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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10
DAILY EXPENSE
WELFARE HOME
1S1 Patients at Smyrna In
stitution, December Report
Shows Costing SIC Person
EIGHT DEATHS IN MONTH

The maintenance cost per patient
per day at the State Welfare
Home at Smyrna, for the month of
December, the third month the
home has been in operation, was
S.8773, the lowest for any month
since the institution opened. This
was the outstanding feature of the
report for last month, presented at
the regular monthly meeting of
the commission at the home last
week. The report further showed
that the total inmates for the
month was 181 for New Castle
county; As from Kent and 35 from
Sussex. New admission during the
month totalled SO from New Castle
county, one from Kent and three
from Sussex, or a total of To- This
brought the total number of in
mates at the end of the month up
to 1923, which is about as many as
it will be possible for the home to
take care of. The new admissions
from New Castle county during
the month represented the group
taken over from one wing of the
old County Hospital at F'arnhurst,
which were kept there up until
this month, until provision could
be made to receive them at the
home. Bedding, blankets and so
forth had to be purchased to prop
erly take care of them.
Eight Deaths in Month
There were a total of eight
deaths during the month, from
various causes. Five of the de-
ceased were buried in the Welfare
Home Cemetery and the other
three were buried by relatives in
private burial grounds. Five in
mates were discharged during the
month, two to Delaware Colony
and three to reside with relatives.
Forty transients were given shelf
er over night during the month. 1t
is noted that the number of tran
sients is considerably less at
Smyrna than was the case at
Farnhurst Miss Florence E.Park-
er, of the Bureau of Labor Stats
tics, of the United States Depart
ment of Labor, visited and inspect
ed the Home early in December,
and is reported to have been well
pleased with result of her inspec-
ton, which will be made public as
soon as her report is received. An
interesting fact is that IS of the
inmates of the Home were employ
ed in various capacities during the
month. Religious services were
held each Sunday, the attendance
varying from rs to lit. Robert ].
McFarlin, in charge of building
and grounds, was granted a leave
of absence owing to illness. He is
now at his home in Smyrna. The
report further showed that 81, 535
meals were served during the
month at cost of S.O723 per meal
nor narcon
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10

accomplished in regards to install
ing the necessary conduit for wir-
ing in such a manner as not to
mar the architectural beauty of
the buildings. After some study,
locations were selected for speak
ers in all rooms SO that the speak
er in each room would be accessi-
bic to all patients for program SET
lection and volume control and 90
per cent of the conduit and wiring
being installed is concealed. The
equipment consists of a two chan
mel centralized controlled public adj
dress system-one having a radio
receiving set and the other an
automatic talking machine and a
microphone circuit in the general
Office for announcements and a
microphone circuit from the living
room in the Guest Pavilion for the
pickup of Sunday and social ser
vices, as the living room is the
only space large enough to accom-
modate any small assemblies such
as a church choir or any type Of
social entertainment. All bed
rooms (private, wards, dormitor
les and solariums, a total Of 105
rooms), are to be equipped each
with a wall cabinet speaker, finish
ed attractively in a matched orient
al walnut. The system is so ar
ranged that it may be added to, as
required to accommodate any new
buildings.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10
NEWSPAPER
PLANT HAS FIRE
Blaze i'm Union Republican
Quarters at Georgetown
Causes Loss of $500
NOT TO MISS EDITIONS

Fire from a defective chimney
completely Quilted the second story
of the Union Republican, located
on Cherry Lane, near Market st.,
at Georgetown, entailing a loss of
more than $500, the building is
owned by Walter B. Hilyard, for
mer member of City Council, while
the printing establishment and
newspaper, weekly publication,
is owned by Elmer E. Wilson and
Fred L. MCGEE. Mr.. Wilson, edi-
tor of the paper, discovered the
blaze and Immediately the firemen
were summoned. Owing to the
fact that the woodwork was light
wood, it burned furiously and
caused the firemen much work be
fore they were able to get it under
control. Another handicap to the
firemen was the splitting of one
of the hose-lines when the blaze
was almost at its height. The adj
vertising and headline type, to-
gether with several hundred
pounds of bodytype and type-cases
were burned. Many fonts of type
in the cases can be salvaged. The
paper is expected to be issued, &C
cording to present plans, but it
will be gotten out under a great
handicap for many weeks. The
paper press and job presses and
paper cutter, together with the
electric motor, on the first floor,
were not damaged. There was a
loss of several hundred dollars Of
stock, which was stored on the
first floor. The paper files, which
represented an accumulation of
many years were not burned. The
Union Republican was established
thirty-six years ago by the late J.
Edward Addicks as mouthpiece
for the Union Republican party
which he organized in this state.
The late DR.. Caleb r. Layton was
one of the stockholders and its edi-
tor for many years. The plant
and paper finally passed into the
hands of the late Mrs. Lavisa Fau-
cett, sister of the present editor.
Wilson and MCGEE purchased it
from Mrs. Faucet a few years
ago. The paper will continue is
suing as usual.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10

the expense of their comfort or
pleasure. Bids for certain mater
ials for the furnishing of the home.
required by the taking over of the
remaining 68 inmates of the OLD
County Hospital, were opened at
the meeting by the commission but
award of the contracts viii not be
made until bids and materials can
be analysed.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10
USE DEL-MAR-VA PRODUCTS
Phillips Packing Co.,of Cambridge
Md, Ship to All Parts of Nation

Hundreds of DeI-Mar-Va PENN
sula farmers and truck growers
will be interested in the announce
ment Of the Phillips Packing Com
pany, Cambridge, Maryland, to the
effect that Theodore Phillips, one
Of the executive vice-presidents OF
the corporation, is aboard the
United Fruit Line steamer, Peten
en- route to Central and Southern
America, to make an extensive
trade survey. Favorable condi-
tons would mean an increase of
thousands of acres of vegetable
crops for truck farmers through
out a wide-area along the Atlantic
sea-board, notably on the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula, embracing the
countries of the Eastern Shore of
Virginia. The company now pro-
duces over 80 varieties of Phillips
Delicious soups and vegetables,
carrying the name and fame of
Del-Mar-Va products to all parts
of the nation.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10

ers Of students and I e,-ri
ere, et as much as 'l'' ! n
v,een'G proper lighting J
Likewise 7 Iun it is shown .l. d |
by medical and eye ,;jggii;sIsI
the health Of the a,,ln'o,Ia
as his eye sight IS ,,l ll,.' n
suffcient light ior WIN i y
Reading rooms 9tlls. oen
schools and colies ',,stin y
nroperly placed lis !. 4
Causing Causing eyestrainI. ~ % i \ III
and an d''s students. Use y osT |
meter met will serve 10. . u:
conditions. A r'es csI, b
the eye strain 'ssissees,s1
students was given NV, vi III
=, =, several well know n, y (
forced to reject y. !, IsaIr
plicants because ), q Us
much Of which i ! in III
suited from eye I slI'' rrst'
compact pa in form =, ,,Ds 81
s srT without - a
from accuracy o', r,,pss'
OF time with ~ SU., ~ ~
ouired. 1t is p I.., 70 ID
for any hOus eal' lalsori r q
, whicb to constantly
lighting i Ebth Intensity
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10
SUNDAY DINNER
SUGGESTIONS
3y ANN PAGE

THE household marketer should
Il find it easy to provide her family
with a varied diet and yet keep within
her budget these days.
Meats are relatively low in price.
Especially low even compared to last
year is fowl for fricassee. Fish are
not so plentiful nor low priced when
the weather is cold or stormy as it is
in summer but supplies are adequate.
Vegetables continue to be plentiful
and moderate in price. Spinach and
string Leans offer outstanding values.
New cabbage and potatoes are begin
ming to come into market. Tomatoes
are more plentiful than in recent
weeks.
Strawberries are here. Grapefruit,
oranges and apples, however, domin-
ate the fruit market.
The Quaker Maid offers these three
dinner menus.
Low Cost Dinner
Lamb Fricassee with Dumplings
Boiled Rice Buttered Onions
Bread and Butter
Baked Cereal Custard with Raisins
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Chickt Pot Pie Vans
New Spinach Currant Jelly
Bread and Butter
Chocolate Ice Cream
Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
BouiIlon
Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce
2roWned Potatoes Green Peas
Tomato Salad with Dressing
Rolls md Butter
Orange Spanish Cream
Coffee Milk
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10

New York City-The pilot
ronic electric cell, one of the
newest discoveries of science.
has developed many new uses
according to Earl Garfield Of
the Sight Light Corporation
of New York, inventor of the s
sight meter or visual light
thermometer. &M
If your best girl uses too M
much rouge, ii your mother
in-law starts an argument
over the evening brige game, -
If your younger brother ne M
elects his homework or IL
you. yourself start to yawn Esss
over the evening paper after
supper the trouble is now quickly
traced by that photronic photo
electric sleuth. the sight meter. to
incorrect illumination.
Almost uncanny in its operation,
this small meter. which can be con-
veniently carried about in the or
binary coat pocket or woman's
handbag, registers exactly the
amount of light intensity in any
room using artificial light and in
dicates whether the light used is
sufficient and adequate for reading,
or doing detailed work.
The new meter weighs but eight
ounces and comes in an attractive
leather carrying case. It takes its
place with the thermometer in the
home. office. school or factory in
measuring the amount of light
necessary for the proper work or
reading to be done under the exist
ing circumstances 1t is used for
checking intensities OF artificial
light on dull days or at night-for
checking reflection from walls and
ceilings of various colors. tints of
paints. etc.
Statistics compiled by the Sight
Extension Bureau and other groups
interested in better vision and the
protection of eyesight show that the
efficiency OF Office or factory work.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10

William Wells has sold his house
and lot at Duck Creek to William
Glanden for $500.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10
Frying Electric Eye Finds Bad
Lighting Cause of Many En-

At Left-EarI canheld, y':i
York Scientist who d.VIM !
Meter, using a photo 'l,;g y.
measure the intensity 'f "
selow-PubIic Schools anc ,, -
are now using the Sight Esz .
termine the proper an''" :
mination.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO.
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JAN. 9TH, 1884

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.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10

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CALLSEyIS
CONFIRM n
Governor Buck !.
lama ion POintia, :
SION Purpose o. : u
RODNEY's TIM.

Governor Buck p.
: proclamation cs1 5sa.
Senate into sztr 5a., \
N January Is. u,s. ny
sions Of the Stat .41 "
act on the appo.5,r .,aas
sooiate judge At I,,a.
Supreme Court ;, -a'gs ID
Rlchard S. Rodney rs,'
pres on January i h
nation mention is NJ.
session is also d -,
other executive bu.i, ~
come before It. + /.
ported that Judgs D..
Feappointed, although 4
been no conhrmatioS- ..
proclamation follows
WhpreaS H.,
piration Of the term 4.
Associate Judge R5e,..
ney On January u Ia
Whereas the const,r,
State Of Delaware pr5T.
& "a eancy shall Occur Il
State judges by ezpr;,
Of q herw-se when H. B.,
not be in session i. I /.
shall within 80 day. A.,
paning Of any such ".
vene the Senate for .5.,.
confirming his apoon.r>
said vacancy
Now therefore 1 Gil
Governor Of the Stat. M
in and by virtue Of yr,
vested in me by the atrs
stitution Of the Stats I'M
Oh issue this proeIans.r
ing the Senate Of The ST..
aware DO issue tbs MA,
conyening the Sena.s d.
Of Delaware in extrs9t
sion at Dover, the ca,s
said State IN the 15.t h,
uary, A. D 1894. at 4
noon to consider and ar
following business to w.t.
To confirm the and !
which will be made I'll
cancy in the Office Of Il
judge t-Iarge, and /
To transact such o.ig
tive business as nav ON
the Senate Of the Stat
ware.
In witness whereof
Buck, Governor Of the h
Delaware, have hereu1to .
hand and caused the gsgI
the said State to be hex
fixed this third day Of ID
the year of our Lord, 81
Independence Of the Ulz
of America the 15Sth.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-01-10
Commission Well Pleased

In commenting upon the report
for December, William F. Metten,
secretary-member of the commits
sion, said that the Welfare Com
mission was well pleased with the
personnel in charge of the home,
and the care and treatment of the
inmates. The low maintenance
cost per person per day was also
gratifying to the commission, he
said, and evidenced not only care
full and intelligent buying and
planning in the kitchen but excel
lent management by the superin-
tendent and his staff. The inmates
speak highly of their food and
general treatment, so the low
cost is not secured at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Union Splitting
Tactics Fail to Break Up
Telegraph Messenger Union
BY Rico

the labor provisions of the proposed
Code of Fair Competition, although
minimums as low as SO for 40
hour week had been designated.
Francis r. White, Western Unicn
counsel, objected to the code as
"arouSing entirely unfounded hopes
among telegraph workers" Vice
President Howard L. Kern of the
Postal Telegraph Company wanted
to cut the code minimum to as low
as SO and So a week in the larger
cities, and So and ST in the smaller
cities of the north and south re-
spectively.
Companies Plead Poverty
The code proposed a minimum
wage for messengers of $40 in the
north and SO in the south, with a
40-hour week and an 8-hour day.
President White of the Western
Union said these labor provisions
could not be applied because of the
emergency character of the bust
ness, and that they were "finacial-
~ OAAOCeN1 dplC O4l lIiC UttSlS VI pies
ent earnings" Since the Western
Union had made millions of dollars
profits in 1888, the latter statement
by White becomes rather difficult
to digest. The Western Union law
yer, Stark, stated that he had been
assured by the N.R.A. dictator, Gen
eral Hugh Johnson, that no code
would be imposed on the companies
against their will. A real friend of
labor, this Johnson.
The New York messengers took
the floor and told of having to buy
their own equipment out of wages
that averaged only from SIS to So
a week, their poor conditions, and
the discrimination and terroriza-
ton they encountered in their eff
forts to organize union of their
own choice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Bonus Marchers' Story
ID escrib ed In Detail
In forthcoming B o o k

NEW YORK. - Workers Library
Publishers announce publication of
new book. Veterans On the
March," by Jack Douglas. with
foreword by John Dos Passes. 1t
will appear next week.
Veterans on the March" is a de-
tailed story of the Bonus Marches
of 1932-1934. From the first begin
nings of the veterans long trek to
Washington in 1882, through the
tremendous obstacles they overcame
on the way and the betrayal they
suffered in Washington, right up to
Bloody Thursday, when two veter-
ans were killed by police and the
BE.F. were driven out of the Capt.
tai by the U. S. Army, the events
are carefully recounted. Although
written in a narrative style, the
story is entirely factual.
AS a background for the Bonus
Marches. there is a chapter on the
little-known Pay March of the SOL
diers at the end of the American
Revolution in 1888, the part the
veterans played in Shays' Rebellion,
and the pension fights of the ex-
soldiers following the Civil War.
In describing the later Bonus
Marches of 1888 and 1884, the vets
are shown arriving at clearer
understanding of the direction
which their struggles should take.
We see them electing their leaders
from among their own ranks. They
formulate their Three-Point Pro-
gram, which not only demands i'm
mediate cash payment of the Bonus
and no cuts in disability allowances;
this Three-Point Program joins their
struggles with those of the toiling
masses of the country by demanding
immediate enactment of H. R. 1898.
A review of Veterans on the
March will appear in forthcom-
ing issue of the Daily Worker. The
book has 384 pages and is Illus
trated with % photographs. 1t will
sell for $125 a copy. Veterans
organizations can get special rates
for quantity orders. Order from
Workers Library Publishers, P. o.
Box 148, Sta D, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Three Groups Back
L. |. Boat Cruise
On SIS. Ambassador

The Showboat Cruise up Long
Island Sound on the s. S. Ambassa-
dor, leaving Pier l at the Battery,
Aug. II, at pm, promises to be
one Of the most enjoyable labor
outings of the Summer.
The boat excursion is being con-
Quoted jointly by three organize
tions: the American League Against
War and Fascism, the Committee
for the Support Of Southern Textile
Organization, and the Committee for
the Support of the Marine Workers
Industrial Union.
There will be entertainment and
dancing. Tickets may be obtained
at the office of the American League
Against War and Fascism, 213 Fourth
Ave-, and the Workers Book Shop,
so East 18th st. Admission. S. cents
in advance; 80 cents at the pier.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Recent Happenings
In the Amalgamated
Food Workers Union

acts accordingly, that those who are
working and the unemployed have
the same interests. In the A. F. of
L. unemployed members have their
vote taken away, and are often even
expelled In the industrial union,
an unemployed member has the
same rights as all other members.
BY organizing the unemployed, by
mobilizing broad masses of SYM
pathizing workers, and before all,
by militant mass action the indus
trial unions have shown that even
in times of crisis, strikes can be
won. The working conditions of the
food workers could also be improved
and thus, at the same time, the
number of unemployed could be
;educed, if the members of the A. F.
w. and the members of the F. w.
I. U. merged into one string organi-
cation, as the first step to a power
tul organization of all food workers
in the United States.
About three months ago the mem
bership of Baker Local 3 showed
that they know how to deal with
the reactionary leadership, when
they realize that their interests are
endangered. 1t is high time for
the membership to realize that the
reactionary elements are again
conspiring against the interest of
the membership. Vote down the
proposals of these elements! The
watchword must be: Through ANAL
gamation with the industrial union
to a powerful, fighting, united,
national union Of all food workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
By PHILIP RANDOLPH

The telegraph company officials
thought that their splitting tactics
during the strike situation had de-
moralized the messengers, and that
they could now proceed to smash
the Telegraph Messengers Union.
Early in May, two weeks after the
strike meeting, the Western Union
fired the President of the TMU.,
Dave Newman, although his service
record during his employment of
3 and half years had been con-
Sistently excellent. The reason given
for the dismissal was that Newman
had frequently absented himself
without any notice, a charge which
the boy easily disproved.
About the same time another
messenger, Louis Fucker, was also
fired. Fucker had been asked by the
Western Union to become a stool
pigeon, imparting, information con-
corning the activities of the TM.U.
to the company officials Fucker re-
fused to do this. Instead, he or
ganized the messengers in his office
to demand better working condi-
tionS, attacked the company union,
and as a member of the delegation
to the Washington code hearings
he exposed the miserable conditions
in the Western Union.
A complaint was made to the N.
R. A. Regional Labor Board about
the discriminatory actions OF the
company. Ben Golden, of the Labor
Board, told the messengers that
their grievances would be taken care
of, and that the Western Union
would not receive any information
concerning the complaints until the
day of the hearing In the face of
this statement, the company must
have been informed, for the day
before the scheduled hearings was
to take place, Fucker received a
telegram to report back to work.
Washington Code Hearings
In order to expose their working
conditions, and present their de-
mands, which included minimum
wage of SIS for a 40-hour week,
union recognition, ETC., the Tele-
graph Messengers Union sent three
mass delegations to the Code Hear
ings in Washington. The last of
these hearings took place on May
Is in the Department Of Commerce
auditorium. The telegraph messen-
gers, young boys, stood up before
the audience, and made well-fed
company executives squirm with
their stories of low wages and ter
rorization.
Company union representatives
were present in full force, quoting
voluminous statistics gathered for
them by the companies. President
F. G. Burton of the Association OF
Western Union Employees (cem-
pany union) upheld his company'S
objections to the code. r. B. White,
President of the Western Unipn
Telegraph Company, had denounced
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30
Shoe Union Members
Will Hear Report ON
Agreements Tuesday

A membership meeting of the
United Shoe and Leather Workers
Union will be held at Irving Plaza
Hall, Irving Place and 18th ST.,
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
A full report and discussion will
take place on the ratification of
agreements with the shoe bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-30

10000 New Readers by Sept. ist.!
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-29
First Wife Goes
To Bereaved Man
Roumanian Actor Consoled
in Death of Bride

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March
20. (UP)-Georges Metaxa, Ru-
manian actor, was consoled in
the death of his second wife in
an automobile accident by his
first wife, Helen Valaory, of
Bucharest, here Tuesday.
Metaxa was injured seriously
when his automobile overturned
near here Sunday. killing his
bride of a few months, the form
er Peggy 4Stafford, Greenwich,
Conn, society girl.
Miss Valaory. on the best of
friendly terms with Metaxa and
his second wife. arrived at the
bedside in a hospital where short
ly after physicians had told him
of the death of his bride. They
had withheld the news that she
was killed in the accident on ac-
count of his serious condition.
Metaxa had requested Helen
to come here because he thought
she "could help u.s." He was
crying softly as she entered his
hospital room. She indicated she
would remain until he was out of
danger.