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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
A BRISK CONTRIBUTOR

"Have you any souvenirs of the World war;"
 "Yes," said Mir. Wadleigh.
 From the battlefelds?"
 No, from the home front. Ihave drawer full of badges, medals, buttons and signed re- ceipts. I'll exhibit the lot to any skeptical in- dividual who doesn't believe helped to keep the home fires burning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
LARGER AUTO CLUB MEMBERSHIP

Membership increase of the Birmingham Automobile club is on the upward trend daiyS' said Charles P. Davis, president of the club.
 "This, of course, is due to the activities of the ex-service men who are canvassing the city under the direction of the Birmingham post, American Legion. However, this work is not supervised by the club, but under Maj. Rufus Bethea of the local post, who reports that the boys are still on the job and bringing in new members by the score. Additional membership has it's advantages, and with the goal of 20,000, which the club hopes to reach before the drive is completed, the club will be in a better posi- tion to supplement the good work it has done for Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
ALLAYING SUSPICION

"Why do you carry your suitcase with only one fnger?"
 "It saves time, said the traveller who had just arrived from the east coast of Florida"
 "How's that?"
 "A prohibition officer can see at glance that it isn't heavy enough to justify search." {"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08

THE KIND SHE CAN'T FORGET She doesn't speak single word,
 And yet upon the Hage she shines; The reason why-or so we've heard Is nature gave her stunning lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
A MORNING PRAYER

Just because thou, Lord, hast sent me forth 10 gather grain, let me not be impa' tient with him whom thou hast sent to gather flowers. Amen.--M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08

There is no sure foundation set bloodi No certain life achieved by others death.
 king John. % #
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Local Girls Cop
State Fair Prizes
Young Ladies Of This Vicinity Under
leadership Of Miss Medill, Miss
Smith and Mrs. McCarnes

Everyone in Newark is more or less
interested in the Delaware State Fan
now in progress in Wilmington, bu'
it is doubtful if anyone is more IN
terested than Miss Agnes Medlll
club leader of New Castle County;
Mrs. Clark McCarnes, club leader OF
the Clover Club of Welsh Tract, and
Miss Jennie Smith, leader of the Ogle-
town Club.
The girls clubs of this county have
been coping all the prizes in the va
rlous competitions in which they have
taken part and they are climaxlne
their activities by carrying off the
highest honors at the Fair.
The Clover Leaf Club, under the
leadership of Mrs. McCarnes, has en-
tnes of dresses, hats, undergarments
patched and darned garments, house
mold articles and clothing club book
ieS' Margaret Jarmon, of this club
soOk the sweepstake honors OF the
state for the all-around individua
sluo exhibit. This young lady coppee
lOur first prizes and two fourth prizes
Continued on Page Eighth
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Democratic Reception
At Mayors Home
Thomas F. Bayard, Candidate for
Senator, to be Presented to
Voters of District

With the leading Democrats of this
section invited it is expected that at
least 800 people will be present at
the reception that Mayor Eben B.
Frazer tenders to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Bayard, at his home on
Quality Hill, this Saturday afternoon
between 3 and 5 o'clock.
Mr.. Bayard was chosen as the
Democratic candidate for United
States Senator at the recent conven-
tion held in Dover.
There will be no addresses or any,
thing of this nature at the reception,
but everyone will have a chance to
meet the Democratic candidate and
the leading Democratic politicians
will be in attendance.
Many of the Democratic women
voters of this district have been in
vited to attend the affair and have
signifed their intentions of being
present.
Refreshments will be served during
the course of the reception.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06

town is decorated with a new blanket
now. Another big feature booth was
the one where candy was disposed of,
during the week 1000 pounds of candy
were given away.
Other prizes were awarded to Miss
Helen Warrington, of the Washing
ton House, who won the pig. This
animal was donated to the firemen by
the Experimental Farm. E. C. Cam
eron, of Newark, won the kitchen cab
met. At 6.45 o'clock on Saturday
night Clarence Beadenkopf offered a
calf to Mr.. Wilson. The chairman of
the carnival accepted the donation
and realized over $50 for the calf,
which went to Charles. Maxwell, of
McClellandsville. Miss Florence
Bolme, of Middletown, was awarded
the rocking chair donated to the fire.
men by Roger Lovett, the local furni-
ture dealer.
"On behalf of the Aetna Hose, Hook
and Ladder Company l wish to thank
the ladies on the various committees
for their hearty cooperation in MAX
ing this a very successful carnival" )"
was the statement issued by Mr.. Will
son this morning.
Another big feature of this years
carnival was the dancing held every
night in the Armory. Good receipts
were taken in every night and on the
closing night over 5000 was realized
from this source.
All in all the carnival was huge
success and the people of Newark and
vicinity showed their appreciation of
the work of the local fire company by
the hearty support they afforded the
carnival.
"Well you don't have to worry
about the carnival now until next year,
do you Mr.. Wilson," was the query
put to the chairman of the carnival
this morning.
"Don't you believe it, just as soon
as everything is Strengthened out for
this year I am going to start to plan
for next years affair so as to assure
the people something bigger and bet
ter than ever" was the reply from
Mr.. Wilson. From this it can be seen
that things are planned for next year.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Motor Thieves Try
Handloff's Store
Proprietor Awakened By Up.to-Date
Burglar Alarm-Lack Of Night
Officer Again Evident

Motor Thieves invaded Newark
early Sunday morning and the near
est reward that they came to getting
for their efforts was load of shot
from a shotgun in the hands of r.
Gilpin Buckingham.
The thieves did not attempt to en-
ter the store of Mr.. Buckingham, but
were trying to force an entrance into
the department store conducted by
Louis Handloff.
The Handloff store is equipped
throughout with burglar alarm sys-
tenn and this is what saved Mr.. Hand
loft from heavy loss.
About three o'clock in the MORN
ing Mr.. Handloff was awakened by
the ringing of his burglar alarm and
arising from bed looked at the in
dicator and learned that the thieves
were attempting to enter the front
of his store. Arming himself, Mr..
Handloff at once went to this section
of the store, but the ringing of the
alarm evidently had been heard by the
intruders and they had made their
getaway in Ford automobile,
which was seen going down Main
street at a high rate of speed
The alarm installed by Mr.. Hand
loft is up-to-date in every way and an
electric indicator shows whether the
window OF door that is being forced
is at the front of the store, the rear
or the sides. 1t was a transom over
one Of the front doors that the thieves
were trying to open. They had left
a stick in the transom which they had
gotten partly opened. The intruders
had gone to the rear entrance of the
Handloff store and gotten box on
which to stand while they tried to
gain entrance to the store.
Mr.. Buckingham, who conducts a
store just below Mr.. Handloff's heard
the alarm when it went off and at
once obtained his shotgun and went
to the front window in hopes of see
ing the intruders, but he saw nothing
but the speeding automobile.
Arron Handloff said that he had
noticed two men acting suspicious in
the vicinity of the store about two
o'clock. He was up at this late hour
and noticed the men on Main street.
This is another instance that will
probably make the business men real
lze the fact that there should be an
officer on duty here after midnight.
II such an officer had been on duty
the thief or thieves would have prob
ably been apprehended.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Speeding And Slipperiness Of Elkton
Road Cause Many Auto Accidents
Many Auto Accidents
Over Past Week-Ehd
Garages Kept Busy Towing In Dis
abled Cars-Several Persons
Injured

Hardly a week lend has passed this
summer in which there has not been
one or more automobile accidents
reported on the road from Newark to
Elkton. Although as yet there has
been no fatal accident reported sew
eral persons have been seriously in
jured on this stretch of road.
Over the past weekend many acci-
dents were reported along this road
and many persons in automobiles were
injured.
This stretch of road is used as
much, probably, as any other stretch
in the State and is very slippery as
result of the constant passing of
automobiles. When there is rain the
road is like. glass and this has been
the cause of a great number of acci-
dents reported there. But this is not
the only cause as many of the drivers
of machines take advantage of the
straightaway that this stretch affords
and open up their machines wide and
let them go. This class of drivers
carry on great deal of their racing
on the Delaware side of the line for
they are aware of the fact that oft
times there are motorcycle officers on
the Maryland side, but on this side
there is no patrolling dohe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Miller,
prominent people of Elkton, escaped
serious injury on Saturday night in a
miraculous manner when their new
automobile was wrecked in a head-on
collision.
Mr.. Miller was driving toward Elk
ton apd had reached point just be-
low this town when a touring car
driven by man from Lewisville, Pa,
coming in an opposite direction left
the road and the driver in attempting
Continued on Page Eight.)
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Gross Receipts For Firemen's
Carnival Amount To $11,8O7.5O
Bigger Than Year Ago
A. c. Smoot Awarded Automobile on 27-Cent
Ticket - Saturday Big Night Receipts
Over $4OOO-648 Blankets Dis
posed Of During Week
ITO Hot Dogs Were Sold on Last NIGHT

"One Of the most successful car
nivals we ever had"
Thus spoke Cliff Wilson, chairman
of the Carnival Committee of the
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Com
many, this morning when asked how
the carnival turned out.
The local firemen were favored with
excellent weather and there was not
ore stormy night during the carnival
week. This was one of the features
that helped toward making the affair
big success.
The feature of the closing night
was the giving away of the automo-
bile and the lucky person was A. c..
Smoot, employed in Browns drug
store The lucky number was 2700
and the automobile cost the new
owner just twenty-seven cents.
Mr.. Wilson announced today that
the gross receipts from the carnival
amounted to 81, ,SO7.50. Which is
about $500 over the amount of the
receipts for last year. Many persons
were of the opinion that the carnival
receipts this year would not equal
those of last year, but the above fig
ures show that their opinions were
wrong.
The receipts for the various nights
follow:
Saturday, $169760.
Monday, $856.17.
Tuesday, $936.O3.
Wednesday, $1114.79.
Thursday, $1227.15.
Friday, $1629.23.
Saturday, $4346.53.
Saturdays receipts came close to
breaking all records and every booth
and attraction at the carnival did a
and-otfice business on that night.
An idea of the business that was
transacted on Saturday night can be
cleaned from the fact that ITO shot
dogs" were sold. Never before in the
history of the local firemen's carnival
have the various booths been so COM
pleteIy sold out as they were this
year. During the seven nights of the
carnival G48 blankets were disposed
Of. The blanket booth was probably
the most popular of any on the
grounds and more than one bed OF the
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
MRS. EDNA S. VAUGHN
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Wife of Former University
Professor Dies After Long
Illness; Will be Buried
In Missouri

Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Edna S. Vaughn, wife
of DR.. Ernest Vancourt Vaughn, who
was professor of American History
and Political Science at the Univer-
sity of Delaware until his resigna-
tion several months ago.
Mrs. Vaughn died at Berkeley
California, to which place the
Vaughns moved after Prof. Vaughn
had resigned his local post. Mrs
Vaughn died on Saturday.
The trip to California was taken
in hopes that Mrs. Vaughn's health
might be restored. About year and
half before Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn
moved from here, Mrs. Vaughn suf-
fered from stroke and she never re-
gained her full strength and this was
the direct cause of her death.
While here Mrs. Vaughn was a
very active church worker and was
president of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and for two years
was Conference President of the
Young Peoples Work. She was
forced to resign from both offices due
to her bad health. There was never
anything going on at the church in
which Mrs. Vaughn did not do her
share of the work to make it a sue
cess and she had large circle of
friends not only in the church but
among the other people of the town.
Mrs. Vaughn will be buried at
Columbia, Mo-, on Friday, of this
week.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
1900 Miles In Six
Days On Five Dollars
"Cherub" Akin, University Student,
Knocks Props from Under
High Cost of Travel

Thirteen hundred miles in six days
on five dollars.
That sorta kinda knocks the bottom
out of the high cost of transconti-
mental travel. To find out how it can
be done we refer you to Merwin
"Cherub" Akin, a student at the
University of Delaware. He has Just
completed such trip and that it
agreed with him can be ascertained
from a glimpse at his sunburn coated
face.
Merwin was the family name be-
slowed on young Akin when he en-
tered this world but he answers much
more quickly to the name "Cherub"
so that is what We'll call him.
"Cherub' lives in Joplin, Missouri,
and recently received word that the
football squad of the University of
Delaware was going on a preliminary
training trip to Red Point, Nd, and
that he as a letter man of the grid
iron had been selected to take the trip.
The footballer looked up the price
of railroad fare from his home to
Newark and then dug down in his
khaki jeans and decided that the iron
men that he would have to pay the
railroad companies for transportation
could be used in much better man.
ner by himself and he decided that he
would start hiking the 1900 miles that
separate Joplin from Newark.
He started from the foothills of
Ozark and took the main highways as
his path. He was not long in hook
ing up with ride and he received
many lifts from owners of private
machines and trucks. The longest
ride that he received was from a Gin
cinnati, Ohio, man who brought him
from Wheeling, w. Va, to Baltimore,
a distance of 2S2 miles. His many
other rides ranged from one mile up
to hundred.
"Cherub" slept wherever he hung
his hat" and that was in automobile
trucks, garages, private homes and Y.
M. c. AS, but this didn't matter to
"Cherub" and he arrived here in
Newark looking as neat as pin and
he said that he was feeling fine.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Automobile Accident
Below Newark
-Four Men Injured in Rear End Smash
Up--Speeding Car
Does Not Stop

An automobile accident, in which
several persons narrowly escaped ia
tai injury, occurred on the highway
just south of Newark on Saturday
evening about 6 o'clock.
The accident happened when a high
powered automobile, bearing Mary
land license tags, crashed into ma
chine driven by Joseph Sullivan, of
Wilmington. Both machines were
headed toward Wilmington at the time
OF the accident The Maryland car
crashed into the rear of Sullivan,s
car and before the owner of the ma
chine could be learned he had fled
from the scene, his car evidently hay
ing escaped serious damage.
The injured were:
John White, New Castle, who was
rendered unconscious and sustained
decorations about the head and arms.
Granville Ferguson, New Castle
cuts on the hands and shoulders.
Harry Hallman, New Castle. cuts
about the arms.
Joseph Sullivan, Wilmington, cuts
on arms and shoulders.
The injured were brought to New
ark and treated by DR.. John Blake.
Their machine was badly wrecked,
being towed to local garage.
Two other occupants of the car,
c. j. Dougherty, of New Castle, and
John Sullivan, of Wilmington, es-
capped injury.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
BANANAS BLOOMING
NEAR THIS TOWN

Many people of Newark have taken
trip to Windy Cliff, the home of
Mrs. Losia Morrison, near Newark,
to view the sight of bananas growing.
About four years ago friend of
Mrs. Morrison's gave her the banana
tree and she planted it. 1t was not
long in coming up, but it never before
bore fruit until this year.
There is perfect bunch of bananas
on the tree this year and it is con-
sidered very unusual for a tree of
this nature to bear fruit in this sec
tion of the country.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Council May Purchase
Fire Air Whistle
Committee Appointed-Will Make
Temporary Repairs to Cleveland
Avenue-E. L. Richards
Appointed

Sometime ago this paper ran an ar
tlcle,, stating that when the firehouse
OF the Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder
Company was completed there would
in all probability be installed thereon
an air whistle to be blown from CEN
trail point, namely the telephone ex-
change.
At the meeting of the Town Coun-
Gil on Monday night, Mayor Frazer
appointed the following committee:
+. Z. Wilson, chairman, o. w. Wild
does and A. L. Beals, to look into
the matter of purchasing such a whis-
tie and to ascertain whether or not
the telephone company would allow
It's operators to sound the signal in
case of fire.
This committee will start work at
once and will have, in all probability,
some report to make at the next meet
ing of the Council body. Such a fire
signal would be welcomed by the peo-
pie of the town, for then in case of
fire all that would be necessary would
be to call the telephone operator and
notify her and she could turn in the
alarm that could be heard by the fire.
men in all parts of the town.
DR.. Walt Steel and Warner McNea1
appeared before the Councilmen and
asked that body to make some re-
pairs to Cleveland avenue so that it
would be passable this Winter. The
members of Council decided that they
would do this and the work of making
temporary repairs will be started in
a short time.
Council had decided to pave this
street this year, but the contractor
failed to live up to his contract and
rather than have the street dug up
during the winter months it was de-
clded to postpone the paving for the
present.
The vacancy caused in Town Coun-
Gil by the death of Robert Morrison
some time ago was filled at the meet
ing on Monday night, when E. L.
Richards was appointed to fill the
office for the unexpired term.
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
C.. B. DEAN IN
WILMINGTON HOSPITAL

c. B. Dean, the local merchant
while on a business trip to Whining
ton early yesterday morning, was
struck by an automobile and injured
so badly that he had to be removed
to the Homeopathic Hospital.
Mr.. Dean was pumping up tire
on his automobile at Front and
Orange streets, when a machine
knocked him down. He was rushed
to the hospital and at first it was
feared that his leg was broken, but
further investigation disclosed that it
was not and he is expected to return
to his store here in a few days.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

There are unclaimed letters at the
post-office for the following persons:
Andrew johnson, Augustus E. Sheats,
Graces Cleaver, Mrs. L. Wilson,
George Ross, Mrs. M. T. Thompson,
R. c. Remy Sons Co., Miss Phyllis
Ellison R. D. 2, Thomas Rockyards,
Sallie and Joanna Meredith and Will
liam Brooks.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
BALLOON PASSES OVER
~. S. Army D-3" Dirigible Seen By
People of Newark

The people of Newark were treated
to sight that many of them had
never before witnessed on Friday,
when large dirigible balloon of the
United States Army passed over here.
The large aircraft was floating
along very close to the ground and
caused great deal of excitement
with its maneuvers. On the sides of
the balloon was painted "U. S. Army
D-3."
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Local Public Schools
Opened Yesterday
Enrolment in Three Schools Is Five
Less This Year Than Last
Studies Underway
Readin', 'ritin' and 'ritmetic.

Readin', 'ritin' and 'ritmetic.
These three essentials to success in
this workaday world got underway
again on Tuesday in the local public
schools. The opening of the local
schools went off without a hitch and
all the students seemed satisfied to
get back in the harness of study.
The classes in the local schools are
lacking just five pupils from the at
tendance of last year. Superintendent
Owens is of the opinion that last
years mark will be reached before
many more days as he expects that
several more pupils will be enrolled.
The enrolment in the various
schools as compared with last year
follows:
Primary School
Last Term This Term
1872 176
Grammar School
High School
1853 1853
1t will be noted from the above
figures that there We're sixteen fewer
beginners in the schools of Newark
this year than last. The reason for
this falling off is not known.
In the Gammar School there was a
gain of eleven students over the mark
of last term. And strange coinci-
dent is the fact that the enrolment at
the High School this term is exactly
the same as last year.
With the opening of the schools yes
terday there were no regular studies
attempted but the pupils made them
selves acquainted with their teachers
and had their programs arranged.
Continued on Page Eighty
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
BACK HOME
Local Boys Return from Citizens
Camp at Plattsburg

H. D. Hayes, Floyd G. Hubert and
ei'fose Wilson, local boys who have
Zen t', attending the Citizens Camp at
'attsourg, N. Y, for the past month.
''urhed to their homes here on Fri
AL the boys did excellent work and
1--WE been appointed for the White
Oufse, which they will take next
Fear at the same camp.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
MOVES TO BALTIMORE

Captain Yates, who has been con-
nected with the military department
of the University of Delaware has
been transferred to Baltimore and
has moved his family to that place.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
GOING UP

The stone masons have reached the
second floor of the new firehouse OF
the Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder
Company.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
Football Practice

The candidates for the Newark
High School football team had their
first practice this afternoon under
Coach Wilson, the new athletic in
structor.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
On Retired List

R. J.'Colbert, of Depot Road, has
been placed on the retired list of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company after
many years of service with the road.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
REGULAR COMMUNION

The regular quarterly Communion
will be observed at the Head OF Chris
tiana Presbyterian Church, Sunday,
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
VACATION OVER

The students of the Rehabilitation
Division have resumed their studies
after several weeks vacation period.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06
AT NORTHEAST

The Minnehaha Band played at
Northeast, Nd, last night, taking
part in the carnival now going on at
that place.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-06

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-11-14
CARROLL's NEW SHOW ROOMS

The new show rooms of Mr.. Robert
R. Carroll, local distributor of the
Chalmers, Maxwell and Cadillac auto
mobiles, at the corner Of Fort King
avenue and South Osceola street, is
quite an improvement to that busy
section of the city.
The new quarters have access to
both streets. The cars are brought
into the building on Osceola street
and displayed in the attractive show
roome facing Fort King avenus.
The new designs in the Maxwell
car now being displayed by Mr.. Car
roll and he is very proud of them.