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Evening star., 1932-10-13
SUGAR PLANT RE0PENs.

GARDEN CITY, Kans., October 13
R)-The Garden City sugar refinery
beings operations today, employing $50
men on a 24-hour basis for approx
mately three months.
Joe Stewart, the manager, said the
plant was preparing to receive the larg
est production Of sugar beets in its
history and probably would produce
more than 200, 900, 900 pounds Of sugar.
He added that the quality Of the crop
is slightly below normal, due to lack of
moisture.
Under contracts made by the refinery
with the producers at seeding time,
$3.50 a ton will be paid.
Evening star., 1932-10-13
BALTIMORE UTILITY
PLANNING EXPANSION
Consolidated Gas Co. Seeks Permis-
sion to Purchase Havre
de Grace Firm.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, october 13-In line
with its policy of expansion into all
surrounding territory, the Consolidated
Gas & Electric Light Co. has asked the
Public Service Commission for perrnis-
sion to buy all the stocks and bonds Of
the Havre de Grace Gas g. Electric
Light Co., which serves Hartford County.
The move would represent outright
purchase Of the utility, which is one OF
the States larger power companies.
The cor omission has set October 18
as the date for hearing on the pro-
posed purchase
The price placed on the Havre de
Grace Co., owned by the National Pub
lie Utilities Corporation Of Delaware,
was 100000. The par value Of the cap
ital stock was given In the petition as
SOS, 400 and outstanding bonds, $4,000
Included in the proposed purchase of
the Havre de Grace Co. are $50 shares
OF common stock, no set value, of the
Chesapeake company. also owned by the
Delaware corporation. The Chesapeake
company's natural gas lines run through
Hartford and Cecil Counties
Evening star., 1932-10-13
Miss Europe 1890 Engaged.

Miss Europe 1880, in private life Mile,
Diplarakos, daughter of a barrister OF
Athens, Greece, has announced her en-
gagement to Paul-Louis WELLER, famous
Army pilot. The two are in Paris, where
WELLER is teaching his flancee to fly.
They met on the yacht OF friend IN
the Aegean Sea. Weiller's deeds IN the
Wcrld War won him the Croix de Guerre
with II palms and 2 stars, and other
medals.
Evening star., 1932-10-13
New Firm incorporated.

BALTIMORE, October 13 (SpeciaD -
Bernard D. Snopherd and Lucille F.
Shepherd of Washington and Frank w.
S. Rogers OF Lendover, Md. have in
corporated the Bakers &; Merchants
Protective Association. Inc. Landover,
Md. to engage in t,,s business Of the
selling of credit protective service. the
capital stock consists CT so shares COM
mon stock, no par value.
Evening star., 1932-10-13
Bituminous Coal Production.

NEW YORK. October 13 (P1.-The
National Coal Association. from incom-
plete car-loading reports, estimates btu
minous coM production in the United
States for the week ended october as
about 100000 net tons. The Bureau
of Mines estimated production for the
week ended October l at 6,790,000 tons.
Evening star., 1932-10-13
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, October 13-Cotton
prices were unchanged to 7 points
lower at the opening Of the market
today. Commission house offerings
were heavy in distant months.
Opening prices were: October, 6.63,
off q December, $40. unchanged:
January. $50. off 7; March, $50. off l.;
May, 6.88, off S, and July, 696, off 5.
Evening star., 1932-10-13

Dividend rates In dollars based on last
quarterly or semi-annual payment. 'Ex
dividend. tPartly extra ;Plus Sc In stock.
Payrble in cash or stock Payable in
stock. Adjustment dividend. Plus 81
in stock. Plus 81 in stock h Plus IL
in stock. Plus a. in stock Plus loGe
in stock. N Plus Sc in stock n Plus So in
stock o Paid last year-no regular rate
Evening star., 1932-10-13
CALL LOANS INTEREST
RATE AT ! PER CENT

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 13.-The inter-
est rate on call loans dropped to / per
cent in the New York Stock Exchange
today, as the day-to-day demand loans
were renewed at that figure.
It was the first time the official rate
had fallen that low since May IL, 1881.
Evening star., 1932-10-13
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
NATIONAL BANK,

The following figures are not bids. but
merely represent minimum prices fixed by
the Washington Stock Exchange,
Evening star., 1932-10-13
Washinqton Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric 6Ho pfd.-10 at ITO, 5
at 10912.
Potomac Electric 512% pfd-5 at los,
at 1043..
AFTER CALL.
Georgetown Gas $500 at 10014.
Capital Traction 5s-S1, 900 at 50l2,
81 500 at SOL
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
FARMERS OGROW
BETTER ALFALFA
Increasing Number of Inquir-
les Pleasing to County
Agent r. E. Wilson
LARGER ACREAGE SOWN

If the increasing number of in
quiries being received each year at
the office of county agent Russell
E. Wilson may be considered as an
indication of the interest which
the farmers in Kent county are
showing in the growing of more
and better alfalfa, in all probabil-
ity there will continue to be a
great increase in the acreage seed
ed to this legume during the COM
ing year, as has been the case each
year ever since this alfalfa cam
paign was started in 1927. AL
though the last two weeks in Aug
ust is the recommended time for
seeding alfalfa in this section of
the country, some farmers prefer
to seed their alfalfa with oats in
the spring of the year, and then
cut the oats just before the crop
comes into head. This practice
will give satisfactory results if
there should be enough rainfall to
provide moisture for the young al
falfa when the oat crop is remov-
ed, for otherwise the hot and dry
summer may kill the alfalfa be-
fore it has the opportunity to be-
come thoroughly established. AS
alfalfa will not grow satisfactorily
on soil that is acid, it is very nee
essary that sufficient quantity of
lime be applied to the land before
the seed is sown. In order that
farmers may become informed con-
cerning the proper amount of this
material to use on their alfalfa
fields. they are requesting that
lime requirement tests be made of
their soil, and to date there have
been soil samples taken from sew
eral farms in this county this year
for this purpose. These soil acid
ity tests are made free of charge
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
FOUR ESCAPE SUSSEX PRISON
Farmer, Aroused by Cries of Help,
Finds Warden Locked in Cell
i'm the Georgetown Jail

Locking Warden William Morris
in a cell at the new Sussex county
jail, two and one-half miles from
Georgetown, last night, four
prisoners escaped. They have not
been captured. The warden was
released from the cell in which he
had been locked after a farmer had
heard cries of the prisoners, upon
investigating, he found Morris
locked up and notified Sheriff Lo-
renzo w. Birmingham. The men
who escaped about 9 o'clock, were
James and Frank Dickerson, sent
enced Monday to three years in Jail
and ten lashes each on April %
for stealing chickens; Thomas Ca
hall, Jr., of Selbyville, charged
with embezzlement of from 500
to S40O from Elbert w. Lynch and
held for trial at the June term of
court, and George Coffin, of Phil
lipsburg, charged with stealing
chickens from H. B. Mitchell and
sentenced to one year in Jail. All
the men who escaped are white
and comparatively young men.
Warden Morris had locked up
about % prisoners who had been
in the corridor of the Jail but had
not placed the four men who es-
capped and a sick man in cells. One
of the men who escaped called the
warden and told him that a man
named Moore was seriously i'll.
Morris leaned over Moore to feel
his pulse when James Dickerson
seized him about the arms. At
the same time Frank Dickerson
took the keys from the warden and
ordered him to a cell. The warden
asked that his twelve year old son
Lacey be locked up with him. This
request was granted. The warden
and his young son were locked in
the cell and then the four men
made their escape
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
AIR LINE SERVICE
DOWN STATE SOON
Passenger Mail Service Plan
ned Wilmington to Sails
bury and Other Points
MIGHT STOP AT DOVER

Following the conference last
men and Representatives of Air
Service, Inc, of New Castle, plans
for an air mail, express and pas
senger service from Wilmington to
Salisbury and other points on the
Peninsula, loomed as an early pos
sibility. Dover, the capital of the
State of Delaware, might be the
first stop. A flying field near the
center of Salisbury nearer than
Hebron Airport is being sought.
When this is procured and other
preliminary operating arrange
ments completed, the operations
will be started, the company repre-
sentatives said. Bellanca Field
near Wilmington would be the 9TH
er terminal. Application will be
made to the Post Office Depart
ment at Washington for the air
mail contract between Wilmington
and Salisbury and probably con-
tinuing to Philadelphia, where air
mail connections to all parts of the
country could be effected through
the Eastern Air Transport The
passenger service would be a feed
er for the Ludington Line now op-
Grating several planes daily be-
tween New York and Washington
with stops at Philadelphia, Viii
mington and Baltimore. The air
mail service to Salisbury would ex-
pedite transportation and delivery
for many Eastern Shore towns.
From the local post office star
routes are established to Parsons
burg, Pittsville, Willards, Whaley-
vile, st. Martins, Berlin, Hebron,
Mardela, Vienna, Quantico, White
Haven, Vivalve, Jesterville, Wetip-
quin, Nanticoke and Clara Air
Service, Inc, is already an operat-
ing concern and will ask this COM
munity only for patronage of its
service, the chamber committee
was informed. Potential landing
fields on the Delmar, Mt. Hermon
and Ocean City roads have been
inspected
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
REGIONAL PLANNING VIEWS
Calls For a Railroad Tunnel Under
Delaware River From Philadelphia

The fifth section of the Regional
Planning Federation's report on a
regional planning project covering
the next fifty years and affecting
the Tri-State District of Delaware,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Wis
ions a railroad tunnel under the
Delaware River with co-ordinated
operation of Pennsylvania and
Reading railroad trains to the sea
shore direct from Philadelphia. The
reprt is the result of studies made
by the Regional Planning Fedora
tion with headquarters at 1920
Walnut street, Philadelphia, with
in the metropolitan area of Phila-
delphia, covering 1855 square miles
in the States of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware. In another
fifty years it is estimated that the
daily number of one-way travels
over all methods of transportation
within the tri-State area will ex-
ceed 100000, nearly twice the
present total, shown by the survey
to be approximately 100000.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
STATES SCHOOL
STAFF RENAMED
DIR. H.V. Holloway and Entire
Staff of Executives Re-
elected for Another Year
SAFETY GLASS IN BUSES

The entire staff of executives and
other employees of the State Board
of Education headed by DR.. H. Y.
Holloway, State Superintendent Of
Public instruction were reelected
for the next school year at a meet
ing of the State Board of Educa-
tion Friday afternoon in Dover.
Warner w. Price, the Smyrna
member on the Board, attended.
Consideration of the report made
on the demonstration school at
Georgetown by the teachers who
have visited it, was to have been
considered, but action was post
poned until Monday, when the
board meets in Wilmington It is
understood that there is consider
able criticism Of the school in the
report. There was some discussion
of rules for summer schools and
slight changes were made. A rule
was passed that secretarial work
ers in public schools must be grad
yates in a commercial school equal
to the commercial course in the
public schools and may, or may moi
be members of the school family.
They must be at least 18 years old.
A request was made that the old
schooIhouse at Lincoln City be Civ
en- to the community association
as a meeting place and the trans
fer will be made. The old building
has already been moved from the
old schol site. It was ordered that
the school buses used by the State
be equipped with non-shatterable
glass to prevent accidents in case
glass is broken The building com
mission of the Lord Baltimore
School met and asked for some
slight changes
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
MARYLAND BANK
OFFICERS JAILED
Vice-PreSident Closed Colds
bOro Institution Gets Eight
Years and Cashier Four
MADE FALSE ENTRIES

While large crowd of former
depositors jammed the courtroom
] at Denton, Md, Robert FARRELL. Jr.,
vice president of the closed Colds
boro, Md, Bank, and B. Ross Dull
ing, cashier, were sentenced to jail
Monday. FARRELL, who is the faith
er of seven children and member
of a family widely-known in this
section, was sentenced to eight
years in the State penitentiary,
and Duling was given four years.
The sentencing came within three
hours after they pleaded guilty to
charge of making false entries
in the banks books. Assistant
Attorney General Charles Ander-
son, special prosecutor, said the
two had embezzled between SIS, 900
and $4,000 during Is years. Both
were blamed with causing the in
to close its doors last Oc-
tober. Judge William H. Adkins
said he was Withholding the max
imum sentence on FARRELL inasmuch
as he took entire blame. Duling
was described as having been led
by FARRELL. The latter had been an
employee of the bank 16 years.
FARRELL, who is 55, still has to an
swer to ten other indictments,
forgery.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
SMYRNA ORATOR
IN STATE FINALS
lsadore HandlOff, Who Won
Local and County Contest
Comes Out 3rd i'm State
MILLSBORO GIRL FIRST

In the annual state oratorical
and defamation contests held Fri
day in the Auditorium of Murphy
School, Dover, between students
representing schools in all three
counties, Miss Helen Williams. of
the Millsboro High School, daugh-
ter of State treasurer and presi-
dent of the Delaware State Board
Of Education, George S. Williams,
was winner Of the first prize of
S25 in the oratorical contest. Her
subject was Washington Contri-
button to the Ages" Miss Will
liams, won the first prize in the
defamation contest last year. The
second award of SIS was made to
Edwin Hineman, of Claymont High
School, whose subject was Wash
ington and Peace" The third
award of $40 was made to Isadore
Handloff, Of Smyrna High School,
his subject being Crisis. The
other contestants included: Charles
P. Spicer, Of Georgetown High
School, subject, Washington and
Our Constitutional Government" /;
Margaret Roe, of Caesar Rodney
High School, Camden-Wyoming,
subject, Discussion on Washing
tons farewell address; Carrie
Stewart, Claymont High School,
Washington, the Soldier and
Statesman" and Ernestine Davis
Smyrna High School. The judges
included: David A. Ward, super
intendent of schools in Chester, Pa;
Frank A. Livingwood, Washington
College, Chestertown, Nd, and
Mrs. Lucy Bennett, of Salisbury,
Md, Normal School. The winner
of the defamation contest was
Miss Jessie Morris, of Lewes, who
received the first prize of S25. The
subject of her defamation was
''The Congo" The second prize of
SIS was won by Miss Anna Litz,
of Claymont. Her subject was
The Closing Day Program" There
was tie for the third prize of SO
and it was divided between Miss
Josephine Hanson, of Caesar Rod
ney School, whose subject was
Last Night When You Kissed
Blanch Thompson" and William
Jones of Selbyville, whose subject
was "The WoodOetter of SersaiI-
les"
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
TO PRESERVE NATURAL BEAUTY
AND RESOURCES OF DELAWARE

Governor G. Douglass Buck has
set aside this week to be known
as Conservation Week, and the
conservation committee of the Will
mington Garden Club, through its
chairman, Mrs. John P. Nields, has
suggested that the teachers in the
schools of the State plan to take
up various phases of the work on
each day of the week. not attempt
ing to replace the regular program
of the schools, but to fit into the
work of the day. A slogan pro-
posed for this week is'tBe Proud of
the Natural Beauties and Resourc-
es of Our Delaware" Conserva-
tion is the outcome of appreciation
and it is such appreciation we wish
to stress in our work. Tomorrow
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
DRIVE AUTO WITHOUT SLEEP
Jack Derby Wins Endurance Test
at Georgetown; Gets $500

Dare Devil Jack Derby, of Vir-
ginia, on Saturday afternoon con-
cluded his endurance record of
driving an automobile for 100
hours, day and night, without sleep
between Georgetown and Berlin,
Md. Derby entered the machine
Tuesday afternoon, April 5, at 1.30
and throughout the 100 hours,
without stopping for a wink Of
sleep, drove the machine He fin
ished his endurance drive at
Georgetown on Saturday afternoon
at $50. Derby, it is stated, re-
ceived $500 for the drive. ana
during the week covered many
thousands of miles. For the last
two days he drove the car with his
head resting on a pillow and had
a trained nurse with him. He was
fastened to the machine with
only one hand and arm
free. Hundreds of people have
him driving.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
WARN FARMERS
TO KILL PESTS
Big Increase i'm Dreaded In
sects Due to MildnesS of
Winter Over Large Area
URGE USE POISON SPRAY

A stubborn battle with dreaded
insect pests faces the country's
farmers this year and the advant-
age at present is all with the in
sects. For almost three years the
pests have been favored by unus-
ually warm weather and wide
spread drought. Thus entrenched,
they are ready to come forth with
the Spring to reap heavy toll
which may take millions from
farm incomes. The Agriculture
Department, at Washington, D. G.,
disturbed at the prospect is send
ing out call to arms-for early,
active and unceasing fighting to
bring the bugs under control. Cold,
wet Spring weather may aid in re-
ducing the attack on wheat, corn,
tobacco, fruit and vegetable. 9th
erwise poison must be used freely.
The greatest menace is that of
grasshoppers in the Northwestern
plains where last year they an
initiated every growing thing. a
survey in Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa,
Colorado, Wyoming and oMntana,
say agriculture officials, shows
eggs by the millions and billions
ready to hatch out a new devastat-
ing horde. They are bound to be
numerous even if cold weather at
the time of Matching should deci-
mate them. Nearly 81 100000 has
been asked of Congress to fight
them. The corn borer, the corn
earworm and the Hessian fly have
been aided by the mild Winter,
while other insects, ranging from
the chinch bug to the vegetable
weevil have survived in great num-
oers and already are doing dam
age.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
APRIL TERM OF KENT COURT
Fifteen Divorce Cases Including
One From Smyrna to Be Heard

The calendar of civil causes and
arguments to be heard at the April
term of County Court converting
April 1S, shows a list of 20 civil
cases and Is arguments. OF the
argument list nine are divorce cas-
es. Fifteen divorce cases listed to
be heard follow: Frederick J.
Brown from June Massey Brown;
Pearl Dill Warren from Andrew
Warren: James Graham Scott
from Augusta Campbell Scott; Dee
A. Douglas Herrod from Thomas
S. Herrod; Hettile L. Hall from
Thomas p Hall; Mildred L. Smith
from Stanley P. Smith; Madeline
Lank from Willard H. Lank: Olivia
B. Pullman from John T. Pullman;
William r. knight from Hilda E.
knight. The only case of the above
to be contested is that of
Frederick H. Brown from June
Massey Brown of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Ralph III. Waller, World War Vet
eran, Dies at His Home i'm Clay
ton After a Weeks Illness

Ralph H. Waller, a World War
veteran, died at his home at Clay
ton on Saturday after an illness of
one week with pneumonia. He was
the son of Mrs. Lula Haynes Wal
Ter of Clayton and the late William
Waller and was SO years of age.
Mr.. Waller saw active service in
the World War, serving in the
most important battles, and was
both gased and shell-shot. He was
wounded once. He was an active
and most enthusiastic member of
the David G. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, of this town, a
member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and also of Disabled Veter-
ans of Amerca. The David C. Har-
rison Post, No. IA, American Leg
ion, paid their last respects and
tribute as a guard of honor and
held their military funeral service
at the grave. A guard of honor
also stood at attention at the bier
during the services at the home.
He leaves to mourn his death his
mother, Mrs. Lula Haynes Waller
and his grandmother, Mrs. William
Haynes. Funeral services were
held at his late residence at Clay
ton yesterday afternoon, Tuesday,
at 1.30 o'clock and interment was
made at Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Smyrna. Rev. Q. w. Spry and
Rev. Adams officiated.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13

Thursday, a meeting in the interest
of conservation was held in the
House of Representatives. Dover.
Mrs. Luis j. F'rancke, of the North
hore Garden Club, Long Island,
was the speaker, using as her
topic Mature Study as Taught in
the Schools" Other speakers in
cluded DR.. H. V. Holloway, secre-
tary of the State Board of Educa-
ton; w. S. Taber, head of the
State Forestry Department; Will
lard Springer, a member of the
State forestry committee. and Mrs.
Macmillion Hopes, president of
the Garden Club of Wilmington.
Conservation Week closes with Ar
Dor Day to be observed next Fri
day, April Is.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
CHAIN STORE TALK
Grocerymen Attend Meeting Spon-
sored by Layton & Company, Dover

Layton q Company OF Dover,
sponsored a meeting of grocery
men at the Twentieth Century
Club at Smyrna last evening at
which Mr.. Lee Layton, presided.
The meeting was called to place
the proposition of forming vol
untary chain system among the
stores representing their products
in Delaware and Eastern Shore of
Maryland. No conclusions were
reached, the subject being merely
brought before the merchants
to see how they felt about joining
such movement. Grocerymen
were present from all parts of the
state of Delaware and parts of
Maryland. Those from Smyrna to
attend the meeting were William
C. Roe, Davis H Bell, and Gardi
ner w. Ford.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
ROTARY CLUB NEWS
Prof. C.. w. w. SchntZ Elected
President of Club for Coming Year

Prof. C. w. w. SchntZ Elected
President of Club for Coming Year
The Smyrna Rotary Club at their
weekly meeting last Thursday ev-
ening, elected the following officers
for the coming year: President, c.
w. w. Schantz; Vice President,
Davis H. Bell; Secretary, r. H.
Denney; Treasurer, John c. Man
nering; Directors, j. Edwin Will
son and Elmer P Corrie. In the
program arranged for the meeting,
Rotarians had the pleasure Of
hearing the winner of the Kent
County Defamation and Oratori-
cal Contest. The winners this
year, Miss Ernestine Davis and Mr..
Isadore Handloff, were presented
by Professor G. w w. Schantz
Miss Davis defamation Truly
Mother" was enthusiastically re-
ceived by the club; Mr.. Handloff's
Grafton The Crisis was delivered
very clear and symbolized the type
of professionalism The club vot-
ed to Miss Davis and Mr.. Handloff
their thanks.
Smyrna times., 1932-04-13
CONTESTS AT LAKE COMO
Ralph G. FAIRIES Secures Swimming
Instructor for Month of June

Instructor for Month of June
Ralph G. FAIRIES met with the
Delaware State Life Saving Com
mittee at Dover at the State
House Friday night with Chairman
c. w. Kadel presiding and the fol-
lowing representatives from lower
Delaware present: Ralph G. FAIRIES,
Smyrna; Miss Martha Good, State
Y. w. c. A. secretary; S. NJ. Wood
head, scout field representative;
George G. Livingston, Dover; c. E.
Garvine, director physical educa
ton, Wilmington Y. w. CA :, and
A. NJ. Potter. AS it has been for
the past six years, swimming and
life saving campaign will be con-
Quoted this year in lower Della
ware. 1t was decided that the
campaign would begin June 20 and
end during the week of July 5.
Two instructors will be used during
the coming season, namely: Paul
Adams and Arthur M. Potter. The
State life saving championships
will be held at Laurel, Saturday,
July 9. Following is the schedule:
Dover-w week of June 20. Middle
town week of June 20. Smyrna
and Milford week of June 27.
Lewes and Laurel of July 5.