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Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
DOVER SLEEP WALKERS HIKE
Gets Into Another House and Then
Goes Home Without Awakening

Mrs. Clifford Ricketts,, of near
Dover, awoke at l o'clock Friday
morning and found her husband
missing. She notified the State
Highway police and at sos o'clock
she reported her husband was
home in bed. Officers Bonafcino
and Lamb upon investigation
learned that Ricketts,. who is 43
years old, while apparently asleep
had broken into the dwelling part
of the store Of Frank Heller, dis
robed, tied the doors shut with
handkerchiefs and then lay down.
Five occupants Of the Heller home
failed to hear Ricketts, prowling
about. Ricketts, later, according
to what the police can learn, re
turned to his home attired only in
his underclothes, and entering a
back window, climbed into his own
bed and continued his sleep, while
his family was securing the near
by countryside for him. In get
ting into the Heller home, Mr.
Ricketts, was cut by glass about
the face, and hands.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
SMYRNA GRANGE ELECTION
Harry @. johnson Was Reelected
Master for Another Year

At the meeting of Smyrna
Grange, Wednesday evening, the
following officers were elected
Harry c. Johnson, reelected mas
ter; overseer, Ernest Mattiford;
lecturer, Mrs. Sydney Brown;
steward, Howard Deakyne; assist
ant, Charles Pryor; chaplain, j. C.
Latta; treasurer, Walter T. Mas
sey; secretary, Mrs. Beulah Ford;
gatekeeper, Sydney Brown; Ceres,
Mrs. Harry c. Johnson; Pomona,
Mrs. William Roe; Flora, Mrs.
Earl Mattiford; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. Ruth Pryor. At the
installation of officers at the first
meeting in January the executive
committee will be appointed Mas
ter and Mrs. Harry c. Johnson
were elected delegates to the meet
ing of the State Grange in Lewes,
December 10, II, II.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
FRUIT GROWERS MEETING
Some Interesting Addresses, Some
Illustrated, Mark an Enjoyable
and Profitable Meeting

Following the annual election of
officers and the adoption of two
resolutions, the Peninsula Horti-
cultural Society Friday afternoon
concluded it's 43rd annual session
and will meet next year in Bridge
vile. One resolution adopted rec
commended that products for can
neries be sold according to Federal
grading. At present the grower
sells anything which he may have
regardless of grade and the can
ner is compelled to SOFT the prod
uct. It is claimed that federal
grading would be better for both
the grower and the Gamer. The
other resolution recommended that
the Plant Quarantine and Control
Division of the government con
tinue its plan Of cooperating with
the states in case of isolated in
festation. The officers elected are
H. E. Baker, Bridgeville, president;
Albert Allen, Salisbury, vice pres
ident; DR.. J. F. Adams, Dover, sec
retary; w. Lee Allen, Salisbury,
Md, treasurer; vice presidents,
New Castle County, Newton L.
Grubb, ,Grubb's Corner; Kent Coun-
ty, Frank W. Richardson, Wyom-
ing; Sussex County, w G. Newton,
Bridgeville; Cecil County Md, Levi
H. BaIderson, Pomona; Kent Coun-
ty, Md, w. Irving Walker, Ches-
tertown; Caroline County, Md,
Colonel A. w. Fisk, Preston; Tai
bot County, Md, Otto Sanger,
Easton; Dorchester County, Md,
Gregg Hirst, Cambridge; Wicomico
County, Nd, J. L. Morris, Sails
bury; Worcester County, Nd. 81.
Dukes, Girdle Tree; Somerset
County, Md, Hofes S. Kemp, Prin-
cess Anne; Accomac County, Va.
w. Q. Strong, Onley; Northampton
County, Va, W. L. E,lzey, Exmore
The executive committee chosen is
composed Of William NJ Dickson
Woodside, Del; Albert Fixes, Eas-
ton, Md, and Herbert Richardson,
Wyoming, Del. Several interest
ing addresses on fruit culture were
made during the session. Most of
the addresses We're illustrated with
lantern slides The speakers were
L. A. Sterns, of the University Of
Delaware, at Newark; F. n. Corey
Of Washington; z. .. Auction, of
Washington, and F. +. Lagasse, Of
the University of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
TWELVE PIKE COST s1O5 FINE
James III. Mooney, of Sharptown,
Md, Failed to Obtain License

Game Warden Virgil Hearn ar
rested James Fl. Mooney, of Sharp
town, Md, on charges of hunting
and trapping in Delaware without
a license. Mr.. Mooney was found
with net and game fish and also
muskrats and traps in the marshes
near Cod creek, about a mile this
side of the Maryland line Game
Warden Hearn said that Mooney
had IL nice pike in his catch. He
was placed under arrest and fined
$50 on each charge before Magis-
trate Spicer of Laurel, the total
fine with costs amounting to $105.
The fine was paid and he was re-
leased. Non-residents are not per-
mitted to hunt or fish in Delaware
without the proper licenses and
the local game warden is starting
a campaign to break UP the viola
tion to this law.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
DUAL HIGHWAY ST. GEORGES
To STATE ROAD OPENED SOON
STRETCH ALL FINISHED EX-
CEPT SOME SHOULDER WORK
New Highway for NOrthbOund
Traffic to Open Before January
1st-MaY Continue to Dover

Upon the outcome of observa-
tions in the operation of the dual
highway from State Road to ST.
Georges, will depend whether the
Highway Commission decides to
continue such double highway as
far as Odessa and then to Dover.
Supporters of the dual highway,
among whom are Governor G.
Douglas Buck, are hopeful that
driving only in one direction on
highway will result in a big reduc-
tion in the number of accidents
and fatalities. IF this proves to be
the case, then the item of the ex-
ira expense of maintaining four in
stead of two shoulders will be con-
sidered against the great reduction
in accidents and lives. According
to w. W. Mack, chief engineer of
the State Highway Commission,
the dual highway between ST.
Georges and State Road will be Of
fcially opened to the public the
end of this month. Fortunately
for the contractor, the last con-
crete was poured November 9th.
This was before the big freeze
came. The road will be opened to
the public all the way now, if it
wasn't for the construction of
stretches of cross overs. These
will be completed some time this
week and the section between
State Road and ST. Georges, both
north and south, will be designated
as one way stretches. After that
time. it viii be a violation of the
state law to drive in an opposite
direction other than designated by
the sign. So pleased are officials
with the road that the dual high
way may be continued to Dover.
Automobile license tags for 1880
will be legal on Delaware cars af-
ter December 18th. Through the
use of these tags on cars it is hop
ed by the Titling Department Of
fcials that Delaware motorists will
apply for their licenses early. Up
to this week, only between five and
six thousand license tags out of a
possible $4,000 had been issued.
Unless there is a big increase soon
this will mean that the rush
around the first of the year will be
similar to those of other years.
William Ball, auto license admin
istrator says: Il wish Delaware
motorists would realize that their
1929 license tags will not be legal
after January 1. There will be no
five days grace this time. Anyone
driving after January 1 with a
1929 license tag will be liable to
arrest" A rather unusual Incl
dent occurred last week, when a
magistrate wrote in to the Titling
Department and asked if there
would be five days grace this year.
This magistrate had previously re-
ceived copy of the new automo-
bile code. This code specifies that
the last day for 1929 tags is De-
cember 81. He had failed to read
the code.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
SENIORS PRESENT PLAY
"The Whole Towns Talking" Civ
en- on Friday Evening at School


The members of the Senior Glass
of the Smyrna High School pre-
sented a three-act comedy play on
Friday evening, December 9Th, en-
titled THE Whole Towns Talking"
The play began at S p. m. and the
high school auditorium was filled
to its capacity. The students who
took part deserve much praise and
credit as it was one of the best
plays ever given by a Senior Glass
of Smyrna High School. The cast
of characters were as follows:
Henry Simmons, a manufacturer,
Richard Price; Harriet Simmons,
his wife, Norma Coleman; Ethel
Simmons, their daughter, Hazel
King; Chester Binney, Simmons
partner, Nelson Everhart; Lefty
Lythe, a motion picture star, Ern-
estine Ferguson; Donald Swift, a
motion picture director, Howard
Pinder; Roger Shields, a young
Chicago blood, William Hobson;
Lila Wilson and Sally Otis, friends
of Ethel, Florence Corrie and, Mil
dred David; Annie, maid, Anna
Thompson; Sadie Bloom, a dancing
teacher, Sarah Bennett; Taxi-driv-
er, William Doughten; Mrs. Jack
son, town gossip, Margaret Stark;
Miss Jackson, daughter Mary Stark
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
THIEVES ROB WELLINGTON
STORE $500 STOCK CLOTHING
BREAK INTO HAWKINS STORE
AND GET 20 SUITS, 10 COATS
Following Closely on Berg Store
ROBBERY at Middietown 1t is Sup
posed to Be the Same Gang

Closely following on the robbery
at Middletown in which 81 suits
and IA overcoats were obtained,
thieves broke into the Hawkins
clothing store at Millington, Md,
just over the state line and stole
20 suits and 10 overcoats valued
at between $500 and $500. The
Millington robbery took place late
Tuesday night, State Highway po-
lice connected with the Dover sta
ton, No. 3, believe. State high
way Officers Moore and Conrad
working on the theory that the
thieves made their escape across
the Maryland line into Delaware,
and are in hiding somewhere near
Kenton, already have questioned
several suspects. Arrests in the
case are expected shortly The
two officers were assigned to the
case by Corporal S. G. Powell, of
the Dover station. Three of the
five men supposed to have been i'm
plicated in the robbery of Samuel
Berg's tailoring and clothing shop
at MiddletoWn, have been placed
under arrest. They are James
Blackson, ,Emlin Brown and George
Welby, negroes, of Middletown
The robbery took place early Tues
day morning. The thieves worked
SO quietly that no one knew of
their presence, and Mr.. Berg did
not know that his store had been
robbed until he entered it at 8
o'clock that morning. He notified
police in the different cities, and
that day received word from Phil
adelphia, that James Blackson had
been arrested after an officer of
that city found large quantity
Of clothing in a Hudson coach
driven by the man. The suits were
most all on hangers bearing Sam
uel Berg's name, Middletown, Del
After Blackson had been arrested
he is said to have made a confess
sion of the robbery, and it was
learned through him that the car
belonged to Emlin Brown, of Odes-
sa. After Mr.. Berg was notified
of the mans arrest he went to
Philadelphia and identified the
clothing. Thirty-five of the suits
and two overcoats belonged to diff
ferent people who had sent them
to him to be cleaned and pressed
All of this clothing was recovered
The thieves gained an entrance to
the Berg store by using an ak on
two large doors in the rear of the
building. After finding that the
car was owned by Brown, officers
went to Odessa and he was arrest
ed. While Corporal Ray was TAX
ing Brown to the workhouse, they
passed negro near the State
Road police station who proved to
be one implicated in the robbery,
George Welby, and after Brown
gave this information to Officer
Ray, Welby was placed under ar
rest, and taken to the Workhouse
with Brown. It is expected that
the other two men will soon be
placed under arrest.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
JOSIAH MARVEL AT SMYRNA
Wilmington Attorney Addressed
Meeting of Rotary Thursday Last

Smyrna Rotary Club at its meet
ing Thursday night at The Way-.
side Inn, was addressed by Josiah.
Marvel, Esq, a noted member of
the Delaware bar. Mr.. Marvel
gave a most interesting historical
address, his special subject being
the dividing line between Delaware
and New Jersey. Some interest
ing facts leading up to the present
dispute over the Delaware JERSEY
line were told. There was a large
and interested attendance Of man,-
bers. The visitors were Ivnford
Outten, of Dover, Clarence B. Raw
mond and Harold v. Gulick, of
Smyrna. Hervey p. Hall had
charge of the program for the ev-
ening.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
AsBURY NJ. e. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. T.. p. Thomas, Pastor, Makes
Announcements for Next Sunday

Asbury Church was crowded to
the doors last Sunday evening at
the Asbury Happy Sunday Even
ing Hour. Sunday evening Helen
Ellis and Laura Reed of Whining
ton. two of the most talented evan
geIistic vocalists in the state, viii
sing several numbers. Mr.. Thom-
as will speak. Church School
meets at ten and has provision for
Won and your children. Blessed
Are The Meek" is to be the title
of the pastors sabbath morning
address.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. j. w. Dyne, Pastor, Announc-
es Services for Next Sunday
Services at the church will be as
usual on December 18th Morning
worship at II o'clock; evening
worship at 7.30 and Sunday School
at 10 a. IN. Mr. Willard Dye win
preach both morning and evening.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
j. w. VANE BUYS PROPERTY

Late Mrs.Jesse Nane, Commerce st
John w. Vane has purchased the
interest of his sister Mrs. George
B. Moore, of Cheswold, in the home
of his mother, the late Mrs. Jesse
S. Vane on West Commerce street
Smyrna, and viii move shortly to
make it his home. Mr.. Vane leaves
the Henry S. Anthony property on
west South street which has been
purchased by Ralph c. FAIRIES.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
7 Power to Consumers

\. 'a''d out that when ~
any,, ssslsn is completed
\ eitiaa 4ost impossible for
taout '' an and towns served
Il .,. electricity. One h
set s..1IE "lapelled to close
p led tiisialng, i1! because the
4, !, .ll.,, /, Load. The system naen
EicitSrl " ! alao suppy steam steam,
b. J, = : one Of the d,,-
# sno, nDs,epwater Point
ln0rs,ueers from the
~. a,'Pssn'Dt tBs Rt, Company ny
pssiaass.. saas. and Thomas pllla w
aaagsr, !, snd Bryant
4 ligsIt = i the Delaware
al, enyir iilpany, and
= DeepU.,.- I, ''narge of
Jersey ~ rolnt,went
F aud MI, y tne sub
y Tie wo,,, e'ised the
vii % Inc COM
ustp.ater NJ = 2 effect
atiap. plart is plac-
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LINES :5,lL,, n
GIGANTIC SYSTEM
/ ar,TEs WITH
hBREE sia'rJ r1rRRENr
| ron Feet Under
pie LAiu Rod OFF VIII
Re a,t nv 70 Townsend

4. tis-up Of several sni3 slSo-
l Ines d in Pennsylvanla'
l., and upper Delaware,
II G,noringo power line
| Susqushanna River su.l n
| ) gigantic power sys+ 5;,st
IT, three states has just
llnrsDlished which is going
tlat The communities al
h never be without lte- elfc-
l. and lights, no mater
[r,sr,. This should be IN
| to Smyrna as tne 49, 49,
| tie close within another
FtqO d its five year con
n power from such .5 sys-
|drg the Philadelphia VIII
area, is down as far as
n Townsend in this state
I nine miles Of Smyrna,
Esv officials and electrical
| :aw the completion OF
4 d a super power sys-
[snissiOn cables ten feet
| Delaware river bed from
\ Point, N. j., several
|th Of Pennsgrove, to
Point near Wilmington.
II, Of an eight cable sub
line owned by
Ware Power and Light
! Of Wilmington, were laid
! b one Of the important
b power for the Eastern
|sria. New Jersey and
| region. It is an import
In the sO-called Philadel-
EG-pOWer system. Inls
L cable ties together the
h Power Plant with the
i The Delaware Power and
|npany in Wilmington, the
[hia Electric Company's
|Gtlc system from Como
en and the steam plants
Philadelphia company in
lhia suburbs. The Deep
[Eer Plant, which is own
h by the United Gas I'M
h Company, Of Philadel-
Ich OWLS the other COM
Ened, and the American
Electric Company, of New
y be ready for operation
ily. When all the units
Ilste it will be the largest
FSer electric plant in the
Smyrna times., 1929-12-11
. Will Garry 5000 Volts

y cable will carry $4,000
'h is the highest voltage
On submarine cables.
hdc City Electric Com
subsidiary of the Ameri-
and Electric Company,
receive electricity from
Tster Plant. Some idea
and Importance Of the
De obtained from state
0e BY local officials of the
'npany. High tension
overs carry current. from
's hydro-electric plant
ladelphia Electric Com
ae COnowingo dam over
0n wires on towers r. ~
lladelphia. From Phil
another line Of high tan-
q towers runs to Ches-
n n'e along the side of the
rey llne until it reaches
|. Diandywine hundred and
poS sogard the river, cross
Dralladelphia pike near
sslh and continuing on
l'ly reaches the Della
i, d.. from that point it
aoSn the river, crosses
,sna slla and goes % the
T. @S-station Of the Della
H.. ! 'nd Light Company
sna. From The sub-sta,
\ y runs to Pigeon Point
n. 'le Delaware River
! 'as st.,. submarine cables.
~ sSana plant al Deep-
@ 4ga voltage electric
t,Isso.a 4 towers : thru woods
Atlantic ci,. iess-
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Continued on Page Five
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Dame Jones Pudding

Dame Jones Pudding
Melt Il pound butter in little
cream, then stir in Il pound each
of sugar and -four, add 6 egg yolks
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PULPITS WANT
BABBIT1S ONLY,
SAYS MINISTER
Charges Efficiency, BustIe
Have SuppIanted
Scholarship.

~ Times Special
KEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Babbitt
has gone into the pulpit. Efficiency
ard hustle have supplanted scholar
ships and the intellectual level of
the Clergy in America is steadily
declining
These sweeping statements are
made by an eminent churchman,
the Rev. j. A. MacCallum, pastor
of the Walnut Street Presbyterian
church in Philadelphia, writing in
the March issue Of the North
American Review.
Or. MacCullum says that deereas-
ing church attendance, and the
revolution in the business world are
responsible for the new alignment.
Congregations, when they seek a
pastor, ask only one question: Can
he make the church go? And they
seem to know instinctively, he adds,
shat a man of refined scholarship
is not likely to succeed in reaching
the crowd.
so that with few exceptions"
the article states, 1T would be a
damaging recommendation to say
that a candidate for vacancy is
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scholar or a thinker Of prophetic
insight.
What is wanted is a man Of con-
ventional mind who is a booster
and has the faculty of getting
everybody in the church to work
enthusiastically.
Recently the committee Of an
influential church in recommending
new minister gave as his most
important qualification the fact that
he was president of The Rotary clubs
of the state from which he was
coming. Another strong church of
over 1000 members advertised for
weeks that its minister-elect had
been famous quarter back when
he was in college"
Years ago, the clergyman was the
most powerful force in the commu-
nifty. He exercised an almost de-
spotic power over his parishioners.
That his external power is gone
is not to be regretted, DR.. Mac
Callum maintains, but he does insist
that scholarship is imperative if
youth is to be kept in the church.
Less than 40 per cent of the
Protestant ministers of the coun-
try" he says, have any college
training. The so-called Bible schools
of the fundamentalists are educat-
ing an increasing number of re-
ligious leaders. These require only
the slightest intellectual prepara-
ton and are equally modest in their
demand for initial culture.
while it is true that men of this
type hold only a few of the more
important pulpits, measured by
numbers, they exercise a wide and
increasing influence in the religious
life of the nation, and their foolish
utterances, narrow outlook and
bigotry tend to discredit the church
with the intellectual classes and the
rising generation"
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Find Ergs hoo Years Ola

LONDON, Feb. ga setting of
hen eggs, estimated to be more than
a century old, were recently found
by workmen engaged in restoring
peterborough's mountaineering
Glfildhall
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Prize Winning Recipes

and egg whites. Beat thoroughly
and bake in individual pudding
dishes. At the bottom of each dish
sprinkle / tablespoon of currants.
Bake u hour.
MRS AUDREY NELSON.
West Division street, Union City.
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Meat Loaf

Mix 2 pounds hamburg steak, 2
slices salt pork diced and fried out
to golden brown; pint can toma-
toes, II onion chopped, 213 tea
spoons salt, Il teaspoon pepper and
10 tablespoons quick cooking tapi-
oca. Bake in bread pan in mod
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flour and add baking powder.
Knead well and let mixture stand
all night In morning roll, slice and
bake in hot oven. MARY ESCOTT.
CAT North Oakland avenue, city.
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Fried Bananas

Remove skins from three bananas,
cut in halves lengthwise and cross
wise. Sprinkle with salt and lemon
juice. Dip in -four, then in slightly
beaten egg, diluted with two table
spoons water. Roll in fine crumbs
and fry in deep hot lard or marga-
rine three to four minutes, or until
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Butterscotch Cookies

-Four cups brown sugar, 4 eggs,
cup butter, / cup cocoanut, 2
tablespoons baking powder and 6
cups flour.
Cream batter and sugar, add eggs
well beaten, and add cocoanut. Sift
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crate loven As minutes. The tapioca
takes the place of eggs and bread
crumbs as binder and avoids the
bready taste. w. FLANAGAN.
511 South Pearl street, Thorntown.
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of the of fresh fruits contingent the free availability
of sugar"
Discussing saaton factor he said Topping off the
meal with dessert gives of sataton
important item in the diet"
The scientist pointed that Sugar staple fuel ranks with
starch is rapidly dgested than starch Otherwise
they entirely comparable fuels"
He then defined the of sugar emergency fuel The
process of fesopton rapid he said that sugar appears
the muscles he hebox of the body within few minutes
after ingestion."
sugar the useful and least expensive
of foods avorer deserves place diet for
making other healthful foods delicious.
Eat all kinds heathfu fresh canned fruits and vegetables
sweening for pleasure remembering the saaton value of
cookies and cakes for dessert The best cooks
with sugar. The Sugar Institute.
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Sugars five uses
in the diet !.
authority explains this delicious food

WE RECENTLY asked the food scientist at
one of the great universities to describe the
rightful place of sugar in the diet.
Sugar has five distinctive uses" he said.
81. A conserver of foods. 2. A havoring sub
stance. 8. A satiation factor. a. A staple fuel.
s. Al, emergency fuel"
The scientist showed that sugar is used as
a conserver of many foods, especially fruits.
Discussing sugar havorer, the scientist
said: Cone of the most praiseworthy develop
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Shrimns and Rice

Dice can strimps, add well
beaten egg, 4 tablespoons minced
onion and 1-3 cup chopped nut
meats of any kind; combine with 8
cups boiled rice, season to taste and
fry slowly in tablespoons lard,
turning the mixture occasionally.
Press into omelet shape and let
brown.
ANTOINETTE LAYMAN.
Route 5, Connersvilee.
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brown. Drain on unglazed paper.
Serve with roast meats.
MRS. ROSA WEBER.
Route 2 Jasper.
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Charter to Be Extended.

NEW YORK, May % CP.-Stock-
holders of the American Telegraph g.
Gable Co. have authorized directors to
extend for SO years the charter under
which it began operations half a CEN
fury ago, and which would expire June
Is, 1880. Property of the company is
operated under lease by the Western
Union Telegraph Co, which also owns
$4,000 of the 100000 outstanding shares
of the company