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Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
INSPECTION OF ALMSHOUSES
Governor Richie Names Commits
sion for Periodical Inspection

Harvey H. Long, a business man
of fredericksburg, has been appoint
ed by Governor Albert c. Richie
a member of the Statewide com
mission to inspect periodically the
almshouses of the counties of
Maryland. Created by the last
General Assembly Of Maryland the
duty of the commission, of which
DR.. George H. Preston, of Balti-
more, State commissioner of men
tai hygiene, is chairman, is to in
vestigate and report to the Cover
nor the condition both of the insti-
utions and the inmates thereof,
so that proper remedial legislation
may be passed at the next session
of the Legislature, if necessary.
The third member of the commits
sion is Mrs. J.Enos Ray, of Prince
George County.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
ESCAPES DEATH IN FALL
@. A. Hastings, Laurel, Member of
Legislature, Falls 40 Feet

Charles A. Hastings, of Laurel,
a member of the Delaware State
Legislature, narrowly escaped
death Friday night when he fell
40 feet from the top Of windmill
where he was working on the farm
of his uncle, T. Thomas Hastings
about two miles from Laurel. Mr..
Hastings had completed his work
with the exception of putting on
one bolt and when he reached for
it, lost his balance and fell. A
rope attached to a block and fall
checked his fall about half of this
distance, but he fell the remaining
distance to the ground. He was
bruised badly about the face and
one hip was thought to be injured,
but an examination indicated that
no bones were broken He receiv-
ed medical attention at the Thorn
as Hastings farm and was brought
to his home.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
Racing Drivers in Dead
Heat, Given Same Fine

Kansas City, Mo.-Two motorists,
accused Of racing through down
town streets, were brought before
Judge Timothy V. Holland.
"Who won the racer" his honor
asked.
ut was tie" the arresting po-
liceman answered. Neither driver
protested the decision.
Prizes, therefore, should be equal,
the judge commented, and the race
should be run again. So he gave
each driver five days and told them
TO compete again, this time in a
wheelbarrow race at the municipal
rock quarry.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
Arizona's Sheep Industry
Valued at $4,000, 600

Phoenix, Aria recent check
up of the sheep business in Arizona
exemplified the fact that large in
dustries grow from humble begin
nings. Arizona's first sheep were
brought in from California in 1875 by
John Clark. He had 5000 head. To
day the sheep and wool business, ex-
elusive of national forest grazing
right and sheep trails through the
mountains, is valued at $10,O00,0O0.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
GUARDSMEN TO GET AWARDS
81 Members of States Organiza-
ton Get Badge for Attendance

81 Members OF States OrganIZa-
ton Get Badge for Attendance
BY command of Governor c.
Douglas Buck through Adjutant
General Weller E. Slower, rs mem
bers of the 198th Coast Artillery,
A. A., Delaware National Guard
from all over Delaware, and seven
members Of Battery A, 261st
Coast Artillery, H. D., Delaware
National Guard, of Laurel, will be
awarded the new type 100 per cent
attendance medals. These medals
are being awarded for 100 per cent
attendance during the calendar
year of 1881. This is the first time
that the new type of medals has
been awarded. The medals which
were designed in accordance with
recommendations of the officers of
the regiment, consist of two bars,
and suspended medal. The top
bar has the words "198th Coast
Artillery printed on it, and the
second bar the year 1887. The
medal is round and across the face
are two crossed cannon barrels,
and in the center, in a small red
medallion, an upright shell. Above
the crossed cannon is the U. S.
Seal, and below, the words 1000
Attendance" The medals will be
awarded on the drill nights of the
various batteries to the winners by
Major Henry @. Ray. commanding
officer of the First Battalion, and
Major S. B. I. Duncan, command
ing officer of the Second Battalion.
The medals are awarded, the order
states, to promote efficiency of the
Delaware National Guard as re-
ward to the members of the or
ganization who have given so
generously Of their time in the
cause Of national defense" En-
listed men only are eligible. They
must have attended all of the
drills prescribed for the respective
organizations during the calendar
year. When the records indicate
five years perfect attendance, not
necessarily in success, a silver
medal will be awarded. Silver
bars will be awarded to the holder
of silver medals under the same
conditions as for single yearly at
tendance medals. A gold medal
will be awarded for 10 years of
perfect attendance. The order is
to be read to all organizations on
their regular drill nights after it
is received and when the medals
are presented. Colonel John PIE
Fevre, commanding officer, will see
that suitable arrangements will be
made by a field officer for the
award of the medals. Colonel
George A. Schulz, executive offic-
er, will probably assist in the pres
entations.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20

funny stories kept the guests in an
uproar all the time. The evening
was brought to a climax by vaude-
vile. One professor made clay
figures and received a great big
hand. Then a Spaniard entertain
ed by telling jokes, playing the
harmonica and two other queer
looking instruments which he him
self did not know the names of.
The third act was a magician, who
did sleight of hand tricks with
cards and couldn't be fooled by Mr..
Charles Vaney, Mr.. Don Holzmuel-
Ter, or anyone in the audience. Sew
eral boxes of candy were then CIV
en- away by lottery and the fifty
fifth anniversary dinner of the l..
d. Caulk Company was brought to
a triumphant close.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
TWO NEGROES ARE HELD IN
ATTACK ON SHORE MERCHANT
ROBBERY THOUGHT MOTIVE
FOR ASSAULT ON Nj. NORRIS
Bridget0n, Md, Merchant Struck
Over Head With Baseball Bat
Suffers Severe Scalp Wounds

Joe Groce, 21-year-old negro,
was committed to the Denton Jail
Saturday on suspicion in connec-
ton with an assault and attempted
robbery Friday night on Martin
Norris, 6S, a merchant at Bridge
town, Md. Bill Pierce, another
negro, was committed to the same
Jail Friday night following his ar
rest by Caroline county author
tiles. Pierce was also arrested on
suspicion. Friday night, while pre-
pairing to close his store, Mr.. Nor
ris went to the door to look out
as was his custom. AS he went
out the door someone approached
him and struck him on the head
with heavy blow and he fell on
the ground Mr. Norris was not
made unconscious, although he
suffered severe scalp wounds. He
managed to call to his wife, who
was in the house adjoining the
store, and Sheriff Quincy Tarbut-
ton, of Caroline county, and his
deputy, Salisbury Sparks, were
notified. Mr.. Norris was taken to
a nearby physician, where nine
stitches were required to close
the wounds in his head. He also
suffered shock from the attack,
but was able to open his store Sat
urday morning. Sheriff Tarbutton
Deputy Sparks and eight men
from Ridgely, who had been sum
moned to search for the assailant,
surrounded the home of Groce who
had been seen in the neighborhood
of Mr.. Norris store earlier in the
day. He was found to be out,
however, and could not be located
Pierce, who had been seen with
him, was placed under arrest and
taken to Denton Jail awaiting the
arrest of Groce. Groce has been
held before on charges of forgery
and is said to have police record.
Robbery was seen as the motive
for the assault, as Mr.. Norris car
ries large sums of money daily. He
conducts a banking service for the
people of the community, cashing
farmers checks, and banking for
a number of residents. Mr.. Norris
is believed to have been struck
over the head with a baseball bat,
which was taken from his store by
one of the negroes earlier in the
day Mr. Norris has kept the
baseball bat in the store for more
than 40 years, using it to put
against his door to keep it shut
when he left the store for only a
short time, but after one of the
negroes left the place it was miss
ing. Mr. Norris believes he was
struck with the bat. A cap which
Mr.. Norris wore at the time he
was struck is believed to have
saved him from serious injury 1t
is believed that the assailant had
planned to knock him unconscious
and rob him, but the assailant was
frightened off by Mr. Norris call
to his wife. Mr. Norris did not
see his assailant, and was unable
to tell whether he was white or
colored. Mr.. Norris conducts a
general merchandise store at
Bridgetown, several miles from
Ridgely, on the northern highway
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
Find Skull of Dog
100000 Years Old

Berkeley, Calif-University of
California scientists have just gath
cred evidence that a primitive form
of dog, the "Borophagus Littoralis,"
the skull of which was about s
inches in length, was living in Cali
fornia about 100000 years ago.
The skull, which was found at
Croker Springs, represents not only
the earliest fossil of the canine fam
ly found in the West but is new
species not yet reported elsewhere.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
HALL AT LAUREL BUN
Blaze of Unknown Origin DsI
Most of Buildings Col1

Blaze of Unknown Origin D.
Most of Buildings COlhl
Gibson's Hall, located q
Seventh Street at Laurl '
stroyed by fire THURSDAY Eig
origin being unknown. z
Gibson, owner Of the "
which is used as a Lodge Z
place, dance hall and I'd
center, said there had a-
heater fire in the building 4
past two weeks. Gibson. q
with a number Of 0thsE z
had been in the hall T1lX
ternoon preparing for a d2lI
was to have been given I
night. The Laurel FHs Y
aided in checking the Ez
flames to other buildings
Of the furniture. including z
tables was saved. bu- x
building and most Of u y y
were a total loss. The 017
large two story frame dl- !
! bio blaze and attracts I
from many miles aIOll-
partially covered oy lDs4-'-
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
Find Gold Ring in Snake
Killed in Clothes Box

Axtell, Kan.-To discover snake
in a clothes box and later find a
gold ring in the reptile was the ex-
perience of Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Con-
able. Mrs. Conable found the snake
when she put her hand in box TO
take out some clothing. Her hus-
band killed it, then cut it to pieces.
A fattened ring fell out of the
body. 1t was brought to a jewelers.
to have 1t rounded.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
RAsKOBS TO STAY O'
poo,1 Corcoran Bought
Tract in y. c. for V'l

Published reports that J '.
Mrs. John j. RaskoO q :
Point Farms, near u,
Nd. had purchased 3 - y
tract and would ersa y ].
hunting lodges in N'ot y, } !.
North Carolina, have o =. \ I
The report stated thai y,
had bought the He e,
cheek places, comp =. =,
acres in the Deep nv, ". / 4
Moore county, ana - :. 4
be developed as a =, --r,s
with spacious hunllls u,r,.i
was learneu no. r..k on
been purchased " s..o,istS.
for many year, 81
Mr.. Raskob, pu' "a pY,sb
private invesuilsu,' frsOai;sI
Mrs. Raskob hass i yrt1
joyed hunting trlps Psst I
DINA. Their Plo lone ! 10 y
contains more 'li'D
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
CANAL DFFPFVIVp i n
FUTURE LOOMS M
ENGINFFP,S !,
REPORT on An
NtEDED n
hubert Z. Houston =,
member Of Hou>e J. Va q Hotei
Harbors Cor, MN Sfs

Widening and 5e.,
Chesapeake and ~
long advocated T. Dsaaa, .,
terests ana the nss, aara. a
ion served By the sS Ds.. q
60 as a prospect II n
with the reques. a.. W. "a. .
ers and FIarbors c r,.aes VI
House to the CHI 5'.i.'ai't' n
determine "jf ~. ~ Ia I,
are necessary Il A'.'a \
itate the present S. i. y n
traffic in the canal a"a p at'2 D.
l. Brown U. S. &c., oo.': b
Wilmington d.strja, ~, II, Z Il
report and should .,' w . b
ure be warranted u
ordered by The Hogss z pr
determine what jr71,, .--s- q
any should By urds y.y.''as b
pointed oaa that il Ca,s q
approve the pr9tec. + 2
deepen the cana w h
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
Stations S Minutes Apart

Portland, Me.-Two stations of
the Maine central railroad, Lewis
ton Upper and Lewiston, lower, are
only five minutes walk apart. Yet
to go from one to the other by rail
one has to travel nearly so miles.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
Fish Had Human Teeth

Pecos, Texas.-Sheriff E. b. kiser
is exhibiting q mounted fish with
two teeth resembling those of hui
man being. He said he found dog
dragging the fish near the Peeos
river.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
Tea PARTY Stamp Exhibited

Memphis, Tenn.-The stamp that
caused the Boston Tea Party" was
exhibited here recently during the
American Philatelic society's con
vention. 1t was an authentic copy
of the British tax stamp Of 1865.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
tJ,.ybsa
Valuable ,,ohs
Honeybees are g

Honeybees are -. 4 tbitt1
pollinating II u. !. kept ~
sections they are for be \
pose rather Inau STATE bs n
ton Of honey orseop 2
lists say that IL ,oeipg s1s
a good honey ,bat bee y
been es, sro times more
fruit growers
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
DEA1-hAhNA PRESS yEI
Wen'leih Annual Meeting \
iiiliiS loll IN Saturday, jam.

Twentieth Annual Meeting
mington on SATURDAY. H.. I
The twentieth annua me-,
the Delmarva Press Assr,,
organization comprising II,
publishers and editors 81,
insula, win be held in i.
Biltmore Wilmington. 4
day, January 30. The -
open at 1920, with 4 brs,.'
sion al which time thu
an election Of officers Il,
suing year Luncheon VIII
ed at / o'clock. An -,
program is being prsDsr
liam D. Bratton. edj,~
Cecli county News is rEY
dent of the association ami /,
James G. Wickes. editor
Delaware State News. D7,
vice president. The d.
Press Association was M,
June a, 1911 at the Ho-s i
the day following a bar11s J
by the Chamber of C0mm:g
newspaper publishers AMI
of the Peninsula. The q
membership Of y has !
steadily until there are mi
than go.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20

/ Dy Ine same, w lilldIu Dn1HleI dAN
Miss Rachel Lindale, all of Kent
County, Delaware.
Jones-Steele. BY the Rev. J. L
Vallandigham, D. D., Clarence z
Jones, of New Castle county, Del.
aware, and Emma G. Steele, daugh,
ter of Mr.. Robert H. Steele, Of
Cecil County, Md.
Crawford-Davis. At the resi-.
dence of the brides father, Jan,
uary Bird, by Rev. w. w. Reese, E
N. Crawford, M. D., and Miss Belle
S. Davis, daughter of John w. Da.
Wis, Esq, both of Cecil County
Md.
Deaths. Hallman-January IL
at Smyrna Landing, Mary E.
daughter of Samuel F. and Annie
E. Mailman, aged ] year and
month.
Wright January 18th, in this
town, Harry W., son of William P
and Mary E. Wright, aged S
months.
Fowler January 18th, near
Smyrna, Elias B. Fowler, aged 66
years.
Wright-January 18th, near
Thomas Corner, Robert w. Wright
in his 18th year.
Dawson January 18th near De
laney's Church, James Dawson,
aged So years.
Brown December Both at the
residence of her son, Joseph Brown
in Talbot County, Md, Mrs. Mary
Brown, widow Of the late Thigh
man Brown, of Kent County, Del
aware, aged so years, 5 months
and 26 days.
Catts-Near Bay View, January
9Th, Rachel, wife of Stephen Cats,
aged 60 years and % days.
Burton-In Dover, January 4th,
Eula May Burton, aged Is years
and 4 months.
Personals. Rev. S. L. Gracey,
of Boston, made a flying visit to
his relatives in our town on Wed
nesday afternoon last, preached in
the evening in the M. E. Church
and left on the early morning train
for Philadelphia, where he had been
called to attend the funeral of a
friend.
John w. Oliver, Esq, Of the
Yonker's Statesman, who has been
recuperating for the past five or
six weeks near this town, left on
Saturday morning for Yonkers.
with his wife, much improved in
health.
B. A. HAZEL left on Monday for
a five months trip through the
West and South.
Miss Sue r. Colt left on Monday
for a visit to her friend, Mrs. Helms
E. Foster, Madison, N. j.
Mrs. James S. Moore, of Dover,
has been visiting her father, VIII
liam Sharp, of this town.
William H. Holding and sister,
Annie, for some months past re
siding at Tunis' Mills, near Easton,
Md, are on a visit to their former
home and friends.
DR.. Todd, of Allentown, Pa, was
the guest of Rev. Mr.. Martindale
last week.
Miss Sallie Savin, of Leesburg,
n. j., is visiting relatives in this
town.
Benjamin F. Burton, of George
town, is visiting E. r. Sipple.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles t. Rick
ards of Denton, Md, are guests Of
B. V. Weldon.
Miss Edith H. Bell has returned
from Darlington Seminary at West
Chester, Pa, the school closing
last week because Of the prevail
ence of scarlet fever among the
students.
nOUER 7 EvTvTEyR
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
DOVER LETTER

Mr.. John Carrow has purchased
the stock of Kent's furnishing
goods, that formerly belonged to
the late A. ]. Taylor and on last
Saturday threw open his doors to
the public.
Next Sunday will be Missionary
Day in the M. E. Church here.
Rev. S. L. Baldwin, D. D., late mis-
sionary to China, has been engaged
for the occasion and an interest
ing time is anticipated. On that
day the regular missionary collec-
tion will be taken up in both the
church and Sunday School. Here
tofore the school has always con
tributed largely to the support of
the missionary cause.
DIR. Mcclellan the great Indian
medicine prophet, no doubt has
rather a poor opinion of the Dover
laws. This afternoon while riding
his horse through town faster than
ordinance allows, ne was arrested
by policeman Piles, and taken be-
fore Squire Gooden" who fined
him $500. The doctor very read
lily paid the fine, saying that the
sum was nothing to him. He
claims to be from Texas and wears
his hair well down his back.
On Wednesday there will be
about forty insurance company Of
ficials here. Mr.. Voshell, prophet
or of the Capital Hotel, will furn,
ish dinner for them.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, JAN. 18, 1882
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

1.-THE Smyrna Times has started
TO look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
1t will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more Gag
erly sought and read-Editor.1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
Repnrnsion. Peter Out

The European powers are arguing again about German reparations at the conference in Lausanne. This time there may be last, final, ultimate, conclusive settlement. Emphasis seems necessary to distinguish the present effort from the various final settlements made in the past. At the close of the World War the Allies were talking ot saddling Germany with an indeminity of SI0O,O00, 100000. They were obliged to cut that figure considerably when they got down to brass tacks. The sum they agreed on had to be reduced within few years by the, Dawes plan, and that in turn by the Young plan in 1929. Germany then had paid several billions in one form and another. and was held liable for S9.000,000,000 over a period of half century.
 Now the Allies have given up hope of collecting any such sum over any period whatever. Germany has flatly declared that she will pay no more reparation money. She repudiates the very idea of separations. France, her most relentless creditor, IS try ing to persuade her to make final pay ment of $1,700. 100000 in full of account. disguised as sort of goodwill offering. Germany has expressed willingness to pay about S500,000,000, to be devoted to the economic reconstruction of Europe" which she considers liberal, in view of her own re- construction needs. And the slate may be wiped clean on some such basis
 Thus ends the greatest attempt in history to levy war indemnity. Thus is proved with finality, one would suppose, that no nation in this modern world of related in- terest can win war. Yet the world re- mains on war basis just the same. with armaments bigger and more costly than they were before the Armageddon that brought us all to this plight Why should not that final German payment, whatever it is, be used for universal peace propaganda?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
English Troubles

Things have not been going so we'll in Great Britain lately. Foreign trade is fall- ing off, imports and exports both down sharply. According to London dispatch. nearly all the decline in exports occurred in articles wholly or mainly manufactured. thus showing that the tariff is not having the de- sired effect in stimulating British industries
 It is evident, too, that the depreciation of British currency, which appeared benefit cial the first few months. is no longer operat- ing so favarobly. There is growing dis content with the leheapening of the pound sterling. It is possible that England in the near future will rejoin America and France in upholdng the gold basis, and will use her protective tariff largely for its trading value - to obtain lower tariff rates from other countries through mutual concessions. This is said by many observers to have been Britains real purpose in the first place. -.@ .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
Pity The Poor Lobster

q Maine is starting to pity the poor lobster. But mingled with the emotion of pity is one much more practical. It is that of con- servation. For the lobster industry of Maine ranks next to agriculture in import anee. How many people were aware ot that fact? We'll wager the number is small. Just now Congress IS considering joint resolution introduced by Senator Wallace H. White. Jr.. and Representative John E. Nelson flor the conservation of lobsters' |. This will be accomplished not through de- crease in consumption, but in placing the ban on ''shorts" such as are now imported into this country from Canada
 Shorts are Holsters that have not at- tained length of ten and one-half inches. It is the contention of Maine fishermen and well known shellfish conservatonists that Holsters below this length have never spawned and as a result have had no chance to reproduce SO prolifically as a lobster can and does under normal conditions. The logic is clear. If lobster ten inches or longer can produce four times as many eggs ss an eight inch one, there are going to be many more Holsters in the sea if they are allowed to grow to the longer length.
 We don't blame Maine to take steps to secure federal control of situation which may ruin one of its basic industries If Ccnnectieuts shore line was rock bound and bent into all sorts of fantastic shapes, as is Maine. it would also probably find itself engaged in iobsterng. And if some l2.. 900. 900 pounds of illegal Holsters were i'm. ported into this country from Canada last year with two.ff,hs of them under the legal limit prescribed by Maine state law 'sit can easily be. seen what effect this will eventually have. Maine doesn't want to 1ntsrfsm with Canadas trade in Holsters with the United States but it does want to insist upon khs elimination of all "sh0ts' from ssIss And why not { legal limit in lobstsfs ss well as trout or sny other iishl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07
Here, There And Euerywhere

persons sixty-f1ve years of age and oyer whose incomes are, not enough to support them; second, to en- quire of these persons as to types of assistance needed. The third purpose will be to derive from the information furnished by the per- sons canvassed, suggestions as to the best methods of supply the needed assistance. Rich and poor alike are being questioned and the information is being freely given according to the canvassers.
 Old age is often tragedy. Pow erty dogs the aged who, in their younger years have been able ade- quately to support themselves. In times of unemployment the aged are the first to be discarded. There. fore suffering is great among per-, sons who were once able to make adequate Hvings. Society is called upon to face this question and in Connecticut the commission on old age pensions is gathering material which will soon be available, giv- ing figures and facts as to condi- tions in this state, and making recommendations as. to what should be done. Ff Et
 The recommendations of this commission should be a matter of profoundest consideration. It must be remembered that should Con- necticut adopt a plan for pension ing theaged, burden would fall upon thealready heavily loaded taxpayers which would be grevous. It is agreed that something must be done for theaged. The matter of just what to do now faces Con- necticut. The present system of investigators will mainly address themselves is whether pensions will prove both. more efficient and less