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Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
TRUCK DRIVERS
BEING FINED
State Police Round Up Hun
dred of Drivers Having
LOadings Over 1900 Lbs.
ACTION DUE TO THAW

/ Hundreds of trucks were stopped
on the Philadelphia Pike and the
DUPONT boulevard, at the Penny
Hill and State Road State police
stations since Monday for driving
with overloads. About twenty
truck drivers were arrested and
fined $40 and costs each. The
gross axle weight of trucks was
ordered reduced from $4,000 to
10000 pounds, one-third, due to
the melting snow, ice and thawing
ground. Those operators whose
trucks were over 10000 pounds
axle weight, but not over $4,000
were required to unload the excess
load but were not fined. Those
truck operators whose truck axle
weights were over $4,000 pounds
were fined, Superintendent of State
police Reynolds said. Signs were
placed Sunday on all State High
ways entering the State and at all
important intersections calling at
tention to the fact that no trucks
will be allowed on the State High
way system with axle loadings of
over 10000 pounds. State Police
have received orders to stop all
trucks and have the loads reduced
to accord with the maximum set
by the State Highway Department.
w. w. Mack, Chief Engineer of the
Highway Department, stated that
this drastic order had become nee
essary because of the serious thaw
in the last three days of the sub
grade under all of the State roads.
The thaw greatly reduced the
bearing power of the roads and
serious damage will result from
heavy loads causing a cracking
and subsequent crumbling CT the
pavement or the sagging which
will cause depressions and bumps
along the roadway. Every effort
has ben made to notify truck
owners, notices having been sent
to all papers in the State and to
a number in adjoining states and
also to the heavy truck feet oper-
ators. The signs will also give
notification. The State Highway
Department asks for the co-opera-
ton Of all truck owners in this eff
fort to save serious loss to the
highways over a period that may
well last for the next two or three
weeks. As soon as the regulation
is removed newspapers will be no.
tilted throughout the state but in
the meantime the rule will be
strictly enforced and if heavy
loads are persisted in fines will be
asked for as well as the unloading
to the proper weight.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
KENT FARMERS
MEET, CLAYTON
Condition of Roads Cut At.
tendance at Meeting Held
Last Friday Night
TALK CORN-HOG PLANS

The recent heavy snow storms
and the impossible conditions of
many of the country roads pre-
vented large number of farmers
from attending the community
meeting at Clayton last week
which as well as at meetings held
in Harrington, Milford and Dover.
These meetings were to have been
held under the direction of County
Agent Russell E. Wilson for the
purpose of explaining the corn-hog
allotment program of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment. Administration
In view of this situation plans are
now being considered whereby
group conferences will be arrang-
ed in various places in the county
to which all farmers who are in
terested in signing corn-hog allot-
ment contracts will be invited, and
given assistance in filling out their
papers. Within the past ten days
each corn and hog producer in the
county should have received from
the county extension office sam
pie contract and a leafet explain
ing this plan in detail, and this in
formation should serve as a guide
to farmers in determining whether
or not they should sign these con-
tracts. At each of the community
last week local COM
mittee of three farmers was either
elected or appointed to cooperate
with the county agent in assisting
other farmers in preparing their
corn-hog allotment contracts.
These local committees are only
temporary, however, as the per-
county organization will
be formed after all the contracts
have been signed, and at that time
the county allotment committee
will be elected from this group.
The committee for the Harrington
area includes Charles Peck, Her
man Peck and Elmer Brown. For
the Milford section Emory Collins.
Howard R. Moore and Harvey E.
Wilson were named on a commit
tee. In the Dover area the COM
mittee consists of r. S. Mcneil, L.
D. Caulk and R. A. Carton, and
for the Clayton and Smyrna areas
tanley Short, Russell Carey and
c. Deakyne have been Sc
ected to serve in this capacity. In
addition to the county agent, these
will be assisted by the
vocational agriculture instructors
n those communities in which this
is represented through I
,ut the county. With the aid of
,harts showing the corn and hog
situations in the United States and
he trends of the export markets
n some of the leading foreign
Countries, A. D. Cobb, assistant di-
ector of extension, University of
Delaware, presented at each of
hese meetings the facts concern
ny the basic reason for the plan.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
MISS MARY VIRDIN MARRIED
BECOMES the Wife of A. v. Lane,
of Wilmington, at Quiet Ceremony

of Wilmington, at Quiet Ceremony
The wedding of Miss Mary E.
Virdin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry E. Virdin of near Smyrna,
and August v. Lane, son Of Mrs.
Hattie M. Lane of the Marquette
Apartments, 500 West Tenth
Street, Wilmington, took place on
Saturday. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. w. P. Roberts,
pastor of the Peninsula M. p.
Church in Wilmington. The couple
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
David Wright of Claymont
Heights. Mr.. and Mrs. Lane will
live at Claymont Heights. Miss
Virdin is well known in Smyrna
being a graduate of the Smyrna
High School an6 having been en-
ployed as secretary in the Office of
DR.. w. C. Deakyne for a number
of years.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
FIFTY YEARS OF
LOCAL SERVICE
Phosphate Mandatory of
Warner w. Price Rounds
Out a Fine Record
ESTABLISHED YEAR 1884

Warner w. Price, Smyrna's well
known phosphate manufacturer,
grain broker and coal and cement
dealer, is celebrating the 5Oth an
niversary of his up-to-date phos-
phate factory which occupies con-
siderable ground along the banks
OF Smyrna River at Smyrna Land
ing. 1t is an industry successfully
conducted that Smyrna and its fine
farming section in Kent and lower
New Castle County can well be
proud. In March, 1884, William
M. Lewis and Lewis M. Price. both
OF Smyrna, organized the firm of
Lewis and Price for the manufac-
ture and sale of fertilizers. They
selected a location at SMYRNA
Landing and built thereon a COM
paratively small shed. For power
to operate their grinder and mixer,
they used an old fashioned thresh-
ing engine, which was also used at
harvest time for threshing wheat
in the community. At that time,
there were eight phosphate factor
les in and surrounding this COM
munity, two at Smyrna, and one
each at Clayton, Kenton, Leipsic,
Odessa, Middletown and FREDERICK.
In spite of the above competition,
this firm by courage, activity and
fair dealings, 50 increased their
business, that within three years,
it became necessary to substantial
ly enlarge their modest plant. In
1891, after seven years of opera
ton, the business of Lewis and
Price, was taken over by Lewis NJ
Price, under whose leadership it so
increased from year to year, that
it became necessary to again en-
large the plant, and equip it with
more modern machinery. During
this period he inaugurated the
first Factory to Farm" truck de-
livery service, and became the lone
survivor of all the phosphate fac
tories that had been operating in
this community. Mr.. Price en-
ployed his son Warner after he had
finished his education, and in 1918
took him in as partner under the
firm name of L. M. Price and Son.
This partnership relation existed
until July LIST, 1927, when. after an
active career Of forty-three years,
the senior member retired, leaving
the well established business to be
continued by his son under the
name of Warner w. Price, who,
with younger zeal and new enter
prise, carries on the original phos
phate business, adding to it, from
time to time, grain, tile, cement,
gravel, lime and coal business.
There has been throughout the
of this plant, an or
of employees of the
highest type. The efficient super
Andrew D. Cole, has
been associated with the business
for the past thirty-seven years,
and others now in service, have
been in continuous employ for per-
iods ranging from twelve to seven
teen years. The present manage
ment, continues the policies of the
founders in supplying customers
with high quality fertilizers, there
by proving it's old motto, Feed the
land and the land will feed you"
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
SMYRNA w. C. T. u. SERVICE
Held at the Home of Mrs. Edward
T. Porter ON Monday Evening

T. Porter ON Monday Evening
Frances willard Memorial SER
vice of the w. c. T. u, was held
at the home of Mrs. Edward T.
Porter on Monday evening, March
5th. The program, in charge of
Mrs. Harry Lower, chairman, was
as follows: Singing, 20, Master,
Let Me Walk With Thee; Scrip
ture reading, Mrs. w. o. Hoffeck-
err; prayer; reading, Frances Will
lard Memorial" Mrs. Harry Col
Inns; reading, Secret of Her In
fiuence." Mrs. Edward T. Porter;
solo, Garden of Prayer" Miss
Lizzie Jones; poem. Mrs. w. w.
Hynson; reading, ''The Home Life
of Mrs. Frances willard" Mrs.
Norman Coleman; solo. Miss Liz
zie Jones. After short business
meeting a social hour was enjoyed.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
b NATIONAL GUARD
mag Five Of Best Regi-
azs in the U. s. A.

vs. received yesterday
Ith Regiment, Coast
Mps, Anti-Aircraft, Del
Mara Guard, has been
the Eve best regi-
y md in the entire Ma
n Of the country and as
best IN the Anti-Air-
a. Colonel George ].
nuy regimental COM
that although the
'ss' a was highly pleas
s''a c A. is out to get
Wy next year. General
Nh'lng to the fact that
i 'ginent was rated un-
q only two years ago if
Que to cooperation
!. 10 men, to a rating as
vest National Guard
= the United States.
y : On results of target
y s.. cent Of batteries of
asa satisfactory at an
Inspector; attendance
lung the IL months
,. sn'fy Inspection; per
! l, J. qualified as gun
= cent Of units Of the
sso satisfactory on the
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
ASBURY M. f. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. DIR. John l.. johnson, Pastor,
Announces Services and Meetings


The church school of Asbury M
E. Church will convene at ten
o'clock on Sunday morning and in
each department special worship
programs will be presented in con-
nection with the lesson study. The
fine work being done in the depart
ments is a splendid compliment to
the work of the superintendent
and teachers and is greatly appre-
ciated by the parents and children
alike, this is a large contributing
factor in the rapid growth of the
school during recent months. AT
eleven o'clock our morning wor-
ship will be conducted. The pastor
will have for his subject Service
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
lrB IYBACR
oRK,DovER
i nt1a Session ss m Bill Bills
Lll,sy Left of fin in D-
!, Including Relief
Lr,pr's MESSAGE

u.ssrs legislature r. moor moor
!. sttsr adjournment Of :.
,.I,ined by Governor
december 5, due 70 O. :
ssdl0ck. President Pre-
.''r,r, A. simonton ano
tIjsu T. Robinson calleo
md the House to order
!, t 70 o'clock for the
Y d the continued SESSION
u Day Of the special ses
=. a,ioritv Of the House
\, held a caucus ano
- he amount to be ap-
Il ~ the legislature for
'.sld not be less than $780,
rrs than 100000. This
INTENDED, would be suffic :,
n over the situation until
.sI,t1lrs reconvenes in reg
.riap next January. Crea-
!, commission to conist OF
4 md an appropriation OF
M d be expended for re-
n will be provided for ID a
a will be introduced in
e by the Democrats In r
pst the present emergency
L. the State. This was
1 man at a caucus of the
\ members of he House at
H. a special message from
n {. Douglass Buck in
T. zplained the urgency of
"a action on the problem.
he appropriation of $780,
| aHe the State Temporary
Relief Commission, the
\ which have been exhaust
h be given early consider
| 4 Statewide public works
\ obstruction program in
! spsnditure of approx
! gSsO,0OO so that work
\ IDLE may be given some
S.iYs to thirty thousand I'M
ii IN Delaware will be pre-
IGrernor Buck and the
assembly Friday after
! 7 o'clock at Dover by a
Nh Of several hundred men
nsn representing the Will
4 Chamber of Commerce
kuizstiOns throughout the
State. Among the appro-
i recommended is $500, 900
y additions at the State
+ Home, Smyrna; $4,000
ftans to the State Hospital,
Fx; 1920 for the Colony
l4sy; s241,OOO for a new
ka Woman's College, U. of
Put and $4,000 for an ad-
| b The Cheswold School.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
SMYRNA CHANGERS MEET
Attendance Small on "Wednesday
Night on Account Blocked Roads

Smyrna Grange held an open
meeting last Wednesday night the
program being in charge of Miss
Mary Hynson. On account of the
blocked roads the anniversary din
ner which was to have taken place
was postponed. The program con-
sisted of several selections by
Shapley's orchestra; vocal solo, L.
M. Price; vocal selection by the
Grange quartette; duet, Mrs-How-
ard Deakyne and Miss Mary Hyn--
son; vocal solo, Arthur Moffett;
vocal duet, L. M. Price and Walter
T. Massey.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
THREE GET JAIL SENTENCES
Judge Harrington, Dover, Imposes
Sentences in Kent County Jail

Resident Judge Harrington in
Court of General Sessions, Satur-
day, pronounced sentences as fol-
lows: Walter Sawyer. larceny Of
corn, three months in Kent county
jail: William Hudson, larceny OF
chickens, nine months in Kent
county jail; Tolbert Johnson, at
tempt to commit larceny, three
months imprisonment.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
y At cHEsrERrowN
n. s''l' Caused by the
h. somp Track

! saII,asa, ae Of the Penn
u j =. Sunday jumped
~ !. ne Queen stree,
=. lsssrtown, Nd s', riet
stsr t y he track and ty-
ss, .'s'ie into the south y.
a. !, caused by recent
A<ssss aad by the cbe sta
n tb.,s close to the
A 1 was blamed for
NJ. ,,,.. "recking crew
NA .a., several hours
s.,' engine back on the
ssisas''I , s, engine block slss
ks,,sS's toward tb :
dssailsds ~ 'aree freight
sS..s near the SAM
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Walter o. Stack, Wilmington,
Sister of Mrs. Alfred Tilghman

After an illness of several weeks
Mrs. Sarah S. Stack, wife of DR..
Walter 0. Stack, died Wednesday
morning at her home in Denbigh
Hall, Wilmington. She had been
confined to her home since Christ
mas. Mrs. Stack had been a resi-
dent of Wilmington for about 80
years. Before her marriage she
was Miss Sarah Saxton, daughter
of the late Mary E. and Cornelius
Saxton, of Dover. She was a mem
Der of the Wilmington New Cen
fury Club, Trinity P. E. Church,
and of the Woman's Club of the
church. Mrs. Stack is survived by
her husband, who is practicing
dentist of Wilmington. She has
four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Wakes,
Mrs. Walter F. Kleitz, of Whining
ton; Mrs. Alfred Tilghman, of
Smyrna, and Mrs. Daniel o. Hast
ings, of Wilmington and Washing
ton, and one brother, Glider Sax
ton, of Wilmington. The funeral
took place at o'clock Friday af-
ternoon from the chapel of the
Wilmington and Brandywine GEM
etery.
Smyrna times., 1934-03-07
Joseph T. Perry, Cheswold, Dead

Joseph T. Perry passed away at
his home at Cheswold on Friday
following a stroke of apoplexy.
Mr.. Perry was 70 years of age. He
is survived by two brothers, Elias
Perry, James A. Perry of Ches-
void and two sisters, Miss Mary
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Omaha guide., 1934-04-07

WE SUPPORT DEPOSITS APPEAL

XME A rise In righteous wrath and shout With unnOy
W glee to Congressman DePriest and say We told you
SO. There is nothing to be gained now by pointing out to
the Illinois Congressman the error he made IN not forcing
a decision on the issue the day he introduced his resolution
to Congress. He permitted himself to be persuaded by
Speaker Henry T Rainey of Congress who comes from
Illinois not to raise ruction and demand redress for the
insult offered his office, his people and himself in the
House of Representatives restaurant. He let Ralney per
suade him to introduce instead a request resolution. The
Democratic Congress voted down that resolution on a
strict party vote at the stipulated expiration of thirty days
DePriest now seeks another devious route In his effort to
get the hundred and ~forty-five Congressmen's signatures
to a petition for the consideration OF the race outrage on
the floor of Congress. In the event that he fails to get
the signatures of one hundred and ~fortyfive Congress
men he will fail again in not having the issue considered
on it's merits. His office will still be barred from the
rights of the restaurant and his race will remain under the
linfamy of the insult offered it's representative.
We measure our words in now advising congressman
DePriest. He did not listen to us before. Let him listen
to us now and get results. He called us ignorant or vicious
then. He now realizes that we were wise and sincere.
Congressman DePriest! Send your office secretaries
hack again into the House Restaurant. The manager, I'M
der orders of Congressman Warren OF North Carolina,
whose committe runs the restaurant Will again par your
SECRETARIES. Rise up forthwith on the floor OF Congress.
Demand redress on a high question OF personal privilege.
Speaker Rainey will probably listen to the tar-heel chair
man and the ancient evil spirit of his party and rule you
out of order. He will doubtless declare that you have no
question Of personal privilege at issue. You then appear
from the decision of the chair and cite the countless prece.
dents in Congress and in law to sustain your position. LII
Won can not find thin, we will furnish them. The chairman
must then step adise to have your question decided by tne
House. If the House ~sustains you, you and yours have
won glooriousN. If the House refuses to sustain you, you
have gone down to defeat gloriously. You will get your
decision, your people will know whether or not they nave
equal rights in the capitol building Of the country. Inata
decision in itself will be a great moral victory because II
will lead on to a greater popular victory. Inc Ame a
-naonle will not stand for such brutal bigotry in the cap1toi
of their country.
This is your prime duty, Mr.. Congressman.
The Omaha guide., 1934-04-07
POLITICAL NOTE

A few months ago Everybody
was ~forecasting that this congress
would be as rubber-stamp as the last
that the President would have no
trouble in running the show. Every
body" was wrong. The St. Lawren-
ce Waterman Treaty is near to the
heart of the administration-and the
Senate turned it down. And house
and senate have refused presidential
DEGREES opposing the soldiers bonus
and restoration of federel workers
pay-cuts-both are contained in the
Independent Offices Bill.
Much Of the opposition to the
President comes from within his own
party, and whipsnapping by Demo-
cratic floor leaders is losing some Of
its effectiveness. Result will doubt
less be strong pressure to jam most
important administration bils-e-
pecially those containing appropria-
tons necessary to the continuance Of
present recovery plans-through con-
gress, and get an early adjournment
The Omaha guide., 1934-04-07
WEALTH TAKES
A HOLIDAY

1.-THE American people have never
felt the lash of the tax collector"
says a well-known writer on econom-
les. 1.-THE treasury has only recent
ly indicated that it will make a door
to door It must have
taxes. Suppose the people who be-
lieve the wealthy aren't paying their
taxes should say, Get it from the
rich. Soak them!' The tax collector
brings forth statistics to prove that
there aren't any rich any more. :. "
In 1928, according to income tax
returns, there were $4,000 persons
with incomes of $4,000 a year. In
1882 there were less than 8,OOO-and
later statistics will probably show a
further drop. Wealth has literally
taken a holiday. The result is that
the old policy of piling increasingly
heavy tax burneds on persons with
large incomes is no longer productive
q, substantial revenue. The incomes
simply don't exist.
What must inevitably happen, if
government expense continues to rise,
is heavier taxation on small and
moderate incomes-on the day labor
er, the salary worker, the owner Of
a small business and a modest amount
Of property. Government will have
to take more and more of his income
and earnings to carry on the func-
tons with which it has been loaded.
Higher income and property taxes
on the businesses providing food,
clothing, power, gasoline and other
necessities and Injuries, mean high
er prices which are passed on to con
sumers.
Exhorbitant taxes mean fewer jobs,
fewer opportunities, hard times
less money to spend for the things
that give employment, a constant
threat to recovery.
The Omaha guide., 1934-04-07
PAYING THE WAY
For CRIME

The growing volume Of resistance
t the stringent anti-gun law now
pending in Congress is encouraging
to those who still believe in consti-
tutional guarantees.
The proposed law would make
ownership Of small arms virtually i'm
possible for the honest citizen. And
like similar state laws, it would thus
favor the criminal, who violates all
laws. It would assure him that his
victims were unprotected. Violence,
robbery and other crimes would be
made immeasurably easier and safer.
Hundreds of newspapers, maya
zines, and a legion of well known citi-
zens, are against the law. 1t is to
be hoped that it never passes out of
it's present embryo stage.
The Omaha guide., 1934-04-07
THE PRIVILEGE


In the opinion of the Los Angeles
Times, few if any, Of the municipal
electic systems of the country will
sign the MIRA code Of fair practices
for the power industry that is now
passing through official channels in
Washington.
Why won't they sign? Because II
they do, they will be required to have
the same kind Of bookkeeping as
private utility corporations, which
would mean a record Of their efficien-
cy and rates to compare with those
Of private management.
Anyone not familiar with the
practices prevailing in municipal
electric plants will regard that as
rather a strange eason. But the
aveage municipal establishment has
laid considerable importance on its be-
ing exempt from taxes and business
methods which the law, through state
commissions, forces on the private
interests they compete with. The
Los Angeles Times for example says
that a fair statement of the activities
of the local power ureau would show
that from its inception 1T has lean
ed heavily for support both upon the
taxpayers Of the city AM STATE, and