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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-21
HOOVER BREAKS SILENCE
TO ASSAu GOLD POLICY

Tucson, Ariz, Feb. 2l.-(P-Smadfis
ing his self-established precedent q
silence as private citizen" Former
President Herbert Hoover urges rec
establishment Of the gold standard
Ito restore confidence in our cur
rency" As . needed contribution to
real recovery"
II the dollar were made convertible
at the present 50 cents Of gold, he
said in prepared statement here
Wednesday night, 1T would tend to
check imitation, replace relief with
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-21
MONETARY POLICY
OF new DEAL HIT
BY G. 0. P. CHIEFS
Ranking Republicans Come to
Support Of Hoover Advo.
cacy Of Status Quo
M0RGENTHAU SATISFIED
Speaker Byrns Sees Ex-Prssi-
dents Declaration as
Campaign Statement

Washington, Feb. 2l.-REWtth
the administration telling foemer
President Hoover indirectly that II
was satisfied" with its monetary
policies. gold Thursday was thrust
forward as a potential issue for the
next presidential election.
Many highly placed Republicans,
in and out OF congress. supported
Hoover's advocacy In Arizona We'd
nesday Of return to the gold STAN
dard, but Independent Of that party
and Democrats in general cried "im-
possible. fantastic"
Speaker Byrns told newsmen Il
would be natural" for some persons
to assume that the Hoover declara.
ton was campaign statement.
It was Secretary Morgenthau who
spoke for the administration 1t his
press conference:
Il am perfectly satisfied with the
way our monetary policy has worked
out during the last year and see no
reason for changing it."
Party Support for Hoover
Quick support came to Mr.. Hoover
from such party stalwarts a. Senators
Dickinson Of Iowa. and Hastings Of
Delaware, both oontending . return
to gold would restore confidence.
In New York, Col. Theodore Roose-
welt. president OF the National Re-
publican club, agreed most heartily
On the other hand, Senators Norris
Of Nebraska. and Nye Of North d.
kota - Independent Republicans -
sharply criticised tlae former pred-
dents statement.
It assures glory for the gold hold.
ers," said the latter, while Norris said:
Il don't think the people care much
what Mr.. Hoover says. especially On
the gold Standard
Such Republicans Is Senstors Mr.
Nary Of Oregon and vandenbere OF
Michigan declined to comment"
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
NEED FOR DEVELOPING LARGE
PACKING INDUSTRY IN SMYRNA

crops especially cantaloupes. In
a number of instances the manu-
facturers are running their plants
night and day, using millions of
feet of lumber in the manufacture
of the fruit and vegetable pack
ages. Extra hands have been put
to work and there is a hum of ac-
tivity all about the factories. In
addition to the thousands of fruit
packages manufactured about Sea-
ford thousands of the containers
are being shipped to lower Della
ware from outside cities and towns
and hundreds of laborers are find
ing steady employment, both at
the factories and in the fields.
Smyrna is advantageously situated
for rail, water and truck service
and has soil especially adapted to
growing of tomatoes and canta-
loupes. Such an industry in our
midst that might be developed
from the Hoffecker Cannery would
be a boon to the community if the
right people with capital could
take hold and run the plant.
Smyrna needs just such an indus
try in its midst to benefit our town
people and the farming section
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
DIR. c. G. HarmOnsOn, the
President, PreSideS and
Makes a Report
5OTH DIST. CONFERENCE

DIR. c. G.. Harrnonson president
of the Club, reported in detail the
proceedings of the District Assem-
bly, held in West Chester, Pa. July
25th and 26th. DIR. Harmonson told
of his attendance at all the meet
ings and the many interesting pro-
posals for the welfare of each Ro-
tary club in the 50th District. R.
H. Denney, secretary of the club,
being away on business, will give
his report of this same meeting at
later date. The spring confer
ence of the 50th District will be
held in Wilmington, Del, in April,
1886. DIR. Harmonson also an
nounced that the Rotary Interna-
tional Convention for 1886 will be
held in Atlantic City, N. j. This
will probably be the last time the
International Convention viii be
held in the East for twenty years.
The Smyrna club is talking of at
tending this convention with a 100
per cent delegation. Visiting Ro-
tartan: j. Mcdaniel of Dover Club
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
4-H CALF CLUBS
VIE FOR HONORS
More Than so Animals EX-
hibit on ]. Writ Willis
COweview Farms, Glasgow
MISS M. CLEMENS WINS

More than so entries were
shown in the fifth annual New
Castle County All Calf Club Show
which was held Saturday at j.
Writ Willis Coweview Farms at
Glasgow. Miss Mildred Clements,
of Glasgow, carried off the highest
honors with her 2-year-old Jersey
COW. More than $50 persons from
Delaware and nearby Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland attended the
show and DR.. Devoe Meade, of the
University of Maryland judged the
animals. The sweepstakes prize
was awarded to Miss Clements and
the champion Snowman prize was
awarded to Lewis Haggerty, of
Newark, with his Guernsey COW.
The fitting prize was won by Miss
Clemens Other awards were as
follows: Jerseys-Cow two-year or
over, first, Mildred Clements; sem
ior yearling heifers, Dorothy Cor
nell, Glasgow; junior yearlings, j..
Writ Rheuby, Glasgow; senior calf,
Joseph Mitchell, 4th, Hockessin;
junior calf, Hannah R. Mitchell,
Hockessin. Guernseys- Cow two
years or over, Lewis Haggerty,
Newark; senior yearlings, Anna
Haggerty. Newark; junior yearl-
ing, Jane Spatts, Newark; senior
calf. Lewis Haggerty, junior calf,
George Lyman, Newark. Lyman
also won the championship for the
Guernsey breed. Holstein-Friesian
Cow two years or over, Earl
Roberts, Middletown; junior year
ling, Charles Nelson, Newark; SEN
ior calf, Earl Roberts; junior calf,
Thomas Keim, Delaware City.
Ayrshires- s-Cow two-years or over,
John T. Wilson, Jr., st. Georges.
The following dairymen of the
county had charge of the arrange
ments for the show: j. Writ Will
lis. Glasgow; J. ID. Reynolds, Mid
dletown; F. Ed. Kitchens, Newark; !;
l.. t. Stats, Newark; Paul Nit
chell, Hockessin; P. ID. Folwell,
Newark; G. @. Gilmore, Newark /;
/ j. A. Correll, Bear; r. r. Case,
Wilmington, and County Club
Agent G. M. Worrilow, Newark.
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15

Since the ]. H. Hoffecker Com
pany gave up packing tomatoes,
the wonder is that such a well
equipped plant is not taken over
by somebody and made an indus
try not only for packing. tomatoes
but expanded so as to manufacture
chilli sauce, catsup and other prod
ucts that would keep the plant
running a longer period and en-
ploying labor that would mean so
much to the community. We note
that down in Seaford that Green
abaum Brothers are making a live
industry for that section of Sussex
County, the influence of which is
making business not only for Del
aware but for the Eastern Shore
of Maryland and Virginia as well.
We note that this firm is not only
contracting for acres of tomatoes
in Sussex but have $50 acres con-
tracted for as far down as Parks
ley, Va, and hauled to their plant
by truck. The extensive growing
of tomatoes. cantaloupes and other
produce is causing great demand
being made on the basket and
crate factories in that part of the
State to take care of both
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
TOMATO PROSPECTS GOOD
Hoffecker Cannery Has Not as Yet
Been Leased For Season

Tomatoes are coming along more
steadily with the prospect of a
good crop in this vicinity Local
canneries are getting ready to
start operation but as yet there is
no prospect of the old Hoffecker
Cannery in Smyrna running this
season. Early tomatoes are start
ing off selling on the open market
it is said from fifteen to eighteen
cents basket. Tomato prospects
are good in Kent County but down
in Sussex the crop will be cut
short. it is said, by insects. Over
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
the tomato crop is already five per
cent greater than it was last year
and the ton price is 81 higher. The
canneries at Chestertown, Still
Pond, Lynch, Kennedyville and
other places are prepared to oper-
ate this year which will mean a.
great deal to Maryland growers.
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
STATE HIGHWAY
AND IT'S BEAUTY
Summer Visitors Make Com
plimentary Remarks on Our
Dual and Other Roads
MANY IMPROVEMENTS

The foundation of roadside i'm
provement is to preserve as far as
possible existing natural beauty
and thereby aim to fit the highway
into its surroundings. Delaware
was one of the first states which
began to realize that landscape de-
velopment of roadsides is a fund
amental consideration in the plan
ming of the modern highways. For
several years the State Highway
Department has devoted a part of
its funds to the planting of trees
and shrubs along the highways,
aided in many cases by gifts of
young trees and plants from indi-
viduals, policy which has made
Delaware roads particularly MOTTO
ed by motorists from out the State
and its blooming rose bushes along
guard rails and its grass sodded
side slopes favorably mentioned.
Federal aid has followed the same
idea and at present a set amount
OF FeOerdl ROAD DullQlnS dlQ 1unQS
must be devoted to road beautif-
cation. When a road is laid out
and built, it generally leaves a
cash through the countryside with
eroded and unsightly backslopes,
the scars of construction unhealed
and producing an ugly unfinished
appearance. The State Highway
Departments plan has been to not
only to restore the natural beauty
but in most cases to improve the
Landscape. Summer visitors are
continually remarking not only
upon the comfort and safety but
the beauty of Delaware roads as
we'll
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
TAXPAYERS TO
EXPAND WORK
Research League to Make
Studies of State, County
and Municipal Finance
MEMBERSHIP DRIV E

The Taxpayers Research League
under its new president, l. B. Fin
kelstein, decided Monday to en-
bark on a policy of expansion and
to undertake a broad program of
activities on behalf of the public,
including detailed studies of State,
county and municipal finances.
The executive committee meeting
in the leagues offices at the In
dustrial Trust Building, also decid-
ed to move the organization into
larger quarters on the fourth floor
of the Mullen Building, next to the
Chamber of Commerce. It is be-
lieved the agenda of the leagues
Forthcoming activities will include
thorough study of the proposal
for a city manager form OF gov
eminent in Wilmington, but this
will not be determined until the de-
tails of the activities program are
decided at a meeting next Mon
day. Mr.. Finkelstein said the
group considered suggestions for a
program of vigorous activity and
that these suggestions will be
worked together into connected
program next Monday. The ex-
pansion program will begin with
membership campaign that will
extend throughout the State. This
drive will start early in the Au
tumn, Mr. F'inkelStein said. Adop-
tion of the expansion policy. ex-
planned Mr.. F,inkelstein, followed a
realization that the work of the
Taxpayers Research League is of
such a nature that it should be
given broad public support rather
than being obliged to depend on a
few public spirited citizens. With
many hackers, he pointed out, the
work will be stimulated and the
recommendations of the body for
governmental changes, particular
ly affecting taxation, will be given
even greater significance. After
ALL" he said, "the Investigations
and studies conducted by the
league are for the benefit of the
whole people. This being true the
league should get its support from
a larger section of the population. 1"
There are many problems, both
statewide and local, that warrant
the attention of the league he said,
and as many of these as possible
will be included in the final pro-
gram of work for the league.
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
NEW CCC CAMP
TAYLOR BRIDGE
Construction of Mosquito
Control Center With Is
Buildings Progresses
READY BY SEPTEMBER Is

Taylor's Bridge, August 16.-
The new CCC camp which is being
established on the farm of Senator
L. L. Maloney near Taylor's Bridge
is making rapid headway. The
camp will be completed on or be-
fore September 18th, and will be
occupied by young CCC workers
enrolling between the age of Is
and %. These boys receive $50 a
month in addition to food, clothing,
medical attention, educational ad-
visers. The camp will be supplied
with the library chaplain, and
will be made a wholesome center.
The camp will be operated and
known as a mosquito control camp
and is in the center of activity for
full two years work. This work
is draining marshes, retaining
land, etc. About so men are now
at work on the construction of the
camp. Freight cars loaded with
construction material are coming
into Townsend at the rate of about
two cars a day. This means quite
something for Townsend as much
material is being purchased from
local merchants. The camp of
modern layout will include a 1000
gallon water tank and sewerage
The War Department, under the
direction of the quartermaster gen.
eral. is constructing this camp for
the purpose of extreme betterment
of conditions along the marsh
lands. 1t will also aid in reducing
unemployment as much as pos
sible. Lieutenant Andrew Hoff-
man from Governors Island, NY,
is officer in charge of construction.
The construction includes 18 build
ingS, five barracks for sleeping
quarters, each II feet long, recrea-
tion hall for moving pictures, etc.,
mess hall, 120 feet long, infirmary,
shower baths, etc. The camp will
house and feed over 200 men. A
separate building is being erected
for the army officers who will
have general charge, as is, a sep
arate building of nine roms for the
Forestry Department. Already
the construction work attracts
much attention. A large force of
men are on the job
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
SMYRNA THIRTEEN CLUB"
Organized With Is Farmers, Elmer
David, Pres. and Nat. Crow, Sec'y

Organized With 13 Farmers, Elmer
David, Pres. and Nat. Grow, Sec'y
The Thirteen Club" which
meets at No. 13 Main street, Smyr-
ma, has recently been organized
with former State Senator Elmer
David, of Taylor's Bridge, as pres
ident. The club consists of thir-
teen members, all retired farmers.
1t has not yet been officially NAM
ed but as it consists of thirteen
members, it is generally known to
the residents of Smyrna and vicin-
ity as the Thirteen Club" The
name "Ananias Club" and Retired
Farmers Club" have both been
suggested, but the former farmers
feel that the first title is deroga-
tory and the second title suggests
general debility, and they do not
like either suggestion. In spite of
the general attribute of misfortune
assigned to the number 13, it is
believed that the name Thirteen
Club" will probably stick, especial
ly since several of the members
claim that they are at the time of
life when such luck potents" have
lost much of their threat. The
club quarters are kept open all day
and evenings and are comfortably
furnished. Nathaniel Grow of
Smyrna is secretar treasurer of
the club.
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
LEAVES HEALTH OFFICE
DIR. c. A. Sargent of Delaware
Board of Health Gets New Position

DIR. c. A. Sargent of Delaware
Board of Health Gets New Position
DR.. C. A. Sargent, who for many
years has held the joint position of
Director of Communicable Disease
Control and Director of Infant and
Maternal Hygiene in the Delaware
State Board of Health, will shortly
leave to accept an Office of equal
or greater Importance with the
New York State Department of
Health, it has been announced by
DR.. A.C. Jost, Executive Secretary.
DR.. Sargent first became connected
with Delaware public health work
when he accepted a position as
County Health Officer in 1926.
Later he was given the administra-
tion of infant and maternal hy-
giene, and of communicable dis
ease control. According to DR..
Jost, much of the credit for the ad-
vances made in these two divisions
belongs to Dr. Sargent
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
AMPLIFIERS AT SCHOOLS
Bids For Them, Telephones. Mo
tion Picture Equipment, &c.

Bids for telephone and amplifi-
cation systems, motion picture
equipment and alterations to
plumbing and draining for the
Smyrna school were opened Tues
day at the office of Robert P.
Schoenijahn, consulting engineer in
Wilmington, and were referred
yesterday to the board of the
special school district for awards.
Determination of lowest bidders
will depend on the boards deci-
sions as to which types of equip
ment it will use The many bid
ders submitted several alternative
bids on various types of equip
ment. Supt c. w. w. Schantz is
secretary of the Smyrna Board of
Education and superintendent of
the school. When Smyrna School
gets its full equipment, it will be
a model to be proud of.
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
SHORE FARMERS
STOCK
Caroline Poultry Association
Successfully Try Plan to
Detect Thievery
BOTH FOWL AND CATTLE

A movement over on the East
ern Shore of Maryland to so mark
their chickens, hogs and cows to
prevent losses by theft is working
so successfully that Delaware
farmers are thinking of trying a
similar plan. The advantages of
tattooing poultry and registering
the number with the police as a
precaution against thievery were
explained by Harry III. Rieck of
Preston, president of the Caroline
County Poultry Association, to a
group of poultrymen recently at
Denton, Md. Poultrymen from
Denton, Preston, Greensboro and
Whiteleysburg were represented at
the meeting. Both the State and
the county poultry associations
are advocating the system of tat
tooing poultry as a means of pre-
venting losses by theft, which
members of the association said
occur at the rate of approximate
ly 20 fowls in one night frequent
ly. Another reported almost daily
losses and still another reported
the loss of poultry valued at 5000
within four years. The system is
used for livestock as well as poul-
try. Hogs, calves and sheep fire.
quently are tattooed on the ear
and horses on the lip. In the case
OF loss, the county sheriff is noti-
fed and he gets in touch with the
city markets and the State and
city police. A calf stolen in west.
ern Maryland recently was locat.
ed m Washington within six hours
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
ASBURY NJ. e. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. IvanhOe Willis of Wilmington
TO Preach Sunday Morning

At Asbury on Sunday morning,
the services will begin with the
session of the church school at ten
o'clock. The superintendent, of
ficers and teachers are especially
anxious to have present each indi-
vidual member of the school All
classes will meet for the study of
the lesson and prominent laymen
and lay women will teach the adult
classes. AT the morning worship
hour, the guest preacher will be
the Rev Ivanhoe Willis, of Will
mington, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of the Will
mington Annual Conference. Mr.
Willis will bring some interesting
and helpful facts to his hearers
and it is hoped that every member
of the church will be present to
hear his message.
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
CD CANAL JOBS
ARE AWARDED
Three Contracts For Excavat-
ing and Three for Dredg-
ing Are Given Out
WORK TO BEGIN SOON

The prospect now is that work
will begin soon to widen and deep
en- the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal. Contracts were let Mon
day and already there has been
given impetus to the canal towns
Delaware City, st. Georges and
Chesapeake City, all of which will
no doubt, profit by the work un-
dertaken. The War Department
Monday awarded a contract for
excavating part of the inland wat
erway from Delaware River to
Chesapeake Bay, items to Ed H.
Ellis, Inc, Westville, N. j., for
$548,334. A contract for another
section of the waterway was
awarded the Burkett Construction
Company, Vineland. N. j., for
S169, ,270.10. A third contract for
excavation on the water way was
awarded the Richards-Kelly Com
pany Philadelphia, for $79. 526.
The War Department also awarded
the contract for dredging the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
between Bethel and Court House
Point, Md, section two, to the
Arundel Corporation, Baltimore,
for S1,008,959. A contract for
dredging the Canal in section one
between Bethel and Court House
Point was awarded the Atlantic
Gulf and Pacific Company, New
Yorw City, for 5000, ,948.33. "A con-
tract for dredging section three of
the Canal between Bethel and
Court House Point was awarded
the Continental Dredging Com
pany. Baltimore, for S271, 1872.
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
FEAR INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Teachers or Pupils Returning from
Zone Must Report to Health Officer

The State Board OF Health, be-
cause of the prevalence of infan-
tile paralysis in the States of Vir-
einia and North Carolina, requires
anv person coming from the States
mentioned to register with the
health authorities and submit to
observation for a period Of two
weeks after entering Delaware. 1T
can be easily seen what this means
to a teacher who will of course be
in constant contact with children.
The desire is that teachers from
the above named States get into
Delaware at least two weeks be-
fore our school opens. report to the
County Health Officer in the Coun-
ty and follow his directions which
will probably be to stay out Of
school until the period of incuba-
ton is passed.
Smyrna times., 1935-08-15
LEIPSIC CAMP
CCC is VACANT
Jobs Go Begging on Account
of Rules Recruits Must
Be From Relief
OTHER QUOTAS SHORT

Civilian Conservation Corps jobs
at Leipsic, Taylor's Bridge and
other places are going begging in
Delaware compared to the rush
last Summer for the various camps
in the state when scores of appli-
cations were rejected for lack of
Accommodations. Slightly over half
of the states CCC quota of ap-
proximately 800 has been filled so
far with little prospects of the
deficit being made up, it was learn
ed last week About $50 youths
more could be used at Delaware's s
four mosquito control camps. The
reason for lack of recruits, accord
ing to w. S. Corkran, of LeWes,
executive officer of the Mosquito
Control Commission, is the PreSi-
dents requirements that all place
ments for these camps must come
from families on relief. Miss B.
Ethelda Mullen, executive director,
Temporary Emergency Relief
Commission, which serves as the
recruiting agency for the camps.
concurred with this view Miss
Mullen pointed out that previous
ly, unemployed youths whose fam
lilies were not on relief, were ac-
cepted. These were called "bor-
derline cases." she said, as these
families would have been forced to
go on relief except for the income
provided by the sons enlistment in
a CCC camp. Both Miss Mullen
and Mr.. Corkran agreed that the
only solution to the problem was
the modification of the rule per-
mitting only enrolees from relief
families. The situation would be
greatly alleviated they said. if
youths from Kent and Sussex
counties, where no organized pub
lie relief exists, would be made
eligible for enrolment as they
have in the past. Mr.. Corkran
said that substantial part of the
present shortage in recruits could
be taken care of by youths from
these two counties alone. Miss
Mullen has requested government
officials to permit recruits to be
taken from the lower counties but
had been informed that no excep-
tion could be made to the Presi-
dents rule. The two CCC camps
one at Lewes and the other al
Slaughter Beach, Mr.. Corkran SAID
are up to full strength with zoe
each. The Magnolia camp has
only Ill there with a quota of 2O6
The Leipsic camp, with accomo.
dations also for 206, is vacant anc
will not be used. according to Mr.
Corkran, until the other camp
quotas are filled in accordance
with government policy Citizens
of Leipsic want to see the camp
filled to its quota