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Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
EASTERN SHORE FLAX CROP
First Crop for Commercial Use
Taxes Facilities to Limit at
WattsyilIe, Near PocomOke

A few years ago much talk and
agitation was had in Smyrna and
vicinity over a proposed fax indus
try at Smyrna Landing. Like
many other booms in and about
Smyrna, it petered out. Now the
scene has shifted to the Eastern
Shore of Maryland and farmers
there awoke to the possibilities of
such an industry and gave it their
support. The result is that this
year the harvesting of the first flax
crop ever grown for commercial
purposes on the Eastern Shore has
begun near Wattsville, few miles
from Pocomoke City, Md. Some
delay was occasioned by the par
tial failure of pulling machines
which are designed to handle a
smaller and lighter crop. Two
large Canadian machines have,
however, been brought into action
and have established a rate of at
least five acres a day, in fax free
from weeds. Two wheat binders
have also been thrown into the
breach, to harvest the Hickman
planting of seventy acres on the
Mosquito Point Farm. Aiding in
the operations is l.. F. Walters, of
Pocomoke City, who is advising
workers in proper methods. Will
liam Murray is giving growers the
advantage of his technical knoWl-
edge and H. L. Luilner, of Balti-
more, Md, is also on the ground.
The Canadian pullers, operated by
r. d. Vail, of Concord, Md, are
handling, in conjunction with the
binders, the first maturing crop
and will later be sent to other
Shore sections where the planting
was later. Seed for the second
crop is being obtained and will
shortly be ready to place in the
ground. Farmers from the East
ern Shore and other sections have
visited the farms growing fax in
this area and have expressed
amazement at the rapid growth
and unusual quality of the crop
which is designed to replace. in
some measure, staple crops which
lately have been growing at loss
by Shore producers. Motion pic
lures are being taken of harvest
ing operations for educational pur-
poses and the films will be shown
before farm bureaus in Maryland
and other States. Experiments on
d smaller scale, are being made in
Kent and Queen Anne's county, the
outstanding attempt being on the
Pioneer Point Farms Of Mrs John
J. Raskob, near Centreville. The
Kent County Chamber of Com
merce is fostering a similar move
ment over at Chestertown, Md.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
BLAME BOYS WITH MATCHES
CAUSING CHESWOLD FIRE
BARN, STABLE OF ALFRED
MOSLEY BURNED, $4,000 LOSS
CheswoId Fire Company Assisted
by Dover, Exhaust Well Water
SuDpIy in Saving the Dwelling

Suppiy III SAVING tIt DNclIIHS
Children playing with matches
in the large barn of Alfred MOsely
near Cheswold, Monday afternoon,
caused a fire which destroyed the
barn and caused a loss of $4,000
partly covered by insurance. The
fire was the first serious blaze
which the new Cheswold Fire
Company has had to fight since it
was recently established. The Rob
bins Hose Company, of Dover, was
also summoned and both cOmpan-
les worked to save the surrounding
buildings and the dwelling house
close by According to the story
told the firemen, three small boys
were playing in the barn and one
of them lighted a match and drop
ped it from a barn window The
match landed on a pile of straw
and the boys fed. In a few min
utes the entire barn was in blaze
and people on the farm called the
firemen from Cheswold and Dover
The flames had so enveloped the
building that it was impossible to
save it and attention was turned
to saving the other buildings. The
wells in the section were soon
pumped dry and it was necessary
to carry water, but the other build
ings were saved In addition to
the hay stored in the barn there
were a considerable number of
farming implements in the build
ing all of which were destroyed
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
NEW OFFICERS OF ROTARY
c. Leland HarmonsOn Succeeds w.
f. Matthews, Jr., as President

c. Leland HarmonsOn Succeeds w.
f. Matthews, Jr., as President
c. Leland Harmonson of this
town, Smyrna and Dover's well
known and popular attorney, who
was recently elected president of
the Smyrna Rotary Club, was for
mally installed Thursday evening,
succeeding w. E. Matthews, Jr.,
whose term had expired. Other
officers s-elect who were installed,
We're: Warner w. Price, vice-presi-
dent; Davis H. Bell, secretary, and
DR.. c. G. Harmonson, treasurer.
and Messrs. William E. Mat
thews, Jr., Charles w Hall and
John c. Mannering, directors.
The retiring president, William E.
Matthews, Jr., made a short speech
giving a resume of the past year
and god wishes for the new one
just beginning. Mr.. Harmonson
responded with a speech of appre-
citation for the honor of having
been chosen the Rotary leader for
the coming year. President Le-
land Harmonsan and Secretary
Davis H. Bell are arranging to at
tend the annual convention of the
F'iftieth District Executives Osso-
citation of sixty-eight Rotary Clubs
of Delaware, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania to be held in the du-
Pont Biltmore in Wilmington, July
% and %, with presidents and sec
retaries of the clubs attending.
The purpose of the assembly is to
outline and discuss plans for the
ensuing years work throughout
the district
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
$4,000 DELAWARE AUTOISTS
AID CAUSE OF SAFETY DRIVE
900 HAVE NOT RESPONDED
TO HAVE CARS INSPECTED
Last Day of Campaign Terminated
Monday and Owners of Cars Not
Inspected, Subject to Arrest

Motorists who failed to take ad
vantage of the "Save-a-Life Cam
paign," which ended Monday night
at midnight, to have their ma
chimes officially inspected, and
whose cars are defective in any
way, will find themselves subject
to arrest if they venture out upon
the State roads. From announce
ments made last week it was indi-
Gated that quite a few Delaware
motorists will be running the risk
of arrest. 1t was stated that while
definite figures of cars Inspected
during the campaign, which start
ed during the campaign, which
started on June Is and continued
for a month, had not yet been tab
ulated, about $1,000 cars had been
given the official 0. K. This num-
Der, however, is but little more
than half of the total number of
machines registered in the State.
Delaware, so far this year, has
registered approximately 48,OOO
automobiles, it was declared. Su-
perintendent c. c. Reynolds, of the
State Highway Police, has issued
instructions to his men to continue
their examination of machines on
the State road, and all those Who
have cars with defective brakes, no
mirrors, windshield wipers or other
provisions contained in the State
law, will be subject to arrest. Con
trary to popular belief, it was stat
ed that a law has been passed by,
the State Legislature making it
compulsory for all cars to be in the
pink of condition at all times end
providing a fine for all motorists
who are careless of the condition
of their machines as well as their
driving. To escape the possibility
of arrest, motorists may continue
to have their machines inspected
at garages throughout the State.
The campaign was sponsored by
the Delaware Safety Council in CO.
operation with Governor c. Doug
lass Buck to make the highways
safer for driving and for pedes-
trians. Officials of the Delaware
Safety Council expressed them
selves as being satisfied with the
results that have been obtained
from the campaign as there had
been a sharp decrease in the num-
ber of mishaps. 1t was pointed out
that July 4, when traffic was at its
peak for the year, and which in
previous years always added sew
eral names to the death list, was
without a fatal accident and but
few other mishaps.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
AT CHESTERTOWN
Big Field Day Meet for AirpIanes
to Be Held There Next Saturday
Program of Interest Arranged
Program OF


Under the auspices of the Kent
County Md Chamber Of Com
merce one of the most elaborate
air-show programs ever arranged
On the Peninsula will be given at
the Chestertown flying field next
Saturday, July 20. While there
will be flights and much else of in
terest during the entire day, the
formal program opens promptly at
2 p. m. Arrangements for the
aerial demonstration are in the
hands of the Curtis Flying Service
who own and operate the airport
at ChestertoWn They have CO
operated with the Kent County
Chamber of Commerce for the
purpose of offering an opportunity
to the people Of this section to
view what promises to be one of
the greatest assemolages of air
planes and one of the most varied
programs in flying ever staged on
the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula. Among
the various flying outfits which
will be represented in the program
will be the Maryland National
Guard who will go through ma
neuvers in their Falcon planes; a
widely noted pilot performing
stunts in Flergling; the first ex-
hibition of a new Robbins Spas
senger cabin plane and with repre-
sentatives from the Starlighters
Incorporated of Hebron, Md, the
Bellanco Airport in New Castle
and Government planes from
Washington. There will be numer-
Gus special exhibitions including
parachute drops and many of the
most thrilling exhibitions now be
ing carried out in the highest type
of service. 1t is expected that the
acting Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Aviation will be
present in behalf Of the national
flying service and that several 9th
er men noted in the aviation world
will also attend. Officials of the
Kent County Chamber of Com
merce announce that the program
will call for the largest and most
interesting gathering Of fiiers and
planes to have been arranged for
anywhere in this section. An un-
usually large gathering is antici-
pated and every provision is being
made to care for those who attend
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
POULTRY RAIsERS, CHEER Up
New Specie of WingIess Hen, an
All Year Round Layer, Produced

Poultry raisers of Smyrna-Clay-
ton and the whole Del-Mar- Va
Peninsula, cheer up! DR.. r. T.
Renwald, Omaha poultry fancier,
it is reported, has announced that
after five years experimentation
he has succeeded in producing a
brood of wingless and toeless
chickens. Normal hens, said DIR.
Renwald are bothered each year
with the moulting of their wing
feathers. During this period egg
production falls off. The new-type
hen, having no wings, can keep
right on laying the year round. pro-
ducing on the average, DR.. Rem
wald hopes, of 800 eggs per year.
In addition, the new chicken will
be easier to keep in a yard, since
she can't fly or scratch. An eigh-
teen-inch fence will do.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
FLIES TO HIS WIFE'S BEDSIDE
Russell Sutton, Cleveland, o., At
torney, Was at Rehoboth

On learning of the critical illness
of his wife, Russell Sutton, Cleve-
land, Ohio. attorney, who was
spending some time at Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware, hired a fast car
to drive him to Delmarva Airport
where he chartered a plane at 1.30
Friday morning to take him to his
wife's bedside. Heavy fogs and
adverse weather conditions did not
deter the start. A plane was tun-
ed up ready for departure upon his
arrival at the field This was the
first emergency call for such a
long flight that has been made
upon the airport which is located
at Hebron, Md, six miles west of
Salisbury, Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
HURT BY A HIT-RUN DRIVER
MarceIla Magee, 10-Year-OId Lew.
es Girl, Steps in Front of Car

Marcella Magee. 10 years old, OF
Lewes, is in the Kent General Hos
pitaI suffering with a broken leg
and a badly cut head. Her condi-
ton is serious. According to the
story obtained by the State High
way Police, the parents of the
child stopped their automobile
Monday morning for the child to
go to a stand to get an ice cream
cone. Going for the cone the child
is said to have stepped directly in
front of a passing automobile and
was knocked for some distance.
The parents at once took her to
the Kent General Hospital.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
Joseph Wright, Negro, MiddIetown
Held For Shooting Nephew

Joseph Wright, 26-year-old negro
of Middletown, was ordered held
without bail for the action of the
Grand Jury following an inquest
conducted in the Levy Court room
Monday night by jury summon
ed by Coroner Thomas p White, to
probe the cause of the death of Os-
car Wright, negro, 81 years old, of
Middletown, who died in the Della
ware Hospital last Friday from a
gunshot wound Wright denied
having caused the death of his
nephew, Oscar, placing the blame
upon another negro named Wilson.
Other witnesses testified that there
had been a fight in Hamtown, near
Middletown, on July between
George Ayers, negro, a half broth
er of Oscar, and the negro Wilson.
Wilson is said to have gotten a
gun, and Oscar went to the aid of
Ayers. In the tussle for posses
sion of the gun, Ayers was shot.
The uncle, Joseph Wright, also
went to the aid of the pair, and is
said to have shot his nephew while
attempting to shoot Wilson.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
$4,000 BUSHEL APPLE CROP
This is Expected on A. b. Magee's
Farm Near Frederick This Season

This is Expected on A. B. Magee's
Farm Near Frederick This Season
With the estimate at the begin
ming of the early apple season that
the crop this year would not be as
large as last year and while this
is true as to most of the orchards,
in Kent County near Frederick,
owned by A. B. Magee, of Dover,
which has an unusual yield of
early fruit. The orchards on this
farm, many of the trees several
years old, are breaking with the
abundance of fruit on them and
the remarkable thing about them
is that few have fallen to the
ground. The apples are of the fin
est size and quality seen in Kent
County in recent years. They are
mostly of the Transparent and
Early Red Varieties. While it is
difficult to estimate the yield it is
safe to predict it will be at least
25,000 bushels, all of which have
been contracted for even before
the seasons picking began. The
apples are packed on the Magee
farm in an up-to-date packing
house.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. j. w. Dye, Pastor, Announces
Services for Next SUNDAY

The Sacrament of the Lords s
Supper will be observed at cur
morning worship at IL o'clock,
July 21st. Rev. John Humphrey,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
of Odessa will conduct the servic-
es. An exchange Of pulpits has
been arranged for that occasion.
Let everyone plan to attend this
very important service. Are you
missing our union services on Sun
day evenings? If so, you are the
loser. Rev. Thomas brings us the
message again this Sunday even
ing at the Presbyterian Church at
7.30 o'clock. He brings us mes
sages which we cannot afford to
miss. Our Sunday School meets
at 10 A. M.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
RURAL CARRIERS IN DOVER
State Organization Meet in Annual
Session at Grange Hall

sociation of Delaware vii hold it's
annual meeting in the Capitol
Grange building in Dover, to-day.
A business session with the cleo
tion of officers. will be held this af-
teroon and will be followed by a
banquet this evening. The speak
ers at the banquet will be U. S.
Senator Daniel o. Hastings, Con-
gressman Robert G.Houston, Post
master Alexander r. Abrahams, of
Wilmington, and Postal Inspector
d. C. Sutherland. The president
of the odganization is j. A. Pretty
of Laurel; vice-president, d. L.
Bartlett, Smyrna; George w. Dun
can, secretary and treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
Fire at Tim Deemer's this Morning

Fire alarm was sounded this
morning and our firemen went to
the farm of Tim Deemer up the
State road where a rick of straw
caught fire. 1t was extinguished
before spreading to outbuildings.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
Street Parking at Angles in Town

BY authority of Town Council,
Main Street business section has
been marked off for automobile
parking at angles on one side and
curb parking on other. Commerce
street will probably be parking at
angles on one side only.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Emma Burnet, Widow of Phil
ip Burnet, Dover, Dies at Home
of Her Son i'm New Castle

Mrs. Emma Burnet, widow of
Philip Burnet, of Dover, died Mon
day at the home Of her son Philip.
in New Castle. Death resulted
from a stroke of apoplexy which
she suffered more than a week ago.
Funeral took place at New Castle
this morning and interment was at
noon to-day at Silver Lake Gem
etery, Dover. Mrs. Burnet is sur
vived by a son, Philip Burnet, pres
ident of the Continental American
Life Insurance Company. She took
a leading part in the various war
loan campaigns in Kent County,
became an ardent worker for wo-
man suffrage and subsequently
was quite active in Republican pol
itics until partly disabled by illness
some nine years ago. Since that
time she had been a semi-invalid
although maintaining an interest
in the affairs of the day. She is
also survived by sister, Mrs.John
w. Cooke, of Elizabethtown, Pa,
and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Curtis Scott Dies at Leipsic
Mrs. Sarah Jane Scott, aged 81,
widow of Curtis Scott, a we'll
known retired farmer of the Leip-
sic vicinity, died Friday at the
l,0Y,oa Of bic 1oYnbtar Mrc Will
liam Storey in Leipsic, of general
debility. She was the daughter Of
William and Susan (Graden) Per
ry and was born and spent her
whole life in and about Leipsic
where she was highly esteemed.
Besides her daughter, three sons
Clarence Scott, William Scott and
John Scott, survive. Funeral took
place Monday with interment at
Leipsic.
James c. BOggs Dies i'm Dover
James G. Boggs, 54, well known
in Dover and Wyoming where he
had spent practically all of his life,
died at the home of his sister in
Dover late Tuesday night Of last
week He had been i'll for several
weeks Mr.. Boggs was Republi-
can party worker and four years
ago was appointed to the position
of document clerk in the Delaware
Legislature.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
ASBURY VI. e. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. f. p. Thomas Announces Ser
vices for the Week and Sunday

NlttS tOE tfiC VIZ anu
,Asbury Church has the following
announcements for the week. At
ten o'clock Sunday morning, the
Church School, with departments
for all ages, will meet. At eleven
o'clock, the morning worship win
take place. You will greatly en-
joy the excellent grade of sacred
music to be heard any Sunday in
the Asbury services. The pastor,
Rev. Essell P. Thomas, will speak.
The Mighty Power of Cod, is to
be the subject. At the evening hour
at seven-thirty, the community
service will be held in the Presby-
terian Church, the pastor of AS
bury Church being the speaker.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17
Fishing Party Returns With 1I6

F. A. Smith took a party of sew
en- out in his boat yesterday and
returned with 116 bay trout and
other fish A fine days sport was
had.
Smyrna times., 1929-07-17

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.CAPTA|N BERGER IN
 PORT WITH VESSEL

Capt. Heinie Berger, owner of the motorship Discoverer, return ed to the local home port at 3 o'clock this morning from a reg ular run to Iliamna, Cook Inlet ports and Anchorage He announ- ces he will leave for Portlock, Seldovia, Anchorage and other ports of call, next Monday morn.
 While on the recent voyage Captain Berger was notified he had been awarded the Cook h. let mail subsidy in compliance with the provisions of the act of the 1929 Alaska legislature.
 The contract is enroute from Juneau and upon it's arrival Captain Berger will announce his new passenger tariff and such changes in schedule necessary to conform to the subsidy which is for two years He already has cut his freight tariff in half; here after he will carry freight from to Kusilof and Ke- mai for $5 per ton.
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LE C AL N | 1 ICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENER-
 AL LAND OFFICE

AL LAND OFT1CE
 U. s. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, April 15, 1929.
 Notice is hereby given that An drew A. Simon, entryman, of Lake view, together with his witnesses, Robert E. L. Evans, and Jacob Hubschmid, both of Seward, Alas ka, has made final proof on his homestead, entry, serial 06419, for land embraced ill H. E. s. No. 184., U. s. Survey Ne. 1774, containing 18.40 acres, latitude 500 21' 3O' N. longitude 149o 22' Is" W. situate on the easterly shore of Lake Ke- mai, and it is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office, at Anchor age, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office with Tn the period of publication or thirty days thereafter said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 J. Lindley Green, register
 Date of first publication May I, 1929. Date of last publication June 30, 1929.
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COMEDY AND THRILLS

The theater is showing tonite a combination of thrills and lauo5s that should prove good The feature is a fast action account of a news camera mans adventures in try ing to photograph shy million aire. It is said to be unique and absorbing. The comedy is one of that Keyed genius Ben Tur- pin.
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THE BEST YET

A copy of the 1929 Ursa Major, the first Fairbanks high school annual published since 1918, has been received by the Gateway and is one of the finest school publications to have been read. Aside from the splendid and inter- estipg articles, photographs and cartoons, the publication is a credit to the printcy respon- sible for the typography and makeup. It is said the annual cost more than $1,200 to produce.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-31

The surveyors who have been busy surveying the Seward Radio road prior to actual construction have got their stakes begged all over the lot making it rather in teresting for motorists weaving their several ways in and out. No fair coming too close!
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SELDOYIA WEDDING

The Gateway is informed in recent letter from Seldovia of the marriage of Miss Hattie Rather inc Johnson to MT. Thomas Kan us Fox at Seldova on May II. U. s. Commissioner Vinal performed the ceremony.
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The halibut schooner Flattery arrived in port last evening with a load of fish, departing soon after on the return voyage to the POrtlock Banks.
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