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Smyrna times., 1930-09-17
9216 OF CARS INSPECTED
Every Effort To Be Made to Reach
Operators of Cars Not Accounted

The number of Delaware cars
which have not been inspected and
which still lack the official red
windshield sticker, was reduced
last week to the comparatively
small total of 4.273 by a last min
ute rush of motorists to have their
cars inspected during the free per-
iod of the safety campaign of the
Secretary of State and the Della
ware Safety Council, which ended
on Monday, September /. During
the final week, 14,081 cars were in
spected, bringing the total which
have acquired their inspection
stickers to 47.746 or 81 per cent
of the total registered in this
State. This is 10 per cent more
than was inspected in 1929 and is
believed to be the largest percent
age ever inspected in a State cam
paign. The present statistics of
the campaign, as announced last
week. follows: Number cars in
SDCtlCdt II ttO. ANulllDtI Olll
of State, or owners cannot be To-
Gated, sos. Number cars granted
extensions, 155. Total cars ac-
counted for 48,409. Total per cent
cars accounted for, 80 per cent.
Total cars registered, 52,682. To
tai cars not accounted for 4273.
Total per cent cars not accounted
for, 8 per cent. Every effort will
be made to reach the operators of
the cars not at present accounted
for. A reasonable assumption is
that these cars in the worst op-
Grating condition and constitute
the greatest highway menace from
physical point of view. A ma
jority of the official inspection sta
tions have been continued under
the general contract entering into
with the State at the beginning of
the campaign, July Is. with the
exception that an inspection
charge of not more than so cents
is permitted.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-17
5000 SEE MILFORD PARADE
Walter Atkins, of Milton, Award
ed Prize for Amos n ANDY ~

Walter Atkins, of Milton. Award
ed Prize for Amos n ANDY Flo,+
A crowd of fully 5000 persons
lined the streets of Milford Thurs
day night to witness the coIorfnI
civic parade held in connectiop
with "Home-Coming Week which
was opened last Friday night with
a comparative procession Of state
and Eastern Shore Bands, snon-
sored by the Carlisle Fire Com
pany. Attractively decorated
floats, entered by business nous.
es from this and other towns If
the State competed for prizes M
schools were also represented nv
entries, symbolic Of events ii
American and World history
More than 500 persons are es.f-
mated to have taken part in the
parade which traversed the man
section Of Milford and disbanded
at the grounds where since The
opening of the "Home-Comina"
festivities carnival for the bene-
fit of the local fire unit has been
nightly attracting hundreds of W.
itors. A prize Of $25 was award
ed to Walter Atkins, Of Mit9r
who in the opinion Of the judges
had the best decorated automobile
in the line of march. His entrv
represented Amos and ANDY and
their taxi. Second prize 81 S15
went to William Fisher. of Nil
ford, whose auto was prettily dec
GRATED in blue and white stream
ers In the school float divisions
first prize Of S25 was won bv thu
Sophomore Glass of the local high
school, who entered a fioa, de-
picting the Landing Of the PHI
groms." The Senior Glass of tae
school was awarded the second
prize of SIS for the float. repre-
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into the iron bridge, though the
draw was off, breaking it badly.
The work of repairs was commenc-
ed this week, but it win require
several weeks to repair it for trav-
el. The craft was libeled by
Sheriff Dunn for the damages in
CURED, and the owner has employ
ed George V. Massey to defend
him.
The Business Operation of Duck
Creek Captain Pidgeon, who got
the government contract for
dredging the mouth of Duck
Creek, commenced operations this
week. The barge, Chihuahua,
sunk some two or three weeks
since with a load of coal, is be-
ing raised by the wreckers (Wil-
liam H. Norton, of Reading, Pa
and will be removed this week.
This has been very much in the
way Of navigation Of the Creek.
The trade of our creek is consid-
erable.
The peach evaporato1s mostly
closed operations yesterday The
fruit has been in excellent condi-
tion and it has been a most sue
cessful year. The quantity ovap-
orators in this section will ap-
proximate 10000 pounds. Some
of the evaporators will be run for
time on apples.
Change in the Time Table On
and after Monday last 18th in
slant, the passenger trains will
leave Smyrna as follows: For
Philadelphia and intermediate sta
tions, 100, 1O.40 a. m. and 4.5O p.
m. For Delmar and intermediate
stations at 10.4O, 2.15 and 7.45 p.
m.
William Numbers, one of our
masons, while attempting to climb
a ladder at the residence of 7. w.
Blakeley, fell about ten feet
spraining one of his ankles badly
The Steamer Thomas Clyde will
discontinue her trips after to-day
She has carried in addition to the
large number Of passengers about
10000 baskets of peaches from
Collins Beach.
Next Sunday will 1oe the quart
erly meeting occasion for this sta
ton and Circuit. Presiding Elder
Martindale will preach at Kenton
in the morning and in this town in
the evening.
The managers Of the State Fair
are busily engaged renovating and
fixing up their building and
grounds. Their next fair begins on
the 9th of September Let all
who can, exhibit something.
The regular meeting of the Bry-
ant Literary Society will be defer
red one week on account Of the
concert of the Jubilee Singers on
the same evening.
Rev. j. Wilkshelms is holding a
church camp meeting at Bethel
Smyrna times., 1930-09-17

A. M. E. Church this week and
Bishop Wayman is expected next
Sunday.
The Breakwater Light, news
paper published at Lewes, says
the real population Of Lewes is
about 1900.
New Castle jail has 115 prison
ers incareerated within her walls,
four of them for life.
Collins Beach after successful
season will formally close with a
big hop tomorrow evening.
Rev. j. NJ Yingling commenced
a protracted meeting at Clayton
last Sunday night with favorable
prospects.
Marriages. -Scotton-Simpler. -
In this town, August 3rd, by Rev.
J. NJ Yingling, Levi Section and
Miss Lizzie R. Simpler, all of
Smyrna.
i Deaths. Brady Near Middle {
/ town, on the 18th instant, William
Brady in his 59th year.
The New York Tribune says
that Delaware sweet potatoes are
better than those from either Vir-
ginia or New Jersey. They now
bring about $500 per barrel il
New York.
The number of visitors largely
falls off with the end of the peach
season, though they are always
coming and going in considerable
numbers. During the time above
named they have aggregated be-
tween 400 and 800 The visitors
are always welcome; they bring
smiles and good cheer, but the
peach does this and more too.
Personal. al.-The Rev. J. T. UNI
sted has gone to visit the people
of his former charge the church
of Fagg's Manor, Chester County,
Pa, and to deliver an address on
the occasion of the celebration OF
the 150th anniversary of the or
ganization Of that church. He
will return next week.
John II. Huntingdon, formerly of
Smyrna is a delegate to the an
nual convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of
Pennsylvania which meets in
Wilkesborro, September 23rd to
26th.
Harry Douglass has gone to
Pennington Seminary and John
NJ. Morgan to Newark, n. r, to
take position as telegraph oper-
ator. Miss Beatrice Woodward
will go to a school in Philadelphia
next week.
Richard S. Culbreth, Esq, of
Baltimore, Md, spent two or three
days with his friends in this town
last week.
Mr.. Addison A. Christian, pub
Usher Of the Free Press Green's
boro. Md, paid us a fraternal call
on Monday.
Mrs Lottie ]. Hoffecker came
to town on Monday from Ocean
Grove where she has been spend
inor tho summer
Olin Hough of Easton, Md, who
left this town three years ago, is
visiting his mother this week.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-17

ed as the first speaker, who re-
viewed the field of National and
State politics in speech of some
40 minutes that was very fire.
quently applauded. Mr.. Penne-
Wills ringing sentences show him
possessed of a nervous force that
only needs practice to make him
in time very efficient public
speaker. F. A. Williams, Esq,
the second speaker, also of Dover,
had not the embarrassment as in
the first case of meeting an en-
tirely strange audience, for
though a young lawyer, was ia
miliarly known to a number of
the audience. Mr.. Williams theme
was Estates Rights" in its logical
effects and consequences, and like
the first speaker called forth very
frequent applause. The club threw
to the breeze on Saturday morn
ing a large flag suspended over
Main street. The club will be ad-
dressed this evening by George V.
Massey, Esq, of Dover, on the is
sues of the day and on next We'd
nesday evening by Richard Har-
rington, Esq The Hall is open
on these Wednesday evenings to
all interested in the success of the
party and every evening to the
members Of the club as a reading
room.
improvements Miss Mary A.
Walker is having the building on
Main Street, nearly opposite the
Smyrna House and for several
years prior to this used as a bar
Der shop, torn down for the pur-
pose of erecting in its place a
dwelling % feet front running
back 40 feet. 1t is one of the old
est houses in town having been
standing there more than 100
years. John A. Cavender has the
work in hand. Thomas w. Blak-
ely is erecting on his farm a build
irg to take the place of the sitt-
ing room and kitchen 80 by 16 feet
which with the larger part erect
ed several years ago, will make a
very comfortable residence Char
les D. Everett has greatly improv-
ed the appearance of his already
attractive residence by a new front
remodelling, painting, etc.
New Church The Downs NJ
P. Church, which has been stand
ing for more than 40 years, is be-
ing replaced by new and more
commodious one for the prosper
Gus society. The new building,
which is enclosed and ready for
the plasterers, is "a by 40 feet
with a recess pulpit 4 by 10 feet.
1t is to be finished with the mod
ern improvements, stained win
dows, frescoeing, etc, and is
thought when finished will be
model of beauty.
On Wednesday last, as the
schooner Maggie w. MAR was as
cending the creek loaded with salt
cake for Messrs. Tygert, she ran
Smyrna times., 1930-09-17

One of the heaviest sentences
imposed in the Kent County Court
of General Sessions in recent
years was imposed last week by
Judge WV. Harrington in plead
Guilty Court" when Daniel Blake,
negro. aged about 20 years. who
pleaded guilty to robbery, was
sentenced to ten years in the New
Castle County Workhouse and on
Saturday received 40 lashes. The
offense committed by Blake was
an attack on Frank Stevens, an
aged colored man.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-17
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, SEPT. Is, 1880
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
to look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. a half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
II will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
70 the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
Democratic. - The Democrats
having secured the upper story of
the Wallace building met last
night in pursuance to call, for the
purpose of forming a club and or
ganization temporarily on motion
OF William A. c. Hardcastle by
calling N. F. Wilds to the chair
with o. B. Voshell and Levi @.
Anthony as secretaries. The fol-
lowing permanent officers were
then selected. John E. Collins,
president; "A. Lee Cummins, Will
liam c. Mitchell, Jr., and n. F.
Wilds, Vice-Presidents; O. 3.
Vashell, corresponding secretary;
L. c. Anthony, recording secre-
tary; William 2. Hall, treasurer.
n. G. Budd moved that it be call
ed the T. F. Bayard Club of Duck
Creek Hundred; S. L. Kahn want
ed it known as the Democratic
Club of Duck Creek Hundred, but
r. S. Phelps amendment to call
it the Hancock and English Club
of d. c. H. was adopted. An ex-
ecutive committee was appointed
as follows: WI. "a. Hardcastle, J.
T. Jerman, c. H. Register, H. r.
Mustard. E. Harrison and Will
liam F.. Hall, and j. w. Jones, ..
H. Groves and j. d. Wilds were
appointed a committee on finance.
Tuesday evening was adopted as
the regular meeting night of the
club. II. II. Colclazer of the Ev-
cry Evening was present and on
being called on made speech.
The number of names enrolled
amounted to over one hundred.
An extra flag was thrown to the
breeze fronting the club room.
Republican, The Houston Club
held its first meeting in the new
room ia the Cooper building on
Wednesday evening last. The
room was very neatly decorated
with pictures, flags, etc, and a
transparency and Chinese lanterns
suspended from the windows. Af-
ter a few appropriate introduc-
tory remarks by the chairman,
William H. Baggs, James Penne-
will, Esq, of Dover, was introduc-
Smyrna times., 1930-09-17

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Smyrna times., 1930-09-17
ISL AND GAME a,
pr;s oi.i' Governor R. ?.
IRE 'Ides at Meeting ID.

4 meeting Of the ststa
9ams Commission vas !
Gay on he State e.
L IS Delaware Bay Nj
ave'nor Robert p Z.
president presiding NJ.
fahling to the fish :,
game laws Of the S+s,.
c''ssed with a possible
some of the existing Iar,
aa business Of he @
had been completed. d.
enjoyed several hour.
the Dav
Smyrna times., 1930-09-17

Which travels faster, heat or
cold? Heat, for you catch cold.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-17

New Castle jail has 115 prison
ers incarcerated within her walls,
four of them for life.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
Luis Publishes Decree

Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 21 P-Pres- ident Washington Luis today pub lished 9 decree regulating operations of banking concerns in Rio De Jan- ero until November 30. The banks were closed for IS days by decree on Oct. 6. This decree expire today.
 Three provisions are made in the new measure. The first permits the Banco Do Brasil exclusive perm.s- sion for negotiation of letters of credit for export purposes. with the privilege of supplying other banks necessary coverage up to BLOOD (about $5,000D, the Banco Do Brasil to determine the rate of exchange.
 The second provision authorizes withdrawals from deposits to a maximum of 25 per cent every fort night, with the reservation that mer- chants, industrialists and farmers must leave sufficient on deopsit to pay their workers and customs and other taxes on materials purchased.
 The third provision permits banks to operate beginning today subject to the foregoing regulations.
 With reference to the military sit uation a communique of the minis ter of justice said that the positions of government forces and the rebel troops arc unaltered.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
ROYAL C0ACHMEN START REHEARSALS
Horses Given Trials for Journey
 to Parliament

London, Oct. o1.-LP-The eight blooded horses which will draw the great state coach carrying the king and queen to the opening of parlla- ment next Tuesday started rehearsals today of their part in this pageantry of royalty which periodically pro- vides one of the worlds most spec tacular shows.
 The gilded coach, upholstered in crimson silk, it's panels painted by an Italian master, was built for the coronation of George III and IS used only for coronations and state openings of parliament It weighs four and one-half tons. To accustom the horses to this weight they were hitched today to the royal carriage, loaded with lead. and driven slowly over the route their majesties will take next week.
 Each horse wears an ornate Morocco leather harness weighing 140 pounds. They clso are being ex- ercised in the royal riding stables where musicians play drums and cymbals to accustom the animals to the unfamiliar sound.
 On Tuesday it will take the grooms at least two hours 10 perform their duties as hairdressers, arranging the horses names in long curls, with ribbons of scarlet 10 match the uni forms of the postillions, who dress In scarlet and gold.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
Seven Priests Abducted;
 Two Reported Murdered

Shanghai, Oct. 21 P-The abduc- ton of seven Catholic priests and 10 nuns ond the murder of two of the priests by outlaws who ransacked Kian, Central Kiangsi province, was reported today to the local head quarters of the Italian Lazarist Catholic mission.
 Among those reported captured was Bishop Mignani of the Lazarist mission. The two reporter slain were Chinese Catholic priests.
 The abducted priests and nuns arc Italian, French and Chinese.
 It was reported the bishop and one priest had been released to ar range ransom, while the others were held by the reds as hostages.
 Kian isaapproximately 100 miles south of Nanchang. which is being held by small force of provincial troops against threatened ccm- munist invasion.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
Airport Commission
 Gives Budget Report

Hartford, Oct. 21 P}-The Trum- bull airport commission has sub mitted its budget for the next two years to the budget committee of the state board of finance and con- trol, the principal items of which is a request for s2,0oO as salary for a caretaker at the field; s2,500 for grading the field and cutting grass, and S9,000 for grading for an addi- ton 10 the field. In addition the board would like an appropriation of s6,000 for extension of a water main 10 the city water supply, the present source of water being a well
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

cral forces organized recently in Guy aba by Colonel Lima Silva had re- volted. and that their commander, Major Ravello, assumed presidency of the state.
 Colonel Lima Silva, who was chief of all federal forces in the state with headquarters at Campo Grande, fled to the Bolivian frontier with the 17th battalion of Cazadores, or scouts, thus avoiding an encounter with a strong revolutionary column ad vancing on Campo Grande.
 Large Inland State Matto Crosse is one of the large inland states of Brazil, somewhat removed from the principal theater Of fighting. lnsurgent forces there might aid in subjugation of Loyal | Goyaz, but would hardly be of much use along the Sac Paulo- Parana | frontier where the major engage ments of the war, it seems, will De
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
100 MINERS LOSE LIVES IN GERMANY
 AFTER EXPLOSION
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Continued From First Page) stored, it was said, and the chance of escape for all who still remained alive in the mine was considered good.
 Twenty-two bodies were recovered shortly after the explosion. Rescue crews and fire brigades assembled quickly and worked feverishly to bring some of the entombed men to the surface. Relatives gathered about the mouth of the shaft.
 Windows Shattered
 Windows for miles around were shattered by the force of the ex- plosion.
 The explosion occurred at 7:20 a. n., shortly after the day shifts had gone down to work.
 Petrol tanks stored beneath offices where 30 executives. clerks, and en- gineers were working also exploded, killing two persons and injuring others.
 The rescue squads took the cage which carried the workers in and out of the pit from the shaft, since the explosion had not smashed it., but the entrance to the pit, 1,500 feet below, could not be quickly cleared.
 Tclephonic communication with the entombed men was established and they reported many still alive.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
Boston Needs S3,OO0,0O0
 To Assist UnemplOyed

Boston, Oct. 2l (UP)-Boston needs $3,O00,000 for unemploy- ment relief, the city council has decided.
 Today. it was to ask Mayor James M. Curley to provide one third of that sum in his 1881 mu- nicipal budget and to appoint d citizens committee to raise the other $2,O00,00O by soliciting public subscriptions.
 A council committee has been appointed to discuss with state and municipal officials the advis. ability of suspending civil service rules as an aid in the jobless sit uation.
 Councillor John I. Fitzgerald charged that under the rules women who did not need work were employed while heads Of families were unable to find jobs.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
RUSSELL TO VOTE FOR
 GROSS AND LONERGAN
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cratic gubernatorial candidate will be supported by the "wets,' regard less of party affiliations, and in Hartford county, it is said, ex-Con- gressman Lonergan will have the support of a large number Of re- publicans who have been attracted to his banner because of his unquali- fled stand against the 18th amend ment.
 The Association Opposed 10 the Prohibition Amendment, in which Mr. Russell is an active worker, has on it's membership rolls large num- Der of New Britain residents of prominence in business, social. and manufacturing circles, many of them registered republicans. The Crusaders include younger men who are actively opposed to the existing method of handling the liquor sltu- ation.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
EVIDENCE OF PLOT
 ID MURDER FAMILY
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Continued From First Page) nials of any part in the death of the girl.
 Earlier in the night, detectives questioned Mrs. O'Loughlin's son, re- garding activities in the OLoughlin home, particularly last Tuesday night, the night before Leona dis appeared.
 Tcld of Daughters Death
 Detective OLoughlin, who was taken to the hospital seriously ill last week, was not informed of the death of his daughter until yester- day, although he was aware of her disappearance. He also was advised of his wife's arrest in connection with the case.
 He took the news without appar- ent shock and expressed a desire to confer with Captain of Detectives Clark, Details of the resultant con- ference were not made public. No charges have been filed in the case.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
TROLLEY PETITION HEARD

Hartford. Oct. ? P-Three peti- tions of the Connecticut company for discontinuance of trolley lines were heard today by the public utill~ ties commission. In the first the company desires to substitute buses for trolley cars on the Baldwin in the second the company would substitute buses for trolley servics in the ~city of Norwalk on the so- called Dorlon's Point line and in the third would discontinue portion Of the trolley line on East street and Newtown avenue in Norwalk.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
w. C, T. |, IN SESSION

Norwich, Oct. Fl Pl-Mrs. Mary E. Welles called to order the open ing session Of the 55th annual con- vention of the State W. C. T. U. in Trinity Methodist church today.
 Mrs. May Bell Harper, national director, will be the guest speaker at the annual banquet to be held tonight. Election of officers will take place tomorrow and the convention will hold it's final session Thursday.