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Evening star., 1931-12-06

NF course was sorry it all happened be-
~ cause Claudne wasn't blind at the way
Winnie would act, so Winnie was the one to
quit, but told Claudine that wouldn't keep her
from seeing me Sundays. And Claudne got
mad and said, "Oh, yes it will III see to
that, and Winnie tried to pull her hair out
and 1 guess know something about how sweet
a woman whatever her position can be one
minute and how different the next like it was
somebody else entirely.
Winnie took it pretty hard but the fur coat
helped some, and Bert says sometimes a
woman's fur coat easily covers a mans trans.
gression, but that didn't fit my case exactly
Winnie was not so beautiful but was little and
sweet l thought, except when mad and only
eighteen and alone in the world. And she was
very pleased about the little apartment for her
because / thought that if he's man
should help woman in trouble like that
Phil saw Claudines present and also knew
what was saving and said the cay before he
got the best tip he ever knew and there was
room Tor just one more because too much bear
pressure would turn the tide, and he was like
me, always willing to help out friend and I
would be rich and could marry Winnie who
wouldn't have to work like maid But I
didn't want to marry Winnie only help her
out. Also didn't know what Phil was talking
ABOUT but 1t sounded big and like I was in
dulglng in a confidential scheme and said
% K. You can count me in on it and thanks
q lot"
Anyway, that night I lay awake long time
thinking it all over and how fast was rising
1t was not everybody thinking could come
from Pittsburgh and rise like was rising but
OF course, I knew there was a good distance vet
to rise. Because when thought about Bert
and how smart he was, not counting all the
things he knew about, and being such big
lawyer without letting it bother him. and still
young, too, I couldn't gloat they call it about
myself very much, now could 1?
And I was hoping 1 would develop some
brains before got too old and improve my
looks, too which every man can do but without
deVotlng much time to it like women which is
their main occupation and maybe should be-
cont know. OF course, if a mans got looks
ana youth and brains he's lucky but If he's
only got brains, even If he makes his money it
cont do him any good because the women
ike the money, but not him, only enough to
get 1T, which you can't help noticing And Bert
Is right when you are married one good gym
naslum can iron out more MISUNDERSTANDING
than all the 48 different kinds of divorce-one
in every State.
Which was what Royal, Claudines husband,
get off it first or find straitjacket soon
He was real nice fellow found out but had
no business treating Claudine like that sick
when he's not drunk, drunk when he's not sick
certainly was sorry for her and for him.
TOO, SO one day asked him, why not let me
drive you up to your lodge upstate and rest
up?" OF course, he knew what meant rest
up, but couldn't get mad
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Senior Glass Preparing for Com
mencement Which Will Be June
Ia to 16-Other School Notes

The Smyrna High School Com
mencement Program Exercises will
begin on Sunday, June IA, at IL
a. m. with the baccalaureate ser
mon which will be held in the
Presbyterian Church and given by
Rev. w. ]. Bone. On Monday, June
Is, at 7.30 p. M, the annual Senior
Class Night exercises will be held
in the High School Auditorium. On
Tuesday, June 16, at 7.30 p. m. the
commencement exercises will be
held in the High School Auditor
ium. A certain number of seats
will be reserved for the relatives
and friends of the members of the
graduating class. The remainder
Of the Auditorium will be open to
the public. Friday, May 29th, will
be Visiting Day at Smyrna Public
Schools, beginning at 2.45 p. m.
The teachers in the various depart
ments are making plans to have
some of their best work displayed.
There will be Fashion Show
given under the direction of the
Home Economics Department. The
program will begin with Fashion
Show in the High School Auditor
ium. Tea will be served during the
afternoon in the Home Economics
Department. The Smyrna High
School Varsity Baseball Team is
scheduled to play the Smyrna
Town Team on Wednesday, May
9th. On June End, they will cross
bats with the strong team of Fer
ris Industrial School The banking
record of the week is as follows:
The amount deposited yesterday
was S59.5S. There We're 596 pu-
pills in attendance. OF the 596 in
attendance, 392 deposited. The to-
tai amount deposited to date is ST.
1872. SO. Assembly was held yester-
day and the program which par
took of Memorial Day, was as fol-
lows: Opening exercises Origin of
Memorial Day, Elizabeth Wisk;
Battle Hymn of the Republic, Sung
by class; Recitation, Memorial
Day" William Keiser; Reading of
the Charter of the American Red
Cross, Margaret Crossley; Song,
"Once to Every Man and Nation
Stanzas read by Elizabeth Hughes,
then sung by class; Recitation,
Day" Homer Stevens; Battle Cry
of Freedom" sung by class.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
ARMED BANDITS AT DOVER
ROB CHAIN STORE Of $500
AMERICAN STORE MANAGER
FORCED TO "STICK EM UP"
They Take Part of Days Receipts
and Make a Getaway Without
leaving ANY Possible Clue

Entering the store of the Amer
lean Stores Company at Bradford
and Mary streets, Dover, last Sat
urday night, two men with drawn
guns compelled the manager and
his two clerks to stand with their
hands in the air while one of the
bandits rifled the safe beneath the
counter of between 5000 and $500
and left. There is no clue to them
except that both were white men,
middle aged and short. The man
ager of the store, which is away
from the main business section of
Dover, was preparing to close the
store when the two men appeared
and ordered the men to stick 'em
up" There was no hesitancy in
obeying the order. While one Of
the bandits held the men at bay
the other rifled the cash drawer.
Only a small amount of money was
obtained from the drawer. Not
satisfied with this, one of the ban
dts asked the manager for his
roll" The manager insisted that
he had none and the bandit then
demanded the location of the safe.
He was told that it was under the
counter. The safe was open and
no time was lost in rifling it of the
cash it contained 1t is estimated
that between 5000 and $500 was
stolen After getting the money
the bandits ordered the store en-
ployes to lie down behind the
counter and not to make an out
cry for at least five minutes. The
bandits were no sooner out of the
store, however, when the employees
of the store gave the alarm. Chief
Selvy, of the Dover police, and a
number of State Highway Police
arrived within ten minutes but
there was no trace of the bandits.
There were few people on the
streets in the section where the
store is located at the time of the
hold-up and no one saw the men
leave. Louis Wallace, who is the
manager of the three stores of the
American Stores Company, in Do
yer. said he believes the bandits
were the same men who stopped
him at his home south of Dover
about two weeks ago but were
frightened away when his wife
screamed from the house.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
CHICKEN THIEVES GUILTY"
Henry Lloyd and George Clough
Sentenced for Larceny of Chickens

Before Resident Judge w. w.
Harrington Saturday in plead
guilty" court, Henry Lloyd and
George Clough, pleaded guilty to
attempted larceny of chickens
from the Benjamin Hurlock farm
near Clayton. It was stated to
Judge Harrington that the men
were caught as they got out of an
automobile and went to the chick
en- house and opened the door by
State Highway officer Turner who
greeted them with arrest. They
attempted to get away but were
captured. Because of the previous
record of Henry Lloyd who had
served term for larceny of chick
ems he was given sentence of IS
months while Clough got IL
months in the New Castle County
Workhouse. Elias Briscoe, colored,
also pleaded guilty to larceny of
chickens from a farmer near Cam
den, and was given a sentence of
9 months.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
CLARK HEIRS ARE HOPEFUL
Wins Point in Contesting Will of
b. ID. Brooks Worth 100000

Wilbur E. Clark of Clayton, who
left recently for Indianapolis, In
diana, to look after the interests of
the Clark family of Smyrna-Clay-
ton-Kenton vicinities in contesting
the will of relative, B. D. Brooks
who died leaving an estate estimat-
ed at $209,000. A clipping from
the Indianapolis, Indiana, Times,
has this to say: Testimony that
Bartholomew D. Brooks, Indianap-
oils business man, did not write a
will bearing his signature, obtained
shortly before his death, was pre-
sented today in the probate court
fight over Brooks 100000 estate.
This statement was made by DR..
Frank Hutchins, Indianapolis psy-
chiatrist, appearing as expert wit
ness for two charity organization
fighting to recover 100000 left
them by another will signed by
Brooks, June %, 1920 Further
evidence of fraud in connection
with the preparation and signing
of the 1880 will is expected to be
given this afternoon by an official
of the Fletcher Trust Company,
administrator of the estate. The
1880 document left major portion
of the estate to Robert Hackney,
business aid of Brooks, and other
friends and employees, not naming
the charity groups, the Indianap-
oils Home for Aged Women and
the Indianapolis Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross. Opinion that
Brooks was of unsound mind
shortly before his death and that
he would not have left the will in
the hands of A F. Fancy, attorney
for Hackney, as was done, because
the attorney was a stranger to
Brooks, was given by Hutchins.
Claims of twenty cousins to part
of the estate were strengthened to-
day by Wilbur E. Clark, Clayton,
Del, a cousin, who from the wit
ness stand told of frequent visits
with Mr.. Brooks and of friendly
family relations that existed. At
torneys for the charity organiza-
tions expect to complete two weeks
of testimony Tuesday when first
witnesses for the defense will test
ify. The trial is expected to con-
tinue two more weeks"
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING
Holds Its Annual Election of of-
ficers With Charles Curley, Pres.


Charles F. Curley was reelected
yesterday as president of the State
Bar Association, at the luncheon
meeting held in the DUPONT Bit
more Hotel, Wilmington. He is
serving his second term in that Of
flee. Other officers elected are:
Secretary, T. Muncy Keith; treas
urer. Thomas r. Fraim; first vice.
president, Francis deli. Janvier'
second vice-president, Henry
Ridgely. The list of officers was
submitted by the nominating COM
mittee and elections followed. Mr
Fraim, in his report, gave the n
nancial status of the association
and asked that a resolution pe
adopted allowing delinquent mem
bers 30 days from notification IN
which to pay their dues. The al
tentative is expulsion from the as
sociation. The resolution was
adopted. Four new members were
admitted to the association. They
are Judge John F. Lynn, Whining
ton; Fred p. Whitney and Howard
BramwalI, Georgetown, and WI
liam J. Storey, Dover. Mr.. CurleS
presided at the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
TRIBUTE TO LEWIS Nj. PRICE
Asbury M.E.Church School HonOrs
Him for 81 Years Faithful Service

Him for 81 Years Faithful Service
Mr.. Lewis NJ. Price was given
dinner Friday evening by the
teachers and officers of the Sunday
School of Asbury M. E. Church at
the Wayside Inn. The dinner was
given in appreciation of his thirty
one wears of service as superinten-
dent of the Sunday School of As
bury M. E. Church Mr.. Price has
resigned as superintendent on ac-
count of being absent from Smyr-
ma so much of his time. He is
succeeded by Mr.. Harvey G. Jones.
Mr.. Price, accompanied by Mrs.
Price, who knew of the affair, went
to dinner on Friday evening at
The Wayside Inn thinking they
were guests of Mrs. Margaret Col
Inns, the sister of Mr.. Price, and
was surprised to find thirty-seven
guests assembled in his honor. At
ter dinner, Mr.. Walter o. Hoffeck-
er was toastmaster and presented
the following speakers: Mr.Harvey
C. Jones, the newly elected super
intendent; Mr.. Walter w. Hynson,
assistant superintendent. Mr.. Hof-
fecker spoke as chorister and
teacher and also Rev. Essell P.
Thomas, pastor of Asbury M. E.
Church. There were two vocal
solos by Mr.. w. Townsend Jeffer-
son, two vocal solos by Mrs. Frank
H. Hynson, two vocal solos by
Miss Mary E. Hynson, and violin
solo by Mr.. Harry P. Shapley
Among the guests present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Price and
son, Warner w. Price Jr. Mr..
Price was presented with a hand
some Bible with his name emboss-
ed in gold by the Church School,
which he received graciously and
spoke feelingly of the great happi-
ness he. had enjoyed in his years of
service.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
SMYRNA FOR WELFARE HOME

Business Mems Association and
Rotary to Imporrune Commission
Smyrna Business Mems Associa-
ton and the Smyrna Rotary Club
has appointed committees to await
on the State Welfare Commission
and importune them to building
the new State Welfare Home in
or near Smyrna. The combined
local committees, feeling Smyrna
is advantageously located, will
look into the matter of suggesting
a site. The committe appointed on
the part of the Smyrna Business
Association is Edward G.. Walls,
Walter o. Hoffecker and William
E. Matthews Jr. The committee
on the part of the Smyrna Rotary
Club is: Hervey P. Hall. c. Leland
Harmonson and Robert H. Denney.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
CHEAPER GAS FOR SMYRNA
Dover Gas Light Co. of Asso. G. &
e. system Gives Welcome News

Dover Gas Light Co. of Asso. G. &
E. System Gives Welcome News
Of interest to Smyrna is a letter
issued by the Dover Gas Light
Company of the Associated Gas
and Electric System to its patrons
in Dover, Smyrna, Clayton, and
Cheswold of a new schedule of
rates which becomes effective with
May bills. Mr.. A. l.. Leader, the
manager for this district, thru
whose enterprise the company's
business is enjoying healthy
growth, is being congratulated
for his efforts to give gas
consumers this lower rate re-
duction. The new rate includes
minimum charge of S1.50 per
month per meter. No change has
been made in the prepayment
(quarter meter service, except for
the introduction of the minimum
charge. In discussing this feature
of then ew rate the officials of the
company emphasized the fact that
the $1.50 minimum charge is in no
sense a Service charge" as the
customer will receive gas for this
amount. Last October, 1880,
the company issued new rate
which granted reduction for
those customers using gas for do
mestic cooking and water heating.
This rate is now withdrawn in
favor of the new rate which makes
further reductions without the pur-
chase of additional gas consuming
equipment. The new rate follows:
Rate per hundred cubic feet for all
gas used per month: For the first
1000 Gu. it., 20 cents per 100 cuff.
For the next 5000 Gu. it., IA cents
per 100 GU. fit. For all in excess
Of 10000 at 13 cents per 100 GU. ft.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
ASBURY Nj. E. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. EsseII p. Thomas, the Pastor,
Announces the Services for Sunday

Announces the Services for Sunday
This afternoon, the Junior
League of Asbury NJ. E. Church
held picnic on the farm of Mr.. Y.
Lay Phillips at Blackbird This
evening the mid-week prayer ser
vice will convene at 7.30. The
pastor will speak. On Sunday,
May 81, Church School will meet
at the usual hour, 10 a. m, with
Harvey c. Jones as superintendent.
The Morning Worship begins at
eleven o'clock. You are urged to
attend your church during the
morning worship. The adult choir
and the junior choir both will sing
and the pastor, Rev. Essel r.
Thomas, will speak. At the even
ing service at 7.30, the Junior choir
will again sing several numbers
and Mr.. Thomas will speak. At
this service the new officers of the
Epworth League will be installed.
The officers elected for the coming
year are as follows: President,
Ethel R.Still; Secretary and Treas
urer, Frank Robinson; First Vice
President, Louise Langrell; SeconS
President, Elva Griffin; Third
e-President, Alberta Allen;
Fourth Vice President, Louise
Pratt: Pianist, Mary E. Hynson.
The ChiIdren's Day services will be
held the first Sunday of June at
the evening service.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
COUNCIL DIRECTS $4,000
of SMYRNA BONDS PAID OFF
ELECTRIC LIGHT BONDS TO
BE CALLED IN FOR JULY 1ST
This viii Reduce the Bonded In
debtedness From S204, 900 TO
S194. 4.OOO-Business Transacted

At the regular stated meeting
of Smyrna Town Council last Fri
day evening, President George R.
Stevenson was voted authority to
pay off $4,000 worth of Town of
Smyrna bonds, reducing the in
debtedness from $204 900 to 1884,
600. President Stevenson has de-
cided to call in some of the old
Electric Light Bonds to this
amount and he and Town Treasur-
er Walter w. Hynson are now con-
sidering the question as to just
whose bonds will be the first of
the $4,000 Electric Light Bonds
outstanding they will call in. Coun-
Gil hopes, if all goes well, to have
the whole series of this issue paid
off within two years. The present
administration is pledged to a pro-
gram of paying off Town Bonds as
fast as they are able to do so.
They started off with a Legacy"
from the old Town Council of
balance in the Town Treasury as
of January 81, 1881, of $11, ,5O9.61.
By obtaining a contract with the
Eastern Shore Public Service Co.
for a lower wholesale rate for
electric current, they hope to apply
economy and systematic effort to
reduce the Towns Bonded indebt-
edness as fast as the electric light
department earning power brings
in enough revenue to pay off the
outstanding bonds as they fall due
or sooner. The electric current
business is showing a growth in
earning power every year and now
that they are able to buy the cur
rent at a lower rate, they feel they
have a better prospect of paying
off the Towns Bonded indebted
ness even though they can only do
it gradually. So strong is their
hope to do this, they took a chance
of lowering the tax rate five cents
on the hundred dollars and still see
the way clear unless something un-
foreseen should happen, to pay off
a certain amount of these out
standing bonds each year. Consid-
ering the few months the present
administration has been in office,
they are making a creditable be-
ginning. Little else was transact
ed at the meeting Friday night ex-
cept routine business.
Committee on Swimming Hole"
The Times was in error in re-
porting among its Council pro-
ceedings last week that S. Cread-
ick Ennis was put in charge of the
Swimming Hole" Recreation Cen
ter. 1t was not Mr.. Ennis but j.
Wells FAIRIES who was designated
by Town Council to have charge of
this aquatic center at Lake Como.
Mr.. FAIRIES is already making plans
for the opening as soon as warmer
weather sets in.
Applicants for Swimming Guard
Stout Bickling began Monday to
clean up and get the bath houses
and strand cleared of rubbish and
freshened up for the opening. So
many applicants have come in for
the position as Swimming Guard
that Council is contemplating put
ting the position out at bids and
awarding the job to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
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~ Page -Four
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
"June Day" at Old Drawers

The annual reunion service of +,
the Friends of Old Drawers, will
be held at Old Drawers Church,
Odessa, Sunday afternoon, June z.
at 2 o'clock. Ruby r. Vale, Esq,
well known attorney of Philadel-
phia and Milford, will be the
speaker.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27

Continued on Page Five
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
LEGION MEMORIAL SERVICE
Town Hall Crowded Sunday Night
by Union of Church Congregations

With evening services of Smyrna
and Clayton churches dispensed
with, a large crowd assembled at
the Town Hall Sunday evening to
participate in the Memorial Ser
vice held under the auspices of the
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion of Smyrna. The
stage was most attractively decor
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27

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.r,v aid appropri-
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that this addi-
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been completed.
nstructiOn Of a
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company has laid
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an elevating grad
rtract is the first
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
FRENCHMEN KEEP
NET CHAMPIONSHIP
Borotra and Boussus to Play
for Singles Title After Elm
mating Foreigners.
BY tn. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
UTEUIL, France, May 30.-Once
~ more, though this time against
~ more m tolerate opposition
France has kept It's mems sin
giles tennis championship away from the
foreign challengers.
In all the history Of the French
championships no foreigner has been
able to break through and win the
singles crown. Tomorrow Jean Boro-
ira, the only physically able member
of Frances three musketeers," will
play Christian Boussus, one Of the ris-
ing youngsters. in the ANAL round foi
the championship, which Henri Cochet
could not defend because Of illness.
Boussus defeated G. p. Hughes, the
yesterday in four sets of one semi-final.
81, As, Ga, 6-3, while Borotra
had a bit more strenuous time beating
Jiro Satch, 1913, Is. ST, 81, So.
Thus the French salvaged one cham
pionship out Of the two weeks Of play In
singles end doubles in both mems and
women's divisions, in addition to the
mixed doubles.
Tomorrow Miss Betty Nuthall, Eng
lish girl who holds the American wom-
ems singles championship. will play
Fraulein Gill Aussem Of Germany, in
the final for the French title, which
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody did not defend
Fraulein AuSs3m defeated Senorite
Ella de Alvarez of Spain, 60. Us, to-
day. as Miss Nuthall easily disposed Of
Hilda Krawinkel, another German girl
6l, 60.