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Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
GOOD
OPENING DAY
Many of Wild Species Bagged
Near Delaware City and
Along the Canal
MANY DUCKS REPORTED

Although weather conditions
were not very favorable for good
duck shooting Wednesday, never
theless fairly good bags were re-
ported by local sportsmen on the
opening day of the fall cunning
season. Beginning at noon Wed
nesday and up to shutdown there
was nearly a continuous firing of
guns on Delaware River and Ches-
apeake and Delaware Canal
marshes. Ducks were reported to
be plentiful but thousands of them
remained on the Delaware River
instead of seeking their feeding
grounds on the marshes. This was
attributed to the fine weather.
Cunning is prohibited from the
State and county roads bordering
the marshes in the vicinity of Del
aware City which is proving to be
somewhat of hardship to sports
men who have leased no masrh.
Sportsmen are also forbidden from
shooting ducks from marshes
while standing on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad tracks between
Delaware City and Reybold. Sew
eral years ago many ducks were
killed by sportsmen shooting from
the tracks.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08

VIII Be Held Next Wednesday,
November the 18th

Wednesday, November 18th, has
been designated by the Mercantile
Section of the Wilmington Cham
Der of Commerce as the date of
the Official Fall wilmington
Day" when more than one hundred
of Wilmington's leading merchants
will combine their efforts in a
great COMMUNICATIVE event in
offering to the shoppers of Della
ware, Eastern Shore Counties of
Maryland and adjacent counties of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey a
wide variety of bargains in de-
pendable, seasonable wearing ap-
parel, merchandise for the home
and practically all other lines. In
addition to the fact the event of
fers to shoppers an opportunity to
buy at bargain prices it also Of
fers these shoppers an opportunity
to see, as a result of the combin-
ed effort of the Wilmington mer-
chants, the very latest Fall and
Winter creations in wearing ap-
parel for men, women and chill
dren and furnishings for their
homes. Special courtesy to visit
ors from out of town will be
shown by police and garages, an
that day. See adv.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08

young New York newspaper man,
accompanied the expedition to an.
nounce and direct the Antarctic
broadcasts from the scene Of action.
Besides possessing exceptional abil-
ity as a writer, and dramatic
speaking voice, Murphy, standing
six feet two inches in height, and
weighing $50 pounds, has the ply.
sique to battle the hardships he viii
encounter on the worlds last and
coolest frontier.
Series Starts November 10
The first broadcast has been an.
nounced for Saturday night, NOyem.
Der IS, from Byrd's flagship, the
Rupert, as it sails on it's last lap to
the Antarctic regions. The series
will be heard in this country over
Columbia Broadcasting System net.
work of SO stations every Saturday
night at 10 p. m. Eastern Standard
Time, p. m. Central Time, p. m.
Mountain Time and p. m. Pacific
Time.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
REHOBOTH AND
BETHANY ROAD
New 10-Mile Link to BOuIe-
ward Opened Last Sunday
For Public Travel
OPENS UP GAME SECTION

The new ten and one-half mile
concrete road from Rehoboth to
Bethany Beach was opened to the
travelling public last Sunday and
incidentally makes accessible one
of the best cunning and fishing
sections to be found in Delaware.
The road is from Rehoboth to
Bethany Beach and crosses the
new Indian River Inlet, traversing
a narrow strip of land with Reho-
both Bay and the Indian River on
one side and the Atlantic Ocean
on the other. The bays furnish
some Of the best shooting for
ducks, geese and wild fowl in the
State while the beach provides
splendid surf fishing. The con-
struction of this road has been
seriously delayed by the severe
storm of last Summer. On Aug
ust %, the road, while not entirely
completed, was thrown open to
the public, but a few days later
the storm washed out several sec
tions while in other places the
ocean broke between the sand
dunes and caused considerable
damage. Drainage bitches have
now been cut in most of the
sloughs and at points which prov
ed weak during the storm, sand
fences have been erected so that
the sand piling up against them
will protect these stretches of
road. The new road cuts the
travel distance from Rehoboth
Beach to Bethany Beach by more
than fourteen miles and furnishes,
a shorter route for Summer visit
ors who are travelling from lower
Maryland and Virginia or who are
crossing by the Norfolk ferry.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
TRUCK AND BUS.
OWNERS MEET
Discuss NRA Code and Call
For Legislation for Taxing
Trucks of Other States
DEMAND 4S-HOUR WEEK

Owners and operators of buses
and trucks in Delaware met in Do
yer Friday night in the Century
Club rooms there under the aus
pices of the Delaware Truck and
Bus Association and discussed the
proposed code under the NRA.
About 25 persons attended. John
w. Burris, of Milford, presided.
Various features of the code were
gone over. A resolution was
adopted to be presented to Char
les H. Grantland, Secretary of
State and Motor Vehicle Admin
istrator for Delaware. It requests
him to have enabling legislation
passed which would give him the
right at any time to tax motor
vehicles of other states using the
Delaware highways on identically
the same basis Delaware motor
vehicles using highways in other
States may be taxed by those
States. Among the provisions in
cluded in the code was one to in
clude a 48-hour week for all truck
owners who drive their vehicles
over publicly owned highways
whether operated for hire or for
other use except to the extent that
they may be covered by other
codes. 1t also provides that truck
owners must register and provide
information of their business and
display at all times the proper in
sigma on their vehicles. At the
code hearings in Washington on
November 20 and 81, the Delaware
association will be represented by
John w. Burris, of Milford; Will
lard Austin, of Wilmington; HON.
er H Pepper, of Selbyville, and
H. l. Truitt, of Seaford.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
FORMER SMYRNIAN PRAISED
John p. Hyatt, Son of Mrs. Julia
Hyatt, Praised In State Senate

By unanimous vote the Senate
recently adopted a resolution in
PRODUCED by Senator Van SAINT ex-
pressing the appreciation of the
members to John Price Hyatt, of
Wilmington, son of Mrs. Julia P.
Hyatt, of Smyrna, for a recently
published historical article of
which he is the author. It deals
with the heroism of the Rev. DIR.
Thomas Read the original pastor
of Old Drawers Presbyterian
Church, near Odessa, who was
largely instrumental in saving
General George Washington and
his Continental Army from posi-
BILE capture or defeat by the Brit
ish troops during the Revolution
airy War. DIR. Read furnished Cen
eral Washington with maps show
ing him the seldom used roads
and over which the General moved
his troops to evade the British
near Stanton on August 25, 1777.
Had Washington, who was I'M
familiar with these roads, been
compelled to use the regularly
travelled highways of that time he
probably would have been captur-
ed by the English Army. A copy
of the resolution was ordered sent
to Mr.. Hyatt, who is President of
the Friends of Old Drawers"
and secretary of the Delaware
State Society of the Cincinnati.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
F. C.. TALLMAN
REDCROSS HEAD
Alfred E. BiSsell is Chosen
Chairman of Delaware
Executive Committee
ROLL CALL WEEK NOV. 20

Frank G. Tallman was reelected
chairman of the board of directors.
and Alfred E. Bissell was elected
chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Delaware Chapter,
American Red Cross, at a meet
ing of the board Friday afternoon
at headquarters, oil Delaware av-
enue, Wilmington. Other officials
elected are: DIR. G. Layton Grier,
of Milford, and S. D. Townsend,
vice-chairman of the board of di-
rectors; ]. Paul Heinel, chairman
of home service; G. Walter Kadel,
chairman of life saving; Walter
Dent Smith chairman of first aid;
Governor c. Douglass Buck, chair
man of disasters; Mr.. Bissel, chair
man of the finance committee;
Miss Guile Hudson, chairman Of
volunteer service; j. Warren Mar
shall, chairman for New Castle
County; Miss Anna B. Hayes,
chairman for Kent County; Frank
M. Jones, chairman for Sussex
County; Miss Emily P. Bissell
secretary; George Winchester,
treasurer; M. Chaning Wagner
chairman of Junior Red Cross. The
directors who were elected to the
board at the annual meeting in
October, elected the executive COM
mittee and a meeting of that
committee was held Immediately
afterward, when the appointment
of Arthur M. Potter as executive
secretary was confirmed. Mr.
Potter assumed his duties last
Wednesday. ]. Warren Marshall
is chairman of the annual Roll
Call which will be conducted under
direction of Miss Minnie E. Har-
man, special representative from
national headquarters, the week
of November 20.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
SUNDAY DINNER
SUGGESTIONS
by AIM FACE

WE seem less apt to tire Of green
w stringless or snap beans than OF
any other green vegetable. This Ii
fortunate as 1t Is available practically
all the year at reasonable prices. Its
economy Is even more marked be-
cause one pound will serve from four
to six people.
Mushrooms are low priced and for
flavor a quarter of a pound goes a
long way. The dependable winter
vegetables are all in market.
Grapefruit is the outstanding citrus
fruit at present through plenty OF
oranges are in market. There are
many varieties Of apples to choose
from.
This is the baking season when
quick breads, cakes and pastries are
appreciated by your family. Be sure
your shelves are stocked with canned
milk, baking powder. extracts and
both all-purpose and cake flours.
The Quaker Maid suggests the fol-
lowing menus.
Low Cost Dinner
Veal Pie with Vegetables
Celery
Bread and Butter
Jellied Fruits
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Brown Chicken Fricassee
Candied Vans
Scalloped Eggplant
Apple and celery Salad
French Dressing
Bread and Butter
Squash Pie
Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Sea Food Cocktail
Chicken Fricassee with Dumplings
Baked Potatoes Baked Squash
Tomato Salad Salad Dressing
Rolls and Butter
Chocolate Souffie Hard Sauce
Coffee MIX
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
Charles j. v. TIurphy, left; Admiral
Richard L. Byrd, right.

THE scene is the South Pole re-
! gion. The temperature is 20 de-
grees below zero. Against the ter
rife odds Of overpowering cold, the
spectre Of hunger and threat of
burial in eternal ice, heroic men
are battling to discover a new con-
tinent. Rear Admiral Richard z.
Byrd is leading his Second Antarc-
tic Expedition to new pioneer
glories.
Toasting their feet by comfort
able fireside, Mr.. and Mrs. John J.
Radio Listener will share the high
adventure of these intrepid explor-
ers. For the thrilling drama Of this
fight to conquer the worlds last re-
naming frontier, is to be brought to
the American public, direct from
Little America, 10000 miles away,
by weekly short-wave broadcasts.
Pioneering Achievement
For the first time in history, civil
ization will learn the thrills Of pio-
neer discoveries instantaneously as
they take place in the polar wastes.
When the dials are tuned in on
Little America, Admiral Byrd and
others of his party will present vivid
dramatizations of Antarctic con-
quests, inaugurating the most am
bilious broadcasting project ever
conceived.
Assigned the most difficult radio
reporting job ever attempted,
Charles J. V. Murphy, brilliant
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
Roosevelt
MAKE VISn
DR.. Gilbert " ".
Personal I4tt.,, =
ident Stating IDt,,.
VIM

Dr. Gilbert Wilcox y.
dent Of Washington y u.
received a persona Al c y
President 70 osevslt -''te
expresses his "vsry y
ure' at the cordial H.. O.
him on his visit i I,
on Saturday octo5s, y !,
the honor conferred M,
the Board Of visitor, y n
nors Of the college !,
the honorary degree ! 4 \
Laws at the cereno, I.
rating DR.. Mead >, '-,''
washington College ii n
most interesting fe,,r !
letter was the statsm...
the president that dI,,.. /
mer Of 1894 while eri97.'
on the Chesapeake r. p''i
poets to make Chester,
his ports Of CALI ,.
the fact that Presi5s,i \
was the organizer 4 i
Power Squadron. he sr,..
becomes a member Of \
River Yacht and Cam.
Power Squadron, wbie, !.
him a rousing welcome Il
town on his next visit
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
COLONY FOUND
DEEP IN JUNGLE
Unique Colony in the Torrid
Depths of the British
Honduras
FROM ANCESTORS

Washington.-Exi of what
Is termed a unique colony" Of
Americans in the torrid depths of
British Honduras has been reported
by the Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington.
This isolated group of persons,
who have been away from the home
land of their ancestors for more
than seventy years. was encoun-
tered by Oliver Ricketson, Jr., Of
the institutions staff in the course
Of a survey of the racial makeup
of that section of Central America.
They live in what is known as the
Toledo settlement" and are de
scribed by him as 'irreconcilables
from the southern states who, rath-
er than be under the northern yoke,
betook themselves into perpetual
exile after the Civil war" The
present colony presumably is COM
posed of the second and third gen
Grafton of self-exiled Southerners.
1t is well known that after the
Civil war colonies Of former Confed-
crate soldiers were established in
Brazil, where they prospered and
their descendants have taken a
prominent part In the life of the
country, but the Honduran group
apparently dropped out of history,
RicketSon saws.
Another Lost White Race"
He found what may be another
lost white race" on the hundreds
of keys stretching along the Hon
duran coast line. He describes men,
bers of this group as follows:
They are characterized by a
spare build, aquiline nose, rather
high frequency of blue eyes, consid-
ering the almost universally of
dark eyes throughout this area, and
by mahogany-colored complexion,
more suggestive Of long exposure
than OF racial swarthiness.
Il was given to understand that
they never leave the keys except
to visit Belize, and that their only
occupations are turtling and fishing,
plus mild interest in coconut cul-
tivation. My informant expressed
an opinion that they were remnants
of those early settlers and buc-
cancers who referred to themselves
as the Baymen.'
II can do no more than suggest
that this type may be such a rem
nant. Like the Caribs, they are ex-
pert sailors. Living In a relatively
salubrious and mosquito-free en-
vironment, it might be expected that
their general health would be found
higher than that OF the mainland
dwellers."
Finds "Amphibian People"
On the southern coast of British
Honduras Ricketson reported the
finding of strange 'amphibian peo-
pie" known as the Wykas, who had |
a distinct language of their own and !
were almost equally at home on
land or In the water.
These, he says, ARE Carib In |
dams so OVERLAND with negro blood |
that to casual observers they |
would unhesitatingly be classed as
negroes. but their double racial !
origin may be seen by one or more
of the following characteristics A
stocky build and a short heel, with
well developed calf
or by straight, shiny-black
hair"
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
Funeral Of James R. n

Funeral services tu !
Downey, age Il Of Rod /
died at his home thers 4
OF last week. were bed h
afternoon at two o'claa
Seventh Day Advents
conducted by Elder H c,
lacker. Besides his K!s
Emma Louise Dow1ey /,
five grown children, i;
brothers, Jacob and
Downey Rock Hall, All
Downey, Cambridge.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
Precious Woods in Demand

The precious woods. such as
teak. ebony. mahogany, lockwood,
rosewood. Circassian walnut, balsa
and lignum vitae, all In demand In
America, come from the tropics, as
does satinwood.
Smyrna times., 1933-11-08
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages. Deaths,
and Matters Of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF NOV. 7TH, 1888

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-08

Effective tomorrow and con-
tinuing at least until October j.;
the Hendersonville postoffice Will
observe a work schedule one and
one-half hours shorter each day,
Mail will be dispatched as usual,
but windows will be open only
from 9 a. m. until $50 p. m. IN
stead of 8 a. m. until $3.50 p. m.
Employees, including nine clerks
and five carriers, thus will work
one and one-half hours less each
day without pay for the lost time.
The new schedule is made nee
essary by an executive order Is
sued several months ago direct
ing that every postal employe
throughout the country be fur
loughed an equivalent of nine
DAYS in the quarter beginning July
/ as an economy measure. POST
master R. H. Station did not put
the order into effect July l in the
hope that he could induce the
postoffice department to permit
the local postoffice to operate on
full schedule through the tourist
season, but a ruling was received
Yesterday that the furloughs must
be enforced in the current quar-
ter. While many postmasters are
complying with the order by clos
ing their offices two or three at
ternoons each week, Mr.. Station
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-08
AJJSTRIANS CHARGE NAILS
TOBLAME In AMBUSH DEATH
German Nazis Refuse to Halt Propaganda Activities
After Franco-British Protest Made
to Berlin Officials

fused to halt the Nazi party's an
ti-Austrian propaganda.
Great Britain and France had
made representations to the Hit
lerite regime under the recently
signed four power treaty. The
German government held that the
treaty did not apply to the stu
alton.
Germany's reply was contained
in communicates to the French
Ambassador and the British
Charge D'Affaires.
The Anglo-French representa-
tons were precipitated by the de-
termined Nazi propaganda against
the government of Chancellor
,DollfusS. Airplanes had flown
across the Austrian border drop
ping pamphlets attacking the gov
eminent. which recently eradicat-
ed Nazi influences in Austria. Ra-
dio stations delivered broadcasts
from Germany designed to influ-
ence Austrian listeners.
The government held that these
did not violate the treaty.
! The campaign has grown out
of recent differences between
Nazis and the Dollfuss govern
ment.
j The strain has nearly caused a
breach in relations between Aus
tria and Germany 49,.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-08
BEAUTIFYINC
PROJECTSNOW
Up TO JUDGES
Contestants in Civic En-
terprise Listed and
Judges Named
JUDGES WILL MAKE
ROUNDS THIS WEEK

The Chamber of Commerce has
completed and placed in the hands
of the judges the flower lots iii
the disqualification movement"
The Identification movement
which was highly successful last
year is not in the form Of con-
test with valuable prizes but the
Chamber of Commerce will award
certificates of merit and give rec
IGNITION to the outstanding prof.
ects in this undertaking. which
was designed to grow more flow
erS and less weeds in the residen~
tial districts and suburbs. The MAJ
jor activities this year as we'll as
last have been in Druid Hills un-
der the supervision of commit
tee consisting of Mrs. John 5.
Forrest, chairman. and Mrs, j. L.
Fletcher.
Flower projects in charge Of
other committees include a plot
on South Main street, the clean
ing up and planting of flowers Mt
Whitfield Springs in Lenox Park,
Toms Park. the JustuS Park on
Main street, and the flower plots
around the trees and vacant
spaces formerly occupied by tree
on Main street. A cash prize OF
SIS is offered for the Main street
projects.
The Judges will not make more
than two visits. this Seaaon and
the first is expected this week.
Judges will naturally give credit
for the evidence of flowers which
have passed their blooming pc
riod.
Relief labor was furnished for
preparing the soil for many OF
these flower projects while others
had no relief help.
The Chamber of Commerce IS
endeavoring to list all vacant lot
flower projects whether or not re-
lief labor was furnished and If at
tention is called to any omissions
the same would be highly apprc~
ciated in order that due credit
may be given those endeavoring
to enhance the beauty of the city
through the cultivation of vacant
lots.
Residential lots or yards have
not been included in the "beauti-
fication movement" this year.
The judges are: Mrs. o. a.
Never chairman; Mrs. +. A. Ew-
bank and Mrs. J. f. Shipman,
Names and locations of those
participating in the city beautiil-
cation movement:
Mrs. r. E. Taylor. Mrs. Mott
and Mrs. Ralph Jones-Southern
entrance of Kensington road 10
Druid Hills and vacant lot front
ing Mrs. Tavlor's home.
Mrs. Williams-AdJolnlng lot
on Kensington road.
Mrs. Earl G. Crews-Lot on
east side of Kensington road and
fronting her home. :.
Mrs. j. H. Lyles-LotS adIoln'
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-08
CAMPAIGN OPENED AGAINST
RETAIL CODES VI0LATORS
Administration Gets Many
Letters Showing Mes
sage Effective
By THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. CUP
The national recovery administra-
ton opened a determined cam,
paign yesterday against reported
widespread violations by retail
stores of President Roosevelt "
modified temporary re-employ-
ment agreement.
Deputy Administrator A. d:
Whiteside. in charge of the retail
store temporary code, told the
United Press he had received re-
ports from all parts of the coun"
try that retail stores are entering
agreements to shorten hours OF
operation so they will not have to
hire additional workers, which IS
the major objective of the CAM
paign. lao.
In numerous cases. these stores
also are staggering" their en-
ployes to avoid an increase OF
their forces.
Whiteside sought to "nip SUCH
chiseling" in the bud Sunday by
sending a singing telegram to the
Indiana Retail Grocers' assocla-
ton. He had learned that in some
communities grocery stores hau
entered agreements to shorVc,,
operating hours below the %
hours per week to which they mao
agreed when they were permitted
70 work employees 48 hours pef
week. These agreements were 10
go into effect yesterday.
This telegram was effective
With a smile the deputy admin,
istrator told how kilograms hao
come pouring in yesterday from
retailers all over the country, as
surfing him they would not make
such agreements. Many apparent
ly had contemplated such agree
ments. The stream of kilograms
indicated guilty conscience
81 had no idea that this prac-
tice was so widespread until they
began to tell me about it," Whlte-
side said.
The recovery administrator
has a very effective weapon III
the case of grocery stores. for IN
stance. it threatens to reduce the
maximum hours of work for en-
ployes to 40, instead of the 40
now. in effect. This will be EN-
lrn.. Continued on page 81