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The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11
METEOR
DISPLAY IN HEAVENS

Philadelphia, Aug. g. (AP)-
Tiny, blazing chips of the same
sort of stuff which some astron-
omers believe hit the planet
Saturn to make its giant new
white spot, will fly across the
sky Thursday night.
These chips are the annual
showers of Perseid meteors.
There greatest profusion is due
Friday between midnight and
dawn Saturday. But after mid
night Thu rsday, Saturday and
Sunday, where skies are clear,
astronomers say they should
be visible at the rates of 10 to
15 an hour. Friday nights
hourly count may double this.
They appear in the Northeast
sky.
The Perseids are so small
that not one has been recorded
as ever striking the earth. AS
tronomers rekon their sizes as
ranging from that of wheat
grains to peas or marbles. But
these chips blaze so intensely
they are easily visible at the 60
mile altitude where they burn
to dust.
BY analysis of hundreds of
fallen meteors picked up on
earth, astronomers conclude
that the Perseids are bits of
either stone or iron. One or
the other of these substances
composes the bulk of each mef
teor so far found.
So the theory that Saturn s.
new spot is a dust cloud bigger
than the earth made by impact
with a meteor postulates that
this big bump was made by the
same sort of stone or iron that
pelts the earth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

A large number of those who
partook of the picnic luncheon
at the Casa Grande Ruins We'd
nesday evening became very i'll
from ptomaines poisoning it is
thought, but no serious results
were reported by the attending
physicians.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Mrs. Y. G.. White and daugh-
ter have returned from their
eastern trip and will be located
in Phoenix for the present.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

We are indebted to Mr.. and
Mrs. B. G. Letzring for a nice
lot of White Wings, which made
Us a delicious dinner. They
are generously dividing their
game among friends which is
appreciated.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Dan Dulan, proprietor of
Dams Cafe was quite seriously
burned about the side and arm
last Friday with acid. He was
cleaning the coils of a compress
sor. While painful the burns
did not lay him up.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Taylor
of Cove Ranch were in Coolidge
lastFriday and visited a short
time at we editors home.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

TO insure receiving yourl933
Tax Notice, send your address
to A. L. Bartlett, tax collector,
Florence, Arizona. wv
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Of Coolidge

S. E. SPARKS, Pastor
Sunday School =. 10 a. m.
Morning Worship :. IL a. m.
b. Y. T. U.--...-7:00 p. m
Evening Worship ---.. 500
Your presence appreciated.
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and equally harmless. They
are a new means of studying
the mysteries of space.

First Methodist Church
Clyde O. Galbreath, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Morning Worship, lI:0O
Epworth League, ZOO
Evening Worship. 500
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

r. D. Cochran, who, with his
family has been visiting at Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, the psst two
months returned to Coolidge
Sunday night. Mrs. Cochran
and children will return later.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Mr.. George Armstrong and
family, Mr.. l.. L. Stiles and
family drove to Oracle last
Saturday spending the night
there and returning Sunday via
Aravapa Canyon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Mrs. J. J. Jones and daugh-
ter Martha, have returned to
Coolidge from their vacation
trip at Rodeo and Cave Creek,
New Mexico.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Mrs. Jessie Luthy spent few
hours last Monday in Florence
having dental work done.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Miss Alice Roche is visiting
friends in Phoenix.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Mrs. Mildred Hendry and
daughter Katherine returned
Thursday from Ocean Beach
California where they spent two
months enjoying the ocean
breezes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11

Deputy Sheriff Asa Gardner
and wife with their daughter
Mary left by car to Fort Grant
where Mrs. Gardner and Mary
will make and extended visit.
Asa returning in a few days.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-11
COOLIDGE IMMUNITY
CHURCH

Rev. Earl M. Ward, Pastor.
Preaching at II a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
intermediate aud Senior Endeav
1880 p. ID.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
ROAD WORK TO
START EARLY
Eighteen Projects in Relief
Work Plan To Be Started
With Federal Aid
AWAIT FEDERAL WORD

The State Highway Department
will begin at once to plan the is
work-relief projects, six for each
county, which according to word
received from Washington, will be
financed in the proportion of 65
per cent relief funds and So per
cent Federal aid funds to the
states. This was the announce
ment yesterday by w. w. Mack,
chief engineer of the State High
way Department. It is understood,
Mr.. Mack said, that the Govern
ment is cooperating in this work
with the stipulation that such road
work be done as nearly as posi-
bic by hand, so that the benefits
may accrue to labor, providing
employment for men out of work.
AS little as possible will be spent
on tools and materials, he said.
The State is to use relief funds in
this made-work program. AS to
the projects themselves, Mr.. Mack
said he could not say definitely
until they are selected and the
plans for them are completed. He
said that the idea was to have
everything in readiness so that
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
NO MILK RISE TO
DAIRY FARMERS
Dealers Have Refused To Ac-
cept Plan Set Forth For
24-Cent Increase
CALL HARRINGTON MEET

Dairy farmers of Smyrna Clay.
ton and all others in the Philadel.
phia milk shed area will not re-
ceive the "a cents per hundred in
crease which they were led to ex-
pect by an announcement of Sec
rotary Wallace October 26. the in
crease to have become effective as
of October Is. The dealers have
refused to accept the suggested
price adjustments in the code
which would allow the farmer "a
cents more than the price of
$3.50 for per cent butterfat milk
delivered at a milk terminal in
Philadelphia. Many farmers are
bitterly disappointed, as the A.A.
A. had intimated at that time that
an understanding had already
been reached with the dealers. The
dealers, however, will not accept
the price adjustments giving the
farmer "a cents more, unless the
code and the Government will pre-
vent the chain stores from selling
milk over the counter, cash and
carry" at a cent less than the
dealers charge on the doorstep.
The chain stores claim they can
pay the farmers as much as the
dealers and still afford to sell milk
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
'BLACKBIRD NOT
TO JOIN SMYRNA
Voters of Blackbird School
District Vote Is to sc To
Have Their Own School
NO CONSOLIDATION NOW

Blackbird, Nov. Is. = Voters of
Blackbird School District, No. SO,
at a special election at the school
building, Saturday, voted down the
proposition of consolidation of the
Blackbird district with the Smyr-
ma special school district by the
vote of rs to SO. The election was
conducted by members of black
bird School Board and most all of
the electorate of the district re-
sponded to the call of the refer
endum. Workers for both sides
were very active for several
weeks. The present Blackbird
school is a frame structure, one
room, one teacher type, erected in
1892 tc replace an old school built
in 1860 which still stands and now
occupied as a dwelling, one half
mile south of Blackbird. The
first school at Blackbird was built
in/ 1916 and the community has
had school continuously since that
time. Approximately "a children
attend the present school and the
set forth that with so
few the children of the district
could easily be transported by bus,
the six miles distance, and get the
of the best in education
the Smyrna Special District
Schools could offer and at a saving
in cost per pupil over retaining the
one room school and even two
rooms for that matter-a progress
sive step. Since consolidation was
voted down, persons interested in
the school being retained have
asked Representative Clifford Pry-
or to present a bill at the present
session of the General Assembly
for an appropriation Of $4,000 for
a new building with two rooms.
Two teachers would then be
sought to take care of pupils up to
the eighth grade.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
DIR. C.. T. WILSON
COMING HERE
Will Speak at Asbury M. E.
Church Sunday Morning on
what the Drys Plan Next"
COL. F.B. EBBERT COMING

Coming directly from his head
quarters at Washington, DR.. Clar-
ence True Wilson, General Secre-
tary of the Methodist Board Of
Temperance will speak at Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church of
this town, Sunday morning, No
vember 10. He has announced as
his subject: What the Drys Plan
Next" Particular attention is at
tached to this address since it will
be DR.. Wilson's first public state
ment since the recent meeting of
the Board of Temperance in Wash
ington. He will talk at Seaford,
Sunday evening. An additional
feature Of the program will be an
address by Colonel Frank 3. Eb-
bert, now Counselor to the Board
and a former power in the Anti
Saloon League. Asbury choir will
render special music. At a recent
meeting Of the Methodist Board in
Washington, plans were made for
a new deal in the work of the
temperance reform. DR.. Wilson
will make his first public address
here since the meeting. In his ad-
dress he says he will make public
the entire program of rehabilita-
ton which his Board is how
launching. The Washington Post
on November IL quoted DR.. Wilson
as saying: The Methodist Church
is getting out of politics. The
church must change its emphasis
from political, commercial, and
legalistic arguments back to NOR
al appeal" In view OF such a
the nation will listen
eagerly to his first address on the
new dry strategy.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
UPSET
BY A SUICIDE
Joseph E. Lank of Milton,
Shoots Self When Ex-
Wife Spurns Him
A S * E ID FORGIVENESS

Joseph E. Lark, aged 26, of Mil
ton, shot himself after leaving the
door of his ex-wife living in Mil
ford Monday night and because of
the prominence of the families, has
stirred up Milford to a more or
less degree. Young Lark is a son
of Joseph M Lark, a banker of
Milton and Mrs. Lark is the
daughter of the late James Reedy,
a merchant, and a granddaughter
of the late Frank Reedy, a former
sheriff and for many years Mayor
of Milford. Both families are very
prominent in lower Delaware. The
couple married about four years
ago and separated after several
months. Mrs. Lark obtained a di-
vorce about year ago in Florida.
According to the police. Lank
Monday night went to the home of
Miss Elizabeth Reedy, a sister Of
Mrs. Lark, where the latter and
their three-year-old son have been
making their home since their sep
aration several months ago He
rang the doorbell, and his former
wife's sister came to the door.
When he asked to see her sister,
she closed and locked the door and
returned to Mrs Lark and asked
her if she wanted to see him. Mrs.
Lank is said to have gone to the
door, but when her husband asked
her if she would take him back
she replied that she wouldn't He
was said to have made some other
remark that was not understood
after the door was closed upon
him. A few moments later she
heard the report of the pistol.
Afraid to venture out, she tele-
phoned to the police. Policeman
Jackson hurried to the house and
found Lank on the porch with a
bullet wound in his head and the
pistol lying near his right hand
with one chamber empty. A ply
stefan was summoned and pro-
nounced the man dead.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
ASSEMBLY is
IN A DEADLOCK
No Indication Yet of Senate
and House Uniting on BOr-
rowing S2,500,000
IT'S POLITICS VS.. RELIEF

The special session of the Della
ware Legislature at Dover has en-
tered its eighteenth week and is
still in a deadlock over the matter
of financing S2,500,000 for public
works relief work. There is no in
dication as yet of the breaking OF
the deadlock between the Republi-
cans and Democrats nor any sign
of final adjournment soon. While
it had ben hoped, when the special
session was called, to complete its
business within period of ten
days, differences between the two
political parties in the matter of
financing the proposed public
works program have seriously
hampered the work of the legisla-
tors. The Democrats favor a plan
of borrowing S2,5OO,OOO from the
Federal Government, and to set
aside $250,000 each year for ten
years from the income tax funds
to pay off the loan. The Republi-
cans, on the other hand, favor a
plan, which is an outgrowth of a
financial conference held recently
between Governor Buck and Dem
ocratic and Republican leaders,
followed by a resolution to the
chief executive from the State
Board of Education. Under this
plan, 81, 100000 would be apropri-
ated from the School Fund for use
in building new schools and max
ing improvements in schols. In
addition, $1,5OO,000 would be Dor
rowed from the School Fund to fl
nance the building of other State
projects. The carrying charges of
the money borrowed at 312 per
cent, would be taken care of with
funds coming in from the State
Liquor Control Commission. While
the Senate has adhered closely to
the program as mapped out by
Governor Buck in his call for the
special session, it has not been SO
in the House, controlled by Demo-
Gratis. In that branch a large
number of bills foreign to the sub
jects specified by Governor Buck
in his call have been introduced
and a few of them have been pass
ed by the House. But the Senate,
so far, has not acted on these bills,
allowing them to remain in COM
mittee although some of them, it
is contended, have to do with the
national recovery program. How
much longer the deadlock will con-
tinue is a matter of speculation.
Neither side appears willing to
in its fight. The opinion
has ben expressed in some legisla-
tive circles that the solons may
adjourn, finally, with nothing ac-
complished but an added expense
to the State.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
TRIP SHOOT AT SMYRNA
Delaney e. Long Sponsors Shoot
of Six Matches Armistice Day

VI DIN HkdbNfECS E1IHuSttCt DdN
A Trap Shoot sponsored by De
lancey E. Long was held in the
James Truax field on the road be-
tween Smyrna and Smyrna Land
ing, opposite the Gilbert Pratt
farm on Saturday, November II.
There were six matches, first four
being ten-target matches and the
last two, twenty-five target match
es. The winners were as follows;
Match l, James Davis, Smyrna;
Match 2, Herbert B. Radish, Smyr-
ma; Match 8, James Davis, Smyr-
ma; Match 4, J. Wells FAIRIES,
Smyrna; Match 5, Jack Poore,
Clayton; Match 6, j. Wells FAIRIES,
Smyrna. The latter prize award
ed was a turkey while the other
prizes consisted of chickens and
ducks. Mr.. Norman Wright of
the Hercules Powder Company of
Wilmington, a professional trap
shooter, shot "a out of 25 in a non
competitive match. There will be
another trap shoot at the same
place and time on Thanksgiving
Day, November 80.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Basketball Season Opens with
Many Candidates Under
Coach III. E. Pearl
OTHER SCHOOL NOTES

The basketball season was open
ed during the past week. Coach
Pearls call for candidates was an
swered by many. The girls squad
has lost several very valuable
players thru graduation. Among
those girls are Mills, Hawkins,
Arthurs, Langrell, and Gooden.
Many of this years candidates are
out for guard and there will be
quite a battle for these two posi-
tions; about four are out for
side-center; three for center;
about six forward. The boys lost
four of the regular five through
graduation, namely Harrington,
Hilyard, Adkins, and Salter. The
rest of the squad is composed of
those out last year, with the ex-
ception of a few new members.
Sara Crossley is again captain of
the girls team and Howell Sevil
is captain of the boys team. Both
teams will be under the supervi-
Sui VI OOdCA 41C4O =. cali
and with his excellent training and
the good material which has been
presented for basketball this year
should be a successful year for
the school. Miss Elizabeth Mart
in, teacher in the third grade, has
been confined to her home due to
illness. With the exception of
Miss Martin all the teachers at
tended the meeting of the Della
ware State Teachers Association
held at Newark The assembly
program on Tuesday was in
charge of Mr.. Pearl and the Lead
ers Club. Several papers were
read on current sporting events,
calisthenics, and two humorous
selections were read Rehears-
ais are still being held for the
Junior play, Sound Your Horn"
to be given on December Is in the
auditorium. - The Blue Ridge
Ramblers will appear on the stage
of the auditorium in the school
Nov. IS The banking results
for Monday, November 10, are as
follows: Number of pupils in at
tendance, 1872; number Of deposit
tors, SO; amount deposited for the
day, S26 IS; total amount deposit
ed for this school year, S295.50.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
FINISH 2 CONCRETE ROADS
State Highway Department Com
pIetes Work ON Routes Is and lib

The. final grading of shoulders
and the replacement by cable
guard rail of the older type wood
en- fences is all that remains to
formally complete widening two
concrete roads four more feet to
come up to the standard 20-foot
width. These are now open to
traffic from Dover to the Mary
land line on u. S. oRutes Is and
113. In connection with the work
of the city on the Loockerman
street extension, the new lights
were installed yesterday at the en-
trance of the driveways; also the
traffic lights have been installed
and will be put into use within the
next ten days. Workmen are also
busily engaged in installation of
equipment for the st. Jones River
bridge over Loockerman street ex-
tension leading to the eastern ap-
proach to Dover from the dual
highway when it shall be complet-
ed.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
TO TRANSFER SEVENTY MORE TO
STATE WELFARE HOME, SMYRNA

Approximately one or two hun
dred persons visited the State
Welfare Home at Smyrna on Sat-
urday, the institution being open
for inspection to the public in the
afternoon, from / to o'clock, No
vember IL, it being Hospital
Day." This second opportunity
for the general public to inspect
Delaware's latest institution was
afforded by the Old Age Welfare
Commission because there were
many who could not visit the
Home at the time of the Dedica-
ton. Attendants were on duty to
show visitors through the hospital
from / to 4 o'clock. The regular
visiting days are Wednesday and
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
ROTARY CLUBS
ARMISTICE DAY
Gives Whole Meeting To a
Program With Address
By Howard T. Ennis
FLANDERS FIELD POEM

Armistice Day was properly OBJ
served by the Smyrna Rotary Club
at their meeting last Thursday ev-
ening. Mr.. Howard T. Ennis of
Georgetown Rotary Club and Past
Department Commander of De-
partment of Delaware, American
Legion, was the speaker. Armis-
tice Day is now being observed in
many parts of the world in COM
memoration of this great declara-
ton of peace in 1918 between the
Allies and their foes. Mr.. Ennis
recited the beautiful poem I'm
Flanders Field" Mr.. v. Lay Phil
lips of our club, responded to Mr..
Ennis's address. Visiting Rotar-
lans: F. M. Willis of Pennsgrove,
N. j., club; ]. MCDANIEL and L. D.
Shank of Dover club; Howard r.
Ennis of Georgetown club.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Serena w. Davis, Widow of
j. Finley Davis, Former Smyrnian

Mrs. Serena w. Davis, widow of
]. Finley Davis, formerly of Smyr-
ma, passed away at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Reba Ford of
near Odessa on Thursday after a
prolonged illness. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis made their home in Smyrna
for a number of years and at the
death of Mr.. Davis about five
years ago, Mrs. Davis went to
make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Ford. She was the daughter
of the late Levi and Rebecca pet
ers) Everett, both of Maryland and
was 72 years of age. One held in
high esteem by all who knew her,
she will be missed by her family
and friends. She was a member
of Asbury M E. Church of this
town. She leaves to mourn her
death four children, Mrs. Reba
Ford of near Odessa, Mrs. George
Reihms of Middletown, j. Medford
Davis of near Clayton, Byron Dav-
is of near Kenton, three sisters,
Mrs. Mabel Gordon of Millington,
Md, Miss Cora Everett of New
York City, Miss Anna Everett of
Wilmington, Md, three brothers,
Levi Everett of Kenton, Herbert
Everett, Edward Everett of Sud-
1ersville, Md, and a number of
grandchildren. Funeral services
were held from the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ford, on Sunday
at 1.30 o'clock and interment was
made at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Rev. R. K. Stephenson oficiated.
Miss Clara Mills, Formerly Clayton
Miss Clara Mills, originally of
Clayton, and, who made her home
with her sister, Mrs John Bark
ley, at Wilmington, passed away
on Friday at the Delaware State
AT the time of her
Continued on Page Fivel
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
RED CROSS CHAPTER ACTIVE
Miss Laura A. Bell Succeeds the
Late Miss Emily w. Spruance

The Smyrna Red Cross reorgan-
lied last week at a meeting at the
home of the treasurer, Hervey F.
Hall. Miss Laura A. Bell was
elected as chairman to fill the of
fee of the late Miss Emily w.
Spruance. Miss Cora Tschudy was
elected secretary while Mr.. Hall
was reelected treasurer. Smyrna
has its part to perform in
this splendid work of the Red
Cross and it is hoped every
body who can will join. As
President Roosevelt, in his appeal
opening the campaign, I'VE must
do our part to keep the Red Cross
ready, day and night, for service. I"
Miss Bell has appointed her COM
mittees for the Red Cross Drive
which will begin the week of No
vember 20. They are as follows:
North Main Street, Mrs. Robert H.
Denney; South Main Street, Miss
Rena Williams; West Commerce
Street, Mrs. Harry P. Jones; East
Commerce Street, Mrs. James Y.
Wright; Delaware Street, Mrs. AL
fred Tilghman; Mt. Vernon Street,
Mrs. V. Lay Phillips; South Street,
Miss Laura Bell; Frazier Street,
Mrs. Harry j. Lower; Boulevard,
Mrs. G. Harvey Wright, and Union
and North Streets, Mrs. Howard
r. Jones.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15
XMAS CHEER FOR CHILDREN
Smyrna Firemen Making Plans To
Give Away Christmas Baskets

Smyrna Firemen Making Plans To
Give Away Christmas Baskets
The Smyrna firemen are plan
ming to give Christmas baskets to
the less fortunate children again
this year. Last year the fremen
gave away twenty-five baskets.
Donations Of toys of any kind viii
gratefully be received Anyone
desiring to donate same, kindly
tell any member of the fire com
pany and they will call for them
AS was done last year, the fire
men will repair and paint them,
and see that they are given to the
children. Everybody IS asked to
help such a worthy cause Begin
now to get your toys ready for
collection by the firemen. Give
generously and make some child
happy this Christmas by your
gifts. The entertainment commit
tee of the Citizens Hose Company
is in charge of this work which is
composed of John w. Jacobs Jr.,
Leonard A. Collins Jr., and Wilson
FAIRIES.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1933-11-15

Sundays, from L to 4 o'clock at
which time relatives and friends of
patients are privileged to call
upon them. The John Wanamaker
Company of Philadelphia, has been
the successful bidder, being
awarded the contract to furnish
additional beds, springs, mattress
es, and pillows for the Welfare
Home. The company's bid was
S1,425. This equipment is needed
to care for the seventy or more
patients who will be transferred
to the Welfare Home at Smyrna
from the Welfare Home Annex at
Farnhurst about the latter part of
November. Delivery of the equip
ment will be made soon.