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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-14
BARRYMORE IN ROLE
OF AN EVIL GENIUS
Famous Actor to Be Seen as SvengaIi in "TriIby,'
Which Opens Saturday for the Week at the Apollo.

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-14
U. S. Aiding Peanut Growers

WASHINGTON, May IA. The
federal farm board announced today
that it is assisting farmers to estab-
lish a national marketing organiza-
ton for the principal peanut grow
Jig regions of the southeastern
states.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-14
Senator Not to Run Again

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 14-Sena-
tor Harry B. Halves Dem, Mo-
announced today that he will not
be a candidate for reelection in
1892.
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GIVEN MERIT MEDAL
Martha Berry, Director of Mountain
School, Honored by Club.

School, H0nored by Club.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, May 14.-Miss Mar
tina McChesney Berry, director Of
the Berry school for mountain chill
dren at Mt. Berry, Ga, has been
awarded the third annual medal Of
honor of the Town Hall Club for
achieving "an accomplishment OF
lasting merit"
Miss Berry was elected for the
honor over Booth Harrington, au-
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB NEWS
Salem Boys Band Entertain RO-
tarians at Meeting Thursday Night

The Y. NJ @. A. Boys Band OF
Salem, New Jersey, which is spon
sored by the Rotary Club and tha
Exchange Club of Salem, visited
the Smyrna Rotary at their weekl.'
meeting last Thursday evenin9
The band had an engagement -
play at Dover that afternoc-
Prof Thomas H. Bowen, directo-
of the band has splendid musical
organization whose ages range
from twelve to twenty years. A
tn irty minute concert was given,
the boys showing rare musical
ability in their selections. The
boys were accompanied by Mr..
Lawrence G. Godfrey, Secretary of
the Salem Y. M. C. A. Mr.. God
frey stated while the boys were
under the direction of the Y. M.
c. A. as an organization they were
self supporting. The club voted
the boys a rising vote of thanks
for their concert. Rynear Slaugh-
ter, president, and Robert H. Den
ney, secretary of the club, were
delegated by the club to attend the
executive conference to be held in
Rehoboth, Delaware, July 27-28.
Visiting Rotarians: Andy B. Glenn
ents, t. r. Brown and Ben John
son, all of the Dover Club.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
ROBBERY SCARE IN SMYRNA
Miss Annie Middleton Wakes Up
TO Find Two Negroes in Her Home

Miss Annie Middleton, Smyrna S
well-known resident, was awaken
ed about 1890 on Friday evening
by two negro intruders prowling
about her home on Mt. Vernon
Street where she lives alone. Miss
Middleton, who was for a number
of years a teacher in the Smyrna
Public Schools, spent last winter
at the Delaware House and only
recently moved back to her home.
She is now well advanced in years.
Aroused by a creaking noise, as if
someone were moving about, Miss
Middleton sat up in bed and saw
through a mirror that two negroes
were about to enter her bedroom.
She called for help and became so
frightened that she jumped out Of
bed, and in doing so fell to the
floor, injuring her head and bruis-
ing her body. The men made their
getaway. Mrs. Ethel Rogers
Magill and Mrs. Samuel L. Rogers,
her next-door neighbors, came to
her aid. Miss Middleton suffered
from shock. The colored men APP
parently took nothing from the
house. 1t was first reported that
her watch was stolen but after
thorough investigation nothing has
been found missing.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
EXPLOIT DEL-MAR-VA BY AIR
Del-Mar-Va Association to Enter a
Balloon i'm the National Races

Officials of the Del-Mar-Va East
ern Shore Association announced
yesterday that a standard size rae
ing balloon furnished by the Good
year-zeppelin Corporation of Ak
ron, Ohio, will represent the Pen
insula next Sunday n the National
Balloon races to be started in Ak
ron, Ohio. 1t was also announced
that E. P. Nurculow and his aide,
John Ribker, highly rated airship
pilots will navigate the Del-Mar-
Va entry in the race. Official an
nouncement was made at head
quarters of the Association yester-
day that all arrangements for the
Del-Mar-Va balloon to compete in
the national race had been complet-
ed. The primary purpose of the
Del-Mar-Va peninsula being repre-
sented in this event is TO call at
tention to the fact that the PENN
sula is one agricultural section
which has withstood the recent un-
favorable conditions in a sound
manner and that it is facing the
future most optimistically. The
Del-Mar-Va balloon will carry
painted on each side the name
''Del-Mar-Va, the Peninsula of
Plenty" the original slogan of the
Del-Mar-Va Association when it
was organized six years ago. Lit
erature will be distributed by the
pilots while the balloon is enroute.
This will include an invitation to
visit and investigate Del-Mar-Va.
Other entries in the race will in
clude the United States Army and
Navy, the Goodyear-zepplin Cor
poration and probably the leading
aerial or flying clubs throughout
the country. The first and second
place winners in this race will
automatically be qualified to enter
the American team in the Interna-
tional Race for the James Gordon
Bennett trophy. The entry of the
Del-MarVa balloon has been made
possible by the contributions of
approximately twenty business
leaders throughout the Peninsula
who have accepted pro rate
share in the expense entailed. Of
ficials of the Del-Mar-Va Associa-
ton feel that undoubtedly every
citizen on the Peninsula will be in
terested in following this event
and its outcome. 1t will undoubt-
edly be covered by radio broadcast.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR TOWN
Car Containing Two Baltimore
Women Turns Turtle on Boulevard

In an automobile accident north
of Smyrna, Saturday afternoon,
two young ladies from Baltimore,
Md, Misses Beatrice Fry and Mary
Louise Hibline, received severe
bruises and lacerations of the head
and neck when their car was fore
ed off the road by passing truck
and turned over three times. They
were rushed to Kent General Hos
pital where they were given treat
ment. Receiving word of his wife's
accident, Lieutenant Hibline was
summoned from Camp Ritchie,
Cascade, Md, where his regiment
had just gone into Summer camp.
Arrangements for his flight to Do
yer were made by Brigadier-Gen-
eral Milton A. Reckord, adjutant-
general of Maryland, and Major
Charles A. Mason, commander of
the Maryland National Guard Air
Corps.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
LAND ACQUIRED FOR ROAD
State Obtains Needed Property for
Dual Highway From st. Georges

The State through the State
Highway Department has obtained
a number of rights of way through
properties in and about St.Georges
which were needed for the con-
struction of the second section of
the new dual highway extending
from st. Georges to Odessa. The
properties obtained are those of
Frank A. Pool, William p Stras-
baugh, Isaac Janvier Woods, Will
liam L. Eaton, ct. al; Trustees of
the P. E. Church, Diocese of Del
aware; William H. Carey, James
L. Crothers, Henry S. Brady, Bee
erly w. Pleasanton, Samuel ].
Daniels, Anna Hall and Lewis
Hall, Daniel Corbit, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luke Bridgewater, Amy E. Wal
lace and Martin E. Smith. Dam
ages amounting to S1,083.30 were
awarded to Mr.. Woods for his
property; $1,725 to Seaton, and
S700 to the Diocese of Delaware.
Other properties for the most part
were gotten for 81 damages.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
DOVER POSTOFFICE SITE
New Building Will Be Erected on
New Street to Be Opened

Announcement was made in
Washington on Saturday that the
government had accepted site in
the proposed civic center of Dover
in exchange for the site of the
present postoffice. The civic CEN
ter is part of the general im-
provement planned by which the
State purchases large tract Of
land near the present State House,
upon which a new State House and
eventually other buildings are to
be constructed. The Highway De-
partment is to cut a new street
through the section in front of the
proposed new State House. The
present postoffice is to be torn
down and Lockerman street, which
is now cut off at State street by
the postoffice, will be opened.
There is no money involved on
either side in the exchange of the
properties. The tearing down of
the present postoffice and the exs
tension Of Lockerman street and
the new road in front of the pro-
posed State House will open con-
siderable section Of Dover for i'm
provements.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
PENINSULA FARMERS TRIP
Three-Day Sight Seeing Tour OF
Produce Terminals and Markets

Rep representative from
every county on the Peninsula,
with their county agents, left VIII
mington on the New York Express
of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Monday, for a three-day sight-see-
ing tour of the great produce
terminals and markets of New
York City, where a great portion
of their products are handled ana
marketed. 1t is an annual trip and
about so agriculturists comprise
the party. Each of the IA counties
of the three States comprising the
peninsula, sent it's agricultural
agent and three representatives.
While they pay their own expenses
luncheons and other entertainment
are being provided by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and other interests
in New York. The party is MAX
ing its headquarters at Wellington
Hotel. At G o'clock yesterday
morning, breakfast was served at
the restaurant OF the busy Produce
Terminal where the agriculturists
saw how produce and fruits are
handled. At the Pennsylvania
Railroad pier restaurant, j. w.
Roberts, assistant vice-president in
charge of perishables of the Penn
sylvania Railoard gave a talk.
Among the other places of interest
where they are visiting are as fol-
lows: Erie piers; Washington
street market; wholesale commits
sion district; push cart market;
Fulton Fish market; Wallabout
market; Brooklyn Navy Yard;
Manufacturers Refrigerating Com
pany plant.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
DELAWARE COAST RAILWAY
Pennsylvania Co. Petitions Judge
Nields, Asking For a Receiver
Line Connects LeWes-Denton


Appointment of a receiver for
the Maryland and Delaware Coast
Railway Company is asked in a
bill of complaint filed in the U. S.
District Court in Wilmington yes
terday by the Pennsylvania Com
pany for Insurance of Lives and
Granting Annuities. The respond
ent company has headquarters in
Denton, Md, and has property in
Maryland and also in Kent and
Sussex counties, Delaware. The
complainant company's home office
is in Philadelphia. The bill of COM
plant was filed, it is set forth, to
enforce a legal and equitable lien
upon and claim to real and person
al property in Maryland and in
Delaware. The road connects Lew
es, Del, and Denton, Md. On May
1, 1924. the respondent company
issued first mortgage 20-year sink
ing fund six per cent gold bonds.
following which mortgage bonds in
the value of 1927, 400 were issued.
These latter bonds were secured by
an indenture covering much of the
property of the railroads. The in
denture, the bill of complaint sets
forth, is a valid and enforcible OBJ
legation of the railway company.
The complainant company is trus-
tee under the indenture. 1t is al
legged that the railway company is
in default of payment of interest
on the bonds and that nothing has
been paid excepting $50 in 1925
and S24O in 1926. 1t is also alleg-
ed that none of the sinking fund
payments required by the indent-
ure to be paid by the railway have
been paid. The bill further alleges
that there is now due to the COM
plainant and to bond holders 1927,
400 with interest. 1t is also set
forth that a bill of complaint has
been filed in Maryland asking for
foreclosure of the indenture and
appointment of a receiver. Judge
Nields is also asked to appoint a
receiver and to decree that the re-
spondent company pay to the COM
plainant for the benefit of bond
holders secured by the indenture
the sum set forth
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
NEW STATE SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS MEETING AT DOVER
w. w. PRICE OF SMYRNA AND
OTHER MEMBERS TAKE OATH
George S. Williams, Head of Old
Organization Becomes President
of New-COntractS for Schools

Warner W.Price of Smyrna, rec
emily appointed by Governor Buck
a new member of the State Board
of Education, attended with other
newly appointed members, their
first meeting Friday, at Dover. Be
fore transacting business the new
ly appointed members of the board
appointed under new act of the
General Assembly increasing the
membership from four to six, took
the oath of office and then proceed
ed to organize. George S. Will
liams was reelected president. H.
Fletcher Brown, vice-president, DR..
H. v. Holloway, secretary, and j.
o. Adams, assistant secretary. The
members of the board are H.
Fletcher Brown and Edwin C. HUI
ber, of Wilmington, ]. Pearce Cam
of Newark, Warner w. Price,
Smyrna, George S. Williams, Mills
boro, and E. A. Simon, of Seaford.
The first business taken up for
consideration was the receiving of
bids for additions and alterations
to the senior and junior high
school at Milford and for additions
and alterations to the grade and
high school at Millsboro. Hastings
and Parsons, of Salisbury, Md,
were the low bidders on the two
schools and were awarded the con-
tracts. The bid for the Milford
work was S37 1850 which with the
plumbing, heating and ventilating
work will bring the cost to S45,
288. On the Millsboro work the
bid was $50, $50 which with the
plumbing, heating and ventilating
brought the cost to $70,079. The
bids for the Milford work, in ad-
dition to the successful bidders,
were: Northeastern Construction
Company, of Baltimore, S40,645;
E. DiSabatino and Sons, Whining
ton, $40,645; William M. Francis
Company, Wilmington, $4,000
The bids on the Millsboro work, in
addition to the successful bidder
were: E. DiSabatino and Sons, Will
mington, S67,357; Northeastern
Construction Company. Baltimore,
S64, ,250; William M. Francs Com
pany, Wilmington, $65,3O0. The
commission elected to form a
building commission with the State
Board of Education to erect a new
school house at Selbyville, organic
ed by electing E. B. Baker, chair
man, E. A. Simon, secretary and 1.
L. Long, assistant secretary.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
KENT LEVY COURT PROVIDES
COMMON PLEAS COURT ROOM
ID CIDED YESTERDAY To
MAKE ROOM ON FIRST FLOOR
The Room Long Used by Board
of Assessment VIII Be Used, the
Latter to Take Other Quarters

With the recent appointment of
Earl D. Wiley judge of the newly
created Common Pleas Court for
Kent County and the latter's an
nouncement that he had appointed
w. j. Story, a young member of
the Kent County Bar as his clerk,
the new Court has been unable to
get started because a court room
had not been provided At the
meeting of the Kent County Levy
Court yesterday, it was decided tc
change the room now occupied by
the County Board of Assessment
into a court room. This is a large
room on the first floor with south
ern exposure and large windows.
The room adjoins the office of the
Clerk of the Peace and is one of
the largest and best in the build
ing. The court will rehabilitate
and furnish the room into a mod
ern court room. The Board of As
sessment will be provided with Of
fees either on the second floor or
in the basement. The new Court
of Common Pleas is expected to
begin it's sessions within a short
time. Under the law, persons ar
rested for such offenses as viola
ton of the automobile laws may
tell the justice of the peace that
he desires to be tried by the Court
of Common Pleas and the magis-
trate can only hold him for trial at
the other court.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
j. ID. MORRIS, FIRE WARDEN
Citizens Hose Company of Smyrna
Appoint Him Under New Law

At the monthly meeting of the
Citizens Hose Company held at
the Fire Hall on Monday evening
the firemen named John d. Morris
State Fire Warden under the new
State Forestry bill. 1t was voted
to parade at Delaware City on
August 5th. Smyrna firemen to-
night will go to Middletown and
parade, it being parade night dur
ing the week of Middletown's car
nival. On Monday evening of last
week the Smyrna firemen won
prize of $40 at Chesapeake City,
Md, for coming the longest dis
tance and having the most men in
line. They also won another prize
of $50 at the parade at Dover last
Thursday afternoon announced in
another column.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
AUTO ACCIDENT IN SMYRNA
Mrs. NJ Horn, Clayton, Has Coli
son With Car of Delaney Long

Mrs. Merrick Horn of Clayton,
while driving her automobile down
Commerce street, Smyrna, on Sun
day evening, lost control of her car
and ran into the Ford Touring Car
of Delaney Long while parked in
front of the residence of Norwood
Pawn. The fender of Mr.. Longs
car was badly damaged, but no
other damage was caused. She
ran into the car with such force
it forced the car up on the street
and not stopping until as far up
as the residence of Joseph Baggs.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
SWIMMING AT LAKE COMO
Large Crowds Are Taking Ad
vantage of Recreation Center

Lake Como these days is the
mecca for bathers and is becoming
quite popular as a recreation cen
ter. Large crowds are enjoying the
fine bathing daily. The life guard,
on Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day of each week, between the
hours Of 1 and 2 in the afternoon,
swimming instructions will be CIV
en-. On Tuesday and Thursday
from l to 2 p. m. instructions and
tests VIII be given IN Junior and
Senior Life Saving. Every night
from 6 to o'clock instructions
and tests will again be given in
life saving. Mr.. McClain will be
assisted by V. Wallace Elterich Jr.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
AUTO INSPECTION AND SAFETY
CAMPAIGN OPENED MONDAY
FIFTY PLACES DESIGNATED
WHERE TESTS WILL BE MADE
safety Lane" of Seven Stations
Provided an Innovation This
Year-AlI Must Comply

William D. Denney, Assistant
Secretary of State, has announced
the so official inspection stations
qualified by the State for the third
car inspection campaign which
started throughout the State of
Delaware Monday morning. Twen-
ty-five of these stations are in
New Castle county, 10 are in Kent
county and Is are in Sussex coun-
ty. Governor G. Douglass Buck
announced that the campaign will
will continue until September
/, under the joint auspices of the
Secretary of States Office, State
Highway Department and the Del
aware Safety Council. Walter
Dent Smith, manager of the Della
ware Safety Council, who has di-
rected the two previous campaigns
has been again named director of
this years safety effort. The of
fetal inspection station of this vi
cinity and towns nearby are:
Hart's Gaarge, Townsend; Mckee s
Garage, Delaware City; Ennis
Garage, Odessa; Hukill's Garage,
Middletown; Ennis & Deakyne,
Smyrna; Kenton Garage, Kenton;
A. A. Davis Co, Dover; Lewis
Bolan, Dover; Camden Garage,
Camden; Chambers Garage, Can
Z tarh,,,xy. IHTorra,,+ TT Mo0ra Hor
rington. The campaign is for the
purpose of carrying out the pro-
visions of Section "a of the Motor
Vehicle Law which provides: THE
Motor vehicle which the depart
ment shall and cancel the registra-
tion of any vehicle which the De-
partment shall determine is un-
safe or unfit to be operated or is
not equipped as required by law.
For the purpose of this section,
any vehicle which on or before the
31st day of August of each year
has not been examined and de-
termined safe and fit for operation
by the vehicle commissioner S
agents acting under his rules and
regulations shall conclusively be
determined to be unsafe and unfit
for operation; and the department
shall not grant an application for
the re-registration of such vehicle
until it shall have been examined
and determined safe and fit for op-
Grafton" Inspection stations will
check eight different items as fol-
lows: Registration tags, operators
license card, lights, steering gear,
mirror, windshield wiper, horn and
brakes. Repairs or adjustments
may be made at any garage select
ed by the owner or may be made
by the owner himself. The official
inspection of the car must be made
at one of the fifty stations 70 be
selected by the State. In the event
that car owners fail to comply
with the inspection provisions of
the law, the State has two alterna-
tives, either to rescind the regis
tration of the car or to refuse to
re-register it in 1882.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
HOME HIT BY LIGHTNING
Bolt Enters Thru Roof But Did
Not Set Building on Fire

During the thunder storm Wed
nesday afternoon, lightning hit the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
H. Wooleyhan, who reside on a
farm on the road leading from
Warwick to Sassafras, Nd. The
bolt of lightning entered through
the roof in the rear of the house
and tore all the plastering from
the walls, knocked one window
frame out, and passed out thru the
roof of the back porch and reduced
one of the porch columns to splint-
ers. Fortunately the house was
not set on fire by the lightning due
possibly to the heavy downpour of
rain.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
o'oLE AUTO CRASH
aarker and Charles Me-
iaken to Hospital

/ Marker, aIaIs % years old, and
n41cMiehael, NJ IS years old,
/ wyoming, were seriously
n, sunday night when their
H. was struck, head on.
IT, ru'Umooile on Frederick
Both were taken to the
asfgency Hospital. Nc
P,slt alsd in the hospital Mon
IT, ,u.pg Marker is expected
-. M, Marker, the driver Of
kh;.ycie, was travelling
I,,sa rd.au a Pennsylvania car
4 ,Suenly .i'.' slowed down. To
(, Fl'.slnk osl i Marker turned
a sfashed 4 into a macbins !, !,
r VIA sack johnson, negro Of
Eirsctiovw srv was travelling in op-
AN Both were crush
Eas 'onnson's car. The
And arrested re: by Lieutenant
onu Private W
ed before be' ana after being
s held magistrate Bur
he outoo. unaer $500 bail to
| Iwo msr ''ie OF the injuries
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. w. j. Bone, Minister, An
nounces Services for Next Sunday
The regular services at the Pres
byterian Church will be held on
Sunday morning. Sunday School
at 10 o'clock, preaching by the
pastor, Rev. w. ]. Bone, at IL
o'clock. Union Services will be
held in the church at 7.30 p. m.
with the sermon delivered by the
Rev. Essell p. Thomas, pastor of
Asbury M. E. Church.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
'ASBURY M. e. CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Essell p. Thomas, Pastor, An
nomces Services for Next Sunday
Services at Asbury Church on
Sunday will be as follows: At 10
a. m, on Sunday morning the Sum
day School will convene as usual.
The morning worship will be at IL
o'clock. In the evening at 7.30
the community service will be held
at the Presbyterian Church. Rev.
Essell p. Thomas will speak
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
OFFICERS SWIM NANTICOKE
Two 60-GaIlon Stills and Equip
ment Down Near Seaford, Seized

ment Down Near Seaford, Seized
Federal Prohibition Agents Rig
gin and Jett made a spectacular
raid on two stills in Sussex Coun-
ty, not far from Seaford, Monday
afternoon. In order to reach the
place quickly the officers carrying
axes and guns swan the Nanti-
coke River to reach the place. Two
60-gallon stills, each with three
coils and fully equipped, were seiz-
ed. The officers also seized and
confscated 40 barrels of blackber-
ry mash, number of five gallon
jugs and other equipment A war
rant will be sworn out for two
men who were seen coming from
the place on Friday when the two
officers were on an inspection trip
in that section.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
COL. LANK HURT IN CRASH
Car i'm Which They Were Riding is
Hit by Pennsylvania Machine

Lieutenant Colonel w. E. Lank,
of Milford, was injured in an auto
mobile accident Sunday on the
State highway, on the Smyrna
Dover road just north of Dover.
Mrs. Lank who was with him was
also hurt. Col. Lank with his wife
and a party of friends, were on
their way to Fort DUPONT when
they were struck by a Pennsyl-
vania machine in a head-on COLI
sion. Col. Lank was severely cut
and bruised and his wife was badly
shocked and cut about the legs be
low the knee. Their car was badly
damaged.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-15
Smyrna Has Best Fire Equipment

Citizens Hose Company of Smyr-
ma are justly proud of their prize,
$50, they received at Dover Thnrs-
day, in that it carries with it the
honor of having the best fire equip
ment in line and in the State south
of Wilmington.