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Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
ROAD STARTED
TO BE FINISHED
State to Complete Cutoff In
Brandywine Hundred; Low
est Estimate S50,56S
KENT COUNTY BRIDGES

Included in the projects for
which bids were opened Wednes-
day at Dover, by the State High
way Department is the completion
Of Car Road cutoff started by the
CWA nearly three years ago but
not finisbad. Grading for the road
and building of a bridge over the
Shellpot Creek were completed and
work on another bridge started
nearly three years ago when CWA
funds for the work became ex-
hausted. The present specifica-
tions provide for completion of the
road. 1t will run from the west
side of the Washington Street ex-
tension, starting north of the Ship
ley Road, run through property ac-
quired by the park board, a part
of Bringhurst's woods, up to the
present Carr Road. 1t will cross
Marsh Road, and join the present
Carr Road just short distance
east of the B. & o. Railroad cross
ing of Carr Road, The new road
will result in the eventual elimina-
ton of the Carr Road railroad
crossing east of Carrcroft. When
completed, the road will also result
in closing section of the Old
Powder Mill Road, which was used
many years ago in the transporta-
tion of power from an old mill To-
Gated in the woods just west of
Carr Road and north of Carrcroft.
The lowest bid for the completion
of this project was submitted by
the Union Paving Company, Phil
adelphia, $50, ,568. A delegation ap-
peared before the commission ask
ing the department to build a con-
crete highway between Middletown
and Odessa. The bids opened for
the various projects follow:
Carr Road, 1.43- miles: A Petril-
10 & Co., Wilmington, $50, ,760;
Union Paving Company, Philadel-
phia, $50, ,56S.9O; Vincent Sciavia,
Townsend, S54, ,951.SO; George &
Lynch, Dover, S64, ,239.10; D. E.
O'Connen & Son, Wilmington, $685.
518; Wilson Contracting Company,
State Road, Sol ,317.S0.
Little Creek-Mahon's Road, traf-
fic bound, 3.03 miles: w. w. Truitt,
Lincolnn City, Stag S23, ,224, stone,
S23, ,130; Old Line Construction
Company, Chestertown, Stag, S15,-
412.5O, stone, S15,076; d. E. O'Con-
nell & Son, Stag S18,303.25 and no
bid on stone; Keorge & Lynch, Do
yer, Stag s1s,s71.90; stone, s1s,-
S19.4O; Wilson Contracting Com
pany, State Road, Stag S16,097.70,
stone SIS, 1910.
Lake Avenue, Milford, 0.292
miles: M. ]. McDermott, George
town, S17,617; Union Paving Com
pany, S16,974.50; w. w. Truitt,
S1S,427. so; George & Lynch, S16,-
667; D. E. O'Connell & Sons, S18,-
245.
Si6ewalk-Rehoboth Bridge: M. ].
McDermott, S4156; NJ. A. Spear,
Dover, S4151; Elwin Construction
Company, Philadelphia, s3s73.
Kent County, Route K, 10-foot
span: Spear and Jones Company,
Dover, S1429; Gooden and Clark,
Dover, S1527.5O; E. F. Hammond,
Georgetown, S1533.75.
Kent County, Bridge No. 385,
Berrytown; Spear and Jones Com
pany, S702; Gooden and Clark,
1857; E. F. Hammond, $500.
Mill Creek and Duck Creek
Bridges: Leslie ]. Wheeden, New
port, S16S2; Spear and Jones, ST.
67650; Gooden and Clark, $3.50;
E. F. Hammond, S1660.
Carter's Bridge: S. S. Jones,
Ocean City, Md. s2434; Leslie ].
Wheeden, S1856; Spear and Jones
Company, s2269; Gooden and
Clarke, S195925.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
DIR. COLLINS AT DICKINSON
COLLEGE

DR.. w. T. Collins, of this town,
who was appointed one of the Lay
Visitors to Dickinson College by
the Wilmington Conference, went
to Carlisle. Pa, last week to at
tend the Commencement exercises
and returned highly pleased with
the visit.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

several minutes before they were
able to extract Carmichael and
Cahill. At the hospital, Miss
Boyce was pronouiced dead on ar
rival. The other two died shortly
afterward.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF 50 YEARS AGO.
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters Of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JUNE BOTH, 1886

Taken from our old fles OF
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now q regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events Of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
DEATHS

McKay-Near Delancey's Church
June 23rd, after a few hours ILL
ness fro mparalysis, Benjabin Nc
Kay, aged 20 years.
Staats-In Thoroughfare Neck,
June 23rd, David Stats, aged 72
years.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02

Subscribe for The Smyrna Times
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Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
NEW BISHOP OF WILMINGTON

Rev. Alfred A Curtis of Balti-
more has been appointed by the
Pope, bishop of Wilmington, as
the successor Of Bishop Becker.
The new bishop was born at Ches-
tertown, in Kent county, on the
eastern shore of Maryland He
became a member of the Episcopal
Church and entered the ministry
of that denomination. He was for
a number of years rector of Mt.
Calvary Episcopal Church, on Eu-
taw Place, Baltimore, and it was
while holding this position that he
became a convert to the Roman
Catholic faith and entered the
priesthood of that church. This
was 10 or II years ago. He was
assigned as an assistant priest at
the Cathedral in Baltimore and
has held that place without inter
mission until his present elevation.
He is also secretary to Cardinal
Gibbons. Bishop Curtis is describ-
ed by an acquaintnce as a tall
man Of sandy complexion and COM
manding appearance. He is a dis
tinguished as fine orator, and is
about So years of age.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-02
MARRIAGES

Morris-Walls-In Spruance City,
June 14th. by Rev. E. z. White,
William ]. Morris and Miss Cath
crime E. Walls, both of this county.
Murphey-Hanchett-In the Epis-
copal Church, Dover, June 22nd, by
Rev. L. w. Gibson, Ophelia, daugh-
ter of the late Rev. Thomas G..
Murphey, and DR.. Henry G. Han
chett, of New York City.
Waity-Sherwood-In Dover, June
23rd, by Rev. John Miller, John
Waity, of Dover, and Miss Bell
Sherwood of Leipsic.
Evening star., 1936-09-14

game laws during certain months.
If, on the contrary, the Democrats
retain their grip, John Hamilton will
laugh with contempt and call atten-
ton to Vermont, where there'll hardly
be enough Democrats for slaughtering
purposes in November. But in one
case or the other, it's a hollow laugh,
coming not from the heart but from
the pit of the stomach, which will be
sinking.
For fuller details, conclusively prov
ing the Maine returns don't mean a
thing or else mean everything. see the
editorial columns of Tuesday morn
ing's papers. For no matter what
party you belong to, always you find
old Gen. Hokus leading the charge,
with shining epithets on his shoulders
and all buttoned down the front with
double row of brass bunkums.
&c pyright. 1886. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance inc.)
Evening star., 1936-09-14

losopher Of Great Britain, and Rabbi
James G. Heller, rabbi Of the mother
temple Of Reform Judaism in Gin
cinatti, on do Morals Need Re-
ngion?"
January 17-Lecture by James G..
Mcdonald, former high commissioner
for refugees of the League of Nations,
on "Today's Threat to Freedom"
February Princes Maria Helga
Lowenstein, wife Of the head Of the
former Catholic Center party of Ger
many, on "A Few Thoughts About
Germany"
March 21-Debate between Lewis
Browne, famous author and sceptic.
and Rabbi De Sola Pool, rabbi of the
oldest synagogue in America, Shearith
Israel, New York City, on What
Makes q Jew?"
April - Lecture by Rabbi Abba
Hillel Silver, noted orator OF Cleve-
land, exact date and subject to be
Evening star., 1936-09-14


A Vienna Coup.
NJ ISS CHARLOTTE Subway
nH Of Buffalo, an excellent
wv golfer, enhanced her reputa-
4 ton as a bridge player con-
siderably in her first visit to Asbury
Park, N. J. Playing in the masters
pair championship with R. E. Need
ham Of Greenville, Pa, she entered
the final session in second position
and, while she did not win the tourna-
ment, her play was of such fine cali
Der that she caused the other players
many uneasy moments. Here is an
example of her excellent dummy play:
North, dealer
North-South vulnerable.
Mr.. Needham.
AQ2
VA 10 IS
<K64
@KQ87
73 N vs76
Va VIE <103
<J985 S &J9632
= A 105
a 654
vK KQJ3
<AQ72
~
Miss Subway.
The bidding:
North. East. South. West.
- Pass ~ IA
~ Pass "A Pass
~ Pass 6v Pass
Pass Pass
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Winning Contract

BY THE FOUR ACES.
Inventors of the system that has beaten
every other system In existence.
Evening star., 1936-09-14

scheduled a succession Of prominent
men and women to discuss the spirit
ual problems Of the day.
First to speak will be the Rev. John
Haynes Holmes, leader Of the Com
munity Church Of New York. Dr.
Holmes will speak on Prophets Of
Doom: Are They Right or Wrong?"
October 27 in the Temple at BIG
Eighth street.
Following DR.. Holmes there will
be a monthly lecture through April,
including three debates and three
single speakers. This season there
will be no symposia. The list Of
speakers for the new season Is as
follows:
November 15-Debate between Ben
jamin Stolberg. economist and jour-
nalist, and Rabbi Louis !. Newman of
Congregation Rodolph Sholom, New
York City, on Jews and the World"
December 8-Debate between Lord
Bertrand Russell, mathematical phi
Evening star., 1936-09-14
FRANCE IN DRIVE
T0CHECK ARM|NG
Dangers to Europe will Be
Taken Up at Geneva,
Says Delbos.
Nv tne Associated Press.

By tne ASSOclateo FIesS.
BERGERAC, France. September IA.
France plans to take quick action
to check the headlong armament race
threatening Europe with total ruin" )"
Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos revealed
today.
He indicated the move would be
made before the League OF Nations
session in Geneva late this month,
based on strengthening the League. to
which he said France remains faith
full"
If Europe is to be saved, Delbos as
serted in an address at the closing
ceremony of the Bergerac Fair. it is
absolutely essential to halt armaments.
Means must be found, he said, "for
controlled limitation" of armaments
and warned that if the race continues
Europe will be led mot only to total
ruin. but to determination"
French official circles regard French
security endangered by Chancellor
Adolf Hitler's recent action in length
ening the term of compulsory military
service in Germany from one to two
years and the announcement by Pre-
mier Benito MuSsolini that italian
armed strength can reach eight MIL
lion men at moments notice.
Spurred by Hitler.
These moves were followed by Hit
lers expressed wish that Germany
had the rich Russian Ukraine agrl-
cultural lands, made Saturday in a
speech at Nurnberg, and by an Italian
announcement of extraordinary ap-
preparations for new armaments.
France, also, within the last few
days, set aside new appropriations
for Improvement Of her army, chief1y
on the basis of quality rather than
increased size.
Delbos asserted today that what
ever happens, France will cling to
her pacts with the Little Entente
the Soviet Union and Poland.
These, he declared, were purely
defensive" and therefore directed
against no one"
calls to arms and idealogical cru
sades which can plunge Europe into
fire and blood do not come from our
side" Delbos shouted, switching to
the Spanish situation.
I'VE don't mix into the interior
affairs of other countries" he said
in defense of Socialist Premier Leon
Blum's neutrality policy.
He added, however, that IF we
have adopted a policy of non-inter-
vention, it is because contrary at
titude would bring the risk Of war
for us.
I'VE know that if we furnish arms
to the Spanish republic other coun-
tries-countries favorable to the reb-
els-would exceed our own efforts
Thus our help would bring results
entirely different from that intended
Powder Barrel Danger.
1--WE know also that in the presen
European atmosphere the slightes
sparks could set of a powder bar
rel, bringing incidents whose conse.
quences would be incalculable.
Delbos urged a persistent campaign
for peace.
ut has been our job to rise abov
the criticisms of our policy" he de
clared, "and to think first of all o
the millions of human beings VIII
would be the victims of an impruden
attitude.
"An immense majority of the peo
pie approve our policy"
Delbos pointed out even the Sovie
Union and English trade unions
"who could be only the least suspected
Of friendly feelings toward fascism,
adhered to policies closely parallelinl
the French.
Evening star., 1936-09-14
JEWISH LECTURE
SER|ESANN0UNCED
Program Will Be Enlarged
and Will Present Noted
Speakers.

A brilliant series of lectures for the
1867 season was announced today
by the National Temple Forum Of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation.
Enlarging its second season with
seven lectures instead of the five given
last year, Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld
Junior rabbi of the congregation, has
Evening star., 1936-09-14
announced later.

announced later.
The price for the series will be IS.
the same as last season, when two
fewer lectures were given. This sea-
son, also, there will be no cheaper,
non-reserved seats.
"All seats will be reserved and will
be assigned automatically in exact
sequence of the return of the checks, -
said jeffrey A. Abel, chairman of the
Forum Committee. THE only way
to sit with your friends is to send in
reservations together. Those sub
scribing for season tickets will be
listed in the monthly program as
patrons"
Evening star., 1936-09-14


Maine, so goes
the propaganda.
F'rinstance. If
she piles up an
old-time Repub-
lica n majority.
Jim Farley will
laugh scornfully
and point with
pride to Georgia,
W h ere there's
thought of doing
away with the
closed season on
Republicans. at
present they be-
ing protected by
Evening star., 1936-09-14

Vests ace. West returned the jack
Of diamonds, dummy winning with
the king.
At this point Miss Subway was GER
tain that West held four diamonds.
Therefore, the only way to make her
contract was by means Of Vienna
coup. Accordingly, she trumped the
eight of clubs in her own hand and
laid down the ace Of spades. This
play constituted a Vienna coup, since
it established the king Of spades In
the West hand.
Miss Subway now played four rounds
of trump and the king and queen OF
clubs, discarding her three small
spades on the last three leads.
Dummy now held the queen Of
spades and one diamond, Miss Sid
way the ace and one diamond, and
West, who could not hold both the
king Of spades and protection in dia-
monds, was forced to discard one Of
the latter, enabling Miss Sidway to
fulfill her contract.
incidentally, for those who think
that squeezes are a matter of luck,
it Is worthy Of note that when West
played the second diamond Miss Sid
way had remarked, II am afraid you
are going to be squeezed"
(Copyright 1850
The Four Aces will be pleased to answer
letters from readers If a stamped (3-cent).
self addressed envelope Is inclosed with
each communication. If you desire the
pocket outline of the Four Aces system
of contract bridge. send with your request
size envelope to the Four Aces, Inc. 100
West Forty-seeond street. New York City,
and you will receive an outline without
any charge.
The next article in this series will
appear Wednesday.
Evening star., 1936-09-14
$4,233.711 for Schools.

An apportionment Of $4,233,77l
from State revenue was distributed
to Missouri school districts for the
l936-37 term.
Evening star., 1936-09-14
Irwin S. Cobb
Says:
As Maine Goes, So
Goes the Political
Propaganda.

SANTA MONICA. Calf, Septem-
ber 14.-As the readers eye falls on
these lines, his remaining eye will be
turned on the Maine election. Be-
Evening star., 1936-09-14

Miss Sideways cue bid Of two spades
naturally showed first-round control
of that suit and that she was inter-
ested in q slam. When Mr.. Needham
responded with jump to four hearts,
she saw no reason for further delay
and so called the small slam.
The opening lead of the five of dia-
monds was won by Miss Sideways
queen, whereupon she played her
singleton club, which was won by
Evening star., 1936-09-14
Light Apple Crop Seen.

A lighter than usual" apple crop
was forecast for this Fall in North
Carolina by the State horticulture de-
partment.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

reference. however, was simply to q
money box rather than to money
itself, since people in early times kept
their coins and other valuables in a
case.
Strangely enough, as the years
passed, there was a complete reversal
in sense The intrinsic significance
became obsolete, the word cash cor
rupted from the French caisse being
used in allusion to the contents rather
than the container, in the connota-
ton Of ready money.
A similar process developed in the
Portuguese language, where the word
caixa, derived from the Latin capsa,
Golfer, came to be applied to the small
change of foreign nations with whom
they traded, especially the Chinese.
Under English influence caixa became
cash.
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-01-13
DERN WILL SPEAK
ON RADIO TONIGHT
Secretary of War, Back in
U. S. From Trip, Will
Discuss Philippines.

~ECRETARY OF WAR DERN will
discuss the effect of independ-
ence of the Philippine Islands
- during the National Radio
Forum tonight over WRC and coast
to-coast network of other Nationai
Broadcasting Co. stations.
The forum, arranged by The Wash
lnrton Star, will be broadcast from
1880 to II o'clock.
Secretary Dern recently returned
from q trip to the Philippines with q
party that included members of Con-
Rress and other high officials to wit
ness the beginning Of the new COM
monwealth form of government, the
first step toward the realization of
the independence promised in the
Tydings- -McDuffie act. Under present
plans. the islands are to be free in
1945.
Administration of the islands, which
came into the possession of the United
States after the Spanish-American
War, is in the province of the War De-
partment. High Commissioner Frank
Murphy Is responsible to Dern.
n X X
DRELIMINARY to the third annual
= broadcast of the Presidents BIRTH
day ball January 30, President Roose-
welt is coming on the combined N. b.
c., c. B. S. and M. B. S. chains Sat-
urday night. He is expected to make
. special appeal on behalf OF the hight
against infantile paralysis.
IAN EXPLANATION of the work.
"A ings of the Civil Service and OF
the merit system will feature a broad
cast by the National Civil Service As
sembly Friday over N. B. c. The
speakers will include Clifford M. Ans
den, president of the assembly. and
Charles p Mesic, past president OF
the same organization.
THE perennially popular musical
- comedy Irene" will be the Beauty
Box Theater presentation on Columbia
Saturday James Melton and Helen
Jepson will have the leading roles.
Originally scheduled January 3,
"Irene" was postponed to make way
for the Presidents opening address
to Congress.
X X X
"A LTHOUGH on tour, Fred Waring
"A and his Pennsylvanians will start
their new N. B. c. series Friday. The
initial broadcast will come from Phila-
delphia.
Waring and his orchestra will visit
Minneapolis. Chicago, Detroit and
Cleveland before returning to New
York.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Natures Children
Paddlefsh (Polyodon Spatula) e.

as it would, the dates would naturally
be different. 1t is known that March
and April is the time the eggs are laid
in the lower Mississippi Valley; In the
North, the latter part of May and even
June. The young are rarely seen. A
few that have reached a length OF
IL inches have been noted.
When the fish are running up
stream, they are seen close to the
surface and are looking for likely
places in which to deposit their eggs,
the bayous and ponds being their de-
sired goal. So numerous are they at
this time, and of guard, too, since
they are most concerned about family
duties, that vast numbers can be
caught in seines that have light an
chors holding them close to the sur
face. When you fish for them later
in the season you must use set-lines.
The color pattern is q uniform dull
gray, smooth and scaleless. The snout
is the outstanding characteristic to
look for, and you cannot miss it. As
its scientific name explains. 1t Is Q
thin. fiat blade. like the spatula used
Evening star., 1936-01-13

en the south TO Minnesota and Wis
eonsin on the north. 1t Is also known
Ia Dakota and Missouri
Paddlehsh grow to very good size,
some OF them tipping the scales at
$50 pounds. However, the average
paddler Is about 80 pounds and the
length 8 feet.
They are not sought after for their
desh, but for their eggs. These are
used for caviar and are in great de-
rnand. They are q greenish-black and
about three times larger than the eggs
Of the shad.
The colored people Of the South
have regarded the flesh of the smaller
paddlefish as very choice Of late years,
and now that the fish has come into
such favor, 1t has commercial value In
this section, at least. It Is said that
the flesh has q flavor like that Of the
stlrgeons, It Is quite firm, can be easily
stioked and keeps well.
Not very much Is known at present
ahout the spawning habits of the
paddiefish. Perhaps this is due to the
fact that they have q wide range. and
ths temperature Of the water varying
Evening star., 1936-01-13
How 1t Started
By JEAN NEWTON.
Cash.

IT HAVE often wondered, as must
= have Others" writes Q reader,
whether our word cash, as We use
IL in everyday business, has any
connection with the Chinese cash?"
There is . peculiarly interesting
chronological connection between the
Chinese cash, consisting Of small,
thin, circular, copper disk, with hole
punched in the center for easy string
ing and worth about one thousand
odd to the American dollar-and the
specie so-called in English, which Is
used to characterize commercial trans
actions not on credit or barter basis.
The English word cash is derived
from the French caisse, meaning case,
eventually corrupted to cash. The
Evening star., 1936-01-13
MAJOR FEATURES AND PROGRAM NOTES.

"Silver Threads Among the Gold"
The others include THE Prisoners
Song" Beautiful Ohio" and Three
O'Clock in the Morning"
Three works by Tschaikowsky are
included in the program of popular
music to be played by Morgan East
mans Orchestra during the Contented
period on WRC at 10 o'clock.
The Goldbergs will begin their
widely heralded new series on WJSV
at 5:45.
Evening star., 1936-01-13

star, will be the guest artist on Grace
Moore's program over WRC at $50.
The selections include Bird Of the
Wilderness" I'm the Cleaning and
"Adieu Notre Petite Table" from Mas
senet's "Manon."
Guy Lombardo, on WJSV at 8. will
direct his Royal Canadians through
the scores of the only six songs in the
history of American popular music to
achieve q sheet music sale Of 1900, 900
or more copies. Heading the list Is
Evening star., 1936-01-13

in our kitchens. The tail Is well de-
veloped, and swishes about with vim
and vigor when the paddler wishes
to make left or right hand turn, and
since this fellow Is not troubled by
trafic regulations, he speeds whenever
he takes . notion to.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-01-13

"The Boss" gangster drama. will
be the Radio Theater presentation
on WJSV at 9. Edward G. Robin
son, Hollywood star, will play the
lead role.
Richard Crooks, Metropolitan Opera
tenor, will present the voice concert
on WRC at $50. He will sing Tos-
telli's "Serenade, Bartlett's "A
Dream" and Idabelle Firestone's I'm
MY Garden"
Allan Jones, stage. screen and radio
Evening star., 1936-01-13
Advertising Head Dies.

NEW YORK, January 13, R.-
Henry Decker, so, president of the
advertising firm of Henry Decker,
Ltd, died Saturday after brief
illness.
He was born at Rockford, Ill. Be-
fore entering the advertising field
he was a reporter on the Chicago
Tribune for three years. He had
lived on Staten Island IS years.
Evening star., 1936-01-13
SHORT WAVE FEATURES
Today.

Rome-6 pm. Transmission from
the Scala Theater in Milan of
the opera "Matrimonio Segreto,"
by Cimaresa. Talk by Senator
Alberto de Stefani on Trade
Handicaps and damages caused
by Sanctions" 2RO, 31.l m.
(s,635 kc).
London-6:30 pm, talk by the
chief engineer of the British
Broadcasting Corp. Csc. 31.3
m. $3.50 kc); GSB. 31.5 m.
OSLO kc); GSL, 49.l (6,1l0
kc.), or GSA, 49.5 m. (6,505 kc.).
Berlin-7:45 pm, Historic Bal
lards" in song and verse. DUG,
49.8 m. (6,020 kc.).
Paris-S:15 pm, French music.
FYA, 25.6 m. Q1,720 kc).
London-10 pm, Bound Away"
Program recalling the great
days of the pioneers and ex-
plorers. GSD, 25.5 m. (11,750
kc.); Csc, 31.3 m. $3.50 kc.),
or GSL, 49.1 m. (6,1l0 kc.I