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Smyrna times., 1931-04-15
$4,000 BLAZE AT LAUREL
Three Stores With Apartments
Leyeled and Bank Damaged

Sweeping through the business
section at Laurel, fire early Satur-
day demolished three stores and
apartments and the interior Of the
Sussex Bank and Trust Co., caus-
ing damage estimated in excess of
$4,000. Almost the entire popu-
lation of $500 hurried to the scene,
hundreds helping firemen drag
hose lines and fighting the fire.
Scores of citizens assisted the FIRE
men in carrying records and Office
equipment from the bank, until the
flames drove them out. The fire
was discovered shortly after l a.
m. by William J. Pusey, local real
estate dealers and merchant, in the
Red Mems Lodge hall, located on
Central avenue above the grocery
of Mrs. Georrgiana James, about a
half block frcm the bank Sum-
moning firemen, Pusey awakened
residents nearby and led bucket
brigade until firemen arrived A
short time later the flames spread
to the Henderson Restaurant, ad-
joining Two families living in
apartments above fed. When the
fire spread to the offices of the
Eastern Shore Public Service Co.,
adjoining the restaurant, and next
door to the bank, general alarm
was sounded calling all available
fire apparatus to the scene. Com
panies responded from Delmar,
Salisbury, Seaford, Georgetown
and Bridgeville In less than two
hours the stores and apartments
were leveled with six families made
homeless. The fire spread from
the bank to the haberdashery of
Kitchens and Phillips, a short dis
tance from the Laurel Postoffice,
on Market street near Central av-
enue. After a three hours battle
the fire was brought under control
Several thousand persons came in
motor cars. blacking roads and
hampering firemen.
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consider virtually killed by the past
winter, and that was natural fruit.
III. H. Appleton, a large peach
grower near Odessa expresses
doubts about any further profit
from the mature fruit bearing or
chards. Mr.. Denney has an or
chard at the mouth of Smyrna
Creek which he thinks is but little
injured and even finds live bios
SONS in it.
Sudden Death. - Mr.. William
Turner, one of our old residents,
came to rather a sudden death on
Monday. He had worked at the
bench all day as usual but after
supper was taken with paralysis
and was a corpse by 1880 o'clock.
He was 66 years of age and had
worked at his trade, shoemaking,
in this town all his life, we be-
lieve, and died with the respect of
all who knew him, for a well spent
life.
A large number attended the fun
eral of Mrs. F. ]. Smith to Glen
wood Cemetery on Monday from
the residence of the latter near
Hoffecker's Mill. She was a
daughter of the late William H.
Start. She had been in very feeble
health all the winter from con-
sumption, but had grown much
better and was about as usual, but
was carried off without a note of
warning by heart disease.
Deaths.-Lynam. On the 9th
instant near Blackbird, Mary A.,
wife of David S. Lyman, aged 42
years.
Vandyke. In Philadelphia, on
the 7th instant, Louise c. Thomas,
wife of Frances E. Vandyke, late
of Odessa.
Lightbourne. In Wyoming on
the 1st instant, James H, only son
of Rev. A. w. and Sallie K. Light
bourne, aged l year and s months.
The following officers were elect
ed by the Smyrna Building and
Loan Association last night: Pres
ident, John H. Hoffecker; Vice
A. Price Griffith; Secre-
tary, ]. B. Cooper; Treasurer,
James p. Hoffecker; Directors,
George M. Stevenson and D. T.
Auditors, George A.Hall,
w. E. Hall and James D. Wilds;
Committee to solicit subscriptions,
John H. Hoffecker, J. B. Cooper,
d. T. Smithers, William H Carr,
James P. Hoffecker, B. V. Weldon
and George M. Stevenson.
Entertainment Tomorrow Night
The entertainment to be given
tomorrow night at the Town Hall,
for the benefit of the school of
Miss Janvier and Mrs. Raimond,
promises to be one that will be in
teresting in all its details, as the
published programs show, and it
should be encouraged by a full
It has been prepared to
cover only a reasonable space of
time and all friends of education
should be present.
Reappointed- Yesterday Cover
nor Hall reappointed Professor J.
H. Groves, State Superintendent of
the public schools and Henry c.
Assistant Superintend-
ent as provided in the new school
law The latter has been teaching
in Lewes and is represented as
very capable for the position.
else was expected than
the reappointment Of Professor
Groves.
The work Of putting down the
new iron bridge over Mill Creek
hetween Snyrua and RothwellS S
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few days. 1t will require about
fifteen working days to complete it
for travel. The Messrs. Tygert are
contemplating the erection of a
temporary bridge for passing to
and from the boat while the new
structure is being placed.
Savin & Reedy, our new millin-
cry firm, in the johnson building,
second floor opposite door to the
Times Office, had their formal op-
ening on Saturday and have since
attracted good number of visit
ors to look at and admire their
new styles. They have kept busy
preparing new bonnets for Easter.
Thomas S. Buckmaster in load
ing lumber at Clayton one day last
week mashed the end of his third
finger so severely as to require
amputation.
Forty or fifty boats are fishing
for shad off Smyrna Creek for the
city markets.
Personal. .-Mrs.M Mary A. KINNEY
of this town, was baptised by i'm
mersion in the Baptist Church at
Dover on Sunday evening, April
10, 1881.
William p. Dickson and wife of
New York, have been on their first
visit home since their wedding
during the holidays and were COM
plimented with a serenade by the
Harmony Cornet Band on Monday.
The band also on the same evening
serenaded Mr. and Mrs. Horace r.
Mustard in commemoration of
their fifteenth wedding annivers-
ary.
II. E. Shaver of Iowa, brother
in-law of H. S. Tygert is on visit
to the latter He speaks of an
abundance of cold and snow in the
West the latter covering the fields
when he left as high as the top of
the fences.
Misses Maggie and Anna Hill of
Wilmington, are on a visit to
friends here.
Miss Sallie Hill is on a protract-
ed visit to Baltimore and Miss
Maggie Cummins to Philadelphia.
Rev. w. J. D. Lucas, appointed
to Clayton Circuit, has filled his
appointments with great accepta-
bility. His family detained by
sickness, arrived yesterday and
will occupy the house vacated by
Rev. Mr.. Yingling on South Street.
Rev. j. A. Brindle spent Sunday
in Chesapeake City, Md.
George L. Stradley and wife, two
former Smyrnians now of Will
mington, have been in town a day
or two this week
Alonzo S. Raymond, son of Col
onel George H. Raymond, has gone
to Milwaukee and may make it
his future home.
Mrs. Mary A. Roberts of VIII
mington, is visiting friends in this
town
Senator Bayard visited Dover on
Friday and Saturday and spent
Sunday with Honorable James Will
liams at Kenton
A. NJ. Gooding, Esq, left this
State yesterday for the state of
Nebraska. He has resided in Do
yer nearly seven years, goinfi
there when quite young to attend
the Wilmington Conference Acad-
emy, and graduating at that insti-
tuition in 1877. He studied law
three years under the direction of
the Honorable ~ B. Smithers, and
was admitted to the bar in Octo-
Der term of 1880
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20 look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date Of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else
IL will call to mind people and events
Of that day that should be interesting
10 the present generation. We hope
our readers will find IL interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eyly sought and read-Editor.)
New Warehouse and Phosphate
Shipment -Messrs. J. E. Tygert &
Company have had eretced at their
steamboat landing an additional
warehouse 80 by 48 feet in size
that will be a great protection
against sun and rain, furnishing a
number of wagons protection
against these elements while wait
ing to unload. Repairs and i'm
portant changes have also been
made in the Phosphate mill adjoin-
ing. The spring campaign for
Star Bone Phosphate is opened in
earnest. J. E. Tygert & Company
now have employed no less than so
men in the various departments of
this factory, some unloading YES
sells of phosphate at one door of
their building, others conveying
the material to the different mills
for grinding and mixing, others
loading vessels with phosphate at
another door, while it requires still
another gang of men and teams to
load cars for shipment by rail- Mr..
William M. Lewis is the superin-
tendent of their works and that he
has his men thoroughly organized
for work is shown by the following
summary of the amount of receiv-
ing and shipping done by this firm
in two days Saturday and Monday:
The steamer Tygert, steamer Pier
repont, barge Annie E. Belts and
barge w. S. Hancock, all arrived
laden with phosphate material,
were discharged and together with
the schooner Annie E. Draper and
several cars were all loaded with
phosphate and dispatched by Mon
day night going to Philadelphia,
Albany and Troy, Bridgeton, NJ j.,
and Western Maryland.
Marriages. - Jones Underwood.
On the 18th instant at the resi-
dence of the brides father. near
Kenton by Rev. ]. T. Umsted Will
liam w. Jones and Miss Annie NJ.
Underwood, daughter of n. T. I'm
derwood, Esq.
Carpenter-C -Collins.-On the 9th
instant at the District Parsonage,
in this town by Rev. T. E. Martin
dale, George B. Carpenter and Miss
Maggie F. Collins, both Of New
Castle county.
Marvel-Green-On the 9th in
stant at the NJ. E. Parsonage, Do
yer by Rev J. H. Caldwell, Thorn
as H. Marvel and Miss Elizabeth
Green, both of Kent County, Della
ware.
Robert Denney of Duck Creek in
removing an orchard of 600 peach
trees that bore a good crop Of
fruit last year designed leaving a
dozen or more trees for family use
and in an examination of about 100
trees found but one that he did not
Smyrna times., 1931-04-15
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Smyrna times., 1931-04-15
Marine Marvel

The mighty cuttlefish has arms
long enough to encircie q whales
body.
Smyrna times., 1931-04-15
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TINES, APRIL Is, 81
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters Of In
terest of Half Century Ago

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20 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 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-
egly sought and read-Editor.)
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
First Met Last Year

In their four meetings since 1880 Mate has defeated
Twenty Grand three times In their first meeting Equpose
was the winner with Mate second and Twenty Grand third
over mile and one-sixteenth
Again on November a. 1880 Mate from field in
cudng Twenty Grand the route This time Mate
was the victor with Sweep All second and Twenty Grand
third
Mate and Twenty Grand met for the first time in 1881
In the Preanes Mate proved the better horse by licking
Twenty Grand length and oneha the mile and three
sixteenth route
The running of the Kentucky Derby Twenty Grands
only victory the Bostwck colt Here Mate had no
Off to good start and given splendid ride by
Jockey George Ellis Mate faltered badly in the final test
Twenty Grand by four lengths and also established
the mile and when he did the dis
tance in 201 as.
Last Saturday the two colts met for time Mate
gaoping also by four lengths the mile and one
quarter distance and breaking the record for the event which
has stood since 1927. He the distance in 2O2 25.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
HELEN DEBUT
|MPRESSES

MANCHESTER. Mass, July 81.
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody's position
as queen of all she surveys in the
women's tennis world is still Sc
cure.
All the other players in the Es-
sex Country Clubs annual invi-
tation tournament, and all the
spectators. as well, were willing
to concede that today, after
Queen Helen's debut yesterday,
in which she coasted through two
straight-set victories.
After beating Mrs. Robert
Morris, of Boston, 60, 6-1,
Mrs. Moody trOunced the expert
enced Margaret Lane, OF Len
nOx, 6-3, 6-1, to enter the
third round.
Mrs. Moody'S service was a bit
erratic during her match with
Miss Lane, but aside from that
slight lapse the tennis queens
game was Just as forceful and
brilliant as a year ago. when she
won the Wimbledon singles
laurels. Her long layoff since
then doesn't appear to have done
her any harm.
The worlds champion is play.
ing the same hard-hitting game
which always marked her per.
formances on the court. The
chop and spin shots which the
coast experts said she was de.
veloping. were not in evidence
against Mrs. Morris or Miss Lane
but that was probably because
Mrs. Moody had no occasion to
use them.
There were no upSets in the
early rounds. The favoriteS all
coming through with expected
victories.
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the extent that he could play,
although he still has to favor it.,
Manager Bucky figured that at
last his worries were over and
that his full strength was finally
on the field.
Harris Worried Again
But no. Soon after Gehringer's
return, Dale Alexander, the noun
famous first-Sacker, injured him
self, while the latest to join the
hospital list has been John Stone,
regular left-fielder.
These absences have thrown
Harris into the thr0es of worry
again, and he is saying to him.
self every day, "Is there no
justice in this baseball buSi-
neSS?"
Gehringer's presence, despite
the absence of Alexander and
Stone, has helped the morale of
the team when everything Is con-
sidered. But the Tigers. as we'll
as Harris, are waiting for Alex.
ander and Stone to return to
begin winning like they feel they
should. Let's hope for the best
for the "hard-luck" team of this
years baseball race"
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Miller Off to Dope Fight
Twixt Mickey and Jack

The Washington Times flying sports editor, Kirk
Miller off again to for Times readers another
sports spectacle
Hopping to New York at dawn via the Eastern Air
Transport Miller will be at the rngside Of the Sharkey
Walker fight tomorrow night to give Times readers first
hand facts and observations of this epochal fight.
In tomorrow's Times Miller will endeavOr to pick the
winner of the fight and who is better qualified than ne!
In Cleveland last month Miller dOped the fight the
day ahead almost to round round description OF it.
Who will he pick in tomorrow's fight You'll know
in The Times-tomorrow
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Sluggers Nine Slugs
House Champs

The Eighteenth Street Sluggers
will mix-up with the vehement
Borroughs Adding Machine nine
on the Eastern High School dia-
mond starting promptly at $50
O'Clock.
Saturday, the Sluggers smacked
the robust House Office Building
champions good and proper, Il to
IL. Clarence Hollis hurting was
the feature Of the contest.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
CUBS SHAKE-UP
A SUCCESS
TWENTY GRAND

CHICAGO, July 21.-Judged by
the first game, at least, Manager
Rogers Hornsby's shakeup Of the
Chicago Cubs was distinct sue
cess.
After weeks of rumor, John
Fred Sheriff" Blake righthanded
pitcher, was sent to the Phillies
at the waiver price Of $500. He
had been with the Cubs seven
and a half seasons and in only
two Of them won as many games
as he lost.
king, was benched for the third
time this season and Kiki Cuyler
was switched to center field,
Danny Taylor was put in left and
Vince Barton, Coast League re
cruit, made his debut in right
field and batted in fourth posi-
ton. ~
The net result Of all this was
that the Cubs got only three
hits off william Watson Clark,
Of the Robins, but won any.
way, / to 0, mainly because OF
Danny TaylOr's two hits, one
. triple.
Reports were current today
that Arthur CThe Great) Shlres
laxative hitter now with NIL
waukee, in the American Associa
tion, might be purchased by the
Cubs.
william Wrigley, ir., owner Of
the Cubs, is said to be willing
to pay $4,000 for the former
White Sox player, who went out
Of the American League fol
$4,000. Milwaukee hopes to re
ceive $4,000, either from the
cubs or Cleveland Indians.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
7 HIRE 4 7
STOPS BOUTS

NEW YORK, July 21.-Threat-
ening weather caused postpone
ment of several bouts last night
in New York and vicinity.
The Ruby Goldstein-Ol Neish-
helm fight, New York. was called
off with no new date set.
The Al Singer-Buster Brown
fight, scheduled for Newark,
N. j., will take place tonight.
The Stanley Poredo- George La
Rocco bout at Paterson, N. j..
was postponed from last night
for two weeks.
The Primo Carnera-Knute Han
sen fight scheduled for last night
at Rochester, N. Y, will be staged
tonight.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
OLMSTEDS BUSY

Olnsted Grill's fast baseball
team, having just won Section A,
Senior Division, of the Capital
City League, with 10 straight vic
tories without a single setback,
will meet Henry Hiser's AllStars
at Riverdale this Saturday. Mana
ger Nau wants a Thursday game
with a strong unlimited team.
He may be reached at Potomac
6134.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
M'GRAW ROW
TO LEAGUE
MEETING

NEW YORK, July 21.-You can
hear anything in New York, in
cluding that John McGraw is
going to prove whether or not
umpires are people. 4
From the city of st. Louis,
where spats refer to arguments
between man and wife and have
nothing to do with covering up
old shoes, come whisperings that
the manager of the New York
Giants intends to continue his
war against what he terms in
competent umpires to the bitter
end.
Word today was that McGraw
will carry his umpire feud and
his row with John A. Heydler,
president Of the National League,
right into the parlor of baseball.
protesting at the next meeting
Of the league in December.
McGraw may bring some re-
forms among umpires but II he
plans . "get Heydler" campaign
it would probably result in
nothing. Heydler has been
head Of the circuit since 1918
and generally has had his say
and way and he probably will
continue to do SO.
While McGraw was under a
three.day suspension, Manager
Bill Killifer, of the St. Louis
Browns, went about handicapped
by a warming from Umpire "Brick"
Owens, who admonished the st.
Louis manager after he chased
KreSs, Levey and Gray from the
Yankee stadium yesterday. After
the trio had been ousted by
Owens, following an argument as
to whether ball was fair or foul,
Owens shouted to Killifer:
"An' you. Mr.. KiIIifer, will get
out. too, If you don't pipe
down."
Yes, that's the way ufnpires
talk even to managers.
However, it must be said Owens
could have chased the entire ST.
Louis team excepting Pitcher
Stewart, and the result would
have been the same. Mr.. Stewart
insisted on walking men when he
should have struck them out, and
adding a wild pitch for good mea-
sure. The Yanks won 8 to 5.
Manager Hornsby sent a re-
vamped team against Brooklyn
and the Cubs triumphed, 1 to 0.
Hack Wilson was benched again.
Cuyler going to center field, with
Danny Taylor in left and Barton,
called in from Los Angeles, in
right. Mr.. Taylor proved impor,
tant, poking a triple.
HemsIey, the Chicago catcher,
hit through the infield to score
Taylor with the only run. VIII
liam Watson Clark gave the
Bruins only three hits.
The Robins got seven off
Charlie Root. St. Louis is now
six games in front, with Brook
lyn. Chicago and New York sep,
arated by only 10 points.
The Chicago White Sox staged
a triple steal on the Athletics,
but Haas and Foxx each got
homers, Simmons hit safely thrice
and the AS snatched it, IL to Z.
Clint Brown held the Boston
Red Sox to four hits, while Cleve-
land cot IL rolling it away, 8 to 2.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
PRINTERS PLAY

The Acme Printers nine. one Of
the chief contenders for the pen
nant in Section B, Senior Divl'
sion, of the Capital City League.
will meet the District Engineer
today at S o'clock on Monument
Diamond No, 3.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
GR|FFS MEET.
TIGERS TODAY
IN FINAL
BY GARRETT WATERS

It had to come, but probably it's
for the best-the benching of
Heine Manush, big left fielder of
the Griffmen, because Of his light
hitting.
Heine has needed a rest for a
long time. An extended lay-off at
this stage should work wonders
with the big Dutchman, as it'll
give him a chance to stop think
ing about his batting slump, which
has worried him as we'll as his
teammates and Manager Walter
Johnson.
It's certain his light hitting
hasn't helped the team any of late.
In conclusion, Manush's rest will
no doubt bring him around splen.
didly, or to the form he normally
plays in, when Manager johnson
finally decides to put him back
into the lineup again.
Sam Rice in Left Field
The benching of Heine, Incl
dentally, brings into the lineup an
individual in the person Of Sammy
Rice, the old warhorse, who has
carried around a secret ambition
to play ever since his withdrawal
from regular action some time ago.
Sammy will patrol the left
, field section Of the diamond for
the time being. Although the
veteran has never played this
position at any great length
during his long career, 1t Is the
thought of Manager Johnson
that he'll fill the bill until
ManuSh's return.
Rice celebrated his new ap.
pearance in the lineup by crack.
ing out three hits in as many
official times at bat yesterday
against the Detroit Tigers. He
walked on his other time at the
plate. The Griffs won the game.
incidentally. 7 to 3, to make it
their fifth straight.
Final With Tigers Today
The fourth and final encounter
Of the series with the Tigers is
on tap today. Bobby Burke is
down to handle the mound as
signment for Manager johnson,
while the Tigers will either use
Vic Sorrell or Tom Bridges.
A big six.run scoring hee in
the second inning won yeSter-
days contest. Three Tiger
errors aided. This inning saw
Hayes, Hargrave, Marberry (be-
heve it or not), West, E. Rice
and Kuhel hit safely for the
six runs. All three of the
Tiger errors came in this in
ming. and they were made by
johnson, Walker and Geh-
ringer.
One more run was chalked up
by the Griffs before they stopped
scoring for the day. It came in
the third inning on Hayes triple,
followed by HargraVe's double.
Sullivan Finishes Well
Elon Hogsett, who started on
the mound for the Tigers, was
withdrawn in the fifth for Pinch
Hitter Uhle, Pitcher Charley Sui
livan finishing out the string
and pitching runless ball. But
one hit was garnered off Of
Sullivan's Shoots-that a single
by Hayes in the eighth inning.
Fred Marberry went the route
for Manager Johnson. He was
only in trouble during the in
nings i'm which the Tigers
scOred-the third and the
eighth, respectively.
Walker singled johnson across
for one run in the third while
four straight hits by johnson,
Walker. Gehringer and McManus,
counted two in the eighth. Mar,
berry, all told, gave up IL bingles.
PRINTERS PLAY
The Acme Printers nine one Of