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Smyrna times., 1933-01-04

Greenwen and son Mr.. H. T.Green-
we'll, and Miss Eva Carey and Mr.
Carl Walker.
Miss Dorothy Pepper of George
town, is being entertained over the
holidays by Miss Catherine Smith
Mrs. Addie G. Arthurs and fam
lily entertained at dinner on Sun
day Mrs Sallie Moore and MI. and
Mrs. Harry Daniels and children
Harry and Louise of Collingdale,
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. E. Y. Williams Of Dover
spent last Friday with Mrs. Addie
G. Arthurs and Mrs. Agnes Cross
ley.
Miss Jean Williams Of Hartly
spent last week with her cousin,
Miss Sarah Walker.
Mrs. Martha Hilyard and daugh-
ters entertained at dinner on Sun
day, Mr.. III. w. Hilyard and family
and Mrs. Ella Poore.
Mr.. Franklin Hilyard entertain
ed few Of his friends at his home
on Friday evening, December 30th.
Mr.. John Numbers Jr., moved in
his property on Monday which has
been occupied by Mr.. Edward
Bright. Mr.. Bright moved in the
property Of Mrs. Mary Hurlock.
MI. and Mrs. Edward Attix spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Attix in Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Townsend, Jan. 3.-The poultry
business during the holidays was
heavy in supply, but lower in price
than last Christmas, while the de-
mand was fairly good. The condi-
tion was made more unfavorable
by the fact that more turkeys
were raised than ever before, this
making the markets sag to a sur
prising degree.
Mr.. and Mrs Randolph Reynolds
entertained at a family dinner on
Christmas Day Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Corbit Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Reynolds, Marie Reynolds, Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Reynolds, Jr., and
James Reynolds, Sd, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Shahan and Betty Shahan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sinex and
Mr.. Harold Reynolds.
During the holiday one of Town
sends Oldest citizens was given a
turkey dinner by his friends. The
honored guest was David P Hutch
inson and the home where it was
held was at Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Buckson. Among the guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hutchinson,
of Wilmington; Rev and Mrs S.
B. Bradley, of Chester-Bethel; Mr..
Roy Hutchinson and daughter,
Miss Naomi, of Pine Beach, N. j.;
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Gibson and son
Morton, and Jack, of Centreville,
Md; Mr.. and Mrs. William Den
ney and son, of Stevensville, Md,
and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Spic-
er, of Blackbird.
The members of the Home Dem
onstration Club held their annual
Christmas party at Newark this
year There were ten clubs of the
State, all represented at the Yule-
tide event. The local members at
tending were: Mr. and Mrs. N w.
VanHorn, Mrs. Evans Moffett, Mrs.
Mrs. Lola Gibbons, Mrs. John
Guessford, Mrs Walter Lee, Mrs.
Essie Slant, Mrs. Edward Daniels,
Mrs Emma Mannering, Mrs. Ed
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04

last Wednesday with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. John B. Phillips.
Mrs. George Bramble, of Balti-
more, was the guest on Christmas
of her sister, Mrs. Robert M. Lo-
gan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Lyons, of
Wilmington, visited her mother,
Mrs Annie Poore last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Numbers Jr.,
of Rochester, N. Y, have been
spending Xmas with his father, F.
@. Numbers.
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04
SMYRNA LANDING
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terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Smyrna Landing, Jan. s. Mr..
and Mrs. William S. Smith of
Smyrna are receiving congratula-
tiCns on the arrival of baby girl
born December 29th, at the home
of Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Virden (nee
Miss Betty Bennett), of near
Smyrna, are receiving congratula-
tions on the arrival of baby girl,
born 31st of December at the
home of Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
William Brown, who has been
i'll, is recovering slowly.
William Wrench and Henry Fol
com of Holly Oak, were recent Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Wrench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Warner and
sons, of Holly Oak, spent New
Years with her mother, Mrs. En-
ma Davis. Miss Edna Davis, who
has been spending the holidays
with her sister, returned home
with them.
Little Janet Smith spent the hol-
idays with her mother, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Smith ia Wilmington.
Mrs. Louis Gaulk has been enter
tanning her children recently, Louis
Jr., who engineers a tug, Mr.. and
Mrs John Bailey and sons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Reed and daughter Of
Marcus Hook, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Slaughter and children Of Middle
town.
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04
WELLINGTON
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items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
I Millington, Md, Jan. 3 Master
Gordon Church met with quite a
painful accident last Tuesday when
he fell from fence and dislocated
his arm. DR.. Merritt Brice set his
arm and he is now more comfort
able
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Strong and
daughter, Of near Centreville, and
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Painter, of
Rock Hall, were guests on Christ
mas of the formers brother-in-law
and sister, DR.. and Mrs Merritt
Brice.
Mr.. and Mrs Crawford Shock
ley and little son, Crawford, Jr.,
have returned from a visit to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Shockley, of
Salisbury.
Millard Porter, of Wilmington,
has been spending Christmas with
his mother, Mrs Eva w. Porter
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Higman
entertained over the holidays I. J.
Booth, of Media, Pa, also Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Booth and little
daughter, Patrica, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Thompson and lit
tie daughter Jean, of Chester, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rasin, Of
Kennedyville, visited their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Har-
ry r. Raisin, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wallace, of
West Grove, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs
John Wallace, ST., Of near town,
has been visiting the latter's broth
er and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Anthony.
Mrs. William Wilson is spending
sometime with her nephew, Alfred
Robinson, near town. Mr.. Wilson,
having gone to Baltimore, where
he has accepted position.
ID. B. Ford and family, Of Ches-
tertown, also P. II. Wood and fam
lily and little Miss Kay Fl. Ahern,
Of Wilmington, were Christmas
guests of Mrs. J. P. Ahern.
Mrs. Sarah Taylor, Of Philadel-
phia, has been visiting Mrs. John
w. Higman.
Mrs. Eva Porter spent a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clough
near Prices.
Richard Feddeman, of Baltimore
is the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Feddeman.
Miss Martha Pennington, of
Navesink, N. J., and James and
Victor Pennington, of Baltimore,
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Liston Pennington last week
Miss Florence Comegys of Stam-
ford, Conn, has been spending a
visit with her mother, Mrs. S. S.
Comegys.
DR.. and Mrs. E. M. Vaughn, of
Middletown, were Christmas guests
of her mother, Mrs. S. S. Comegys.
Miss Marie Vansant visited rela-
tives in Wilmington, last week.
Miss Leona Phillips of the Della
ware Hospital, Wilmington, spent
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04
BLACKBIRD

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terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Blackbird, Jan. 3.-Mr and Mrs.
G. Fred Heinold and sons visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Heinold in
Camden, N. j., on Wednesday.
They also entertained Mrs. Isaac
Stafford and daughter Ann Of Mid
dletown on Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Webber, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Mitchell and Mr.
and Mrs. Reese Moffitt and son
spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs,
Elwood Reihm at Bear.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Nichols visit
ed their daughter in Hockessin on
Saturday bringing their daughter
Irene home who had spent the
week there.
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04
KENTON
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terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Kenton, Jan. 3.-Mr. Herbert
Davis is visiting his father, Mr.
George T. Davis.
Mr.. Jacob Crossley Jr., and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mr.. Scott
Reihms near Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith OF
Wilmington, and Mrs. Pauline
Smith and children Mary Jane and
Eleanor, spent Sunday with Wes-
ley Smith and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Crossley Sr.
are spending sometime with their
daughter Mrs. Emma Reed near
Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Willis enter
tanned at dinner on Sunday Mrs
Willis near Dover, Mrs. Laura
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04
CHESWOLD

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terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Cheswold, Jan. The New Year
was ushered in by number of our
folks at impromptu gatherings.
Special services during Sunday
also marked the event.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis D. Anderson
entertained at dinner last week,
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04
REVIVAL
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ference IF H. wsl5 n5lalfic States
denomination IN "gslsyan Md
ma church 70 condn.. : q he i
meeting beginning y - 2 4
two weeks Mr. b.. !. sunday
known Throughout 1a''s5asld
states as an evangaI;-. 'ae y
writer. He war 9ei'sl pastot
leyan Methodist 4, y he |
which is the ofieiaI "ssEly y
denomination. AIso gag q
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fishing Company 4 '5s,alst sgl.
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coming here Il Il f,,... pupos
ests Of the local cbnros ~ 'ae /
located pa west COM, ! way
formerly Jerman l-.-s'ee 4
order Of services ~, -ap5l.
worship, 1890. Sud- : noi
2 30: Young Paonlo,- LAY q
Eyangelistic Servioo ,,as'
every evening during n,.., ,.'0
hour. The cb,lrcb 80. I'm d
Vl'alion e everybody 70 n
Mr. Butterheld viii bring mes,
on the subjects of ~.
Regeneration. Sanct;so..;.
the bible 50 directs
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04

crime and Robert of Elkton, Md.
Mrs. Caleb Jackson of Richard
son Park, spent several days last
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Q. Johnson.
Miss Clarinda Tweedle of Phila-
delphia, Pa, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Car
son Tweedle.
Master Junior Nowland Of New
port, Del, spent last week with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
G. johnson.
Jimmy Jones Of Townsend, and
Buddy Horn, Of this town, were
dinner guests Of Billy Carrow on
Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Heather and
daughter Janet, of Marydel, and
Mr.. Floyd Wright of Philadelphia
Pa, were weekend visitors OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
ward Wright.
Miss Edna B. Cats has return.
ed to school in Baltimore, after
spending two weeks with Miss Es.
ther Shortall.
Mr.. ". f. Spitznagle returned to
Baltimore, Md, on Monday after
spending the holidays with Miss
Evelyn Hoffecker.
Prof. w. w. Hickman has re.
turned after spending the holiday.
with his parents in Roberts, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter MattiforC
were guests on Thursday evening
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Boggs.
Miss Margaret Elrick has re.
Smyrna times., 1933-01-04

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days, his fatbol sI Curing H.
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The Washington times., 1933-05-05
LONDON To TALK
DEBTSON QUIET.

LONDON, May 5 G.N.SO.
British officialdom formulated a
new line of attack for reduction
of debts owed the United States
today following admission by
Prime Minister Macdonald that
the question will not come for
mally before the World Economic
Conference.
It was suggested in high circles
that the debt problem, although
officially outside the agenda of
the conference, will be discussed
by representatives of the govern
ments concerned while the con-
ference is sitting.
Numerous officials declared they
believed an agreement on this
procedure had been reached by
President Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Macdonald and former Pre-
mier Edouard Herriot of France
during their washington talks.
Despite MacDonald's admission
that debts would be avoided at
the conference, a high British Of
ficial predicted today the question
would be discussed "concurrently."
He added:
"There will be no payment
of the British instalment to
America in June"
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
kidnapping of Little Peggy M'Math Called
''Inside Job' by Boston Paper

the school in time for the end of
the afternoon recess.
It was planned that the chauf-
feur, his face daubed with lamp
black and his hands covered with
white chamois gloves, should drive
to the school door alone, kidnap
the girl, and meet his confederate
when the escape was under way.
The plan. after several rehear-
sails, worked without a hitch.
Only one man observed the re-
hearsals and part Of the actual
execution. That man is William
Hersey, retired architect and Har-
ward graduate, who occupies a
cottage on the shore of the Deep
Hole inlet.
While the kidnapping had
worked out perfectly, the plotters
even from the beginning lost
sight of one important loophole.
Another failure in the quest for a
perfect crime"
Return in "a Hours
BY their own actions they gave
evidence of too close a familiarity
with the McMaths. No person
but one closely identified with the
family life could have made the
various moves in the kidnapping
so successfully.
When Peggy is returned home
there will be nothing left but the
arrest. 1t should take place
within "a hours.
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
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not afford to pay any great
amount of money for her return
He knew the child, her habits,
her home life, her school life,
and countless other details of her
everyday existence.
He planned the kidnapping for
weeks while he walked about the
streets Of Harwich and the lonely
beach stretches at Deep Hole and
Horse Grass, half a mile from
the McMath home.
He talked it over with at least
one man from outside the town
and together they perfected the
plans.
For three days before the actual
kidnapping they rehearsed it-one
man standing on Horse Grass
Beach at South Harwich, signal.
ling across the bay to his con.
federate on Forest Beach in
Chatham.
Acted The Chautteur
The man in Chatham, who
afterward acted as the "colored''
chauffeur, went through the mo-
tionS Of telephoning from the pay
station in Chatham to the Har.
wich home Of Peggy" McMath.
Thus he practiced for his as.
sumed role Of telephone repair
man" and the hoax message for
the McMath family to leave the
receiver off during a 1O-minute
"test" Of the line, a move that
prevented a check by school au,
thorities when the chauffeur
called for peggy"
The man on Horse Grass Beach
then timed his steps back along
the deserted Deep Hole Road so
that he could meet the machine
returning from Chatham at a de-
serted point in the road, climb in
with the driver, and speed toward
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
ROVER PROBES
CANCER DEATH
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which frequently follows cancer
DR.. Sherwood said the woman hao
told him that she had suffered
from cancer for two years. He
said:
"She was a bOarder in my
home. When / saw her cOndi-
ton was becoming alarming, I
notified her husband that she
should have hospital care and
he took her away"
States Attorney Herbert r.
O'Conor, Of Baltimore, has mott.
fled Stedman Prescott, State at
torney of Montgomery county, of
the finding of the chemical analy,
sis.
DR.. Britton. husband of the
woman, said today:
Gas a physician do not like
to condemn a member of my
profession. But this is terrible.
Something ought to be done
about it,"
He said he had urged his wife
not to go to the Washington
physician, but that her family,
who live in Dorchester county,
Md, had confidence in DR.. Street
and had overridden his plea.
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
32-HOUR WEEK,
MINIMUM PAY,
SLOAN PLAN
General Motors Chief Stresses
Wages, Purchasing Power
in. House Testimony

Approving the principle OF
share-the-work emergency legisla
tion, President Alfred P. Sloan
jr., of General Motors Corpora
tion, today told the House Labor
Committee the Black 30-hour'
week, six-hour-day bill is imprac'
ticable without drastic modifica'
tion.
Sloan appeared as repre-
sentative of the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce,
which includes all automobile
manufacturer except the Ford
Motor Company.
A minimum wage for industry,
he said, is a necessary part OF
any short week legislation.
Prefers 80 Hours
Analysing the proposed legisla'
tion, Sloan suggested:
A 32-hour week and an eight
hour day would be more prac-
ticable than a 30-hour bill. Flex-
ibility is necessary because
some industries, including the
automobile industry, must work
longer hours to meet seasonal
demand.
Share-the work legislation
should be universal for the
lower paid employees, with ex-
emptionS to meet unusual sit
uation. Agricultural and house
hold workers should be ex-
cepted.
Because for eign industry
would not come down to short
work week, the Government
should have power to prevent
importation of goods not pro-
duced on a short work week.
Any short week legislation
should be limited to two years.
Caution to Congress
While approving the minimum
wage proposal of Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins, Sloan
said Congress should go slowly
in enacting any legislation to
control production. Sloan testi-
fled:
"Our industrial machine is
so complicated in all its rami-
ficatiOnS that great care must
be exercised not to inject into
the situation still greater COM
pIicatiOnS and difficulties than
now exist"
He disputed the view of advo-
Gates of the 30-hour week that it
will increase purchasing power.
There is a certain amount of
work available and the only ef-
feet would be to distribute en-
ployment and earnings, he said,
adding:
''New purchasing power can
only be created in the event
that more are put to work and
those that now are at work
continue to earn in dollars sub
Stantially as much as before.
The 3O-hOur-week bill as passed
by the Senate would not put
more than 100000 idle persons
to work."
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
Trade Body HOnOrs
ELnlOre BUrdette

Elmore Burdette, retiring chair
man of the membership commit.
tee of the Washington Board OF
Trade, was presented with
handsome clock at a testimonial
dinner at the Kenwood Country
Club last night.
Fred Smith, new chairman, was
toastmaSter. Students from the
Marjorie Webster School and the
Hoffman School Of Dance fea-
tured the entertainment program.
w. Crosdale Wits, chairman OF
the 1888 Shad bake committee, an
nounced that plans for the an
nual event at Bay Ridge, Md,
May 20, are being completed.
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
SECURITY BILL
ST|RS FIGHT
BY,G. D. P.
Michigan Republican FaVors
Stock Sale Curb, But Hits
Amendment Ban

The House today adopted q
special rule limiting debate on
the Administration securities
bill to five hours and denying
the rank and file Of the mem
bership the right Of amend
ment, thereby assuring passage
Of the measure before adjourn
ment. Although the Republicans,
reinforced by Democratic in
surgents, raised the cry Of "gag
rule" the House approved the
rule without q record vote.
Charges of gag rule" were
raised again today by the Repub-
licanS as the House started con-
sideration of the Administrators
securities regulation bill with its
passage before night assured.
Representative Mapes (R0 Of
Michigan, while declaring he sup
ported the bill, attacked the
Democratic leadership for invok-
ing a rule which prohibited the
right of amendment.
MapeS said:
"The constitutional right Of
free speech means nothing in
the House today"
He said there were two pro-
posalS in the bill, designed to
protect American investors, which
should be open to serious con-
Sideration.
Cites State Laws
They are: A section virtually
making the Federal Government
the enforcing agent for State
"blue sky" laws if securities are
sold across State lines, and one
limiting the responsibility Of
directors.
The bill provides heavy pen.
alties for false advertising or mis-
representation, makes the sellers
of securities liable to suits for
damages as well as for violation
of the criminal law, and requires
full disclosure to the Federal Trade
Commission of all facts concern
ing the stocks anu bonds offered
for sale.
Chairman Rayburn CD Of
Texas, of the Interstate Commerce
Committee, in reporting the bill,
told the House that half the so
billions of securities sold in the
10 years following the war proved
to be worthless.
Minority of Two
Big profits for investment
bankers, he declared, fostered the
sale of securities. AS a result,
he said, many industries now are
loaded down with debts they can
not meet.
The report continued:
"The mechanism devised for
compelling disclosure and for
insisting that disclosure shall
be both adequate and true has
been carefully framed 80 that
neither the action nor inaCtiOn
Of the Federal Trade COmnlis-
sion can be interpreted as q
guaranty or approval Of any
part of the security issued"
Representatives Lea CD Of
California and Merritt (R) Of
Connecticut filed minority re-
port.
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
CHAMBER HEARS
CABINET MEN
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tions, would help matters consider
ably.
It is up to business, he said. to
find a way out Of the economic
situation. He suggested council
on business, comprising not more
than 21 business executives from
all over the country, possibly aug
mented by economists from col
1ege faculties, to cooperate with
his department on stabilizing in
duStry.
Business ought also to perform
more services for itself, he indi-
Gated. He called attention to the
fact that the Bureau Of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce now has
a number of cooperative offices
sustained by local Cn&;.oers OF
Commerce.
Views Foreign Trade
He favored increasing the
number of such offices, and
eliminating offices supported by
the Government, but thought the
department should have a GER
tain number Of representatives
of it's own in the field. These,
he said, should be travelling rep
resentativeS, one for each of the
Federal Reserve districts.
AS for foreign trade, he said,
the bureau has 80 commercial at
tacheS, At trade commissioners,
"a assistant commissioners, who
total $1,045,5OO on the payroll,
plus numerous clerks and mes
sengerS.
He thought it would be suffi-
cient to have one trade repre-
sentative in each important coun-
try, working from consular offices
as travelling agent. Thus con-
siderable money could be saved.
Unhappy Consequences
The department, operating this
year on a $45, 5,000, 900 appropria
tion, will have only $26, 200 600 to
spend next year, which would
mean, in his words:
Unhappy consequences to
many individuals, through no
fault Of tneir own"
The Washington times., 1933-05-05

by Dictator Mussolini to see
what "Lady Bountiful" holds
in store for Italy. A man named
Rogers was sent by Dictator
Alfalfa Bill Murray to pick up
any loose crumbs that might
fall locally.
Congress disgraced itself ter
ribly yesterday. Three solid
hours passed without enactment
of single bill, not even an ap-
preparation bill. Then the men,
bers realized how slow they
were going, woke up, and prac-
ticaIly passed a dinky little
thing apprOpriating merely one