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New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
City Advertisement
GASOLINE STATION HEARING


 Notice is hereby given that q bearing will be held in the office of the Board of Public Works at 7:30 T. m. Monday, May 9th, 1880, rela- tive to the application of Charland s Auto Service Station for approval of application for gasoline filling sta ton to be located at 193-7 Arch Street, Con site of present station) ], and for the installation of one pump in accordance with the Public Acts of 1927.
 All persons interested are re- qucsted 10 be present &t said hear ing, if they see cause, and be heard in relation to the above.
 D. l.. NAIE.
 Acting Mayor.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Dawley of 424 Chestnut street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Marjorie E.. to Clifford Olson, son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Olson of 76 Pleasant street. Miss Dawley is employed by the New Britain Ma chine Co. and MT. Olson by the Fuller Brush Co. of Hartford. No date has been set for the wedding.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
DECLINES APPOINTMENT

Washington, April 24 P-H. C. Greer, of West Virginia, has declin- service commissioner recently ten dered him by President Hoover.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24

An inch of rainfall is equivalent to .101 tons per acre. or. approXi- mately, 14,500,OO0 gallons per square mile,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
Every-
 body NEEDS Credit

Credit is the foundation of all business. The richest man borrows money. But credit must be used with consideration, with understanding and an un- deriving principle of fair play.
 The man or woman who buys clothes on the budget ed time payment plan, de- serves just as much con- sideration, perhaps more, than the man or woman who buys an automobile on the time payment plan. The prices should be very little more than the cash prices.
 The Egan Plan of budgeted time payments makes pos sible the purchase of clothes for the entire fam lily at a store of reputation at cash prices-on credit terms.
 You buy the clothes you need-good clothes of out standing national reputa- ton.
 You buy them when you really need them; and you pay for them at your con- venience on Q weekly basis as low as $1.0O.
 A simple plan-fair-cour- teous-backed by 35 years of successful cooperation with thousands of satisfied families.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24

Credit is the foundation of all business. The richest man borrows money.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
OVER $4,000 CARS INSPECTED
Period i'm Which Automobile Test
Was Made, Ended Monday

With September /, Monday, be
ing the expiration of the time for
having Delaware automobiles in
spected, Secretary of State Grant
land reports that out of the $4,000
Delaware cars, up to Saturday,
$4,000 had been inspected. 1t S
anticipated that the number may
be reduced by the time all report
ed are in. Owners of uninspected
cars making application for new
licenses will be refused until in
spection is made. According to
the directors of the acmpaign, APP
proximately the same number of
motorists who co-operated last
year have again this year submit
ted their cars for inspection, name
ly 80 per cent. On the cars in
spected brakes have ben defective
in % per cent of the cases, head
lights At per cent and steering
gear z per cent. According to an
analysis made of those who have
not yet mad their cars inspected,
no particular district of the State
nor class of citizens or make of
cars are among the offenders.
Naturally, the Secretary Of States
office is checking on these unin-
spected cars to see in which year
they were manufactured. 1t is ex-
pected that many who have not
submitted their cars for inspection
have failed to do SO because of
their fear that their car was in
unsafe operating condition. A list
is now being compiled of all cars
more than five years old, and these
cars will receive special attention
from the Motor Vehicle Depart
ment.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
DOVER GETS DRY OFFICE
Shift Down State is to War on Ru
raj Bootleggers and Stills

The second floor of the Dover
Post Office is again being used by
Federal prohibition agents as a
headquarters. About a year ago
the prohibition headquarters in
Delaware was moved from the old
Federal Building, Sixth and King
streets, Wilmington, to Dover, but
George A. Hill, then acting deputy
prohibition administrator, reported
that the location was not very sat
isfactory to Thomas E. Stone, of
FIT. McHenry, Baltimore, then ad-
ministrator of the area in which
Delaware was included. Later the
main Office in Delaware was
transferred to its present location
in the Odd Fellows Building, Tenth
and King streets, and the Dover
Office was vacated. Now two of
the prohibition agents have been
transferred back to the Dover Of
fee from which they will operate
in the future. Frank Cunning,
deputy prohibition administrator
for Delaware, said that the move
was made for the greater effici-
ency of the force. Norman E.Jett
and Elmer Riggin are the agents
in charge of the Dover office.
These two men, it is understood,
will check up on the activities of
bootleggers and still operators in
lower Delaware, under the direc-
tion of Mr.. Cunning. Incidentally
Mr.. Cunning said that he knew
of rumors to the effect
that Fleming's Landing, near
Smyrna was still being used by
rum runners. Rumors persist that
rum runners are using the coast
of Delaware to get in contact with
trucks and that the highways of
the State are being used for the
truck shipment of imported liquors.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
SMYRNA w. c. T. U. OFFICERS
Mrs. Mary Cantwell Heads Local
Organization as President for Year

At a business meeting of the
Smyrna Woman's Christian Temp
eranle Union, the following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Mary
Cantwell; 1st Vice President. Mrs.
George Robinson; End Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. Harry Collins; Corres-
ponding Secretary, Mrs. Elsie
Thomas; Recording Secretary Mrs.
w. o. Hoffecker; Treasurer, Miss
Estella Armstrong; Evangelistic
Superintendent, Mrs. w. w. Hyn-
son; Assistant superintendent Miss
Lizzie Jones; Press, Mrs. w. o.
Hoffecker; Literature, Mrs. Mar
garet Wright; Mothers Day Su-
perintendent, Mrs. Laura Porter;
Red Letter Days Superintendent,
Miss Julia Griffith; S. T. I. Super
intendent, Mrs. Norman Coleman;
Anti Narcotic superintendent, Mrs
Harry Lower; S. S. Superintend-
ents, Mrs. w. w. Hynson, Mrs.
Harry Lower; Flower Mission Su
perintendent, Mrs. Frank Arm
strong; Assistant, Mrs. Hattie
Hutchison.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
RETIRE IN BLACkBIRD FIGHT
Walter E. Donovan Has Clear
Field for Democratic NOmina-
tiOn for Legislature-Gossi

William A. Watson, Jr., William
T. Hobson and Clifford Pryor have
withdrawn as Democratic candi-
dates for Representative in Black
bird Hundred in favor of Walter
e. Donovan of near Fleming'S
Landing, who is chairman of Dem
ocratic Hundred Committee of
that district, and a former member
of the General Assembly. The
three retiring and Mr.. Donovan
are allied with the Marvel faction
of this district John L. Francis
is also a candidate, being allied
wies the Bayard faction, and Isaac
]. Marker is also a candidate for
the nomination as Representative,
the latter making an effort to Sc
cure the nomination independently
of both the Bayard and Marvel
factions. Harry Keiser, husband
of Mrs. Blanche D. Keiser, tax col
lector Of Blackbird Hundred, is a
candidate for Representative on
the Republican ticket. George w
Reed is also mentioned as a Re
publican candidate in Republican
circles for the same office. Mr.
Reed was a former candidate for
the office several years ago and is
an outspoken dry leader in this
district. Up in Appoquinimink
Hundred (TownsendD Democrats
are conducting a lively campaign.
Edward Hart and William A. Scott
are still in the fight for the nom
nation of senator from the seven
tn senatorial district. Neither will
ally himself with either the Bay
ard or Marvel factions in the con-
test for the United States senator
ial nomination. Although Scott
has been selected to act a delegate
at the forthcoming Democratic
State Convention it is rumored
that he will step aside for the al
ternate, Samuel H. Beck. Both
Beck and Scott are residents of
Apopquinmink Hundred, 14th rep
resentative district George W.
Daniel, Louis Graves and George
P. Slant are candidates for the
nomination of representative from
the 14th district.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
SMYRNA CHURCH WEDDING
Miss May Thompson, Niece of MIR.
and Mrs. X. A. Thompson, Be
comes Wife of T. Muncy Keith

The wedding of Miss May
Thompson, niece of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert A. Thompson, of Smyrna,
and Thomas Muncy Keith, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas V. Keith, of
Dover, took place at the Asbury
M. E. Church in Smyrna, Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock with the
Rev. ]. j. Bunting, of Crisf1eld,
Md, a former pastor, officiating.
The bride was given in marriage
by her uncle, Mr.. Robert A.Thomp-
son. Mrs. Thomas H. Coverdale,
organist of the church, played the
wedding music. Prior to the ser
vice she played Sweetest Story
Ever Told" and AT Dawning,"
and during the ceremony "On
Wings of Song" Miss Martha
Vandever of Wilmington, was tie
brides only attendant. Ernest B.
Keith, of Dover, was his brothers
best man and the ushers We're: G.
Armel Nutter, of Merchantville, N.
j., Carl H. Hill and Jack Cairns Of
Wilmington. The bride wore egg
shell satin made on princess lines
extremely long, with long, tight
sleeves. Her tulle veil was held in
place with orange blossoms ar
ranged in a band across the front.
Her flowers were a shower bou-
quet of bride roses, orchids and
lilies of the valley. Miss VandeVer
wore coral chiffon velvet with
black velvet hat with the new
draped crown. She carried tails
man roses and blue delphinium.
Her gown was sleeveless and she
wore eggshell gloves. Mrs. .Thomp-
son, aunt of the bride, wore kings
blue lace with blue felt hat trim
med with blue velvet. The bride
groom's mother wore black chiffon
with hat to match. A reception
at the Thompson home followed
the ceremony after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Keith left on a wedding trip.
On their return they will reside at
1913 West Eighth street after Oc-
tober l. The bride was graduated
from the Smyrna High School and
attended the Women's College Of
the University of Delaware. For
the last year she has been teaching
at a school in Westfiled, n. J. Mr..
Keith was graduated from the
Dover High School, the University
of Delaware and the Harvard Law
School. He is in the law offices Of
General ]. Ernest Smith, and is an
assistant city solicitor.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
LOCAL DAIRYMEN FARMERS
HOLD MEETING IN CLAYTON
DISCUSS HANDLING IN THE
SMYRNA CLAYTON AREA
Officials of the Interstate Milk
Producers Association of Phil
adelphia Suggest Plans

A large number of dairy farmers
including representatives of the
Interstate Milk Producers Asso-
citation and milk distributors in
Philadelphia, were in attendance
at a meeting which was held over
Clements store in Clayton on
Thursday evening of last week for
the purpose of discussing the pres
ent milk situation and the possible
causes of the milk in this section
having a disagreeable odor result
ing in serious complaints from the
consumers in the city. At these
complaints have been repeatedly
called to the attention of the dis
tributors of raw milk in Philadel-
phia during the past two or three
weeks, and since the milk dealers
and officials of the Interstate
Milk Producers Association were
at loss to explain the causes of
this condition, it was decided that
an investigation would be made of
the methods by which the milk
was being handled in the Smyrna
and Clayton areas, and the kind of
feed and pasture available in this
territory. The results of this
survey indicated, however, that
this condition of the milk could
not be directly attributed to any
one factor, but that it might be
caused as the result of the milk
cans and other containers not be-
cool the milk down to the right
temperature Immediately after it
has been drawn from the cows, or
the fact that the dairy cattle are
eating rag weeds and other unde-
sirable weeds in view of the short
age of pasture grasses this sum
mer as the result of the drought
1t was also brought out in the dis
cussion during the meeting that
this milk condition might be due
to the cows drinking stagnant
water from the marsh lands In
order TO determine if these differ
ent factors are causing this situa-
tion in the raw milk market, the
dairymen agreed to remove their
cows from the pasture fields at
noon each day, and to take more
precautions il cleaning their cans
and milking utensils, in addition
to being more careful about cool
ing the milk before it is delivered
to the receiving station. After
following these practices for a
week or ten days the farmers will
be in a position to know whether
or not these conditions are respon-
sible for the bad condition of the
milk in this section at the present
time.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
CODDLING MOTH SITUATION
Fruit Growers TO Hear Discussion
at Fruitland Grange, Camden

The coddling moth situation,as it
exists in many apple orchards in
Kent county this Summer, and the
recommended control program for
the growing of cleaner fruit next
year, will be discussed by DR.. l..
A. Stearns, entomologist of the
Delaware Experiment Station at a
meeting of fruit growers which
will be held in the Fruitland
Grange Hall in Camden at 8 to-
morrow, Thursday evening, Sep
tember 4. Although probably no
more severe than at this time last
year, and certainly not as prevail
ent as in previous years, the pres
ent codling moth infestation in
sections of Kent county still de-
mands serious consideration, as
the degree of insect infestation
will, undoubtedly, become more
complicated during the next few
weeks because of the activity of
the Oriental fruit moth which is
also a severe pest in this section of
the State. The situation has
reached the stage, therefore, that
by only organized and concerted
effort on the part of the growers
IN the application of supplement
ary control measures can infesta-
ton be reduced to a point at which
the codling moth can be controlled
successfully by sprays alone.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
LOCAL FIRE ALARMS LEND
EXCITEMENT TO LABOR DAY
BARN OF CHAS. GEORGE NEAR
BLACKBIRD LANDING, BURNS
Fire i'm Rear of VanWinIxle Pool
Room, Smyrna, Tenanted by j.
L. Davidson, Does Damage

An electric storm, a deluge of
rain, and two Smyrna fire alarms
gave excitement to the close of
Labor Day in Smyrna. The storm
came up about midnight and when
at it's height, the Smyrna fire
siren was set off ard our volunteer
firemen who had just closed their
week of carnival on the Smyrna
High School Grounds, were called
to the farm of Charles George on
the Mccoy Farm" on road to
BIackbird Landing. A bolt of
lightning struck a tree adjacent TO
the barn and the ball of fire set
the barn ablaze entailing loss of
several thousand dollars. The barn
was completely destroyed. For
tunately the stock was gotten out.
The flames spread with such rap
idity, despite the down-pOur of
rain, that little time was given to
getting much out of the building.
Mr.. George had recently finished
threshing his wheat and 14OO
bushels he had stored in the barn
was destroyed. He also lost his
threshing machine which was
caught in the blaze and complete
ly destroyed. 1t is understood Mr.
George carried insurance but
whether enough to cover his loss
has not been learned. Hardly had
the Smyrna fremen and their
truck returned from the farm near
Blackbird Landing and gotten set
tied. than another fire alarm,
about two o'clock, called our fire
men to Van Wrinkles Pool Room
on Commerce street next door to
the old Fruit Growers Bank prop
erty This pool room which is
owned by B. Frank Van Wrinkle, is
rented by James T. Davidson. Fire
in some mysterious manner broke
out in the rear of the pool room.
getting in between the partition.
causing considerable smoke and
making the fire stubborn to fight.
Our fremen soon had the fire I'm
der control. The damage was
comparatively slight. It is un-
derstood Mr.. Van Wrinkle carried
enough insurance to cover his
loss. But little or no damage
was caused to Mr.. Davidson's
equipment.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
HEAVY LABOR DAY TRAFFIC
Automobiles to the Number of 22,-
I'll on Boulevard Returning Home

I'll on Boulevard Returning Home
While lowering skies gave
threats of rain, the Labor Day
weekend vacation came to a close
Monday with a record number Of
automobiles passing over the State
highways on the return trips from
seashores and distant cities, and
with only a few minor accidents
reported. According to State
highway police, who maintained
continued check of the flow of
traffic from II noon to midnight,
traffic conditions on the DUPONT
Highway were particularly heavy.
Records show that a total of 22,-
I'll cars were checked between
noon and midnight. This number
exceeds by 2,645 cars the number
of those who used the highway
July f. The check this year show
ed a total of 1926 cars passing
on the DUPONT Boulevard, as COM
pared with 10,405 last year, and
10,245 cars checked passing on
the Glasgow road, this year, as
against a total of 1888 last year.
A checkup of traffic by State
Highway Police at the Dover sta
ton indicated that the total num-
ber of cars passing checkers was
a trifle smaller than that of last
July 4. The total number of cars
that passed checkers from the Do
yer station was given at 7.283 as
against total of 1917 that were
checked on July 4. Tallies were
made by State Highway Police on
State street at Governors avenue.
The cars checked came from more
than 80 states and for the most
part were filled with families re-
turning from shore and beach
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
'HIT RUN" DRIVER is FINED
Harry Alexander of Wyoming Sen
fenced to Year i'm Jail and $1,000

Harry Alexander of Wyoming Sen
fenced to Year i'm Jail and $1,000
Accused of leaving the scene of
an automobile accident last Octo-
ber without reporting it Harry AL
exander was arrested Friday af-
ternoon by Lieutenant Ingram and
Private King, of the State High
way Police and following a hear
ing before Magistrate Harrington,
of Dover, was fined $1,000 and CIV
en- a years sentence in the work
house. State Highway Police re-
ceived a tip that Alexander was
living near Wyoming, and caught
him near his home. Alexander is
charged with having run away
from the scene of an accident last
year, when an automobile he was
driving struck horse-drawn We
hicvle.
Smyrna times., 1930-09-03
PASS SWIMMING CONTESTS
Lake Como Instruction Helpful to
Many-More Than Hundred Pass

The Swimming Hole" in Smyr-
ma have been relieved of its Life
Guard for the season, a report of
the activities show how Smyrna
and vicinity took advantage of the
opportunity. Arthur NJ. Potter of
Y M c. A, Wilmington, states
tht A were taught to swim; 68
pass beginners tests; IL Jr. Life
Saving Tests, and 9 Sr. Life Saw
ing Tests. The following persons
passed Life Saving at Smyrna
Roy Lemoine, William Hudson,
Charles Swain, John Blizzard,
John McClain, julie DeFord, Will
liam Mabrey, all of Smyrna, and
Coleman Hardesty, and Julian
Dunning, of Clayton, passed in
senior life saving. Melvin Atkins,
Madeline Gilroy, Lawrence Ford,
Darwin Davidson, Carl Newsome,
William Roe, of Smyrna, and Ed
gar Harrington, Franklin Hardes-
ty, Paul Coverdale, William Stew
art, Clayton; Victor Lightbourn,
Dover, passed in Junior life saving.
The following have passed Swim
mers Tests Joseph Walls, John
Fortner, Harold Truitt, Foster
Clough, Jane Kirby, John Melvin,
Roy Lemoine, Victor Lightbourd,
John Blizzard, Paul Coverdale,
Melvin Atkins, William Stewart,
William Mabrey, Charles Swain,
William Roe, Howell Sevil, Jr.,
Henry Lower, Ray Wood, Ruth FL
lott, William Spence, Paul Enlow,
Melvina Stevenson, Harry Deakyne
Herbert Pinder, John Spry, Will
Spence, Walter McClain, William
Hudson, Edgar Harrington, Dar-
win Davidson, Sara Jones, Made
line Gilroy, Dorothy Davidson,
Lawrence Ford, John Caldwell,
William Spence, Reynolds Knots,
John Melvin, julie DeFord, Francis
Yeates, of Smyrna; Erika Reiman,
Brenford; Edgar Harrington, Clay
ton Franklin Hardesty, Clayton;
Julian Dunning, Clayton; Carl
Newsome, Lansdowne, Pa; Cole
man Hardesty, Clayton. The fol-
lowing have passed the beginners
tests s-Joseph Walls, Beulah For
aker, John Fortner, Harold Truitt,
Edna Slaughter, Foster Clough,
Jane Kirby, John Melvin, Frank
Tunis, Melvina Stevenson, E.
Phillips, Robert Beckett, Roy Le-
moine, Victor Lightbourd, Howard
Deakyne, Harry Still, Stewart
John Blizzard, Paul Cover
dale, Melvin Atkins, William Stew
art, William Mebrey, Charles Swain
William Roe, Howell Sevil, Jr.,
Henry Tower, Ray Wood. Ruth |
Elliott, William Spencer, Paul En-
low, Melvina Stevenson, Harry
Deakyne, Hazel King, Henrietta
Dunning, Alvesta Jones, Herbert |
Pinder, Joseph Walls, John Spry, /
William Spencer, William Gooding, !
Herbert Rash, Benjamin Seward, |
George Davis, Walter Mccain, |
Hudson, Darwin Davidson
Elizabeth Phillips, Stewart Ashby, !
John Stevenson, Sara Jones, Made
line Gilroy, Dorothy Davidson.
Ford, John Caldwell.