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Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
FRANK W. FRASER VETERAN ALASKAN,
 DIES kT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, May IT, (4)-Frank W. Fraser, II, who came here in 1887 and sailed to the Klondike on the steamship Mexico, died.
 ne passed over the Chilkoot Pass where he built boat and went thru Whitehorse Rapids down the Yukon: he was also in Nome dur ing the St. Michael rush then re- turned to Seattle. Later he return ed to Alaska and engaged in con- struction work at Nenana.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
.F0RT VIII OPP0eE
 MnPR0W FnP sENlTF

NEWARK, N. j., May 17, P- Representative Fort, former secre- tary of the Republican National Committee, announced he will en- ter the race for the Republican nomination for Senator against Dwight Morrow and former Sena- tor Frelinghuyser's platform sup porting the 18th amendment. His opponents advocate repeal of the dry laws.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
ROAD CHIEF RETURNS

Major Malcolm Elliot, president of the A. R. C., returned last evening from a brief visit to the Anchorage district office, ac- companied by Lieutenant R. B. Oxreider, in charge of the Anchor age office Major Elliott is return inc to his Juneau office; Lieuten- ant Oxreider will remain here for two days making a survey of the Seward landing field.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
NOT ASSIGNING

LONDON, May IT, Ambassa- " dor Dawes commenting on the re- port he is to return soon to Wash ington, said he was not applying for leave to visit America until Sep tember when he was going there in connection with the Chicago Exposition He said he would re- turn then to London.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
NEW YORK BANKER

c. H. O'Connor, secretary for Burtrom & Driscom, bankers of New York City 40 Wall Street, was among the prominent arrivals today on the s. s. Alaska enroute to the Westward on the $. $. Re dondo in the interests of the company.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
RETAINS THE CUP

SANDWICH, May IT, (HD-The American Walker Cup team retain ed the trophy won five years before by defeating the British amateur star golfers 10 points to two
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17

Mrs. Neilsen of Portlock, mother of Evelyn, former popular Seward girl, is a passenger on the s. s. Starr returning home tonight.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
ALASKA HIGHWAY

WASHINGTON, May IT, P)-. President Hoover Slgned the Dlll providing for study of the propos- ed extension of the Pacific High way to Fairbanks
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17

Westbound passengers on the s. s. Redondo, of the A. $. s. Co.,, includes L. Hauge, M E Hestnes, G. H. O'Connor, G. Kelley, J. Ties void, Mrs. T. Ramey, K. Decker, A. Anderson.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York 4; Boston 5. Washington 5-4; Philiies 30. These were the only games scheduled.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 8; St. Louis g. Brooklyn 10; Cincinnati 3. Phillies at Pittsburgue postponed on account of wet grounds These were the only games 
 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Seattle 10; Hollywood 20. Portland 5; Missions 8. San Francisco 4 Sacramento 4. Los Angeles 6; Oakland 2
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-17

The s. s. Starr which leaves to- night for Bristol Bay, will take out a full list of passengers and a cargo of freight
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20
CARNIVAL AT MIDDLETOWN
st. JOseph's X. G. Church Carnival
In Progress on Academy Grounds

st. Joseph's X. c. Church Carnival
In Progress on Academy Grounds
The second annual carnival for
the benefit of st. Josephs r. c.
Church at Middletown, opened
Thursday evening on the New Ac-
ademy grounds in Middletown. The
carnival will continue until the
tWenty-third. A large committee
under the direction of Michael Car
roll has been appointed. ]. Wilson
Merritt, who headed the affair last
year, is assisting Mr.Carroll in the
management of this years carni-
val. Besides the varied entertain
ments scheduled for the different
nights there is a merry-go-round
and chair swing. The 1--WE buy
you booth" is something new and
is doing a rushing business. An
other feature of the carnival is the
awarding of two Chevrolet cars
One of these cars will be awarded
on the night of August %, and
the other one on the final night OF
the affair.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20
ORIGINAL STATES TO UNITE
Delaware to Take Part In Wash
ton Bi-CentenniaI

Delaware always proud of its
history and having the right to
rank first in national parades since
it was the first State to ratify
the Constitution will take part in
a celebration to be held on July 4,
1882 in Washington, DC, in which
the thirteen original States will
take part. This celebration will
be held in connection with the
George Washington Bi-centennial.
Governor Buck, of Delaware, has
pledged the cooperation of the
State to the District of Columbia
commission in charge of the cele-
bration headed by Frederick Vim
ing Fisher. This will be the first
time since the Revolution that the
thirteen original States have held
a reunion. Early in the fall a
meeting of Representatives of the
States and the District commits
sion will meet to make plans for
the celebration.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20
NEW HIGHWAY FOR TOURISTS
Highway From Newark to Mary
land is Nearly Finished

The pouring of concrete on the
Appleton Road, which runs from
Newark west to the Maryland
boundary, will be completed by the
middle of this week The road will
be opened for traffic in about ten or
twelve days. At the present time,
more than one-half of the road is
completed, and the contractors are
pouring several hundred feet of
slab each day. Due to the extreme
heat of last week some trouble
was experienced in getting the
concrete to harden in the right
way. The road when completed is
expected to carry most of the traf-
fic, both tourist and commercial,
from the southern and western
parts of the country to the New
Jersey seashore and to New York
and other eastern cities. The route
has been designated by the Amer
lean Automobile Association as
the preferred route for tourists as
it will not only be the best road
and most direct route from all
points west and south of Newark
to the seashore and to the large
cities of the East, but it is also
the scenic route, as the road leads
directly to the Conowingo Dam
and the hills of Maryland. The
section of the road now being inn
proved entails the laying of nearly
one and one-half miles of concrete
slab, IS feet in width, as well as
the widening of the present road
bed and the grading and surfac-
ing of the roadbed.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20
Lived When Smyrna Was Known

Lived When Smyrna Was Known
as Duck Creek Cross Roads,
Miss Ann Patterson, one of our
most respected citizens, died at her
residence in this town on Friday,
last, at the advanced age of 80
years. She had several attacks of
paralasis, the last being fatal. Miss
Patterson was born here when this
place was a cross roads village and
before the town had received it's
present name and thus, connected
with its early history, her father
being wealthy and one of the most
prominent citizens of that period
socially. Robert Patterson had a
son and three daughters. The son
died when a young man and the
three daughters have resided to-
gether, continuously until the pres
ent break, the deceased being the
middle one. Her early education
was liberal and her society associ-
ates the most prominent of the
day. She became connected with
the NJ E. Church at a time when
there was no other organization
here and continued in its commun-
ion until her death, a period of So
years.
Deaths -Buckmaster. On the
18th instant, near Clayton, w. w.
Buckmaster, in his 55 tn year.
Anderson.-In Dover, on the 9th
instant of diphtheria, Lizzie S. An
derson, age 8.
Spencer.-At Clayton, on the II
instant, Lulu, daughter of Charles
E. and Malissa Spencer, in her 7th
year.
Naylor.- On the 18th instant,
near Greenspring, of cholera infan-
tum, Grace L., infant daughter of
G. G. and S. E. Naylor, aged 6
months.
Hope Near Dover, on the 5th
instant of consumption, Martha L.,
wife of Rev. ]. M. Hope, in the
44th year of her age.
William Kerr, a well known old
citizen and trucker, died at his late
residence at Duck Creek on Sun
day last, after a long period of
feeble health.
The $4,000 raised by our citizens
to improve the navigation of the
Creek has been expended and the
dredging machine left the creek
last week, having been about two
months at the job. The steamers
John E. Tygert and Pierrepont,
since the obstruction have been re-
moved, find the navigation much
easier and safer, and the advant-
age in time from one to two hours.
The Messrs. Tygert paid of the
amount above named $1,000.
H. H. Prettyman has sold out
his interest in the Milford News
and Advertiser, to Henry L. Hyn-
son. The paper will now be con-
Quoted by Harris & Hynson, and
while independent in politics, will
support Garfield and Arthur. Mr.
Prettyman's future is dimly de-
scribed as one that will call him
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20


to another sphere of labor which
promises larger rewards.
Richardson & Robbins, of Dover,
over packed $4,000 cans of peaches
in five days last week. They We're
nearly all extras. This firm is us
ing only yellow peaches. 1t takes
1900 baskets daily to run them.
They are also packing largely of
Bartlett pears, paying from 70
cents to $1.00 per basket for them.
Lightning struck the Conowingo
bridge three times in the 18th in
stant in an attempt to kill a pair
of mules belonging to William M.
knight that was crossing the
bridge during the storm. Finally
the mules were knocked down, but
after the storm passed they got up
and went about their business.
Peter Hardcastle, living on the
McDaniePs farm near Moorton,
raised from one hundred bushel
seeding, fourteen hundred and for
ty bushels of Virginia White wheat
off of sixty-six acres, weighing six
ty-four pounds per bushel. The
same is for sale.
We have samples of peaches
from the evaporating houses Of
Messrs. Barker & Gilman at Clay
ton, Horace Spruance, near town,
and L. M. Price at Brenford. The
two first are yellow and the latter
white fruit. They are excellent in
quality.
The finest yellow peaches OBJ
served in the Philadelphia market
on Friday were shipped by H. H.
Appleton, Of Odessa, and among
the largest "Old Mixons" were
those of J. Farrell, of White Hall
Neck.
Marriages. Price-Holliday.--On
the 18th instant at the M. E. par
sonage, Smyrna, by Rev. T. H.
Haynes, Clarence Price and Miss
Jennie Holiday, both of Kent coun-
ty, Md.
We have received pamphlet
entitled Biographical sketch Of
Honorable Phil White, Whitestown
N. Y" Mr.. White it will be re
collected took up his residence in
this town some twelve years ago.
Milton camp opened on Friday
under the auspices of Rev. DR..
Shermer, of the Milton Protestant
Church.
S. Walker, of Kenton, is engag-
ed in filing an order for about two
hundred piling which are to go to
Philadelphia. He shipped two cars
loads of them last week.
The shipment of peaches for the
past week at Kenton, has not been
as much as it was the week pre-
vious, but more is expected this
week.
Messrs. Hopkins and Paige have
bought this week several crops of
peaches or parts of crops for their
evaporator on Market Street.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20
Many Crabs Being Caught

Many crabs are being caught
along the Delaware River and
small streams which are located
within few miles of Townsend.
The crabs this year are reported
to be unusually large and more
plentiful than last year.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20

IlODGTI SllChltys luC SAe-AiiE EAOA
rider of the world, will appear at
each performance with his own
circus and menagerie- Thursday,
August 26th.
The car on the Smyrna and Del
aware Bay Railroad came up from
the Clyde landing Saturday filled
full up with passengers for this
town and Clayton.
Sweetpotatoes are coming free
ly at SOC a basket.
The tomato crop is now fairly
on and prices have dropped to zoe
a basket.
The Peninsula last week sent
about 100000 baskets of peaches
to market, three -fifths going to
New York and Boston, the re-
mainder to Baltimore or Philadel-
phia.
Messrs. Jones & Hardcastle have
bought the peach crop of A. Lee
Cummins for $500 estimated at
1900 baskets.
Personals.-Mr. Benjamin A.
HAZEL, after a pleasant summer
vacation with US, left yesterday
for an extended commercial tour
West and South. In our tempor-
ary disability and absence from
home in July he kindly took the
editorial chair and did his part eff
f1ciently. We shall miss his genial
presence. William w. Nelson left
on Saturday to spend several days
at the Brandywine Summit Camp.
He expresses himself as much
pleased with the camp in every
way and especially the sermon of
Rev. John A. Roche, ]. E. Williams
also was in attendance on Sunday
DR. William t. Collins left on Mon
day for a few days relief and re-
creation at Ocean Grove The fol-
lowing are also on a visit to Ocean
Grove, Miss Mary v. Spruance,
Rev T. E. Martindale and wife, ].
W. Denney and wife and Mrs. Will
liam B. Collins, and Miss Evelyn
Taylor to Atlantic City. Rev. Mr.
Umstead was unable from indis-
position to fill his pulpit last Sab
bath, but is now better.
Visitors.-The visitors for the
past week are as follows: Mrs. DR..
Holt and child, Hillsboro, Md; F.
F. Bogia and wife, Washington, D.
c.; Mrs. James Stubbs, Glassop,
Durbyshire, England; James E.
Black and J. T. Fairbanks, wife
and child, New York; Stephen
Humphreys, Robert S. Wilds, wife
and children, William Powell, wife
and children, Miss Mary Kennedy,
Miss Clara Walker, George Valen-
tine, James Stubbs, H. Winner.
Miss Ella Adams, Mrs. Edward
Bowman and child, Mrs. J. w.
Start and children, Mrs. Agnes Gil
lespie, Miss Jennie Miliken, Miss
- A1I
Charles Butler and child. Edward
Evan, Charles S. Klatz, Esq, John
Burbage, ]. A. Bradley, Philadel-
phia; Miss Addie Hoffecker, George
S. Hoffecker, Miss Charlie Smith,
Wilmington; Mrs Mary E. Osborn,
Baltimore, Md; Benjamin Potter,
Princeton, N. J.; Miss Ellen ].
Pickett, Norway, N. J.; Misses Re
becca and Mary Gorham, New
Haven, Conn; Rev. William B.
Gregg, Claymont; William D.
HAZEL, wife and child, Cecilton.
Md; Miss Walker, Holmesburg,
Pa; William M. Beck and Miss
Elma Morgan, Sudlersville, Nd: /:
Joseph Day, Kennedyville, Md; H.
c. Eliason, wife and child, Middle
town; Misses Sallie O. and Lizzie
Stevenson, Dover; Charles G. Tenn
pie and William Dunn, Camden,
Del; Al. Moore and wife and Miss
Jarman, Greensboro, Md; Miss
Mary Pennell, Chester, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20
ARMSTRONG SEES AIRPLAHE
AS RIVAL OF BOAT IN DECADE
INVENTOR OF SEADROAIE BE-
LIEVES SHIPS WILL GO
e. r. Armstrong, Consulting En-
gineer for the DUPONT Company
Predicts $3.50 Fare TO Europe

In 10 years or less the large
transatlantic steamship compan-
les will be faced with the neces-
sity of scropping hundreds of mil
lions of dollars worth of their
high-speed ships because of the
competition of transatlantic air
craft lines, in the opinion of Ed
ward A. Armstrong, consulting en-
gineer to the dupont interests and
inventor of the seadrome. Mr..
Armstrong spoke to about 40
brokers and bankers in the Bank
ers' Club, at 120 Broadway, on the
latest experimental developments
il connection with his invention
and on the proposed establishment
of a line of "seadrome ocean air
ways" to cross the North Atlantic.
The seadrome has actually passed
the experimental stage and the
construction of the first full-size
floating ocean landing field will be
begun as soon as problems of fl
nance and organization can be ar
ranged, he said. Mr.. Armstrong
hopes to have the first seadrome,
a floating island of steel weighing
$4,000 tons, ready for anchorage
halfway between New York and
Bermuda within a year. The first
seadrome, he hopes, will presage
a strong of others, linking Europe
to America by air and making
possible regular 30-hour scheduled
flights across the ocean. The cost
of one seadrome he estimated as
S4,000,000 and of the entire pro-
ject as S4OOOO,OOO. At least IS
per cent of the 100000 passeng-
ers who cross the Atlantic annual
ly will travel by air as soon as it
is demonstrated that such travel
is reasonably safe and reliable and
gives a daily or more frequent ser
vice to and from Europe, he de-
clared. The rate for the crossing
can be made low enough to COM
pete effectively with steamship
lines, he said, estimating possible
price for an air passage as $3.50,
or about 10 cents a mile. Despite
total yearly expenses for mainten-
ance and operation in excess of
S8,000,000 Mr.. Armstrong foresaw
an era when the net operating in
come from an air-minded public
would exceed S15,0O0,000. Mr..
Armstrong described his seadrome
as LOO feet long, $40 feet wide at
the broadest part and so feet wide
at the ends. The landing field or
flying deck is to be 20 feet above
the water, far above the highest
waves. The deck is to be support
ed by long steel columns which in
turn will be supported by huge
bouyancy tanks far below the sur
face of the water, so that the
structures equilibrium will not be
disturbed by wave action. The
seadrome is designed to be anchor
ed by three-inch steel cables, 49,
900 feet long to reinforced con-
crete anchors weighing 1900 tons.
The Roebling company is ready to
begin work on these cables, he
said. The first seadrome has been
designed with a hotel having over
night accommodations for 100
persons and day accommodations
for $50. The type of plane to be
used in the first transoceanic air
service, that between New York
and Bermuda, is a 40-passenger
Sikorsky amphibian, some of
which are expected to be finished
this Fall and put in service by the
Pan-American Airways.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20

what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. a half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
it will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
10 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.)
The Kent county Democrats will
next Saturday elect delegates to
the state convention which meets
in Dover on Tuesday, August oath.
The county convention, to nomin-
ate county officers and candidates
for the Legislature, will meet in
Dover on September 21st. There
Will be two sets OF delegates COM
posed of sixty each. The sheriff
and coroner will be nominated by
one body, and the residue of the
county ticket will be made by the
other body. Both sets of delegates
viii meet in different buildings, on
the same day. A formal call will
be made to the chairman. This is
",
the sheriff and coroner have been
nominated by one set of delegates
and the balance of the ticket by
another.
The New York Tribune of over
week ago in its market report had
the following: The best peaches
received this season came last Fri
day from the orchard of D. J.Price
at Brenford, Del. They were
''Reeves's Favorites" and the $50
baskets quickly sold at $3.50 each
at wholesale. They were great
balls of melting sweetness, rich in
color, and in exquisite odor." D. ].
Price is the son of Moses Price of
this town and lives on his fathers
farm near Brenford. Francis Nc
Mulkin is the commission man
that sells Mr.. Prices fruit in New
York.
Harry G.Budd, of this town, who
has been connected with the tele-
graph Office at Clayton, for the
past year or two, has been ap-
pointed operator at Laurel, Mr.. F.
d. Strickland transferred to Sea-
ford. Mr.. ]. r. Cook has been
transferred from Seaford to Mid
dletown. Harry t. Budd is now
Rev. H. G. Budd, a prominent min
lister of Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference. He was a
son of the late Alderman Budd
who resided in Smyrna for many
years.
Smyrna times., 1930-08-20
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, AUG. Is, 1880
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
70 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,
it will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
20 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.)
Evening star., 1930-06-13
MANU- SUCCEEDS
FORMING CABINET
King Carol ProCIaims Helen
Queen in Royal
Decree.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST June ia new Ru-
manian cabinet has been formed. with
NJ, MANU- as premier. The new cabi-
net contains several previous minis
tiers. including George G. Mironescu.
for foreign affairs, and the following {:
M Vajdovojvod, vice premier: NJ.
Junian. justice; NJ. Popovick. home af-
fairs; M Virgil Madgearu, finance; NJ.
Manoilescu commerce; M Ion Miha-
lache, agriculture, and Gen. Condescu,
war
NJ MANU-, who was premier when
Carol made his dramatic return from
exile last week, resigned on Carols re-
turn and new ministry was formed
which lasted only over the period re-
quired for Parliament to proclaim Caro-
King.
Since then Carol has been trying tc
set up an all party government. but was
unsuccessful, and has now gone back
to Manu- for the formation of a Peas
ant party government.
Gen. PreZan last night failed to form
a government and returned the mandate
to King Carol. Gen. PreZan. in accept.
ing the mission, had told the press his
hopes were extremely small
Princess Helen of Greece. divorced
wife of King Carol II and mother o!
Prince Michael, today became Queen
Helen of Rumania.
The transition was accomplished with
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