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Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
Tiny Worm Forecasts
Weather for Arizonan

Alzada, Mont.-There are many
and varied ways of telling what fu-
ture weather conditions may be
but Peter Niemann, Sr., will stack
his against the lot.
Peter has a little worm-and as
the worm turns, so does the wealth
er, according to the venerable
prophet. Let Peter explain his sys-
tenn:
Now, if this worm is all white
(in early falD, we shall have a
heavy snow all winter. If his head
is white, we shall have snow the
fore part of the winter, and if his
tail is white, we shall have snow
in the latter part of the winter"
Niemann unveiled his weather
vane worm last fall amid a gather
ing of local citizens. He squinted
at it carefully and announced, I'VE
shall have no snow to amount to
anything until the twenty-first of
March"
Alzada's first heavy snowfall Of
the winter came March q.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
SOVIET UNION
HAS INDUSTRY
Make Modern Types of Ma
chinery Instead of I'm
porting Them
5-YEAR PLAN PRODUCTS

Moscow.-The Soviet union In
these days gives the foreign observ-
er much the same impression as a
long battle line where a general )
troops are pushing the enemy for
ward in one salient while retreat
ing in another.
Out of thousands of available
snapshots of life and industry in
this vast land, two may be taken
to illustrate the point:
Recently there was held an ex-
hibition of the products of Soviet
industry under the five year plan"
When it is remembered that Rus
STA, until the revolution, imported
virtually all of its machines save
those made here under foreign SUI
pervision, the array of complicated
machinery exhibited was impress
sive.
In one room, for instance, were
moving picture cameras and pro-
Jectors made by factory in Lenin-
grad. To a layman, at least, they
appeared to be well made and mod
ernly equipped. Nearby were mod
els of Soviet tractors and other
farm machinery appearing quite
similar to American ones. There
were examples of Soviet made tex
tiles, not SO perfect as those made
abroad. but at least wearable.
In still another part of the
building one saw a model, faithfully
reproduced, of a modern Soviet oil
field. New and radical designs in
aircraft were shown, as were mod
ern gold dredge and the newest,
most powerful type of locomotives.
Now, it is difficult to realize that
a nation which can build giant To-
comotives and complicated moving
picture projectors must groan and
sweat under the simplest job of de-
livering mail. Yet that is exactly
what the Soviet union does. The
newspapers are filled with protests
about and criticisms of the mail
service.
Recently an official was sent to
inspect the post office in Tashkent.
His report on mail service there
(Which may or may not be worse
than in the average town. was a
surprising expose of inefficiency.
Registered letters, he found, some
times were not delivered for six
or eight weeks after their receipt.
Collections from the city mail boxes
were irregular. Sometimes only
10 of the city's 80 mail boxes were
cleared during the day.
The sorting of the letters in the
post office was extremely slow.
None of the post office officials
seemed to know the correct rate for
mail or parcel post.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
APPEAL FOR THE NEEDY
Delaware Christian Home Society
Doing a Splendid Work

/ The DelaaWre Children's Home
Society, the oldest children's So
ciety in the state of Delaware, has
done and is doing a tremendous
work with the under-privileged
children throughout the state.
Those who are not in touch with
the work of this society have no
idea of the vast amount of work
being done, in its efforts to protect
children, throughout the state,
against wrongs, inflicted upon
them by unworthy PARENTS and
others having them in charge. The
appeal by needy children cannot
and must not be ignored. The
good people of Delaware do not
shirk their duty, when it is recog-
nized. At present this society has
a number of splendid children that
are Just waiting for some kind
person to take them into their
home and claim them as their
very own. BY getting in touch
with this society and taking a dear
boy or girl many homes have been
made happy and many a child has
grown to be a worthwhile citizen,
instead of an encumbrance to the
state of Delaware. Some of the
children to be placed at the pres
ent time are as follows: A girl, Is
wears of age, who is anxious to be
placed in a home where there are
little ones, that she might be able
to assist in caring for them. A
girl, II years of age, who wants a
home, on a farm, where there are
other girls. Two sisters, one 3
years and the other years of age.
A girl 5 1-2 years of age. Two
brothers, one 5 years and the other
6 years of age. These are only a
few of the many attractive and in
telligent children that are listed
at this time with the Delaware
Children's Home Society. If inter
ested in helping make the lives of
these children worthwhile, get in
touch with Mrs. Thomas N. Raw
Inns, superintendent of the Della
ware Children's Home Society,
Hutton Building, 3O4 State Street,
Dover, Del, Phone 529.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
SUNDAY DINNER
SUGGESTIONS
By ANN PAGE

WITH few exceptions pr of
w foods have varied little in the
past week. Such bargains as are to be
found are in vegetables. including
cabbage, caulifiower. celery. onions
and potatoes. Most other vegetables
are very moderate in price though
spinach is high for good quality.
Refrigerated eggs are an excellent
value now that fresh eggs are in the
nfty cent class Lamb and beef are
still good meat values and pork is
only slightly higher
Apples, grapes and pears are still
the outstanding fruits, though grape
fruit is gradually assuming greater
Importance. New crop dried fruits are
arriving. but are somewhat higher
than they were last year.
The following menus are made up
from the latest market news avail
able:
Low Cost Dinner
Boiled Smoked Shoulder
Boiled Potatoes
Buttered Cabbage
Bread and Butter
Apple Betty
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Chicken Pie with Biscuit Crust
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Buttered Onions
Bread and Butter
Orange Cream Custard
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Shrimp Cocktail
Broiled Beefsteak with Mushrooms
Mashed Potatoes Broccoli
Maitre d'hotel
Apple and Cabbage Salad
Hot Rolls and Butter
Apple Pie Cheese
Coffee MILK
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
"F oolish" Farming
Paying Dividends

Marquette, Mich.-The Upper
peninsula, agricuiturally speak
ing, has its eye on a downstate
farmer, starting in on a new
place in Baraga county, who
planted some strange seed beans
that he had picked up, no one,
not even the planter, knows
where.
The Upper peninsula was not
a bean country; tsey couldn't
be grown successfully, farmers
said. But in the fall of 1880
the farmer harvested good
sized crop. An agricultural agent
noticed it, and spread the word.
This year at least 200 acres of
beans have been planted.
The bean, apparently some
form of Japanese plant which
thrives better here than in ia
pan, is expected to be raised In
paying quantities within a few
ears as a result Of the down
tate farmers "foolishness."
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
STABLE FIRE AT MILFORD
Baclxfire of Tractor Causes $1,000
Fire at Farm of Paynter Reynolds

Last week fire destroyed the
stable, machine house and poultry
buildings on the farm tenanted by
Paynter Reynolds in Milford Neck
and owned by Andrew Martin. The
fire originated from the backire
of a tractor that was being housed
in the machine house by Mr.. Rey-
nolds, igniting a gasoline tank.
The flames spread rapidly, but Mr..
Reynolds managed to get the trac-
tor and other machinery out of the
building as well as the live stock
out of the stable. Twelve loads
of hay in the stable were Destroy
ed. The wind carried the fire to
the chicken house and it also
caught, but most of the fowls were
saved. The Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford responded and
with their chemical engine saved
the dwelling, and a barn. Before
the arrival of the fire company
neighbors formed a bucket bri-
gade and put out several fires that
started on the house and barn. The
loss is probably $4,000 partly COW
cred by insurance.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
j. C. Branner Gored by Bull

Mr.. John c. Branner, a farmer
residing on the Levels. Middletown
is in a serious condition in the Del
aware Hospital, Wilmington, suf-
fering from injuries to the peIvis
received last Wednesday morning,
when he was gored by a bull The
injured man was leaving the barn
yard when the bull attacked him,
tossing him several feet. He was
rescued by a man who was stand
ing nearby, who assisted him to
the house, and he was later remov-
ed to the hospital
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
GRANGE TAKES IN MEMBERS
Glass Initiated Preparatory To the
National Grange Convention

The Delaware State Grange at
a meeting in the Peoples Church
Thursday night initiated a class of
candidates in the sixth degree pre-
paratory to the national Grange
convention in Hartford, Conn, on
November 16. Former Governor
Robert p Robinson, master of the
Delaware State Grange presided at
the meeting in Dover. A class of
$1,000 expected to be initiated to
the seventh degree at the Hart
ford convention. More than H.
900 were in the class at the con-
vention at Rochester, N. Y, three
years ago.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
DOVER HOST TO
ENDEAVORERS
$50 in Attendance at Chris
tian EndeavOr Convention
i'm Presbyterian Church
PROGRAM GIVEN IN FULL

The Christian Endeavor Societ-
les of the State of Delaware held
the Fall convention in Dover, Oc-
tober 13. The Dover Presbyterian
Church was host to the conven-
ton. At least one hundred and
fifty young people were in attend
ance. Singing, discussing prob
lens of daily living, listening to
inspiring talks finding fun in
wholesome Christian fellowship,
recreation and banquet filled the
day. Prof Glenn Gildersleeve, di-
rector of music in the Delaware
Public Schools had charge of the
music. The morning session be
gan with worship service led by
the Rev. James Reed Galley, pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church, of
Smyrna. Mr.. Galley is the pas
toral counsellor Of the Delaware
c. E. Union. At ten o'clock the
convention divided into two groups
A discussion of the Sunday even
ing work was by the Rev. Richard
Billingslea, of the Ocean City
Presbyterian Church. The second
group discussed society activities
under the leadership of Mr.. Galley.
At twelve o'clock the convention
recessed for lunch which was serv-
ed in the church for five cents. The
convention reassembled at one
forty-five. After a song service
the worship service was led by
the Rev. G. Ashworth Burslem.
The Rev. Alvin Goddard, pastor of
the McCabe Memorial NJ E. Church
was the afternoon speaker. What
Young People Can Do For World
Peace" was his subject. The bust
ness meeting and the election of
State officers was part of the dock
ct. At four o'clock, the young
people left the church for an hour
of out of doors recreation. At six
o'clock the convention banquet
was held in the church dining
room. Mr.. Warren Hopes, Ex-
ecutive Secretary of the Pensyi-
vania G. z. Union, was the speak
er. Mr. Hopes is a favorite Of
Delaware Endeavorers The con
vention gave him a warm recep-
tion.
Registration for the convention
was sent to Mr.. Edgar Tweddle,
1884 French street, Wilmington.
The cost of the registration was
fifteen cents. Lunch was thirty
five cents and the banquet fifty
cents. One dollar covered regis
tration, lunch and banquet Will
Endeavorers had bus
transportation for forty-fve cents.
Busses left 18th and Market
streets at eight o'clock Saturday
Miss Blanche Malcolm,
president of the State organization
presided at the convention and ex-
tended a cordial welcome to every
young person of the State.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
DOVER LEGION OFFICERS
Fox Post to Hold Annual Arnis-
tice Day Benefit November 18th

Walter Z. Fox Postt, No. 2,
American Legion Of Dover, has
elected the following officers for
the year: Commander, John H.
Conrad; vice-commander G. Leslie
Gooden; adjutant, Harold Haines;
assistant adjutant, John w. Jones ;
finance officer, Arthur. G. Livings-
ston; chaplain, Captain H H. Han
son: sergeant-at-arns, Edward
Little; executive committee, Char
les Legates, John KERN, Ambrose
Killen Fox Post will hold the an
nual Armistice Day banquet for
members and friends on Monday
night, November II. The annual
membership drive Of the post will
begin October 20.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
Washington College Receives Gift

Miss Cornelia r. Walker, of st.
Louis, Nd, who spent the greater
part of the summer in Chester
town, Md. has presented to the
Board of Visitors and Governors
of Washington College a valuable
portrait of her father, the late
William S. Walker, a member of
the board of governors for many
years
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
Fitch Mother of Is Babies

Idaho Falls. Idaho. A fitch,
small fur-bearing animal, recently
delivered Is offspring at one time
The number was twice the custom
ary quota for the animal and all
the Youngsters were larger than
normal.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
CONTINUED From Page Two)

Miss Sallie B. Collins prior to TAX
ing up residence in Wilmington
Miss Ida " Vandyke of Chester
town, Md, who has been visiting
Miss Mollie E. Wright, returned
home on Saturday.
Mrs. John Anthony is visiting
friends in New ork State, her
former home.
Miss Flynn Of v Wilmington, is
the guest of Miss Mollie Cantwell.
DR.. Caldwell and Rev J. B.
Quigg are attending the Preachers
Association at Hillsboro, Md
Kate Q. Woodruff, NJ. D., who
left here two or three weeks since
for China, will sail from San Fran
cisco in the steamer City Of Pekin
on Saturday next.
Mrs. Eliza F. Swinney of Shiloh,
y. j., is spending a few weeks
with her son, DR.. c. o. Swinney.
John Mustard Jr., is spending a
week at Hillsboro, Md.
Thomas Cavender and daughter,
Miss Matte Cavender, of Middle
town were the guests of Mrs. John
NJ. Voshell yesterday
Rev E. P. Aldred of Chester
town. Nd, was on a visit to Rev
j. B. Quigg on Monday
BL CKB BIRD ITEMS The
farmers in this section have not
begun to seed wheat yet, because
of the dry weather.
Corn is all cut off and shocked
up in the fields ready for husking.
The pprotracted meeting at I'm
ion M. E. Church has closed with
good results. The church was
greatly quickened A number pro-
fessed conversion and have Joined
the church.
The protracted meeting began at
the Friendship Church in Thor
oughfare Neck last Sunday night
with good prospects for a revival.
Jacob O. 4. Vandyke and Mrs.
Sarah Weldon were married on
11th inst. by Rev. D. F. Waddell.
LETTER FROM KENTON- The
Rev. Mr.. Lucas has returned, fill
ing his appointments to the delight
Of his people on last Sabbath. His
wife was not able to return with
MIN, but hopes to be able to join
him the last of the week.
There are a few cases of diph-
iberia in the neighborhood, but
none in town.
There was a public meeting in
the Town Hall, last Wednesday ev-
ening devise some plan whereby
the school could be divided and an
assistant teacher employed as
There are sixty-two pupils in Ken
ton alone and one hundred and
three on the school record for last
year. The committee was request
ed to advertise for an occasional
meeting of the voters to grant
them the privilege of moving the
furniture from the school house,
winch Is unfit to hold school in
cold weather, and is not worth re-
pairing, to a room or rooms in
kenton. This is all the friends of
education ask, as they will con-
tribute money to pay all expenses
incurred thereby. Our school tax
Is but forty cents on the 500, and
not one cent more is asked for by
TAX, yet there is talk of consider
able opposition by those who de-
reated the new school house pro-
lect last spring.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18

The motor vehicle department at
Dover has secured the new 1885
automobile license tags, which
must be used before midnight, De
cember 31st. The tags have blue
figures on a gold background, the
colors being reversed from those of
this year. On one side is a small
blue diamond representing the
Diamond State" and at the other
Del. 35."
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
Chestertown Crabbers Make Profit

Chestertown crabbers made good
profit last week from a late run of
hard and soft crabs in the upper
Chester River, which is unusual
for this season of the year Soft
crabs sold for 80 cents a dozen,
while hard crabs brought 80. Rock
Hall crabbers are still catching
good quantities.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
CHURCH HAS CELEBRATION
Home Coming and Anniversary
Services at st. Lulle's Parish

Sunday, st. Luke's Parish at
Church Hill celebrated the two
hundred and sixth anniversary of
its founding with a special home
coming and anniversary service.
The Rev Franklin w. Kirwan, of
Ridgely, was the special speaker,
at the eleven O'Clock service. There
was a communion service at the
same time. St. Luke's Parish, of
which the Rev Walter G. East
burn is the rector is one of the
oldest churches in the Eastern
Shore.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
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Smyrna times., 1934-10-18

The Hotel Richardson, we'll
known hostelry for the past so
years passed to new ownership
and management on Monday when
Sorin Thompson, of Seaford, who
has operated the Hotel Sussex for
many years assumed the owner
ship and management. He pur-
chased the hotel from the Farmers
Bank of Dover
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
Panama Canal Traffic

Panama canal traffic Is Iightest In
August and heaviest In December.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18

Mrs Emma Stevenson, aged 70
years, died Tuesday of last week,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Mitten, at Dover The fun
eral was held at l o'clock Friday
and interment made in Barratt's
Chapel cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
E5Gm1rIsy y9E, OF
Fork CITY
\, Irr'isa! a!.N Way
E,pss in City
|,,,s SKETCHES

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y, la,,ss, ass.spgers are land
] pennsylvania ana-,1 I'T1i miles
u ~ ~ subway, the
w, !, transit, it takes
~, y !, to travel from the
'ls, ',.io, 70 wall Street.
.aDrsa. must be add
!. ..irutes II takes the
= aver the distance.
I ! st!rs \ trip takes only 2
~. airpiane passengers
n he East river, whicn
vi streets back door,
!, tbst carries the com
= oyster Bay each
,Irs. In the afternoon,
T return trips, one at
!. s,her at sis. Sun
slisys, the trips are 70
r,srsrd and Nantucket,
! % tine lost IN reaon
4 homes. The regulars
llls E. Hoyt' whose
pntps the plane; Frank
n Mcconnell, officers OF
d; c. G. Cleveland Ger
q, R. L. Clarkson, Ru-
H. and 5. S. Auchln-
be haste Of the aerial
tp get there, these are
/, vail Street. Recently
w we're laid off by the
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sss.at .s',s At Washington
cement Last L.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18

The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth
Ennis, aged 73 years, wife of Sauls-
bury NJ Ennis, Dover, who died on
Monday of last week was held at
2 o'clock Thursday afternoon from
her late residence She is surviv-
ed by her husband and two sons.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

The Port Penn tomato canning
factory of w. B. and J. S. Zachies
packed the final run of tomatoes
recently and the employees have
finished labelling and packing. The
factory has closed for the season
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18

Daniel Thompson has been re
appointed magistrate of Newark,
for a four-year term by Governor
Buck. This makes his fourth ap-
pointment, he having originally
been appointed by Governor Dem
ney in 1882.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-18

h % the exchange-and
y here are wondering II
I've be such things again
iEr men on a diet. When
sii'k, they don't 90 out
b fear Of missing some
alsn Of the Morgan firm
! hllgry, however. In
AlIi building, across the
FE1 cafeterlas and trays
ns trOm there.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-11-24

has made application for an OIL
and gas lease on moat Of the
townsite. with the state land board.
Cut Bank having been built mostly
on State land on which the State
reserved the mineral rights. Wheth-
or tbs State will be compelled to
grant 9 lease haa not besn deter
mined. There are many vacant
lots on any one Of which . we'll may
be drilled. IL the State can satisfy
the owners Of the surface rights.
Meantime, Red" Watson. who
drilled q dry hole on the north edge
Of town on the simero farm. Is
moving TO q new location. this one
IN SEA NEA 1-5s-eW. He moved
40 feet south Of the north line and
2220 feet west Of the east line off
setting the Gaines farm operated
by Montana Power Gas Co. Watson
and Kistner have a suitcase on so
acres from Santa Rita on company.
Watson has gotten as far east as
possible. hoping TO get away from
the cemented zone, which gave him
a dry hole on his No. !. he believes
that the Jeffries well proves that q
location on te edge OF q eemented
zone Is likely TO be more produe--
tive than average wells OF the field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-11-24

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