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DESTRUCTION
IN RICH JAP
AREAS GREAT
II Lives Known Lost
N d Damage S G I
At S11,OO0,OO0 In
Storms Wake

TOKYO. June %. F1-The known
death list in west Japan's disastrous
fIoods-the second disaster 70 strike
the empires industrial heart In less
than ten months-stood al II Sat-
urday night. with damage estimated
at 100000 yen Cabcut Sill000.O00l
The populous and thriving Osaka.
kyota and Kobe districts were de-
luged BY the worst transforms and
foods IN so years. and II was be-
lseved deaths would 20 higher when
many persons still missing ere &C
counted for. Scores were injured.
Beat Crews Missing
Thousands vpre driven from their
homes and a fragmentary survey OF
the affected area indicated that at
least $4,000 houses and buildings
we're inundated.
The floods also swept over north
ern Kyushu and Shikoku projects
and western Hondo. the same regions
scourged by a disastrous typhocn
September %. 1894.
Crews OF go fishing boats were
missing off KeiShohokudo. province
OF Korea.
Floods also swept southeastern
Korea following torrential rains Fri
day.
Some 1000 homes we're destroyed
m Kyoto. Japan. and the famous
Colo bridge ever the riyer Kamo
was washed away.
Communications we're disrupted
aid railways %ere washed away In
many sections. Serious damage 70
crcPs was feared.
The procedures OF Fukuoka, Maya
saki and Yamaguchi bore the brunt
CT the floods. whose damage was
increased by heavy winds
At 8 p. m. Saturday the rain
ceased AT Kyoto and the flood waters
began suhsiding.
Thousands Flee Homes
kyotc. lying in a valley encircled
by mountains. suffered the worst.
Rivers, a picturesque feature Of the
ancient capital OF Japan, surged
over their banks and became tor
rents OF destruction. They washed
away 81 bridges. including many
famous in japanese song and story.
The city's transit systems were dis
rupted and the waters compelled
thousands to take refuge In Budd-
hist temples browning the hills
about the city.
, 1935-06-30

Broadway Confectionery: Maya
zineS.-Adv.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
CREMATION IN DELAWARE
New Law Makes it Mandatory for
Natural Death Certificate

Before a dead body may be Gre
mated, according to new Della
ware law, a certificate of natural
death must be secured. The ape
plication for cremation must be
signed by two of the three author
lied individuals, either doctor,
coroner or a member of the Attor-
ney Generals Department. 1t has
long been considered that such
legal precautions should be taken,
for cremation destroys many of
the evidences of certain forms Of
violent deaths. To facilitate the
carrying-out of the provisions of
this new law, the State Board of
Health has sent supplies of appli-
cation blanks to registrars, crema-
toriums, and undertakers. 1t is
the work of the vital statistics de-
partment of the State Board of
Health to register births, marriag
es, and deaths, and to issue the
necessary certificates.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
SMYRNA HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Smyrna Girls Win at Basket
ball and Boys Lose in Con-
test With Caesar Rodney
EXCLAMATION CONTESTS

The Boys and Girls Basketball
teams played their annual game
with the Caesar Rodney teams on
Friday night. Smyrna girls won
their games to the score of 1916.
Sara B. Jones and Elsie Lockerman
showed outstanding work. The
boys did not come through very
successfully, losing the game to
the Caesar Rodney boys to the
score of 8-19. March % will close
the basketball season with a game
at home with Delaware City A
special committee has been ap-
pointed to make arrangements for
the Local Discussion and Declama-
tion Contest. The date for the
contest has been set for March %,
with the County Contest on April
5, and the State Contest on April
12-The News-J Journal and Gold
ey College Spelling Contests were
held in the High School Auditor
ium on Wednesday night, March
20 Eighteen pupils participated
in the Class A College Contest for
grades 1O-11-12, and fifty-four pu-
pills participated in the class B,
grades 6, Z, s, 9. Contestants in
the News Journal are entered from
grades 6-7-8. There were 36 con-
testants in this group. Brief re-
marks concerning these contests
and their place in the educational
field were made by superintendent
c. w. w. Schantz. DR. John Shill-
ing of the State Department of
Public Instruction, Dover, gave out
the words. The winners will be
announced later.-The banking for
the week was as follows: Amount
deposited for the day, S25.45; num-
ber of pupils present, 777; number
of pupils depositing, Sc; total de-
posted for the year, S681.09.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
Miss Jean EastOn, the High
School Musical Director,
Furnishes Fine Program
BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT

Miss Jean Easton, director of
music in the Smyrna Public School
presented a musical prbgram as
sisted by William Gooden and
Howell Sevil, saxaphone artists.
The trio played several selections
which were warmly received by the
club. Rev. ]. R. Galley, Scout
master of the local troop of Boy
Scouts, presented to the club his
annual report: Gain in membership,
eight; meetings held, forty-seven.
Each Scout has passed one or more
tests during the year, eight merit
badges were awarded Activities
included several hikes, trip to
Camp Rorney, attending church
services on all occasions prescribed
by the Scout Manual Mr. James
Foster was recommended for ap-
pointment as first assistant Scout
Master and Mr.. Harold Unruh as
second assistant scoutmaster. The
club, which sponsors the local
troop, approved of the appoint
ments. The Scoutmaster and his
assistants are trying to secure a
plot of ground adjacent to Lake
Como where a Scout Cabin can be
built for the summer meetings and
out door headquarters. W. w.
Price, chairman of the financial
campaign now in progress, gave a
report. The public is asked to
support this worth while organiza-
tion. If a solicitor does not call on
you, mail your check to w. w.
Price and acknowledgment will be
made. The election of officers for
the Smyrna Rotary Club will take
place Thursday, March 29th. Those
on the nominating COM
mittee are: D. H. Bell, r. w.
and William Nowlan.
Visiting Rotarian: Elwood A.Davis,
of Wilmington Club. Guests: Miss
Jean Easton, Howell Sevil Jr., Will
liam Gooding, Rev. ]. R. Galley.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
FRUIT GROWERS
MAKING SURVEY
Number Are Talking of the
Orchard Spray For Con-
troll of Pests
PEACH CROP IS DOOMED

The orcnaru spray service for
the benefit of fruit growers in this
state will be carried on again this
year under the direction of DR.. J.
F. Adams, plant pathologist of the
University of Delaware and the
State Board of Agriculture, who
has been cooperating with the
county agricultural agents in this
project for the past nine years
Within the past week the fruit
growers in Kent county received
from the office of County Agent
Russell T. Wilson the first edition
of these spray notes for the 1885
season, and during the following
four or five months other editions
will be issued by Dr. Adams at
timely intervals relative to the con
troll of orchard pests and diseases
which are common to this area
In commenting on the peach sit
uation in Delaware and in other
sections of the United States, DR..
Adams in the recent spray notes
stated that temperatures of 18 and
IA degrees below zero in New Cas-
tie and Kent counties this past
winter have eliminated prospects
of any peach crop, while in Sussex
county from rs per cent to a com
plete kill of buds has been found.
At this time, however, there are
prospects of more paintings with a
reasonable percentage of live buds
than was noted last year New
Jersey reports a possible 25 to 80
percent commercial peach crop,
while Michigan reports a complete
kill of bud as the result of temp
erature as low as p degrees below
zero. There will be no commercial
crop of peaches in Connecticut, and
the University of Maryland reports
a complete kill of buds in the
paintings at College Park, while in
Wicomico county there has been an
so per cent kill on the Elberta va
riety, and from 90 to 95 per cent
kill on the Hale. No heavy dam
age has been reported on peaches
in Pennsylvania, but severe injury
has resulted in some sections of
and West Virginia Direc-
tor C. A. McCue of the Delaware
station states that the
best treatment for winter injured
peach trees is to prune moderately.
fertilize well. and give good man
agement during the following
growing season. Growers are
warned to not practice ''dehorn-
ing" except on very young trees,
moderate pruning is
much to be desired over no pruning
CONTINUED on Pare Four)
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Business and Professional
Men of Smyrna and Dover
Address Club Women
PROGRAM

Smyrna and Dover business and
professional men left their busy
routine last Friday to address the
women of the Smyrna Twentieth
Century Club on subjects of en-
Tightening interest. There was
goodly attendance and an interest
ing and instructive program was
rendered. Mr.. w. w. Hynson talk
ed on ''Women and Banking: Mr.
G. l.. Harmonson, on Balancing
the Budget; music, Cant Yo
Hear Me Calm Caroline" Edward
Everhart, accompanied by Mrs.
Westfall. Mr.. c. w. w. Schantz,
Women and School,; State Audi
tor Mr.. Henry Hazel, Women and
Insurance; State Senator Will
liam E. Matthews, Jr., What the
is Doing. Music,
Rose of Tralee," "Shortnin'
Edward Everhart. Next
Friday Rev. E. P. Thomas, former
pastor of Asbury NJ. E. Church,
will speak on Vital Religion" Club
QUESTIONABLE, Mrs. ]. w. Clifton. !
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Lenten Services

st. Peters. Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, announces the following ser
vices: Sunday next, the Third in
Lent, 7.3O a. m, celebration of the
Holy Communion; 10 a. m, Church
School; IL a. m, morning prayer
and sermon, upon the subject of
the Man in the Synagogue Which
Had a Withered Hand" Wednes-
day next, 7.3O p. m, Lenten sermon
and service assisted by the choir,
and choir practive to follow The
church school attendance last Sun
day was the best we have had. Let
all teachers be present on all Sun
days. Saturday, 4 p. m, Lenten
class at the Rectory, instructed by
Mrs. Barton, on Men of The
Way, by the Rev. DR.. Louis Tuck
er, including the Passion and Cru
cifixion and the Songs of Mary"
All young people are cordially in
vited and will find it very instruc-
tive.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
FARMER VICTIM
OF ROAD THUGS
John Branner, Near Middle
town, Robbed by Negroes
on Way to His Home
RELIEVED OF ABOUT S42

Four Negroes held up and rob
bed John Branner, farmer of near
Middletown, as he was returning,
from Townsend, Saturday night
He had taken a check to Town
send, where he cashed it, paid off
his help, and was returning to his
farm. Near Virgins mill, which
is on the back road, four Negroes
leaped from the side of the road
and seized his horse and forced it
to stop. Helpless against the
four, he was robbed of about SAP.
The matter was reported to the
State police. Again on Sunday
night two providers attempted to
enter two grocery stores in Mid
dletown. They made their escape
in coupe belonging to Francis
Crawford. They were first seen
attempting to open the door Of the
Riggin store but were frightened
away by neighbors. About an
hour later, William Kirk, hearing
a crash Of glass went to investi-
gate. AS he opened the door two
providers ran down a back street
and disappeared. Upon investigat-
ing. he found they had broken
pane Of glass in the door Of the N.
w. Kumple grocery and opened the
latch. The door however was held
by additional bolts which delayed
their entry. Shortly after this
Frances Crawford returning to
where he had parked his car found
that it was gone. 1t was reported
to the police as having been found
at Eastville, Virginia. 1t is be-
heved by the police that the same
two men held up a gas station near
Eastville and escaped after killing
the attendant.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
JURORS DRAWN FOR COURT
Kent County Jury Commissioners
Drew Panel Friday From Here

Kent County Jury Commission
ers Jacobs and Mifflin Friday drew
the following panel of petit jurors
for the April term of the Kent
county courts couvening at Dover
April Is. The jurors by district
are: First District, Edward Rich
ards, G. Stanley Morris, H. C.
Webb, Howard Deakyne. Second
District, William Haas, George S.
Gooden, John Mingess, E. ]. Leiby.
Third District, Edward HDonovan,
Herbert T. Wright, Jacob E. Cross
ley; Fourth District, Norman Will
lis, Jacob Bleckman, Maxwell Dav-
is; Fifth District, Cecil A. Moore,
Elmer E. Benson, T. Marvel Good
en-, Jack Lord; Sixth District, Her
man Dill, Wilbert Minner, Fletcher
Price, Amos Minner; Seventh Dis
trict, Russell Whitby, Thomas R.
Brown, Ignatius T. Cooper, Jr.;
Eighth District, Homer Anderson,
A. r, Jackson, Joseph Stewart;
Ninth District, Charles Finkbinder,
Harry Seeders, James A. Cahall,
Claude Cahall; Tenth District, Ed
ward T. Hurley, Elmer Bennett,
Charles S. Wilkerson, Harvey D.
Clifton.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
YEAR
ENDS SUNDAY
Rev. DIR. j. l.. Johnson, Pastor
Will Take Good Report
to Conference
PASTOR EXPECTED BACK

Next Sabbath will mark the close
of a very successful conference
year at Asbury NJ E. Church.
Every department of the church's
activities has registered decided
increase in interest and attendance
The pastor will go to the confer
ence session with splendid reports
as a result of the fine cooperation
of the people with the entire pro-
gram of the church. At ten o'clock
Sabbath morning all the depart
ments of the church school will
meet for the lesson study and it is
hoped that every member of the
school will be present At eleven
o'clock the morning worship will be
conducted and the three choirs of
the church will present an attrac-
tive musical program. The pastor
will have for his subject wait and
See" This theme will interest
every listener. At 7.45, the Ep-
worth League devotional meeting
will be held with Emma Jacobs
leading. These meetings are by
the young people and for the young
people yet all ages attend and are
always welcome They make
large contribution to the good OF
all. At 7.30, the evening worship
will be held The music will be an
attractive feature of the service
and the pastor will have for his
subject Three Tests of Life" The
mid-week service, as usual, will be
most helpful and inspiring. Special
features will be presented and
large attendance of members and
friends of the church is expected.
The young people of the church are
attending these services from week
to week and making large contri-
buttons to the great success of the
efforts. All meetings will be held
during the week as usual. Sunday
evening, March 31st, the services
will be in charge of the young peo-
pie and there will be a dramatiza-
tion of the book of Esther. In the
morning of that day the guest
speaker will be the Rev. Clark S.
Marshall, D. D. The pastor having
been invited to return to the
church another year several
months ago, there will be no inter
ruption in the program and all
plans are now made for the &C
tivities of the church until the va
cation time in August.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
CAMPAIGN OF SMYRNA FIREMEN
FOR FUNDS GETS GOOD START

The Smyrna Fire Company's So
liciting campaign started on Mon
day, March IS, and will continue
through this week and during the
next three or four weeks. The
firemen are meeting with some re-
sponse but the surface" has hard
ly been touched. They need liber-
al support and will greatly appre-
ciate all donations of any kind.
This campaign was decided upon
rather than having the expense
and work of a home-talent per-
formance with the risk of making
little or no money. To fight your
fire and everybody's fire, it re-
quires money for the upkeep of
their equipment and running ex-
penses. With this in mind be
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21

ready to give your share when one
of the committee calls at your
door. Remember, the firemen ever
are at your service, day or night,
so why not be of service to them
now? AS the Fire Company is a
volunteer organization they must
in part, depend on the financial
support of the community and to
this end they are making another
appeal. The Hose Company has
appointed the following committee
to be in charge of the soliciting
campaign: j. Kent Sheubrooks,
William Ellison and j. Fletcher
Truax. All checks are to be made
out to ]. Fletcher Truax and other
donations are to be left at the Fire
House or with the committee.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
At PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev.James r. Galley, Minister, An
nounces Services for the Week

IttV.JdH1tS II. Odllty, MlnISueT, An
nOunces Services for the Week
Rarely do fish from the tropics
stray into northern waters, but off
the coast of Massachusetts, the
workmen of the United States Fish
Commission once captured some
which undoubtedly had come all
the way from the West Indies
They were pretty little things,
known as the butterfly fish," 1t
is thought that they had struggled
away from the immediate vicinity
of the West Indies, had been
caught in some northward current
which was too strong for them to
stem, and had thus been forced be-
yond all possibility of return to
their native waters. There are
many butterfly Christians who
straggle away from the safety of
the Sunday School, the prayer
meeting, and the opportunities for
Christian service, until they are
caught in the swirl of a worldly
current which is too strong for
them to stem. The atmosphere of
loving obedience to Christ, minis
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
CHILDLABORUP
BEFORE HOUSE
Legislature Refuses 21 to IL
to Ratify Federal Amend
ment to Constitution
DELAWARE HAS LAW

Representative Durnall'S Joint
resolution to provide for the ratifi-
cation by Delaware of the proposed
child labor amendment to the Fed
eral Constitution was rejected in
the House yesterday afternoon by
a party vote, Fl Republicans op-
posing it and IL Democrats sup
porting it, while three of the Rep
resentatives, Durnall and Evans,
Republicans, and Representative
Hobson, Democrat, replied not vot-
ing on the roll call. While all con-
cerned were strong for Child Labor
laws, the contention was that Del
aware had good laws and was able
to take care of the situation with
out interference from the Federal
Government. Miss Emily P. Bis
sell and Charles T. Curley, of Will
mington, spoke against the Fed
eral amendment, while those advo-
eating it included Mrs. William A.
Cook, I. b F'inkelstein, Courtney
DunWiddie and G. E. Gibbons, the
latter two representing the Nation
al Child Labor Association of New
York. Mrs. Cook, representing the
State Federation of Women's
Clubs, said a survey in the State
showed a majority of the members
of the women's clubs in favor of
the amendent. Miss Bissell, speak
ing as an individual, said the best
child labor laws in the United
States are those in force in Della
ware and she said the people of
this state do not like to be dictated
to and did not want the Federal
to tell them how they
should regulate the conduct of
their children. This, she explained
is the bushes of The state SO far as
regulating the labors of minors is
concerned and she did not think
such an amendment as the one pro-
posed belonged in the Federal Con-
stitution. This state can do this
job much better itself" she said.
This is not the way to get rid Of
child labor We have had one fail
ure written into the Constitution
and why write another into it 2"
Mr.. Dunwiddie said after 100 years
Of effort to rid the nation of the
evils of child labor further results
have been blocked by a stone wall
Of opposition which he laid to those
who exploit child labor for profit
and who, by operating in some
states, wreck business in others
where their products are brought
into competition with more expen-
sive labor. He cited instances
where child labor is permitted to
Continued on Page Fivel
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
S12,5OO,OOO FOR
DEEPER CANAL
Congregational Committee
Approves Spending This
Sum on c. & ID. Waterway
WOULD HELP OUR STATE

The Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal may yet become a deepened
and widened inland waterway, if
the action of the Rivers and Har-
bors Committee of the U. S. House
of Representatives is approved by
the House. The committee Mon
day favored the proposeal that the
canal be deepened and widened at
cost of about S12,500,000. Con-
gresham ]. George Stewart, (R.-
DELI is an active member of the
Rivers and Harbors Committee.
The committee also approved al
mington harbor, $4,000 for the
Delaware City branch of the canal
and $4,000 for the Back Creek
Anchorage basin on the Chesa-
peake Bay end of the canal. APP
proval of this committee is held 10
cally to mean that the long fight
of the Chamber of Commerce, the
Harbor Commissioners and ship
ping interests here for a 27-ton
canal is practically assured of sue
cess. The new canal will be 100
feet wide and 81 feet deep, COM
pared with it's present width of so
feet and depth of IL feet. 1t will
accommodate all classes of vessels
including battleships. It will re-
quire from two to three years
work and will mean jobs for 600
or more men for that period. which
will be an aid to Delaware and
Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
STANLEY NORRIS MARRIED
Well Known Smyrna Carpenter
Weds Mrs. Rena Deakyne Turner

Mrs. Rena Deakyne Turner,
daughter of Mrs. Eliza Smith, and
Mr.. Stanley Morris, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Norris of this town,
were quietly married in st. Peters
P. E. Church, Wednesday evening
of last week The ceremony was
witnessed by few intimate
friends of the couple. The bride
was attired in a brown suit with
accessories to match. Mr. Morris,
a well known carpenter of this
town, popular among his friends,
gave his family and friends quite
a surprise when the announcement
came. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris will
make their home in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
COMMON PLEAS COURT JUDGE
New Castle County To Have Sep
arate Judge For This Court

Appointment of a separate judge
for the Court of Common Pleas in
New Castle county is provided in
a bill, introduced by Senator Ma
loney and unanimously passed by
the Senate Monday afternoon. This
judge would be named by the Gov
ernor for a term of IL years at an
annual salary of $500. Of this
sum $4,000 would be paid by the
state and S250O by the New Castle
County Levy Court.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
w. HI. Janney, Former Cashier and
President of the Bank of Smyrna

William H. Ja1ney, aged "a,
former cashier and president of the
National Bank of Smyrna, died in
Baltimore recently after linger-
ing illness of infirmities of age.
The announcement of his death
was received by his friends and
former acquaintances of this COM
munity with sorrow. He left Smyr-
ma some twenty years ago for Bal
timore where he resided until his
death. Mr.. Janney was born in
Washington, son of Henry and
Hannah (Schofeld) Janney. Dur
ing the early part of his life he was
in the banking business. He came
to Smyrna in 1884 and on the 9th
of November that year, he became
cashier of the National Bank of
Smyrna, succeeding the late Will
liam M. Bell. After the death of
David j. Cummins, the president
of the Bank, in 1898, Mr.. Janney
was elected president to succeed
him. During his residence in
Smyrna Mr. Janney became YES
tryman and warden of st. Peters
Church and was an active member
during those years. He also was
active in the civic matters of town
and was a useful citizen After
leaving Smyrna he became secre-
tary and treasurer of the House of
Reformation for colored boys at
Baltimore, and con-
tinued his official relations in that
institution for a period of four
teen or more years. Mrs. Janney,
his wife, died in 1919 He is sur
vived by two daughters, Miss
Phida Janney of Baltimore, and
Muriel now Mrs F. ID. Davis of
N Y, and a son Henry
Janney, of Baltimore, Md, Mr..
Janney was a brother of the late
DR.. 0. Edward Janney, well
known medical practitioner of Bal
timore, Md Funeral and inter
ment took place in Baltimore.