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Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
BRIDGE TUNNEL DELAWARE
Bill Provides Link Either by Pub
lie or Private Enterprise


Construction of a bridge across
the Delaware River or a tunnel
under it to connect this State with
New Jersey is provided for in a
bill introduced in the Senate Mon
day afternoon by Senator VanSant.
The work would be performed by
this State and it's neighbor across
THE river as joint project or by
private capital under the provi-
sions of the proposed measure. The
bill was in skeleton form, that is,
it contained nothing but the title
and it was presented to hold a
place on the calendar and the full
text of the measure will be sup
piled later in substitute bill. It
paves the way, however, for the in
PRODUCTION of a bill that would
make possible the building of the
much discussed Delaware River
bridge or tunnel connecting this
State with the southern part of
New Jersey. According to the title
the bill would provide for the con-
operation and mainten-
ance of bridges over or tunnels un-
der rivers and waters forming a
boundary of the State; also for the
collection of bridge or tunnel tolls
for the payment of the cost of
maintenance, operation and repair
and prescribe the conditions under
which they would become free
bridges or tunnels.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
Military Cats to Lose
Status If They Prowl

New Y0rk.-Any cats not in quar-
ters at Fort Jay, Governors island,
between I: 80 p. m. and 6 80 a. M,
lose their army status unless their
owners pay 80 cents each to prevent
them from bHing impounded by the
American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.
post bulletin announced that the
S. p. C. A. had provided traps to
catch cats violating the Governor
island regulation that all cats "be
kept indoors ard under restraint
between Z 80 p. m. and 6 80 a. m."
The cats, it was said. have been lax
in Obeying
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
100000 in Grants Sought

Bills to provide for appropriations
totaling more than 100000 for
various institutions and State de-
partments were introduced in the
House Monday afternoon of last
week. Most Of them specify the
money is to come from the general
fund. Because this fund is badly
depleted and will be seriously
handicapped during the next two
fiscal years by decreasing revenues
a bond issue Of approximately ST.
100000 will be authorized by the
present Legislature to provide
enough money to meet these and
numerous other appropriations.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
OF LIBEL
LAW is SOUGHT.
Bill Would Protect Newspap-
ers, Publications, in De-
famatiOn Suits
WRITING FALSE ARTICLE

Representative Heal introduced
In the House Thursday a bill to
ease the existing laws of the State
to afford greater protection for
newspapers and other publications,
also providing penalties for those
who foist libelous news items upon
them. 1t provides that before any
Libel suit can be filed the plaintiff
must serve notice il writing on the
defendant specifying the article
and the statements therein which
he alleges are false and defama-
tory.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
WOULD CHANGE
INCOME RATE
Bill Would Levy 4 Per Cent
Earnings Over $4,000 Over
in New Castle County
INCREASE EXEMPTIONS

Increased exemptions and a high
er tax rate upon earners of more
than $1,000, under the recently en-
acted New Castle county income
tax for relief, are proposed in a
bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator VanSant last week. The
amendment would provide $1,000
exemption for a head of family,
or for a married man living with
his wife. A man and his wife, liv-
ing together, would receive only
one exemption of S1,50O A single
man or woman would be granted
an exemption of $500. The Van
SAINT bill also would allow an ex-
emption of $500 for a separated
wife or husband who is the head
of a family, while a separated wife
or husband, not the head of a fam
lily, would be allowed an exemption
of $3.50. The present law allows
no personal exemption for single
person and a $1,000 personal ex-
emption for the head of a family
or married person. The VanSant
bill provides that the tax for net
income not in excess of $4,000,
would remain at one per cent. A
two per cent tax would be charged
on incomes in excess of $4,000, but
not over $1,000, with a three per
cent tax on incomes in excess of
$1,000, but not over $4,000, and a
four per cent tax on incomes in ex-
cess of $4,000. The rates, under
the present law, follow: One per
cent of incomes, not in excess of
$1,000; per cent of incomes in ex-
cess of $1,000, but not in excses of
$4,000, and per cent of net in
comes over $4,000
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28

the cost of the light will be only
one and half cents per hour, it
will be cheaper than gas. The Edi-
son light can be regulated in its
brilliancy, exactly as we regulate
the light with gas or oil. 1t can
be turned on so as to make a room
light as day, or SO modulated that
only a red wire is to be seen in the
lamp"
Good for these plucky towns.
When they test the limit Of profit
able enterprise with results that
are satisfactory, they may be GER
tain that the others will not be
slow to follow But where is Do
yer that she is letting these less
pretentious places take the lead Of
her?
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
Wasps Build Nest Out of
Merchants Money Hoard

Oslo, Norway.-A merchant here
who has been boarding for years a
fortune in paper notes suddenly dis
covered the whole of his hoard
gone. The bundles of notes were
kept in an old suitcase, and when
he opened the case he discovered
that 1t was almost entirely filled by
an enormous wasps' nest. The
wasps had used almost all the notes
to construct their nest.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
AxsLAsH
r,ssr County Road
! lsviss By Having
| Maintain Highways
rsDucrlOS zoe

whereby property
'.,',saOut ~ the State would
...s sr' 0OO annually in taxes
s.,ts has been submitted
..,.srt General Assembly
ms relieve the taxables
'..rnowth of a long con-
.'.srnor w. C. Douglass Buck
psnllblican legislators
rsstle county, several
-. of that county and
E'..ivss of the New Castle
F,rr Court. Another sub
.a5 !Ds at the meeting was
E~.+ Of relief work in that
.,o concensus of opin-
.sst this could be accom-. .
\ reducing the number OF
\ y IN relief and providing
,.,ceut rules and reglla-
d, which relief would be
.-r.ble As a result of the
l. tuo Joint committees
~tsi representing the Sen
gouse, one to devise the
I necessary to put the tax
!, nuiect into effect and
! . prepare relief legisla-
!, tax proposal involves
rption by the State High
,,r+ment Of all the high
i rOads in the state, thus
t,s several counties of
II maintenance Of such
n enable the highway de-
. to cope with this addi-
ususe an increase of one
gsIlon on gasoline will be
ID a bill that will be in
/. the legislature. This
d the gas tax, it is esti-
i be productive Of $780,
rmal revenue so that the
wing to the taxpayers Of
.is; will De S175,000 every
der the proposal the pres
d 80 cents on the S100
New Castle county for
7oses would be abolished.
state tax assessed in
.1 for county purposes
reduced from 20 to so
the 500. The reduction
unity road taxes in Kent
7uld be 20 cents on the
30 cents on the S1O0 in
unity. The special joint
! named to work out leg
iur the proposals are: on
Senator's Wright,
vi, Van SAINT; Represent
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
Massachusetts Collector
Has $500 Midget Books

Brookline, Mass.-James d. Hen
derson claims TO have one of the
worlds biggest collection of little
books.
Collecting miniature volumes has
been his hobby for many years, and
now he has about 5000. Among
them Is what ne describes as the
smallest Roman Catholic prayer
book in existence.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28

atives Pool, Hobson and Speaker
Lyons; on proposed tax reductions,
Senators Maloney, Simonton, Ross;
Representatives Evans, Heal and
Durnan. The committee will con
fer with the legislators from Kent
and Sussex counties to learn their
views on the proposal to have the
highway department take over all
county roads, increase the gas tax
one cent and relieve the counties of
the burden of maintaining these
roads.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
Provides For RetractiOn

1t specifies further that if it ap-
pears upon trial that said article
was published in good faith, that
its falsity was due to an honest
mistake of the facts, that there
was reasonable ground for believ-
ing the statements were true and
that within ten days after the ser
vice of said notice a full and fair
correction, apology and retraction
is published in the same paper in
which the alleged libelous article
appeared and in as conspicuous
place and type as the original ar
ticle then the plaintiff in civil ac-
tion shall recover only actual dam
ages and if in criminal proceedings
a verdict of guilty is returned the
defendant shall be fined 81 and no
more. The bill provides that send
ing hbelous matters to newspapers
concerning anyone when such ar
ticles are known to be false or
libelous shall constitute a misde-
meanor and the person on such
charge shall be fined and imprison-
ed.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28

Subscribe to The Smyrna Times,
S1.50 per year, in advance.
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO

Continued From Page Two)
Smyrna times., 1935-02-28
Guillotine a Trophy

Paris.-The guillotine which was
used during the French revolution
to behead 1000 condemned mobiles
and bourgeois has been sold at auc-
tion here for $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
Cost Of Living
Reported "LosU''

WASHINGTON. April "a. WD-
It won Z help pay the bills, but it
may be some comfort 70 know that
despite recent steady increases, } e
cost Of living still is some 20 per
cent below the level of the middle
1920 s.
To put it another way, if the
period of say 1923-27 is to be re-
garded as the desired normal. !"
there is likely to be a further in
crease of about 20 per cent in hv-
ing costs before that normalcy is
achieved.
The national industrial confer
ence board IS index of living costs
now stands at 92.4. In this index,
the 1923 average is taken at 100.
The index hung close to that figure
for six years after 1923, rising to
1898 in 1925 and 1926. It slipped
to 100 in 1929, and hit a depression
low of 71.5 in April 1888, before the
new rise began.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
'LINDY' MAY
BE PILOT Of
BIC CLIPPER

Copyright. 1895. by United Press
ALAMEDA. Calf. April "a up
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh probably
will be In active command of the
first flight of the Pan American
Clipper plane when regular air
service between California and
China is inaugurated. 1t was under
stood today.
Company officials. delighted with
the four-motored ships performance
during It's spectacular round trip
sight between Alameda and Homo
lulu, predicted the trans-Pacific
service would begin late in the sum-
mer.
Although they did not reveal de-
tails CT their plans.it was generally
understood that Col. Lindbergh
would be at the controls when the
first ship takes off with passengers
and mail for the Orient.
There were unofficial reports that
the giant plane might be launched
on another trans-Pacific explora-
tory flight within a week or 10 days.
It's destination this time would be
the midway islands 1,150 miles
northwest of Honolulu and the sec
end station of a chain stretching
like stepping stones between Cali
fornia and China.
Captain Edwin Musick and his
five companions, Pan Americana S
No. l crew, were ready for the new
expedition, the next step of tne1f
job of blazing the trail for COM
mercial aviation service across the
western ocean.
Resting today after a 21-hour bat
tie with head winds on their way
back from Honolulu yesterday, the
flyers regarded their venture over
2,400 miles of water, going and re-
turning, as routine work on which
they enjoyed" themselves a lot
Their flying time for the round trip
was 39l5 hours.
Musick and his companions came
ashore at Alameda airport at 2:58
p. m. psf, yesterday, 20 hours and
SO minutes after their departure
from Pearl Harbor, Honolulu.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
Families Enjoy
Party On Desert

SEELEY, April "a. (SpeciaD--
Several families enjoyed a NOON
light party on the desert Thurs
day night honoring the guests OF
Mrs. T. r. Lytle.
During the picnic supper the
crowd roasted weiners and marsh
mellows. Games were played around
the big bonfire until a late hour.
Those in the party were Mrs. It.
R. Lytle and children Janet and
Phillis; their guests, Miss Gwendo-
lyn Jones and Miss Blanch Lytle
of Los Angeles; Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
Hanks; Miss Helen Gilman; Mr..
and Mrs. George Cannon; Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Ferguson and son,
Claude, Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. S. T, Rob-
inson and son, Harold; MI and
Mrs. Gene Higgins and two girls,
Ivagene and Betty; c. j. Daley;
Merlin Wooliscroft, and Big Boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
ROTARY CLUB
WILL PUT ON
STAG PROGRAM

Today the Barbara Worth Country
club is one of the most popular re-
creational spots in Imperial Valley.
BY Friday morning it may not even
exist. Even if it does it is going 70
be much the worse for wear, as the
Rotary club of this city is putting
On a stag program there tomorrow.
The affair will start off with a
golf tournament for club members
tomorrow afternoon. Golfers, real
and alleged. will be turned loose to
see what can be done in the line OF
divot digging, and based on past
performances the golf club pro
win be justified in overlooking the
course with a sawed-off shotgun.
Frizes will De given to practically
al contestants who survive so there
may be no jealousy, the committee
in charge stated today. Awards
will be made for the first home run.
the longest three Dagger, the first
field goal, quickest knockout, short
est love set and best time using the
Australian crawl. If any prizes are
left they will be awarded to the
lowest grossers or the lowest netters
OF whatever the terms should be.
At $50 the club members will be
served a barbecue dinner, the club
chefs being restricted from enter
ing the golf tournament to assure
eats for everyone.
After dinner, ana providing any
one survives the dangers of ptonlaine
poisoning, there will be an enter
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
ITEMS FROM
ELM SCHOOL

SEELEY, April a. tSpeciaD-
Easter egg hunts were enjoyed BY
all the pupils Friday from the
smallest TO the largest.
The primary grades participated
in theirs separate from the upper
grades. Prizes were awarded 20
Fern Shumard and Ishmeal Rasue
as they found the highest number
Of eggs in their group. In the up
per grades the lucky ones were
Lynn Boone, Wilbur Rosenbaum
and Elias Duarte.
An indoor ball game was played
between the Eucalyptus school and
Elm, Friday, resulting in tie. The
boys are practicing for different
events in preparation for a play
day with Dixieland school which
will be held in the near future.
Jim Odle and family moved into
the Elm district recently thus in
creasing our attendance by three:
Garland in the fifth, Iva Nell in
the fourth, and David in the first.
We were glad to welcome the new
pupils.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
News From Seeley District
MRS. S. T. ROBINSON Correspondent

last week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Beesom. The prize for
high score went to Ben Thompson,
consolation to Mrs. E. S. Small.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Trammell, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Won Flue, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. e. S.
Small and Mr.. and Mrs. Beesom.
Refreshments were served during
the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Swartz for
the past week were visiting relatives
in San Bernardino.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Pearse and Mr.
and Mrs. Don Campbell were after
noon visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmo C. Long at Bard
Sunday.
Cecil Howard of Los Angeles, ne
phew of T. A. Howard, called on
his uncle and family Thursday, for
short visit.
N1AS NAilIllC IAull VI I'll SCIlOIO ID
spending this week at the home of
Mrs. E. A. Diehl, and will entertain
the Westside Country club Thurs
day at the Diehl home.
Irene Bell Of Elm enjoyed Sun
day with Fannie Clifton Of Ell Gen.
tro.
Miss Henrietta Blank entertained
guests from Los Angeles over
Thursday night and Friday.
George Campbell left Friday on a
prospecting trip expecting to be
gone until May |.
Mrs. c. f. Knight and children,
William and Junior, of Chula Vista,
spent Saturday visiting with friends
in Seeley.
Miss Gwendolyn Jones and Miss
Blanch Lytle, who have been visit
ing during the Easter vacation with
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Lytle and fam
lily, left Saturday for their home in
Los Angeles.
Miss Roberta Furgason returned
to Los Angeles Sunday after sew
eral days spent with her parents.
Miss Furgason Will graduate in
June from UCLA.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
Blaze Destroys
Scene OF Irish
Race Drawings
BY GEORGE MacDONAGH

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1885, By United Press
DUBLIN, April "a. - Dublin IS
great Plaza hall, scene of the Irish
hospital sweepstakes, was almost
destroyed by fire today With the
interior of the building went the
great drum from which sweep coun-
terfoils were drawn. 1t was feared
many ledgers recording ticket coun-
terfoils were burned.
1t was reported that the fire was
started by incendiaries.
A few hours after the fire started
this morning and the firemen in
greater Dublin who could be spared
had fought vainly to save the big
hall only its four walls were stand
ing
The giant drum, desired for the
sweepstakes, the only one Of its
kind in the world, was left a twisted
mass of metal.
Officials thought at first there
were some thousands OF counter
foils in the building, in steel boxes.
the sweep, announced after the fire
that none Of the foils were burned.
All had been taken to the fireproof
strong room in which foilS are
stored, in the sweep headquarters
in the Earlfort Terrace.
1t was expected that the next
draw-on June 8, for the EPSON
derby to be run at EPSON Downs,
England, June 5 and in which tens
of thousands Of Americans have
tickets-would be held in the Man
sion House. official home of the
lord mayor. The first two sweep
draws were held there, until the
growth in popularity made the
draws a world affair.
The loss of the drum was a ser
ious matter. 1t is a difficult thing
to provide a fair, secret draw for
the millions on tickets in each
sweep. The drum was specially de-
vised to give every one fair
chance.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
SCHOOL NOTES
FROM SE.E:LEY

SEELEY, April "a. (SpeciaD
third grade is working hard on
their nature study books. TIL e
fourth and fifth grades are study
ing about the United States. Each
pupil chooses two states, and makes
reports on the industries, popula-
tion, etc. They are also making a
frieze Of the states TO put around
their room.
Friday evening, L. D. Hanks
awarded the 'Alcohol Essays .
prizes to Lucille Klump, eight grade;
Elaine Graham, seventh grade, and
Harry Graham, sixth grade.
In order to determine whether
his pupils understand the newspa-
pers, Mr.. Hanks is having them
write the daily news on one of the
following subjects: l. Work of Con-
gress; 2. Foreign News; 8. Huey
Long VS.. President VS.. Father Con-
ghlin; 4. Baseball News; 5. Imper-
ial Irrigation News; 6. Weather; T..
County Government News; 8. San
Diego Exposition.
The sixth grade is studying about
China. This morning different
committees reported on China.
The seventh and eighth grades
started this morning to study the
civics and Constitution for their
test at the last of the school term.
The magazine sale contest closed
Friday, April 10, but due to the
Easter egg hunt, the carrot and
banana feast was postponed until
Tuesday, when the Gold team mem
bers ate carrots and the Green
team members at bananas. The
Green team won the contest.-By
Winona Womack and Elaine Gra-
ham,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
NaUaI Officer
Ends His Life

SAN DIEGO, April "a U.R)-Naval
officials today were investigating
the apparent suicide of Lieut.. (jg)
Frank D. Overs, 80, whose body was
found in a stateroom aboard the air
craft carrier U. 5. S. Langley with
q bullet wound through the heart.
Overs was flag lieutenant Of Vice
Admiral H. V. Butler battle force
aircraft commander. and formerly
served as naval aide to President
Roosevelt
Fellow officers said they found a
note near the body asking that a
brother, Ensign James E. Overs OF
the U. S. S. Concord, be notified.
The officer was a native of Corona
do and is survived by a widow, Mrs
Barbara Davis overs of Coronado
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
SeeLey PTA Party
rs Fine Success

SEELEY April "a. (SpeciaD-The
cake walk that was given by the
P. T. A. in Community hall Friday
evening was q great success social
Ily and financially. Patrons and
friends generously donated cakes
for the occasion.
A large crowd attended and when
leaving for home at late hour all
declared it had been an enjoyable
evening. Coffee and cocoa were
served by the members.
Over $40 was taken in and Will
go to help pay for milk given to
children at the Seeley school.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
SERVICES HELD FUR INFANT

Rev. F.. w. Hewlett, pastor of the
Imperial Methodist church, Off
ciated at the funeral of Mary Helen
Cooms, daughter of Ellis and Mary
Helen Cooms of this city, held at
Lemons funeral parlors here Mon
day afternoon.
The child, aged l year, 10 months
and 16 days, died Sunday and is
survived by her parents and a
brother, Bobbie, also three grand
parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
Friends Entertain
Sar, Diego Visitors

SEELEY, April "a. (SpeciaD-Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Cobleigh and baby
daughter, Nancy Laura, of San Di-
ego, were guests Of the past week
at Mrs. Mamma Herrick S and fam
lily. During their visit Mrs. Her.
rick entertained at dinner Miss
Florence Patterson and Bob Smith
Of Encanto, Miss Pauline Gaull of
San Diego, James Cobleigh of Los
Angeles, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Cob
leigh Of Ell Centre, and Gilbert
Cobleigh and Miss 10 Hamilton also
of Ell Centro. Her guests for the
week were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cob
leigh and Hobart, Paul and Claude
Herrick.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
Pierces Hosts To
Their Gard Club

SEELEY, April "a. (SpeciaD-Mr
and Mrs. j. T. Pierce entertained
the card club Saturday evening at
their home in Ell Centro. A weiner
roast and coffee out in the yard
was enjoyed.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
E. O. Cline, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Wylie, Wilma and Arthur Wylie,
Bill Swerdfeger Mr. and Mrs. Del
mar Upshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Lawr-
ence Campbell, Mrs. Don Campbell;
the host and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Pierce. Lawrence Campbell
won high score prize and Arthur
Wylie, second high; Mr.. Cline, con-
ISOLATION Next meeting will be at
Mrs. Don Campbell'S OH Friday
evening.
Large crowds are expected to be
nrese,ot at the marketing institute
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24

talnment program in fhe clab house
which the committee declares Is
going 70 be the best he RaIauans
have seen In a lous time 4 large
cast OF trained seals and #alfxIHE
mice have been under the fateiake
of Ed Rau and Eddie Schiller faf
the past two weeks preparing faf
the event.
Bill 5cheniman haz been named
general factotum fof the hraNl and
is held responsible for anything
that might ensue. President Diek
Hayden stated this morning. adding
that neither himself nor me ciub
can be made accountable 10 Rotary
AIMS nor anyone else
The program really starts with the
elimination Of the regular noon
meeting tomorrow and Al club
members are expected 10 be out 81
the country club for the festivities.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24

California growers intend to plant
about los, 900 acres of rice this sea-
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24
Yankee" Dionnes
Fall Three Short

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luneh fluHz NaH# reHH eIiz
tive OF The aI1#I. laHH.af essay
M U.ouHs gave Hf.h i talH4
n boy and 3 alrL HIlnnH H 4
cousin Of OllEa DIaHno father =
the celebrated OuiaFIa ealHHspietz
The twins Neighea foNeHaef ita
pounds. The qu.nfanIetr collective
weight az birth wa ID n1mat -
cuECea.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-24

Large crowds are expected to be
present at the marketing institute
to be held in Lakeport, March Is.