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Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB MEET
John G. SayIor, Editor of Labor
Herald, of Wilmington, the Chief
Speaker Thursday Evening

Last Thursday evening, August
29th, the Smyrna Rotary Club held
their regular weekly meeting at
the Wayside Inn. The speaker of
the evening was John c. Saylor,
editor of The Labor Herald and
secretary of the Central Labor
Union, Wilmington. The subject
of Mr.. Saylor's speech was Organ
ization Versus Things as They
Are" Mr.. Saylor issued a warn
ing to the local club, saying that
too many organizations, too many
people, in any stated community,
were fast assuming an attitude
which might very well be termed
well Am Satisfied. Let's leave
Things as They Are" To attempt
to change the old order of things
might lead to some controversial
discussions. Mr.. Saylor went on
further and stated that the indi-
vidual Rotary Club, he thought,
should have a set of aims and pur-
poses, to carry out in their work
ing program that would be of ben
eft to the community, State and
National advancement. Too fire.
quently, he warned, did service or
ganizations drift into nothing
more than a social club. This
would naturally defeat all the good
qualities that Rotary or any sim
liar organization would possess.
This why Harm Brother" spirit
will hold back a community's pro-
gress. 1t will stop development.
1t will destroy business. What
ever the facts of a progressive
movement may be, make the facts
understandable, plain. Adopting a
Sitting on the Lid" attitude be-
cause one or two individuals may
not like the plain statement of
fact, as they are, is harmful. The
truth is still mighty, even if it
hurts sometimes. Mr.. Saylor, ask
ed that the members Of the Smyr
ma Rotary Club, make a sort of
survey of the local needs and get
Behind a movement toward filling
these needs as soon as possible. Mr.
SayIor further expressed q word Of
congratulation to the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club for its eXenlplification Of
desire to hear what others
think" The social club members
expressed their interest and pleas
ure at Mr.. Saylor's entertaining
talk. Visiting Rotarians present
were: Samuel FraiIn of Lancaster
Rotary Club; William B. Hamak-
er, Lancaster Rotary Club; Louis
Levinson, Middletown Rotary Club.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
/ DEAD, 8 HURT, LABOR DAY
Mrs.Joseph b. Hearne Killed When
Car Upsets Near NIilisboro, Md.
Accident Near st. Georges

One woman was killed and eight
| persons were injured two OF them
seriously in automobile mishaps on
the State Boulevard over Labor
Day. Two motorists were arrested
on charges of assault and battery
as a result of the accidents. A
number of automobiles We're also
badly damaged. The dead women
were Mrs. Joseph B. Hearn, of
Gumboro, who died short time
after being admitted to the Mil
ford Emergency Hospital. The in
jured are Miss Augustus Dobson,
her cousin, of Millsboro- John
Dobson, former postmaster at
Millsboro, brother of Miss Dobson,
was treated at the Milford Hos
pital and discharged. Mrs. Ella
Lindell, Newark, fractured skull,
dislocated hip and decorations.
Randolph Lindell, her husband,
broken right hand, fractured right
shoulder, decorations. Elizabeth
Lindell, a daughter, decorations of
the face Dandall Low, Hurlock,
Md, dislocated shoulder. Andrew
Babest, z years old. Ella May
Mills, 4 years old, treated at Della
ware Hospital. Mrs. Hearn was
rs years old and was riding in the
machine driven by her cousin, Mr..
Dobson. According to the state
ment made to the State Highway
Police by Dobson, he was driving
a new car along the Millsboro-
Laurel Highway, % miles below
Milford, and in rounding sharp
curve when he felt the steering
wheel jump and it was jerked from
his hands. The car swerved and
then overturned pinning the occu-
pants beneath. Mrs. Hearn died
shortly after being admitted to the
hospital, while Dobson was treated
for decorations of the head and dis
charged. His sister was detained
at the hospital for observation.
Four Are Hurt Near st. Georges
Three persons, of a family of
four, We're injured about mile be-
low St. Georges Monday afternoon
when the automobile in which they
were riding was struck and turned
over by another car. The most
seriously injured of the three is
Mrs. Ella Lindell, who is in the
Delaware Hospital suffering from
a fracture of the skull, a dis-loca-
tion of the hip and decorations
about the face. Randolph Lindell,
who was driving the car, had his
right hand and shoulder fractured
as well as receiving deep lacera-
tions about the face. Their daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Lindell, was
also badly lacerated about the
face. Another daughter, Miss
Nora Lindell, was slightly bruised
about the body, but escaped SER
ious injury. The condition of all
three were reported as being fair
at the Delaware Hospital.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
DOVEI. HAS STUBBORN FIRE
Residence of Harvey Johnson Near
X. n. Tracks, Burned-S2000 Loss

X. n. Tracks, Burned-S2000 Loss
Just as the Dover firemen were
getting ready to motor to Smyrna
Thursday evening to take part in
the parade held in connection with
Smyrna Firemen's Carnival, an
alarm of fire was given and the
company called to the home of
Harvey Johnson, colored, along the
railroad tracks not far from the
Romeo canning factory. The fire
which is supposed to have started
from a short circuit on an automo-
bile soon spread to the out-build-
ings which were entirely consumed
as well as three automobiles be-
longing to Johnson. Johnson also
had some lumber piled near the
outbuildings all Of which was de-
stroyed. Johnson was badly burn
ed about the face and head and
had to be sent to the Kent General
Hospital for treatment. He was
discharged from the hospital late
that evening after his wounds had
been dressed. The Robbins Hose
Company were somewhat handi-
capped in fighting the fire with
water as it was out of the city linn
its and the closest fire plug sew
eral hundred feet away. Johnson's
loss is placed at fully $4,000 with
no insurance.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
OCEAN CITY, MD, HAS A FIRE
S150,000 Blaze Takes Place i'm
Amusement Section on Boardwalk

A spectacular S150,000 fire wip-
ed out an entire block of stores
and amusement houses on the
boardwalk at Ocean City, Md,
early yesterday, and caused the
death of seventy-five-year-old old
woman from excitement. Suspi-
cion that the fire may have been
the work of an incendiary may
lead to an investigation. Mrs.
Charles Adey, Marumsco, Somer-
set county, Md, widow of a Bap-
tist minister, dropped dead as she
started out the door of the Colonial
Hotel, several blocks from the fire
Relatives staying with her said
she became frightened when she
saw the flames and insisted on
leaving her bed. The fire started
shortly after 1.30 a. m. in the rear
of an art store conducted by JOS
eph and Nathan Rappaport, of
Philadelphia. The flames quickly
spread to the entire store and to
10 iciiiIy Gil ellAbotlltChL
hall owned by Thomas Conway, of
Wilmington. Both buildings were
destroyed, while the flames also
damaged the Boardwalk Restaur-
ant of Lloyd Jester; cigar store
conducted by Jack Burns, store
owned by James Wells and the res
taurant of Arthur Monl1house. The
Funhouse, another amusement hall
owned by Conway, situated on
Worcester street, near the Board
walk, was scorched. Firemen from
Berlin, Salisbury, Snow Hill, Will
lards and Pocomoke City, Md, and
Delmar, Del, fought the fire. A
stiff western breeze which carried
the flames and sparks out to sea
aided the firemen by preventing a
spread to buildings in other blocks.
After a two-hour battle, the flames
were extinguished. Ocean City had
a similar fire in December, 1925.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
BOOST CONNECTING 2 BAYS
Inland Waterway Between Della
ware Bay and Chincoteague Plan

Chamber of Commerce organi-
cations of Pocomoke City, Snow
Hill, Ocean City and Berlin pledg-
ed their united support to Repre-
sentative t. Alan Goldsborough, in
his hearing before the Rivers and
Harbors Commission at Washing
ton, d. c., to be held in September
in the interest of establishing an
inland waterway transportation
route from Chincoteague Bay, Va,
to Delaware Bay, by way of the
land coast. Before Congressman
Goldsborough goes to Washington
for the hearing the latter part of
September he will be armed with
separate petitions from the four
Worcester County Commerce Or
ganizations asking that the Fed
eral Government undertake the es-
tablishment of the project and
showing the dire necessity for such
action.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
MIDDLETOWN STREET WORK
Impetus Given Town Work Under
Mayor Lewis Administration

Mayor James E. Lewis, and
Council of Middletown, are having
the dirt streets of the town treat
ed, and work on same is now well
under way. The treatment in
cludes two APPLICATIONS of ugite and
two of gravel stone alternated and
then rolled. This same treatment
has been used on the dirt streets
in other towns, and proven very
satisfactory. Railroad Avenue, the
sides of Cass Street, one part of
Lake street, and Church street,
have been completed. A represen-
tative of the Ugite Company, of
Philadelphia, which company has
the contract for the work, is help
ing direct the work. From one
half to one gallon of ugite, and
from so to 100 pounds of stone is
being used to the square yard ac-
cording to the condition of the
street. During the second and
third years an application of oil
and stone will be used, and after
this application the street should
be well surfaced and waterproof.
The cost of the work will be
around $685. 900 and it is being done
without the borrowing of any
funds, or any increase in taxes.
Mayor Lewis and his administra-
tion are doing more for Middle
town than has been attempted for
years. Recently they brought
about lower electric light rates
and they are on the alert to do
what they can without raising the
tax rate.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
STATE DETECTIVE WHARTON
ESCAPES STILL EXPLOSION
HAD NARROW ESCAPE MAX
ING A RAID NEAR DOVER
Compelled to Crawl Out Door as
He Was Nearly Overcome by
FIames-Fire Company Called


Smashing a still on the farm of
Paul Valeska, near Dover, We'd
nesday, came near being serious
for State Detective D. D. Wharton.
AS it was, he was compelled to
beat hasty retreat from a room
beneath chicken house to the
open air where he revived. Then
it was necessary to call the Rob
bins Hose Company, of Dover, to
extinguish the fire Wharton with
State Highway Officer Thomas
Lamb went to the farm with a
warrant, suspecting that liquor
was being manufactured there.
When they arrived Valeska was
not there but knowing that Val
eska once had a still under his
chicken house, the officers went to
the place. They let out the chick
ems and on searching found a
small trap door leading to cellar
under the chicken house. Wharton
went down into the place and
IObitN a SlIll III OlJNA dIlOI O1ld I'LL
teen barrels containing about $50
gallons of mash and several gal
Ions of finished product. The mash
was treated with oil to destroy it
and after samples were taken the
fiished product was also destroyed.
Then Wharton started to destroy
the still. When he struck it a
blow with an ak the still exploded
and flames leaped to the wood
work. He made a hasty exit thru
the trap door. He suffered some
from the smoke and heat but re-
vived quickly when he reached the
open air. Lamb assisted him out
Of the place Valeska was arrest
ed about two years ago and served
a term in jail for making liquor.
The still found was in the same
place as that of two years ago.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
bitches HIS AUTO AND DIES
w. ID. Meyer of POttstown, Pa,
Died of Heart Trouble on Highway


Stricken by a heart attack early
Sunday night, William u. Meyer,
65 years old, of Pottstown, Pa,
nearly ditched the automobile
which he was driving home along
the DUPONT Boulevard with his
family following days outing
down-State and died a few min
utes later in his wife's arms after
his son-in-law, William Hauch had
taken the wheel and brought the
car to a stop. The man died al
most instantly, occording to DR.. c.
G. Harmonson, of Smyrna, who
was summoned Immediately from
a garage where the car was stop
ped about two miles north of here.
The coroner's inquest gave heart
failure as the cause of death. Mr..
Meyer, who was accompanied, in
addition to his wife and son-in-
law, by two daughters, is said to
have been in i'll health for some
time, having been undergoing
treatment in the Germantown, Pa,
Hospital a short time previous to
his death.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
MAY DEDUCT GASOLINE TAX
Delawareans Benefited by Ruling
on Federal Income Returns

bD tutTdi AnCDtIlt IAetuTUs
Delaware motorists may deduct
the amount they paid in gasoline
taxes from their federal income
tax returns, it was revealed last
week at the Office of the general
counsel of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. This ruling promulgated
by the bureau is in line with sew
eral recent decisions holding that
since the gasoline tax is a charge
against the consumer although
theoretically paid by the dealer, it
comes under the general regula-
tions that all taxes of state or
one of its political subdivisions
may be deducted from income tax
returns by the person paying his
former taxes. Therefore Delaware
motorists, in making out next
years income tax returns may de-
duct from their gross income three
cents for every gallon of gasoline
they purchased this year just as
they deduct their taxes they pay
on their real estate. Internal rev.
enue officials pointed out that the
recent rulings holding gasoline tax
payments as deductible items
chiefly benefited the individual
motorists who drives his automo-
bile for pleasure. The corpora
ton and large busines enterprises
operating large fleets of trucks
and automobiles would not be ben
efitted, it was asserted, because
they already charge such taxes up
to their operating expenses and
thus escape paying any income tax
on such sums.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
Elect School Building Commission

At the special election held We'd
nesday last w. o. Hoifecker, w.
w. Hynson, Warner w. Price and
C. w. w. Schantz were elected 20
cooperate with the State Board
of education in building a six-room
addition to the new Smyrna High
School Building. Work will pro-
ceed expeditely. Twelve or thir-
teen votes were cast.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
EASTERN SHORE BOULEVARD
New Six-Mile Link to Be Built
Between Wye Mills Queenstown

Plans for adding another link to
the growing chain of highway sec
tions comprising the Eastern
Shore Boulevard are announced by
the State Roads Commission, which
will open bids September 10 for
the six-mile stretch between Wye
Mills and the State road near
Queenstown. With work progress
ing on the section between Queen
Anne and Wye Mills, and the con-
tract awarded for the Narrows
section, development of the boule-
ward is going on well. State Sen
ator Dudley G. Roe has been in al
most constant touch with the COM
mission since the last session of
the Legislature when the Boule-
ward bill was passed.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
OYSTER SEASON OPENED
ShucIing Houses Located in Low.
er Delaware Ready for Business

The oyster season in lower Della
ware opened this week. So far
no reports as to the outlook for the
year have been made by the tong
ers at Broadklin, Slaughter, Prime
Hook and Cedar beaches. Thruout
Sussex County the oysters usually
are sold during the late Fall and
Winter months for fifty cents the
five-eight basket. 1t has only been
within the past few years that oys-
ter shucking houses have been To-
Gated at some of the lower Della
ware beaches.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
Gov. Buck, Named Committeeman

WV. Duch, Ndiieu committeeman
AT meeting of the Republican
State Central Committee in Dover
yesterday, Governor c. Douglass
Buck was named Republican Ma
tional Committeeman from Della
ware to succeed Former United
States Senator T.Coleman DUPONT.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
'ifERIAN CHURCH

(oning ana se' ! rastor, Announces
fhs tssaa sad ! Evening Services
b at line i s,.' Of the morning wor-
Rniag, ssptsa,soan 9tsek on next Sunday
As Sound ote.aoer ~ n Sth, win Be
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fdsy sshoel ne e., Mighty Fallen" lie =
sss,en s'sEens' s'stttte,s1arch" stts1d ,1a Sunday.
Ea 1. aan. sas Mite Il soeisty e1sse1 ri11 Hi
,say evening" 9. Mrs. Boyd on
~ sclockt'' t'ns' September 5th,
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
st. Peters p. e. Church Notes

Rev. E. A. Lemoine, rector, an
nounces the following services for
next Sunday: Holy Communion at
s a. M; Church school at 10 a. m. ;;
morning prayer and sermon, II a.
m. No evening service.
Smyrna times., 1929-09-04
Concrete Road to Woodland Beach

d. O'Connell & Son completed
laying concrete on the Woodland
Beach road on Saturday. AS soon
as it is properly cured, it will be
thrown open to the public. The
contractors are now working on
the road shoulders.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-03
NEW AUTOMOBILE BILL PASSES
HOUSE WITH TWO AMENDMENTS
QUESTIONABLE MUST BE AN
SWERED TO GET LICENSE
Effort to Increase Speed Limit to
Forty Miles An Hour Defeated
Speed of Busses is Raised

The House Thursday afternoon
passed the new automobile code pre-
pared by committee representing
seventeen organizations and headed by
former State Senator /. R. Drexler,
president Of the Delaware Safety
Council. The code has already been
explained and places in one law all Of
the automobile laws Of the State.
Two amendments We're made to the
bill and one was defeated before it
was passed. The first amendment cor
rected an error in the bill by provid-
ing a QUESTIONABLE for those seeking to
obtain licenses to operate a car. The
other amendment adopted gives buses
having pneumatic tires the right to
run 35 miles an hour the same as
other vehicles. The bill as originally
drawn allowed but 25 miles an hour
speed. An amendment was offered to
increase the speed limit in the bill
from 35 to 40 miles an hour and this
Smyrna times., 1929-04-03
NURSES FIND PITIFUL CASES
Discover Sick Mother Being Cared for
By Child Aged Ten Years

One incident Of day in the life
of a State Board of Health County
Nurse and the value of these nurses
to the community is given by Miss
Hazel P. Hutchens, connected with the
Kent County Health Unit. "One day
a parent, knowing that we were exam
ming school children in her vicinity" I"
said Miss Hutchens, ,'sent a message to
the school that she would like the
nurse to visit her little child who was
sick at home When | arrived there,
| found the home in a deplorable con
dition The mother was i'll in bed and
a child about ten years Of age was
attending her The family not being
able to afford a doctor. The child
while / was there, brought in the
mothers dinner, which consisted of
four meat balls and large bowl of
tea, but no vegetables or bread. | IN
structed the mother in the proper diet
for herself and her newborn child.
During my conversation with the
mother, she told me that her husband
had met with an accident some years
ago and unfortunately lost one of his
legs. Being unable to do but very lit
tie work he started out to sell fish, but
in less than a year he met with an
other accident. At that time he had
to stay in the hospital for nine months
This winter he was laid-up in his
home with grip for number Of weeks
and had not been able to work since.
| found that the child | was called N
to see had a swollen knee and had
been unable to walk for a long time.
/ referred the case to the OrthOepedic
clinic at Delaware Hospital and there
she was given treatment in the out
patient department. After one month
had elapsed, | visited the family
again. | found the mother was up,
the baby was doing nicely and the
mother nursing it. The home condi-
tions were greatly improved. The
child that had been referred to the
Orthoepedic clinic was much improv-
ed and the swelling gone from her
knee. but she was still going to the
clinic for treatment"
Smyrna times., 1929-04-03

In every way that gasoline
affects your pleasure, conve-
nience and pocketbook, At
lantic Gasoline is by all odds
the most complete answer to
your needs.
No other motor fuel ap-
proaches it in the combination
Of quality, dependability and
ready obtalnability.
None fits modern motors and
present-day driving conditions
more thoroughly.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-03

was defeated by vote of 20 to Is
after considerable discussion. Mr..
Brewer offered the amendment. Rep
resentative Smith wanted to know
what was the good of the amendment
when the members of the Legislature
drive from so to go miles an hour,
Representative Mc1ntire said that per-
haps the members had special dis
pensation. Mr.. Drexler was given the
privilege of the floor to speak on the
matter and thought it would be better
to 60 slower and live happier and
longer. Former Senator Drexler
thanked the members of the House for
their consideration and the members
gave the committee which prepared
the bill, vote of thanks. 1t will now
be sent to the Senate. 1t was point
ed out that in a year there were
fifty-nine fatal accidents and 800 in
jured on the highways and accidents
of all kinds caused an economic loss
of $2,5O0,000.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-03
WAsHINGTON-MT. VERNON RoAD
Super-Hlghway to Be Completed by
2OOth Birthday of First President

The newest contribution to the
growing exhibit of super-highways
and parkways is the Mt. Vernon Mem
orial Highway, which properly be-
longs IN the latter class, soon to be
built between Washington and Mt.
Vernon, Va, States E. E. Duffy, Del
aware Automobile Association. 18th
and West Streets, Wilmington. Chief
among the requisites of such a park
way in the modern sense, is an ade-
quate right-of-way. The Memorial
Highway will be placed on a strip of
land 200 feet wide. At first, 40
foot pavement will be constructed,
with additional hard surfacing to be
laid later when traffic demands it. The
roadway will be more than Is miles
long. Grade intersections with rail
ways and all other heavily travelled
roads will be entirely avoided by
over-passes and under-passes. Furth-
er insurance against accidents will be
given by the establishment Of we'll
kept dirt shoulders extending ten feet
on either side Of the pavement. An
other modern note will be struck in
the construction of seven or eight
ornamental bridges. These are to be
built to width of 60 feet which will
preclude traffic jams and accidents
common to narrow structures. By
means of fast moving machinery, the
highway will be completed by 1882 in
time to be dedicated at the celebration
of the two hundredth anniversary Of
the birth Of George Washington. Work
Of preparing the roadbed has already
been started. Landscaping will pro
gress along with the construction
work, so that shortly the builders will
have achieved their purpose of max
ing the Memorial Highway one of the
most beautiful in the world. Neat
parking places will be provided be
tween the highway and the Potomac
river. The Mt Vernon Memorial
Highway will be the result of fifty
years of planning. Linking together
Washington, Alexandria, Washington's
"home town." and Mt. Vernon, it viii
serve as an admirable monument to
the First President. Interest III this
historic corner Of Virginia has been
increased extensively each year, along
with the growth in touring.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-03

Watching the new Chevrolet as it
noses gracefully through traffic or
presses forward eagerly on some high
way, you may have wondered how its
various color blendings are conceived,
and why they appear in such profu-
sion. You might have guessed that
SO alert an organization as Genera
Motors does nothing haphazardly, that
there must be a special department in
charge of color creation. And if such
was your guess YOU were right. The