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Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
INSPECTION OF
AUTOS HAS BEGUN
Smyrna's Official Station is at
Harold III. Senger's Gar
age on Main Street
NEW STICKERS PROVIDED

Harold H. Senger, whose garage
has ben designated as one Of the
official stations for auto inspec-
tions, the only one in Smyrna, has
made all necessary preparation for
making the tests at his garage on
South Main street, long known as
Wright's Garage Main Street in
front of his garage has been lined
off for making the break tests.
What has been done in Smyrna,
has taken place at official stations
all thru the State. Hundreds Of
automobiles and trucks throughout
the State are now going to official
inspection stations for the annual
safety inspection. Motorists have
until the first day of September to
have their cars looked over and af-
ter that date any motorist driving
a car that does not show the offic-
ial inspection slip on the windshield
will be subject to penalties. There
are SO inspection stations in the
state and there will be no charge
made to the public for inspections.
Charges, however, will be made for
repairs or adjustments found nee
essary. Assistant Secretary of
State William D. Denney, has ask
ed for the cooperation Of the OPP
orators Of inspection stations and
the motoring public of the State,
in the campaign and inspection
drive. which is carried on by the
State Highway Department, the
Secretary of States office and the
Delaware Safety Council. There
are approximately $1,000 Delaware
automobiles and trucks to be in
spected
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
CAPE MAY-LEWES FERRY
Delegation From New Jersey Wis
tied LeMes Last Thursday

A group of New Jersey highway
officials visited Lewes Thursday af-
ternoon and inspected points along
the bay shore in the interest of the
proposed ferry line to run between
Lewes and Cape May. The group
attempted to get in touch with DIR.
U. w. Hooker, mayor of the town,
but was unable to do so as the
mayor was away. They were
brought across the bay by one of
the coast guard patrol boats, and
spent some time on Queen Anne's
pier discussing the project. There
were about fifteen in the group.
They gave out nothing regarding
their plans, but residents feel hope
full something definite will be done
on the ferry project which would
mean much to Lewes.
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
REGISTER 595 ON
1ST DAY, SMYRNA
Much Activity Shown to Quail
ify the Vote For the Com
ing Party Primaries
OFFICE SEEKERS BUSY

Saturday was the first Registra-
ton Day for the coming campaign
and there was more activity shown
in Smyrna than ever on the open
ing Registration Day. In Smyrna
595 were put on the first day, al
most half Of the voting strength
of the First District duck Creek
Hundred) of Kent County. Miss
Emily Spruance is the registrar of
the First Election District and her
assistants are James Truax land
Delancey Long. They qualified 280
names. The Second Election Dis
trict was in charge of William H.
Tunis, Jr., and his assistants were
Harry Slaughter and Franklin
Middleton. In this district 315
names were qualified. No such ac-
tivity on the first Registration Day
was ever known in Smyrna. And
the same report comes from all
over in Kent County and State. In
Wilmington 2O,5OO names were put
on. Not since Delaware's registra-
ton law, as provided for in the
State Constitution of 1927, has
there been such a heavy registra-
ton of voters in Kent county as
that which occurred on Saturday
the first day of this years regis
tration and an entirely new regis
tration as provided for by an act
Of General Assembly of 1881. In
years past registration of 100 in
any one day of the first three days
Of the registration would have been
considered a good days work and
an unusual registration, but when
on Saturday last the different reg
:stration districts in Kent county
reported anywhere from 200 to $50
and over, political leaders and 9th
ers were surprised beyond all ex-
pectations. In some Of the dis
tricts where there is a heavy col
ored electorate, many of the neg
roes registered Saturday. This is
taken by the party leaders to mean
that there will most likely be a
heavy vote at the party primaries,
especially the Republican primaries
to be held in September to elect
delegates to the Republican State
convention. The law provides that
no one can vote at the several pri-
maries who have not registered at
one Of the three days of registra-
ton in July and August. There are
still two other days for registra-
ton, Saturday, August 6, and
Thursday, August IL.
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
TWICE ROBBED BY
CHICKEN THIEVES
Frank NJ. Brewer of Prices,
Md, Completely Cleaned
Out, AbandOns Industry
HEN HOUSE NOW EMPTY

Frank w. Brewer, grain elevator
operator at Price, Md, near Cen
treville, and former Baltimore
Oriole First baseman, who in the
past few weeks has lost numerous
fine chickens by the depredations
of thieves, in special paid adver-
tisement in local newspaper gives
public notice to chicken thieves
that it will be unnecessary for
them to visit his poultry yard
again. Just a few weeks ago he
had so fine fat hens and rs young
Barred Rock fryers. Today he
hasn't a feather left. Roost raid
ers have plucked his roosts as bare
as a hounds tooth. So Mr.. Brow
er publicly notifies the nocturnal
gentry that they will find it un-
profitable to make any additional
calls, unless they are willing to do
as Mother Hubbard did, of Empty
Cupboard fame. The first raid of
poultry thieves upon Mr.. Brower's
flock netted them 35 Of his finest
hens. But Tuesday netted the
roost raiders 25 hens and rs barred
rock fryers weighing around the
three pound mark. Mr.. Brewer was
formerly with the Baltimore Or
ioles and also with the Pacific
Coast League. He organized the
baseball club at Church Hill Md. of
Chesapeake Bay Loop and was its
manager until last winter when he
rendered his resignation.
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
WILDs DONOVAN INJURED
Badly Cut and Lacerated in Auto
Accident on Sunnyside Road

Early Friday morning U. S. Dep
uty Marshal C. Wilds Donovan and
his father, E. H. Donovan, while
driving to town in their car, an
Essex coach, had an accident on
the Sunnyside road near town. The
accident occurred as they were go
ing around a curve and met Mr.
Shahan, who was returning from
the creamery. Mr.. Donovan, who
was driving the auto, in order to
avoid running into the Ford coupe
of Mr.. Shahan's, ran h is car into
a telephone pole. Wilds was more
badly hurt than his father, receiv-
ing many cuts around the head and
face, requiring eleven stitches to
be taken. He also received many
bruises while his father was bruis-
ed around the head and shaken up.
Their car was completely demolish-
ed
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
KENT COUNTY All CLUBS STRIVING
TO ACQUIRE BETTER DAIRY FARMS

Kent County All club members
are working hard to be winners in
the ticket selling contest that the
Kent Sussex Fair is sponsoring
for the fourth year. Eight pure
bred heifer dairy calves will be
awarded to club members in each
of the three counties who sell the
greatest number of special strip
tickets of admission to the Fair.
Directors of the Fair have always
been strong supporters of All club
work and conduct this contest in
order to encourage a greater inter
est in the ownership of pure bred
dairy animals. Club members, who
are competing in this contest are
Martha Counselman of Houston,
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
EARLY APPLES UNDER SIZE
Crop Down State Not Developing
SatisfactoriIy-Pri Are Low

Harry L. Cannon, Bridgeville
Gamer, now has his factory in op-
Grafton canning string beans. The
beans are not maturing as they
have in former years and the plant
is not in operation continually.
Farmers in this community are
much discouraged over the out
come of the present apple crop.
The fruit has not grown as It
should and the crops are greatly
under size. The apples are not
bringing good prices. The fruit on
young trees will measure up to
standard and is selling for rs cents
and 81 but other fruit is only
bringing 40 and so cents per bush
el. Growers cannot pick and pack
the apples for 40 cents per bushe1
therefore thousands of bushels are
lying on the ground It is hoped
that prices viii be much improved
next week when the Williams va
riety will be picked. !,
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Josephs, Mother of Mrs. c. e.
Speakman, Dies at Belmont Hall


Mrs. Marion (Willoughby) JOS
ephs, aged 70, died this morning at
$50 o'clock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Cummins E. Speak
man at Belmont Hail." Smyrna.
Mrs. Josephs had been i'll for the
past four or five months and had
just recently undergone an opera
tion. She was the daughter Of the
late Josiah Willoughby formerly of
Philadelphia, and Mary Thomas
Gibbons formerly Of Seaford. She
was born in Delaware but during
her youth lived in Philadelphia.
She moved from Philadelphia in
1900 to the old Col Robert Hill
property on Commerce Street, this
town. Since the death of her hus-
band, Howard Josephs, in March,
1925, she has been making her home
mostly in Delaware. She was a
member of st. Peters Church of
this town and was socially promin-
ent. She leaves to mourn her
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Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
I M'lVAL SERVICES

~, Ooodly Congregations
4, ~u'h and Pearl Streets
s'l'lces are being held
s'alag and Sunday after
~ The direction Of tbe
(a. aasailc States Conference
| 'as'sn Methodist Church
II !. .ocatsd at the corner Of
@lth streets of this
| J u asivlces are in charge
g.. wy H. W. Hawkins of
g. y. J., Conference
J, aa 7. Rev. W. W. Henry
kauasS'Tyan Methodist
|,'.,..i wilmington. The asso. .
r. u, are Mr.. and Mrs
| s.,s1 ,',lor and Mrs. Alice
Il, !. grove, N. 7 M.
4, d. Tla;a saylor are gospel q
ii NJ layl0r asr is a singing
y y services SsV during the
/ i : RI 10. ,,;' On Sunday
itsaL oudrge, assist
. amen Corner"
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20

Wilbur Simpson, Burton Willis
Barrett Morgan and Vinol Kirby
of Milford; Lena Gerard of Farm
ington;- Rosia Smith, Emma Lee
Parker, Preston Hobbs, Hazel
Pritchett, Grace Sapp of Harring-
ton; Gloria Parker of Bowers;
Marian Americus, Catherine Hardy
and Charles Clute, Jr., of Wyom-
ing; Edward Schabinger of FELTON,;
Fulton Tyler and Annie Beulah
Price of Viola, Susan Lissy of
Hartly; Clayton Boggs of Ches-
void; Ralph Clendaniel, Phyllis
Dixon, Martha Berry, Charles Par
adee of Dover, and William Hig-
mutt of Greenwood. The fair will
be held from July 26 to 30.
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
AUTO-THRESHNG RIG CRASH
Auto, Thresher of Dave Staats and
Francis Truck in Accident


Monday evening around 7.30
near Blackbird, the car of Dave
Stats was completely torn up
while his threshing machine was
slightly damaged The accident
occurred when a truck owned by
John r. Francis, Sr., driven by a
colored man, ran directly into the
Willys-Six of Dave Stats which
was following the threshing rig.
All three were travelling south.
The truck struck the automobile
with such force as to cause it to
turn over and was completely de-
molished. Mrs. Stats who was
driving received several cuts while
her husband was injured. After
hitting the car the truck then ran
into the rear of the threshing ma
chine damaging it slightly.
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
LAKE COMO THE
MECCA FOR MANY
AS a Swimming Recreation
Center 1t is Growing Con-
tinuously in Popularity
SMYRNA WINS PRAISE

Lake Como, for SO many years
never utilized as an acquatic recre-
alton center, has, since the Town
of Smyrna with the public spirited
cooperation Of j. Frank Webb,
taken up with the project and
made a modern bathing resort.
Lake Como swimming center is at
tracing hundreds of town folks
and visitors these warm Summer
days. No town down the State
has a body of water so convenient
and naturally it is the envy of
other towns and is attracting vis-
itors here from all parts of lower
Delaware and from over on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. Lake
Como is a beautiful body of water
and the space used for the Swim
ming Hole" is on the south bank
just above the old Presbyterian
Cemetery. There are bath houses
for both sexes, a space roped off
for beginners where little tots as
well as grown-ups can 60 any af-
ternoon and feel safe and secure.
The Town of Smyrna has placed
William II. Mabrey there as a life
guard who keeps his vigil eye on
beginners who venture too far and
keeps a general supervision over
the order and decorum of the
crowds that assemble. The idea of
Town Council is to make a whole
some center where town folks and
visitors can go and spend an after
noon OF pleasure and enjoyable rec
reation. No profanity or bolster
Gus conduct is allowed and parents
can let their children go in safety.
To add to the pleasure of the bath
ers, a platform and high diving
board has been erected. The strand
has been made better by hauling
loads of sand there and the banks
adjacent have been cleared of
weeds and rubbish where picnic
parties can be held. There is need
for more benches for onlook-
ers and bathers to use and any
Smyrnians having old benches or
settees they have no use for and
would like to donate it to a worthy
cause, can notify Mr.. ]. Frank
Webb and he viii see that they are
called for and delivered at no ex-
pense to the donors. Any after
noon crowds in considerable num-
bers can be seen at Lake Como
swimming center. This year, how
ever, Sunday has become as much
as an outing for this sport as week
days. Last Sunday it is said that
more than $50 bathers were in at
one time. So popular has the
Sunday traffic to this center be-
come that automobile space for
parking has become almost taxed
to the limit. Town Council has
beer obliged to place Life Guard
there Sundays as well as week
days. Lake Como has also become
a popular place for boating and
situated as it is within town linn
its and accessible to both Main
Street and the DUPONT Boulevard,
it is the mecca for many. Smyrna
is fortunate indeed to have such a
body of water near at hand. The
aquatic sports and bathing in sum-
mer and the skating in winter
make it a center that few towns
can boast of and is advertising
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB NEWS

Prof. G. w. SchantZ and K. III.
Denney Return From Ocean City
The Smyrna Rotary Club met
last Thursday evening at the Way
side Inn, C. w. w. Schantz, presi-
dent, presiding. The club directed
that the President, C. w. w.
Schantz and the Secretary, Robert
H. Denney attend the 50th District
Assembly held in Ocean City, New
Jersey. They returned yesterday
After some remarks and discus
sions pertaining to the club activ-
titles during the coming year the
meeting was adjourned. Visiting
Rotarian present Walter T. Mas
sey of the Dover Club.
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
BIG KENT AND SUSSEX FAIR
Harrington VIII Be the Mecca for
Crowds-Program of Interest


Upper Kent County, including
Smyrna, is manifesting an interest
in the coming Kent-Sussex Fair,
which will open its program of
races and other attractions at Har-
rington next Tuesday, July 26 and
continue to the 30th inclusive. Be
sides the Horse Racing, Live Stock,
Agriculture, Home Economics and
other demonstrations, always a
drawing card, more attention than
usual is being paid to vaudeville.
This year there will be Winter
Garden Revue" of fine talent and
that will hold your
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Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
SheubrooIss & Middleton Store Sold

At the Receivers Sale of the
store building of Sheubrooks e.
Middleton Co., Inc, yesterday af-
ternoor, w. H. Lurty bid it in for
sc, 6,250.0O, the highest bid, said 10
be for the mortgage holder who
held a mortgage of $4,000 on it.
The store effects were sold to var
ious parties.
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
! IIHcHwAY Way.
I 4 TO SMYRNA
rrom Drawers
odessa TO Fields
| Nd Be Open aug -
-n,pn SEPT. 1ST

nI Road is no" o. SooTrDa' d0wn a.
ars miles Of smyrna 1gi
I'M N. August ] ive aaal-
~ ~ # new dual highway,
y, arisyard, will be opened
~ I NJ motoring public
FIJI i ! total Of 20 miles,
p, poad station to Fields
NV IN section, all 20 feet
y instructed at an ap-
7, .o.t Of $4,000 a mile,
100000. On Or about
H. !, the portion Of tne
.I,sTsy \ from Fieidsboro,
s.IoT 0dessa,to Reynold' 4
ri, ,oiBt one mile and one
J. Il Blackbird, will be
Y, !, al use. This second
Y lilac long. is now
..,.s miles from Smyrna.
n gsr, if funds are avail
/ aid. the dual road will
- thru Smyrna to Do
at,rce Of approximately
o fifteen miles from
n, rouer. It is said that
n nsd when it gets to
!, viii converge into a four
In thru Smyrna until II
Old Fellows Cemetery and
N Welfare Home and then
at again with the dual
m 4 uOint at or near the
sm uf Leipsic Road Cfor
uoVu as Leatherbury's Cor
III Finger Board and con
70 Dover, taking a new
ut Of Dover, by the new
House development. Some
ns are agitating a move
have the sOuth-bound dual
ns in the old State High
hi Main street, Smyrna, and
liaur-lane road to the point
{ will spread out again on
N to Dover. Just what
zth a movement will have
n0vn. There will be no
Is ht for the route from
Il Corner until late Fall or
In the meantime no one
but The State Highway De
q, what will be done.
Half Of Blackbird Moved
-iEesting feature in con
With the construction of
highway from Old Draw
IN Odessa to Blackbird to
u Corner, soon to be open
B that it necessitated the
d approximately half of a
8ackbird, which consists
-y q about eight houses,
Nsted further in the cen
1 bad been before by the
ghEay. When the dual
y vas put through, four Of
zs On the east side Of the
'olcEete highway had to
y ABOUT $50 feet back from
@nt location to permit the
. tas second half of the
aRa7 through the town.
il0a Of the dual highway
d the construction of
as, the largest two over
Creek and Apo
! O''sK' Profiting from
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Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES
Number of Smyrna Members Pass
TenderfOOt Tests-Seek Quarters

The Girl Scouts held their regu-
lar meeting at the home of Jane
Mabrey, one Of the Patrol Leaders,
on Thursday. Most of the girls
have passed their Tenderfoot test
and now are preparing for their
second class work. They are anx-
ious to find room for a perman-
ent meeting place. To earn money
for their suits they have been hold
ing a series of bakes and rummage
sales. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Blanche Oliver
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
klOWN Sropn

/ Later, Store Of 6. e.
b t,'pi and Meats Taken
aprv N.Y. !. lnto the store IF
|s,. 'sCently and carried
r N \ Quantity ua Of grocer @
h. y. Various other arti-
k, lutte siutter a t,an entrance By
h iyl aslsoai, : Police eli, Ripple qgSe
aeS-,s.syg. Police Hession
artiir cation = ( and located ed
~ T,.ate { the stolen goods oo6s
1'l,.g Sylvester ; eSoosr eo1nsr-
n i. a,sd $, to being I'M
'rsg ~ Icy. He was
A,,s Oefore Tom,
% y y ?. Jones, and and al A.,
ansss =. n default Of
Committed to
Smyrna times., 1932-07-20
Two Trucks Collide on Boulevard

Two trucks ran together on the
DUPONT Boulevard yesterday near
the intersection of the boulevard
and Commerce street. One truck
turned over on the lawn of w. V.
Elterich. Very little damage and
no one was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
Mexican Held
For Shooting

Undersheriff Rodney Clarke re-
ceived word here today that Mex
ican officers last night arrested
Pablo Mendez on a charge of at
tempted murder growing out of the
shooting near Mt. Signal July 10
of Enrique Carrasco during an ar
gument over small sum of money.
Mendez will net be eXtradited to
the United States, but will be held
at Mexicali for trial by Mexican
court, although the asserted offenSe
took place in the United States.
The Mexican law provides that a
suspected Mexican offender may
be tried there if the offense COM
mitted was against a Mexican.
Statements taken by sheriff's in
vestigators from those who wit
messed the nearly fatal shooting
will be used in a trial below the
border.
Carrasco, now almost recovered
from the wound in his chest, may
be called as a witness. He and
Mendez were arguing over 10 cents
when the latter shot him, Mendez
told investigators.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
SHELL WORKERS
FAIL TO AGREE
ON WAGE SCALE

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, July
%. U.P)-Representatives Of Shell
Oil company employees and corpo-
ration officials will reconvene to-
morrow after failing to reach an
agreement on wage matters during
three days of sessions.
A conference held before e. Fl.
Fitzgerald and E. P. Marsh, federal
oil board representatives, adjourn
ed last night to meet again after
a days rest.
Fitzgerald said many OF the en-
ployees would return to their dis
tricts to consult committees today.
Rumors that the conferees were
considering a proposal 10 reduce
wages 10 per cent were not denied
by Fitzgerald. w. G. George OF
Ventura, chairman OF the employee
committee. and A. NJ. Richards,
Martinez.
Fitzgerald said
"Phe conferees may discuss most
any kind OF proposal for reduction,
but no agreement was reached"
The others made no comment,
but 1t did not deny the rumore.
The wage scale II agreed upon
will affect 5000 workers IN refin-
cries. fields. pipelines and autono-
tive departments.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-28
AT
M'ADOO'S
Meet ING
Candidate For u. S. Sem
ate Gives Talk AT Noon
Meeting Here.
AVOIDS WET ISSUE
Declares Farmers Should
Get Same Consideration
AS Big Business

In a speech that set forth the
advantages of Democratic doctrines
as against the beliefs of Repub-
licanism, William Gibbs McAdoo,
former secretary of the treasury
and prominent member of the Will
son regime, also present candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
U. s. senator from California, adj
dressed gathering of several hun
dred persons at the Barbara Worth
hotel this noon.
Declaring that the Democrats
must stand firmly upon the plat
form adopted by the party at Chi
cago, the speaker declared that
there Is no issue between the rank
and file of the Democratic and
Republican parties, but that the
Democratic party, If it remains true
to the principles of Jefferson, must
oppose the policies of the Repub-
lican leaders.
He asserted that the dissatisfac-
ton with these policies has extend
ed in great degree to the rank and
file of the Republicans and he in
vited them to join with the Demo-
Gratis in taking measures to correct
the existing conditions.
Briefly he touched upon the Chi
cago convention, asserting that
California acted in the right to
protect the Democratic party from
disintegration, as seemed evident
when the first three ballots failed
to produce nominee. He stated
that disintegration most certainly
would have followed a long drawn
out battle such as took place in
New York eight years ago.
The Democrats demand, he said,
not only a change in administra-
ton, but a change in the prin-
ciples under which the affairs of
the nation are conducted so that
the small businessman and the in
dividual will receive as much con-
sideration for his welfare as is ac-
corded to the captains of industry.
Much of his address was con-
cerned with the welfare of the
farmer, who, he stated. is as much
entitled to the help and assistance
of the government as are the
OolAho, idAh OdAo ullQ lbS COl JO-
rationS.
He asserted that the government
permits tariff and other measures
to protect the large and strong, but
pays little or no attention to the
farmer. He advocated a change
that would give the farmer equal
opportunity to beneflS from the
government which he supports.
ut is wrong" he maintained, ito
permit the large corporations to
borrow the governments money
through the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, giving as security,
their frozen assets, and at the
same time deny that right to the
farmer, the individual and the
small merchant"
Predicts Success
He predicted success for the Dem
ocratic party at the polls III no
vember, and referring to Califor-
Mas vote, asserted 1t is necessary
for every Democrat to support the
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