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La gaceta., 1934-03-22
Dc1icGd0 ~0perdcj0n

Dclicoda operaci6n
lie fu6 practicada, en- Nicara-
gra, al distinguish DR.. Luis A.
Dabyle, padre de la Sra. Blan-
quita Portocarrero, culta DANA
de nuestra sociedad.
Al DR., Debayle hubo nccesl :
dad de amputarle una pierna
Dor encima de la rodilla.
Sinceramente deseamos e.
Lrnto y total establishments
del iiustre galeno.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22

st. Joseph
En- les salones del Centre Es~
panol celebrara la "St. Joseph
Academy High, ell dia II de
Abril, un gran bale, en- honor
a las alumnas que recibiran los
grades II y II.
Tocara la orquesta de Mano
Sanchez.
Los hombres pagaran Is cts,
V las muchachas 25.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
SHERMAN HABLARA En-
Ell BANQUETE DE LA a
MARA DE COMERCIO DE
YBOR

En- ell banquete que esta no
he celebrara la Camara de Co
nercio de Ybor, en- ell restaurant
II Pasaje, hablara ell Sr. Sher,
man Rogers, director asociado
lie la revista Liberty.
Durante ell acto Sc elegira la
nueva directiva de la Camara i
pronunciaran discursos vari0s
de los invitados.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
CONFLICTO EN- Ell
II A

Habana, Mario 22.-Un nue.
V confiicto ha surgido en- el
Central Chaparra, provincial de
Osi"nte. del cual fuera admins
trad1r el Gral. Menocal.
La secretaria de trabajo ha
dispuesto Sc investigue 10 que
ALI sucede.
Los administrators de los
ingenios Sc empenan en- pagan t
les trabajadore3 tafimos jorna-
les, a pesar de haber aceptaic
,un aumento.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
I'm In COIumn0

I'm In COIumn0
Tn buen programa g ha com
binado para la fiesta que los
miembros de la Orden Odd
Fellows ofrecera en- estos terre-
ms, el pr6ximo domingo.
Habra IN almuer2o, d la /
y despues IN bale cen Les Bohe
mics y otra orquesta. No falta-
ran los gaiteros y tamborileros
Los tickets sc venden en- LAS
Novedades", a so cts. ell almuer
10 y ell bale.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
Souvenirs Moonlight Ball

Cada dia es mayor ell EMU
.siasmo para ell bale que ell Sou
venir Socia lClub verificara er
los salones del Centre Asturia.
no, ell dia 7 de Abril, con la or
queSta The Southerners.
Ell salon lucfra bellamente
engalanado, con TN real moon
light. Augr ramos exito a les
enthusiasts mu1hachos.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
MOntsim1a bebita

Ha venido a aumentar la ale
gria del hogar de los estimados
esposo Dalia y Ernesto Lour-
des, RESIDENCES en- la Gale Ar
menia y P nee de Leon, la He
gada de una lindis;ma nina.
Nrestra felic!taci6n a sus pa
dreS Y para la bebita mis- mejo-
rer deseos, por su dicha.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
En- los cines

En- los cineS
Ell Casino estrena ."Good
Companions. por Jessie Ma
thews, una comedia y una re-
vista de Cuba. Ell Ritz, presenta
a Warner GLAND en- "Charl;e
CHAINS Greatest Chance, una
comedia y novedades; y Ell Ro-
val, FShould Ladies Behave,
cartoon y noticias Pathe.
Cesar RiUerO.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
Sra. Manuel0 Echenerri0

BESIDE hace varios dias guar
da CANA, gravemente enferma
csta respectable DANA, cunada
del Sr. Arturo Capablanca, es-
timado companero.
Procedente &c la Habana a
rrib6 aver su hija, la Sra. Dora
Echeverria de Williers, que esa
empleada en- la Secretaria de la
Presidencia.
Bienvenida la Sra. de WI
HERS, y nuestros votos porqut
desaparezca la gravedad de Ia
distinguida enferma.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
SOCIALES


el Sanatori.0 del Centre Astu-
riano, por ell DR.. Costa:
Espefamos Su pront0 resta-
blpcimiento.
La gaceta., 1934-03-22
Operddd

Operddd
La Srta. Dolores Vazquez, re
sidente en- ell numero 1907 de la
IA avenida ha sido operada en-
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
INMATES LOSE
RIGHT TO VOTE
Welfare Home Guests To
Number of 16S, Stricken Off
Smyrna Voters List
WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Under a decision handed down
Tuesday by Judge Richard S. Rod
ney, 1853 inmates of the State Wei
fare Home at Smyrna are inelig-
ible to vote. Judge Rodney was
on the bench in place of Judge w.
w. Harrington, who is ill, and
heard the appeals taken by the
Democratic party against the reg
istration of the inmates of the
home who were transferred from
the three recently abandoned coun-
ty almshouses and who were reg
istered from the second election
district of the First Representative
District, Smyrna. Under the de-
cision of Judge Rodney the names
of the inmates will be stricken
from the registration books. The
decision was rendered following
argument by counsel of both part
les, the principal contention of the
Democrats being the inmates were
paupers and many non-residents of
the district from which they were
registered. 1t was argued that the
inmates of the home had no means
of support and were being taken
care of jointly by the three coun-
ties. Howard E. Lynch and jam
es L. Wolcott appeared for the
Democratic party and w. j. Storey
and Ernest v. Keith represented
the Republicans. When the deci-
sion of Judge Rodney became
known, William F. Metten, Will
mington, member of the State
Welfare Commission, commentine
on the decision, stated that the
commission was entirely satisfied
with the decision. TT has been the
feeling" he said, "of the commits
sion from the beginning that il
was the function of the courts anC
not of the Welfare Commission tc
decide whether or not inmates o1
the home should be given the right
of franchise. The commission has
been unanimous in this thought
and we are pleased TO know the
matter has ben finally decided"
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
LOCAL MEETING
ROTARY CLUB
Willard Springer and Garrish
Gassaway Give Talk on
National Housing
HOME OWNERS BENEFIT

The National Housing Act and
the Federal Housing Administra-
tion were the subjects presented
at the Smyrna Rotary Club last
Tuesday evening. The program
consisted of a lecture by the Wis
omatic sound picture machine.
Both acts were thoroughly ex-
planned by the Visomatic. Every
phrase of a loan to the home own
er was presented in such a way
that every one could grasp the in
tent of those that framed the bills
that are intended through Federal
loans to enable the home owner
whose home has long needed such
repairs, that at present those
needs have grown to proportions
larger than the average owner can
afford. The Federal housing ad-
ministration is empowered to as
sist the home owner to obtain the
needed cash to start the repairs to
his home. In addition to the Viso-
matte lecture, Mr. Willard Spring
er, president of the Industrial
Company of Wilmington, who is
State Director of the National
Act; and Mr.. Garrish Gassaway,
assistant State Director and Busi-
ness Manager of the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce, spoke on
various phrases of the act. DR.. R.
F. Corley is chairman of the COM
mittee for the Smyrna district and
plans to inaugurate a campaign to
familiarize local residents with
the opportunities for home owners.
The National Bank and the Fruit
Growers National Bank and Trust
Company of Smyrna, are cooperat-
ing with the government in MAX
ing loans under the National Hous-
ing Act. Mr.. Wallace S. Handy,
chairman for Kent County, gave a
brief address and answered sever
al questions on this act. Mr.. Lew
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25

Residence and Contents of William
Swigget on James II. Mott Farm

Fire which is supposed to have
taken place from an overheated
stove, destroyed the house on the
farm of James r. Mott in Dutch
Neck, shortly before midnight
Sunday night, destroying with it
the entire household effects of Will
liam Swigget, the tenant, entail
ing a total loss to house and con-
tents of about $1,000. Mr.. Swig-
get, it is said, was alone in the
house at the time, his wife being
away, and so rapidly did the
flames spread, no time was given
to save anything. A fire alarm
was sent to Smyrna and the Smyr-
ma firemen responded as quickly as
possible but to no avail. BY the
time the firemen, with their truck,
arrived on the scene, the flames
had enveloped the whole residence
making a spectacular fire that
could be seen for some distance. A
number followed the fire truck to
witness the fire.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
BIG MARDI GRAS
STREET PARADE
Halloween In Smyrna Ex-
pected To Draw Large
Crowd Next Wednesday
LINE OF THE PARADE

Everything is in readiness for
the big Halloween Mardi Gras to
be held in Smyrna on Wednesday
evening next, October 81, and
sponsored by Citizens Hose Com
pany, No. 1, of Smyrna. It is
hoped large crowd will visit
Smyrna and help make Halloween
this year a big success. The
parade which will constitute a
large part of the evenings enter
tainment, is to be divided into two
sections, children's and adult sec
tion. The children's parade is to
begin promptly at 7.30 and the
adult parade at s o'clock. All con-
testants are to meet at the corner
of Main and North Streets from
which place the parade will start.
The route of the parade will be
from this point on Main Street,
move to Frazier Street, to Della
ware Street, to Commerce Street
down Commerce to Main Street
and past the Judges Stand which
viii be in the square on Main
Street between Commerce and Mt
Vernon Street. This section OF
Main Street viii be specially light
ed for the affair. Immediately fol
lowing the paarde the prizes will
be awarded as follows: For the
best band in line, $40; best comic
band, marching, $40; for best turn
out of organization, 1st prize, S5;
End prize, $3.50; for best team OIL
group in line, 1st prize, S5; Enc
prize, $3.50; for best float of any
type in line. 1st prize. S5: 2nc
prize, $3.50; for best Halloween
decorated store window in town
1st prize, S5; End prize, $3.50
fancy dress division, 1st prize, S5
End prize, $3.50; comic division
1st prize, S5; End prize, $3.50
Other prizes in merchandise il
each division Following the
awarding of prizes, there will be g
street dance. Dancing will be from
8 to II with a popular orches-
ira. In anticipation of the event
store windows in Smyrna will be
decorated. It's going to be a gala
time in Smyrna and you will want
to come and bring the whole fam.
lily. A large crowd is expected.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
SNEAK THIEF AT
DOVER GETS 500
Visits Office of Clerk of the
Peace and Agricultural
Office and Makes Escape
ENTERS WHEN VACANT

A sneak thief Thursday entered
the Office of the clerk of the peace
in the county court house and got
away with $65 and three rings
owned by Mrs. Pauline Kuppy, a
clerk in the office, and then went
to the agricultural building where
he ransacked a number of desks
and obtained about SIS in money
and stamps. The man, who was
unknown, entered the Office of the
clerk of the peace and asked for
the clerk and when told he was in
court, walked out. Mrs. Kupy left
the room a short time later and it
is believed the man saw her leave
and returned. He opened a draw
er in which Mrs. Kuppy's handbag
was placed and after rif1ing this
he left. The theft was not discov-
cred until she started for lunch.
At the agricultural building he in
quired for the secretary, Ralph
Wilson. A stenographer said he
was out and the man left. A few
monutes later when the stenog-
rapher left the rom the man re-
turned, pried open several desks
which he ransacked.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
TROPICAL SNAKE IN TOWN
Hidden in Bunch of Bananas at w.
G. Roe's Store, Causes Excitement

Smyrna has gone completely
Jungletown. To begin with she
already had barbarians, face paint,
and tribal war, but now she has
reached the acme of jungle atmos-
phere. She has Big Game Hunt
ers and Wild Animals! The
breath-taking episode took place
in the store of w. G.. Roe, Friday
morning, with Frank Robinson as
the hero. A certain little sweet
innocent soul of this town descend
ed upon Roe's store and demanded
some ripe bananas, please. Frank,
always gallant and obliging,
grasped his knife in hand and ap-
preached the bunch of fruit, OBJ
livious of any foreign matter in
said fruit. Ah, but there was for
eign matter, almost "a inches of
it. A South American Cor wher-
ever the bananas come FROM viper
which was coiled in his nest in
the bunch of bananas and sud
denly presented himself with a
kissing sound, shot his head out
with its poison-filled fangs, and
barely escaped hitting the dex-
terious banana cutter. Frank
didn't enjoy this introduction. He
called for assistance not that
Frank wasn't brave enough to
fight the viper alone, but just on
general principals, took Mr..
Snake outside, and killed him. The
snake was a beautiful creature,
but poisonous. We wonder what
Frank thought when the snake
shot out at him. We bet he said,
"Youse is a viper" Anyway, the
body of the snake, a curious breed,
is preserved in a glass jar of al
cohol, as a reminder. that whoever
cuts bananas in the future, had
better watch carefully for these
foreign travellers" lest they might
have a similar experience.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Meeting Last Friday Was in
Charge of Miss Rena d.
Williams, Chairman
INTERESTING PROGRAM

The program last Friday was in
charge of Miss Rena Williams,
chairman of Literature. Musical
number, Calm as the Night" !"
(Carl Boi1m). by Club Choral
Class, accompanied by Miss Mary
Hynson. A very interesting and
entertaining group Of sketches
from outstanding new books was
presented by Mrs. Royden Ham
mand. The Old Road" q. p.
Scott) by Club Choral Class. The
Choral Class, under the direction
OF Mrs. Ethel Magill, is making
great progress and meets each
week for rehearsal. A social conn
mittee, Mrs. Grover King, Mrs.
William e. Matthews and Mrs.
Joseph w. Ennis has prepared an
afternoon of entertainment, to fol-
low the regular business next Fri
day. The regular executive COM
mittee met at the home of Miss
Laura Bell on Monday afternoon,
October %. The regular Hallow-
cen party will be he'd on Friday
evening, November 2, to which
children OF club members, over 10
years OF age, are invited.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
South Street to Be Widened
s Feet in Front of School
Electric Light Standards
COOPERATION OF TOWN

At an informal meeting of the
local Board of Education and the
Town Council, held last Friday af-
ternoon on the school grounds, it
was decided to widen South Street
by eight feet in front of the school
property. This will allow cars to
be parked diagonally along South
Street whenever there will be any
public function held in the High
School Auditorium. Il was also
decided to erect four light stand
ards in front of the school proper
ty on South Street, and four stand
ards on Frazier Street 1t is in
deed most encouraging to have
these two important community
groups cooperate energetically for
the Improvement of our public
school property. This should make
the school premises the outstand-
ing show place in the community.
The New Walter o. Hoffecker
Memorial Library has just been
fitted with fixtures, hardware, and
doors. Arrangements have been
made to transfer books which have
been stored and make them avail
able to the student body, in order
that they may do their required
outside reading The boys and
girls volley ball teams played Eel
ton on Thursday of this week. The
score of the girls: game was
Smyrna, o; FELTON,, g. The boys
score was: Smyrna, o; FELTON,, 8.
The team has arranged a game
with Middletown, at Middletown,
Wednesday, October oath. - The
soccer team is scheduled to play
Harrington at Smyrna on Tuesday,
October 23rd. FELTON, is going to
play Smyrna on Friday, October
26th.-A basket ball schedule is
being arranged for with high
schools throughout the state. This
viii be played in the last semester.
1t is impossible to schedule any
games at home until the new gym
nasium is ready for use Candi-
dates for the teams are now doing
practice work out on the courts
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Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
NEW ROAD EAST
OF WILMINGTON
Cuts Out Traffic Thru City
and ShOrtenS the Route to
Philadelphia Pike
CITY STREET CHANGES

The new east side highway by
way of Church, Spruce, Eleventh
street bridge and the Northeast
Boulevard, cutting out traffic thru
Market Street, Wilmington, and
shortening the route to the Phila-
delphia Pike, will be opened to
traffic in two weeks An exten-
sive change has been made to the
southern approach to the bridge in
connection with the route in. the
southern part of Kirkwood Park.
Under the plan Spruce and Church
streets, which have been widened
to 80 feet, and have been entirely
reconstructed, will be main thru
routes, Spruce a southbound street
and Church northbound Church
street traffic will run directly off
Church street onto the bridge.
Southbound traffic over the bridge
will swing to the right over new
32-foot wide street in south Kirk
wood Park, running west to
Spruce street. Lateral streets
have been constructed. All the
streets in the project have been
reconstructed with concrete base
and amiesite covering. Three
buildings, which stood in the way
of the street and the large traffic
island have been demolished to
make way for the park drive ap-
proach. The islands will be plant
ed in grass and shrubbery. The
trolley tracks which formerly ran
on Church street, have been NOV
ed to Bennett street, so that the
through traffic on Church and
/ Spruce streets will not be retarded
The work in the south part of
! Kirkwood Park resulted in about
1000 yards of rock being removed
from the park.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
HIGHWAY COPS OPERATE
Pull Negroes Shoulder in Place
After Accident Near BridgevilIe

After Accident Near Bridgeville
Privates Shannon and Holt, of
the State Police station at Bridge
vile, performed a successful oper-
alton on John Smith, negro, of
near Bridgeville, the other night
Smith had become engaged in a
tussle with Buddy Bron, colored,
also Of near Bridgevile, in connec-
ton with a session with the
bones" according to police. In the
tussle Smiths shoulder was dis
located and when first seen by
State Police was walking on the
Bridgeville road, moaning. Taken
to nearby physicians Office, it
was found that the doctor was out
do something, boss" Smith
moaned. dis is awful" But every
time the officers touched his
shoulder, Smith cried out and
writhed in pain. Private Holt
took up a can of ether and held it
under Smiths nose. When the
latter, shifting suspiciously, passed
out, Holt held him and Shannon
pulled on his arm. The shoulder
socket snapped back in place and
Smith regaining consciousness a
moment later, huncined his should
er and sighed in relief.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
CLAYTON HOST
KENT FIREMEN
Regular Monthly Meeting of
Kent County Firemen's
Association
BUSINESS TRANSACTED

The Clayton Firemen We're hosts
to the officers and delegates at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Kent County Firemen's Associa-
ton meeting held last evening.
President @. w. Johnson in the
chair found all companies repre-
sented except South Bowers and
most of the officers were present.
w. w. Pettijohn- head of the New
Schedule Committee, reported the
completion of their work of dis
tributing the new schedules at the
meeting. Harrington, Cheswold
and Houston reported their re-
quirements as to the number of
buttons wanted. County Fire Re-
corder, Thomas E. Baker reported
fewer calls in the county during
the past month as compared with
the same month last year. Lewis
w. Walker spoke briefly advocat-
ing prizes for children of the lower
grades in school for essays or
drawings bringing to their atten-
tion the Importance of Fire Pre-
vention Past President j. E. Had
daway added that he was sure mil
lions would be saved by Fire Pre-
vention campaigns if there was
any method of checking this work.
Clayton, Harrington, Camden-Wy-
oming reported that essays on Fire
Prevention were being written in
their schools The final winners
will be turned into the State Asso-
citation, from which the three best
selections in the State will be
made AS the result of resolu-
ton offered by Thomas E. Baker,
a committee will be named each
August to handle the Fire Preven-
ion essays in the county. The first
conference for all chiefs, first and
second assistants, is to be held on
Monday, November IL at Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
MAN ON MOTOR CYCLE KILLED
ON ROAD TO TAYLOR'S BRIDGE

police turned the body over to
Coroner Pedrick, of New Castle
county, and it was removed to the
morgue in Middletown. DIR. w. N.
Fenimore performed an autopsy
Friday afternoon. It was disclos-
ed that Brown died of a fractured
skull and other injuries. Although
the motorcycle struck nothing,
Brown is believed to have been
thrown to the surface of the road
with great force. One of his gloves
was found at the point where
marks on the road showed the mo
torcycle turned over and it is be-
lieved he may have been doing
something that took his attention
from driving at the time of the ac-
cident. He was employed by the
State Highway Department on a
road construction Job.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
EIwood Kemp and Arthur Moffett
Take Degrees-Program Rendered

EIwood Kemp and Arthur Moffett
Take Degrees-Program Rendered
meeting of Smyrna Grange last
night included: Song by the
Grange; roll call with response;
song, by the Grange; trio, Miss
Hynson, Mrs. Deakyne, Mr.. John
son; reading, Farm Boy" Mrs.
Fleming; musical game; reading.
"a Tip From the Wise Old Bee" !"
Miss Julia Griffith; vocal solo,
Miss Mary Hynson. Two dele
gates and large number of mem
bers attended the meeting We'd
nesday night of the State Grange
in Dover. Two members took de-
grees. Elwood Kemp and Arthur
Moffett. The meeting was held
in the community house of the
Peoples Congregational Christian
Church, Dover, Thursday night, 21
members of various subordinate
oranges of the State received the
sixth degree. Former Governor
Robert P. Robinson, State Master,
presided at the ceremonies which
were witnessed by a large number
Of members of the oranges. A
class of $4,000 is expected to re-
ceive the seventh degree which will
be conferred at the Hartford con
vention.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25

William Edward Brown, aged 20,
of Middletown, was killed when a
motorcycle he was riding went out
of control shortly after 8 o'clock
Friday morning on the road run
ming from Walkers School House
to Taylor's Bridge, a short distance
from Smyrna. Brown was driving
the motorcycle from his home on
his way to work, when he lost con-
troll and turned over. He was
dragged from $50 to 200 yards by
the motorcycle which was believed
by State Police to have been
travelling at a high rate of speed.
The body was found by George
Bachelor, a negro, Of near Middle
town. Bachelor notified Mrs.
Walter Donovan, of near Walkers
School, who summoned State po-
lice. Private Moore, Of the State
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Daniel G. Bailey Dies Suddenly
From Stroke Friday Morning

Daniel G. Bailey, aged 68, prac-
tically a lifelong resident of
Smyrna, died Friday at the Kent
General Hospital, Dover, from a
stroke of apoplexy, where he had
been taken after being suddenly
stricken. Mr.. Bailey, who made his
home with MIR. and Mrs. William
H. Stats on Delaware Street, had
started to the barber shop to be
shaved and fell before he got
there. At the hospital every eff
fort to restore him proved of no
avail. He passed out shortly af-
ter noon. Mr.. Bailey was a son
of the late John c. and Margaret
Cummins Bailey and was the old
est of two sons. After his fathers
death he looked after the farms
for himself and his mother and
lived rather retired life. He mar
ried Miss May Truax, daughter of
the late Samuel P. Truax of this
community. This marriage ended
in divorce, since which time he had
been living at the Colonial Hotel
until he moved recently to board
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Stats.
Mr.. Bailey's greatest hobby was
playing the races" and this took
him in season to Baltimore, Md,
and Laurel, Md, and even to Will
mington where he made tempor-
airy residence but always came
back to Smyrna which he contin-
ued to call home as long as he
lived. He is survived by one
brother, Frank Bailey of New York
N. Y, now on trip around the
world acting as correspondent for
the international News Service.
He is also survived by a nephew,
Harold Bailey, now with his moth
er in Italy. His funeral took place
Monday from FAIRIES Chapel, and
interment was in st. Peters Gem
etery. The Rev Frederick Marx
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