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Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
$4,000 FIRE AT
ALEX JARRELL'S
His Barn Up Near Hockessin
Destroyed By Blaze To
gether With 80 Hens
INSURANCE EXPIRED

The barn with all contents on the
farm of Alexander farrell, on the
Limestone road up near Hockessin
was destroyed by fire early Satur-
day evening entailing a loss of $10,-
900. The fire insurance on the
property had just expired. Sew
eral hours later while Mr. FARRELL
and his family were away the barn
caught fire from an undetermined
origin and was practically destroy
ed when he got to the place. The
loss amounts to several thousand
dollars. In addition to the large
barn 90 chickens, 460 bushels of
wheat, a quantity of soy beans,
$50 bushels of oats, about so tons
of hay and a large quantity of
farm implements and other ma
terial was burned. When the fire
was discovered by John and How
ard Dennison, neighbors it was only
possible to save the 20 head of cat
tie and four horses. AS stated Mr..
and Mrs. farrell were away. Five
Points Fire Company was the first
to arrive at the fire and aided in
saving the nearby buildings. Other
companies were: Cranston Heights,
Mill Creek, Elsmere, Newport, Tai
leyville and Avondale.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
TRUCKS COLLIDE NEAR TOWN
Come Together Early Saturday
Morning Near Belmont Hall

Morning Near Belmont Hall
Two men were seriously injured
and three trucks badly damaged as
the result of a head-on collision
near Belmont Hall south of Smyr-
ma on the State highway early Sat
urday morning. The truck owned
by Clifford w. Pusey and driven by
Gardner Hill, both of Delmar and
the truck owned by Norman E.
Prettyman and driven by Ernest
Pettijohn, both of Seaford, collid-
ed according to the State police
head on. Frank Smith, aged IL
years of Delmar riding in the Pret-
lyman truck, suffered severe cuts
about the face and head and Burl
Pettyjohn, aged Al years of Delmar
riding in the same truck suffered
possible fracture of the pelvis and
hip Both were taken to the Kent
General Hospital. The Prettyman
truck was loaded with grain. A
bag of this grain fell off when the
accident occurred and a truck own
ed by Robert Gordy, of Seaford and
driven by Stephen Barkley. also of
Seaford upset when it ran into this
bag of grain. This truck was also
damaged but none of the occupants
were injured.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
DOVER FAMILY IN ACCIDENT
Smith johnson, Wife, Son, in Hos
pital After Crash in New Jersey


pital After Crash in New Jersey
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
Johnson, of Dover, said they had
been notified that the couple with
their son, Horace, and a sister of
Mrs. Johnson, had been seriously
injured in triple automobile col
lision Monday in New Brunswick.
All three, the friends said, are in
a hospital in New Brunswick. The
most seriously injured was report
ed to be Mrs. Johnson's sister. of
Long Island, whose body was
crushed. Her name was not given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson and their
son left Friday to take the body of
Charles 3. Virgins, Mrs. Johnson's
father, to Long Island for burial.
He died last week. When the acci-
dent occurred, they were returning,
bringing Mrs. Johnson's sister for a
visit.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
DOVER MAN GETS
A UNIQUE HONOR
Prof. ]. HI. Bishop Receives
the Purple Heart Award Es-
tablished by Washington
HAD MILITARY RECORD

Professor James H. Bishop, 421
Bradford Street, chaplain of the
Walter L. Fox Post, No. 2, Ameri-
can Legion, has received from the
War Department a decoration
known as the Order of the Purple
Heart, for meritorius military serv-
ice. Professor Bishop. serving as
a lieutenant with Company B,
3OSth Infantry, 77th Division, was
seriously wounded by an exploding
German shell August %, 1918, dur
ing an advance along the Vesle
River. These wounds received in
action kept him in hospitals for
nine months, followed by six years
of convalescence. His company
was unit in the Lost Battalion"
which became famed for its gallant
stand against enormous odds in the
Argonne Forest drive. The Order
of the Purple Heart is an honor
badge established by George Wash
ington for those who fought in the
Revolutionary War. It was award
ed to soldiers who performed a
"singularly meritorius act of extra
ordinary fidelity or essential ser
vice" It was never conferred on
soldiers of other wars until the
War Department recently revived
it as a tribute to Washington's
memory.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
LIFE TERMER FOR
MURDER PAROLED
Della Savage, Who Killed
Child, Released From Jail
After Serving Is Years
OTHERS GET FREEDOM

After serving Is years of a life
sentence imposed on her for MUIR
der a 35-year-old woman was re
leased Friday afternoon from the
New Castle County Workhouse to
begin life anew. The woman is
Della Savage, who was committed
to the workhouse in January, 1917.
after having been found guilty of
numbering her infant child by
throwing it into a marsh in South
Wilmington. Friday afternoon her
application for a parole was
brought before the State Board of
Parole during their monthly meet
ing at the workhouse. It was fav-
orably received and approved. Lat
er in the day the woman, who en-
tered the prison when less than 20
years old, was released. She is
said to have no plans for the i'm
mediate future, and after bidding
goodbye to friends at the work
mouse, she left for Wilmington to
take up her home with her sister,
with whom she had been invited to
live and attempt to forget the past.
Her application was one of three
paroles granted during the day.
The others to gain their freedom
are Aubrey Walls and George ].
Pedrick, who were serving sent
ences of two years each on charges
Of breaking and entering. They
were sentenced in the Kent County
Court of General Sessions on Sep
tember !, 1881. The petitions of
three other prisoners were taken
up and considered carefully but the
Pardon Board voted to refuse them.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
COMING HOME-TALENT PLAY
Corporal Eagen" To Be Staged
Auspices of Legion Auxiliary

On next Thursday and Friday
Corporal Eagen," a rollicking
comedy of army life will be staged
by 100 local people at the Como
Theatre, under the auspices of the
American Legion and Legion Aux
iliary. The play proper is three
act comedy, permeated from be-
ginning to end with laugh provoking
situations. The action takes place
in an army camp and the principal
characters are rockies who have
been in the army only thirty days
and are not exactly at ease in their
environment. The story centers
around RED Eagen," an Irish
American doughboy, and "Izzy
Goldstein," a Jewish buddy and
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Sarah p. LeFevre, Mother of
Chas. I'll. and John p. LeFevre

Mrs. Sarah Provost LeFevre,
aged about 80, widow of Rev. w.
d. LeFevre, former resident of
Smyrna, died at 7.3O p. m. Sunday
at home Of her daughter, Mrs. T.
L. Grouse at Butler, Pa. Mrs. Le-
Fevre outlived her generation and
was one of the few survivors who
heard President Lincoln deliver his
famous address at Gettysburg at
the close of the Civil War She
was born in Lancaster, Pa, and
lived there her early life. She
married Rev. w. d. LeFevre, both
of whom lived on South Street,
Smyrna, when their son Charles H.
LeFevre was principal Of the
Smyrna Schools. After her hus-
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
INJURED BY KICK OF CALF
John F. BrattOn in Kent Hospita
Suffering With Broken Hip

John F. Bratton, 72, is in the
Kent General Hospital, at Dover,
suffering from a broken hip re-
ceived when he was kicked and
knocked down by a calf he was
feeding in barn on the farm of
William Reynolds, near Blackbird.
Sunday. Bratton has been employ
ed on the farm for a number of
years. His condition is not be-
lieved to be dangerous.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
LIVELY PRIMARIES AT BLACKBIRD;
CLIFF. PRYOR WINS OVER w. T. HOBSON

Some exciting contests were had
in Blackbird and Appoquinimink
Hundred at the Democratic Pri-
maries of New Castle County. In
the Fifteenth Representative dis
trict, Blackbird hundred, William
T. Hobson, of Smyrna, was defeat
ed by Clifford B. Pryor, of Black
bird, Hobson securing 173 votes
and Pryor 189. Walter Lee, of
Townsend, won the candidacy for
Levy Court Commissioner, from
the Seventh Levy Court district,
consisting of Appoquinimink hun
dred and Blackbird hundred. Lee
won with $50 votes, compared with
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07

319 votes for his opponent, James
H. Carpenter, Jr., of Townsend. In
Appoquinimink hundred there was
a three-cornered fight for Repre-
sentative on the Democratic ticket,
William A. Scott secured 296 votes,
Franklin L. Smith, So votes, and
George T. Slant secured $50 votes.
All three candidates come from
Townsend. George L. Bender Del
aware City, was elected candidate
as representative in st. Georges
hundred, securing 127 votes, while
Samuel j. Bright, of st. Georges,
secured only go votes, opposing
him.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
AT WESLEYAN METHODIST

Rev. w. w. Henry, Pastor, An
nounces Services for Coming Week
Services at the First Church
Wesleyan Methodist, the Rev. w.
w. Henry pastor, are as follows:
Sunday School, $50 a. m, Miss
Evelyn Keiser. superintendent;
preaching. 1O.45; Young Peoples
meeting, Gas, Mrs. Mabel Naylor,
president; Evangelistic service at
7.30. Weekly meetings Tuesday
and Friday evenings, 7.3O.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
El DAY AT WOODLAND
Redrt viii Have Special
latTa Next Sunday

/ RsOrt Will Have Special
|Iahrs Next Sunday
|zi Beach, G. H. Horner
E splauning a special day
|and Beach next Sunday,
Pal i, to which a special
Fls extended Smyrna peo-
! smyrna Band will be
n ! baseball contest will
p between the two crack
ias Wilmington Industrial
AlnngtOn Auto Co., and
Motor Company. There
aA tancing in the Dance
Homer has made a
. marked improvements
ssTl Iuce he took hold
specially anxious that
axe more interest in
les Smyrna is the
2 Woodland Beach. Most
aG there have been auto
an everywhere overbal-
as' that come from
Al' Homer wants a.
|. slsii taken by Smyrna
y ms end he is willing
Ags as attractive as
| 4 declares for strict or
2 rnr-.A
n A'a'ant place for fam
Eic parties TO come
Easement. e0iiie'
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
ACCIDENT ON BOULEVARD
Milton GruWeIl, Catherine Wood
Run Into BY Truck i'm Smyrna

nun AlltO Dy 1TuCh III SHY Tlld
A Maryland truck loaded with
cantaloupes and a Studebaker Sc
dan driven by Milton Gruwell ac-
companied by Miss Catherine Wood
of Dover, collided on the DUPONT
Boulevard in front of Doughten' S
Garage and Diner last Wednesday
evening. The truck, which was
travelling north cut across the road
directly in front of Gruwell's car
going south to make a stop at
Daughters Garage where some
work was to be done. Miss Wood
received a bad cut on the forehead
and rendered unconscious. She was
taken to DR.. Deakyne's office and
then hastened to the Kent General
Hospital at Dover for medical
treatment.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
REUNION AT OLD UNION
Annual Services Will Take Place
Next Sunday at Church

Blackbird, Sept. 6.-The annual
reunion services of Old Union M.
E. Church will be held on Sunday,
September IL. Preaching in the
morning at 1890 by the Rev. B. C.
Warren, D. D., of New York City;
1.3O D. m, Love Feast, led by Mr..
John w. Atwell; 2.30 p. M, preach
ing by Rev. John w. Jones of Mt.
Salem M. E. Church, Wilmington.
Mr.. Jones is a former pastor. Come
out and bring your lunch and enjoy
the day.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
Fifty Bags of Flour to Needy

Fifty bags of flour has been al
lotted to the Red Cross Chapter of
Smyrna to be distributed to the
needy of this community The flour
was brought to Smyrna today by
truck and the chairman, Miss EN-
lily w. Spruance, will take charge
of the distribution.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
$,
[gsIlED TO-DAY
!, and 900 Pupils
T. # the Call Of the
f. School Bell
Lass TO SMYRNA

j, special District .ssa Schools 40is
|. 'scthsr school year tnls II
s.r ! long summer va
1,1. The registration i
y I tbis writing it Is
,,'t 4 $50 pupils answered
y ! ne school bell with
~, ! srrollment in the
'l ,r.de in charge Of
N ! ! Foard. There are
b the staff Of teachers
mDIishsd and all report
| tsachers nieellng yse.e tsoir
|. ne present in tnelL
y =. school was called t0
n, morning. The scnool
y grounds had under
s,.1gb I. renovation by
,rsr pat" Murray and
4 srd everything was
| mink and span. Tne
[,atbsr brought the touch
T. . the school assembly
4 qdclensd spirit and 2
/ III the Smyrna School
/ IT'D off under the able
f. of Supt. G. W. M.
| d bis staff Of teachers
4. ro,uect Of a successful
"a. A noticeable change
IN The school bus drivers
\ S1gs. Starting off with
4, bus drivers secured their
| snpetative bidding, being
! finnish and keep in re-
|tmn bus. Heretofore the
|ntrict owned their own
d employed the drivers
s-s is expected to work
runicaly for Smyrna
| S.Ol District. The sue
|ntatants nine in number,
IL Job this morning with
|nshy painted. They all
] asir compliment Of stud
| aEna from the rural dis
he complete list Of driv-
| asir routes are: Harry
! Woodland Beach route;
| asgsOn, Big Oak Route;
| Lager, Brenford Route;
|nk, Downs Chapel Route;
Z Donovan, Taylor's
EanIte;; Fred Lawton, Hartly
slS Numbers, Blackiston's
On Pinder, Kenton Route;
a;t, LsipsiC Route.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
Tomato Market 1Oc Basket To-da.

Tomatoes have begun to come in
more plentifully this week but the
market price is still low. Ten
cents a basket is being paid at the
wharf at Smyrna Landing. Hof-
fecker's Cannery contracted for 15c
basket and are receiving a constant
supply as fast as they ripen.
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
/ sEODNG AT DOVER

ra'etti, Niece of DIR.
/. l'iaH slpple to Wed
q Miss pacetti,
i I'm !. y Mrs. cahall sippIe'
n !. Y Il NJ. Henry schiIlv
|. y { Wilmington, viii take
sN'nber II, at Dover,
|,,',.. 'ae the bride to be IS
! \. 0y her circle Of
]. week Miss Mildred
~, [ Wilmington, gave a ]
''i for Miss Pacetti At
D., ,.''e at Lewes
Members Of the
y 1s'0red down for din
. mower" was followed
Smyrna times., 1932-09-07
ltRlAN CHURCH
- Pastor, Announc-
Y Week and snnaa-.

p i ''s,ees n viii be held
|asv ne Sae Presbyterian
M ! = sSaool viii meet ct
/ Caa, = i q. m., and
espss Practice Z will be
Ed No. On Saturday ev-
. tOnor,oa--l a-l'e Society
eI3O. ], !, evening,
W. Lou,. 'ue home Of
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23

cast, the d%isinherited and defeated,
the vagaebonds, wanderers, and no
MAIDS of the depression cursed with
hunger, pain and despair, robbed
of their rights to the life abundant
by the tyranny and exploitation of
the INSCRIPTIONS and ruthless mas
tiers of capitalism, with its selfish
individualism, brutal competitor,
special privilege, monopolistic fran
chises, speculation and manipula-
ton of stocks, tariff privileges, I'M
just and cruel utilization of labor,
graft, and other forms of racketeer-
ing.
This afternoon l talked with a
young man of the open road from
California, on his way to Florida,
with the hope of finding work in
some orange grove or on some fruit
growers plantation. He was cold
and hungry, but clear-eyed, game,
and brave, with indomitable good
cheer and the spirit to play the
game. His only clothes were those
he was wearing: Brown trousers, a
gray sweat shirt, and a pepper-and-
salt cap. He said that if he could
not get work in Florida he was go
ing on to Panama. He was deter
mined to have work if he had to
travel across deserts and oceans to
find the blessed gift.
The God of love have mercy on
the poor, the outcast, the wander
ers in the night of chaos and desti-
tuition, he miserable ones denied an
opportunity to work and enjoy
comfort and the beauty of life.
The young man said to me in
sarcasm and trenchant wit: 1.-The
is over, and starvation is
now having its spree"
There are thousands and thous-
ands of young men who have been
forced to the open road by the I'M
quitious economic system, hungry,
homeless, haunted, pilgrims Of pow
erty, trudging YEARLY down the
lonesome road that leads to no
where.
The God of love walk with them
on their pilgrimage of starvation.
Harold Glenn CutbreN
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23

red costumes, accompanied by a lot
of bowling dogs and several men
loud horns riding furiously through
the same field in which the cows
were Eliminating.
Whether Connecticut will sue
coed in passing its proposed tax or
not, the question at least calls at
tention to the fac, that Americans
have quit the habit Of shooting
foxes and returned to the good old
English custom Of riding them
down with a lot Of dogs.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23
WE NEED THEM

Thomas J. O'Mally, a veteran
conductor of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway, in active
service, was chosen Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin at the re-
cent election. He will continue
ON the job, taking time off for his
official duties.
This type of Office holder should
be extremely valuable. We should
have more of them in office. They
are in closer touch with actual con-
ditions than most politicians. They
are likely to have the human view
point.
Conductor O'Malley ought to be
we'll equipped to grapple with the
problems of today. He represents
the average man.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23
PAYING IN POTATOES

The plan announced from Con-
cord, N. H., whereby a student at
one of the State normal schools is
paying for her tuition in potatoes,
is not entirely unknown even now;
but it is sufficiently novel in this
part of the country to excite COM
ment.
Yet 100 years ago in New Eng
land many a school charge was met
by the vegetable method of pay
ment; and in those days it was
more difficult to AK upon the exact
amount to be considered a "quid
pro quo" than it is now, when
prices are pretty we'll standardized.
Normal schools board their stu
dents, and potatoes are an import
ant factor in supplying necessary
sustenance. Why are they not as
good as cash-within reasonable
limits?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23
PATTERSON ITEMS

James Moose, Roy McCorkle,
Earl Lipe, Charlie Sloop, N. c..
Sloop and F. D. Patterson attended
a meeting of Union Grange Fri
day might, Dec. 9, and installed the
the new officers of that grange.
Several of our farmers have
butchered hogs during the past
week.
Mrs. ]. L. Brown, of Mt. lila,
listed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. M. Sloop, recently.
Evelyn Patterson is home tor
the holidays. She is a senior at
Lenoir- Rhyme.
Miss Ruth Litaker, of Mt. lila
visited her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. M. Sloop, last weekend.
The Juneville Grange of Patter-
son held a candy pulling at the
hall Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10.
Mrs. M. ]. McCorkle, matron, as
sisted by Mrs. F. D. Patterson,
cooked the candy. About IS
children attended the happy event..
w. ]. McCorkle spent several
days in Florida last week. He re-
ports an enjoyable trip.
The Farm Life school of China
Grove closed Dec. 16, Work to be
resumed Jan. z.
Everyone is looking forward to
the Christmas holidays and rabbit
hunting.
Only a very few of our COM
munity were able to attend church
Sunday on account of the recent
snow and sleet.
Mrs. Cecil Albright, who is
teaching school near Gold Hill,
spent the weekend at home.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23
UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE?

The announcement that Har-
wards enrolment is S22S for 1892
1888 or 3OS less than last year, is
slightly misleading to the world.
Harvard University is not Harvard
College.
The larger Harvard has, it is
true, suffered a loss of 30S men.
But that takes in the College,
Graduate School of Arts and Scien-
ces, Law School, Business School,
Medical School, Engineering School
Dental School, School of Educa-
ton, School of Architecture, The
illogical School, Public Health and
special students.
The time-honored Harvard COL
lege, of more than three centuries
stalwart life, has 1890 undergrad
yates, or 124 more than it had at
this time in 1851.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23
COMMENTS
REPEAL

To The Editor:
AT this time when there is SC
much talk of repeal 1 wish you
would print the following quota-
ton from the Raleigh Christian
Advocate of July %, 1908, con-
corning repeal in Vermont in tina,
year:
"Zion's Herald, of June "a,
publishes a letter upon this subject
by the Rev. Ralph F. Love, a pas
tor at Barre, VT. Its opening sen
tence is: 1.-The high-licenses advc-
Gates promised that with the adop-
ton of the new law our half cen
fury of dishonor' would cease, and
our State would be transformed
into a New Vermont."'
HE then describes the results
of the first month. We summarize:
(1) Twenty-eight arrests for the
first day of license in Middlebury,
the seat Of a college and a quiet old
community; ~ in Burlington
when prohibition came in SO years
ago the jailer advertised rooms to
rent; now the place is crowded;
81 Montpelier, the Capital, is in
such a condition that a high-licen-
Sc paper facetiously says, 1t is a
question whether there are more
inside Oh outside of the jail; a.
a special correspondent of the Bos-
ton Herald ~telegraphed from Rut-
land, More drunks in nine secular
days under a license than during
any four months Of prohibition
81 in Barre we had more arrests
for drunkenness and for all kinds
of crime in May than in any pre-
vious month in the history of the
city. The cash balance may be
over $1,000, but the Poor Con-
missioners fears a large increase of
poverty. Various classes Of bust
ness complain of losses due tc
drink; (6) Fair Haven receives
$3.50 for license, but pays out
$1,000 for extra police; (> in
many places where there have been
no open saloons youth are being
demoralized."
F. LEACH
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23
friday, DECEMBER %, 1913.
HALTING FARM
FORECLOSURES

One of the most practical eff
forts to stop foreclosures of farm
mortgages occurred recently in
Nebraska, one of the solid states
that can not be accused of having
Communistic tendencies. Most of
the farmers in that state belong to
the class of ''kulaks," the one class
hated the most by the Soviet auth
critics. Kulaks are the most pro-
gressive of all Russian farmers and
their prosperity incites the attacks
of the Reds.
1t is the American "kulaks' who
are suffering most nowadays from
the crushing load of debts and
mortgages. And it is the Nebraska
judges who are trying TO meet this
condition by blocking the flood of
foreclosures. Judges in the Ninth
District in that state recently de-
clared a moratorium on all farm
debts for an indefinite period. When
it is known that one Iowa county
reported something like $50 farm
foreclosures during one term of
court one can readily see that I'M
less something is done to stop this
trend, it will not be long before
the ownership of all land in the
United States will revert to the
hands of the favored few.
In opening the November term
of the Ninth District court, Judge
Clinton Case of Nebraska announ-
ced that in mortgage cases where
no defense had been made he would
neither issue DEGREES of foreclosures
nor confirm foreclosure sales. A.
mother Judge, Charles H. Steward,
sitting in another county, has n
nounced that he will follow suit.
The net result will give Nebras-
ka farmers a chance to turn them
selves. Nobody questions that they
will eventually pay their obliga-
lions, given time and the chance to
get enough for their farm products
to be able to pay. The example of
the Nebraska judges is worth study
by those in every other state in
the union.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-12-23
BEATING DEPRESSION

There is something of the do or
die" spirit in the 80 jobless men of
Tulsa, Okl., who, with 80 cents
among them, decided not to accept
charity for their families and in
stead took up residence in a cave
in the Ozark hill wilderness of
Madison County, Ark.
After one year, the members are
now reported as prospecting. Each
has his own house. The colony has
a commissary, meeting hall, store
room, smiths shop, and a church.
They are planting and doing odd;
and ends to get along. Their spirit
and determination smacks of early
Plymouth days, and must win the
applause of everyone.