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Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
HARTLY
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

terest Cleaned About Town
Hartly, Dec. Services at
Hartly Church next Sunday will
be as follows Sunday School al
10 a. m, preaching at 7.30 p. m.
The Epworth League was or
ganized in Hartly M. E. Church,
December 14th, and the following
officers were elected: Mrs. Ethel
Legar, president; Mrs. Ralph Cop
per, vice-president; Mrs. Elizabeth
Hutchins, first vice-president; Miss
Elva Taylor, second vice-president;
Mrs. Lola A. Truitt, secretary:
Miss Mary Melvin, treasurer; Mrs.
J. I. Daley, organist. The social
committee is composed of Mrs.
George Schweitzer, chairman; Miss
Elizabeth Roadway, Miss Addie
Lawton. A business meeting will
be held in the near future and
other officers elected.
Mr.. Fred Williams has returned
to his home after spending two
weeks in Canada, and while there
attended the Canadian Royal Live
Stock Show at Toronto, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schweitzer
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
TEMPLEVILLE
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Templeville, Md, Dec 16.- Miss
Nell Knotts of Hurlock, Md, has
returned from visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Knots.
Mr.. and Mrs Irwin Moore and
son of Hamilton, Md, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Wyatt last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Kinnamon
were guests of Mrs. Kinnamon's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Pur-
nell of near Sudlersville last week.
Mrs. Penn Sparks of near Hart
1y, is spending some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Elliott of
Goldsboro, Md, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kinnamon last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Carter of
Hamilton, Md, spent q visit with
Mrs. Roy Stafford and Mrs. Mary
Knots.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
KENTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town
Kenton, Dec. 16.-The commun-
ity was very sorry to learn of the
death of Mr.. Frank Attix ST.,
Monday morning, after an illness
of several weeks.
The P. t. a. will hold their
meeting on Friday evening, De
cember 10Th.
Mrs. Herman c. Tashner of Jer-
sey City, n. j., is visiting Mrs
Frank Attix, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Morris and
SON Billy, of Havre de Grace, Md,
spent the weekend with her moth
er, Mrs. Leatha Bull.
MIR. James Clayton and Mr.. Hen
~ Clayton of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with their mother, Mrs.
George Clayton.
Mr.. w. G. Knots and sister, Mrs
Fannie Moore, motored to Linwood
Pa, on Sunday, to visit Mr..
Knotts' son George, who is at the
home of his wife's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Ellingsworth, re-
cuperating from an operation
which he underwent in the Ameri-
can Stomach Hospital in Philadel-
phia- His friends wish him a
speedy recovery and hope to see
him home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Dewey Crossley
and daughter Carolyn, Mrs. w. s.
Arthurs ard Mrs. E. Y. Williams
motored to Wilmington last Fri
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17

is now at its height. When arti-
fetal berries are provided by me
dealer, the women and children
who make wreaths receive ABOUT
four cents each for them and wheh
natural berries are used tne
amount paid for the wrealhs i
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
receipts were S149.23.

Quantities of holly. some OF
which had been made up in
wreaths, are being shipped to the
city markets. The industry is af-
fording a source of large profit to
many residents of this section. IT
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
PE~SINiISN AND PROPHECY

1t seems inc city IS unwilling to permit anyone sto overlook tho fact that there are unemployed in the city and that something is 70 he done in their behalf. A lot Of good work could be done with less noise about it. If it be true that iarge part Of the present depression has it's roots in the peculiar psychology Of pcssimism that comes with slack ened trade, then ii would be better service. one tand- ing 10 bring about return Of better rtmes and more employ ment, if the unemployment situation were less we'll advertised.
 While on the subject of had hard or mediumly-difficult times the most recent statement. made in Omaha. Of Roger Babson IS well worth con- sidering. Everyone listens 10 the Sage of Wellesley since he predicted the stock crash way back in 1927. and here is what he says in 1880:
 "Produation and distribution Of commodities has fallen off about 30 per cent, while. consumption has de creased only 1f per cent. There will soon be serious shortage in som" lines and production must start again to supply the demand
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
sOUTHERN TEXTILE EuCTIoN

Wages in th- textile industry throughout the South are far lower than in rha textile industry in The North. Conditions in and around Gastonja. x. r., in particular have not been very edifyjng the ~as, t@v years. 4 species Of sercdom exists which is unknown n inc North sl- though economic condiNons in the North may b. far from r>@-rtooaL- ly good.
 When one discovers. therefore. that several Gss,on.a mills have been trying 10 reduce inc vages Of their help still further, perhaps m or.ar to better compete with Nor.h- ern mills. one caa express no better hope than that they 2l} not suooeed.
 The "whi,a. frer, rarye-born labor' Of the south evidently is eo- ing 10 exercise some Of its freedom and may he able to make quit" q dent in tho situation if the Com munists gre not drawn 10 the scene. f the Communists go there every thing will work our for the benefit Of the mills.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
4 NEW HUDSON BRIDGE.

The nz.y M5d-Hudson bridge at Poughk- psio. which will be opened 70 traffic on Saturday and which was well described and Illustrated in the Herald yesterday, will he an added convenience" 10 motorists from Western and Central Connecticut when desiring 10 motor further West than the Hudson. There has already been the Bear Mountain bridge, and i, offers l good service; hut another bridge at poughkeapsje further up the river will fill widespread d. msnd for passage there7boars which could not be supplied ny the ferries.
 The construction Of the Mjd-Hud- son bridge has received comparative ly little publicity. Ferhaps many .olks did not even know such a structure was under construction. Although public structure in Inc sense lt vas built by the s,ata of New York. it will he q toll bridge until the state collects the cost ot it's operation; which is lair way 10 build and operate such structures.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
MACHINES AND MEN

It is not difficult to agree with Donald Randall Richberg, the wide ly known Chicago lawyer and author, in his thesis that steady work at sat isfying wages, automatically creating consumers, is more important than a steady flow Of goods at reasonable prices, hut finding too largesa part of the people unable to consume them,
 The latter development is the weakness Of tho machine age. Enormous plants stand prepared to manufacture huge quantities Of goods But the machinery in the plants does not consume goods, like human beings, and hence there is what amounts to a worldwide i'm passe in economies.
 A maximum consumption of goods comes automatically when there'is widespread employment at satisfac- tory wages The nations consuming power depends wholly upon the pay envelope, and when men are gener- ally employed al satisfactory wages commerce and industry is faced with TO difficulties.
 The machines arc not as important as the men. even in the so-Called machine aEo.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
FEDERAL AID FOR TOBACCO

Connecticut Valley tobacco grow CTS who experienced much damage from hail last year discovered that federal aid can be mirage. It was so very limited that it's effect was negligible except perhaps in a few instances.
 Therefore, having suffered heavy damages from hail last Saturday, the tobacco growers are more than ever convinced that to rely upon federal aid this .ear will be equally dis appornting.
 Hall and other idiosyncraslcs of the weather are part of the hazards Of the industry. The Government has relief system applying largely to co-operattycs. and 10 secure its benefits growers must act through such organizations Therc has not been much of that in the states to- hacco industry recently
 IouaI aid is more fleAlbis, The to. oaeco district when all the discus sion is over doubtless will find method 70 help itself, thus preserv- ing that initiative and individuaIism in which most of it's growers firmly believe.
 There are plenty Of knowing citt- zens. workers. who do not care much whether the Connecticut tobacco ln- dust~y fails to obtain any sort of f.nancia. aid. They in fact. rather hope it won't The other day, for iu- stance. an able-bodied man iron. New Britain went 10 the tobacco fields looking for work and reports he was offered s1 day and found. Other workers from other parts seeking work in the so-callod tobac- TO industry were offered similar wages Most Of them refused 10 go to work on such terms. and rather than pay more the tobacco men as s rule Ier the tobacco remain where ii was until thsy could manage to recruit enough workers a' their low terms. thus accepting he risk ot having their crops destroyed by a sudden change in the weather. This is what happened. But they avoided paying more than dollar a day and found in vagss
 One reads about millions" in con nection with tho Valley tobacco in austry. The industry employs a lot Of very cheap Iaoor and is no par ricu,ar advantage 10 anyone iH the state except 70 tha growers. who lsal in these millions" Hence F: might he said the average working cjtizan sympa.mjzes very little with the tobacco growers when 1iaicul- les besat rhem
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
FINISHING AN AGENT

One IS forced 70 conclude that Amos W. W. WoodcoeE. the new federal prohibition director, meant what he said recently and that in fu- lure all prohibition agents are 10 be held strictly accountable for their acts.
 For instance. there was the case of Prohibition Agent Myrtle Of Mll- waukee. who evidently did not know that MT. Woodcock was on the job. Meeting with an argument with Q motorist ne drew his gun 10 empha- size his remarks. Mir. Woodcock will not stand for unnecessary gun drawing. and Myrtle draws five days off duty without pay. A similar punishment, by the way, was infll2t- cd against an agent in Washington.
 The manner in which the prom- bition unit has been operated up to now has given many prohibition agents an inflated idea of their mowers, and the fact they have not been adequately punished in the past has had the effect of causing many to think they are beyond the law or discipline.
 It seems likely that Prohibition Director Woodcock will be able to instill better iGeas into the force. II may take time but a good beginning has heen made.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Aug. 19.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair tonight and Wednesday; not much change in temperature; moderate west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes- day; continued cool: moderate north winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight and We'd resday.
 Conditions: Pressure is low off the South Atlantic coast. High pressure covers the Lake region and eastern Canada. Showers were re- ported from the lower Mississippi valley, Tennessee, North Carolina, Northern New England and the St. Lawrence Valley. Temperatures are near normal in most districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with cool nights and warm sunny days
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
THE SURVIVING SHORT SKIRTS

What IS this one hears from the American manufacturers of womea's suits and dresses? Simply this: That they will continue 10 make dresses short "by requesr."
 The ladies win. as usual The manufacturers, It Was stated lost tidy sums last year in their attempts to fall in line with Parisian fashion moguls and force long skirts upon the feminine public The dear girls accepted the long skirts for formal evening wear but refused absolutely 10 have anything 10 do with long skirts for daytime and for street wear. The daytime long skirts, 1t ap- pears, manufactured Nor an antici- pated demand. were dead loss last yeaF The manufacturers are not in business 10 WOO bankruptcy, so they will let the dear ladies have theII own way this year with respect to skirts for daytime use.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
LINING UP IRE COUNTRY

Professor Albert Levitt in addition to being a keen observer and critic of Connecticut politics. IS an equally keen student or it's psychology. Thus one finds that Tor the presen, hls pre-conyeu.on battle vii. be waged mostly ln the rural towns, where the Republican vote Is relatively strong est. He Will need the support Of the rural political caieftains and there can bc no better Way Of obtaining II than by personal contact with the local fgacuonarles.
 His declaration Of purpose, ma4e in LtchneId, came al d moment when h. IS making a marked i'm pression with rural residents through his legal aid in seeking to proven, the Connecticut Light X Power Company rom gaining rights Of way for power lines al a price the company prefers 70 pay, rather than al price in tune with the wishes Of the farmers. The Bedding professor will put ID a first rate fight for the tarmers-aud is said 10 bo charg.na them nothing for his ser'icos-aad il is certain that rural residents throughout the state will fo~l S,u disposed to tho professor for his able efforts in behalf of thoso who customartly arc downtroddon when- eyer POINT companIes seek 10 ostah- ish power lines through their pro perties.
 The backbone Of Mr. Eorabace's political machine has sprung from his control CT politicians from the small towns. Mir. Ley.Irs thrust io7 the good will ot rural residents Is good strategy, and should convince every dweller in the open spaces and small towns ina, hare indeed js q gentleman who is able and wiling to do something for -hsm by d. tempting 10 ur.ng the power octu- pus to rc3sonaoIs terms.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19

mend it, but also has some practical difficulties facing it. A national con- ference of commissioners on uniform state laws has been at work on the problem and it's suggestions will be presented at the next session Of the American Bar Association,
 At the very beginning there were delegates from six states to the na- uonal conference who preferred to he present but not voting;" and these six included Connecticut. Whatever the American Bar Associ- alton might care to recommend OH the subject must meet the approval Of 4S legislatures before there is possibility Of uniform divorce legis- lation. One state, Nevada, with only a few months of residence required for woud-he diyorcees. makes m in dustry in attracting those who would break their bonds; and how eager tho legislature Of Nevada would b. to kill off profitable industry in Reno is scarcely problem8tical h. cidentally, it is worth noting that it would require only one nonconform- ing state 10 upset the entire plan for divorce uniformity.
 There are also difficulties ahead in relation to the causes for divorce recognized by the various states Nevada. for instance. recognizes 14 causes, while New York recognizes only two, The other states are group cd between these two as 10 causes for divorce. most Of them being in- chned to he liberal. How to bring 4S states 10 agree upon the causes for divorce probably will challenge the wisdom of the Bar Association.
 The only method that would in- Juro inc divorce racket is carefully disresarded hy the learned dtsput- ants. This is non-recognitjon of di- yoroos obtained in casy-divorce states. Rather than sacgsst such a radical innovation the commission which has been considering the problems recommends an act for full recognition of divorces granted in every other state.
 From Practica, standpoint per hans no other method IS advisablc; h9. that is what helps to create the divorce racket as practlra1 in
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
25 Fears Ago Today

Every part Of Conna.t:-n. raa represented in the frs amIal fed Jay Of the Knights Of ,.olinbus at &avin Rock today
 4 telegram received 4t tAe Cor bin Motor Vehicle company cGices today announces tha- the car from that factory entered in rha Nv York endurance race Is well Up among the 4eaders.
 Samuel s. Clemens. better I.nOw n as Mark Twain, WIS so lar recover cd from his recent indisposItion as to be able to leave his sumner home in Norfolk for N=s York this afternoon.
 The city Of Hartlcr1 ha5 ex- pressed dissatisfaction rrh the progress toward the removal Of New Britain sewage from th. Park river. This work canno. n" lone un- tii New Britain compl stas proposed changes in it's system
 If plans now under cpasll.r1tion go through New Britain will have a vaudeville theater to cOupdr: with those Of Hartford, New Haven. Bridgeport, Springfield and the rest. William J. Pimncr of New York will como 10 this city Friday 10 look over the Casino on Church street with a view of changing 1t into family theater building.
 The Seneca club, one Of the most prosperous of the social clubs in this city, is considering the pur- chase of property on either Walnut Or Court street for their new club house.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
SUICIDE DO0BTED
 IN SWEETS DEATH
Possibility He Died in Struggle
 for Gun to Be P10Oel

New York, Aug. l9 P-The pos sibility that William E. Swift. son Of Louis F. Swift. meat packer, vas shot in a struggle for posse ssion of a pistol in the sanitariup, where he was said to have committed suicide Saturday night, was under investi- gation today by Dr. Charles G. Nor ris, chief medical examiner.
 Dr. Edward S. Cowles, owner of the sanitarium. and others were un- der subpoena to appear at hear ing before Dr. Norris in. the muni- cipal building this afternoon at which the medical examiner hopes to clear up all facts in connection with Swift's death.
 Shortly before the body was talk en 10 Chicago in charge of Alden Swift, brother. yesterday, Dr. Nor ris performed a second and more complete autopsy Later he ex- pressed surprise that the examina- tion had failed to reveal traces of alcohol When Swift's death was reported, police said they had been tOlu lie Hdu SuHereO from alCOhOl- ism.
 Examiner Not Satisfied
 A sentence in the report of D-. Robert C. Fisher, an assistant medl- cal examiner who had charge of the case, caused Dr. Norris to believe that some facts concerning Swift's death had not been fully explained. This sentence was:
 Shot himself with his own re- volver, a ,3S calibre Colt, while the nurse was trying 10 get the gun away from him"
 Rudolph Heitmanek the male nurse who was with Swift at the time of his death, is quoted by po- lice as having reported that Swift shot himself with a pistol he drow from under his bed covers while Heitmanek was sitting in a chair nearby.
 Heitmanek has been ~subpoenacd for the hearing. Records of the sanitarium also have been requested by Dr. Norris.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
LOWERED TRAVEL COSTS


 Travel costs have surely gone 10 rorA bottom-but in the N'es, where transportation companies show q much greater desire 10 h. accommo- dating to tho public with lev rates than happens 10 he fha easr D thq East.
 T. nas always that way. but 6. no tune haFe the rates been so low in 'ne West than today Once the traveller crts as far west Is Chicago h. can begin enjoying them; and when h. 2ats as far west as Dony CT ho can glory in covering big dis ta1ces for amazingly little money
 This is true. of course. because 'ne far Wes. in the summer time is p graa' tourist .ouu.ry. The distances arc great and f inc dear public were compiled 10 pay regular mile aga over rbo long distances pocket hooks would shrink 10 nothing and t"" would take 'hs trlps The alor- aGa .aea-ionist has Iast so much 70 sroad. an5 when h" mero incident Of traEeI cuts too deeply into his roll he 3oosr't travel tho far d!s- taoaas. The Western roads found this out wars aso and go>erncq .hamssl,oz aceordtngIy
 + uss3 10 cost around 25o 10 E., from rE.caso 10 th>RocEy Mo.a- 'a3nS and r.tarn; now tho ais,anc, oan @a rraT.jod for half that sum. II 'aHss approximately 4 hours to go ny rra:a from Chicago 10 tho "ouEtes, 70 that 4S hours Of trarel for &-5 rs Ta,o nheap Dnoue6.
 Ia'. with all tEe low rates. tourist ,ravel on Western railroads has dropped from 10 1o per cen, ,hls summer. Thai means that many less people ,rayoljng 10 tho national parks on rhe railroads. That the lus business also has not been booming 4s formerly is indicated ty the fact taat one Of tho largest H.,s lines has radically s'ashed it's rates in the Wo@,.
 Bat one point has been brought ID that is significant The railroads have discovered that many tourist: are perfectly satisfied 10 do then sleeping in day coaches, the Santa Fe reporting that 36.enn passengers have taken trips 10 California and return in day coaches so far this summer. That may not necessarily mean that the tourists prefer the coaches b the PulImans. but it does probably mean they are intent upon saving" what the Pullman company charges
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
Facts and Fancies
By Robert Quillen

Golf: Just one more effort to keep ID with the Jones,
 No man iz a failure. A one-horse motor isn't a failure because 1t cant pull a 4o-horse load.
 Religion faillngo Is courtesy a failure just hecause people don't 0sc i, any more2
 When the ladies warm up to a rich young bachelor. It isn't the neat but the cupldIty.
 Future collectors will wonder whether modernistic furniture vas tho result or cause Of peoples stay ias away from homo.
 And yet man can be as decent as he knows how without coming in conflict wltA a single law
 Ma,rimony: An achievement that gives girl the blessed privilege of eating things that will fat'en.
 Yet eyen recormer would bc offended if somebody no better than he tried 0 reform hlm.
 Amoricanism: A 1esentfuI con. yic'ion that YOU aren't getting d square deal f you haven't soft snap.
 The follow who held up q filling station because te couldn't get work now has a flve-year job.
 Scientists searching for some thing new 10 k,ep balloons up might ask the bakers what theE are using ir bread.
 The informer has one advantage. When he hits Gp his eyes. he gets J good view Of the under side Of shake.
 You think the world pretty dc eant placa, and rhen 2ou see some felIow Of 45 who has gone goofy about the ladies.
 Boxing has lost popularity. They went learn th' art e using their f.e-s when it's so much easier to u1n the trigger finger,
 European nations should form q tinted States wlrhout difficulty. They already have an army of rained spies
 Evils t.nd 70 cure themselves ard prison reform won't be neccs- sary 1T We keep on sending better and better people to Jsil
 Correct this s@ntcrcr: Now if we're brutal enough" said the Of fcial, I've can change these crim- inals into lav-abidirg citizens.'
 Copyright. 1850. Publishers
 SyndIlat"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
Archbishop of Quebec
 Reported Recovering

Quebec, Aug. 19.-P'-Improve- ment was noted today in the condi- ton Of Cardinal Rouleau, Arch- bishop Of Quebec, who suffered serious injuries yesterday in an auto- mobile accident.
 shoulder had been fractured when he was thrown out Of his automobile after punctured tire caused the car 10 overturn. He also suffered severe- ly from shock and cuts and bruises He is 65 years old.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19

On most women short skirts are becoming. They must be easy to move around in and have positive advantages when it is necessary to chamber into the well known auto mobile Getting into an automobile with a long skirt is like trying to climb the golden stairs on roller Skates
New Britain herald., 1930-08-19

several days. It was an outgrowth of the fall in the value of the peseta, Spanish monetary unit. which, nominally worth 19.3 cents, yester- day lowered around 9.55 cents.
 The Spanish economic situation in the months succeeding the pass ing of the Primo De Rivera dictator ship has become crisis of the first order. Julio Wais, minister of economy, has been mentioned as probably successor to Senor Arguelles.