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Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
William b. Marshall Near Leipsic
FIRENIEN AT CONVENTION
John w. Morris, G. Reynolds Stev-
enson and l.. A. Collins, Jr., Attend

I
The State Firemen's Convention
is meeting in ninth annual session
in Wilmington this week. The
convention opened in the gold ball
room of the Hotel DUPONT Biltmore
in Wilmington this morning and is
being attended by $50 or more oei-
egates. Citizens Hose Company Of
Smyrna is being represented by
John w. Morris and G. Reynolds
Stevenson, delegates, and LA. Col
Inns, alternate. Harry Collins, a
former president of the Delaware
Volunteer Firemen's Association,
goes ex-officio as member of the
convention. Aside from the bust
ness to be transacted much inter
est centers in the parade to be held
tomorrow when there will be SO
fire companies of the State in line,
besides the visiting firemen of 9TH
er states, which will transverse
Market and other streets in the
biggest parade in the history Of the
association. They will pass in re-
view before Governor Buck, form
er Governor of New York State
Alfred E. Smith, State and city Of
ficials of Delaware, and New York.
The reviewing stand is erected in
front of the Municipal building.
The parade will be in five divisions
The first will be the "vets" of Will
mington and their band, escorting
their guests, the vets" of BROOK
lyn, and the New York Firemen' s
Band. Smyrna will be in the
fourth division. The marching
frement will compete for 81 500 in
cash and three silver loving cups
donated by Governor Buck, Mayor
Forrest and Mr.. Todd. At the
luncheon which will follow at the
Hotel DUPONT Biltmore, covers for
500 will be spread. Isaac B. Fink
elstein, second vice-president
Chamber of Commerce, will preside
making a short address of welcome
in behalf of the organization. He
will introduce Josiah Marvel, who
will act as POSTMASTER. An adj
dress of welcome on behalf of the
State of Delaware will be mace by
Governor G. Douglass Buck, AMI an
address of welcome for the city
will be made by Mayor G ,"rge w.
K. Forrest. Responses viii be made
by Ex-Governor Alfred z. Smith,
Joseph v. Mckee, president of the
Board of Aldermen of the City Of
New York, who will act in Mayor
Walkers place, and the GIest of
honor, William H. Todd.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
WEDDING LOCAL INTEREST
Miss Laura ID. SaIeven of Milford
Weds Mr.. George III. Draper, Jr.

OF interest to many persons
throughout the State is announce
ment Of the wedding of Miss Laura
D. Salevan, daughter of Mrs. ].
Frank Salevan, of Milford. and
George H. Draper. Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Draper, of Mil
ford. The wedding took place at
noon Sunday in the Little Church
Around the Corner, New York City
The couple were unattended. Mr.
and Mrs. Draper are spending their
honeymoon on a motor trip thru
the New England States. On their
return they will summer at their
cottage at Slaughter's Beach after
which they viii make their home in
Milford Both Mr.. and Mrs. Drap-
er have wide circle of friends
throughout Delaware. Mr.. Draper
is actively identified in the canning
industry in this State and penin-
sula and at one time made a brief
sojourn in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
NEW MONEY ISSUED TO-DAY
Local Banks Receive First to Go
i'm Circulation by Federal Reserve

The new, small size paper money
went into circulation to-day. The
first issue will include all kinds of
currency except National bank
notes, and all denominations from
81 to $50. Both the Fruit Grow
ers National Bank and Trust Com
pany and the National Bank of
Smyrna received their first ship
ment of the new money to-day and
like all other banks in the third
Federal Reserve District will con-
tinue to receive the notes on pro
rata basis, figured on a small per-
centage Of their deposits. This
plan was announced by c. A. Nc
Ihenny, cashier of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Philadelphia. The
outstanding old-size paper cur
rency, he said, will not be recalled.
1t will be retired gradually in reg
ular course of business. The small
size National bank notes will be
printed for issuing to banks in or
der of charter numbers, and, COM
mencing July Is, will be issued as
they become available.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET
Smyrna Will be Represented Along
With Other Towns at RehObOth

Preparations are being complet-
ed by the members of both local
and State auxiliary units of the
American Legion for the eighth
annual convention of the Depart
ment of Delaware which will open
for two-day session at the Hotel
Henlopen, Rehoboth, on Friday,
July 10. The business session, at
which representatives from nine
units throughout the State will be
present, will not convene until the
second day of the convention hav-
ing been scheduled to be held in
the Pennsylvania Railroad Veter-
ans Association Building near the
Hotel Henlopen. The meeting will
be called to order at $50 o'clock
in the morning, eastern standard
time. The convention committees
will be announced at the joint din
ner-meeting with the delegates
representing the Legion posts on
the opening day of the convention,
at 7.30 p. m, at the Hotel Henlop-
en-. All delegates and alternates,
it is announced, are invited to at
tend this dinner. Election of dele
gates and alternates to the Nation
al Convention, election of depart
ment officers for the ensuing term
and reports Of department COM
mittees viii comprise the outstand-
ing business of the gathering.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
ACCIDENT NEAR WELLINGTON
w. III. Price Retired Philadelphia
Man, Falls From Hay Wagon

Millington, Md, July William
H. Price, 70-year-old retired COM
mission merchant of Philadelphia,
is in a serious condition at Easton
Emergency Hospital following a
fall from a hay wagon yesterday
on his farm near this town. He
suffered a fractured and dislocated
hip and surgeons are said to be
perplexed over his condition. A
native of the Eastern Shore Mr.
Price returned here about ten
years ago after maintaining his
commercial establishment for many
years in Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
BIG STORM WEST OF KENTON
Lightning Strikes Barn Near An
derson's Corner, SudlersvilIe Road

Lightning Strikes Barn Near An
derson's Corner, Sudlersville Road
Smyrna got little or no rain and
practically no cooling off, from the
electric storm that came up Mon
day night The temperature and
humidity which had been oppres-
sive all day, showed no sign of let
ting up. 1t sprinkled a little, but
as is usually the case, the storm
divided before it reached Smyrna,
one going off in the direction of the
Delaware Bay and the other to-
ward the Chesapeake Bay. Ken
ton, six miles away. got a heavy
down-pour of rain and over be-
tween Kenton and Sudlersville the
storm was even more severe.
Lightning struck a barn belonging
to Jacob Weller. near Anderson's
Corner and burned barn, stable and
contents to the ground. The stock
was gotten out in time but little
or nothing else was saved. Forum
ately, the seasons crop of wheat
had been delivered few days be-
fore, or it too, would have burned.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
$4,000 FIRE ON DR.. MARTIN
FARM BURNS OUIBUILDINGS
ONLY A SHED, BESIDES RESI-
DENCE, REMAINS ON FARM
Stock Was Gotten Out of Pound
and Saved-2O0 Bushels Wheat
and Threshing Machine Burned

Several buildings, a threshing
machine, 10 hogs, 200 bushels of
wheat We're destroyed by fire at
the farm of DR.. James Martin near
Dover Friday afternoon. The loss
was about $4,000 partly covered by
insurance. The flames it is thought
were caused by sparks from a
threshing machine which set fire to
the strow and the flames spread TO
the buildings. The threshing ma
chine of Medford Ford which was
being used for the threshing was
also destroyed. The horses and
cattle which were in the pounds
not far from the burning buildings,
We're released, and made their way
to the fields out of danger and
without injury. The only outbuild-
ing saved was a shed where farm
machinery was housed. The dwell
ing which was not more than 100
yards from the fire was also saw
ed Although all the cattle were
gotten out to the fields 10 or u
pigs and hogs were caught in the
burning debris in their effort to get
away and were roasted alive. A
corn crib opposite the barns caught
fire but the firemen saved this
building from destruction. The
Robbins Hose Company, of Dover,
was summoned and fought the fire
for several hours. Water was
pumped from the st. James River
which runs through the farm and
there was no scarcity of water. In
the rush to the fire many people
attracted to the scene, evidently
forgot the law passed by the Leg
islature two years ago relative to
automobiles preceding fire fighting
apparatus and remaining head Of
such apparatus going to a fire.
State highway police who We're
also at the fire, secured the names
of 10 automobile owners who vio-
later the law with respect to pre-
ceding the fire apparatus, all OF
whom are liable to fines under the
law. Sergeant Ingram who secur-
ed the names of the violators re-
ported the same to the fire COM
pany officials at Dover and after a
conference it was decided that as
this was the first offense of its kind
the owners Of the automobiles will
be personally notified not to repeat
the offense as a second offense
would mean prosecution.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
But FIVE MORE DAYS REMAIN
FOR AUTOS TO BE INSPECTED
CARS MUST SHOW INSPEC-
TORS STFCKERS BY JULY Is
After This Date Untagged Cars
Will Be Stopped and the Owners
Subject to Fines and Expense

But five days remain for all mo-
torists to have their cars inspected
as to their safety factors. After
July Is all motor vehicles not dis
playing the inspection seal on their
windshields will be stopped and
subjected to rigid police inspection,
and drivers of cars found to be un-
safe will be subject to arrest.
State Highway police, under the
direction of Captain O. G. Reyn-
olds, are going to endeavor to see
that all motor vehicles are safe
to traverse the highways of Della
ware. Response so far from the
motoring public has ben most graf
flying, and it is hoped that at the
end of this campaign every motor
vehicle registered in Delaware will
be displaying the official inspection
sticker. Mr.. Reynolds issued or
ders to all State Highway police
men to stop all automobiles after
July IS that are not displaying the
sticker. 1T is hoped that this will
not be necessary, but we mean
business" said Captain Reynolds,
land we are after those people who
do not pay any attention to their
own safety as well as to the safety
of the other people using our high
ways. This is the last warning to
those people who have not submit
ted to the free inspection of their
motor vehicles. Two hundred and
ffty-seven official stations are ap-
pointed who will give free inspec-
ton to every motorist, and no ex-
cuses will be accepted after July
15 from those who have not seen
fit to rally to this most worthy
cause Of trying to make our high
ways a safe place to travel" Up
to Monday the following statistics
had ben compiled: Brakes o. X,
IA, ,563; adjusted, 38O5; refined,
1911; lights o. K, 1852; adjust
ed, 7225h replaced. $50; horns O.
K, 1902; adjusted, 557; replaced
90; steering D. K, 1884; adjusted
SIP; repaired 233; mirrors o. K,
1910; adjusted. 334; replaced, 175
windshield wiper o. K, 18,318; ad-
justed, GIT; installed, 684; license
tags o. K, 19,168: corroded, 511;
clearance lights 0. K, trucks 10.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
SCHOOL FUND HAS SURPLUS
Now Shows Figure Over Four
Million Dollars, Greater Than
Was Anticipated bY S6O0.O0O


A balance of approximately S4,-
100000 in the State school fund is
reported by the State School Tax
Department with the close of the
fiscal year. This huge balance,
more than 100000 greater than
anticipated, compares with a Eal-
ance of only 100000 in June Of
1925, the year Pierre S.duPont was
appointed State School Tax Corn
missioner. The S4,0O0,OOO balance
compares with a deficit Of S1,S91
on June 80, 1924. The balance in
the school fund of the S2,5O0000
appropriated by the last legislature
for new schools is S4,000,000. The
S2,500,000 fund is for a school
building program for the two years
ending June 80, 1881. It was also
reported that collections of state
income tax and corporation fran
chise and invested capital taxes
during June of this year were the
largest for any single month in the
history of the state school tax de-
partment and expected by more
than so per cent the collections for
any previous single month this
year. Total collections for this
month amounted to approximately
S1,7OO,0OO. The largest single pre-
vious month was in June of last
year when collections approximate
ed S1,1OO,O0O. The greatest in
crease in income tax and corpora
ton franchises and invested capi-
tai taxes is attributed to the in
crease prosperity of both individ-
uals and corporations. The fiscal
year of the tax office ended Mon
day 1t is estimated that the total
collections of the Office for the clos
ing fiscal year is 50, 4,675, GOO as COM
pared with So, 100000 for the fiscal
year ending June 80, of last year
an increase of 81 Ass, 600. Corpor-
alton franchise tax collections last
year were S1,220,000 and income
and invested capital taxes were 81
100000 compared with S2,100,00C
franchise taxes and $2,575,000 in
come and invested capital taxes
for this year. The annual report
of Mr.. dupont is not issued until
November, the month he took Office
in 1925. In his last annual report
Mr.. DUPONT estimated that the bal
ance in the school fund June 3C
would be S3,40O,OOO after deduct
ing the S2,OO0,0OO for new schools
His estimate has been exceeded by
approximately $6OO,0O0
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
DOVER WEDDING INTEREST
Miss Elizabeth TOnllinson of Dover
Weds f. Finley Mixner

Mrs. Victoria Tomlinson of Do
yer, has announced the marriage
of her daughter Elizabeth to e.
Finley Mixner of Goshen, N. J., on
Saturday July 6, at 7.30 o'clock at
Ocean City, N. j. They were at
tended by Miss Florence Reeder, of
Dover and Richard Cameron. Miss
Tomlinson has lived in Dover all
her life, and is a graduate of Do
yer high school and the Teacher
Training Course OF the University
of Delaware, having taught in Lord
Baltimore School last year. The
young couple will make their home
in New Jersey.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
WEDDING SMYRNA INTEREST
Joseph b. Benson, Son of Harry c.
Benson, Marries Philadelphia Girl


Benson, Marries Philadelphia Girl
Joseph Barton Benson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Benson of
Olney, Philadelphia, and grand son
of the late Joseph B. and Elizabeth
Crockette Benson of Smyrna, was
married to Miss Dorothy Schaal,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Schaal, Friday evening, June %, at
Z o'clock in the First Presbyterian
Church of Olney. DR.. w. H. Wells
officiated. Miss Florence Schaal,
sister of the bride, was maid of
honor. Miss Edith Benson, sister of
groom and Edith Akens, were the
bridesmaids. John Lawson was
best man. Harry c. Benson, Jr.,
brother of the groom, James Ak
ems, Walter Butler, William Curry,
Chester De Bow. Morris FELTON,,
were ushers. The bride was given
in marriage by her father, was
gowned in white satin, her veil
was worn cap fashion. A recep-
ton was held at the home of the
bride, 1929 N. Fourth Street. They
left New York Tuesday, on the
Cannania and will honey moon in
Paris and London. Mr. Benson is
a graduate of the Frankford High
and Industrial Art Schools. He is
in the wrought iron business in
Philadelphia. Miss Schaal is a
graduate of F'rankford high and
Philadelphia Normal Schools.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
SEIZED SIX STILLS FRIDAY
Prohibition Officers Raid Big
still Over Near Crumpton, Md.

Federal Prohibition Director
George A. Hill and four Federal
agents swept through Queen An
ne's County, Md. Friday and seized
six stills ranging in capacity from
80 to rs gallons each. Four men
were arrested and arraigned before
u. S. Commissioner Devices Cater,
at Denton, Md The agents left
the Dover headquarters before sun
up and returned with their prison
ers late that night. The prisoners
were held over night in the Dover
Jail and given hearings Saturday.
The largest still seized was that
belonging to James Chase, of near
Crumpton. Its capacity was 70
gallons and was found in operation
in a clearing of thick woods.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
JUDGE CONRAD ON SMYRNA
18th Anniversary of The Times Re
calls His BoyhOod Days About
SmYrna and Old Lire Families

~
Former Judge Henry @. Conrad,
who since he retired from the Del
aware Bench, has been State Arch
ivist, writes a personal better Of
congratulations to the Times on its
diamond jubilee and the interest
the detailed history Of Delaware's
Oldest newspaper has created in
him. His letter continues as fol-
lows: Il was born in Pennsylvania
two years before the Smyrna
Times and was brought to Della
ware two years after its birth. My
father Aaron Conrad bought, about
1856, a tract of land pear Black
iston's Cross Roads some six miles
west of Smyrna, in that way he
became interested in the Smyrna
locality and for many years in my
boyhood he was a regular Sub
scriber to The Smyrna Times. 1t
came regularly to cur house in
Wilmington and was eagerly read
by me as boy for a period o1h
years. l can recall now clearly
the appearance of The Times, with
its advertisements Of that time Of
the leading men in business N your
town. In my memory it still IN
terestS me and the names of Hof-
fecker, Cummins, Raymond and
Spruance, are vividly impressed on
my mind I remember distinctly
Abram Poulson who i'll earlier life
had been minister aud ON his re-
tirement from the ministery l
think was an active real estate
agent at Smyrna and 1 think it
was through him that my father
bought the farm above mentioned.
It was the first land owned by my
father in Delaware. On this farm
a man named John Finn, an Irish
man, for many years was tenant
and in course of time bought part
of the farm on which he had long
resided. John Finn was the Lest
Irishman I ever knew, a faithful
worker and an honest man. One
part of the farm my father sold to
man named Sylvester Rianhard.
Abram Poulson moved with his
family to Wilmington. His wife
was a kindly motherly woman
whom everybody liked and respect
ed His son, Thomas L. Poui3on
became a methodist minister and
lived until recent years. All Of his
family are now dead but there are
a number of grandchildren living
but very few in Delaware. In
later years 1 became a rather fre-
quent visitor to Smyrna especially,
during the years wnen James H.
Groves was superintendent of the
State Free Schools and in whose
house ! was most Hospitality enter
tanned. I had the highest opinion
of Mr.. Groves and he grew TO De,
to me, very close and valued
friend. I had many years associa-
ton with Rev Charles Hill, the
elder, an earnest and substantial
christian minister. 1 was a school
mate and for many years a close
companion of his son, Charles A.
Hill, Jr. They were both residents
of Smyrna for several years. al
ways was greatly interested in and
had the highest regard for the 4of-
feckers. My closest relation being
with John H. Hoffecker and his
sons, all of whom I respected most
highly. This is a rambling lot of
"reminiscences brought to my mind
by hearing read the article in your
paper. I hope | have not presum-
ed upon your good nature. 1 have
reached the age when ones
thoughts very naturally revert to
days that are no more"
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Miss Jane Agnes Garrison, Daugh-
ter of Gamaliel Garrison, Dies at
Her Home Near kentOn

Miss Jane Agnes Garrison, Oldest
daughter of Gamaliel Garrison and
the late Clara Goodwin Garrison Of
near Kenton, died Sunday morning
after a lingering illness. She had
been an invalid most of her life and
known and highly esteemed in the
Kenton Community for her chris
tian fortitude and for her exem-
pliary character She was a nems
mer Of the Kenton M. z. Church.
Since the death of her mother, she
and her sister have been making
a home with their father. Besides
the latter, Miss Agnes is survived
by three sisters: Mrs. Gilbert At
Tx, Kenton, Miss Irene Garrison,
Philadelphia; Mrs. Charles Ander-
son, Sudlersville, Md. and one broth
er, Gilbert D. Garrison, a farmer
residing on the Boulevard Lear
Garrison's Lake. Funeral services
took place this Wednesday, after
noon and interment was in old
Bethel ME-. Church near Cheswold.
James Craig, Farmer Near Hartly
James Craig, aged so, a resident
for many years on a farm near
Hartly in West Dover Hundred,
died Saturday after an illness Of
several weeks. Besides being a pro-
gressive farmer. he was member
of the Board of Trustees of the
Kent County Almshouse and at
one time served as member of
the Kent County Democratic Com
mittee.
William b. Marshall Near Leipsic
William BMarshall, "a years old
died at his home in Leipsic Sunday.
Mr.. Marshall, who was widower,
was a Civil War veteran, and is
survived by several children. Fun
eraI services were held yesterday
afternoon from his late residence
with interment in the Leipsic GEM
etery.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. j. w. Dye, Pastor, Announces
Services, Including Union Service

Please note that it has become
necessary to postpone our Com
munion Service until Sunday morn
ing, July 21st. The theme of the
regular morning worship on July
14th will be Foreign Missions.
Are foreign missions done for ?"
The first of our union meetings
proved to be very satisfactory. The
second of the series will be held at
Asbury Church next Sunday even
ing, July 14th, at 7.3O o'clock. The
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
will bring the message. what
shall it profit a man if he gain the
whole world, and lose his own
soul ?"
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10
F.A.Smith and Party Catch SO Fish

F. A. Smith, the jeweler. took a
party out on his self-constructed
boat yesterday and delightful
trip down to the fishing banks was
had. They returned with 80 trout
and blue fish.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-10

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

SACRAMENTO. Calf. Sept. a..
F>-The day of speeding across a
county line to avoid being presented
q traffic ticket Is over i'm California.
The formation of a state highway
patrol OK nearly 500 officers abol-
ishes dual state-county enforcement
Of motor vehicle laws and central
lies the responsibility. Under the
general heading Oh automobile leg
i~slation, penalties for crimInally
careless. drunken and incompetent
drivers wer stiffened.
Frank g. Shook .s chief uf the
state division CT motor vehicles ara
viii have for his superintendent ~
the mobile force Eugene Biscaluz,
for more than 20 years a deputy
sheriff in Los Angeles county.
The patrol, "a mobile BODY able
to meet emergencies In any portion
OF the state. can be assigned to any
ares where there Is an unusual
traffic movement. The traffic or
ticers, now able to purS.a fleeing
autoists from one county to an
other, are expected to cut down the
number Of fatalities caused by
speeding and reckless driving a.
wei as minimize automobile theft.