the year.
Gentle topography predominates
over all but very small portions Of
the area. Underneath is light; the
ground surface is smooth and free
from rock. and numerous streams to
within short distances Of the main di-
vide make skidding comparatively
simple problem. Logging the tract
Evening star., 1922-09-24

wheat to the acre, fifty to one hundred
and thirty bushels of oats. nifty to one
hundred and five bushels Of barley, two
and one-half to ten tons Of sugar beets,
potatoes up to two hundred and five
bushels. and alfalfa three and one-half
to seven and one-half tons in two
cuttings.
The intensive development Of this
empire, its population, with perhaps
$4,000 people, and all Of the COM
mercial and Industrial development
that would follow such an influx Of
population, pivots on the central In
dustry Of numbering the Malheur ma
tionaf forest. Obviously, the man
who takes hold, Of II will, be a bene-
fetal factor Of the first Importance.
His operations will bring in the rail-
way a1d extend 1t. and then Will
follow q great Agricultural develop
mont. not only to sustain the popula-
tion Of several thousand that win be
directly dependent on the logging and
lumbering operations. but also to pro-
duce q surplus for outside demands.
The forest service considers that
this il the best opportunity It has
ever. had to demonstrate simultane-
ously its twofold policy Of permanent
ana reproductive numbering, and the
me ofAthe national forests 10 assist
ii, .khes levelopSAent nf the tfihntary
c0u4fSS The Sorvtee k6ps1 Ut y