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New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
ST0DDARD LECTURES
 ON WORLD NOTABLES
Author Discusses Great Men at Meeting Of New Britain
 Noman's Club.

Lothrop Stoddard. author and lec- turer, yesterday told the Woman $ club of New Britain of his impress sion of q number of the men who are making European history. Mrs Buell. B. Bassette, president of the club, introduced the speaker.
 Two Oriental figures were dis cussed, Mustapha Kemal and the Emir Abdullah. In his comments on King Fuad of Egypt. Dr. Stod- dard became humorous but returned to more serious note when telling of the work of Sir Philip Snowdcn. Sir Eric Drummond and Lord Robel1 Cecil.
 The address was opened with sketches Of three dictators Musso linl, Mustapha Renal and Admiral Nicholas Horthy. The only nota ble discussed who is not living was Georges Clemenceau for whom Dr. Stoddard had the highest praise.
 He did many things we'll" he said. Under Napoleon III he was banished from the country and came to Connecticut where he taught French in one Of your schools and eloped with one of his pupils. Clemenceau wrote books and poetry, edited magazines Of art and the drama and was intensely interestc in the ballet. He would frequently manifest this interest by taking dozen fair ballet dancers out 10 din- ner and tour the cafes of Paris with them. He was in his seventies wheo the French nation called him to it's rescue and it was Clemenceau more than anyone else who kept the French troops in the trenches"
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
SUES FOR S2,O00 TO GET
 SUPPORT FOR HER CHILD
Gertrude Beckius Has Property At tached. Claiming Defendants Son
 Has Ceased Weekly Payments

Mrs. Guylena B. Rankin is defend ant in q s2,Oo0 suit and her proper ty at SS9 West Main street has been attached in an action brought by Gertrude Goodison Beckius of this city on the grounds that J. Douglas Rankin, son of the defendant, has failed to keep up payments for the support of her child
 The agreement was that Rankin would pay s3.50 weekly for 12 years for the support of the child. Mrs. Rankin gave her property as a real estate bond to assure payment be- ginning January 4, 1928. Her son has not paid since May 4. 1880, it is claimed.
 Attorney Joseph G. Woods IS rep resenting the plaintiff and Constable Fred Wrinkle served the papers.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
M'KENNA ACCEPTS
 |, OF |. POSITION
New Mercantile Bureau Head
 Surprised at Election

Hugh S, Mckenna, manager of the Hardware City Lumber Co. and retiring president of the kiwanis club, will accept the chairmanship of the mercantile bureau of the Chamber Of Commerce, to which he was elected yesterday, he stated in an interview with the Herald today.
 Mir. Mckenna was in New York yesterday and when interviewed shortly before noon today had not been notified of his election beyond what he saw in yesterdays Herald.
 The election came as 6 complete surprise to me, since l had not even considered myself a candidate for the position"
 Mir Mckenna is a member of the Red Cross roll call committee and is chairman of the mercantile con- mittee. He is a graduate of Tufts College and served with the U. S. marines during the World War.
 My first bis job and one in which I am keenly interested" Mr. Mckenna said today, will be an cf- fort 10 bring the merchants of the city into closer harmony with a view to more definite cooperation in matters of general and mutual ad- vantage"
 DisapproVal of a number of mat ters relating to the Chamber of Con- merce and mercantile bureau in the past was expressed by practically every director present yesterday at a meeting held behind closed doors. The outstanding matters of which many disapprove are said to be the handling of recent banquets and the present uniform store hours sched- ule.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19

Britain Musical club and the soloists and choirs of the Swedish Bethany church at that cdifice tomorrow night.
 70 A prophet may not always gain recognition in his home town but this evil of human nature has never affected the appreciation that has come to Miss Phelps. From the very beginning she was heralded as a gifted person, the only doubt coming to the minds of her pleased towns poonle being whether she would continue developing with as relative speed as she began.
 The gods have continued 10 be kind, and Miss Phelps has added to her mastery Of the keyboard every year. Five orc six years ago. when symphony orchestra flourished in Hartford for season, she was sc- lectcd 10 play the Gricg concerto
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
POLICE SEEK BAD MEN

The local police received a re- quest last night from the Bridgeport department asking them to watch for two men who are cruising about this section of the country in q large touring car bearing Louisiana mark CTS.
 The men are wanted in Bridgeport them by two girls who alleged that they came to this state with the men who abandoned them.
 Information to the effect that the men are armed was also given in the report.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
TWO SMALL GIRLS HIT
 AND INJURED BY AUTOS
Lincoln Street Child and Edwards Street Girl Taken to Hospital
 After Morning Accidents

kfLouisc Leonard, 51. years old, of r0 Lincoln street was taken to the
 New Britain General hospital about 11:30 o'clock this morning and was found to be suffering from a head
 injury and abrasions and bruises about the face. The injuries were sustained when the child was struck and knocked to the pavement all
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
LOIS PHELPS WILL
 PLAY AT FESTIVAL
Gifted Pianist to Be Heard Here
 Tomorrow Night

In the midst of busy concert season in Connecticut and appear ances at private musicales in New York, Miss Lois Phelps of Plainvile, the pianist who began her career as a prodigy and has continued pro- gressing 10 the heights of Parnassus. will take the time 10 contribute to the program being given by the New
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
STOLEN" COAT FOUND

Morris Segel, who conducts place of business at 4 Railroad arcade, re ported to the police this morning that someone stole a raincoat, valu- cd at S6, from his store last night.
 He was informed that the coat was not stolen but had been found outside the store by Officer Dery It had been put thery for display purposes and evidently forgotten by it's owner when he closed his place Of business for tho night.
 His mind was considerably rcliev- cd when the police told him that the coat had been found by the po- liceman and had been left at the place of business conducted by Abraham A. Goldberg which adjoins his store on the arcade.
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
BOY SCOUT NEWS

The board Of review will meet to- night at the scout office. F., M. ls- leib will preside as chairman.
 The meeting of the scout exhibit committee will be held Thursday al the scout office with Harry Bonney presiding as chairman.
 The executive board will meet this afternoon at the scout office. E. l.. Warren. president of the council will serve as chairman.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
JOBLEsS SHOW DECREASE

London. Nov. l9 LP) - Unemploy- nlent for the week ended November I9 showed decrease, for the first time in seven weeks. The figures were 9.96I.T77 unemployed, or 1850 less than the preceding week. There was an increase however Of l,oo2,- G43 over the figures Of the same week last year
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
r. RABBITS KILLED

John Spring of 2S Peck street. suf- fored the loss of 17 rabbits which he reported 10 police had been killed by q dog last night. The matter was referred to Dog Warden Thomas Rouskie who is conducting an in vestigation.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19

Britain Machine Co.; Justin Mo Carthy. engineer; Mrs. Julia Burke and Miss Angela Mccarthy. Mrs. Mae Burke, a daughter. now lives in California
New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2O-26
Tots Rejoice To Find
 r"<~: ' OYS
VISIT OUR TOY DEPT.

Largest assortment and low CT prices than ever before in our Basement.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
$4,000 SCHOOL ADDITION
j. Roland DashieId, Salisbury, Md.
Contractor, Puts His Men on
Job for Six-ROom Addition

Ground was broken last week
for the new $4,000 addition to
the Smyrna High School Building.
]. Roland Dashield of Salisbury,
Md, the successful contractor be
fore the State Board of Education,
has moved his equipment here and
already has the trenches dug for
the foundation. In order to make
rum for the tWo-Story extension,
the portable building was moved
from the location it had occupied
since brought to Smyrna to the
west side of the campus along the
line fence back of the Raymond,
Holland and Taylor properties.
The front of the portable building
was turned around so as to face
the new school building. Enough
room has ben left between the two
building to allow for walks and as
much of the gren campus as pos
sible. The new addition will ex-
tend as a wing from the south
west end of the building, toward
South st. and will be two stories
high with three class rooms, lava
tory and corridor on each floor.
The six-room addition will be
built of brick to correspond with
the present building and will be a
part of and have every conven-
fence and comfort as is now en-
joyed in the main building. This
addition according to specification
will be ready for use by the be-
ginning of the next school year in
September The addition will pro-
vide room for those now occupying
the third floor of the old school
building.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
WELLINGTON FIREMEN ELECT
Clarence Nj. Melvin Heads Com
munity Fire Company For Year

At the annual election of the
Millington Community Fire Com
pany, the following were elected:
President, Clarence NJ. Melvin;
vice-president, Benjamin W. Dull
ing; secretary, Fl. H. Stauffer;
treasurer, Harry r. Rasin; fire
chief, Robert M. Logan; assistant
fire chief, G. B. Stevens; chief en-
gineer, ]. B. Anderson; assistant,
r.. E. Porter; hosemen, Sidney
Dixon, Parvis H.Sparks, Nat Bak-
er; patrolmen, Edward Squires, ].
w. Duling; laddermen, John H.
Ahern, B. w. Williams, j. w. Dull
ing; fire recorder, G. B. Stevens;
assistant, B. W. Williams; board
of directors, G. E. Stevens, r. M.
Logan, B. w. Duling, H. H. Stauf-
fer, ]. B. Anderson, j. G. Vansant,
]. E. Higman, Sidney Dixon, c. M.
Melvin, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
KENTON SUDLERVILLE ROAD
Maryland Highway Commission
Agrees to Build Mile This Year

Through an agreement between
the Maryland State Roads Com
mission and the Board of County
Commissioners another mile of
road from Sudlersville toward the
Delaware line on the Kenton-Sud-
lersville road will be built this
year. When this is built the State
of Maryland will only have a mile
or so of concrete road to build to
join up the interstate road. Del
aware has already completed its
part from Kenton to the Maryland
line beyond Downs Chapel Mary
land started building from Sud-
lersville, mile a year and with
what will be built this year, will
have almost filled up the gap.
I Delaware motorists as well as
those on the Eastern Shore, would
have been pleased to see Maryland
complete the job this year. This
/ is a much needed interstate road.
However, Queen Anne's County
has only a limited appropriation
/ to work on and this year they in
tend to build neaay five miles of
hard surface roads and $4,000
Draw Bridge across Kent Island
Narrows: Slightly more than four
miles of of road and the Kent
Island Narrows bridge will be
built by the state, while about one
half a mile will be constructed by
the county. The detailed program
is as follows Completion of the
new highway leading from Stew
ensville to Love Point, distance
of Approximately one-haf mile.
/ Between a mile and a mile and a
half of the highway extending
from Centreville toward Starr.
One mile of highway continuing
the stretch started last year, ex-
tending between Price and Bridge
town. One mile of the new high
way leading from Sudlersville to
the Delaware State Line. One
quarter mile on each side of the
new Narrows bridge. This is the
only road to be constructed by the
county.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
NOWLAND ICE CREAM STORE
VISITED BY DISASTROUS FIRE
REAR OF HIS PLACE OF BUS
MESS GUTTED BY FLAMES
Ice Cream Mandatory and Whole
Sale Wareroom Damaged With
An Almost Total Loss

Fire of undetermined origin de-
stroyed the ice cream mandatory
and wholesale candy storage build
ing of Walter S. Nowland early
this morning entailing a loss on
building and contents estimated at
between $4,000 and $4,000, par
TALLY covered by insurance. The
fire alarm was sounded at 2
o'clock but the fire must have
started fifteen or twenty minutes
earlier for when discovered by Mr..
and Mrs. Ned Hutchison residing
in the apartment over the Hutchi-
son News Stand next door to Now
lands, the fire was considerably
under way and was sending a
blaze that fer a time threatened
to envelope the whole block Some
little trouble was experienced to
get a fire alarm sounded but soon
our firemen were on the job and
another alarm sent in to the Clay
ton Fire Company for assistance.
The fire which broke out in a cor
ner of the wholesale candy storage
building, Immediately between the
Nowland ice cream mandatory
and the 'Hutchison Building, gain
ed rapid headway and spread to
the ice cream manufactory Fire
men fought under difficulties for
it was foggy and the fire had got
ten under the tin roofs requiring
some of it to be cut away in order
to get at the flames. Nearly
everything in the mandatory
and wholesale building was burn
ed to a crisp. Mr. Nowland car
ried a wholesale stock valued at
between $4,000 and $1,000. This
was a total loss. The ice cream
mandatory was badly burned
and charreo and considerably, if
not all his equipment damaged
Two rooms on the second floor
over the ice cream mandatory
where Mr. NoWland stored ice
cream boxes and surplus stock
was so badly burned that nothing
in it of value was saved. The fire
even got into the kitchen and din
ing room of Mr. Nowlands resi-
dence on second floor, doing more
or less damage. Had it not been
for the metal sheathing in his ice
cream parlor it too, would have
fallen a prey to the flames. Mr..
Nowland was sleeping alone in the
house at the time, his family hav-
ing gone TO visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds Wilson at Harrington.
He had to be awakened. The fire
was a stubborn one to fight but
was gotten under control within
an hours time. Fortunately the
front of Mr.. Nowland's store was
untouched. The Hutchison Build
ing was but slightly damaged. A
watch was kept until daylight for
fear there might be another out
break.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
BUDDY CORLEY LOCATED IN
PHILADELPHIA THIS MORNING
'PHONED FATHER HE WAS AT
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOTEL
Son of DR.. and Mrs. r. F. CoTIey,
Missing in New York Since Fri
day, Had Caused Suspense

Franklin Corley, son of DR.. and
Mrs. r. F. Corley, Of this town,
who has been holding a position
with Ansel and Company, a brok-
erage firm in New York City, who
had been mysterially missing from
both his apartment and his office
since last Friday, was heard from
this morning. He phoned from
the Benjamin Franklin Hotel,
Philadelphia, this morning, that
he was there but no reason was
given why he was there or what
took him to Philadelphia. His
father left at once to get him. DR..
Corley, the young mans father,
who had been in New York
City since Sunday, instigating
a thorough search, returned
home last night with not a
word or trace of his whereabouts.
One of his old Delaware College
University of Delaware, friends
phoned here yesterday that he felt
positive he saw Buddy Corley in
the B. and o. Station, Philadelphia
Saturday night and this informa-
ton had been transmitted to the
New York detectives but no one
else is reported to have seen him
and the case still remained a mys-
terry The brokerage Office offic-
ials where Buddy" worked and
his room-mates at the apartment,
were cooperating to their fullest in
trying to locate the young man.
In the meantime his parents were
almost PROSTATE with the suspense
of it all and the sympathy of
friends all over town and wherever
the Corleys, are known, is express
ed over the case. Buddy" was
making good in the brokerage Of
fee and his record was clean. All
esteemed him highly These Of
fcials and DR.. Corley, had put
the case in the hands of expert
New York detectives and the Po-
lice Department too, had been CO.
operating to the extent that all
hospitals had been gotten in touch
with Buddy reported at his Of
fee Friday morning but complain
ed of a sore throat and feeling
miserable His boss told him if he
did not feel we'll he had better go
home and stay there until he was
able to work Buddy left the
office and has not been seen since.
Miss Laura Lee Corley, sister OF
the young man, who is attending
Darlington Seminary, West Ches-
ter, Pa, was motored for yester-
day and is home with her parents
giving every assistance possible.
It is a mysterious case which has
aroused Smyrna as nothing has in
recent years.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
Marion A. Greene Dies in Dover
d. OF A. HOLD INSTALLATION
New Officers Installed Thursday
Evening For the Coming Year

AftiiiS IOI b1t tDf1flllS ItdI
National Emblem Council, No.9,
Daughters of America, held an in
stallation of officers Thursday ev-
ening, January 9. Mrs. F. Seigrist
member of James A. Garfield
Council of Wilmington, and Ma
tional Deputy, installed the follow
ing officers: Jr. Past Councillor,
Mary T. Jefferson; Assistant Jr.
Past Councillor, Cora E. Ford;
Councillor, Alice 3. Corrie; Asso-
ciate Councillor, Anna Draper;
vice-councilor, Beulah Ford; Asso-
ciate Vice Councillor, Ethel Morris
recording Secretary, Mary E.Rob-
inson; Assistant Recording Secre-
tary, Dorothy Robinson; Financial
Secretar, Lotta z. Robinson;
treasurer, May Malcolm; Conduc-
tor, Anna Broadway; Warden,
Fannie Still; Inside Sentinel, Rena
Turner; Outside Sentinel, Florence
Goldsborough; Trustees, Rena
Turner, Mary Slaughter; Trustee,
Anna Broadway; Representative,
Anna Lewis. The new Councillor,
Mrs. Corrie, on behalf of the Coun-
cn, presented gifts to Mrs. Frank
Seigrist and Mrs. Mary Jefferson
Mrs. Seigrist was accompanied
from Wilmington by Mrs. Bera
tucker, Mrs. Florence Tuft, and
Mrs. Frank Seigrist. Following
the installation of officers, refresh
ments, chicken salad and coffee
were served.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
MRS. MILDRED AFFLECK WED
Daughter of MIR. and Mrs. George
Carter, Weds j. b. Briggs

Mrs. Mildred Carter Affleck,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carter, of near Smyrna, and Mr..
j. Bayard Briggs, son of Mrs.
Flora ]. Briggs of Wilmington,
were married in Camden, N. j.. on
Friday evening, January 10. The
officiating minister was the Rev.
Alexander j. Maxwell, pastor of
the United Presbyterian Church,
at Thirty-sixth street and Merrill
avenue. They will reside in Phil
adelphia. Mr.. Briggs formerly
was in the office of the Harlan
Plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuild-
ing Company in Wilmington. For
several years he has been in Of
fees of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany in Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
SMYRNA 20TH CENTURY CLUB
Mrs. George Carter Presents In
teresting Program on Friday

tCttsthhS itS sttii bH It fAudN
Under the direction of Mrs.
George Carter, chairman, of Civics
and Home Economics. an interest
ing program was given at the 20th
Century Club on Friday, January
10. Rev. E. A. Lemoine, referring
to the subject of the program,
gave an interesting talk on Home
Economics, past and present. en-
phasizing the fact that we were
living in the greatest and best age
for woman.-An instrumental solo
by Mrs. 7. H Coverdale was beau
tiful and unusual, giving pleasure
from the first to last note.-On
January II, the program will be
in charge of Mrs. Harry Jones,
chairman of Social Service. Mrs.
Edward NJ. Barsham of Whining
ton, will address the club. The
music will be Overture, from VIII
liam Tell, (RossinD.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
DUAL ROAD TO HAVE TREES
125 to $50 Varieties Native to Our
Soil and Climate to Be Planted


Soil and Climate to Be Planted
Upon the completion Of plans for
the beautifying of the dual high
way between State Road and st.
Georges, Delaware, will have in a
few years one of the most beauti-
full and artistic sections of high
way in the world At meeting of
the State Highway Commission
this week, w. w. Taber, state for
ester, presented to the commission
his plans for this improvement.
1t is the aim of the State Forestry
Commission which will have
charge of the work in cooperation
with the State Highway Commis-
sion, to plant on the land between
the two highways, speciments of
every tree native to Delaware. It
may be surprising to some to learn
that Delaware possesses between
125 and 80 trees that are native
to the State. It may be couple
of years before this arboretum
progresses enough to be really
beautiful, but because big trees
and little trees, shrubbery and
evergreens will be planted, it will
not be like planting seedlings of a
few inches high Mr.. Taber says
that any clubs or organizations, or
individuals, who may wish to con
tribute tree to this collection,
may do SO. The tree will be tag
ged with the name of the individ-
ual or organization presenting it
to the State. In this way. the
person or institution may be able
to participate in this beautifying
of the highway. Because of his
direction of the Forestry Depart
ment and his affiliation with the
Forestry Departments of adjoin-
ing states, Mr. Taber is. in a posi-
tion to be able to obtain matured
specimens of every kind of tree
native TO Delaware. To the mo-
torists driving along the highway,
it will not seem as though the
trees are planted in regular order
and lines. But they will be, and
the arrangement will be that of a
landscape engineer Work on the
plan will start sometime in Feb
ruary, if the weather permits. BY
that time the telephone poles will
all have been removed between
State Road and ST. Georges.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB MEET
DIR. Paul Ellsworth, President of
Washington College, Speaker

Smyrna Rotary Club met Thurs
day evening at The Wayside Inn.
the speaker being Dr. Paul Tits
worth, president of Washington
College, Chestertown, Nd. DR..
Titsworth's subject, Bullets or
Brains" dealt with the absorbing
question of the day of settling dis
putes without war In the course
of his talk he stressed the point
that people of this day are better
educated to deal with such ques-
tions, better educated politically
and more care was given to send
ing better men to Congress to deal
with international questions.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
STRICKEN AT WORK IN STORE
Joseph Baggs Paralyzed at Work
in Cellar of American Store

Mr.. Joseph Baggs, one of the
chief clerks in the meat market of
the American Stores Company,
was stricken with paralysis while
at work in the cellar of the store.
Mr.. Baggs had been sharpening
knives and upon finishing had
started to ascend the stairs when
he was stricken and fell. Mr.
George Smith, another employee
at the American Store, found him
Immediately after physician was
summoned and he was taken to
his home on Commerce street. AT
this writing he is somewhat i'm
proved, having a little use of his
left arm.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-15
REPORT OF SMYRNA FIRES
j. ID. Morris, Reports SO Calls, 246
Miles Travelled, S3S,IS5 Damages

John T. Morris, chief of the Cit
izens' Hose Company of Smyrna,
reports that during the year from
January I, 1929, to January 1,
1880, there were SO alarms of fire
sent in, consisting of 25 rural
calls, 13 town calls. These fires
included II residences. Z out build
ings, 5 automobiles, 2 straw
stacks, l tar pot, 1 woods fire, /
commercial stable, 8 chimneys.
Mileage in answering country calls
246; chemical used, 900 gallons;
fire damage, country, S37,875.0o;
fire damage, Smyrna, $4,000;
total damage, S38,185.0O; donation
for service rural, $4,000; Smyrna
$500; total, $1,000.