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Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
CONCERT AT AUDITORIUM
Pennsylvania Military College Cad
cts and GIee Club f1lssccii ain Eycre

cts and GIee Club Esl1tcl sssiiIl sEcre
The Smyrna Rotary Club met
Tuesday evening, Cece1eocr 18th,
at the Wayside Inn, after a rousing
dinner meeting at which ever
thirty guests were present from
the Dover and AiddIetown Clubs,
The program for the evening was
presented in the auditorium q
Smyrna High School by the band,
orchestra and glee club of the
Pennsylvania Military College.
Supt. C. w. w. Scnantz, Rotarian
ana head Of the schools here, had
charge Of the evenings program
and presented Col. Frank Hyatt
president of the college, who acted
as Master of Ceremonies in addi-
ton to delivering a very outstand-
ing talk on Military Dicipline."
Prof. T. P Weyman, Dean of the
College, gave an interesting ad-
dress on college Education" The
Glee Club, under the direction of
Mr.. Charles D. Long, gave several
selections that were well received
by the audience present. The band
and orchestra, under the direction
of Lieut.. ]. Norris Robinson, play
ed many selections. Lieut.. Robin
son is well known in Delaware as
leader of the 198th Coast Artillery
Band, National Guards. AS was
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
56TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MIR. and Mrs. Frank f. Jones Given
Surprise With a Dinner Party

A surprise anniversary dinner
was given for Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
E. Jones of Dover at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Bessie Robin
son of Smyrna, celebrating their
fifty-sixth wedding anniversary.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank E. Jones, Miss Susan Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgely Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. George Rothwell and
daughters Pauline and Marion, Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Downs and chill
dren Mary, Francis and Laura; Mr..
and Mrs. Foster Jones and children
Franklin, Homer and Edna; Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Jones; Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Wade and children
Leroy, Lois and Charles; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ford Stats, and Mrs. Bessie
Robinson, Frank and Lydia. They
received many gifts and four gen.
erations were represented at the
dinner.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
XMAS PROGRAM
AT CHURCHES
All Three Smyrna Churches
Will Celebrate With Spec
ial Programs on Sunday
DECORATIONS FEATURE

Smyrna churches will celebrate
next Sunday, the Sunday before
Christmas, with elaborate Yuletide
programs. Asbury Methodist Church
began with preliminary service
last Sunday evening, Sing-a-
Logue, 'The Holy Child present
ed by the Young Peoples and
Junior Choirs. It was in every
way delightful service and great
ly appreciated by the large con-
gregation present. The people were
thrilled and the choirs sang anti
fonally some of the great descrip-
tive Christmas hymns of the
church before the professional
hymn which introduced the pro-
gram. Hilda Armstrong, in a most
pleasing manner and splendid voice
gave the story of the nativity in
terspersed by selections by the
choirs individually and jointly. The
special soloists from the Young
Peoples Choir were Alverna Jones,
Florence Jacobs, Jane Handy
Howard Slaughter, Howard Dea-
kyne, Victor Ennis and a trio by
Alverna Jones, Florence Jacobs
and Jane Handy. From the Junior
Choir the soloists were William
MacLucas, Robert Deakyne and
Mary Louise Porter. Mary Hynson
was the accompanist and Mrs
Johnson and Mrs. Hynson, directed
the program. Next Sunday will be
observed as Christmas Sunday
when all the departments of the
church school will celebrate the
event. Large congregations at all
services are expected. At the
morning worship hour the three
choirs will give a delightful pro-
gram of Christmas music and the
pastor, the Rev. j. L. Johnson, DID
will have for his subject, "Emman-
uel," a special Christmas message
At 6:45 the Epworth League will
i conduct Candle Light Service tC
which every young person and al
friends of young people are invited
Music will be big feature and the
story in a new form will be given
At 7:30 o'clock the Senior Choil
will sing a beautiful Christina:
Cantata, THE Christ Child" by
Hawley. This will be one of the
outstanding services of the holiday
+ season and every member an6
friend of Asbury, young and old
should plan to be at this service
Tuesday, Christmas Eve, at clever
o'clock, another great service vii
be held. Illustrated Christmas
Carols will be sung and the beau.
tiful picture, The Christina;
Story of fifty colored pictures vii
be shown. Immediately following
the hour of twelve, a large group
of carollers, accompanied oy
Continued on Page Tourl
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Annie E. Watson, Dover, Wild
ow of Beniah Watson, Died Monday

OW of Beniah watson, Died Monday
Mrs. A. E. Watson, aged 90,
widow of Beniah Watson, of Dover,
former president of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs of Della
ware and poet-laureate of the Fed
Grafton since 1884, died early Mon
day morning at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Harry A. Richardson,
Sr., on State street. She had been
seriously i'll for some days. The
funeral was held from Mrs. Rich
ardson's home Wednesday after
noon at 1:30 o'clock. Interment in
Lakeside cemetery. Mrs. Watson
was well known throughout the
State for her interests in Women's
clubs and for her achievements as
a poet and writer. She was the
second president of the Federation
of Women's Clubs, succeeding Mrs.
A. D. Warner. Mrs. Watson cele-
brated her ninety-second birthday
Sunday. Probably the most not
able of Mrs. Watson's poems was
Delaware Wake" which is said
to have been inspired after viewing
the painting Delaware Awake" by
Mrs. Ethel P. Brown Leach, which
was prepared for the Victory Loan
Committee in April, 1918. Mrs.
Watson had been married three
times, all three husbands being
lawyers and members of the Kent
County Bar. She married her first
husband, John L. Pratt. in 1864.
Continued on Page FTvel
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
IT'S NOW JUDGE
F. L. SPEAKMAN
Delaware Senate in Special
Session Confirms Cover
nOr's AppOintee
SUCCEEDS REINHARDT

In an executive session yesterday
lasting only seven minutes, and
with a staff of attaches who had
volunteered their services without
pay, the State Senate in extraor-
dinary session confirmed Governor
Bucks appointment of Frank L.
Speakman, of Holly Oak, as asso-
ciate judge of the State Courts to
succeed Resident Judge David j.
Reinhardt, of New Castle County,
who died several weeks ago, and
also confirmed other appointments
submitted by the governor The
entire session of the Senate lasted
only % minutes. The entire list
of appointments confirmed follow:
Frank L.Speakman, resident judge,
for u years; Leonard E Wales,
judges of the Court N.ef Common
Pleas of New Castle County, for II
years, from May 8, this year;
Charles M. Curtis, judge of the
Juvenile Court of New Castle coun-
ty, for four years from April 2,
1885; Arthur S. Hearn, Justice of
the Peace for Sussex county for
four years from May 27, this year;
George H. Bogart, Justice of the
Peace for New Castle county for
four years from June 25, this year;
Earl p. Wiley, judge of the Com
mon Pleas Court of Kent county
for four years from July 1, this
year; Thomas E. Hickman, Justice
of the Peace for Sussex county for
four years from June 80, this year;
Joseph S. Hamilton and w Glyn
Newton, members Of the State
Housing Commission for four years
from June 80, this year; Harold w.
Horsey, State bank commissioner
for four years from July 16, this
year; Leroy S. Hawke, member OF
the Department of Elections of
Wilmington, for six years from
August 10, this year; Ellwood B.
Griffenberg, Justice of the Peace
for New Castle county, for four
years from August %, this year;
j. Frank Johnson, Justice of the
Peace for Sussex county, for four
years from November 2, this year;
Harry v. Lyons and Charles H.
Grantland, members of the In
dustrial Accident Board, for six
years each, Lyons from November
9 and Grantland from December 2,
this year; D. d. Wharton. State
detective for four years from yes
terday. Mr.. Wharton, who lives at
Dover, has served in this position
for many years. All members of
the Senate except Frank @. Ban
croft, of Camden, who died several
weeks ago, were present. Lieuten-
ant Governor Roy F. Corley presid-
ed Under a resolution offered by
Senator Simonton. majority floor
leader, the following attaches were
named to act during the special
session, they having volunteered
their service without pay: Julian
Q. Walker, attorney; JLeon Black,
secretary; Roy Bennett, reading
clerk; Fred Thornett, Hartly Thorn
ton and Earl Cole, sergeants at
arms, and Herman C. Taylor, chap
lain. The appointment of Mr..
Speakman was submitted to the
Senate shortly after it was called
to order by Lieutenant Governor
Roy f. Corley. 1t was delivered
to the Senate by Secretary of State
Walter Dent Smith, along with a
number of other executive appoint
ments for confirmation by the Sen
ate.
56TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
SMYRNA'S REFUND BONDS
Votes to Pay OFF $4,000 January l
Reducing Indebtedness to SIPS, 900

Members of Smyrna Town Coun-
.cil have voted to pay off $4,000
of the bonds maturing January 1,
which will reduce the municipal in
debtedness to S125,0OO. Five years
ago it totaled S204 900 and in this
space of time the Town Council
has paid off $4,000 bringing the
bonded debt down to SIPS, 900.
And not only this but within this
period the town tax rate has been
reduced 33 per cent.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
LOWER SMYRNA LIGHT RATE
Town Council at Meeting Reduces
Electric Current From 10c to SC


Smyrna electric light users are
getting a nice little Christmas gift
from Smyrna Town Council. At a
meeting of the Board Friday night
it was voted to lower the electric
light rate beginning at once from
10 cents per killowat to s cents
per killowat. It was also agreed
that monies taken in for penal
ties on bills not paid by the
fifteenth of the month, be used for
charitable purposes. Such funds,
it was understood, will be turned
over to the Laura Lee Circle of
Kings Daughters of Smyrna for
purchasing food and other needs
of the poor.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
Miss Florence Doughten in Collision

Miss Florence Doughten i'm Collision
In a collision of automobiles late
Sunday night at the intersection of
Clara and Bradford streets, Dover,
DR.. BENZ. Burton was thrown from
his car and sustained a broken arm
and rib when his car and that of
Miss Florence Doughten, Smyrna,
crashed together. DR.. Burton was
taken Immediately to the Kent
General Hospital in Dover. Miss
Doughten was unframed.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
OLIN CLAMPITT WINS AWARD
Accident Board Votes Him Com
pensation by Wilson Products Co.


Olin Clampett. of smyrna, an
employe of the Wilson Products
Company of Smyrna, was awarded
compensation of So per week for a
period of 158 weeks by he Indus
trial Accident Board Tuesday at a
meeting at Dover Robert K.
Jones presided. Clampett suffered
an injury to his hand while work
ing for the company The case of
Charles Eisele, who suffered an in
jury to the hand while working for
the George and Lynch Company,
was continued until a full report
can be obtained from the physician
treating Eisele.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
'''S OF MENINGITIS

s to Disaas SSA'er' Hartly, Sue
ksas + D'ssass ssa,s. in 7 Two Days s'-
ied in tbs Sup.er, w, Z years old
} two davs vsOilowing an illness
sasd last sst' xss from IN meningitis, ! |, !,
The wee wee kat Temple
sstor q ass. 1, Robert c. Con-
sune eba,.t n the Marydel and
q + ns,,s,:la Virginia sas sas ess asnss,s ssv
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
Start Work ON Welfare Home Jot

Philip Lange of Audubon, N. j.,
general contractor for $4,000 i'm
provement to State Welfare Home,
including kitchen, laundry and
garage, put his men on the job last
week. starting on the new kitchen.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
S'AhfERs FOR GRANGE
| rhm,Ssn !, smyrna Century Club
sudys, After Jan,,a :,

kavs b.aage' hsla P of H., No. 21.
kst tsir.l. rs.a their meetings for
IS Han y. years in the Odd
rs may Il ~ lst' 1895, and have
nns,sa ] ne q Century Club House ,lse
a b bs's street Their meet
at 5 ! D',a = on Thursday ev-
evepirsn !, a. instead of Wed
meeting T. T., N the future.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-19
i SCOUTS AT
EEIRs MEETING
c..forpnce Held
Last Saturday
RESTING PROGRAM

interest in Scou'ne
,..s.spted =. on Friday the losn ! !,
Tlmsr P. corrie, chairman nal
,a.,l troop committee; MI
Gva Matthews, Jry committee
- Nj. James ". Foster
- ~, # the local troop.
l 1 ..s.r, ~, and Mr.. Foster at
4 1.,a'r y. afternoon sessions q
fOrtersnce and MI. CoTrle Il,
|,,tpr for the banquet. Tne
IT, an session consisted Of the
Eng program: 9 o'clock reg
r. i scOuters and reviewing
but exhibits IN Inc 49,, ,o.y :
fsr.raI Assembly, J. Thomp-
[oTr. presiding; welcome to
n By Secretary wafer
|Smitb. keynote address, DR..
Holloway, state Superintend-
| pIblic Instruction; Assign
d group conferences, Ken
/ Smear. Scout Executive.
Tsithews attended the Scout
les group conference and Mr..
ne civic service group.
Optional Period, movies OF
Rodney, Scout Conference,
"a Scout Cruise. The even
ssion took the form OF a
ouial banquet to Scoutmast-
4 was full of pep and every
ere enjoyed himself with the
dinner. The evening pro
was as follows: $50, testi-
banquet to Scoutmasters Of
,uncil, President Charles H.
presiding; Invocation, Rev.
Helfenstein, Dover; Playlet,
Patrol That Found Itself" I"
Of Troop 1O3, over; Resume
ference Findings, Everett G.
!; Address by DR.. James E.
Chief Scout Executive of
,uuts of America. In DR..
address be gave high praise
Wilmington Area Council
!ir untiring efforts in the
& program. He also praised
ID work Of the committee
ade possible the conference.
st stated that the Scout
) job was the biggest there
scouting and ne comment
Scoutmasters on their at
e at the conference and
ork to make better men of
er and citizens of the boys
y The conference closed
e Scout oath. What this
needs today is trained lead
nest and capable of leading
lntry in times such as these.
9 affords the opportunity to
10 are willing to be discip-
those measures laid down
National Council to make
character and good leaders.
'nol your boy have the en-
!. mat those in scouting
IlVe him a chance and if he
flgnt idea Of what scouting
pall through on top. At
ky meeting of Smyrna
! Their Troop Room in
lsller plates were added to
v I, room on the Main street
y ''aers are being made bv
aS' \ Letter plates reading
were placed last week.
" project, decorations and
'ns are being constructed
, Vleate 4 the scouting atmos-
The troop rooms. NAM
,ss azlnes were added to the
,o..a Two more games
u. y lne entertainment
srn,.S, sucn donations are
n tg,es.a'eo n... BY the scouts.
N wei "sis passed during the
y WI psilOd- 7 Two new games
'ysa Ts. during the, amusement
.etinu Il, .Oif " patrol will hold
= s|s p..i, tnls Thursday night.
I iogsss pssiOl will call their
s''ner on Friday niob+
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
BUILDERS PLAN
F|FTY-HOUSE
PROGRAM
Broom, 2-Bath Structure on
View, Completely
Furnished

Marking the beginning Of a new
development in Westwood, l.. E.
Breuninger and Sons, well known
Washington builders, will open a
recently completed house at 4540
Dexter st. N. w. to the public
this Sunday.
Known as Westwood's Garden
Home, it contains eight rooms and
three baths. There is also two
car garage.
In design it is American colo
NAL, with painted white brick set
ting off the delightful simplicity
of the houses design.
Garden in Rear
Behind the house, which is
situated on an 80x180-foot lot, is
an attractive garden.
The entire home has been COM
pletely furnished by Woodward
and Lothrop. In addition, their in
terror furnishings department Sc
lected the wall paper, the Grapes,
and even the fixtures in order that
the whole should present a COM
pletely harmonious appearance.
The effect is all that could be
wished in attractive balance.
so Houses Planned
According to present plans, L. E.
Breuninger will ultimately build
so homes in Westwood. They have
already completed two homes
which were sold before compile
ton. Two others, now under con-
struction, also have been sold.
To reach the property 60 out
Massachusetts, Avenue to Cathe-
dral Avenue, out Cathedral Ave-
nue. to Foxhall Road, south on
Foxhall Road to Dexter Road and
the Garden Home.
The Washington times., 1935-07-20

used with almost any type Of
window construction, and it is
especially suited to the out
swinging easement type now
popular with architects and home
owners. Descriptive literature is
Owe are building = one
story house with one room to
be equipped as q nursery. Is
there any way we can make the
windows of this room burgier
proof?
A.-There is an adjustable
burgler guard that can be installed
on the windows to give that pro-
lection. To put the guard in posi-
ton simply place it in the outside
runway Of the window, turn the
lock on the threaded crosSbar of
the guard until the guard presses
tightly against the sides of the
window frame, and turn the key.
Q.-Can you give me any In
formation about laying new
hardwood floors over old floors?
Am case of this kind, the
old floors serve as subfloors.
Examine the old floor carefully.
Replace boards that can not be
planed or nailed down level, drive
down all loose nails, nail the
boards securely, and make sure
the old floor is level and free of
bumps. Remove the base shoe or
molding strip at the bottom of the
base. Sweep clear and lay build
ing paper. Then proceed with the
laying of the new flooring at right
angles to the old floor boards.
Q.-The walls of my basement
are very damp during the
greater part Of the year. How
can 1 remedy this condition?
A.-First, examine the grades
about the house. If there is a
slope toward the basement wall,
regarding may prevent some of
this trouble. If the condition can
not be remedied in this way and
more drastic measures are neces-
Sary, remove the earth along the
outer wall and apply a good water.
proofing compound. An expert
should be called in to determine
whether or not a trench filled with
stones to facilitate drainage should
be added.
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
Oil Burner Sales 7
Hit 226 in 15Days

Remarkable gains in oil burner
sales are reported by the Tough
borough Oil Company, which re-
Gently closed a 15-day drive with
total sale of 226 M arr oil
burners.
It is claimed that the simplicity
of the MARI oil burner, for which
the Loughborough Oil Company
are the Washington distributors,
is largely responsible for the
growing favor with which it is
being received by builders and
home owners.
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
Cool Color Scheme
:. Offers Simplicity

"A cool color scheme for a master
bedroom which allows the SIM
plicity so desirable in shared
rooms: walls and ceiling painted
q cool gray tempera; windows
curtained in chintz which COM
bines oyster white with gray on
canary yellow ground: carpet:
oyster white: chairs upholstered
in striped fabric of lemon yellow
and gray.
The Washington times., 1935-07-20

OF each dollar expended for P.
w. A. building construction. labor
on the job receives approximately
81 cents. Materials account for
Sc cents of each dollar spent.
The remaining II cents is used
for overhead, miscellaneous ex-
penses, and profit. The overhead
and miscellaneous expenses in
clude such items as office work,
The Washington times., 1935-07-20

Q.-Is is practical to use
wallpaper in bathrooms and
kichenS? X. F.
A.-The new type of washable
wallpaper is especially suited to
this use. Unlimited patterns
and colorS make interesting dec
orative effects possible and the
washable quality makes it easy
to clean and care for even in the
kitchen where grease and SCOT
are apt to collect.
Q.-Can you give me any
information about a hardwood
paneling that is applied like
wallpaper? p. 1.
A.-The kind now being used
by many architects is of fine
cabinet wood cut thin and
mounted on cloth for direct wall
application. An exclusive pro-
cess makes it pliable and easy to
handle so that it may be hung
on walls in a manner similar
to that in which wallpaper is
hung.
GIVE want to have roller
screen in our new house and
would like to know the kind Of
windows that will be necessary
to accommodate them?
d. r. r.
A.-The roller screen can be
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
Realty
FLASHES
By LOU PEDLAR, Jr.
Real Estate Editor

Things are certainly moving
along over Virginia way. Those
attractive little homes Joseph
X. Seidle Is putting up in Belle
Haven are selling as fast as he
can put the materials together.
Four have been sold within the
past week, according to Gene
Omli, general manager of the
organization. No longer all
quiet on the Potomac, eh, Gene?
~
w. s. Hoge Sd, who vaca-
toned for a few days in New
York, last week jaunted all the
way down to Asbury Park, N.
j., to get in a couple of hours
Of good surf swimming. With
out wishing to disparage AS
bury Park, but merely to point
out to the Washington gentry
who trek to New York now and
then that there is the worlds
finest beach practically on New
York's doorstep, we beg to call
your attention to Jones Beach,
the new State Park develop
ment on the south shore of
Long Island. Located only 80
miles from Manhattan and
reached by beautiful through
State parkways, it has every.
thing a beach should have. E.
and is getting better all the
time. We don't know about
Waikiki. but We'll stack Jones
Beach up against it.
X 4
Add some more lucky vaca-
TONERS; Mrs. Louise Saunders,
Of the j. C. Weldon Company,
is spending a week in a cottage
on Oneida Lake. which, in
case you don't know, is near
Rome, N. Y. and in case you
still don't know, is somewhere
near the Erie Canal. We don't
know either.
Ralph Hisle (Cafritz) and
family are going to enjoy the
balmy breezes Of ocean City,
Maryland for the ensuing week.
C. H. Hardin (Wm. H.
Saunders co.. and family leave
today for a weeks sojourn at
Pine Point, Maryland, where
they will visit friends. (Nice
honey little column, this,
what?)
The demon Cafritz Builders,
that stalwart baseball team cap
tanned by Lou Towbes are find
ing it difficult to get anyone to
play marbles with them. They
play for keeps. Indicated so
far this season it takes some.
thing like the All-Star team cap
tanned by Bob Taylor to make
1t exciting. This Stupendous
conflict is scheduled for this
Saturday, we understand.
X X
If you should sit in that big
chair in the reception foyer of
Sullivan Brothers office, you'd
find your eyes on about dead
level with the sidewalk. If it
should be a hot day land it
was) you can spend a quiet
minute or two musing on the
rolling waves of heat which
spring steadily upward from the
baking pavement. Watching
heat materialize before your
eyes is not our idea of a cooling
indoor sport but we just
thought we'd mention it in case
you wanted to take look. Be-
sides, it's a lot easier to observe
this phenomenon sitting in a
chair than it is to peer over the
edge Of a curbstone.
X X X
You're right, it IS hot.
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
PWA DOLLAR AIDS LABOR

rent, insurance, workmen's COM
pensation, depreciation Of equip
ment, etc.
These data were compiled from
reports submitted to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics by 257 primary
contractors and SubcontractorS
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
SUN ROOM WALL

If, in your remodeling activity
with your FILA loan, you've en-
closed your porch and made 1t
into a pleasant sunroom, remem-
Der that the wall that was for.
merly part of the exterior Of the
house can now be painted any at
tractive color you desire.
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
Do You Remember?
(AnSwers to Questions on,

(AnSDeTS to Questions on
Page 81
Mr.. COhn, of the New York
Philharmonic, was named
Judge in a dispute between
the musicians union and the
National Symphony.
Bobby" Jones, famous
golfer, was operated on for
appendicitis.
Mrs. Donaldson, the former
Frances Starr, famous act
reSS, supported the arts bill
before Congress.
Miss Akeley started an ex-
plOratiOn trip into the heart
Of Africa.
Baker, a Texas missionary,
was arrested in Soviet Russia
for entering without a pass
port.
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
BEDROOM FURNITURE

An attractive bedroom suite
which combines the simplicity Of
Greek design with modern stream
lining" is lacquered, in Delft blue,
silver and white,
The Washington times., 1935-07-20
HOME-FIXING
PROBLEMS

Questions pertaining to the building and maintaining
of homes a0N be answered IN this column conducted eT"
cusively for Times readers each veek There charge
or obhgatiom Address your queries to the REAL ES-
TATE EDITOR, WASHINGTON TINES.