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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-21
NEXT
STEP WILL Be
DECIDED SOON
Eiu Confer Tonight But
Roosevelt Plea Received
Without Comment
|rMOBILIZATION IN
| GA. IS NEAR, BELIEF

hyDE PARK. Sept. 21.-(UP)
(tsiIent Roosevelt today asked
4 textile strikers to return to
L. in a formal appeal.
Fla formally approving the re-
H. submitted to me by the
H. Of inquiry for the cotton
Stle industry | want to express
very sincere hope that all en-
hives now out on strike will re-
y 10 work and that all textile
Sp9IacturerS will take back en-
%ye> without discrimination" he
*Prpsident RoOsevelt's statement
kcor,ed the boards, which also
ed that strikers return to their
bending mediation attempts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. q CUP
ewS of President Roosevelt's re-
est 10 strikers to return to work
IS received without comment by
ranci> J. German, strike chair
an. here today. The unions eX-
lutiye council expected to deter
6ne lis future course at a meet
L 10 be held tonight.
ATLANTA, Sept. 21.-CUP).
believing that President RoOse-
Its appeal to the strikers and
anatacturers would produce re-
Us, Adjutant General Lindley
amp forecast rehabilitation OF
L Georgia National Guard by
|onday. Gov. Eugene Talmadge
Ei he believed the Presidents
|Deal pretended a quick settle
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-21
WEATHER

Probable showers, little change
:. temperature tonight and Sat-
urday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-21
GOOD AFTERNOON

Esudss. collects taxes through
q $40 fine on auts horns blown,
after midnight. Bat our poiitt.
clans must keep some tplsasarss.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
SESSION OF M. E. CONFERENCE
MEETS AT NEWARK WEDNESDAY

during the session. The confer
ence session will be called to order
Wednesday morning and the Lay
Conference on Friday morning
DIR. Gunby, the conference host, is
meeting with success in locating
delegates, having had many more
offers of homes than he had re-
quested. Although the conference
bureau of sessions provides per
day allowance covering the cost of
meals and rooms, each member is
at liberty to provide his own needs,
and the Newark Church is acting
as agent for the individuals, will
make provision for any one indi-
eating a desire for such during the
conference session. DR.. Gunby has
made arrangements for the treas
urer to have his headquarters in
the Farmers Trust Company Bank.
In normal years the conference
handles about a quarter of million
dollars annually. This indicates
something of the extent of the con-
ference organization, which en-
braces 1876 charges, $40 churches.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
KENT co. JURORS DRAWN
Panel For April Term of Court In
cIudes Three From Smyrna

Kent County Jury Commission
ers Hopkins and Joyce yesterday
drew the following panel of petit
jurors for the April Term of the
Kent County Superior Court and
Court of General Sessions, which
convenes at Dover April IS: First
District, Thomas jefferson, William
A. Dulin. James Patterson; Second
District. Frank D. Lafferty, Harry
David, George Craig. Armstrong
Cullen; Third District, Joseph H.
Swain, ]. Carl Walker, David S.
Wilds; Fourth District, Watson
Cook, Jr., Homer Thompson, Alex
ander Jackson; Fifth District, AL
bert ]. Deise, Jack K. Lord, Marvel
Watson, John MLynch; Sixth Dis
trict, William M Townsend, Byron
Minner. Herman Voshell, Keller
Edwards; Seventh District, Robert
Chilcutts, Roland Wilkinson, Ed
gar Townsend; Eighth District,
Henry Wright, Arley Jackson, John
Lindale, Sharp L. Wilson; Ninth
District, Lawrence Price, Arthur
T.Layton, George B. Simpson, Har-
ry L. Bowdle; Tenth District,
Leonard j. Matthews, Charles F.
Hirsch, William I. Simpson, Joseph
P. Dunn.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28

The Goth annual session of Will
mington Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference will open next Wednesday
morning at Newark and as always
a conference session is looked for
ward to with interest. Bishop
Hughes will preside, the first time
he has presided over his own area
conference here. Last year was
his first year as presiding Bishop
of Washington Area but he was
unable to conduct the proceedings
of Wilmington Conference and
Bishop Leonard came to preside in
his place. This year Bishop Hughes
will be on the job. Rev. Walter
E. Gunby, pastor of the Newark M.
E. Church, who will be conference
host, has completed arrangements
for the entertainment of the min
listers, laymen and official visitors,
totaling about $50. Rev. DR.. ]. l..
Johnson will be the ministerial del
egate from Asbury Church, Smyr-
ma. and Mr.. L. M. Price the lay
delegate. A number from Smyrna
will motor up to the college town
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
RELIEF WORK
IN KENTCOUNTY
Mrs. ]. HI. Hughes of Dover,
Tells Smyrna Rotary Club
of Methods Employed
MRS.A. ID. WARNER TALKS

Mrs. James H. Hughes of Dover,
director of Relief for Kent County,
addressed the Smyrna Rotary Club
last Thursday evening on the
methods employed in the manage
ment and directing relief to the
unemployed in Kent County. AT
one time $50 persons were receiv-
ing relief either by employment or
direct relief. The Civil Works Ad-
ministration absorbed quite a few
of the unemployed, thus reducing
the number on State relief March
has proven to be the month when
the greatest number of cases are
given support. Mrs. Hughes stat
ed that the Smyrna Public Schools
was the only one in Kent County
not to apply for relief to provide
lunches for children. Mrs. A. D.
Warner of Wilmington, who ac-
companied Mrs. Hughes, spoke
briefly on the management of re-
lief work in Kent County and gave
a description of the working units
for women operated in the city
Mrs. Warner recommended better
housing conditions in our cities
William E. Matthews Jr., was
chairman of the evenings pro-
gram. Art Leader directed the
singing. DR.. G. G.. Harmonson will
have charge of the program next
Thursday night.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
MORE FEDERAL
AID FOR ROADS
If Bill in Congress Passes,
Delaware Will Get Another
Appropriation of S1,1S9,O00
SURVEY JULY 1

Another million dollar Federal
Aid appropriation seems promising
for the near future. Announcement
has been received by the State
Highway Department this week
that the Congressional House
Committee on Roads at Washing
ton has by unanimous vote favor
ably reported a bill authorizing
S400,000,000 for highway construc-
ton in the United States. 1t has
been found that of a similar
amount appropriated last year the
State Highway Departments have
placed under contract 5000, $4,000
Of the four hundred million. This
is 1856 percent of the total amount
which will probably bring the peak
Of employment in August, and by
the first of September virtually all
Of this amount will have been used
into labor and materials. Realiz-
ing that if a road building pro-
gram was not continued, hundreds
Of thousands of men would be
thrown out Of employment by Sep
TENDER 1st, the Committee has rec
commended an equal amount for
the coming year, which when ex-
pended under the Recovery Act,
will furnish employment in not
less than 80 percent of the coun-
ties of the nation. With the pas
sage Of this act, Delaware will re-
ceive S1,819,OOO, the same amount
appropriated last year, and will be
ready by July 1st to make the sur
veys and prepare the necessary
plans SO that there will be a con-
tinuity of employment, a needed
and economical method of expend-
ing this public fund. Delaware
will have under contract by April
LIST, "a per cent Of last years Fed
eral appropriation.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
Warner w. Price, Jr., Wins
First Place i'm Discussion
Contest Last Night
EXCLAMATION CONTEST

In the annual defamation and
discussion contest, which took
place in the auditorium last even
ing, Warner w. Price, Jr., was
awarded first place in the discus
sion contest, John Fleming, second,
and Catherine Sullivan and Dor
othy Attix tied for first place in
the defamation contest. Ethel ".
Roe was placed third. These peo-
pie will represent Smyrna High
School in the County contest, to
be held at FELTON, on April 6.-The
Senior dramatic production, Three
Strikes You're Outn' was pre-
sented as scheduled on Friday
night, March %, in the high school
auditorium. The play was coach
ed and directed by Mr.. G. S. King.
Many favorable comments have
been heard concerning the manner
in which the members of the cast
took their parts. From a financial
point of view, while the play was
reasonably successful, the inclem-
ency of the weather prevented
many from attending who other
wise would have been present
The assembly program for Tues
day was in charge of Miss Low
master and was very interesting.
A short playlet was given, follow
ed by several historical poems
The banking results for Monday
are as follows: Number of pupils
in attendance, 679; number of de-
positors, Al; amount deposited,
S20O5; total amount deposited to
date this year, $729.0S.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
NON-SUIT CASE
ODESSA ESTATE
Judge Harrington Orders 1t
In Action Against John
Heldmyer Estate
STATUTE LIMIT PASSED

The jury in the suit of Mrs. Lii
liam M. Heldmyer, of Odessa,
against George w. Heldmyer and
John L. Heldmyer, executors of
the estate of the late John Held
myer in Superior Court yesterday
on order of Judge Harrington de-
claring a non-suit brought in a
verdict in favor of the defendant.
Judge Harrington notified the at
torney for the plaintiff, John W.
Huxley, Jr., and the attorneys for
the defendant, w. w. Knowles and
w. Thomas Knowles, that he must
declare a non-suit because of the
statutory limitations. The law pro-
vides that one cannot sue an estate
more than 8 years after death and
this suit was filed years and 10
days after death of Heldmyer. He
then directed the jury to bring in a
verdict for the defendants and
called on the clerk of the court to
register the verdict. When the
clerk called on the foreman, Fran
els Carlin, he turned to the mem
bers of the jury who started talk
ing among themselves. One of the
Jurors asked the court if they
could not continue hearing the
case and Judge Harrington ex-
planned that the jury's duty is to
settle question of fact but that as
this was purely question of law
he was taking the responsibility
and that the defendant had the re-
course of appealing to the SUI
preme Court. A number of the
other Jurors then assured the judge
they understood and had agreed on
the verdict. The clerk again call
ed on the foreman and this time
ne announced that the jury had
agreed on a verdict for the de-
PENDANT. Judge Harrington dis
missed the jury. Mrs. Heldmyer
daughter-in-law of the deceased
was suing the estate for 81 400 for
services rendered Mr.. Heldmyer
prior to his death. The complaint
submitted a bill for the services
and payment was declined. She
contends that for 200 weeks prior
to her father-in-law's death she
cooked his meals and cared for him
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
KENT POMONA GRANGE
To Be Guests of Trophy Grange
No. %, of FELTON,, on April 5th


Kent County Pomona Grange
will meet as guests of Trophy
Grange, No. %, Thursday, April
5th, 1884, at F'eltol. The session
will open promptly at 10 a. m, in
Trophy Grange Hall. The usual
lunch will be served, at noon time
and in this, Harrington Grange,
No. So, will assist the Trophy or
ganization. Our Pomona will open
in the 5th degree and the address
of welcome will be given by Broth
er ]. Gilbert Meredith, of Trophy
Grange and the response made by
Brother Ruben Brown of Fruit
land" Then will follow the regu-
lar order of business in the morn
ing session. In the afternoon a
very interesting program has been
arranged by our Pomona Lecturer
Sister, Emily Frazier, as follows:
Song by Pomona Grange; Review
of State Grange meeting held on
the evening of March Sth, in Peo-
pies Church at Dover, by S. j. Hall
of Capital Grange; Song by Mrs.
ALA May Moore of Fruitland
Grange; Recitation by a member
of Smyrna Grange; A Playlet by
members of Fruitland Grange;
Address, Some Facts of Interest
to Farmers" by Russell E. Wilson
of Capital Grange; Recitation by
members of Harrington Grange;
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
OIL is STRUCK
NEAR MILFORD
One Boring Results in Pipe
Being Blown 1872 Feet
in Air By Gas
OIL BUT VALUE DOUBTED

That there is quite a little oil in
Sussex county was reported defn-
itely determined Sunday when the
drill of the well being sunk on the
Townsend apple farm struck a sec
ond vein, but whether it will be
found in commercial quantities
will not be known until the casing
is sunk to greater depths. Oil
came from the well just after the
drill penetrated the sheet of crown
rock which was predicted by the
geologist who has had the work in
charge, according to reports. Ac-
cording to the survey there existed
an elongated done, or crown of
rock beneath the Sussex soil and
under this gas and oil had been
trapped, which had flowed in by
channels from the sea. On Sunday
a sheet of rock five feet thick was
struck by the drill. This was five
hundred feet below the surface. 1t
took five hours to drill through this
!
this strata the imprisoned gas
blew the iron casing pipe 1872 feet
into the air. high above the der
rick, and the pressure rapidly filed
in the hole This pipe will have to
be settled again. but the task this
time will be much easier as the
way has been cut More oil came
from the drill hole than was found
in the first vein and this oil was
rich in naphtha This was indi-
Gated by the rapid evaporation of
the oil on the water. Those set
thing the well are prepared to 60
5000 feet down if necessary in
their quest for oil, but hope to find
a large flow much nearer the sur
face Four hundred feet below the
surface the drill struck a bed Of
oyster shells which bears out the
formation theory.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
MACKENZIE HOME Is ROBBED
Thief Breaks i'm While They Were
Out For the Evening

While Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin c..
Mackenzie were out spending the
evening Thursday, a thief entered
their home by breaking rear
window and stole jewelry and 9TH
er articles amounting, it is said,
to about $500. When the Mac
Kenzies arrived home they did not
notice a thief had been in the house
until Mrs. Mackenzie went to her
bed room and found bureau draw
ers out, articles scattered here and
there and burned matches strewn
on the floor She called her hus-
band who was in'The Den" and to-
gether made an investigation.
They reported the theft to Town
Officers but no clue sufficient to
make an arrest has been obtained
up to this time. 1t was the fifth
time the MacKenzies had been rob-
bed, the other times being while
they lived in Wilmington.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
PLAN TO MEET
STATE DEFICIT
Would Double Income Taxes
and Add Another Cent to
the Gasoline Price
QUESTION is DEBATED

Seeking to devise a plan to over
come the huge deficits anticipated
in Delaware's general fund on next
June 80 and on June 80, 1885, Sen
ator Keith Monday afternoon offer
ed a series of four bills, involving
a program which he believes would
be able to take care of the States
financial condition. Under the
Keith plan, income taxes would be
double, the gasoline tax would be
raised from three cents to four
cents a gallon, S35O,000 would be
transferred from the sinking fund
to the general fund and $1,000,000
would be diverted to the general
fund from the franchise tax. AT
ter the four bills had received first
and second readings and We're re-
ferred to the finance committee,
with the suggestion from President
Pro Tenn Simonton that this COM
mittee consult with the joint leg
islative committee seeking to draft
a relief measure, Senator Keith
went into a thorough explanation
of each of the four bills. His ex-
PLANTATION was followed by heated
on the floor of the Sen
ate, during which there was furth-
er evidence of the feeling of sec
between the counties and
also during which Senator Griffen-
berg, Republican floor leader, pro-
posed a plan to take care of the
financial condition and relief stu
alton by declaring holiday on
road building, after the present
is completed. Senator
Keith, in explaining the bill for the
transfer of $3.50 900
from the sinking fund to the gen
eral fund, stated he has been in
formed by the State Auditor that
the General Fund will be over
drawn that amount on June 80.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
GRANGE DRAMA
ON "CABBAGES"
Smyrna Grange to Compete
With Three Other Oranges
in Kent County
FELTON,, DOVER, CAMDEN

There was good attendance at
the meeting of the Smyrna Grange
last Wednesday evening. The pro-
gram in charge of the lecturer,
Mrs. Helen Brown, comprised of
the following numbers: Song by
the Grange; Grange Journal, Mrs.
Edgar T. Heinold; vocal duet, Miss
Mary E. Hynson and Mrs. Howard
Deakyne; recitation, Miss Vir-
ginia Heinold; Walter T. Massey
gave a demonstration of old corn
cob games. The Smyrna Grange
meeting will be omitted this even
ing, Wednesday, as Smyrna Grange
participates in the Kent County
dramatic contest held in the Gaze
sar Rodney School, Camden-Wy-
oming. at eight o'clock this even
ing. Smyrna Grange will COM
pete with three other oranges of
the County and will present the
play entitled, "Cabbages." The
cast of characters is as follows:
Mrs. Wilhelmina Grossmeir, Mrs.
William Blendt; Gus" her hus-
band, Edgar T.Heinold; Matilda"
their daughter, Ruth Blendt; "Eliz-
abeth," the maid, Mrs. Frank
Ryan; Mrs. Lena Fisher" an old
friend, Mrs. Howard Deakyne;
Mr.. Jenks," recorder, Clifford
Heinold; "Mr. Markle," from Chi
cago, James Fleming. The play is
produced by special arrangement
by Samuel French of New York.
Trophy Grange of FELTON, will pre-
sent "The Nest Egg; Capital
Grange, Dover, That's What They
All Say; and Fruitland Grange,
Camden, ''In Doubt About Daisy"
The prizes awarded will be first
prize, SIS, second, $3.50, third, $40,
and fourth, $3.50.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
SMYRNA SCHOOL ADDITIONS
All Contracts Signed, VIII Start
RaZing Old School Next Week

With the snow gone and a re-
turn to what is hoped to be good
spring weather, work is started on
the school projects over the State,
the employment of labor and a
general State of activity along all
lives. Contracts for the Smyrna
High School, to cost 5000, $40, with
a Federal grant of $4,000, and
furnishing 127 500 man hours was
signed yesterday by the Cantera
Construction Company of Will
mington, the successful bidder. The
contract was further approved by
the State School Superintendent
DIR. H. v. Holloway at Dover to-
day and has just been approx
ed by the Smyrna School Board.
Work is expected to be start
ed next week when the old school
building will be torn down to make
Way for the additions of the new
school building. Contracts for the
Delmar School, to cost S98,329,
with a Federal grant amounting to
S23, 1000, and requiring 20,8OO man
hours of labor, was signed yester-
dav. Bids for the new school at
to cost $4,000, with a
Federal grant of $4,000. and pro-
viding 1880 man hours, will be
opened on April 6. Construction
of the Caesar Rodney School at
Wyoming and the addition to the
Claymont School were started
Monday. A. w. Funk, of Phila-
delphia. has been awarded the con-
tract for the former job which will
cost SIT, 1852 and furnish 1900
man hours. The addition to the
Claymont school will cost $4,000
and there is an application for an
additional grant of S10,500 pend
ing. This contract is expected to
furnish $4,000 man hours. The
Booker T. Washington School, Do
yer, to cost $38.113, with Federal
grant of $4,000, and furnishing $3.50
man hours, will be started in a few
DAYS. The contract was signed
yesterday.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
KENT CORN-HOG
MEETING HERE
r. E. Wilson, County Agent,
Arranges One For Smyrna
at Fire Hall, Wednesday
is CHANCE TO ENROLL

Russell E. Wilson. County Agent
IN planning corn-hog allotment
meetings in various parts of Kent
County during April has fixed
upon next Wednesday afternoon at
one o'clock, as the date for meet
ing in the Smyrna Fire Hall. The
meeting will take place at pm.
and all farmers who desire to take
advantage of the adjustment plan
of the Federal Government with
reference to the corn-hog alIot-
ment, are urged TO be present
Sometime ago the corn and hog
farmers in Kent county received
from the county extension office q
sample contract and a leafiet
which explained this allotment and
adjustment plan in detail, and dur
ing the first two days in March
four community meetings were
held throughout the county for the
purpose of explaining this program
to all interested farmers. In order
to give those corn and hog produc-
ers who are interested in signing
reduction applications an oppor-
tunity to benefit by this plan, the
following schedule of sign-up meet
ings has been announced by Coun-
ty Agent Wilson, who will be as
sisted in this work by the Depart
ment of Vocational Education and
the various local committees who
were elected at the community
meetings in March: Monday, April
2, pm, Hughes, Hardware Store,
FELTON,; Tuesday, April 3. 9 a. m,
Vocational agriculture room, Har-
rington school; Tuesday, April 8,
1 p. M, Vocational agriculture
room, Milford school; Wednesday,
April A, a. m, w. G. Knots
Store, Kenton; Wednesday, April
4, p. m. Fire House, Smyrna;
Friday, April 6, a. m, County ex-
tension office, Dover. As April IA
has been set as the final date for
receiving corn-hog allotment APP
plications, it is very important
that those farmers who desire to
take advantage Of this plan attend
these sign-up meetings. After all
the applications have ben received
a permanent county organization
will be formed with a county al
lotment committe similar to the
wheat acreage adjustment and al
lotment plan. Those corn and hog
farmers who do not sign contracts
are required to fill out a survey
card which will be mailed from the
county agents office requesting
the number of acres of corn grown
and the number Of hogs produced
on each farm during the past two
years. This information is re
quested by the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration under
whose direction this work is being
conducted.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1934-03-28
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Clayton w. Fisher, Dover, Brother
m-LaW of Mrs. j. p. HOffecker

Clayton w. Fisher, aged II, for
many years prominent Dover
merchant, died in Philadelphia
Thursday. The announcement of his
death was received in Dover and
Smyrna where he was well known.
He was a brother-in-law of Mrs.
James P. Hoffecker of Smyrna
Mr.. Fisher was a native of Dover
and lived there until his health
broke down and he was obliged to
relinquish his dry goods business on
Loockerman Street. Mr.. Fisher
was a good and useful citizen and
an enterprising merchant. He was
devoted to his family and held in
high esteem by all who knew him.
In his younger days he was a
member of several of Dover's mu-
steal organizations including the
Norma Glee Club and later the Do
yer Glee Club, taking the part of
second tenor. He also sang for
several years in the choirs of two
of Dover's churches. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, Mrs. Florence
Hough Fisher, and three children,
Mrs. Thomas Marvel Gooden, Jr., of
Dover; Mrs. H. Marston, of Wash
ington, D. c.. and John Hough
Fisher, of Drexel Hill, Pa. Also
a sister, Mrs. Samuel C. Chase, and
a brother, William Fisher, both of
Chester, Pa. Funeral services
were held in Dover Saturday after
noon at 1 o'clock with interment
at Lakeside cemetery, Dover. The
Rev. Essel P. Thomas, pastor of
Wesley NJ E. Church, Dover. had
charge of the services.
Miss Esther George of Near Town
Esther Louise George, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William H. George
of near Smyrna, died at the home
Of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Adam Anthony, 5OO2 Pine Street,
Philadelphia, at noon on Saturday,
March "a. Esther was only fif-
teen years of age but she was ma
ture beyond her years. She was
talented and brilliant in her high
school and not only led her class
but was time and time again hon
ored by her classmates as their
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