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The Washington times., 1931-04-29
TRIPLE COATED
COLORED ENAMEL. 49c

TRIPLE COATED
COLORED ENAMEL, 49c
Percolators, double boilers,
roasting pans, dish pans, sauce
pans and other large pieces of
enamel in green. red or yellow.
A manufacturer ciose-out
makes this remarkable sale pos
sible, and the stock will not
last but a few days.
COTTON OR LINEN
HOUSE PAJAMAS, 81
The smart type that you can
wear on the beach. gardening,
about the house. or for summer
sports. Of cottons in gay
prints, stripes or figures. or OF
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
e New portable
Clothes Washer
$3.50

Though it weighs but 10 pounds, it
does an average size wash, and costs
but about 1c an hour to operate.
Saves time because it is as handy for
little everyday articles as for large
wash. Saves space because it is only
1872 inches high and can be easily
tucked away. Ideal for the young
mother or the bachelor girl. Used
with a non-inhamable, non-explosive
cleaning fluid, the Cinderella is an
efficient dry cleaner.
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FIFTH FLOOR
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WOODWARD &LOTHROP
TO-" IL" 6 SrrEErs
Automobile Seat Covers, '59' Set

For Practically. All Makes Of Cars
Right at the time you need them, we reduce 82
sets of seat covers from their former prices.
These covers are complete sets for 1929 and
1880 automobiles -sedans, coaches and coupes
and they cover the seats, back cushions and
sides of your car, giving you complete dust
protection.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
CONSOLIDATE MORE SCHoo, :,
Milford and Slaughters Neck nj.
tricts Vote to Consolidate

Beginning with the fall term ~
school next September the Slauob
ter Neck school will be abandoned
and the children taken to Nilford
for their education. This action
was assured when the voters of
both districts voted to consolidate
at a special election recently. OnIv
nine votes were cast in Milford ali
of which were favorable to consoI-
idation. In Slaughter Neck how-
ever, the residents of that district
were much interested in the out-
come of the election. There arc
approximately 125 qualified voters
for school elections ir SLAUGHTER
Neck District. Of this number !
total of 106 votes were cast. The
final outcome was SO votes for con
solidation and 48 against. The re-
suits of the elections have been
certified to the State Board Of Ed
ucation who will issue the neces-
sary orders for the consolidation
The Slaughter Neck School used IA
have two teachers, but last fall the
school opened with only one teach
er and the older children were sent
into Milford. The action Of tie
voters together with the closing Of
several schools by the State Board
of Education leaves only two out
lying districts near Milford which
have not been consolidated.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
County All Clubs Rally

Arrangements are being made by
Helen L. Comstock for the eleventh
annual rally Of All clubs in Kent
County on Dover Green, Saturday,
May 23rd. This gathering is in
the nature of an achievement day
for the many boys and girls in the
county who have completed the
project of work that they had un-
dertaken in the fall. One feature
of the day will be a style show. In
each of the first three years of
clothing club work, a dress is re-
quired. for the first year, a kim
ona dress; for the second year, a
dress with set-in sleeves, and for
the third year either a good sum-
mer dress or a made over dress.
It is expected that seventy-five
girls will take part in the style
show, wearing the dresses that
they have made in their clubs in
the many communities of the coun-
ty. The club roll call has become
an annual event at the Rally. Each
club responds. with some little
stunt, drill or song. original or
otherwise. The response which is
adjudged the best is awarded g
scholarship to the Junior Short
Course at Newark, June 16 to the
goth. Games and singing will have
part in the day.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13

us a call on Monday. He looks as
if hard work agreed with him.
Rev. T. H. Haynes of Chester
town. came to town last evening
ON his return from Wilmington
whittier he had been to attend the
meeting of the Church Extension
Board. He leaves for home this
afternoon, the morning being pass
ed in numerous social greetings.
Joseph Wright, who has been
confined to the house for the past
two weeks by rheumatism, is out
again.
A Flatbush, N. Y. paper, has the
following in reference to a former
citizen: "Rev. DR.. Roche preached
the grandest sermon last Sunday
morning that was ever preached in
the M. E. Church of this place. The
text was the 9th verse of the 8th
chapter of Genesis. 1t was accom-
panied with power. He also
preached a powerful sermon in the
evening. This people are highly
favored in having such a preacher.
Miss Lizzie Smith of Easton, Md,
Mrs. Fierce, of Greensboro, and
Mrs. Maloy and daughter of Phila-
delphia, are visiting friends here.
Peter S. Collins is on a visit to
his daughter, Mrs. DR.. Wilson,
Leesburg, N. ].
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
HONOR ROLL SCHOLARSHIP
Pupils of School on Honor List for
the Fifth Advisory Period

Professor C. w. w. Schantz,
submits the list of pupils of the
Smyrna Public Schools, who are
eligible to go on the honor roll for
scholarship for the fifth advisory
period. They are as follows: Sen
ior High School 10th grade, Miss
Graham, teacher Nancy Arthurs,
Margaret Donovan, Thelma Hawk
ins, Sara knight, Lucille Robinson,
Helen Spence, Jay Spry, Elsie Will
liams. 18th grade, Miss Rogers,
teacher Audrey Davis, Betty Ed
mondson, John Handy, Isadore
Handloff, Rosemary knight, James
Messick, William Roe. 18th grade
Miss Shorter, teacher Melvin
Bleckman, Elizabeth Roadway. Jun
ior High School grade IL, Miss
Start, teacher-Jane Mabrey, War
ner w. Price, Jr. Grade 81, Mrs.
Vogel, teacher - Alverna Jones,
Sarah B. Jones. Grade 81, Miss
Beckett, teacher-E -Ernestine Davis,
Neva Hutchins, Ethel V. Roe, Mil
dred Ryan, Evelyn Wallace. Ele-
mentary School-Grade IL, Miss
Griffith, teacher - Marie Blendt,
Jane Burris, Ethel David, Gertrude
Edmondson, Carlene Jones, William
Edmondson, John Francis, Russell
Gardner, Robert Jacobs, Stinison
Carrow Grade 1-2, Miss Stats,
teacher-Robert K. Lower, Mildred
c. Slaughter. Laura Mcfarland.
Grade FL, Miss Robinson, teacher
William Clough, Earl Davis Rob
ert Deakyne, Wilma Blendt, Grade
2-2, Miss Sherwood, teacher-Alan
Robinson, Janet Keith, Ruth Now
land, Betty Phillips. Grade 81,
Mrs. Jefferson, teacher Clarence
Garis, Bobby Bell, Pauline Bickling
Grade 80, Miss Burchard, teacher
Emma Louise Mabrey, Mary
Louise Porter, Virginia Mood, AL
vim Nickerson. Grade 4, Miss Scout
teacher Dorothy Cooper, Ronald
Grier, Floyd Jones, Margaret Coch-
ran, Gladys Spence. Grade 81
Miss Van Pelt, teacher-E -Estelle
Edmondson, Phyliss Armstrong,
jeanette Gafford. Grade 6-1, Miss
Matthews, teacher Dorothy Hand
loft, Erika Reimann, Mariana
Webb.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, MAY Ii, 1881
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
to look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue, a half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
It will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eyly sought and read-Editor.)
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13

tury and more ago was much more
common than wheat, is now almost
numbered among the lost crops.
In a radius of six miles in the
country surrounding this town
there is, this season, scarcely so
acres all told.
MARRIAGES. -Stengle-Clark. On
the 5th instant. at Still Pond, Md.
by Rev. ]. B. Merritt, Rev. Adam
Stengle, pastor Of Union M. E.
Church, Wilmington, Delaware,
and Miss Eula Clark of Still Pond.
The Collins's Beach hotel and
pavilion are undergoing their
spring renovation and the an
nouncement is made by the pro-
prietor, L. c. Grieves, that the
Beach this year Is to be conducted
on strictly temperance principles.
]. civilians has a thrifty young
apricot tree only one year from
the transplanting, well filled with
fruit the size of marbles. This
fruit is exceedingly uncertain of
mild winters but the apricot yield
this season promises to be good.
The depot at Moorton (now Ches-
wold), was entered by burglars on
Saturday evening and every pack
age and place opened where any
thing was likely to be found, but
the thieves had their labor for their
pains.
The entertainment of the white
Rose Minstrels" on Thursday even
ing was well attended clearing
them some S45.
Deaths.-Mailly. At Odessa on
the 3rd instant Richard L. Mailly
in the 42nd year of his age.
Rehoboth's season will begin on
June Is. The railroad is being ex-
tended to the beach.
Personal.-A. III. Hobbs of Odes-
sa, late of this town, dropped down
among his old friends last week,
not forgetting the Times Office.
A. F. Young, commission merch-
ant of New York, Is on his annual
visit among the fruit men.
Rev. t. o. Ayre of Leipsic paid
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
2 Wardens Named for Workhouse

Two deputy wardens have been
appointed by the Board of Trustees
of the New Castle County Work
house. Their appointments became
effective May /. Richard f. Fen
nemore was appointed the day
deputy, and will have one captain
and thirteen guards on his staff.
Warren r. Baldwin Is the deputy
in charge at night, with six guards
working under him. These men
are both lifelong citizens of the
State of Delaware, and have been
promoted from the ranks of the
guards at the Workhouse.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Slow Production

The first individual bathtub was
built around 1000 B. G. A bathtub
dug from the ruins of the palace Of
King Minos on the buried island of
Crete is dated by historians around
this time. If the tub is regarded
as an invention, it took 1000 years
to produce thp modern home.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13

la grade, Miss Griffith, teacher
Louise Davis, Carlene Jones
Stimson Carrow, John R. Francis
1B grade, Miss Stats, teacher
Joseph Passwaters, Richard ScoroL
Robert Scorah, Leland Slaughter
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13
Before the Bathtub Era

Though some Romans had indi-
viduai baths in their homes, as
we'll as the public ones, there was
only one bathtub in all of England
In 1880. and the first tub In this
country made its appearance in
1912.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-13

ago. we nope TO make this q regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
Il will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Editor.)
Carp.-In the first part of the
winter Senator Salisbury notified
William M. Bell of this town that
fifty German Carp We're awaiting
his disposal at Dover. Mr.. Bell had
no place adapted to their propaga-
tion, but I. S. Lapham had, and
they were accordingly turned over
to him. Mr.. Lapham had a fish
pond already prepared some sixty
or seventy feet square which was
supplied with water from a spring
at the head of a ravine. The en-
bankment is several feet high, and
to still further prevent the admis-
sion of other fish from the branch
stream below, the flowing water
passes though wire seive The
pond froze over soon after they
were put in and Mr.. Lapham
awaited the opening of spring with
some solicitude, for with this as
everything else he had entered into
it with some enthusiasm. His
anxiety was however, relieved a
few days since by catching one in
net, rendering it certain that the
larger part of them are alive and
thriving. When put in they We're
about three inches in length but
this specimen showed an increase
of about two inches. Mr.. Lapham
feels so assured of success that he
contemplates the present season of
enlarging his fish pond to cover a
space of from one to two acres.
DR.. Cooper of Kenton has a fish
pond in preparation and Thomas
G. Oakley, near town, who has a
splendid place for the experiment,
has the matter also in contempla-
tion. When made successful as it
undoubtedly will be after few ex-
periments, we have no doubt the
culture of fish for food will engage
the attention of many of our farm
ers VINO have suitable places. The
Carp is peculiar to Germany where
it has been known to attain the
enormous weight of so to 20 lbs.
Since its introduction in this coun-
try it has acquired the weight Of
forty pounds. 1t is of a bright
leather color and if in a aquarium
would pass with those not familiar
with pisciculture for the goldfish.
1t feeds on roots, insects, grain, or
about anything that would be en-
joyed by a pen Of hogs. AS there
has been a fish commission appoint
ed by the Legislature of this State.
Enoch Moore, of Wilmington, all
persons contemplating the erection
of ponds and the propagation Of
fish can be supplied with FRY" by
applying to him.
E. Lower, near Brenford, is put
llu5 oil ddNAlAOA ~ LAC ItdL VI Ills
dwelling and otherwise remodeiling
and improving it. Though inquired
considerably by the drought Of last
summer in the effect on his young
trees his large lawn is giving evi-
dence of what Mr.. Lower has in
tended it to be. The residence of
Joseph E. Jefferson, which was
made last spring is also being
beautified by front lawn with
large flower mound, etc. Sunny
side" near the above, gives evil
dence Of continued improvement
especially in its meadow drainage.
The same can be said Of the farms
of ]. p. Nickerson and William
Stevens. Jedediah Garrison's field
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ing feet. Also a girl who goes in
for scrobatic dancing. The finale
shows the children grouped and
marching toward manger on the
stage. 1t has been we'll mounted
and beautifully done.
Davis and his gang have a new
hot burlesque song this week. One
of the singers just admits in modern
melody that he is just full of the st.
Louis Blues. The band could have
gone on indefinitely when I was
present but the stage show is a
mighty long one this time.
Will say that this Fanchon and
Marco revue has more artistic class
than any of the units I have seen
this season. This is made possible
by the splendid and marvellous
violin playing of Duel de Karekparto
and the melodious interludes of
Emma Woodland and Roy Smoot.
The revue has been staged in ex-
cellent taste.
The movie is Give Brook in
Husbands Holiday" 1t is the
regulation story of a married man
who goes wild and thinks he is in
love with another woman instead of
his wife. He learns different.
Now at the Indiana.
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LOOKING OVER
BEN HUR" AGAIN

Some movie producers are taking
some of the old silent hits like THE
Big Parade" and Ben Hur" and
are putting a musical background
and sound to it, leaving the pic
ture stand as in its original form
That has been done with Ben
Hur." The actors do not talk as
only musical background (and a
good one) and sound splendid in
the chariot race have been sup
piled.
l had many serious thoughts as
I watched the silent or pantomine
acting of the principals in some of
the scenes, and I realized what
splendid strides have been made IN
acting since the takers have
arrived.
Ben Hur" is a beautiful picture
and has the best chariot race and
fight at sea between a Roman ship
driven by slaves at the oars and
a fleet of pirates that have ever
seen.
will be interested to know how
the public will take old favorites
and have them dressed up with
musical backgrounds and sound.
A good picture is always a good
picture. I wonder what the box
Office verdict will be with Ben
Hur."
Now at the Palace.
II
Other uptown theaters today offer.
Marion Sunshine at the Lyric and
His Woman" at the Ohio.
The neighborhood theaters today
offer: Pagan Lady, at the Irving;
Pardon Us" at the Talbot; bad
Girl" at the Emerson; Daughter of
the Dragon" at the Tuxedo; Murder
at Midnight" at the Roosevelt; MY
Sin" at the Hamilton; The Sin of
Madelon Claudet" at the Dream;
The Last Flight" at the Princess;
Smiling Lieutenant" and Cisco
Kid" at the Belmont; Range Feud''
at the Orpheum; Devotion" at the
Tacoma; "A Woman of Experience"
at the Garfield; Spirit of Notre
Dame at the Stratford; Caught
Plastered" at the Mecca; Homicide
Squad" at the Fountain Square, and
Son Sister" at the Granada,
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MARION MAN CHOSEN
Aldred U. ThOrnburg President OF
Hotel Association.

Activities of the Indiana Hotel
Association for the coming year will
be directed by Aldred u. Thornburg,
manager of the Hotel Spencer at
Marion, newly elected president.
New officers were announced to-
day following the associations an
nual convention in this city. Other
officers are: Jap Jones, Martins
vile, vice president; LATE D. Wealth
ers, Indianapolis, secretary; Walter
Smith, indianapolis, representative
on the American Hotel Association
directorate.
Directors reelected include A. G.
Weisberg, South Bend; James Kee-
nan. TT. Wayne; E, j. Harris, Elk
hart; c. j. Scholz, Evansville; w. E.
Hawk, Kokomo; F. Harold Van Or
man, Evansville; A. c. Thornburg,
Muncie; George Bippus, Hunting
ton. and A. B. Jones, Charlottesville.
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COURT ORDER HALTS
LOWER WATER RATES
Vincennes Company Must Post
Bond Pending Final Ruling.

A temporary injunction prohibit
Ing immediate enforcement of low
cred water rates for the city of Vim
cennes, as prescribed by the public
service commission, was issued in
federal court Saturday.
The injunction, which provides
the water company give bond suffi-
Client to protect its customers on
the difference in rates, was issued
after the court denied appeal of
attorneys for the city and the pub
lie service commission, that the suit
be dismissed.
The temporary restraining order
requires the water company to post
$4,000 bond originally, and that the
bond must at all times, exceed the
total difference between the
amounts due under old and new
rates.
Albert Ward was appointed spe-
cial master in chancery to hear
evidence on the petition for per-
manent injunction against enforce
ment of the rates.
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CONCERNING BAXTER'S
LATEST PHOTOPLAY

AS far as am concerned, War
ner Baxter is miscast in "Surren-
der"
Here is another one of those war
time movies, and We are concerned
with the escape of a group of
French soldiers from a German
prison camp.
One of the escaped prisoners
warner Baxter reaches an old
castle with some of his comrades,
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types-the small town gossip the
farmer who brow beats his daughter
and makes life miserable for her,
you have the small town constable
who moves about at fast as snail
you have the small town quartet,
the singing night and even the barn
dance in its old style.
Parker is made up as the lovable
old farmer who sees only good in
people but on the other hand even
uses the Bible to fight his enemies.
And Seth wins.
I found a lot of satisfaction in
watching these small town charac-
tiers show themselves up to nature
in this rather far fetched story.
When you 60 to see this picture,
get yourself in the right frame of
mind.
Now at the Circle.
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d. S. SEEKING TO
BOOST LIABILITY
OF BANK HEADS
Directors May Be Required
to Expend All Their
Assets for losses.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-Bank
directors can be compelled in
Epecific cases to compensate losses
to depositors to the full amount of
their own assets, intead of just the
amount Of their stockholdings,
Comptroller Of the Currency John
w. Pole told the United Press to-
day
Establishing the liability of bank
r1irectors for the full amount of
their own assets may be one of the
laws evolved to protect money and
reduce bank suspensions. Such a
law would inhict heavy penalties
on violators.
The government now is conduct
ing case against directors of the
National Bank Of Kentucky at
louisville, to recover $4,000, 900 for
depositors. A great deal of this
sum, If awarded, will come from
private assets other than shares
held by directors in the bank, which
closed it's doors Nov. II, 1880.
Far Reaching Effect Seen
Should the government win its
case the effects will be far-reaching.
Money deposited would be more Sc
6ure and bank failures fewer.
Considerable sums of money
have been collected from bank di-
rectors,'' said Pole, when they have
misused their powers and failed to
adhere to principles prescribed by
law and advised by inspectors.
The duty of the bank director is
simple. He owes it to his share
holders to carry on an honest bust
ness, conducted along the lines spe-
dhed by law. The shareholder in
turn is responsible to the depositor,
who places his money in the bank
In good faith"
New Laws Contemplated
Referring to the failure of the
Ma tional Bank of Kentucky, Pole
Faid:
An improvement loan TO an IN
solvent rubber company was made
by the bank, which had assets OF
s5O,92l .244.51, on the last report
made before its failure The SEN
ate finance committee now is study
ing this loan and others of a SINH
lar nature"
Laws which will make bank di-
irectors who invest other peoples
money more directly responsible for
depositors now are contemplated.
Making individual assets liable for
compensation is expected to insure
honesty and promote sound bank
Ing procedure.
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German fiance and her fatherland.
The story is not new or novel and
Baxter has some difficulty in max
ing his rather conventional part
ring true.
The types chosen for the German
officers have been rightly chosen,
and the background looks authentic,
but the story rings too much of the
horror of prison camps to make it
pleasant entertainment.
You may rave over this one.
Please do, if you so desire. l just
can't do it,
Now at the Apollo.
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LAWBREAKER REFORMS
Wabash Man Surrenders Still, Due
to Minister.
By United Press

By I Htfed PfeSS
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 21.-The
sawdust trail accomplished for Her.
man Collins. %, what police, county
authorities and a grand jury had
failed after several weeks effort.
Collins was converted by a min
lister who aided his wife during an
illness. Telling police, Il have re-
formed and have no further use for
this stuff" Collins surrendered a
still and its accessories.
He also confessed numerous rob-
berries of which police had sus-
pected him. He explained, how
ever, that he had made an agree
ment with all the persons he had
robbed to repay. Many of them de-
clared his confession was sufficient
payment, Collins said.
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and they are de-
livered by the
naughty daughter
(Leila Hyams) in
to the hands Of
the German Off
GERS. The men
are returned to
camp and warned
that a second at
tempt would re-
suit in death. We
are then con-
cerned with Bax-
ter's efforts to
win the love of
the German girl
who fought to re-
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Onsted Man Gets Job

BIZ IiWCS Hpectdt
MARION, Ind. Dec. 21.-zach
Sanderson, recently discharged by
Alfred Hogston, state fire marshal,
has been appointed by Mayor Jack
Edwards as director of safety. He
will have charge of organizing
safety patrols for schools, and will
also regulate downtown parking.
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And / frankly agree
with Davis and vote
the children's dance
revue one Of the
very best that I
have seen in many
years. Of course,
the audience loves
the four little tots,
just wee children,
when they dance"
together, And the
audience does not
overlook the talent
of the older chill
dren, especially a
boy who certainly
has wonderful dane