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Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
DELAWARE MARYLAND GAMERS
URGE HOOVER To BOOST TARIFF
UNABLE To COMPETE WITH FOR
EIGN MARKETS ON TOMATOES
Cheap Products from Italy Hurt Home
Industries Higher Tariff Would
Boost Prices For Farmers Too

Delaware and Maryland Gamers,
who see better day for both packers
and growers of tomatoes if the tariff
on imported canned goods from Italy
and other countries is raised. have
joined with other states in a move
ment to have President Hoover urge
tariff boost. Senators Daniel o.
Hastings and John G.. Townsend, Jr..
and Representative Robert G. Hous
ton, together with Senator Phillips
Lee Goidsborough, of Maryland, will
call on President Hoover, at the White
House, probably this week and urge
the President to increase the tariff on
Imported canned tomatoes, under the
flexible provision of the present Tariff
Act. The action Of the Delaware and
Maryland members of Congress in
urging the President to take action at
this time was in order that Delaware
and Maryland Gamers might better
have the benefit of such protection as
might be possible under the present
Tariff Act, rather than wait on what
protection might be enacted in forth
coming tariff revision at the special
session Of Congress. The Delaware
members Of Congress as well as those
from Maryland are anxious that i'm
action be taken to protect one
Of the important industries Of tie two
States from cheap foreign labor. The t
Tariff Commission made an inve5tiqa- /
ton Of The cost Of production Of toma- /
toes il Italy last summer, and the re-
port of the commission was forwarded
to the White House some weeks ago
-o guide any action the President
might see fit To take in exercising
authority to raise or lower tariff rates
lnder the fieyable provision Of the
present law. It was brought out at
he commission hearing last summer
Hat imports Of canned tomatoes from
taly, and of fresh tomatoes from
Mexico had increased to such an en-
ent since 1922, that Delaware and
Maryland growers and Gamers have
zen unable to meet this foreign com !
'etition. The representatives Of both
tates are fully aware Of the import
nee Of immediate executive action
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
SMYRNIAN WE'D MICHIGAN GIRL
Marries Miss Gertrude Carveth Of
Hastings, Mich, at Church Ceremony

a pretty wedding was solemnized
at the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Hastings, Michigan, Sat
prday evening, April the 9Th, at eight
thirty o'clock, when Miss Gertrude
Evelyn Carveth, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert FL. Carveth Of Hastings,
Mich, became the bride Of Mr.. Mar
ion Smith Hodgson, Of Wilmington,
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas j. Hodg-
son, near Smyrna. The Rev. L. l..
Dewey performed the ceremony. In
usually artistic were the church deco
rations, the aisles through which the
bridal party passed being outlined by
tall standards attached to each pew
end, bearing candles and white hy-
acenths. Large baskets and bouquets
Of pink roses and other flowers and
tall candelabras graded in height, car
rying clusters of cathedral candles,
formed beautiful background at the
altar for the nuptials. Candles gleam-
ed too from every window. The bride
who entered on the arm Of her father,
was charmingly attired in an exquisite
SOHIA VI NllACC ldCt IdSiilOIbti OIL
straight lines, with two wide flounces
forming the skirt. A tulle veil held
in place by bandeaux attached to her
low-dressed coiffure, was a charming
touch to the costume. She carried a
shower bouquet of brides roses, maid
en-hair ferns and lilies of the valley.
Miss Josephine Carveth, who was her
sisters maid of honor, was gowned in
light green. She carried yellow roses.
Miss Joy Fraleigh of Detroit, Mich,
and Miss Agnes Sheldon of Hastings.
were the brides maids and wore gowns
Of orchid morie and shell pink taffeta.
They carried arm bouquets of pink I
roses. Thomas J. Hodgson, Jr., broth
er of the groom, a student of the Uni |
versity of Michigan, was best man. |
The ushers were: DR.. B. L. Noonan, /
lIessrs. John r. Hall, Ellsworth Jones,
If Detroit, and Eugene Easterly, Jr.,
If Rochester, N. Y. Several of them
ire fraternity brothers of the groom.
Mrs. Thomas Doyle presided as organ
st. A brilliant reception followed the
at the Country Club They
eft for destination unknown and
rill reside in Wilmington, Delaware.
there the groom holds position as
superintendent with the
Eastern Alcohol Corporation, Glyycer-
ne Department, Deep Water, N. J.
Ie is a graduate of Smyrna High
:chool and The University of Michi-
an, Ann Arbor, where their sweet
omance had its beginning.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
FIRE DESTROYS BIG CREAMERY
Of R. Y. WALLEN At CLAYTON
BUILDING ALONG THE RAILROAD
WAS USED TO STORE GRAIN
Clayton and Smyrna Fire Companies
Unable to Save Structure Which
Burned With Loss of $500

Fire of undetermined origin de-
stroyed the big warehouse and grain
cry of R. 7. Wallen, grain broker at
Clayton, completely destroying it with
contents at a loss estimated at over
$500. The Clayton fire alarm was
sounded shortly before twelve o'clock
midnight on Wednesday last, followed
close after by the Smyrna fire alarm.
So quickly did the fire gain headway
that it was practically beyond con
troll by the time the local fire compan-
les arrived. The blaze which lit the
sky for miles around, attracted a
large crowd. The warehouse is stu
ated along the railroad tracks north Of
the Office of r. Y. Wallen. The wind
at the time was blowing from the
northwest and sparks were carried to
two or three other buildings across
the tracks but a close vigilance on the
part of Clayton and Smyrna firemen
kept the confagration from spreading.
Firemen from Smyrna and CLAYTON
climbed on the roofs of the houses on
the east side of the Delaware road
tracks with hose lines to prevent the
dwellings from catching fire. Fam
lies in the three or four houses near
the granary We're aroused and pre-
pared to leave their homes but this
did not become necessary. Forum
ately the wind was blowing in oppo-
site direction from R. w. Slaughter's
lumber yard Mr.. Slaughter, however
is said to have had twenty or more
tons Of lime and cement stored in
Mr. Wallen's warehouse and thev were
destroyed. Mr. Wallen had lot IF
seed, fruit baskets and hampers and
other stuff to be burned. The total
.oss is estimated to be upward Of ST.
800 which it is said, was covered bv
insurance. Much praise is being civ
IN the Clayton and Smyrna firemen
or their efforts in keeping the fire
confined to the one building. With !
he high wind prevailing at the time.
here is no telling what would have |
happened had the residences over on
he east side Of the tracks, once gotten
'eyond control. AS it was, it was the
most spectacular fire Clayton has had
\ recent years.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
RACE HORSES PREY TO FLAMES
FIRE at Havre de Grace Race Track
Burns Fifteen Noted Horses

Smyrnians who frequent the races
over at Havre de Grace, Nd, were
shocked to hear of the stable fire there
Thursday night which killed fifteen
blooded horses that were scheduled for
the seasons races. The horses were
valued at more than $4,000 Two
barns and cottage, which was used
as kitchen, were destroyed, causing
a loss of between $4,000 and $780,
coo. The fire started about 7.4O PM.
Unstable No. AZ, in which were fortv-
seven horses belonging to C. f. Ap-
plegate, Mrs II. D. Cox, William ".
Denham, ]. ]. Keath and others. 1t
spread to another building in which
the million-dollar string of Harry
Payne Whitney was housed, but none
of his horses Were lost. At first it was
reported that one of them, The Nut,
had been injured so seriously after it
escaped from the building that it had
to be destroyed. This was denied
there are reports that a crap game
was in progress in the stable where
the fire originated, and that someone
overturned an oil stove. Still another
rumor is that lighted cigarette was
dropped. But the racing authorities
incline to the belief that the oil stove
overturning was the cause. Fourteen
horses which died in the flames includ-
ed Scipio, owned by Joseph D. Keith:
and others.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
BIG BOOST FOR DELAWARE"
University to Have New Buildings
Constructed This Year at Big Cost

University to Have New Buildings
Constructed This Year at Big Cost
New buildings to cost slightly more
than half million dollars will be con
structed or at least started at the
University Of Delaware this year. The
recent Legislature passed bills to ap-
propriate $4,000 to finish the engin-
eering building and S150,0O0 for a
gymnasium at the Women's College
something that has been urgently
reeded for some years. Two years
ago the Legislature appropriated
money for the engineering building
but cut the request by considerable
more than 100000 with the result the
University had to return this session
for an appropriation to complete the
structure. One story Of the engineer
ing building has been erected and with
the $4,000 it is proposed to put on
the second and third floors. H. Rod
ney Sharp a trustee of the University
is the donor of the proposed new audi
torium for the University which is to
cost when equipped about s250,GOO.
Ground will be broken for this build
ing in a short time and it is also pro-
posed to have work started on the
Women's College gymnasium as soon
as possible.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
WHOLE NO. 1891
KENT FIRENfEN AT HARRINGTON
Harry Collins and Vernon Ford Rep
resent Smyrna at County Firemen
Meet-C CIOmino STATE Co,,,on4:

marry COLLINS and Vernon Ford Rep
resent Smyrna at County Firemen
Meet-COming State Convention
Harry Collins and Vernon Ford rem
resented Citizens Hose Company No. /
OF Smyrna at the meeting in Harring-
ton last Thursday night of the Kent
County Firemens Association. Chief
John D. Morris of Smyrna was put on
| the Efficiency Committee with Chief
Hancock of Dover, and Chief Cams of
! Harrington. With iremen present
from all parts of Kent county. Har-
rlngton fire company entertained the
Association in their new fire house.
on Thursday night. President J. +.
Haddaway persided. President Rob
ert Z. Croes, vice president, Warren
Pettijohn, and Secretary Samuel H
Carson of the State Association: also
Harry Shagrin, newly elected presi-
dent of the New Castle County Asso-
cation We're present. It was the first
time that many of the fremen had Wis
tied the new fire house. With but two
exceptions every fire company repre-
sented in the County Association had
delegates to the meeting. Hartly and
CLAYTON delegates We're not present
and the Carlisle Fire Company at Mil
ford is the only company in Kent
county that is not affiliated with the
new organization Howard Rash,
Cheswold, was elected as assistant
secretary to succeed Harry c. Tee. Of
Harrington, who rendered his resigna-
ton. Mr.. Shagrin in his remarks cor
daily invited the Kent county firemen
to the next meeting Of the New Castle
County Association meeting at Mid
dletown- President Croes spoke Of
the valuable aid given firemen near
Wilmington by the Wilmington De-
partment from their training school.
He said their companies have training
periods and whenever possible they
obtain men from the Wilmington De-
partment to aid them Chief Croes
spoke Of the coming State Convention
and said it was expected TO be the
largest gathering Of firemen ever held
in the East. The entire Wilmington
Department will parade with the ex-
ception Of two skeleton compnaies to
be held for duty.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
ADDRESSES SMYRNA FORUM
Rev. f. A. LemOine Tells of His Ex-
periences "FrOm FOrecastle to Pulpit"

Rev. f. A. LemOine Tells of His Ex-
periences "FrOm FOrecastle to Pulpit
An appreciative audience gathered
at the Smyrna High School auditorium
Thursday evening to hear the lecture
Of Rev. E. A. Lemoine, rector Of st.
Peters Church, give his popular lee
ture "From Forecastle to Pulpit" The
address IS the story Of Mr.. Lemoine's
early life dealing with his experiences
in Newfoundland. Mr.. Lemoine told
Of hunting seals on sealing voyages
and later Of transatlantic voyages to
distant parts Of the world, one in
particular being from Cardiff, Wales,
to South Africa. Later he decided to
enter the ministry and graduated from
Northwestern University and the Gen
eral Theological Seminary before be-
coming an Episcopal clergyman. The
lecture was held under the auspices
of the Smyrna Mems Forum. Presi-
dent w. w. Wright, presided.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. James w. PennewiIl Prominent
social workers and Known ThruOut
the State, Dies in Wilmington

v
Mrs. Jane w. Pennewill. pronoinent
club woman and welfare worker Of
wilmington, died at her home. 7OG
west street, Monday morning follow
ing a heart attack. Mrs. PennewilPs
death IS the fifth in her immediate
family during the past year. She
was a past president of the Whining
ton Federation of the W. C. T. T..
having held office for a number of
years. She was also a past president
OF the Delaware Division, /. s. s.
former vice-chairman of the Women,s
Joint Legislative Committee. from
which office she resigned a few months
ago, State publicity director of the
committee; a member of the Women's
Auxiliary Of the Wilmington General
Hospital, the New Century Club. Del
aware League of Women Voters and
St. Andrews P. Z. Church. Mrs. Pen
newlll had been interested in Red Cross
work and for a number of years con
Quoted Christmas seal booth in the
Post Office in the interest Of the Anti
tuberculosis Society, of which She was
one Of the founders. Mrs. Pennewiu
was born in Wilmington, daughter
Of the late Alexander and Mary Bever
White. She attended private schools
IN Wilmington and was graduated
from Wesleyan College. AT an early
age she was married to John Clarke
Pennewill, a son of John Clarke Pen
reWlll, Of Dover. Her husband. who
bad been connected with Pennsylvania
Railroad, died at the age Of so. She
had lived at 706 West street, Whining
ton, for the past 50 years. She is
survived by her daughter, Mrs. Jos
ephlne Pennewill Ellis and son John
Clarke Pennewill, both Of Wilmington. \
Funeral will take place in Whining
Jon tomorrow, and interment will be \
At Old Swedes Cemetery.
Thomas Ford. Well known Farmer
Thomas Ford, aged 67, farmer
Rho resided near the Three Bridges"
1etween Smyrna and Leipsic, died 4
Monday in the Kent General Hospital
Dover, after a lingering illness. He
vas son Of the late Cliff Ford and
pent his whole life at farming. Fun
ral will take place tomorrow, Thurs
lay with interment in Odd Fellows
liss Mildred Lockwood BickIing. Dead
Miss Mildred Lockwood Bickling.
ged 23, daughter Of James o. Bick-
ng, died at Clayton Sunday after a
illness. She at one time
we'd in West Smyrna (Spruance City)
nd is survived BY her parents and !
averal brothers and sisters. Funeral
1ok place yesterday with interment
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Caleb VOshell Dies Near Camden
Caleb Voshell, a well known Kent .
ounty residents, owner and manager (
{ the Voshell flour and feed mill near I "
amden, died at his home near the I
oshell mill early Monday morning. I
X was NJ years Of age and il sur !
we'd BY wife and one son, Fl. Reedy \
oshell. The funeral will take place !,
Thursday, afternoon, at !
clock. Interment at Odd Fellows 4
.metery, Camden
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
KENT RIPPER" BILL PASSED
Transfers Third Representative Dis
trict From First District to Second

trlct From First District to Second
The House of Representatives Thurs
day afternoon passed Senator Whar-
tons so called Kent County Levy
Court ripper bill' by vote of q
years to 13 nays, after Representative
Vlrden's motion to table the measure
had been defeated, % nays to II yeas.
The bill, which was strongly opposed
by the Democrats of both houses, tax
es the Third Representative District
out of the First Levy Court District
of Kent county and places it in the
Second Levy Court District The en-
actment of the bill into law now
rests with Governor c. Douglass
Buck. 1t is claimed that the bill will
in all probability, give the Republi-
cans control of the Kent County Levy
Court. When the measure was first
introduced by Senator Wharton, it
created quite a sensation in the Sen
ate, the Democratic members of that
rebelling body refusing to vote for
any bills that required more than a
vote. The final vote on the
so-called ripper bill" follows: Yeas
Brewer, Clark, Conwell, Derrickson,
Hynson, Laws, Lewis, Lingo, McIn-
tire, Moore, Morgan, Nickle, Paradee.
Parsons. Seal, Shorb, Smith, Talley,
Tatnall, Van Solver, and Speaker
Messick, 21. Nays-Beaston, Cannon,
Cook, Deakyne, Farrow,
Glenn, Hart, Hazard, E. S. Hughes.
s. Q. Hughes, Scheifele ami Vlruen,13.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
DEFEATED ELECTION BILLS
Senator Burton Aids Democrats Op-
posing Change in Registration Law


posing Change in Registration Law
Democrats with the aid of Senator
Burton, Republican, last Friday, kill
ed the House bills to provide primary
election system and changing the per
manent registration law, and dividing
the State into four election districts.
There has been a Reserve Board were
present at the time. Senator Whar-
ton called up the primary election bill,
and when it was read, Senator Whar-
ton said it was bill agreed upon BY
both parties, but some had backed
water. There was a laugh from the
Democratic side, and the bill went to
a vote. The measure was defeated by
a vote of 8 to s, Senator Burton vot-
ing with the Democrats against the
bill. Senator Wharton then called up
the House bill dividing the State into
four election districts and changing
the permanent registration laws. The
Democrats had claimed that the bill
was not the one agreed upon, and that
if gave too much power to the cleo
ton and registration boards Of the
four districts. Senator Wharton said
both parties had agreed upon this bill.
The bill went to vote and was lost by
a vote of 9 to s
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
KENT COUNTY FIELD MEET
To Be Held Friday, May 10th, on the
Fair Grounds at Harrington

It dir uFOuHuS at harrington
The first steps in the organization
of the coming Kent County Track and
Field Meet were taken when, at a
meeting held Saturday, April 18th. in
the offices of the State Board of Ed
ucatios at Dover, Supt. J. C. Messner
of Harrington, the County Chairman.
appointed the following committees:
Officials. G. Messner; Publicity. F.
". Mick, Lester Judy; Entries, P. S.
Prince; Field John Shilling, w. H.
Jump, H. B. King; Booths, P. s.
Prince, Marion Keyes, Edna Lafferty;
Booster Tags, NJ. L. Hydorn. II. II.
Williams; Program, Leila Thomas.
Ralph McIlvaine; Guest, Virgil b.
Wiley, G. w. w. Schantz, r. E. Shill-
ing. The annual County Track and
Field Meet has become an important
factor in the State program of Health
Education. Each year the various
schools enter into the spirit of the oc-
casion with increasing enthusiasm and
devote weeks of training for the var
ious contests and events. Last year
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
FRUIT But SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
Survey of Apple, Peach and Pear Or
chards Reveals Little Cause for Alarm

chards Reveals Little Cause for Alarm
A survey of the apple, peach and
pear orchards down State, following
the easterly storms of last week. show
that some damage has been done; but
insofar as affecting good yield there
Is no occasion at this time for alarm
Killing frosts and freezes or heavy
wind beating the tender fruit from the
trees IS the only thing that will pre-
vent good yield Fruit trees were
IN full bloom at the time of the storm,
but the temperature was such that the
cold rains did not seem to affect the
tender buds. However, fruit growers
feel somewhat alarmed on account Of
the continued cool weather because
the bees, which pollenize the orchards,
have not been so active at time when
the blossoms should have been dry and
the pollen distributed Warm weather.
coming at time when the trees are
IN full bloom, causes the bees to be
active, thus distributing the pollen
from one orchard to the other. With
out this distribution orchards fail to
yield good crops. Apprehension was
again felt yesterday morning when a
leavy frost appeared With the pos
'i'bly exception of strawberries, it is
'elt fruit escaped as the foliage, now
Dut, protected the blossoms. !
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Services viii be Held Morning and
Evening Next Sunday-Guild Meeting
Sunday there will be the regular
services-morning worship, IL o'clock
Sunday School, 10 o'clock; evening
worship, 7.30. The Westminster Guild
will meet at the home of Mrs. Garis.
Thursday evening, April 25th, at 7.9O
o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
|AROTARY CLUB MEETING
Helfenstein Of Dover, the
pa Meeting Thursday Evening

Helfenstein Of Dover, the
At Meeting Thursday Evening
lar meeting Of the Smyrna
u10 was held last Thursday
april 18th, at the Wayside
/ President, 'Bill" Matthews,
Alt, the meeting was pre-
BY the vice president, Wal
5lsOn. The programme was
/ d doc" Harmonson. Chair
he International Relations
e He had for the speaker
s'ning, Roy Helfenstein. pas-
y Peoples Church at Dover.
'lioer Of the Dover Rotary
Y speaker was one Of four
Ssa'an Ministers who went to
.a'an IN the summer of 1923.
-se Tor the same amount Of
rom Great Britain. Their
sa' a "Peace Crusade" and
y 2 give their IDEAS in the
/. p tae various countries and
Tgelaons y in the different coun-
,,r- NJ 'alS was a contrast, as he
!. $ saT It, Of the European
u !, ne two years before The
~ ] lsn Years after the war from
,,,i,d;.. r9,.''cal' social, and bust
sttj III I ne gave a most
is,p.LI.. instructive talk that
3 NJ e.Joyed by everyone
H... 'lsiIors present were
.Lron James G. Wickes, /
' ~. I, z. Shank, Clarence
= Alddletown. q
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
|lIIJlE lDJDURAS AFTER
|II SESSION SINCE JAN. |
nc PASS INCLUDING
v u,IJ,S TAX REPEAL
,u. Die in Committees and
S-ars pu,s stricken From Calendar
{ s'r s' the HynsOn DRY" Bill

D,Iouare Legislature adjourn
Il Friday at 4.4O o'clock, af-
..5ing II approximately 5,OOO,-
Es f the most important bills
Isring the session, as far as
y Of the State are concerned.
\. measure Of Senator Hall, Of
rspealing the l5 cents real
u far school purposes. 1t is
+bot this will save the peo-
. 4 y State 100000 a year, OF
III the next two years. The
/ ras an unusually long one
] iom the first day Of January,
:,i,tive days, 10 in excess Of
,s.r tbe members could receive
/ 4 lrr mder the constitution. They
! |jrO pay for the extra ten days
\ rotp themselves mileage for
4, tine at the rate Of 10 cents
al those who drove their own
l.,ISl-2 cents a mile for the
There we're the usual speak
n1tesy from the presiding Of
bOth houses which We're re-
| d by members. Both cal
rere fairly We'll cleaned up
,founment came but a few
-,ined On each Of them, or
-Hed III committee Only
hlls remained on the House
n the end. These included
| 3 appropriate $4,000 To re-
| .ing jetties ana build new
Rehoboth; No. 209, to pro
use or possession Of fire
the State, and NO. 262, to |
hse treatment at Pasteurian |
B for persons bitten by mad !
u of these bills were allowed |
committees. Four Senate |
~ also allowed to die on the \
aendar after they had been l
y the Senate. These bills
\ follows; To create an oyster
Nj commission; providing for a
i0r non-resident fishermen; a
y election measure for Kent
assex counties and one to create
election district in the First
;szafTe district Of Kent county.
the Senate bills left on the
calendar which never got out
ni.tee we're Senator Green's
mend TIE election and regis
IaTs; bill to create a State
4 Contractors, and Senator
Ii Bill providing for a 81 cap
L All the "wet" and dry"
: stricken from the calendar
d week ago, " no actual
4 along that line was gotten
. The Hynson "dry" enforce
which passed the House by
raionty early i'll the session
q IN the Senate temperance
( tor many weeks and a week
stricken off the calendar with
III and "wet" measures. The
bill vas killed On Thursday,
but 8 votes
Smyrna times., 1929-04-24
''OLAIN TAKES BRIDE

EihsI aver McClain Weds
y :, Oae q Near Town
Nr Il \ Loose, daughter Of
q, pear III u. Loose, Of Garri-
eai, ~ " '.s'iiyrna, and James
4 Esa d FITS. Walter Nc
At Galeaai iyrha, were quietly
ang N .L Md., last Thurs
r. storsO O,aIn N J, + cashier in the
.,I Ehile M. McCiain s 4
/ il. 4, | clerk at the 4. r'Isi' 4 p, p
[asr Ssne 1lL.; 1i.. Meclain are
/ slaa. ''''s with his mother in