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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-04
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ate cakes like these

|IHE charming art of cake-baking probably originated with the
Il Egyptian" says this old cook book called The Panthropheon or
The History of Food Gorgeouly sweet and filed with spices we're these
Egyptian cakes. Can't YOU imagine an old Egyptian cook puzzinE out
the herogNphcs which meant Yum Yum Gems: And then hunting
around Tor the spiciest spice, the sweetest honey and a delicate shorteningf
No hunting around for q delicate shortening now-for your corner
grocer has Crsco with its fresh. sweet flavor sealed in an airtight cana
fresher. swecter flavor than YOU ever imagined q shortening could have,
\ shortening, too, SO fluffy YOU don't need 10 cream it. Think Of how
much time that saves in making cakes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-04
YUM Yum GEMS
Try this one on your husband

A cake like this favored with coffee and put together with Cnsoo. who's
delicate. fresh favor allows tbs taste of the coffee " predominant. j. truly .
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
STATE JR. o. U. A. M. TO MEET
Will Hold Annual Meeting i'm
Smyrna on Monday and Tuesday


The State Council of the Jr. o.
U. A. M, will hold their annual
meeting in Smyrna on Monday
and Tuesday, February II and 18.
Stars and Stripes Council, No. g.
viii be hosts to the. visiting dele
gates. The local committee has
practically every thing arranged
for their reception. In order that
Smyrna be inaugurated as a con-
vention town for our State organ
izations, the committee in charge
are requesting that all business
houses and private dwellings dis
play the National colors on these
two days to show the visitors our
appreciation of their selection, and
to further show our spirit of Pa
triotism and loyalty to the prin
ciples and objects of the Jr. o. u.
A. M. Visitors will begin to ar
rive early on Monday as the ses-
sion of the Death Benefit Associa-
tion will be held in Odd Fellows
Hall on Monday evening. Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, the session
of the State Council viii convene
with Henry M. Mote, State Coun-
cillor of Newark, Delaware, pre-
siding. These sessions are to be
held at the Century Club House.
The National Emblem Council, and
the local Auxiliary of the Jr. o. u.
A. M, will serve dinner at IL
o'clock on Tuesday at the Opera
House and super at 5 p. m. An
enjoyable treat is promised on
both occasions by the ladies. The
election of officers will be held on
afternoon and while much
interest is being manifested by as
pirants for the State offices, Mr..
Ralph jefferson of the local coun-
Gil is one of the outstanding can
didates for the position of State
Vice Councillor. Mr.. Jefferson has
been a leader in the affairs of the
local council for a number of years
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
HIGH BASKET BALL
High School Boys Defeat Milford
on Friday With 25-I2 Score

On Friday of last week Smyrna
High School teams met in contest
with the Milford teams, both boys
and girls. at Milford in the Fire
House. Smyrna High School boys
again defeated Milford Lamb,
Price, and Everhart, fiashy play
ers for Smyrna, came through
with the most points and won over
the opposing team by the score of
25-12. In the girls game Misses
Sparks and Mills scored the points
made. Again the girls were de-
feated by a runaway score of 81
10. On Friday evening, February
14th, the alumni of Smyrna will
play game of basketball with the
High School girls. The High
School boys will play Petersburg,
of Petersburg, Pa. Game to start
at 7.30 p. M, at the High School
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
TOWN COUNCIL INSTALLING
WATER METERS OVER TOWN
WILL GRADUALLY DO AWAY
WITH THE OLD-TIME SYSTEM
Hope to Have Smyrna Fully Sup
piled With Water Meters by End
of Year-Public Places First

Smyrna Town Council has re-
ceived a lot of water meters which
they are installing in Hotels, Car
ages, Eating Houses, Fountains
and Soft Drink places. These met
ers, most acurate and dependable,
they can buy, will be in most pub
lie places by April the first, the
beginning of another quarter. More
will be installed before the July
quarter begins and by the end of
the year it is hoped to have them
installed in all residences, big and
little. Members of Council feel
such a system is the only fair and
equitable way and instead of pay
ing so much for each spigot, bath,
closet and laundry tub, consumers
will pay for what they use the
same as they do electric current.
1t is costing the town several
thousand dollars to make the
change and for this reason they
are doing it by installments. Wat
tI ulSlCIS Will NC 1tdO SNSIy
ter in the residences, but large
users may have the privilege of
having their bills monthly if they
SO desire. 1t is said that Middle
town, Dover, Milford and other
towns are all adopting the water
meter system and as citizens get
used to it they like it better. At
the same time it will help to con
serve the supply, especially in
summertime where cases of want
On waste have come to the atten-
tion of Council. As all the water
must be pumped from Smyrna's
inexhaustable spring well into the
standpipe, this expense which is
now being powered by electricity,
might effect a saving in operating
expenses atleast it will enable
Council to keep a better check up,
knowing what is used must go
thru meters and is charged to the
consumers.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
KILLED IN AUTO CRASH
Mrs. Lulu Belts of Milford, Has
Jugular Vein Severed in Accident

JuguIar Vein Severed in Accident
Mrs. Lulu E. Belts, 26 years old,
was killed and her husband, Hen
ry Belts, was injured at 4 o'clock
Friday afternoon when their auto
mobile collided with a truck of the
Kitchens Milling Company and
driven by j. j. Smith. Smith was
held pending an investigation. The
accident occurred at the Clendan-
iel Mill pond about 5 miles from
Milford on the DUPONT Boulevard.
According to the story of Smith,
which is borne out by the investi-
cation of the State Highway Po-
lice so far as it has proceeded, is
that Smith had delivered a car
load of flour at Glendale and was
returning to Milford. Near the
mill pond he met a car driven by
H. F. Culver, of Delmar, and COM
ing in an opposite direction. In
the rear of the Culver car was the
car driven by Belts. Just as the
mill pond was reached, Belts
speeded his car from the rear of
the Culver car and met the truck
head on before there was an op-
portunity to stop. Mrs. Belts was
hurled through the windshield and
a piece of glass severed her jugu-
lar vein. Later examination show
ed that her neck was also broken.
She alighted on the cement road
and died instantly. Belts, the hus-
band, was thrown into a field. He
was taken to the Milford Emerg-
ency Hospital where it was found
that he had suffered a broken arm
and was otherwise injured. The
Belts lived in Milford. They have
one small child. Mrs. Belts is the
daughter of John Bennett of Mil
ford.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
DRIVERS LICENSES READY
First Batch Mailed Out Last Week
and Second This Week

According to officials of the it'll
ing department of the Secretary of
States Office, much time and
money is being wasted because OF
the failure of persons applying for
a drivers license to properly fill
out the APPLICATION card. 1t is stat
ed that about half of all the ap-
plications that reach the titling
department have to be returned to
the applicant in order that he or
she may write in all of the infor-
nation demanded. The greatest
defect is in the signing of the
name of the applicant. All of the
questions on the back of the ap-
plication card must be filed in.
Every former holder of a drivers
license down as far as the letter
IN" in the alphabet were mailed
an APPLICATION card last week. At
the beginning of this week the re-
mainder of the drivers above M
in the alphabet received their ap-
plications. 1t was decided best
not to mail all Of the applications
at once but to give the first half
an opportunity to reply. The num-
Der of drunken drivers whose lie
enses have been revoked, continues
at about the same proportion, of
approximately one day. After
the holidays the revocations fell
off bit, but in the past two
weeks has become average.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
KENT COUNTY COURT MEETS
FOR FEBRUARY TERM MONDAY
CONVENES AT DOVER MON
DAY WITH 21 TRIALS LISTED
Seven Final Divorce Cases, Some
From Smyrna, Scheduled-15
Other Divorce Gases Listed

The February term of Kent
Monday, February II, with Judges
PenneWill, Richards and Rodney
On the bench. The list of civil
cases is somewhat longer than US
ual, there being twenty-one trials
listed, several of which have been
carried over from previous ses-
sions. Eleven of the twenty-one
cases are appeals from lower
are listed for argument as follows
Roland K. Donovan from Lucille
F. Donovan; Flornel r. Palmer
from Alfred N. Palmer; Melvin
Wilson from Addie Gibbs Wilson;
Sadie Marie Chadwick from Dor
sey W. Chadwick; Harvey A.Grif-
fifth from Annie Rudolph Griffith,
Paul List from Clara Ferguson
List; Benjamin Olston from Mary
Cooper Olston; John j. Brown
from Lena Brown; David Edward
Brown from Ruth Brown; Mary
Elizabeth Henning from John ].
Henning; Morris Slaughter from
Marie Slaughter; Mabel F. Muir
ply from Eugene S. Murphy; Han
nah Elizabeth Massey from Ray
mond e. Massey; Harry w. Spayd
from Edna Spayd; Lucy Manship
from Theodore Manship. For final
decree in divorce there are seven
cases as follows: William B. Nit
ten from Mary A. Mitten; Martha
Rebecca Dougherty from John J.
Dougherty; Thomas B. Bullock
from Rebecca Shultz Bullock;
Marie LOWE Griffith from Harry
Griffith; Leah A Bostic from Ed
ward H. Bostic; Mary v. Martin
from andre Martin; Wilhelmina
c. Wood from Herman c. Wood
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
High School Pupils Had Group
Pictures Taken and They are Here

High School Pupils Had Group
Pictures Taken and They are Here
Little excitement took place in
the Smyrna School last week. Our
pictures arrived and pupils were
eager to see them. The photog-
rapher visited US about three
weeks ago, and played the trick
on the student body unawares.
Some of us were fiattered; others
were amazed, and some of. us look
ed natural. Construction work at
Smyrna School is progressing. A
temporary fence has been erected.
Interested students are now kept
at safe distance. The Assembly
program was given by the stu
dents of grade 7-2, which was as
follows: Reading, Little Old New
York." Edna Donovan; "The Blue
Hens Chickens" Beatrice Green;
Jews Harp Solo," Charles Urian;
Reading, Song of the Chattac-
hochee" Elizabeth Faulkner; Read
Mobility, Margaret Crossley;
Mouth organ solo, Frank Edwards;
Elmer and Elias Carlton Davis,
Marvin Knox; Song, Entire As
sembly.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB MEET
Prof. Jump, Superintendent Caesar
Rodney School. Makes Address


The Smyrna Rotary Club held
their weekly dinner meeting last
Thursday evening at the Wayside
Inn. c. Leland FIarmonson, presi-
den of the club, presided. The
guest speaker was Professor Will
bur Jump of Dover, who addressed
the club on the subject of ITO
Make the World More Beautiful to
Live In" This subject was one of
the masterpieces of thought and
action of the late Edward Box,
who just recently passed to his
great reward. America of today
was contrasted with America of
10000 years ago, its rich deposits
of natural history in comparison
with the things made beautiful by
the Artisans of today. Prof. Jump
also contrasted the environment of
the present day mode of thought
and living by short biographies of
six of our leading men, some of
whom have just recently fulfilled
their missions on earth, naming
the late Edward Box as one who
gave much toward an information
al peace among men. The Rev.
George P. Jones was the guest of
Rev. Essell P. Thomas. The Mid
dletown Club extended an invita-
ton to the Smyrna Club to attend
the Anniversary of Rotary Interna-
tional February 10, 1850, at which
time the club will also observe
Ladies Night.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUB
Mrs. Howard II. Jones Presented
Interesting Program on Friday

The program of February z, at
the 10th Century Club, was in
charge of Mrs H. r. Jones, chair
man of Education. An interesting
Current Event paper was prepar-
ed and read by Mrs. Jones. "Ab-
raham Lincoln, a sketch, was read
by Mrs. F. E. Postles. Miss Spru-
ance called attention to a recent
effort, to secure a bill in congress,
transferring the care of the mon
ument of the battle of New Or
leans to the care of the govern
ment. The D. A. r. of Louisiana
had it in care until recently. A
musical recitation of Longfellow's
beautiful poem, "Sandolphon," by
Miss Beulah Foreaker with Mrs.
H. c. Webb at the piano, was
much enjoyed. On February IA.
the program is in charge of
chairman of Literature, Miss L.
Bell. Mrs. Royden Hammond
of Dover, will give a Book Review
of one of the latest novels.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
ROAD TO MILLINGTON BIDS
George and Lynch, Dover, Lowest
Bidders on Job at S86,713 For
Three Miles to Maryland Line

Inree Miles TO Maryland Line
Bids for three roads, including
the extension of the Smyrna-Clay-
-Blackiston road to the Mary
land line, distance of 3.12 miles,
were received at the meeting of
the State Highway Commission at
Dover, yesterday afternoon. The
three roads aggregate 9.46 miles
in length and the lowest bids for
the roads and bridge aggregate
S288,173.75. The contracts were
not awarded. Several delegations
interested in improved roads were
present and presented their claims.
They were told that their requests
would be given consideration. The
bids submitted were: Blackiston's-
Maryland Line 3.12 miles Kent
Highway Engineering Construc-
ton Company, Selbyville, S87, ,329.-
go, metallic joints, $50, ,342.92; non
natalie joints, D. E. O'Connell
and Son, Ridley Park, Pa, &c.
$3.50 metallic; $96,130.00 non
metallic joints; A. Petrillo Com
pany, Wilmington, s92,781.60 for
either metallic or non-matalliC
joint; P. D. Phillips, Salisbury
Md, $101, ,565.5O, metallic S99,920.-
so non-matallic; George & Lynch
Dover, $866, ,713.OO, natalie, $685.
726.O0 non-matallic; w. w Truitt
Lincoln City, $92, 2,s834O natalie
S92, ,141.40 non-matallic.
Bids For the Milford Cut-Of
Milford Cut off, 152 miles w
w. Truitt, Lincoln City, $51 ,6O7 90;
Old Line Construction Company
Chestertown, Md, S74,491.75i
George and Lynch, Dover, ST.
$4,000; A. Petrille and Company
Wilmington, S79, ,5O11O; Highway
Engineering and Construction
Company, Selbyville, $75,692.5O; L
E. O'Connen and Son, Ridley Park
Pa, S79, 1884. so; Walter Roach
Georgetown, $78,9175O. ~ Owens
Glendale, 482 miles, Sussex Coun-
ty-W. w. Truitt, Lincoln City
4,737.0O metallic, $133, 1862. .OC
non-metallic; George and Lynch
Dover, S126,988.55, metallic, S124,-
$3.50 non-metallic; William Els
enberg, Camden, E. ]. S125, 1910
metallic, $124, ,967.7O metallic;
P. D. Phillips and Brother, Sails
bury, Md, $148, ,232.70 metallic
S145,688.7O non-metallic; Highway
Engineering and Construction
Company, Selbyville, $125, ,569.4C
metallic, $124,O39.4O non-metallic;
Roberts Paving Company, Sails
bury, Md, S12O,856OO, metallic
and non-metallic; D. E. O'ConneIl
and Son, Ridley Park, Pa, S138,-
1000 metallic, S136,8350O non
metallic.
Bridge Near SelbyviIle 70 Be Let
A bridge on Selbyville-Williams-
vile highway-W w. Truift, Lin
coin City, $3.50; Laws Construc-
tion Company, Salisbury. Md, ,S1O,-
913.75; 1. S. Fox. Dayton, Ohio,
S8360; George E. Stockley, Reho-
both Beach, 5000.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
FUR MARKET GIVEN IMPETUS
Muskrat Trappers Down State En-
couraged by Price Increase

Trappers throughout lower Del
aware have again started opera
tions after having to suspend last
week on account of the heavy
snow and frozen condition of the
marshes. Muskrat pelts. which
several days ago took drop, have
increased in price When the drop
came trappers refused to sell, but
now that the advance has been
made they are disposing of a part
of their furs. The season opened
on December /, and while many
thousands have been caught in
lower Delaware streams and the
Delaware Bay marshes the prices
have been far below what they
were during the season of 1927.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
MORE TOMATO PLANT TESTS
on CrOssley, Moffetf
and Lloyd Farms, Kenton Hun
dred and Other Parts of County

dred and Other Parts of County
Although tomato projects have
ben included in the agricultural
program of work in Kent county
for several years, it has been only
during the past two years that an
effort has been made by County
Agent Russell E. Wilson to COM
pare the yielding qualities of the
leading commercial canning va
rieties, and the yields from plants
of these same varieties set in the
fields at different dates, as the
projects of former years consisted
in promoting the community plant
beds as a means of providing the
growers with god plants of uni
form quality at a reasonable cost.
Tomato growers have ben advised
against expanding the acreage,
and to give more thought to the
growing of more and better toma-
toes on a limited number of acres.
The variety demonstrations which
were conducted in 1929 on the
farms of R. L. Lloyd, Jacob Cross
ley, and M. E. Moffett in the Ken
ton and Clayton areas consisted of
a comparison of the Marglobe with
the Greater Baltimore, Indiana
Baltimore, and Market Champion,
and the results of these demon
strations clearly demonstrated
that the Marglobe is a very salts
factory variety for commercial
canning purposes if proper cultur-
al methods are followed in grow
ing the crop. This variety is not
only a valuable one from the
standpoint of earliness, but it is
most desirable tomato for canning,
as the fruit is Of the highest quail
ity and it processes well in the
cans. Under favorable weather
conditions the Marglobe variety
vii come into production several
days earlier than these other va
rieties, and it will also produce
higher yield per acre if the plants
are set in the field between May
15 and so, and plenty of high
grade fertilizer is used. The other
division of the tomato work in
Kent county last year comprised
a series of demonstrations to show
the economic Importance Of set
ting plants in the field between
May Is and 80, as compared to the
period from June l to 10, which
is the usual time when the major
ity of the farmers in this county
set their tomato plants for the
main crop. These demonstrations
were conducted on the farms of
Edward Hughes, John w. Arthurs
and Jacob Crossley in the Kenton
community, and the early tomato
plants that were used in these
fields were grown in cloth-covered,
cold frames from seed sown dur
ing the third week in March. The
results of these demonstrations
last year were not as outstanding
with reference to the difference in
yield as they might have been if
the weather last summer had been
more favorable, for under normal
weather conditions the tomato
plants which were set out early
would have yielded considerably
more per acre than those which
were set out as late as June 1, or
even later. The heavy rains which
came the early part of August,
therefore, had more effect upon
the late set plants than they did
upon those that were set earlier.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. j. w. Dye, Pastor, Announces
Services for Next Sunday

Services at the PRESBYTERIAN
Church on February 10th will be
as follows: Morning worship at
IL. evening worship at 7.3O. and
Sunday School at 10 a. m. There
will be an exchange of pulpits on
thils day with Odessa, Georgetown
and Kennedyville. Mr.. Alton E.
Rowe of the Wesley Collegiate In
stitute, Dover, will preach at
Smyrna, and Mr.. Dye will preach
at the above named places.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
$4,000 FIRE NEAR DOVER
All of Outbuildings on John G.
Cooper Farm Destroyed Monday

A disastrous fire on the John G.
Cooper farm near the Maryland
line, west of Willow Grove, near
Dover, took place Monday night
when the barn and other outbuild-
ings were destroyed with all the
contents except two horses which
were rescued. The barn was a
large one and contained several
head of cattle and horses as well
as a quantity of hay and other
material. Farming implements
and other equipment were also de-
stroyed in the other buildings. The
loss will total from $4,000 to $2O,-
900 uartially covered by insurance.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
Rev. Thomas Addresses Boy Scouts

Rev. Essell P. Thomas, pastor
Of Asbury Nd. E. Church, preached
a special sermon to Smyrna Troup
No. 1, Boy Scouts, who attended
services Sunday morning in
body. Besides the sermon there
was special music.
Smyrna times., 1930-02-12
DR.R.K.STEPHENSON W|LLNOT
SERVE ASBURY, WILMINGTON
DECLINES INVITATION AND
WILL RETIRE TO HIS HOME
Conference Meets i'm Annual Ses-
sion Wednesday, March 26th
NeXt-Bishop Lette to Preside

Rev. R. K. Stephenson of Reho-
both, formerly of Smyrna, who has
been supplying Asbury M. E.
Church, Wilmington, since the
death of their pastor, Rev. George
t. Anderson, has declined a call to
serve the Wilmington Church an
other conference year. Dr.Stephen-
son who retired from active minis
try after completing his pastorate
in Smyrna, retired from active
work and moved to his cottage
at Rehoboth. He will not turn
down a brother minister to help
out when needed and accepted the
pulpit made vacant at Asbury,
Wilmington, on the death of DR..
Anderson, last November with the
understanding he was only to
serve until conference meets next
month, then he desires to return
to Rehoboth, where needed rest is
what he is seeking to benefit his
health.
Conference Meets March 26 Next
The 62nd annual session of Will
mington will assemble Wednesday,
March 26, at Silverbrook Church,
Woodlawn and Lancaster avenues,
The matters before the Conference
this session will have to do almost
exclusively with internal affairs,
such as business of the churches,
and appointments for the follow
ing Conference year. However,
special observance will be made of
the 1900th anniversary of the Pen
tecost, commonly referred to as
''the birthday of the Christian
Church" Bishop William F. Nc
Dowell, of the Washington Area of
the M E. Church, will not preside
over the Conference session this
spring. It seems that it is a GUS
tom, although not a law of the de-
nomination, that a Bishop shall
not hold more than two annual
Conferences in his own area with
in the quadrenniel period, which
extends from one General Confer
ence to another. The last Gener-
al Conference was held in 1923.
Bishop Mcdowell presided at the
1929 Wilmington Conference held
at Harrison Street Church, Seven
tn and Harrison streets. This year
he will preside over the Baltimore
and Washington Annua Confer
ence, both of which are in his
Washington Area.
Bishop Lette of Omaha to Preside
Bishop Frederick D. Lette, of
the Omaha, Neb., Area, will pre-
side over the coming conference
session in Wilmington. It will be
the first time that Bishop Lette
has ever been in Wilmington.
While not known to most of the
ministers of the Wilmington Con-
ference, except for his work in a
national way, Bishop Lette is
highly regarded, and his coming
is anticipated with much pleasure
Bishop Lette was appointed to
preside over the Wilmington An
nual Conference by the Council of
Bishops of the M. E. Church.