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Smyrna times., 1931-07-08
BRIDGE At DELAWARE CITY
TO COST OVER S1OO,OOO
WILL BE OF VERTICAL TYPE
AND SPAN BRANCH CANAL
Considerable Dredging Work in
Canal and at Reedy Island En-
trance Will Also Be Done

The governments fiscal year
starts in July 1 and the funds ap-
propriated for government work in
the section about Delaware City
are available. From present indi-
cations there will be large
amount of work performed by the
government around Delaware City,
mainly in connection with the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
improvements. Approximately
100000 has been appropriated by
the government for the construc-
tion of a steel vertical lift bridge
across the Delaware City branch
channel of the canal at Fifth street
This project has been held up for
some time, the government wait
ing for the State to take some def
Delaware City to Port Penn. The
new road will soon be started by
the State. The contract has been
awarded and the bridge will likely
be started late this summer or in
the fall. A large appropriation
said to be 100000, has been al
lotted for dredging work in the
canal, especially in the vicinity of
Summit Bridge and at the Reedy
Point entrance of the waterway.
The dredge Mantua has just re-
turned to Delaware City from
Chesapeake City and started work
Wednesday, last. A large levee
has just been constructed along
the canal to hold the dredging de-
posits from this end of the canal.
Improvements to the bhanch chan
mel with respect to deepening the
channel from to IL feet and in
bulkheading the banks greater
distance up the canal from the
mouth, are now being considered
by the chief of engineers, Wash
ington. Funds will be available to
go ahead with construction work
on the new gymnasium for the
post, now partially completed Eff
forts are also being made to obtain
an appropriation for the construc-
tion of a number of officers homes
and non-commissioned officer S
quarters at Fort DUPONT.
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company of some thirty of our
young ladies and gentlemen, with
some others, who went promiscu-
ously, took the Tygert between one
and two o'clock which landed them
at Collins Beach, where they took
supper and remained until a late
hour, enjoying the pleasures which
the pavilion afforded, the steam
boat hacks being at their service
for the return trip. The number
at this place during the day passed
off without any disturbance.
President Garfield Shot by AS
sassin's Bullet: = Saturday morn
ing about ten o'clock this COM
munity, in common with the ma
tion at large, was shocked by the
telegraphic announcement that
President Garfield had been shot
and dangerously wounded. The
news spread with amazing rapid
ity and everywhere there was an
expression of shocked and distress
ed countenances. There was but
one voice, and that of borrow at
the wickedness of the deed. There
was universal horror at the enorm-
ity of the deed as well as a deep
sense of loss to the nation in the
death of such an able and conserv-
ative chief magistrate. Mr.. Col
Inns, the operator, did the people
kindness by placing on a bulletin
board the several dispatches re-
ceived during the day. While the
worst news was feared in the cleo
trio messages, the last one at ten
o'clock at night that the Presi-
dent was sleeping and that the
symptoms were more favorable,
was indeed news for which there
was prayerful gratitude.
The workmen under the direc-
tion of Mr.. Cavender who have
been all the season, since cold
weather, making improvements for
comfort and convenience, got the
pavilion at Woodland Beach ready
for the large crowd which was ex-
pected on the 4th. The chief fea-
ture is a greater airness, giving
the visitors more of the cooling
breezes as well as enlarged vision.
The bank which was washed con-
by the recent storms is
being renewed by a solid breast
work Of logs and planks. The
most attractive and graceful
structure at the place is the soda
ice cream and confec-
tionary pavilion, which is under
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08
WEDDING OF INTEREST
Miss F. Evelyn Willets Becomes
Bride of Ralph Heinold

In the Episcopal Memorial Chap
el of Valley Forge, at o'clock
Saturday evening, Miss Florence
Evelyn Willets became the bride
of Ralph Heinold, son of Mrs.
Cora Heinold, formerly of Black
bird, now of Kennett Square, Pa.
The bride wore a gown of pale
pink chiffon with hat and slippers
to match and carried an arm bou-
quet of pink rose buds, white
larkspur and baby's breath Miss
Irene Willets, only sister of the
bride wore a pale yellow frock
with hat and slippers to match
and carried yellow rose buds, lark
spur and baby's breath. Mr..
George Heinold of West Chester,
brother of the groom, was best
man. Following the ceremony
wedding supper was served to the
immediate families and near rela-
tives of the young couple. The
bride is graduate of the Camden
High School and the University of
Pennsylvania and is on the teach
ing staff of the Junior High School
of Camden. The groom is grad
uate of Wilmington High School,
he attended the University of Del
aware and in 1927 graduated from
the Philadelphia School of Pharm-
acy. He is now engaged in the
drug business in Camden, N. ].
After a wedding trip thru the
New E ngland States, Mr.. and Mrs
Heinold will be at home at 35 Ter
race Avenue.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08
MARY AND BOB STORIES
Their Broadcast For True Story
Magazines i'm New HOok-Up

Mary and Bob, the famous radio
tourists of True Story Hour, an
nounced a detour which routed
them, on Monday, July 9th, to the
microphones of WEAF and the
NBC red network after three and
one-half years of travel via the
Columbia System. In the future
all Mary and Bob programs will be
broadcast over the NBC red net
work at 1000 P. M, New York
time, each Monday night The
change-over to Monday night and
the NBC hook-up will not alter the
general scheme of the True Story
Hour programs in the slightest de-
gree. AS usual each hour will fea-
ture a dramatization of a true
story with travelogue introduc-
ton by the True Story Radio
Tourists. The first broadcast un-
der the new arrangement on Mon
day, July 9Th, will include a dram
atization of a true story entitled,
I'm the Eyes of My Wife" Nora
Sterling, who created the charact-
er of the itinerant true story Mary,
will continue in that role and Cecil
Secrest, who has played Bob for
so long that he almost thinks that
Sobriquet is his real name, will re-
main as her partner in travel
Frederick Vettel, tenor soloist, will
continue to sing the theme song
in the same delightful manner in
which he has always offered it. In
short, True Story Hour over
WEAF and the NBC red network
stations at 1000 p m, New York
Daylight Time, is the identical en-
tertainment as of old presented
over new stations at a new time
of week.
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08

the management of P. P. Collins.
Withdrawn The train which
ran. from Clayton and this town to
the steamer Clyde, last summer
and commenced again on the re-
suming of the trips of the Clyde
two weeks ago, was by the direc-
ton of the new Railroad authori-
ties discontinued on Saturday.
This mode of reaching Philadel-
phia was both cheap and conven-
lent and will be regretted by many
as step backward.
Deaths.-Reed In this town on
the 3rd instant, Clement Reed, in
his Gath year.
Shores. At duPont's Station,
June 2Sth, Mrs Mary Shores, aged
72 years, 2 weeks, and 3 days.
Roush. On Sunday, June 26th
at his residence near Wyoming,
Captain Charles D. Roush, aged 65
years, 6 months.
George Hartup during the dis
play of the fireworks at Collins
Beach on Monday night was
struck on the leg by sky rocket
and his leg 50 benumbed by the
force of the blow that he could not
use it the rest of the evening.
Marriages. Roberts-P -Palmatary.
In Philadelphia on the 28th Of
June by Rev. Enoch Stubs, Will
liam H. Roberts of Dover and Miss
Eugenia Palmatary Of Philadel-
phia.
Alexander FAIRIES is ahead on
early corn, gathering enough from
his garden for dinner on the 4th.
1t was of the Narraganset variety.
John B. Cooper had new corn
this morning grown by John H:
Hoffecker and Herman Roe and T.
B. Megear have each new apples.
Visitors The following are
among the visitors over the Four
tn: Rich S. Culbreth, Esq, Balti-
more; Mrs. Dubosque, Miss Sophia
Dubosque, Miss Flora Albright,
John A. Hoffecker, William E.
Waters and family, Earl Thomp-
son, Charles J. Waters, John D.
Wright and family, Philadelphia;
Miss Laura Doughten, Miss Sue
Wickersham, Miss Florence Butler
Morris, Harry VanGasken, Calvin
HAZEL, William Spencer, George
Patterson, Alvan Allen and wife,
Wilmington; Mrs. Maggie Frazier,
George and William P. Abel, New
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is
LOVE

A beautiful lComGn and The
Law-reached for the same man
at the same time-and out OF
this came a clash ofhnman emo
fions-sfrange, fierce, amazing!
"The Law" Mary cried at Bob
White, 81 saved you-from Death
Death that defes all law of man. ou
may have been bandit-an outlaw
but now you're mine minei I'll
fiaht-The Law-aothing can take you
EVERl" she screamed
WHEN-at the door-there came
a crash another man-on his chest
the gleam of sheriff's star!
Here, in this terrific climax of clash
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08
FIGHT FOR RAIL SERVICE
Six Shore Towns Make Protest and
Set July 18th as Date for Hearing

Six Eastern Shore towns, in
which the Baltimore and Eastern
Railroad Company has announced
its plan to iscontinue passenger
service, will file protests with the
Public Service Commission. The
Salisbury-Wicomico Chamber of
Commerce, through its traffic and
transportation committee already
has moved to inform the commits
sion of its opposition to any cur
tailment of such service. While
Salisbury is not affected by the
proposed action, three of the
towns embraced in the company's
plan are in the chambers MEM
bership jurisdiction. The company
has petitioned the commission for
authority to discontinue passenger
service at Rockawalking. Hebron,
Mardela, Vienna, Reid's Grove and
Rhodesdale, asserting that buses
and automobiles operating on
highways paralleling it's lines were
rendering the service it gave
formerly. Rather than expend
S135,000 in replacing the draw
bridge over the Nanticoke river,
the company seeks to discontinue
the service. Freight service, how
ever, would be maintained as at
present, with shitfers operating
from Hurlock to Salisbury. The
commission has set July 13 as the
date for a hearing on the COM
pany's petition.
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toned, TONED in Wilmington. 4
notified by Commando, ge' 4
Willer' in charge Of Il.
cruiting station in lae ps. !
that the Y. S. S, ca.' y
old Ironsides" will h ~
mington September Il :.
ton by the public. Tbs y I
partment has directed y !.
the ancient standby q =
navy is reconnaissance a. /.
operated in tow of the :, |
er Grebe and upon densr' y
Boston on July 2 viii 4, !.
its itinerary as closely = !
able, subject to the ~ :
of safety. The shin [Ups ~
Portsmouth n. H, JuIy, u.
main six days. It will /, |
ceed to Bar Harbor. Ne |
Me. Gloucester Mass. i
ford, Providence. New. !
London, Fort Pond D.. ~
ter Bay, arriving in NJ
August % and dena VI.
Der 8 for Newark ~
arrive in Wilmino+or q.
Is and depart Senton.,S :
Newport News and v,;r IN
voyage October / at Va
naming there until Oo,,S
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08
CHEVROLET CAR OUTPUT
Still Shows Increase and Sales Up
To and Above Normal

Production of Chevrolet cars and
trucks in June totaled 84,597 units
as against 78,472 in the same
month of 1880, w. S. Knudsen,
president and general manager an
nounced Wednesday. The June
figure brought the output of the
company for the first six months
of the year to 522, 1892 units, Mr..
Knudsen said. Production during
June compares with 1885 cars
and trucks built in May, which was
the highest months output since
July 1929. The decline in produc-
tion from May to June this year,
however, was 5000 units less than
during the corresponding period
last year, indicating a seasonal de-
cline rather than the abrupt drop
experienced last June, when the
slump in general business first was
felt by Chevrolet, Mr.. Knudsen
said. OF the volume during the
month just ended, 78,734 units
were built for the domestic mar
ket as against 70,160 a year ago,
a fact which Mr. Knudsen inter-
prets as further evidence of inn
provement in the United States in
retail buying over year ago, at
least as far as Chevrolet is con-
cerned. The margin of difference
by which production in 1880 ex-
ceeded that of 1881 has gradual
ly narrowed month by month this
year, and with the output curve
interesting last years during the
May-June period, sales in June and
every remaining month this year
are expected to exceed the CORES
ponding months of last year, Mr..
Knudsen stated
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Castle; Miss Annie Collins, Ches-
ter. Pa; Miss Clara Moore, Mid
dletown; Rev. Mrs. Conoway and
child, Elk Neck; Raymond Tybout,
Delaware City; Lowber Temple,
Camden, N. j.; Thomas and Edgar
Haynes, Chestertown, Md; Clar-
ence A. Nourse, Washington, DC;
Miss Maggie Pratt, Milford; Harry
zeilin and wife, Miss Matte Car
roll, S. Olin Uric and John Allen,
Philadelphia; Rev. DR.. S. L. Bald
win, Newark, N. J.
Letter From Dover
Last Friday evening about half
past eight o'clock small frame
dwelling house belonging to James
Fisher, on Kirkwood Street, was
discovered to be on fire, and only
by the timely assistance of our cit
izens the building was saved with
out much damage. The origin of
the fire is supposed to have been
from lamp that was left burning
on the second floor by the family,
and which was turned over by a
little child in the room.
On the Fourth our stores and
other public institutions closed.
Early in the morning the people
from nearly every hundred in the
county began to flock into town.
They came in carriages, wagons,
dearborns and every other conceiv-
able thing that could possibly be
rigged up, from the grey-headed
father down to the little babe in
its mothers arms. BY ten o'clock
our streets were almost a solid
mass Of living beings. In the af-
ternoon the people wended their
way to Fair View Park where
there was to be horse racing.
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stronger than THE LAV

ing human emotions, whatcOul
do to save Bob White from !
Ientless Arm of The Law
would drag hin away to rS
crush her heart-and wreck ii
her only hope for love andhappA
You must read for yourself
amazing true-life stOrHSOSs|
of how a beautiful woman !
with all the madness Of hss
used all the subtle wiles u
knowS-to hold her man Ehn3
had claimed from the vsN 4
Death and dehed the mlennslL
the land to take. Read hSUHI
complete in August Ikuf'1
MAGAZINE. Your copy-s
read il todayl
,asf epery Mosd day night e'a
L Tnnn zs.lorb Nor l0Fk ffrJt
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08
DEATH OF ". R. 81
Well Known Farmer Of
Neck Dies After Linger,

Neck Dies After Linge1
w. F. Slaughter, ona
counties best known fan
ing in St. Jones Neck :.
Dover, died at his bom.l
day evening after an n
some weeks. He was 81
age. Mr.. Slaughter va,
of Timothy and Anna 7 T,
well known residents =,
years in st. Jones Ne,S
survived by his wife. Nr
Slaughter, and three chill,
Mabel BurIap, Of PM,
Mrs. ]. Alfred Davis. Cb.,
and Miss Anna Nav Sian
Dover. Funeral services !
from his late home, Sum.
noon at 2 with intermr.
verlake Cemetery. Dover
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08

True Story hoar is broadcast eDeTy Monday ns eSa
WE4F and ~ B. c. Red Netuork 1000 CLOCK New IoS 'nA
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08
"OLD IRONSIDES" IN STATE

Historic Craft in Wilmington Sep
tember Is For Inspection of Public
Petty Officer r. J. F'itz-Gibbons,
U. S. Navy recruiting officer sta
Smyrna times., 1931-07-08
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, JULY 6, 1881
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

to 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 a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
It will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
The Fourth.-The 4th of July is
usually a day of great exuberance
but the suspense in regard to Pres
ident Garfield made it at least with
the thoughtful a day of shadow
rather than of sunshine. The con-
tenplated celebration did not
come off. Rev. Mr.. Miller the
principal speaker wrote that it
would be impossible for him to
come and the management decided
to abandon the whole thing. The
conclusion was wise, for the public
mind was in no mood for a cele-
bration. The day opened with a
Sabbath like stiffness, but further
on through the morning the youth
who delight in explosives amused
themselves with shooting crackers
and torpedoes, which was kept up
throughout the day. About ten
o'clock the Independent Cornet
Band (colored) marched through
the town making decidedly good
music, their objective point being
'.Hoogie" near Green Spring where
the colored people met in large
quantities from the town and
country to picnic. Mercantile bus
mess was generally suspended and
the day with the mechanics OBJ
served as holiday. Woodland
Beach was well patrcnized by the
cars, an extra coach being requir-
ed at Clayton to convey the united
company of Marylanders and Del
awareans. These with those who
reached the place by steamboat
and private vehicles, aggregated it
is said nearly 5000 persons. "A
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The Washington times., 1931-06-05
.i1Udnis Hears Talk
BU BOus' Movement

An outline Of the history OF
the Boys Club movement from
it's inception in 1860 at Hartford,
Conn.,, to the present time was
given in an address before the
Washington Kiwanis Club yester-
day by Juvenile Court Judge Will
liam H. Montgomery, of Will
mington, N. C.
The work of the Kiwanis for
underprivileged children was CON-
mended by the judge, who is here
attending the sessions of the Fed
Grafton of Boys Clubs. A group
of boy harmony singers from
Fort Worth, Texas, entertained
the clubmen.
The Washington times., 1931-06-05
.DEMOCRATSPUT
up BATTLE FOR
y HOUSE RULE
Party Chieftains Decide It
Would Be Mistake to Show
Lack of Courage Now
BY THEODORE TILLER

The "best minds" of the Demo
cratic party have concluded that
every effort must be made to or.
ganize the next House; that it
would be politically foolish to
avoid the responsibility, If they
can take it, and that even if the
progressive bloc" wields the bal
ance Of power Democratic duty is
plain.
Little consideration laS been
given suggestions Of a few dis
Senters with the theory let the
Republicans go ahead and con-
tinue to make mess OF things.
In Democratic quarters the
more convincing argument now is
that since the civil war the party
has won in less than a half-dOZen
national campaigns and it would
be ridiculous, If lot reprehensible,
to show lack of courage at this
time. Party prestige in 1928, it is
contended, would be impaired and
the word for the fight has gone
out.
Therefore, there is to be real
Democratic effort to capture the
Cincinnati district. so long repre-
sented by the late Nicholas Long
worth, where primaries are to be
held in August, with an election
coming in November. Should
other vacancies occur-and death
already has brought five since ad-
1ournment of Congress-the
Democrats will contest hard in
any district where there is a
chance.
Have 214 Now
At present the House member
ship stands: Deocrats, 214: Re
publicans, 216; Farmer-Labor, l;
vacancies, 4. The Democratic va
cancy in Louisiana, the Aswell
district, has resulted in choice OF
another Democrat.
In addition to the Longworth
vacancy, two are open in normally
Democratic districts in New York
city and Cleveland, and the place
of the late Representative Cooper,
Progressive Republican, Of Wis
consin, is to be filled.
Had Cooper lived he probably
would have been the nominee of
the Progressive group for the
Speakership, although with no
chance of election. While get
ting their bearings the House in
surgents, in years past, have cast
complimentary ballots for the
aged Cooper. who was dean of
the House when he died shortly
after Congress adjourned.
Garner Likely Speaker
Representative Jack Garner, of
Texas, Democratic floor leader.
is in sight of the Speakership.
Joe Byrns, of Tennessee, would
like to head the powerful Appro-
priations Committee, and Collier,
Of Mississippi, is in line FOL chair
manship of Ways and Means.
In addition, there's a little
thing called House patronage
Jobs for the Democratic faithful
who have been long away from
the pie counter House organi-
zation by the Democrats would
mean "a turnover in scores of
clerkships, committee and floor
assignments of present minority
employees.
The Washington times., 1931-06-05
Mrs. HOOUer to Be
CLubUOmeN'S Guest

Mrs. Hoover will be the guest
Of honor at the first annual
luncheon Of the District Of Co.
lumbia Federation of Women's
Clubs, next wednesday at the
Mayflower Hotel. Mrs. Edgar B
Merritt will preside.
Other honor guests will be
Mrs. George Lorimer, Mrs. John
F. Sipple, president CT the Gen
eral Fedora: Ion of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. John Dickson Sher'
man, past president of the Gen
eral Federation, and Mrs. Frank
Mondell, president of the District
Of Columbia League of Republi-
can Women,
The Washington times., 1931-06-05
NeID Flag Presented
Glass at BGLLStOn

At the annual banquet cf the
senior class of Westinghouse Lee
High School, Ballston, Va, last
night at the school, Miss Betsy
Cannon, honor student of the
class and designer of the official
flag of the school, presented the
flag to the class.
The flag. which bears the col
ors of blue and gray. also bears
the coat of arms of the Wash.
ington and Lee families. The
flag was accepted by Superin,
tendent of Schools Fletcher M.
Kemp. of Arlington county.
The Washington times., 1931-06-05
Houses Built for War
Workers Beinu Sold

Liquidation Of the United States
Housing Corporation, which spent
$l00,000,O00 for houses for Gov
ernment workers during the war,
has been taken over by the Labor
Department, Secretary Doak an
nounced yesterday. He added:
1--WE are dispOsing of the
property as rapidly as possible,
and the money is being turned
back to the United States
Treasury"
Mr.. Doak said $4,000, 900 worth
of the property had already been
disposed of and that $28, 900 900
worth is still for sale.
The Washington times., 1931-06-05
DR.. WHARTON RESIGNS

PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-Dr.
Charles M. Wharton, famous foot
ball player, coach and faculty
member of the University Of Penn
sylvania for 38 years, has submit
ted his resignation.
The Washington times., 1931-06-05
Crimes Will Be Tabulated
Bv New Police Bureau

tistics and information, and will
be under the direction of Capt.
L. I. H. Edwards, with L. r. Beau
as his assistant.
The Washington times., 1931-06-05

An elaborate statistical bureau,
which will trace the movement
of crime through the city, is be-
ing set up at police headquarters
and will be ready for operation
July / when an extensive reor-
ganization of the department is
effected.
ElabOrately Equipped
The bureau will be modernly
equipped and will even exceed
requirements of the Department
of Justice standard for this sys-
TEN of crime reporting.
Under the new system each
crime in established zones will
be tabulatGd upon punched cards
which will show the method of
committing the crime and other
details.
Edwards in Charge
AS an instance of how this will
work to tne disadvantage of the
criminal officials cite that the
cards may show in a given period
a particularly large number Of
the same type of crime in one
zone. Automatically the number
of police in that zone will be
increased and will know what
particular crime is most prevalent.
The new bureau viii be known
as the bureau Of personnel, sta