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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-21

The galleries thunder for their hero.
 We look back at the Houston convention of 1928. handsome man. leaning on his crutches. came forward on the platform and gave to the democratic party It's stand ard bearer. with the apt appella- ton "The Happy Warrior" That was "Frank" Roosevelt. His smile was warm and infectious. The con- vention was his--nnd his friends'A
 The curtain Is about to rise a. gain. A great arena Is packed with people. Flags hang from the bal comics.
 The two who were friends are foes.
 What will be the outcome?
 Whatever the outcome, how will the feud affect the campaigns?
 Those are two questions that the country asks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-21
By ROBERT VALLEY NEA Service Writer

Oklahoma City-"Alfalfa blii Murray told me the story Of his coIorfui life in a long intervie" held in his bedroom in the exec utiye mansion adjoining oklaho- mas state capitol here.
 It was evening. Governor Mur- ray seemed tired after hard day He lay upon the bed, completely dressed, his shoes on the white bedspread. Occasionally, during the four hours that we talked, he changed his position for greater comfort; when he did. he lay With his shoes at the other end or the bed.
 His bedroom seemed in chronic disorder. Obviously. he was a man who demanded that house keepers leave his things along Booka old magazines, old newspa, pers, old documents were stacKeo and piled in every corner.
 He was n lean. grizzled man oi 63 with heavy gray hair, busny gray eyebrows, keen blue eyes ana n walrus-like gray mustache. He spoke in a deep, resonant Voict and being a little hard Of nearing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-21
BEFORE FIRST | BALLOT IS OVER | SAYS FARLEY
Manager for Roosevelt Feels Pretty Confident They Will All Flock to His Standard

Chicago, June 21-(UP)-Gov- ernor Franklin D. Roosevelts sup- porters are winding up their pre-. convention campaign in the belief that the end of the first roll call will find the New York chief exec utive within "15 or 20 yoteg' of d two-thirds majority for the demo- cratic presidential nomination.
 James Farley, Roosevelt's cam- paign manager. Is confident. he said to-day that Roosevelt will be the victor before the first ballot is closed. He said that second choice voices among favorite son delega- tions would put Roosevelt across.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-21
Youth Is Charged With Plenty on
 Drunken Ride

Everett. Mass. June 21-(U. Po --Allegedly so intoxicated he had to be carried into police headGuar.. ters. George McDonough. IT. oi this city. was arrested here last night following wild ride Tn stolen automobile during which he crashed into six other cars.
 McDonough was charged witb drunkenness, drunken driving. op erating so as to endanger life. driv:. ing without license. and severA other counts. According to police the driver of one of the machines he wrecked was injured.
 The Ranking government plans to erect radio station capable Of communicating with any station in. the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-21

Editors Note: This Is the hrst oi a series of stories on "faSorite sons, in tho race for the dcmocrat- ic presidential nomination WHICH soon will be decided at Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-21
RaskOb Is at
 Chicago Job

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Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
HIGH
SCHOOL DOINGS
Schools To Be Closed Wednes-
day and Thursday of Next
Week for Thanksgiving
ISSUE ANNUAL REPORT

Smyrna Special District Schools
which were closed most of last
week to allow the teachers to at
the 14th annual State Teachers
Meeting, will again be closed
Thursday and Friday of next week,
November "a and 25, for the
Thanksgiving vacation. At the
school assembly yesterday, the
class of the Industrial Arts Club,
James Anthony, president, had
charge of the program which in
cluded reading by Stanley Gra-
ham; Do-X (that we're making), /,
Roscoe Radish; Dory's, Charles
Bartlett; song, Page "a; Boat
Terms, Reynolds Jones; Houses,
James Pugh; Weaving, John Mos
uly; Song Banking results for
Monday, November 18th, are as
follows: Pupils in attendance, sos;
depositors, 88; amount deposited,
S31.19; total amount to date this
school year, 3.7S.-The 18th an
nual report of the Superintendent
of Schools for the years 1912 is
being distributed to the members
of the Faculty Committees and
those interested in Public Educa-
tion.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
TWO DIE AS BURNING AIRPLANE HITS
TREE AT DOVER; FIREMEN CALLED

and McCallister was pilot for the
Air Service, Inc, at New Castle.
Inasmuch as Montgomery was also
licensed pilot and owner of the
plane, it was not known who was at
the controls. The two men took
off from Bellanca Field, on busi-
ness trip to Dover, about 30
minutes before the plane caught
fire. Montgomery and McCallister
were considered excellent pilots.
Both were married and had famil-
les. McCallister had been a pilot
for more than eight years and
Montgomery had been flying his
own plane for about three years.
had been a pilot
own plane for about three years.
Mr.. McCallister is survived by his
parents and several brothers and
sisters while Mr.. Montgomery is
by his wife and daughter.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
ARMISTICE DAY
OBSERVED HERE
Local American Legion Post
Presents Interesting Pro-
gram at Como Theatre
COL. EDWARDS TALKS

Armistice Day in Smyrna was
observed by the tolling of Asbury
Church bell at eleven o'clock when
a pause" was taken in memory of
the fallen dead of the World War.
Smyrna Banks and Schools closed.
Legionnaires and war veterans
from throughout Delaware, with a
number of other guests, attended
an American Legion celebration of
Armistice Day held at Smyrna Fri
day night in the Como Theatre un-
der the auspices of David c. Harri-
son Post, No. IA, American Legion.
this town. The stage was artis-
tically decorated with flags, Amer
lean Legion emblems, and in front
of the speakers stand stood a large
stuffed eagle. The Smyrna Con-
cert Band furnished the music for
the occasion, marching from the
Four Corners to the Como Thea
ire. W. E. Matthews, Jr., Past
State Commander presided. The
principal address of the evening
was that of Colonel Dan Edwards
of New York, famous veteran of
the World War, who used as his
subject, The Most Thrilling so
Seconds of My Life" He related
his experiences in the war and dis
cussed the Armstice. Colonel Ed
wards received numerous decora-
tions in the war and is also the
author of This Side of He'll" Col
onel T. w. Miller, State Commend
er of the American Legion, and
Lieutenant Governor ]. Henry
Hazel gave appropriate talks for
Armistice Day. In Colonel Miller's
address he stressed the Importance
of national defense and prepared
ness. Art Leader of this town,
sang a very fine solo. Rev. r.
K. Stephenson pronounced the
invocation. The organizations
which attended the Armistice Day
celebrations as a body were the
Daughters of America lodge, Girl
Scouts, Boy Scouts, and the Twen-
tieth Century Club of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
DAMAGES
REHOBOTH BEACH
Board Walk, Near HenIopen
Hotel, Washed Away and Sea
Reaches Grier Cottage
BREAK AT SILVER LAKE

The storm and high tides of
Wednesday night last which did
considerable damage to Woodland
Beach, and other resorts on the bay
by flooding the first floor of sew
eral cottages, tearing away board
walks and wrestling boats from
their moorings, was severe at Lew
es and Rehoboth No cottages
of Smyrnians were endangered
except that of DIR. Frank L.
Grier of Milford, director of
the Fruit Growers National Bank
of Smyrna. The tide was over
the board walk in front of his
place, had covered the porch and
was seeping into the first floor
The high waters came up over the
embankment and entirely covered
the boardwalk near the Henlopen
Hotel. Several homes had water
to the doorsteps. Silver Lake, a
oody of fresh water at Rehohoth,
which was to have had $4,000 gal
Ions of salt water pumped into it,
by a recent decree of the town
commissioners, was so badly dam
aged along its banks during the
heavy storm the early part of the
week that it has filled with salt
water, making it unnecessary for
the town to continue with the
pumping. The commissioners de-
cided at the October meeting that
the lake would serve the commun-
ity better as a salt body, and con-
tract was awarded to George E.
Shockley to fill the lake. 1t was
estimated that the pumping would
take 20 hours, at a rate of $1.60
an hour. All fresh water grasses
and other vegetation was to be
killed. The salt water is expected
to improve conditions for fishing
and grabbing.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
OF KLAIR
LAW IN STATE
Sweeping Victory of Demo-
Gratis Elsewhere on Liquor,
May Hit a Snag Here
TO ASK LEGISLATURE

If Congress next month amends
the Volstead Act to permit the sale
of beer containing more than one
half of one per cent. alcohol, will
the sale of such beer in Delaware
be legal? This is a question which
was on the lips of many residents
of the State today. The answer
is: mo" The Klair Law, a State
liquor law which went into effect
in Delaware in March of 1919, is
the only State law which stands in
the way of legalized beer in Will
mington in the event that sale of
such beer is made legal by Con-
gress. Until the Klair Law and
the Eighteenth Amendment are
amended or repealed, sale Of intox-
icating liquor, whether beer or
spirits, will be banned in Whining
ton. In the event of repeal of mod
ification Of the amendment and the
Klair Law, legalized liquor in rural
New Castle county, Kent and Sus-
sex counties would be banned be-
cause of the revival Of the local
option system which was in effect
in Delaware before national prohi-
bition, and never repealed. Under
the local option arrangement Will
mington was wet" but the rest of
the State was dry" It is believ-
ed that efforts will be made at the
next regular session of the Legisla-
ture in January to repeal the Klair
Law. If this is done and Congress
has legalized beer, such beer can be
sold in Wilmington, but nowhere
else in the State where local option
is effective. The Klair Law will
automatically be imperative if and
when the Eighteenth Amendment
becomes imperative. Section Of
the Klair Law reads: 1T shall be
unlawful for any person, directly
or indirectly to manufacture, sell,
barter, or furnish any Intoxicating
liquors within the limits Of the
State of Delaware on or after the
time that the Eighteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution Of the
United States of America shall be-
come valid and effective as a part
of the said Constitution, and shall
continue in force and effect SO long
as the said Eighteenth Amendment
shall be valid and effective as a
part of the Constitution Of the
United States Of America and no
longer, except as herein provided"
1t is this law which makes it i'm
possible for Delaware physicians to
prescribe alcoholic liquors to pat
tents.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
FIRE THREATENS
WOODLAND BEACH
Four Cottages With Contents
Valued at $1,000, Wiped Out
Whole Resort Threatened
RAIN SAVES SITUATION

A fire at Woodland Beach last
Wednesday night during the heavy
northeast storm, completely de-
stroyed four cottages on the right
hand side of the resort as you en-
ter the Beach, doing a damage of
$1,000. Smyrna firemen as well as
the Clayton firemen, responded to
the alarm sent in but were unable
to reach the Beach on account of
the road. The tide was so high
that it covered the entire marsh
road while at the resort the water
was up to the first floor in a num-
ber of cottages. The firemen were
afraid to drive their heavy trucks
through the water covered road
and turned back. The residents of
the resort formed a bucket brigade
and aided by the heavy down-pour
of rain enabled the conf1agration to
be confined. Had it not been for
the deluge that came at the oppor-
tune time, the whole resort might
have been in ashes. About eleven
thirty another fire alarm was sent
in to Smyrna from Woodland
Beach to come again. Firemen did
not respond as a report was spread
that the high tide still covered the
road and they were afraid to motor
with their heavy truck over the
marsh road. Finally the fire was
gotten under control 1t seemed
that the blaze started in cottage
of Thomas Tribbitt, a resident of
the resort, who owns number of
boats for purpose of taking out
fishing parties. From there the fire
spread to the cottages of Guy Phil
lips, Of Ridley Park, Pa, to the
cottage of Q. w. Pratt of Will
mington, and to the cottage of
John j. McNulty of Morlan, Pa.
The damages to the properties Of
McNulty, Tribbitt, and Pratt, in
cluding all the contents, is esti-
mated to be about $500 each, or
$4, 500, and that of Phillips to be
about $500. 1t is understood that
all are partly covered by insurance.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
SCHOOL TEACHERS
AT STATE MEETING
Prof. Schantz Named Vice
President of State Body
Smyrna Contingent Pleased
PROGRAM AND BANQUET

The fourteenth annual meeting
of the Delaware State Education
Association was concluded Friday
afternoon with a general session in
the Playhouse at Wilmington. The
convention began Thursday morn
ing, preceded by business meet
ing Wednesday night. The conven-
tion theme was Improvement of
Classroom instruction" Approx
mately 1900 teachers were in at
tendance at this meeting which
was both interesting and educa-
tional. All members of the faculty
of the Smyrna High School includ-
ing the superintendent, c. w. w.
Schantz, attended all the sessions.
At the election of officers George
T. Macklin of Bridgeville was elect
ed president for the coming year
while G. w. w. Schantz, superin-
tendent of the local school, was
elected Vice-President of the State
Teachers Association for the COM
ing year which implies that he will
preside for the years 1888 and 1884.
The annual banquet which was
held on Thursday evening at the
Gold Ballroom at the DUPONT Bit
more Hotel was attended by Miss
Anna B. Beckett, Miss Helen P.
Start and Mr.. and Mrs Warner w.
Price representing those from
Smyrna. Armistice Day was OBJ
served at each of the six depart
mental meetings held Friday with
a minute of silence at IL o'clock in
memory of those who lost their
lives in the World War. DR.. Franc
is G. Blair delivered a timely adj
dress at the concluding session Fri
day on THE Depression and Our
Schools" DR.. Blair is State super
intendent of public instruction, Ill
inois. Burton P. Fowler, head
master of Tower Hill School, spoke
on "A Bill of Rights for Children
of Delaware" The third address
was Three Great Objectives of
Education" by DR.. Willis A. SUIT
ton, superintendent of Schools, At
lanta, Ga, who also was the prin-
cipal speaker at the dinner Thurs
day night. S. NJ. Stouffer, super
intendent of Wilmington schools,
and president of the association,
presided at the closing session. Dr.
H. V. Holloway, State superintend-
ent of public instruction, and all
departmental presidents and sec
tional chairmen were on the plat
form. A splendid musical program
was presented by the All City Jr.
and Sr. High School Chorus, the
All-City Jr. and Sr. Orchestra, the
Girls Chorus and the High School
Mixed Chorus. The whole program,
Smyrna Teachers declare, was one
of the best yer given.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
WALKERS -DAVID'S
CORNER ROAD
George & Lynch, Dover, Low
est Bidder For the Az Mile
Stretch, ThorOughfare Neck
ROAD IN DUTCH NECK

At the opening of State Highway
bids at Dover last Thursday, George
and Lynch of Dover were the low
est bidders on the proposed traffic
Stag road from Walkers School
House to David's Corner, a distance
of As miles. George and Lynch
was the lowest bidder at S10,920
and the next lowest bid was S10,-
9S4.5O by E. Finley Mixner, Goshen
N. ]. Other bids were Wilson Con-
tracing Company, Wilmington,
S11, ,751.1O; w. w. Truitt, Lincoln
City, Del, $11,438.5O; A. Petrillo
and Company Wilmington, Del,
$11,119; Citro and Vantresca, Will
mington, Del, S11,O78.75. At the
same opening of bids there was
competition for building a traffic
Stag road in Dutch Neck, near
Leipsic, a road 465 miles in length.
George and Lynch, Dover, were
again the lowest bidder, their bid
being 5000. The next lowest com
D6llIOT Was NlLIO O. dnll4SOd VI
Wilmington. Other bidders were
Wilson Contracting Company, VIII
mington, Del, S10,672.15; E. Fin
ley Mixner Goshen, N. j., S9,787;
w. w. Truitt, Lincoln City Del,
S9,731. For widening the State
Highway from FELTON, to Farming
ton, four feet in width and a dis
tance in length of go miles, Wal
ter Roach and Sons, of Georgetown
were lowest bidders at S51 .141.
Other bids were: George and Lynch
of Dover, S56,O50: w w. Truitt,
Lincoln City, Del, $52,167. In Sus-
sex County the Wesley Church
Atlanta road, 2.7O miles of 9-foot
concrete, The Old Line Construc-
ton Company of Chestertown, Nd,
was lowest bidder at S34 ,O50.5O.
For another 9-foot concrete road,
the Independence-Smith Mill Road,
situated in Sussex County, dis
tance of 1.9 miles, Walter Roach &
Sons of Georgetown, was lowest
bidder at S24, ,735. Next lowest was
the Old Line Construction Com
pany at S24 4,804.O0. No awards for
any of the bids were made until
after the engineers had properly
checked over the bids.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16

]. A. Montgomery, a widely
known insurance man, and Leslie
McCallister, a licensed airplane
pilot, were killed shortly after noon
yesterday when a flaming airplane
crashed into tree at Cooper's
Corner. a southern edge of Dover.
The craft, a Travel Air cabin plane,
burst into flames, in mid-air, and
fell like a meteor into timber on
the farm of Frank S. Rowan. The
plane was burning with such in
tensity that it was impossible for
firemen to extricate the bodies
from the wreckage until the fire
was extinguished. Both bodies
were badly charred, but the men
were identified by personal friends
in the Kent County Hospital.
Montgomery, who was 81, was
president of the ]. A. Montgomery
Insurance Co, Inc, of Wilmington,
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
SMYRNA ROTARY
CLUB NEWS NOTES
Rev. ThurlOw Fraser, Penns-
grove, n. j., Talks on In
ternatiOnal Relations
CASE CITED

The Rev. Thurlow Fraser, pastor
of First M. P. Church of Penns-
grove, N. j., addressed the local
club on International Relations.
DR.. Fraser has spent considerable
time in the far East during his
professional career. He masters
two dialects of the Chinece Ian
guage and one of japanese. Two
years as chaplain in a Canadian
regiment in Manchuria enabled him
to disclose many activities of for
eigners in the opposition against
The Manchurians. He said in part
that Manchuria is as large as the
eastern seaboard of the United
States. 1t is rich in its natural re-
sources. The downfall of the
Chinese Empire caused the break
ing down of the Morale of the peo-
pie and ever since chaos has domi-
mated. Their religion remains
about the same as they are very
much united in that respect. Man
churia has been invaded by japan
IN quest Of more territory. c. L.
Harmonson presented DR.. Fraser,
who is President of the Pennsgrove
Rotary Club. Wednesday, Novem-
Der 18th, the club will visit the
Middletown club. Visiting Rotar-
ians: Art Leader of Dover club,
DR.. Fraser Of Pennsgrove, N. j.,
club.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
MUST TREAT SEED
WHEAT FOR SMUT
Farmers Crop Loss May
Amount to Several Thousand
Dollars If Not Controlled
SURVEY IN KENT COUNTY

This is the eighth consecutive
year in which the extension service
of the University of Delaware has
conducted a statewide campaign
regarding the treatment of seed
wheat for the control of stinking
smut, and during this period there
has been a remarkable increase in
the number of bushels of seed
wheat treated with a corresponding
increase in the acreage planted
with treated seed. In order to de-
termine the results of this project
each year a survey is conducted
through the various local dealers
and distributors of dust disinfec-
tants concerning the amount of
these materials sold, and from this
the bushels of seed
wheat treated and the acres plant
ed have been calculated. The two
wheat treatment dusts which are
on the market today include cop
percarb and ceresan, either of
which is recommended to be used
at the rate of two ounces to a
bushel of wheat. In discussing this
subject with the dealers and dis
tributors in Kent county it was
learned that there were 1925
pounds of dust materials used in
this county this fall. This amount
vas sufficient to treat 27,400 BUSH
els of wheat which seeded 1887
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Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
GOLDSBORO HAS
A BOLD ROBBERY
Thieves First Get $500 i'm jew
elry and Cash; Then Cart
Away Cannery Safe
FLEE IN STOLEN CAR

One Of the boldest burglaries, in
which a safe containing $500 worth
of jewelry and cash was looted and
an automobile stolen, took place
over at Goldsboro, Maryland,
early Friday morning while the
residents of this little village slept
officers investigating the burglar
les concluded that when the rob-
bers' car became stuck in the mud
after they had stolen the safe, and
they returned and broke into two
garages to steal another machine
to cart off their loot. Goldsboro
has no night officer. Therefore the
extensive operations of the burg
lars went on unhampered. They
came to Goldsboro in a machine
they had stolen in fredericksburg
from a physician of that town.
They first entered the office of T.
Noble FARRELL, Gamer by side
window Opening the front door
from the inside, they took out the
small safe, containing cash and
jewelry to the extent of about $500.
The burglars then drove into a
woods road of the Goldsboro-
Greensboro highway with the OBJ
vious intention of cracking the safe
there. However, their machine be-
came stuck in the mud. Apparent
ly dissatisfied with their prospects
of opening the safe near the high
way and also of making their get
away, they returned to Goldsboro
and first broke into the garage of
Edwin farrell. His machine was
locked, so they turned their atten-
tion to the garage of ]. Frank Lane
an automobile dealer, where they
stole a used Ford, bearing dealers
license No. 1851. After stealing
this machine they drove back to
their loot; transferred the safe to
the stolen Ford and drove to a
woods section known as Red
Bridges. It was there that they
broke open the safe with tools they
had stolen from Lanes garage
Sheriff Tarbutton, investigating the
robbery, found all of Mr.. Jarrells
valuable papers scattered about the
safe. Only the cash and family
jewelry were missing.
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
LOOT 3 SAFES OF
CASH AND BONDS
Steal Truck at Selbyville and
Then Visit Places Around
Berlin, Maryland
TAKE $4,000 IN BONDS

Burglars, believed to have start
ed out at Selbyvile, in truck they
stole from Bolley Stevenson, pro-
duce dealer, early Saturday morn
ing, perpetrated robberies in three
Worcester county towns, which
netted them S146 in cash and &c.
900 worth of bonds stolen from
three safes. In one safe they over
looked $500 in purse. Their
heaviest loot was at Newark, about
six miles from Berlin, Md, where
the stolen Ford truck bearing the
Delaware license, was seen. At this
town, they entered the garage of
William L. Smith; carted off the
small safe, and at point near
Snow Hill, opened it and took S85
in cash and $4,000 worth of bonds.
1t is not known if the bonds are
The robbers stole the
truck, they are believed to have
used in their robberies, from Stew
enson's garage. 1t is believed that
their first was at Showells, where
they entered the store of Howard
Jarmon. They carted off lannon's
small safe, containing $50 in cash
and some valuable papers. AS yet
the safe has not been found. At
he Office of the Berlin Milling
they opened the safe and /
stole S11 in silver, but overlooked |
/ wallet containing 5000 in cash. 1t
S believed that they continued on
rom Berlin to Newark for their
inal robbery
Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
VOTE XMAS LIGHTS AGAIN
Smyrna Business Men Decide on
Street Lights But No "Kris,

At a meeting of the Smyrna Bus
mess Mems Association at the Fire
Hall Monday evening Elmer Poor
rie, the president, presiding, it was
voted to have the Christmas Street
Lights again this year, and any
other decorations will be left as
usual to store keepers, individuals
and organizations. 1t was deemed
advisable and so voted, to do away
with Santa Claus this year as
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