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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-07
Personal Health Service
(By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-07

than other cities to leisure, litera- ture, conversation, watching life go by and getting lot of fun out of 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-07

Czechoslovakia expects bumper crops this year.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17

of the David C. Harrison Post, NO.
IA, of Smyrna.
Charles b. Evans, Esq, of Newark
Charles B. Evans, attorney and
banker, who like his father before
him. had been a force in the de-
velopment of the University of Del
aware, died Monday night at 1880
at his Wilmington home, 1900 XIV
erview avenue. Mr.. Evans was o1
wears old and until his death had
been the oldest living trustees OF
the University, an institution
whose interests he and his father,
George G. Evans, served aggre-
gately for II years. With the death
of Mr.. Evans, there passes one OF
the most valuable citizens of the
State, an outstanding man who hid
behind his modesty. He had been
offered a judgeship several times
but always refused to accept the
positions. In one instance, in 1914,
Governor Charles r. Miller tender
ed him the iudgeship on the Su-
preme Court bench but Mr.. Evans
was too modest to accept and
would not change his mind, despite
the exhortations of his friends. On
May 3, Mr.. Evans suffered from a
stroke and since then until his
death his condition was regarded
as serious. The funeral will take
place tomorrow, Thursday after
noon. Services will be held from
his late residence in Newark on
North College avenue, at 3 o'clock,
daylight saving time. Interment
will be in the Head of Christiana
cemetery. Mr.. Evans was born at
Newark, May 1, 1866, the son of
+ George G. and Mary j (Black)
Evans. He graduated from Della
ware College, University of Della
ware, in 1886 with the Bachelor of
Arts degree. In 1889, he received
his Masters degree and in the
same year, at the University OF
Pennsylvania, he was graduated
with the degree of Ii. B. Mr.
Evans is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Mary Miller Raub, OF
Newark, whom he married May 8
1895. Mrs. Evans is a daughter Of
DR.. Raub, one time president OF
Delaware College. They had nc
children. There are three sisters
Miss Lena Evans, of Washington
and Newark Mrs. Charles Reed OF
Washington, and Mrs. Margaret
Neill, of Helena. Mont.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
CORRESPONDENTS
Continued From Page Eight)

nually for the improvement and
Identification of Sudlersville and
its environs. The new officers are
President, Mrs. Joseph M. George;
Vice-President, Miss Emily Straugh
Treasurer, Mrs. Mamie E. Hillary;
Secretary, Joseph M. George, and
Chairman of project committe,
Mrs. Walter w. Morgan.
Mrs. Ralph Baynard, of Centre
vile was weekend guest of Miss
es Fannie and Eva Merrick.
Miss Mariana Eaton, of FELTON,
Del, is a guest at the parsonage OF
Miss Eleanor Hopkins.
Mrs. Madeline Young entertain
ed number of her friends recently
at a Bridge party at her home
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Phillips and
children, Wayne and Ann, of Jack
sonville, Fla, have been guests OF
Mr.. Phillips parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Phillips.
Mr.. Charles Anderson made a
business trip to Philadelphia one
day recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. George
has been spending few days ir
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Geiser were
the recent guests of Mrs. Geiser's
sister, Miss Ruth Evans, in Viii
mington.
Mrs. Spencer Walls, Mrs. Wesley
McKnett, Mrs. 7. M. Redden, Mrs
Stanley Atkinson and Mrs. Alan S
Walls have been visiting Whining
ton.
Mrs. Dudley G. Roe was hostes;
to the members of the Community
Betterment Club at a Garden Party
held in her lovely flower garder
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Roe:
garden is quite lovely, just nov
with hundreds Of iris and tulips.
1 Professor and Mrs. Kenneth w
Baker entertained a number O
friends at a card party at theil
home last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. johnson haC
as their guests recently Mr.. ant
Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs. Fannie Hall
Of Barclay and their grand daugh
ter, Miss Ellen Ross Johnson.
Mrs. Frank Hewlett, of New
Castle, has ben visiting friends il
town.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
WELLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Neighborhood

Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About NeighborhOod
Millington, Nd, May 16.-The
closing Of the schools at Locust
Grove, Colt and st. Pauls effective
beginning the first of the next school
term, was voted by the new Board
of Education of Kent County, Md.
The Board reorganized at its meet
ing Tuesday with E. L. Redmile, of
Kennedyville, becoming president
Of the board to succeed c. Romie
Skriven, who retired from the
board. Mrs Charles w. Whaland
named to replace Mr.. Skriyen, sue
ceeded Mr.. Redmile as vice-presi-
dent of the board. L. Bates Rus
sell, Sr., is the other member. Miss
Esta v. Harrison was renamed SUI
pervisor of Kent schools; Mrs. Mae
Mills Beck was re-appointed at
tendance officer, and Miss Gather
inc Smith continued in her position
as secretary to Louis c. Robinson.
superintendent. These appoint
ments were made by the board.
The board also re-appointed Owen
C. Blades as acting principal of
the Chestertown High School for
the year 1933-34. Mr. Blades has
filed the principalship Of the local
school since the death of Prof.
Mark Greasy several years ago.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17

Chancellor Josiah o. Wolcott, Of
Delaware; Major James c. Hutson,
U. S. Army, instructor of the 198th
Coast Artillery, A. A., Delaware
National Guard; Charles Perry,
Counsel for the State Legislature;
Charles Jackson, member of the
Legislature; Lindale Frazier, Hayes
Wilson, secretary to Senator Hast
ings; Hayes Wilson, Jr., and Harry
A. Richardson, II, attended the
luncheon.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
HOST
TOGATHERING
Senator Daniel o. Hastings
Has Distinguished Con-
gressional Group
COUNTRY CLUB, DOVER

u. S. Senator Daniel o. Hastings
entertained prominent group Of
Washington political leaders at his
home near Dover, and at the Maple
dale Country Club, at Dover, Sat
urday afternoon. Five foursome
golf matches were enjoyed by the
visitors. Included in the group Of
visitors were Senator Joseph r..
Robinson, of Arkansas, Democratic
leader, and Charles l.. McNary, Of
/ Oregon, Republican leader Of the
Senate; Senator Frederick Hale,
from Maine; former Senator Hiram
Bingham, from Connecticut; How
ard Switzerland, former Senator
from West Virginia; Judge Richard
S. Whaley, of South Carolina, who
sits on the Washington Court of
Pleas; Chester Bolton, of Ohio,
chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional campaign committee;
Merrill Thorp, editor of The Ma
tion's Business; Seth Richardson,
assistant attorney general in the
Hoover administration; John Mar
shall, assistant attorney general in
the Coolidge administration; Holly
Stover, retired business man. The
distinguished group of visitors came
to Dover from Washington cross
ing the Chesapeake Bay at Clai-
borne. After luncheon with SEN
ator Hastings they drove back to
their homes in Washington. In ad-
dition to the Washington guests,
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
James Shaw, Old Army Veteran

James shaw, Olu ARMY fCtciah
James Shaw, a veteran of the
Civil War, passed away at his late
residence at Spruance City on Sat
urday after a lingering illness, hav-
ing been bed ridden for the past
six months. Mr.. Shaw was in his
seth year Of age and was the son
of the late Stephen and Sadie
(Wheatman) Shaw. Born at
Blackbird, Delaware. practically
his entire life was spent in and
around this vicinity and in Mary
land. Mr.. Shaw enlisted in the
Civil War while he was resident
of Blackbird and returning made
his home at Massey, Md, and Clay
ton, where he was employed by the
railroad. At the latter place he
lived nineteen years having moved
to Smyrna eight years ago and be-
ing placed on the retired list OF
railroad employees. During his
service at war, he was awarded
several badges and medaIS ano
fought in most Of the battles. While
he fought in the Third Delaware
Regiment during the Civil War, he
was never a member Of General w
S. Hancock Post of Smyrna. He
was a member of the Clayton M
E. Church. He is survived by the
following children: James Shaw OF
Wilmington; Mrs ]. w. Webber OF
Blackbird; Mrs. William Erskine OF
Cordova, Md; Mrs. Thomas Haly
of Cecil, Md; Mrs. Raymond Stat
ford of Millington, Md; Mrs. Elva
Ross of Philadelphia, Pa, and Miss
Martha Shaw of Smyrna He also
leaves forty-two grandchildren, 2e
great grandchildren, and one great
great, grandchild Funeral servic-
es were held from his late resi-
dence at Spruance Sity, this after
noon, Wednesday, at 2 o'clock, anG
interment was made at Galena, Md
Rev. w. w Henry of1ciated. Ser
vices at the grave were in charge
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17

value of this practice in assisting
them to realize more profitable re-
turns from their crop. That the
time Of setting plants greatly in
f1uences the yield has been shown
in demonstrations which have been
conducted in Kent county for the
past several years under the direc-
tion of County Agent Russell E.
Wilson, who has received the CO.
operation OF interested growers and
Gamers in conducting this tomato
improvement program. Those
plants which were set during the
last two weeks in May produced on
the average 7.8 tons of tomatoes
per acre, as compared to a yield of
5.5 tons per acre from those plants
which were set in June, resulting in
a difference of 2.3 tons per acre in
favor of the early plants. The
early set plants are able to make
considerably more growth before
foliage diseases check their devel-
opment, and they also have the
opportunity to set larger percent
age of tomatoes before the arrival
Of high temperatures in mid-sum-
mer. Until few years ago the
canning of tomatoes on a large
commercial scale was confined
chiefly to the states along the At
lantic eaboard, but today this in
dustry has spread to the middle
west and into the far western
states as a result of the general
tendency in all agricultural sec
tions for farmers to diversity their
crop production as widely as pos
sible in an effort to withstand this
period of depression by growing a
few more cash crops. In order to
meet this increasing competition in
the growing and canning of toma-
toes, therefore, it has become nee
essary for both growers and can
ners to make use of every avail
able method by which the quality
of the product will be improved in
this section of the United States
Although the growing of early to-
matoes is one step toward the pro-
4 duction of more and better toma-
toes per acre, the acreage should
not be expanded if this crop is to
be placed and maintained on q
more profitable basis for both the
farmers and Gamers. This pro
gram Of producing higher quality
crops on a reduced acreage is in
accord with the farm relief mea-
sures which are being advocated BY
our Federal government, but the
success of this program will de.
pend largely upon the support
which farmers will give it through
out the country. If tomatoes art
grown with the idea of producing
more and higher quality tomatoe.
from fewer acres, they offer tht
best cash crop for Kent county
farmers under the present agricul
tural conditions with the accom-
panying low prices for farm crop!
in general, but with low yields O.
a poor quality produce farmers cal
never hope to secure any profit!
from this crop. During the pas
several years farmers in this sec
tion have ben either growing thei
early plants in cloth-covered cold
frames, or purchasing the south
ern-grown plants, in order to hav'
them ready to set in the field dur
ing the latter part Of May.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
ODESSA GIRL Is INJURED
Miss Frances Wheel Hurt When
Truck Upsets on Highway

Frances Jane Wheeler, little
niece of the Joseph Kumpel, of
Odessa, was severely cut on the
head, Saturday. when the truck
driven by her uncle, skidded and
upset on the road while coming
from Middletown. Joseph, the lit
tie son Of Mr. Kum.pel, with his
father, escaped injury Sixteen
stitches were taken in the little
girls wound.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
URGE EARLY
TOMATO PATCH
Russell z. Wilson Tells Farm
ers Early Planting Improves
The Yield and Quality
NJ A X ES COMPARISON

Although the economic import
ance of earliness in setting tomato
plants in the field for the produc-
tion Of higher yields per acre and
tomatoes of better quality for can
ming purposes has been demon
strated in Kent county, the atten-
tion Of all tomato growers is again
being called this spring to the
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department. at its office,
Dover, Del, until 200 o'clock, P. M,
Eastern Standard Time). June 6. 1888.
and at that place and time publicly opened
for contracts involving the following ap-
proximate quantities:
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17

&c +bo David C. Harrison Post, No.
IA, of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
Contract 26O
Bridges


(Sussex County,
1000 Lin. Ft. Creosoted Piling
45M Ft. B. M. Creosoted Lumber
ION B. NJ. Sheet Piling
so Gu. Yds. Excavation
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (10) days after execution of the
contract and be completed as specified.
The above are Emergency Relief Con-
tracts with special provisions to govern
same. The minimum wages paid will be
twenty-five cents per hour for unskilled
labor and thirty-fve cents per hour for
skilled labor.
Monthly payments will be made for 80
per cent of the construction completed each
month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a surety bond. certified check. or money to
centum of the total amount of the pro-
posal.
The envelope containing the proposal
must be marked Proposal for the con-
struction of State Highway Contract No
..............
The contract will be awarded or re-
jected within twenty (20) days from the
date of opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any OF
all bids.
Complete sets of plans and specifications
may be obtained after May 29th. 1888
upon receipt of two dollars (s2.00) for
each contract. which amount will not be
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Dover. Delaware
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
4O-FT. BALTIMORE ROAD

The Maryland State Roads
Commission must be prepared
for very vigorous contro-
versy, says the Baltimore Sun
"when it takes up the matter
of determining how best to
use the S4,OO0,OOO granted by
the Legislature to improve
road facilities between Balti-
more and the Pennsylvania
and Delaware State lines.
1T will be taken for grant
ed that, should the commits
sion decide to construct a new
thoroughfare, it will neverthe-
less, devote a certain proper
tion of these funds to i'm
provement Of the Philadelphia
road. This road is dangerous
and badly needs attention,
The real trouble will come
over what should be done to
settle permanently, or for q
good many years to come, the
transportation problem Of this
important section Of the State
through which passes the
heavy and growing North anC
South traffic. This problem
was properly given over to tht
commission by the Legisla
ture for solution.
"The theory Of those who
live and do business on the
Philadelphia road-that they
have a vested interest which
the commission must recog
nize in deciding what to do
is understandable, but no
tenable. The commission
must spend the States money
with the purpose of obtaining
the best results for the Statt
as a whole. 1t must lool
ahead, build for the futur'
and do what prudent foresight
suggests to meet conditions a.
they will be years hence. Oh
viously, local interests and 10
cal sentiment cannot be per
mitted to dictate the cours
to be followed. The Philadel
phia road should be accepte'
only if in the mature judg
ment Of the commission
best meets the needs fo
which the S4,OOO,OOO outlay i
to be made.
"The commission canno
yield to pulling and hauling
It has been given a trust t
carry out and must perforr
the duty with an eye single t
giving the State the fu
worth IF IFS money"
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17

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we are prepared to furnish the
public with high-grade anthracite
coal of all sizes. Our coal prices
have been REDUCED for Summer
delivery. 1t will pay to buy the
best grade fuel Call or visit our
yard and examine our coal. You
can't get better.
Clean your Furnace this summer
with CEIA-SOOT, Chemical Action
will burn the SCOT, scale and carbon
deposits from your furnace and
chimney, and save fuel. We sell it.
We have a large stock of ROOF
PAINT that we can guarantee
Examine your roofs and paint them
before they become leaky and you
will save money.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
r. d. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s.,
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Continued from Page One)

half-sister, Mrs. Edgar Tracey of
Hartford, Conn Funeral services
took place Saturday afternoon
from the residence of her daughter
near Clayton and interment was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Rev. r. K. Stephenson oficiated.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17

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it represents and the State of which it
is a part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-17

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
aware, as Second Glass matter.
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lighter than air craft. Chairman
Trammel of the senate naval COM
mittee also was considering a study
of the accident.
Chairman Vinson Of the house
naval committee has declared en-
phatically ''there won't be any more
airships built"
There were some, however, not so
ready to yield to beliefs founded
during many years in congress.
Many had followed Representative
Britten of Illinois, who as Republic
an chairman of the naval commit
tee for years had charge of most OF
the recent legislation for airships,
particularly that authorizing the
SS.OOO.OOO Akron-Macon sister ship
team. Mr.. Britten has always de-
clined to support those who thought
lighter-than-air craft should be
abandoned.
Many members were undecided
how far they wanted to go In their
ban on airships. yinson said he
thought nothing should be done to
prevent operation. Of the Macon,
which Is to take the air toward the
end of the month Nor did he think
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the FRENCH WduI ID
wangle debt settlement before the
economic conference conyenes. So
fervid is this desire that Davis ex-
pressed his displeasure that Europe.
with its very existence at stake,
should think of nothing else.
Mr.. Davis feels that the Washing
ton administration has made it clear
that there are bigger jobs to be done
removal Of trade barriers, for ex-
ample
So with hopes Of calling the eco
nomic conference at an early date
abandoned, the idea of prelim-
mary meeting to agree on what Is
to be done and how to go about It
Is making Roadway.
When the new French ambassador
to the United States. Andre Lefevre
de la Boulaye, sailed for America
he was accompanied by treasury
expert to prepare the ground for
what Paris hopes will be general
debt discussion.
Premier Ramsay Macdonald plans
to sail for the United States about
April Is for a conference with
President Roosevelt regarding war
debts. world economics and arma-
ment.
MOUNT EVEREST at last has
I lvI 49, oonr,,orad Two orr.
planes have flown across the sum-
NIT and for the first time in history
men have looked down upon the
highest mountain in the world. The
feat was accomplished by the Brit
ish expedition headed by the mar
uuis of Clydesdale. A photographer
succeeded in taking number of pic
lures, which. it is hoped, will pro-
vide authentic record of the con-
quest OF the 29.0O2-foot mountain.
on the sides of which numerous men
have perished attempting by old
fashioned methods to gain the honor
of being the first to reach the top.
Although exhaustive preparations
had been made for the flight over
Mount Everest. the actual carrying
out of the feat was In a measure ac-
cidentaL When the two ships went
up the purpose Of the flyers was
/ only to make test. But they
found conditions so ideal that they
turned the test into the real busi-
ness. The two planes few at an
altitude approximately &c miles
and the flight required three and 4
half hours.
! g 1874. western Newspaper Unisa.
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kind in the world, was the worst air.
ship disaster in history. The air.
ship crashed off the New Jersey
coast, twenty miles off Barnegat
lightship, during a violent electric
storm, accompanied by heavy winds
and high seas, dense fogs and thick
rain.
Lieutenant Commander Wiley, Sec
ond in command of the airship, and
the two men who were saved owed
their lives to the chance that
brought the German oil tanker, Phoe-
bus close to the scene of the acct
dent few minutes after it hap
pened. They were picked up imme-
diately by the Phoebus, whose crew
saw others disappear beneath the
waves before rescuers could reach
them. The Phoebus cruised about
the scene until dawn, but was un-
able to find any more survivors or to
keep track of the wreckage, which
was carried swiftly away by the
seas.
First report of the disaster was
received in radio messages from the
Phoebus. Both coast guard and
naval vessels were Immediately dis
patched to the scene of the wreck
and cruised around for hours in the
hope Of finding other survivors. The
navy blimp J-3, taking part in the
search, fell into the sea. Five Of its
crew were rescued.
The search was fruitless, and. In
the case of the accident to the blimp
J-3, was Inflated also.
ETERMINATION to end naval
- airship construction is mount
ing through a congress intent upon
finding the real cause of the Akron's
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plunge into the At
lantic.
In the senate King
tDem., Utah) pre-
pared q resolution
calling for an In
vestigation of the
Akron disaster and
the consideration OF
the advisability Of
spending more than
the $20,OOO.OOO that
the navy already
h a q yrrac@nl ~
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ence developed at
a meeting in Paris
between Norman III.
Davis, President
Roosevelt's ambas-
sador-at-large, and
Joseph Paul Bon
cour, French for
eign minister. In
this the French see
their opportunity Of
talking over war
debts.
Like the British,