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Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
SLUMS OF DOVER
WORST IN STATE
Housing Board Says Shack
Colony Adjacent to Kent
Jail Disgrace to Capital
OTHER SURVEYS MADE

Dover's reputation as a beauty
spot IS seriously menaced by a
shanty-town slum condition. ad-
Jacent to the Kent County jail, and
In that slum area living conditions
are among the worst to be found in
the State. This charge, made in
the report of the State Board of
Housing, issued Friday, is bolstered
with general survey of the hous-
ing conditions in the States cap
itaL The report also entrances
housing conditions in Dover, New
ark, Milford, Georgetown and
Laurel, and is a companion report
to that made several years ago of
housing in Wilmington. Despite
public opinion to the contrary. the
urban slum exists in Dover to a
serious extent, the commission
points out. The report shows New
ark to be almost entirely free Of
slum sections. In Milford, how
ever, 10 per cent of the dwellings
are poor and another 10 per cent,
mostly in the First and Fourth
Wards, very poor" Thirty-five
Georgetown homes in the First and
Second Wards were found to be 50
bad they should be demolished
through application of the fire,
health and safety laws, and replac-
ed with new low cost homes. The
commission found II per cent of
LaurePs homes need reeonditioning
and that there is a demand there
for reconstruction and remodeling
of at least 100 homes. About three
per cent of the houses, consisting
of a row next to the Laurel River
in the Second Ward, was found. in
the opinion of the commission. SO
bad that rejairs would be out of
the question. The members of the
board are: John K. Garrigues, pres
ident; Samuel M. Dillon, Joseph S.
Hamilton, w. Glyn Newton, G.Mor-
ris Whiteside, 2nd Lawrence v.
Smith is secretary. The head
quarters are on the third floor of
the Delaware Trust Building.
West Of Governors avenue and
adjacent to the Kent county jail is
a large tract, formerly the city
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
Now Ready To Render First
Aid Anywhere in City
in Three Minutes

NEW YORK CITY-Three min.
utes to the scene of a catastrophe,
an injured citizen or a person who
is in need of assistance that Is
the consistent record now being
made by the Emergency Service
Division OF the Police Department.
1t is a record which is equaled only
by the speed of the swift little radio
patrol cars. But it is a record that
Is more imposing than that of the
police radio cars because the Emer.
gency Squads ride to the scene in
heavy trucks loaded down with
tools of their craft enabling them
to cope with every type of exigency.
Whether it be a hydraulic jack to
extricate a motorist from an over
turned car. first aid kit to patch
up youngster who fell off a truck
while hitch hiking, gas bombs and
gas masks to quell a riot, or acces-
sories that might be needed in any
one of a hundred different situa-
tons that may arise. the Emergen-
cy Squad truck has them all.
There are twenty Squad trucks
on active duty and two in reserve. |
In order to respond promptly to a
summons, the trucks are located at
strategic points thruout the city
which explains their ability tn get
to the scene of action so quickly.
The equipment which they use is
brought into action with equal
speed. In rendering first aid, for ex-
ample, one of the latest contribu-
tions to science-the speed bandage
is used. Every truck has a com.
pletely equipped first aid kit con-
tanning these speed bandages or ,
'bandaids" devised by the ned !
~DcJ Products Nri2iGn of rcpt /
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
ROAD ENGINEER DIES AT 81
Funeral Services for VIM. r. Wood
of Greenwood, Held Thursday

William R. Wood, age 81, of near
Greenwood, a well-known construc-
ton engineer, died at his home on
Monday Of last week after short
illness. Mr.. Wood moved to Della
ware from Pennsylvania and has
been engaged in road construction
WORT. Besides his wife he is sur
vived by two children, Mrs Flor
ence Ray of Philadelphia. and Mrs
William Hearn, Of Lincon. Del,
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Christ's Episcopal Church, Milford.
the Rev. Joseph S. Kinks, ohciat-
ing Interment in the church GEM
etery, Milford.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02

County the agency will be County Reem-
ployment Office, Dover.
The minimum wages paid will be as fol-
lows: Contract 157, unskilled labor will be
thirty cents per hour; skilled labor, forty
cents per hour. Contract 367, unskilled
labor will be forty-fve cents per hour ;
skilled labor. sixty cents per hour. The re-
mainder of the contracts will be unsklled
labor. thirty-five cents per hour, and skill
ed labor, forty-fve cents per hour.
Attention is called to General Informa-
tion for Bidders in the proposal, specifi-
cations, and contract agreements. Atten-
ton is also directed to the special pro
visions covering sub-letting or assigning
the contract and to the use of domestic
materials. when financed wholly or in
part from National Industrial Recovery
Funds, and especially called to the fact
that the funds for N. R. H.. N. R. M,
and N r. S. projects were obtained from
the provisions of the National Industrial
Recovery Act of June 16, 1888, for the
purpose of providing employment and
fastening industrial recovery.
Attention is also called that a certificate
of compliance on the prescribed form
which will be furnished for that purpose
shall be signed and submitted by all bid
ders, in accordance with Executive Order
No. 6646, issued by the President on March
Ia, 1884. Only bids accompanied by such
certificate shall be considered or accepted.
The contractor to whom award is made
shall require subcontractors and dealers
furnishing equipment, materials, and sup
plies to sign similar certificates before
making awards to or purchases from such
subcontractors or dealers. copies of which
shall be furnished to the contracting Of
hcer.
Monthly payments will be made for 90
per cent of the construction completed each
month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the Department
Each proposal must be accompanied by
surety bond. certified check, or money to
the amount of at least ten (10) per
centum of the total amount of the pro-
posal.
The envelope containing the proposal
must be marked Proposal for the con
struction of State Highway Contract No.
The contract will be awarded or re-
jected within twenty (20) days from the
date of opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
Complete sets of plans and specifications
may be obtained after August 13. 1884,
upon receipt of two dollars (s2.00) for
each contract, which amount will not be
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
novor Tableware
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
New York's "Finesf" Speeds
Up Emergency Service

lcc1 gCd 6ccoTJ Bandaids are
neat, complete dressings consisting
OF strip of adhesive with a gauze
pad in the center. Scientifically de-
signed. antiseptic and ready for in
slant use. the bandaid is a convent
ent and rapid method of bandaging
small cuts and burns.
There are many of these minor
accidents in which the Emergency
Squad renders first aid. When Ju-
nior cuts his head on the point of
an iron railing, when little Sister
gets her arm caught in turnstile
or locks herself in the bath room, it
is invariably the Emergency SQUAD
that is called in to cope with the
situation.
So skillful are members of this
squad that in the 96 cases involv-
ing children last year, where first
aid treatment was rendered by the
Emergency Service Division, not
one had further cause for treat
ment.
Members of this squad are among
the best schooled in the Police De-
partment& They attend a School for
Specialized Training where they are
taught the correct use of first aid
equipment. And every member of
the Squad must pass an examina-
ton proving his ability to think
clearly and act quickly in an emer-
gency.
No details, no matter how small.
Ire overlooked when the Squad re-
spends to an emergency. Even a
'amera is carried and a member of
he Squad is detailed to take pic
ures of the accident in cases where
he City itself is concerned, the
photographs being filed for court
in case a suit is subse-
uently brought by the injured
'arty. The rapidly moving Emer-
ency Squad, as a result, not only
rotects its citizens, but the City
self.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
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Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know i'm and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Allan Barnes, of Chestertown,
Md, who has been serving as agent
for laundry there, has resigned
to accept a position as superinten-
dent of one of the American chain
stores in Rehoboth. He has been
succeeded by James S. Kreeger,Jr.
Brady U. Shahan, who is en-
ployed at the Dover Lumber and
Milling Company, had the misfor-
tune to have a part of three of his
fingers cut off of the left hand.
After being i'll in the Kent General
Hospital for several days he has
returned home on State ST. Dover.
The State Department at Wash
ingtOn has announced that Daniel
V. Anderson, of Dover, Del, has
been detailed as secretary of the
American delegation to the Inter-
national Technical Consulting
Committee on Radio Communica-
tions at Lisbon.
DR. and Mrs. A. S. Eastman. who
spent the past year in England,
where DR.. Eastman did some grad
uate work, have returned to this
country but are spending some
time in Vermont before returning
to Newark. DR.. Eastman is head
Of the Department of Chemistry of
the University of Delaware and
has had a years leave of absence.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02

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Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
HOTEL SUSSEX CHANGES
Seaford Hostelry Sold to Roy L.
Leech of Greenville, Pa.

The Hotel Sussex at Seaford has
changed hands. Sorin E. Thomp-
son, owner and proprietor, has
leased the hostelry to Ray 7. Leech
of Greenville, Pa. Mr.. Thompson
and his wife, Mrs. Sallie Thompson
have been conducting the Sussex
since January /, 1926, having pur-
chased it from John E. c. Hill, who
owned and ran the hotel from 1916
to 1926. The Sussex is one of the
largest and finest hotels in rural
Delaware, and enjoys large pa
tronage. The present structure,
built Of brick, is three stories high
and was erected by Colonel James
]. Ross, the late w. M. Ross, his
brother, and Harry G. Pennington.
1t replaced the old Coulbourn
House, owned by the late Michael
Coulbourn, which was burned
about 40 years ago. Mr.. Penning-
ton, who was proprietor of the old
Coulbourn House, became pro
prietor of the Sussex at its COM
pletion, and ran it until his death.
After his death the late w. NJ.
Ross ran the hotel for a number of
years. After his death it was sold
by his widow, Mrs. Harry G. Oar
bee, at public sale to the late John
B. Hurley, who later sold it to John
E. g. Hill. Mr.. Hill is now assist
ing his son, Clarence w Hill, in
running the Caesar Rodney Hotel
at Lewes. Mr.. Leech will assume
full charge of the hostelry, Tues
day, August 1.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
HOPE"
Verses Written by
Robert w. Service
published by Request)

Friend You've struck heap Of
trouble
Failed in business, lost your wife;
No one care cent about you,
You don't care a cent for life;
Hard luck has Of Hope bereft you.
Health is failing, wish you'd die
Why, you've still the sunshine left
you
And the big, blue sky.
Sky so blue it makes you wonder
# it's heaven shining through;
Earth SC smiling way out yonder,
Sun so bright it dazzles you;
Birds a-singing, flowers a-flinging,
All their fragrance on the breeze;
Dancing shadows, green still
meadows
Don't you NOPE, you've still got
these.
These and none can take them
from you;
These and none can weigh their
worth
What! you're tired and broke and
beatenl
Why you're rich-you've got the
earth!
Yes, if you're tramp in tatters,
While the blue sky bends above
You've got nearly all that matters,
You've got God, and God is Love"
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
CONCRETE RIVER WALLS
Milford Improvement Done Making
Wall ON Each Side of River

The pouring of concrete for the
retaining walls on each side of the
Mlspillion River at Milford was
completed last week and the forms
removed, leaving solid walls ex-
lending from the Walnut street to
tne Washington street bridges.
Foundations have also been con
structed for the steel girders that
VIII support the arch over the river
winch will extend from the Walnut
street bridge to the first bend in
ehe stream. When completed this
VIII be made public plaza and the
show place of Milford.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02
No Football for Cops

Because football may incapaci-
tate them from public duties, police
men should not play the game, de-
clares the chief constable of Berk-
shire. England.
Smyrna times., 1934-08-02

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04

by erection, on the surface, of a half million dollar refrigeration plant by the Carrier corporation. It will send cold wind down a three-mile-long, slanting shaft to the 8,380-foot level. It will relieve a temperature of 100 to 120 and a humidity ci 100 percent at which the strongest hard rock huskies work at only 30 per cent efficiency.
 The plant will create at $500 feet the temperature conditions now prevailing at 1000 feet. Since the mine, worked at full pace, as is being done in these days of high priced gold, grows deeper at the rate of about 1000 feet in five years, the air-cooling system is counted upon to add seven and a half years to it's life.
 As to how much deeper gold goes, geologists' estimates differ. They range all the way from 15 miles to 40.
 Below the heat barrier the next
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04
AUGUST WARM M0NTH;SHORT
 ON SUNSHINE
Month Rainy with Nearly Half In ch h More than
 Normal Precipitation

August was slightly above the normal as to temperature and rain- fall but deficient in sunshine, says R. C. Mize in his monthly report
 The mean temperature was 55.3 or 05' above the normal. The warmest August of record was that of 1911 with a mean of 6050 and the coolest was that of 1914 with a mean of 52.7'. The highest tenn perature was 70o on the 9th and the lowest AZ on the 30th. Previous extremes fer August 87 and 36' respectively There was only one day with s maximum temperature of 7o'.
 The total precipitation of TIT inches was 0.47 inches above the normal. The dgiest August of rec ord was that Of 1910 with 1.55 in- ches and the wettest that of 1901 with l404 inches. There were "A days with measurable precipitation six more than the average. The greatest 24-hour rainfall was 2.67 inches on the 17-18th. There were IT consecutive days with measure able precipitation, from the 7th to 23d inclusive.
 The percentage of mean relative humidity at 4 am, noon and 4 pm, were respectively 93, 79 and 76.
 There were no clear days, , part ly cloudy and 26 cloudy ones with only one day recording 100 per cent sunshine.
 The average hourly wind velocity for the month was 49 miles per hour and the prevailing direction from the south. The maximum velocity of 29 miles per hour from the southeast was on the last.
 There were 95.8 hours of sun shine out of a possible 476.1 or 20 per cent. This is about 70 per cent of the normal amount.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04
NEW RESIDENTS

MT. and Mrs. A, H Campbell and five daughters. who arrived here Saturday have sub-rented from R
 DuPree the King c9ttage as their temporary residence in Douglas, MT. Campbell is paynlaster and timekeeper for the Seilns- Carlson Company, which has the contract to build the new road connecting the town with the Douglas Bridge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04
DOUGLAS NEVIS
WORK HAS STARTED ON
 NEW DOUGLAS ROAD

With the arrival of the North land Saturday or Fred Holmberg, foreman for the Seims Spokane Company, contractors, on the new Douglas highway, and A., H. Camp bell, timekeeper and pawn a ster. work on the project is now under way in good shape.
 Equipment for the job, which in cludes two large tractors, 30-ton gasoline shovel, truck, and all the necessary small equipment, were unloaded from scows at Cowee Creek on Sunday morning, and in a comparatively short time road from the beach to the end of the old road was built. Work on the new highway started at this point today Fifteen men were at once given jobs and this number will be added to until forty or more will be put to work They are to be divided into two consecutive shifts, each working five hours day or total of thirty hours a week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04

one promises to be rock pressure, the squeeze due to weight of the earth above. This pressure prob ably accounts for most of the heat, such as the 103 degrees of all the rock at the bottom of the South African hole.
 Brittle Rock Danger
 If the rock is brittle, this pres sure may cause fragments to pinch off and shoot out with explosive force. A small chunk might kill q man. If the rock is soft it tends to clcse up, like putty.
 Finally comes the growing eX- pense as mines go deeper The possibility which some economist foresee of a world shortage of gold may be a long time factor in post poning the expense limit.
 Breaking through the heat bar rier is hailed by mining experts as an economic as well as scientific feat. The gold known to lie within reach in the Rand is expected to more than pay for the cold wave equipment.
 Artificial Lake Built
 One of the refrigeration prob lens is lack of sufficient space for present size units at the bot tom of very deep mines. The South African cooling will be furnished by an artificial lake for spraying and cooling water and two refrig- eration units on the surface. These will combine to drive 100000 cubic feet Of cold air minute through a tunnel into the mine shaft
 The other two deepest mines are Morrovelho in Brazil, at 804O feet and the Champion Reef mine, My sore, India, at 7,530. Several gold mines are down more than a mile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04
BY HOWARD w. BLAKEsLEE

tA:SOcfateQ freSS science Euitofl
 NEW YORK, Sept A new era in penetration of the depths of the earth opens with, the break ing of the heat barrier which has slowed progress of the hard rock men" in the worlds deepest hole, 8,380 feet. in the Robinson Deep mine of the Rand goldfield in South Africa.
 This hole is one of the three on different continents, all almost equally deep, all gold mines, and all now reaching the barrier where rocks are eternally hot.
 The heated rock is only the top most barrier which science faces. Deeper lie others, which if they should ever be penetrated probably would require the hard-rock men to wear armor
 Artificial Cooling Enlisted
 The first barrier is about to be cracked at the Robinson Deep mine
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04

tions, Mrs. Alex Gair and John Mills; for whist, Mrs. Jerry Cashen and Alex Kiloh were high scorers and Mrs. Gertrude Laughlin and John Marin the lows.
 MT. Devon was presented with 9 framed photograph in colors of Douglas by the Auxiliary. Refresh ments were served after. the card playing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04
SCHRAMM RETURNS

Charles Schramm arrived home from Ketchikan on the Northlano to resume his duties as City Mar shal and foreman of street repairs
 Mrs. Schramm remained in Ket- chikan for short time longer and is expected to return in few days
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04
FORMER COACH HERE

Lloyd Rinden, former basketball coach and manual training teacher here, arrived on the Princess Louise for a few days visit before con- .inuing on his way to Fairbanks where he will teach in the high school at sthat place for second term.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04

cd here this morning with all the teachers on hand and a full at tendance of pupils. The last teach CTS .o arl-}e, Miss Lucille Pepoon, Miss Margaret Pimperton and Miss Lee Thoma came in Sunday even- ing on the Princess Louise after spending a part of the summer vacation at their homes in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-04
LEAGUE MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Ladies League this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the league rooms. Im- pcrtant business, including arrange ments for a goody sale and tea to be held on Thursday, is the purpose of the meeting.