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Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
MUCH ACTIVITY
AT MEETING OF
JUNIOR CHAMBER

Final plans for the Junior cham
Der halloween frolic to be held to
morrow night, were discussed at this
mornings meeting of the chamber
at which il was announced there are
few tickets left, including several
individual, tickets tor those Mho
plan to attend the frolic alone.
The slogan committee reported
several suggestions for farewell
salutation to be placed on the sign
at east entrance to the city. 1t was
emphasized that suggestions are not
limited to Junior chamber members
and the public is invited to try for
the s. prize offered for the best
suggestion.
Bob Whitclaw. representing the
kiwanis club, outlined a proposition
for minstrel show to be given BY
the kiwanis and Junior chamber
members next month under the dir
c"tion of Dick Harding of San Diego
an old stage professional.
Reports were made BY the com
mittces on re-signing FL Ccntro
streets, which will be taken up ac-
lively III the near future; construc.
tion of an athletic stadium which
will be started when a suitable To-
cation can be obtained and the for.
nation of baseball team on the
east side. The costume committee
also reported that this matter will
be definitely acted on in o short
time.
The Juniors are planning a mem.
oership drive which will probably
take place following the election of
OFFICERS at the second meeting in
November.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
Children Almost Hate
Cross, Nervous Mother

"Mv children almost hated me, I
was so cross. Thanks to Ninol, my
nervousness is all gone and we are
happy again. Mrs. T. Johnstone.
Vinol is compound of iron,
phosphates. cod liver peptone, etc.
The very FIRST bottle makes you
sleep better and have n BIG appe-
h.tc. Nervous easily tired people
are surprised how QUICK the iron.
phosphates, etc, give new life and
pep. Vinol tastes delicious. Clements
Drug Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
Wednesday, October 80, 1929

an unusual honor for n freshman,
according to college authorities, IT
being considered the most important
organization on the campus,
and furnishes music for Il vcsper ser
vice each Sunday.
Miss Lemons graduated from Cen
trail Union high school last June
and was a popuas member of the
younger set in this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30

mon, it was announced today.
A large delegation from Holtvillc
attended last nights meeting. in
cluding Rev. Clark and Rev. Langs-
ton. Dr. Brandt gave &n excellent
sermon ON future life and feature
of the service was q duet by Theo.
philus Fitz and Miss Clark of Holt.
vile.
"The Origin of Churches" viii
be the subject of the final sermon
tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
u. s. c. Frat
House Burned

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 80. .-,U.D-
Fire, resulting from a defective flue,
last night caused damages estimated
at $40, 600 to the Sigma Alpha Ep-
silon fraternity house at the univers-
ity of Southern California.
The fire. which burned rapidly.
caused damages of approximately
$4,000 and burned furnishings val
ucd at $1,000 In addition a mum ber
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
WOMAN GETS PROBATIoN

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 80. W.p)-
Mrs. Thelma Holland, 22 year old
expeetant mother, who pleaded
guilty to a charge Of possessing a
stiil, was placed on three years pro.
baton today by Superior Judge Wal.
ton j. Wood.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
Expect Injured
Youth Will Die

After living three days with hls
neck broken, doctors today said II
was only Il matter of time before
Merrill Maxim, l. year old Vi Centfo
high school student would sue
cumb to his injuries. Young Maxim
was dilerious most of the night but
was rational most of the morning,
his nurse at the Valley hospital in
Holtvillc, said today.
Miss Harriet Stafford and NADIA
line Horton, both local school stu
dents, were reported to be recover
inng nicely. 1t is still unknown
which of the two girls was driving
the ear that turned over Sunday
night on the Holtville highway and
caused the injuries of the three
Youths" While dolirions both girls
lave said they were driving, or that
the other was driving the ear which
belonged to the Stafford family.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
Local Girl Gets
Honor At College

Miss Frances Lemons of this city,
daughter of NJ. and Mrs. T. T..
Lemons, has beer chosen member
Of the choir at Underwood college,
st. Charles. Mo, where she is en-.
rolled in the freshman class.
Election 10 tn, choir is considered
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
TO SURVEY GRAPE CROP

WASHINGTON Oct. 80. W.H-
The federal farm board announced
today it plans to undertake survey
of the grape cron situation in Cali
fornia immediately to serve as a
basis for the board's program TO be
applied to the 1920 crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
WEATHER DEL AVS FLYERS

NEW YORK, Oct. 81. U.H-Rus-
sian authorities in New York an
nounced today .hat flight of the
airplane Land of the Soviets from
Detroit to New York had been post
poned owing to inclement weather.
The flight was % have been started
TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30

of heirlooms stored by the owner of
the house in the attic were also des-
troyed.
Two nearby fraternity houses were
also damaged NY the blaze. The
Theta Sigma M house suffered 4
loss of approximately $500 when the
roof caught on fire while the ri
Kappa Alpha house suffered only
minor damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
Pa PAGE EIGHT
Revival Service
Closes Tonight

i'ue TO sudden call TO Los An
seies, received by DIR. John l..
Brandt, who has been conducting a
revival service at the State Street
.hristian church, the revival will be
discontinued following tonight's ser
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30

Dixon achieved attention several
months ago when he hung by his
heels from soaring plane to repair
a broken undercarriagc and landed
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30
Wherever yon'se going. .your
Greatest Choice of
Routes and Service

WHEREVER you want to go,
" Southern Pacific is the logical
place to come for your travel needs,
for this great system offers more
complete service and greater
choice Of routes than any other
railroad.
Going east, for instance, there are
Four Great Southern Pacific Routes
to choose from, twelve trains every
day to fit your travel needs to
take you where you wan, to co..
the way that suits you best. Your
choice Of routes, going and re
turning.
Between Los Angeles and Sai
Francisco, nine trains every day.
To Portland and Seattle, through
train and sleeper service from Los
Angeles daily :. four more trains
north, from San Francisco every day
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-30

To Phoenix, no other service is
comparable to that Of Southern Pa
ci6c. Four fine trains each way daily
between Phoenix and Los Angeles
=. esteA service.
Southern Pacific is the only line
serving the Coachella and Imperial
Valleys. land the desert winter re-
sorts around Palm Springs and
Indio.
Likewise Southern Pacific exclu-
sively serves the interesting West
Coast OF Mexico, wi,hthrough trains
from Los Angeles,
In addition, Southern Pacific op-
crates motor coach lines On the At
lantic, its own Steamship service be.
tween New Orleans and NewY York.
Whatever your travel problem or
need, let the greatest of the trans.
Continental railroads serve you.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
The Smyrna Times
SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July 5.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna. Del
aware. Second Class matter
Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
R. ID. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town it represents, but for the outlying
district of which it is the center, em-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold, Townsend. Leipsic, &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charg-
ed for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less, a minimum
iarge of so cents per Insertion Public
ale advertisements rs cents per inch
trst insertion and so cents per inch for
each subsequent insertion. Locals and
Reading Notices, Is cents per line per
issue.
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
il represents and the State of which it
Is a part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Subscription price. s1.50 per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
FIDELITY BANK & TRUST co.
Handsome New Structure will Rise
in Wilmington at 9th and Orange

Handsome New Structure will Rise
in Wilmington at 9th and Orange
An issue of $4,000 shares of the
capital stock of the Fidelity Bank
and Trust Company, Wilmington,
Deiaware's newest financial insti-
tuition, is being offered to the pub
lie. The financial plan is one that
is the result of the creative genius
of Shelly B. Hutchinson, chairman
of the Board of Directors, and who
will be remembered by millions of
men and women who lived more
than q score of years ago, as a
member of the firm of Sperry and
Hutchison, originator of the green
trading stamp. Mr.. Hutchinson
has combined his intelligence with
years of experience to work out
plan that should prove of great ad-
vantage to the working man of to-
day in the direction of savings.
Through the use of thrift certifi-
Gates in the purchase of all COM
modities, citizens of Delaware and
the Eastern Shore of Maryland
viii be able to profit by the saw
ings they will obtain on such pur-
chases- Mitchell and Son of New
Castle, have ben awarded the con-
tract for razing operations at
Ninth and Orange streets, Will
mington, the site of the new bank.
In order to protect the public,
bridge will be built over the side
walk at that point. The architect
with the contractor and sub-con-
tractors meet this week to discuss
various details of the plans for the
new bank which will be started at
once. See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
TO RE-STOCK FISH PONDS
Fish VIII BE Taken From Some
Ponds and Placed in Others

State Fish and Game Commits
sioner Townsend is preparing to
re-stock the lakes and ponds in
Delaware with fish. Last week
witnessed the gathering of the fish
from sparsely settled sections
where the fishing is not so active
and consequently there is plenty
of small fish to spare. The fish
taken from these thickly populat-
ed ponds and lakes will be distribt-
ed among the other ponds and
lakes that are fished very exten-
sively. Mr.. Townsend is also pre-
pairing to make sport more attrac-
tive for pheasant hunters next
spring. He is obtaining prices on
young pheasants from the more
thickly settled pheasant sections in
the south and will free the birds,
a couple at a time, in various for
est land throughout the state.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20

meeting at Milford, the colored
teachers assembled at Dover. Prin-
cipal Oscar Frey and teachers of
the Smyrna Colored Schools at
tended The Institute took place
in the Booker t. Washington
School, west Dover. A program of
interest was given including talks
by educators and demonstrations.
Officers elected for next year in
clude the following: President, S.
Marcellus Blackburn, Dover; vice
president, Bernard Young; secre-
tary, Genevieve F. Anderson, Do
yer; assistant secretary, Carrie H.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20

We carry a complete line of Keen
Cutter and Crown Axes, Cross-cut
Saws, Wedges, Sledge Hammers
and Mauls in stock.
f. Phone 760 R 3
G. r. HEATHER,
lib st Hartly, Del.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20

When you want to buy or sell
Fat HOGS, Feeding Pigs or Shoats
or Breeding Stock, telephone
Smyrna LA r 4 or write
STANLEY SHORT, Cheswold
11-20 4t Dealer in Live Stock
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
FOR SALE

Majestic Range good as new.
Bow-end Bedstead, Mattress and
Springs, Hall Rack. Apply to
MRS. EDITH A. GAFFORD,
11-20 1t Union ST., Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
COLORED TEACHERS MEET

Principal Oscar Frey and Faculty
of the Smyrna School Participate
While the white teachers were
holding the annual State Teachers
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
WOMAN WANTED

Good home for settled woman in
small family to cook and do gen.
eral house work. No children.
Reference required.
MRS. E. B. ARNOLD,
lib 2t Phone 188R12 Brenford
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20

In stock-One and Two-Hole Corn
Shelters. Can be used by hand or
power.
Phone 760 r
G.. r. HEATHER,
11-13 st Hartly, Del.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20

Blackburn, Dover; treasurer, Cora
B. Aiken, Cheswold.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
Urges Ne1U Roads to
Relieve Md. Traffic

Increasing demands that something be done relieve traf
fc conditions the Bladensburg Road the Memorial
again suggesting that Maryland and New York Avenues be
eXt TO the line
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
Witness in One Auto
Crash Is Fined in
Another

Augustus p. Amaker, a defend
ant in Traffic Court Yesterday,
knows how it feels to be on both
sides.
Amaker testified as the District
witness against William Hayelock,
cOlored, charged with reckless
driving. HayeIock's car struck
his own in the rear on April Is,
on Q Street Northwest. Haye.
lock got 30 days straight.
Just after that Amaker was
recalled before the judge and
informed that be was now. the
defendant Policeman J. l.. Meek
told Judge John p. Mcmahon
Amaker collided with another
mans car at Thirteenth and Fair.
mont Streets Northwest, and said
Amaker did not have the right
of way, The judge fined him $50.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
POLICE WARNED
To PAY DEBTS

Stirred by flood of complaints
that members of the police force
fail to pay debts, Major Henry g.
Pratt, superintendent Of police,
today warned all members of the
department to cease running up
obligations they cannot meet.
In general order marked "spe.
eiaI and important" the police chief
states that in the quarter ending
March 81, 81 complaints against
policemen were received at head.
quarters.
The order quotes that section of
the police manral which provides
that any member of the force who
fails to pay a just debt is subject
to dismissal.
In part Major Pratt's order reads:
"No member of the force should
incur an expense, negotiate a loan
the terms of which cannot be met
in accordance with the agreement
entered into and commanding
officers will impress upon members
Of their respective commands that
this practice will be discontinued
at once"
Pratt further, said that officers
who fail to pay their just debts
indicate by such failure their in
efficiency. He also said that such
complaints embarrass the depart.
ment.
Disregard of such matters, the
order continues, is reflection upon
the honesty of the officer so offend.
ing, whose word must be as good
as his bond" The police chief
also states that where such com.
plants reach headquarters the
officer will be subject to a loss of
credits on his record. if not trial
and subsequent dismissal.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
REF. .SPR0IJL
HAS BILL
READY

A drastic prohibition code
for the District of Columbia
will be introduced in the
House this week by Repre-
sentative W. Fl. Sproul of
Kansas, it was learned today.
The bill embodying the code pro-
vides heavy penalties and Jail sen.
tences for various offenses against
the liquor laws. 1t would tighten
up regulations governing sale of
medicinal liquor, and provides new
machinery for raids on homes, court
procedure in prohibition cases. SER
vice of District police to ac' as Try
agents, dismissal of police for drunk
enness and operation of vagrancy
law
Physicians and pharmacists, under
the terms of the bill, would be sub
ject to new restrictions in prescrib.
ing and selling liquor as medicine.
Each bottle thus sold would have
to bear a printed label giving all
data concerning the prescription.
Heavy Fines Urged .
Places where the liquor law is
violated are declared by the bill
to be comman nuisances. Persons
maintaining such places would be
liable, on conviction. to fines runs
ming from 5000 to $1,000 and jail
sentences of from 80 days to six
months.
Should the owner Of such a place
allow illegal use of his property, the
bin provides the property would be
subject to a lien and may be sold
to pay fines and costs assessed
against the person maintaining the
nuisance.
The bill orders the District Com
missioners, the United States Mar
shal and deputy n1arshals, the Cor
poration Counsel and his assistants
and all members of the Police De-
partment to continuously be vigil
liant in enforcing the pcohibitory,
gambling and other laws of, the
District" -
Whenever marshals of police oh.
serve liquor violations, the bill
stipulates, lit shall be their duty to
then and there arrest such violators
of the prohibitory law, and to take
them forthwith to the Police Court.
to be charged and tried, as pro-
vided by law"
Would "Aid" Cops
Any policeman found guilty OF
drunkenness or of neglect to aid In
dry enforcement, is to be fined from
$100 to $500 under the bill, and in
addition thereto would be "ousted
from office, which conviction and
custer shall constitute a disqualifi-
cation for future police duty in the
District of Columbia
The bill also provides that a pub.
lie prosecutor in the District may
choose either criminal or equity
proceedings against a person
charged with maintaining still,
speakeasy. or the like.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
EPSTEIN. GIRL IS
FOUND IN n. \.

Washington police we're notified
today that Gertrude Epstein. 49,
year-old school girl. of the 100
block D St. S. E., had been located
in New York city after being missing
since April 8.
New York authorities telegraphed
that they had taken the girl and a
male companion into custody. Local
officials wired for additional in
formation before deciding whether
they would send detectives after
the pair. = -.
The Epstein girl left home one
morning to attend school and has
not been seen since by her mother,
Mrs. Minnie Epstein.
Mrs. Epstein was uncertain
whether the girl had been kid
naped or had eloped.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18


A proposed extension which woultk'
have run Maryland Avenue North
east, to proposed Oklahoma Avenue
and thence to the District Line. the
street to follow the contour of the
proposed Anacostia Parkway de-
velopment has heen gather n: dust
for more than year in the office
of the National Parks and Planning
Commission.
Never Approved
The street would run TO the Mary
land line and then to Cheverly. the
property owners in Maryland hav-
ing agreed to deed the land neces-
sary for a street 120 feet wide.
This would relieve the situation
by diverting the Annapolis and
Eastern Shore traffic to a direct
route to the heart of the city.
The plans have never been ap-
proved by the park commission.
The same thing applies to New
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
GAIN I WO'
Weeks TO |.
STUDY
Plan

The proposed code govern
ing the installation and inspec-
tion of artificial ice manu-
featuring and refrigerating
devices met with violent oppo-
sition by heads Of local ice
and ice cream manufacturers
and heads of companies MAX
ing such machinery at a pub
lie hearing today in the board
room of the District Building.
A partial victory was won by
representatives of the ice cream
and ice companies, who managed
to gain two weeks in which to
study the proposed code and sug-
gest such revisions as will be ac-
ceptable to them.
e. A. Daniel, president of the
Carry, Ice Cream Company, declared
he had been given to understand
that ice and ice cream companies
would not come within the pro-
vision of the code. He said the
proposed regulations are unfair and
would tend to harm business.
Daniel attacked that section of the
code providing for repairs and
inspection on ice and refrigeration
machinery.
He characterized this particular
section as being not only unfair
but decidedly foolish and showed q
lack of knowledge on the part of
the persons who drafted the code
of the ice and ice cream industry
He showed in his argument that
in the event of breakdown in the
refrigeration machinery, say on Sat.
urday night, the company stood to
lose thousands of dollars. He
pointed out that under the code
the parts would have to remain
idle until Monday morning when
a permit to make the repairs could
be had and the subsequent inspec.
tion by inspectors of plumbing and
the fire marshal would be made.
Harry n. Kidwell, of the Ameri-
can Ice Company, also attacked
the proposed regulations and asked
that he also be given two weeks
in which to frame his argument
against the code.
Engineer Commissioner William
B., Ladue granted the extension of
time on condition that the ice COM
pany bring in some constructive
criticism and suggestions for substi.
tute provisions in theF code.
Roy L. Smithson, representing
the F'rigidaire Company, presented
his arguments in which paragraph
by paragraph he endeavored to
show that the regulations are un-
fair, not only to the manufacturers
but to the public as whole.
Air Companies Object
In many instances he declared the
terms of the proposed code are
vague and ambiguous and badly in
need OF Qualification.
He also protested against me
method covering inspection and per.
mits. He said the permit plan is
not feasible and, if adopted. would
hold up work and is therefore un-
fair.
No protest was made in the mat
ter of fees to be charged, other than
suggesting tina they be assessed un.
der the fee charged for electrical
installation.
The Commissioners have taken the
arguments under advisement.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
j I III I. les
WIN TAX.
SUIT

Cancellation of tax assess
ments on poles, lines, mains
and conduits of the local utili-
ties corporations, which will
probably exceed $2,5O0,000,
was today ordered by Corpo-
ration Counsel Willigin w.
Bride.
The order came as a result of a
request from Tax Assessor William
P. Richards for an opinion as to
the legality of his assessments
against the properties in question.
For years the tax assessor has
levied his aSFessments against the
companies in question, but no
money has ever been collected. The
assessments were made under an
act of Congress which recently,
however, was held by the courts to
be invalid
In the case. the Chesapeake and
\
went to court to fight the levy of
the tax assessor, won. Each year
it was shown that the companies
deducted from their net income the
amount of the tax assessments. the
result being that accruals have
reached a staggering amount.
Whether or not reduction in rates
will be sought by the Public Utili-
ties Commission is not at. this
time known. but it will probably
result in revaluation figures being
materially changed. thereby Gre
ating basis for reductions.
The eompa5iies in question are
the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, the telephone company, the
Georgetown Gas Light Company
and the Washington Gas Light Com
pany.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18

mes
READY FOR ALL EMERGENCIES
VINCENT MAREAN, operator in the fire alarm
room at the District Building is shown at the new
switchboard installed to expedite calls for aid. All
fire alarm and telephone calls to the Fire Department
in this board. The new board is equipped
for the dial phone system
The Washington times., 1929-04-18

u rt his. engagements, Marriages,
Deaths and In MemOrIam appear daily
on the last inside page. last two columns.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18

York Avenue. which under Mr..
HaZen's plan would run to the Dis
trict line and from that point on
TO the main thoroughfare from the
Eastern Shore. These two roads,
Mr.. HaZen points out, would re-
lieve the conditions at Bladensburg
Of approximately half the traffic.
Just what action will be taken is
not known, but it Is indicated that
as far as the office of the Engineer
Commissioner is concerned the pro-
posed extension plan is dead, at least
for the present time.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
Advisory Council Will
Discuss Donovan Plan

The five-year financial program
Of Daniel ]. Donovan, District audi
tor, will be, discussed at meeting
OF the Citizens Advisory Council to-
morrow night in the board room of
the District Building. Members of
the fiscal relations committee of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
have been asked to sit in the con-
ference.
1t is understood the meeting will
be stormy, as members of the coun.
Gil are divided on the practicability
Of the plan. Many are dissatisfied
with the apparent omission of i'm.
portant projects for which civic
groups have been working several
years.