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Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
FOUR ARE INJURED IN MOTOR
ACCIDENT NEAR MAGNOLIA
MISS HEATH JONES COLLIDES
WITH PENNSYLVANIA CAR
Charles Collision of CoIIindaIe. Pa.
in Dover Hospital With Broken
Jaw-BOth Autos Wrecked

Four persons were hurt, one SER
iously, when cars driven by Miss
Heath Jones, of 23O5 Ridgway
Road, Wilmington, and Cedric A.
Richards, of Camden, this State,
cOllided near Magnolia Sunday af-
ternoon. Both cars were wrecked.
Charles Collision, of Ill Jackson
street, Collindale, Pa, suffered a
broken jaw. Misses Ida and Lii
liam Kesseling, and Richards, the
driver Of the car, were cut and
bruised about the body. All the
injured were taken to the Kent
General Hospital, Dover With the
exception of Collision, they left as
soon as their wounds were dressed.
Collision will be at the hospital for
some time. The case was investi-
gated by State Police Sergeant In
gram, who also did excellent work
in getting traffic moving around
the scene of the accident He also
made the investigation. According
to the police, Miss Jones, who was
driving a large roadster, attempted
to go by car moving in the same
direction and on pulling out found
the car of Richards coming in the
opposite direction. In order to
prevent a collision she drove her
car across the road and collided
head on with the car of Richards,
which was overturned The car
then went over to the side of the
road Miss Jones was taken be-
fore a Dover magistrate and fined
SO and costs for reckless driving.
The accident attracted large
number of people and a number of
cars were stopped by the drivers
in order to offer aid The injured
were taken to the hospital by Paul
Patterson, a news agent who was
passing in his car.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
.B|LLEB GETS ROAD CONTRACT
OVER IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY
AWARDED CONTRACT FOR
BRICK STORE LANDING ROAD
Hold Up Bid Awards For Oak Hill
Road Hickory Tree to Zippie's
Corner, Until Next Meeting

At the session of the Levy Court
of New Castle County last week,
Edwin c. Billeb of The Smyrna
Cement Products Company, was
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the Brick Store Land
ing road in Blackbird Hundred at
their bid of S11, ,404, with Septem-
ber 20 set as the date for the COM
pletion of the work. The road is
approximately 10 miles. Yester-
day George and Lynch Construc-
ton Company was awarded the
contract for rebuilding the Mill
Lane Road from Blackbird to
Hickory Tree Corner in Blackbird
Hundred, by the Levy Court. The
bid was S17,258, the work to be
completed by October 10. Bids
had also ben asked for the recon
struction of the road from Hickory
Ire Corner to Zippie's Corner, but
it was decided not to reconstruct
this road at present since it is not
lAoNO4ACA ~ "oA ehA4S
the expense, it was said. This sec
ton of road is about the same
length as that to be constructed,
slightly less than three miles. Ell.
Robinson was awarded contract for
the Ruthby road in White Clay
Creek hundred at his bid of S7921.-
60. According to the contract the
road must be finished by Septem-
ber 25. The contract for the con-
struction of the Harmony road in
White Clay Creek hundred was
also awarded to E. H. Robinson at
his bid of $9061 go with September
80 set as the date for the compile
ton of the road. The court author
lied County Engineer Alban P.
Shaw to advertise for bids for a
gasoline roller to weigh eight tons
and to be equipped with a scara-
fer. The county engineer was also
authorized to draw up plans and
specifications for the construction
of an extension to the road from
Stump's Corner to the stone road
in a northwesterly direction from
Odessa to Fieldsboro, in Appoquin-
mink hundred.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
BECKETT BUYS PROPERTY
Purchases the Store and Apart
ment of George X. Stevenson

ment OF George IL. stevenson
John H. Beckett, proprietor of
Beckett's Hardware, on Main
Street, has bought of George r.
Stevenson the store property and
apartment and the entire Main
street property, formerly known as
the Davis or Brown property at
private terms. Mr. Beckett had
been occupying he store and first
floor for his hardware business
ever since he came to Smyrna. The
purchase now makes him the own
er of the whole building and gives
him the second floor apartment,
which he will make use of for his
own home. Mr.. Beckett turns over
to Mr.. Stevenson in the deal his
valuable residence on Commerce
street, formerly the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Tucker.
Mr.. Stevenson, it is understood,
will sooner or later, dispose of this
property, as he will not need it
for a home since in recent weeks
he purchased and moved to the
Garman property on South Street.
Mr.. Beckett contemplates making
improvements in his store property
sometime in the future to better
adapt it to his growing hardware
and implement trade.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB NEWS
Report of Recent District Conven-
tion at RehObOth Made Thursday

Report of Recent District COnven-
tiOn at RehObOth Made Thursday
The Smyrna Rotary Club at their
weekly meeting held last Thursday
evening at the Wayside Inn, heard
Rynear Slaughter, president, and
r. H. Denney, secretary, of the
club, report on the recent district
convention held at the Henlopen
lauded the speakers who addressed
the assembly of the representatives
of the clubs from Delaware, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey. Those
who received prominent mention
were DIR. Harry Holloway, State
Superintendent of Schools and
Paul Burkholder Governor of the
50th district of Rotary. Each del
egate gave brief synopsis of the
addresses delivered by the above
named speakers. September 3rd
has been set aside by the local club
to receive the District Governor
c. Leland Harmonson, chairman of
program committee, announced
that next week a representative Of
the Wilmington Rotary Club would
speak on the International Rotary
Convention held at Vienna, Austria
during the summer. Visiting Ro-
tartan present, Gilbert Nickle of
Middletown Club.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
FLEMING'S LANDING BRIDGE
Visited BY New Castle County
Levy Court Last Friday Look
ing Into Its Needs and Repairs

Flemings Landing Bridge, known
also as the Iron Bridge" connect
ing Kent and New Castle Counties
across Smyrna River, was visited
by members of the New Castle
County Levy Court and their
County Engineer, A. P. Shaw, last
Friday and found said bridge badly
in need of repairs. A new cribbing
will have to be placed on the cen
ter pier and a protection erected
for the abutment on the north
side. The court learned that the
strong tide in the stream passing
under the span has caused the wat
er to wash part of the abutment
away AS this bridge is the divid-
ing line between New Castle and
ent counties the courts of the two
counties will have to reach an
agreement on the repairs needed.
The inspection party next proceed
ed to Port Penn where they view
ed the two streets which were rec
emily reconstructed by Charles H.
Dunleavy, contractor, of Coates
vile, Pa. The party also inspected
the road from Blackbird to Zippie's
Corner, for which the court last
Tuesday opened bids for its recon
struction. The court and Mr.
Shaw, also inspected the fill on the
bridge on the Newport Pike, near
Richardson Park. They also visit
ed several roads which had just
been built or under construction.
For road building the Levy Court
authorized County Engineer Alban
P. Shaw to advertise for bids for
a gasoline roller to weigh eight
tons and to be equipped with a
scarifier, a steam roller to be taken
in trade Mr. Shaw was also
authorized to draw up plans and
specifications for the construction
of an extension to the road from
Stump's Corner to the stone road
in a northwesterly direction from
Odessa to Fieldsboro in Appoquin-
mink hundred.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
WEDDING LOCAL INTEREST

Miss Edna May Reynolds of vii
mingtOn, the Bride of F. L. Rapp
Miss Edna May Reynolds, form
erly of Townsend, daughter of Mr..
w Harmon Reynolds of Townsend,
and of Mrs. George A. Wedler,
Carrcroft, Pa, was married to Mr.
Frank U. Rapp, son of Howard H.
Rapp, East Greenville, Pa, on
Saturday afternoon last at the
Church of Holy Trinity, West
Chester, Pa. The Rev. Jacob Ash
ton Winterstein performed the GER
emony. The wedding was attend
ed by only a few relatives, due to
the recent deaths of the grandfath-
er and grandmother of the bride,
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. John H. Beau
champ, 1912 Harrison street, Will
mington. Mrs. Rapp is a graduate
of the Women's College, Univers-
ity of Delaware, and has been
teaching in Wilmington schools.
The bridegroom is connected with
the sales division of the Hercules
Powder Company, and is a gradu-
ate of the Pennsylvania State Col
lege. He holds degree in chem
ical engineering and is a member
of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fratern-
ity and an honorary member of
the chemical fraternity of Phi
Lambda Upsilon.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
NO TRACE OF MISSING BOY
William F. Burton, Who Left His
Home in Dover, Still Missing

Although an intensive search has
been launched. no trace has yet
been found of William Frederick
Burton, aged II years, who left mis-
home in Dover on Tuesday of last
week. He was the adopted son of
the late DR.. G. d. and Mrs. Burton,
of Dover. His foster mother, who
is employed in the State House,
discovered his absence on returning
from work, and finding a note to
the effect that he had gone away
and would send her some money
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
NEGRO STEALS FARMERS CAR
STARTS TO KIDNAP CHILDREN
VIM. MARVEL'S CHILDREN AT
EASTON, MD. FORCED IN CAR
They Were Kidnapped at Point of
Gun But When They Screamed
They Were Pushed Out on Road

A 13-year-old girl is suffering a
broken left wrist and her little
brother, age 8, has bruises about
the face and body as a result of
being pushed out of a truck Mon
day night by negro who had kid
mapped them from their home at
the point of a gun after he had
stolen their fathers truck. Talbot
county officers are searching the
countryside for the negro assailant
The injured children are Thelma
and Edwin Marvel, daughter and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Mar
vel, who live on farm near
Bruceville, a small village near
Easton, Md. The little girl, be-
sides the broken wrist, is il a high
ly nervous condition from her ter
rifying experience. The children
say that the negro did not mis-
treat them other than to push
them out of the truck when they
began screaming, fearing he would
be captured. The negro, who was
a stranger to the Marvel children,
was well described by them, and
it is believed that he will eventual
ly be captured. The truck which
he stole was found wrecked along
the roadside in a ditch several
miles from where the children were
pushed out. Mr.. and Mrs. Marvel
left the childen home Monday
night by themselves while they
took Mrs. George Millikin, neigh
bor, to Emergency Hospital in
Easton. While they were gone, the
children say the colored man, who
they describe as being light in
color, about 5 feet, IL inches in
height, and who wore tortoise
shell glasses and red tie with a
dark suit, came to the house and
drove off with their fathers truck
which had been left in the barn
yard. Harper Cox, a farmer, who
happened to be passing by in his
automobile took the children to
their home, where their parents,
who by this time had returned,
were frantically awaiting them.
They were taken to a physician,
for medical treatment In the
meantime Sheriff A. Raymon Car
roll was notified. Sheriff Carroll
and several volunteers at once be-
gan a search. They soon found
the truck but could find no trace
of the negro.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
FIREMEN'S PARADE LINEUP
Tomorrow, Thursday, Will Be Vis-
iting Firemen's Night at Carnival

Smyrna's Firemen's Carnival
held under the auspices of the Cit
izen's Hose Company of Smyrna
which opened on the School
Grounds Friday night, will have
their big night tomorrow when
visiting firemen from all parts of
the State of Delmarva Peninsula
will be here and join in a big
Street Parade. The parade will
form at the Standpipe at 7.30 and
proceed down Commerce Street to
Four Corners, Four Corners down
Main Street to Frazier Street,
Frazier Street to Union Street,
Union Street to South Street,
South Street to Grounds. The Wis
iting companies will have their
equipment in line and some will
bring their town bands with them.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
DEPOsITORs GET A DIVIDEND
Defunct Peoples National Bank of
MiddietoWn Send Out Checks

Checks have been mailed de-
positors by the receiver of the Peo-
pies National Bank of Middletown
for ten per cent of their deposits.
These are the third checks which
have been mailed making total of
So 1-2 per cent paid depositors
since the bank closed its doors on
December Ia, 1928. At the time
the bank closed, owners of stocks
were assessed by the government
an amount equal to the par value
of the stock owned, in order to
meet demands of the depositors,
that being the Federal law
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
ROBS STORE AT MIDDLETOWN
James BIackson and Perry SIiney
Held for Robbing Shivery's Store

James BIackson and Perry SIiney
Held for Robbing Shivery's Store
At a hearing before Magistrate
Stevens Monday George DOMAIN.
James Blackson and Perry Sliney
were each held in $1,000 bail for
their appearance at court as a re-
suit of the robbery which occurred
early Sunday morning when the
grocery and meat store of Clarence
E. Shivery was entered and robbed
of meats, sugar, large number of
cigarette cartons and other artic-
les. These arrests were made Sun
day afternoon by State Police and
Chief of Police Ripple. DOMAIN
admitted that the other two held
were implicated in the robbery and
stated that he saw Blackson and
Sliney disposing of some of the
stolen articles. Doman also inn
plicated others in the robbery and
the police are now making efforts
to locate and arrest them. All
three of the suspects were COM
mitted to the workhouse in default
of bail. There have been a great
many petty robberies in this COM
munity during the Summer and it
is the opinion that the three men
arrested with those still at large
have been implicated in several of
them.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
HOWARD BUTTERY MARRIED
Son of MIR. and Mrs. John Buttery
of This Town Weds Miss Manning

Mr.. Howard Routledge Buttery,
oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Buttery, Mt. Vernon Street, this
town, and Miss Dorothy Margaret
Manning of New York City, were
married Saturday, August 18th, at
Brooklyn, N. Y. They left by boat
for Portland, Maine, and after a
few weeks in the delightful sum-
mer camping grounds of that state
will return to make their home in
Brooklyn. Mr.. Buttery is Claims
Inspector for the Fidelity and Cas-
ualty Company of New York City.
His bride is private secretary to
Mr.. Lord, of Lord, Day & Lord, ad-
miralty attorneys of New York.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
BAPTIZE TEN IN DOVER LAKE
Pilgrim Holiness Church Ceremony
Attracts Crowd at Sunday Service

Five hundred people Sunday af-
ternoon stood on the shore of Sill
yer Lake, Dover, and watched ten
converts to the Pilgrim Holiness
Church baptized by immersion in
that body of water. The crowd
was so great in the section that a
state policeman was stationed at
the road intersection to prevent
traffic being blocked. There were
six men and four women in the
party baptized and all were con-
verts at the campmeeting recently
held by the denomination near Do
yer.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
AkDSMEN MUSTERED OUT
ai Incampment of National
aus Ends at Bethany Beach

dl bethany Beach
Rur hundred members Of the
Battalion, 19Sth Coast Artil.
Il A, Delaware National
!. were mustered out at State
EC.ry centers on SATURDAY.
bringing to an end fhe
aa - i0-day encampment period.
g and bronzed from two
{a. VI strenuous activity at the
n MY ~ Beach camp overlooking
F10a h.lantic Ocean, the men made 2
endld appearance as tbev
/ Z attention in various drif,
T. Undergoing el the scrutiny Of
me guardsmen arrived II
H. uomes 4 early Friday night
J. u Inc long trip from can1 in
F,as '.ne. 4 The heavy trucks
Ep0..r me distance from Beth.
! txa Svaca All. u good running time.
|srs. trucks Of the entire con-
kbsr sred mechanical trouble
firS. made their way slowly u
1 of f'On, on. The armory was the
"a i j Unusual y activity upon the
H. = =. Ine group. The trucks
~. i . the Armory drive
]. scrambled out. For
bg besy ! was a case Of really
! fnlI Deen . away from home foy
- u the encampment,
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
Inn COPS AFTER DRIVERS
|IIjIII 'HDGG|NG' = ROAD
xrxE ARRESTS MADE
! WEEK FOR VIOLATIONS
and Busses Found
Pdlns Menace to Motorists and
= numerous Accidents

! !, .srss-day drive Of the State
'n,s ned at curbing the men
! automobile traffic On the
Y ~ resulting from Illegal op-
Ts'1 v If huge transport trucks, ,
| \ saturday 4 with 2 total q
inc arrests. The campaign
% 10. directed against over
\ trlcks, speeding and road
ing : j principally, was conducted
= 81 direction Of Superintend-
~ = REYNOLDS Of the State Po-
] Pennsylvania }, and Maryland
i uOIicemen joined with the
krars police IN the drive. R.d,ae Lae
Il, superintendent Reynolds
l. was inspired by a recent
III If motor vehicle accl-
revealing that a surprising
H. Of them were caused by
vehicles" Many Of the bus
|truck operators" he went on,
N j 1 high rate Of speed and
slently crowd" smaller vehic-
ondangering their own safety
reIl as the passengers in small
ars. Reports show that trucks
! buses are the cause Of most
H. serious accidents on Della
HIGHWAYS. This condition
/ been brought to our attention
H. many complaints that have
1 fled BY motorists. The law
Is the speed and driving meth
H. this State and we intend to
h. them. Bus operators and
n drivers will be punished to
SfuII extent Of the law. This
Mem is appearing more import
every day. Reports show that
bites and casualties of the ma
b highways are daily increas-
lue to faulty operation Of large
|cles. 1t is my belief that with
very short time these trans
s will have to be mechanically
/ SO that the speed is curtailed
that will in itself bring more
lful operation on the part Of the
|ers. Since Thursday, 81 truck
frS and two bus operators were
sted for either speeding or
Ing too close to other vehicles.
Station No. /, Penny Hill, 13
/ arrested; Station No. 2, State
b, 9; Station No. 8, Dover, 5;
Eon No. 4, Georgetown, one,
Station No. 5, Bridgeville, II.
Erintendent Reynolds blamed
/ Of the offenses involving bus
EtOrs on the short schedules
Drivers must keep. He said
not enough time is allowed
Fnen On their trips and that
/ they lose time they must
f i Up. He also announced
all trailers will be measured
ee that they are within the
Is stated in the motor vehicles
/ All vehicles are limited to
leet in length and combination
\ and trailers cannot measure
I than SO feet. He said that
rs drowing trailers and the
Frs also are not allowed to be
than 33 feet. Mr.. Reynolds
hlned that this law will put an
n the automobile haulers who
] vehicles measuring more than
aaeel' on which new automobiles
transported to dealers from
nbly plants.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
Hoffecker's Cannery Starts Soon

The tomato cannery of The John
H. Hoffecker Canning Company
will start operating for the season
next Wednesday. The barracks,
situated at corner of South and
Fisher Streets, is being gotten in
readiness for their help who will
arrive next Tuesday.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
hvrra ''cnics . at Crystal Beach

kno urange, No. 21 o.
Ebits picnic p today, wednesdan a,s i
Committee i beach Manor.
Et S.Mattifom..,o i ,onarge Of sports
Henry Ruoh omithers Snow
game this .s. saiianged a base
narried msr A4eernoon between
oiiu the single.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
AsBURY Nj. e. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Henry G. Budd Jr., to Have
Charge of Services Next Sunday

Services at Asbury M. e. Church
on Sunday will be Sunday School
at 10 a. m. with Harvey G. Jones,
superintendent, presiding. Morning
worship will be at IL o'clock. Rev.
Henry G. Budd, Jr., son of Rev.
and Mrs. Henry G. Budd of Dover,
will deliver the sermon. A large
attendance is desired.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-12

'The depression must go' says Russell, "and something done P. D. O. to get the brcklayers back in silk shirts!'-( Cincinnati Enquirer1
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-12
Iowa Resentful.
Seattle Times.)

tSeaItles llmeSD Former Iowans here and elsewhere will be glad to learn that the old home State where the tall corn grows, does not look with unanimous favor hart and Big Bill" Thompson of Chicafo to boost the Presidential aspirations of Senator Hiram John of California. Representative CyrenuS Cole doubtless represents majority Iowa opinion in a letter addressed to Senator Brookhart, wherein, among other things he says
 Instead of sanctioning an alliance of
 which you the sole protector, William Hale Thompson the sole manpulator and
 Hiram Johnson the sole beneficiary, is it
 not possible that they the people of
 Iowa) expecting apology from you
 for having suggested such arrange
 ment?
 That Senator Brookhart will offer apology seems unlikely; but that he will feel it expedient to make some sort of an explanation is certain. There is for dispute of the facts that he wrote Big Bill" who Mayor of Chicago during the greatest heydey that gangdom ever en- joyed asking him to call conference to promote Bill" replied with an expression of his readiness to act. As to all this Representative Cole writes: As IoWan want to enter my protest against such a commitment of State and if I did not protest I would feel I
 had lost of my self-respect
 Senator Johnson, the sole beneficiary has said that he knew nothing about the negotiations be- tween Brookhart and Big Bill" That is the proper and perfunctory position for a candidate to take; the less he knows about the character of elements brought together in his support the easier it is to keep his conscience clear But John has not yet repudated Brookhart the projector, or Bill, the manipulator; and until he does Iowa and the rest of the States free to form their own conclusions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-12

too have Chief Justice not connected in any way with tie District Court and appointed directly by the President. In Hawaii all the Supreme Court Justices are separate from the District Court and all are appointed by the President. There the Su- preme Court hears all appeals from the District Court, whether felonies or misdemeanors and ir- respective of the amount of money involved So did the Supreme Court in the other Territories.
 If to have a Supreme Court there would be little additional cost to give it complete juris- dction all matters of litigation and it would cost little, if any, than the salaries of the two extra Justices to have Supreme Court with three Justices, including the Chief Justice all sep arate and independent of the District Court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-12

SPECIAL FRAMES for George Washington pictures. Winter & Pond, -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-12

Bring us vudr ray .lrs to be made up. Chas. Goldstein & Go.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-12
NOTICE

aThe Juneau Women's Club will hold it's regular monthly meeting Tuesday, December 18th, at 2 pm. sharp in the Council Chambers All members are requested to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-12
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

Twenty Years Ago column in the Seattle Times contains the following:
 Thieves stole two suitcases from the auto mobile of Alexander Pantages but, con- sciance-strcken, returned, by mail, Mrs. Pan- tagess watch.
 But that twenty years ago, before the Pan- tageses moved to Southern California.