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Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
DYNAMITE OLD
CANAL LOCKS
Historic Walls, Landmark at
Chesapeake City For
Years, Removed
EXCAVATION PROGRESS

The walls of the old lock at
Chesapeake City, Md, were dyna-
mited last week by the Arundel
Corporation who have the contract
for the removal of the lock walls
and bottom. Water is now over
the site but the work is only a little
more than half completed. There
were 1900 tons of stone used in
the lock construction and about g.
900 tons have been removed 50 far.
The three dredging companies. who
have excavation contracts with the
government on the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal enlargement in the
Chesapeake City area, have COM
pleted more than so per cent of the
dredging for which contracts have
been let. At the end of March the
three companies had dredged to-
tai of 4.509 900 cubic yards and the
estimate of the total yards to be
removed by the companies when
the contracts were let was 8,41S,-
500 cubic yards. Sunday night at
midnight the dredge Baltimore will
begin dredging through the high
way bridge across the canal at
Chesapeake City. Beginning at
midnight the bridge will be raised
a period of As minutes in each hour
for approximately two days.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
MONIES NJ
Attractions at Strand Theatre

To-day - ''The Bride Comes
Home" starring the popular team
of Claudette Colbert and Fred
MacMurray. AS the daughter Of a
former man of wealth who has fall
len upon evil days, Miss Colbert,
raised as daughter of luxury, fin
ally decides to go to work, when
their daily menu has dropped to
diet of beans. She gets a job on
Ia magazine, owned by Robert
Young. She is assigned to the po-
sition of assistant to Fred MacMur-
ray, who believes her to De a so
ciety girl just working for a lark.
They battle with each other on the
slightest provocation. When he
learns that she has taken the job
because she really needs the money,
the two fall in love. They decide
to marry. But temperament re-
mains temperament with both of
them, and when the time comes for
the simple wedding they had plan
ned the ceremony is discarded in
favor of a clash of tongue-lashings
Then Miss Colbert decides that she
will accept the old offer of mar
riage of Robert Young, and with
him sets off for Crown Point, the
"Gretna Green" outsile of Chicago.
What happens to interrupt their
'elopement is the high spot of the
story and should not be revealed.
The combination of Miss Colbert,
Young and MacMurray is a happy
one and provides for sparkling en-
tertainment
Friday and Saturday-From the
perfumed, silk-cushioned boudoirs
of a Barbary Coast gambling-dive
to the frozen reaches of the Arctic
Circle may seem like a far jump,
but Mae West does it easily in
"Klondike Annie" her new film.
La West plays the role of San
Francisco gambling-house hostess.
who escapes from the police to
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
Stale Bread" Lacoume
Traces Jazz Back to '9Os

New Orleans, La" Stale Bread"
Lacoume says New Orleans gave
hot" music to the world, and that
he should know because he start
ed it ALL
Now fifty years old, fat, jolly,
blind for 80 years, Lacoume has
spent most of his life at music
after organizing his own "Spasm
Band" Of newsboys with homemade
instruments.
A group Of newsies became ia
miliar with barroom fallads here
before the Spanish-American war.
Turning half beer keg into a bass
fiddle, a cigar box into a violin, a
soap box into guitar, and so on.
the little urchins roved about town
for two years, playing for handouts.
William Farnum showered them
at the opera house with nickels. A
police court judge once ordered
them to play before him, and he
dubbed the boys ''spasm band" at
the command performance"
"Ragtime? No; we din't play rag
time," said Lacoume. "Our stuff
was entirely different. I don't think
we got it from negro music. We
just started putting In the hot stuff
all Of a sudden"
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Rose, of Del
aware City, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Louise
Rose, to Mr.. Joseph Winfield Sea-
mon, of Lansdowne, Pa, son of DR..
and Mrs. ]. w. Seaman of Mis-
hawaka, Ind. Miss Rose is a grad
uate of the Pennsylvania Hospital
Training School for Nurses in Phil
adelphia Mr.. Seaman was grad
uated from Antioch College and is
now connected with the General
Electric Company. The wedding
will take place in June.
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j. j. Ashton is Promoted

First Lieutenant John ]. Ashton,
198th Coast Artillery, A. A., Della
ware National Guard and former
member of Battery G, of Dover,
has ben promoted to the rank of
captain by order of Governor c.
Douglass Buck and assigned by
Colonel George ]. Schulz, regi-
mental commander, as command
ing officer of Service Battery, Will
mington. Announcement of the
promotion was made Tuesday of
last week. Captain Ashton is we'll
known in Kent county, and is a
former resident of Hartly.
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Glass 1A-first, Miss Jessie Har-
rington; second. Mrs. Josiah O.
Wolcott; Glass 2A-first, Mrs. HI.
v. Holloway! second, Mrs. Walker
Mifflin; Glass 1B-vrst, Mrs. H. ".
Holloway; second, Mrs. Cahall Sip
pie; Class 2B-first, Mrs. Ralph
c. Wilson; second, MISE. Barrows.
The prizes consisted of Towering
plants and the exhibits were of
flowers and fruits.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
SUNDAY DINNER
5uggesA@'s-
BY ANN PAGE

rGGs, together with bssts, cabbage,
r. carrots and spinach are the beSs
ras available In perishable foods.
uasts with the exception of veal are
hi1har and butter is also higher.
f,rellent values arc available In
..rnsd foods and particularly peaches.
A large surplus is available which the
r.Iifornia farmers and packers hope
- dispose % before the new crop rip
sns Stocking up on this food nov viii
save YOU money, help the balance Of
PRODUCTION and consumption and help
you give your family attractive dishes
they will enjoy.
Cantaloupes, honeydews and grapes
are swelling the list OF available fruits.
Homegrown rhubarb is now coming to
market though the standbys still are
bananas, oranges, grapefruit and ap-
Mes. Strawberries and pineapples are
moderate in price.
Here are three menus planned for
different budget levels.
Low Cost Dinner
Veal Pot Pie Potatoes
Buttered Carrots
Bread and Butter
Tapicca Cream
Tea or Coffee Mix
Medium Cost Dinner
Pot Roast Of Beef Potatoes
Creamed Spinach
Bread and Butter
Peach Upside Down Cake
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Clear Soup
Roast Beef Drowned Potatoes
Butteyed Caulihower
Lettuce Russian Dressing
Rolls and Butter
Fresh Pineapple Orange Cake
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
COMMON PLEAS
CASES OF KENT
Continued From Page Two)

the proper time. The trial of this
case before Judge Wiley occupied
several days recently with the test
imony of a large number of wit
nesses being heard. The Terry con-
Germ was represented by Charles L.
Terry, Jr., while Col. w. ]. Storey
was counsel for the Railway Ex-
press Agency.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
Speeders Pay Cost
of Warning Signs

Louisville, KY. = Traffic rule
offenders are to pay for a new
set of warning signs on Louis
vile streets, and plate hang
ing on the sign will give the Of
fender proper credit. Fines will
pay for the signs and on each
sign will be appended something
like this: John Speedster paid
for this sign. He was fined for
running through a red light at
this corner"
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
Garden Club Prize Awards

More than 100 persons attended
the flower show and tea, Saturday
afternoon, April 4, given by the
Dover Garden Club at the Maple
dale Country Club. There were SO
exhibits shown in four classes.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
200 Trees For Eastover Hills

Plans are being made and the
ground prepared for planting of
over 200 trees at Eastover Hills,
east of Dover. These trees are to
be located in accordance with sug-
gfestions fro mthe State Highway
and City authorities, care being
used to place them so that their
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16

branches will not obstruct the or
namental lighting system to be in
stalled later.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16

And revelry at night
Rv whispering back a mothers
voice:
"Don't drink, my boy, tonight"
Author unknown.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16

Keep the Doctor Away; Laugh
The habit of frequent and hearty
laughter will not only save you
many doctors bill but will also
save you years of yaur life.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
Discover New Glacier

A new glacier, a new range of
mountains, and an extension of the
Hubbard glacier have been discov-
cred in Yukon territory.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
FRANCE TALKS

FRANCE TALKS
g Smith Guseman
gt0l, Delaware
'asr at the door,
F hsr side:
's.a's hands and loving
s.sl ~' doubts to hide;
!, ss,' s,' with comrades gay,
n A''n brought out her
%1'ls mother whispered
my boy, tonight"
I f'''' rolled away sincs,
@l' are gray;
words are with me
as pass away.
y mothers face
,, aaant light,
y '''d ring in my
r ny boy. tonight.
',.'' ass : resting there
ss ,'ssard y on the hill lIt'e
] ''''' come back to
a,,.a Memory still.
- k~''s' the brimming
4 isa,s a'' was right
H@: ''ie warning
F% ny boy so-nIght.~
. '''n the road q
! :, s,.l laes is run.
ksal a,',sg soa' : ! listened to,
! YOU SeS. sos' blessed smile,
N yuu alo, = bright,
ak NV 0,le can say:
/ "' boy to-nighttn
= prove a warning.
kss,,s. ~ q lite.
u N temn.' |
N J. Dc strte. 'AeS'
y % he SrinmiDv
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16

H' John Boulden, Jr.,
dlou Nd, gave a va
a Friday, April 8, at
a Nj. and Mrs. Robert
csltOn, IN honor of Mr..
S'ndall Wick, of Middle
100 guests were pres
4 aids was the recipient
Hly gifts, The evening
lay spent in playing
Aaclng, and refresh
servel, after which the
ad for their homes
'nds and groom many
%y welded life.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
fM out your tomatoes
FIRM MEATY. ROUND RED
wit" 3-8-10 ts,t,''zs,

)EMARVA GROWERS o
a
Your fertilizer 3S
excellent n
3S-1O
conditions, helping
rm d-outa andm meat.
3-S-1O
quality producing
soil combined
Your ftli nknoush atisuhv vheisen.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16

iranzn Bridge and Iron
b have the contract with
ppartment for the recon
d the bridge approaches
and Delaware
s. Georges, Summit
y Resdy Point, started
ast week on the Reedy
r An Office and store
been started at Reedy
Tsnnent property, just
bridge and north of the
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16

Potash-fed tomatoes arewell-
filled -out and meaty, with
thick walls causing frmness.
They have excellent canning
and shipping quality.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16

y Nay 9th, at the Wo-
lse, University of Della
Sssn chosen as the late
Eua dumnae reunion and
AIunuae viii return for
isy exercises at two
LuTei by tea at four
BUSINESS meeting at 4:3O
ID a dinner at Kent Hall
II Class Of 1921, 1926
vii hold special. al.reunions
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16
k6Els; IE;.9 OF
EplIIISsULA
\. I'.''' 't ,,,,,sa rs1sI'
k'''dI''''' Towns
| ar EXCHANGES

| :. m charters sas,,'srs %sFs
] 8 8. T q. n: sssts'ats stafs e.
\ of : is... receipts ses.,5i ei
+: =, :: ! '',s'; '.,s:''.':s s;''''' :
\ lso Blunbsrg r % o mi. nj
- ..'a viii Be honor, sno5,
B 3 > attend l.as the If f9uEss tse
VII a Mechanical
k ! Ap1l goth and als'-
\ ! timothy and clover
| 1,IsTsre in 1884 oyer
IN h 1929, was report,
sn,u Of census Of the
t..usnt of Commerce.
gtlI Of l5,4S5 tons was
= w,q7 acres, compared
\, tons produced on 0o'-
Lnle29.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
MORTGAGE STUDY
URGED BY BANKER
Collection of Data to Aid
Realty Lending Policy
Is Proposed.
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclateQ FIeSs.
NEW YORK, September 26.-For-
nation of Statewide mortgage infor-
nation bureaus to collect statistics for
Improvement of real estate lending
policies was urged today by Harold
Stone, president of the Savings Asso-
citation of the State Of New York, at
the associations annual convention,
held here this week.
1.-THE real estate problem, including
the improvement of acquired prop
critics, is with us for some time to
come" he said in message to more
than TOO members of the association.
"I am satisfied that cooperative
action in this field is essential to an
orderly progression out Of the situ-
alton and preservation Of the real
estate and mortgage markets"
Stone, who is head of the Onondaga
County, Savings Bank, Syracuse, noted
a suggestion was before the associ-
atoms Executive Committee for saw
ings banks to step into the gap in real
estate lending left by the passing of
mortgage guarantee companies.
The proposal, he explained, was to
have two types of savings deposits
longtime deposits based largely on
mortgage loans and carrying a higher
interest rate and demand deposits
based largely on more liquid securi-
ties.
None of us, think, is ready to ex-
press a definite opinion on this mat
ter" he continued. But the reason
ing advanced is certainly an obvious
sign of the alertness of our members
to economic and social possibilities
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Building

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1936-09-26

and the value of additions. alterations
and repairs to existing structures 80
per cent.
104 Per Cent Increase.
There was an increase Of 104 per
cent in the number of family dwelling
units provided in these ITO identical
cities comparing August, 1896, with
the corresponding month of the pre-
ceding year.
The information collected by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics includes,
in addition to private construction, the
number and value of buildings for
which contracts were awarded by Fed
eral and State Governments in the
cities covered by the report. For Au-
gust. 1886. the value of these public
buildings amounted to S31 ,206,0 900; for
July, 1886, to s28,306, 900, and for Au-
gust. 1885, to S22,154,000.
Permits were issued in August for
the following important building
projects: In Norwalk, Conn, for a
high school building to cost nearly
100000; in New York City. in the
Borough of Manhattan, Tor apartment
houses to cost nearly s1000,000 and
for factory buildings to cost over ST.
100000; in the Borough of the Bronx
for apartment houses to cost nearly
S1000,000: in Lancaster. Pa, for
school buildings to cost over s1,000.-
600; in Philadelphia, Pa, for factory
building to cost over $500, 900; in De-
troit, Mich, for factory buildings to
cost nearly S500000 and for an Office
building to cost over 100000: in
Dayton, Ohio, for factory buildings
to cost nearly $500, 900; in Minneapolis
Mimi, for store and mercantile build
ings to cost S375 900; in Washington
for apartment houses to cost nearly
81 100000 and for a theater building
to cost $250,000: in Greensboro, N. C..
for school buildings to cost over s225,-
900; in Denver, Colo, for a sewage
disposal plant to cost over $1,000,000;
in Ogden, Utah, for school buildings
Evening star., 1936-09-26

Continued From First Page0
stions and repairs shows an increase
of 33 per cent. The gain in value OF
all building construction over the year
before approximated 81 per cent"
Washington Fifth.
Washington was ranked fifth among
the cities of the country in volume OF
August building, by the Labor De-
partment report. The valuation Of
construction in the Capital for the
month was placed at S4,419,751 some
what higher than indicated in the
report of Building Inspector John w.
Oehmann, as it includes both Federal
and District building. The building
total here was exceeded in New York
City, Los Angeles, Memphis and De-
troit, in the order named.
In cities having population OF
10000 or over. permits were issued
in the first eight months of 1886 for
buildings valued at 1884, ,129, 900. This
is a gain of "a per cent over the cor
responding period of the preceding
year The value of new residential
building for which permits were
issued amounted to 1897, ,796.000, an
increase of s225,762, 900, or 131 per
cent. The value of new nonresident
tial building advanced SO per cent,
Evening star., 1936-09-26

to cost nearly sl,000,00o; in Los
Angeles, Calf, for school buildings to
cost nearly $1,o0O,OO0 and for apart
ment houses to cost $3.50 900; in
Sacramento. Calf, for school build
ings to cost nearly $750,000, and in
Everett, Wash, for factory building
to cost $250000. Contracts were
awarded by the Public Works Ad-
ministration for the following housing
projects: In Stamford, Conn, to cost
nearly $725,0O0; in Camden, N. j., to
cost over s2,500.oo0; in Brooklyn,
N. Y, to cost nearly 100000; in
Philadelphia. Pa, to cost over ST.
100000; in Charleston, S. c., to cost
over s1,100.0O0, and in Memphis,
Tenn, two projects to cost over S.
100000. Contracts were awarded by
the Procurement Division of the Treas
ury Department for post Office IN
Gary, Ind, to cost nearly $3.50, 900, and
for a post office in Cincinnati, Ohio,
to cost over $4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
which might be worthy of considera-

which might be worthy Of considera-
ton"
Stone pointed out that bankers had
been subjected in the past few years
to rapidly increasing pressure" in leg
islative matters and declared there
seems to be an opinion in banking
circles that we face the prospect Of
additional attempts at legislation, both
Federal and State, during the next Few
years"
Henry s. Kingman, treasurer of the
Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank
of Minneapolis, Mimi, emphasized
safety through selection of diversified
high quality investments to protect
savings of the community.
"A savings bank has no right to
speculate in the interest rate" he
asserted. IF the bank pays its de-
positors the best rate Of return con-
sistent with safety. it need feel no fur
ther obligation with respect to the
percentage earned on its funds"
Evening star., 1936-09-26
HISTORIC HOMES
BEING RECORDED
Virginia Buildings to Be Pre-
served in Drawings and
Photographs.
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va. September Is
Eugene Bradbury, director in virginia
of the Historic American Buildings
Survey, told today how his craftsmen
interrupted wrecking crew demollsh-
ing an old home here long enough TO
record its design and history IN the
archives of the Library of Congress.
One of his first steps in assuming
charge of the project last March, Maj.
Bradbury said, was to persuade con-
tractor wrecking the Belvin house on
Eighth street to call off his crew long
enough for drawings. photographs and
records to be made for posterity.
The contractor co-operated, the
plans were copied and the building
was finally demolished.
A like fate awaits many another
Virginia building of architectural or
historical significance, Maj. Brad
bury said, and his corps of workers
is busy surveying and recording them
before it is too late.
900 Buildings Photographed.
In addition to plans, photographs
ana IllSUOI1Cdl ShSISllOo b\AAAo 4AAe-N> ~
outstanding structures as rapidly as
possible, more than 600 other buildings
have been photographed and card in
deXed so they can. be recorded IN
detailed plans later.
In making final drafts of plans, the
architects are restoring" the olo
structures on paper to their original
form. which they can determine by
"reading the signs" of brickwork that
has filled in original doors or VIM
dows, or of added wings or porches
that do not conform to the original
style.
I'VE are highly appreciative," Maj.
Bradbury said, "of the spirit OF CO.
operation that has been shown us,
particularly by members of the U. D.
c. and other patriotic organizations"
Requests Are Received.
Frequent letters are received from
public-spirited citizens of Virginia
counties and towns, requesting the
architects to include some famous
landmark in the survey.
Project workers just now are con-
centrating on New Kent, King Will
liam and King and Queen Counties.
Among the old homes documented
80 far, in addition to the Belvin House,
are the home of Mrs. James Caskie
on North Fifth and Main streets,
Richmond; the Desassure house,
Fourth and Main, Richmond; the
Hawkes. house, now used by the Sal
vation Army; the Greenhow house,
the old Bell Tower on Capitol square
and Scotchtown in Hanover County,
once the home of Patrick Henry and
the girlhood home of Dolly Madison.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

their old home, Evergreen, near Hume
Va. They are enlarging and improv.
ing the house and Mrs. Cable and hei
daughter, Miss Leila Marshall Gable,
will leave next week to join Mr.. Mar
shall and make their home there.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

lonial style on the Stone Hill prop
erty near Middleburg, formerly estate
of H. S. Tiffany.
Mrs. George s. Gable Of Warrenton
and her brother, Gerald Marshall,
have bought out the other heirs to
Evening star., 1936-09-26
REBUILT BUNGALOW
READY OCTOBER !
Warrenton Structure Destroyed
by Fire Reconstructed by
Miss Anne Stone.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, September 26.-
Miss Anne Gordon Stone Is rebuilding
her bungalow which was destroyed by
fire during the Summer and 1t will be
ready for occupancy by October l. 1t
is near the home of Mr. and Mrs. D.
H. Lees on Springs road.
Admiral Cary Grayson has COM
pleted a swimming pool on his estate,
Blue Ridge Stud Farm, in Upper Fau-
quier County.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Melvin are
building a stone house in Dutch CO.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Recessed Dining Room Wall.

The end of a room, particularly a
dining room, can be made attracti@s
by building out the wall about six
inches with simple wood paneling,
thus providing recessed shelves for
china or ornaments in this depth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
Hog Cholera

Crystal-violet vaccine for the proven
ton of hog cholera is announced by the
u. S. Department of Agriculture as a
promising addition to the products de-
veloped for the control of destructive
animal diseases. Crystal-violet is chem
ical dye, one of many substances the bio
chemists have used in their efforts to
destroy the infective elements and at the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
Bovi;ue 7. B.

A battling outbreak of bovine tuber-
culosis in the governments herd of
dairy cattle at Beltsville, Md, was dis
covered in a test made late in January.
The outbreak involved 81 positive re-
actors and IL suspects" i'll the herd
of 378 animals. All the cattle involved
were cows, heifers and calves. No bulls
of the IS in the herd were affected.
The cause of the infection has baffled
officials. For I8 years the herd has been
in an accredited status. A regular test
in October Of 1885 disclosed one reac-
tor. The cattle of the herd are housed
in eight different buildings. The pos
sible source of the infection is now the
subject-of special investigation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06

Bureau of Agricultural Economics of
the Department of Agriculture. Day
wages without board ranged from an
average of 70 cents i'll South Carolina
to 81. so in Massachusetts, and Califor-
MIA with an average for all states OF
$I.37.
Prices
Wool prices which were stimulated
by an unexpected pickup in trade late
in December are expected to continue
near the present level for the next few
months. In January, buying declined
somewhat but wool prices continued to
advance. Wool imports have not kept
pace with the increased consumption
during the past three years with result
of marked reduction in the heavy
stocks which had accumulated during
1929 to 1882.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
Over the Hill to the Graveyard

Lives Of $4,000 tesons
mere crushed oaf IN aato-
mobile aceidenfs IN 1885.
Ninety per cent Of these
fatal accidents sVsre diss
10 careless drivers. The
greafesf inerease IN anfo
fafaiifies i on rural roads
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06

Housing
A farm building is no more durable
than its roof. Up to date information
to help a farmer choose right kinds OF
roofing materials for different buildings
appears in Farmers Bulletin I75I-F,
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, q.
S. Department of Agriculture. The I'll
tie is Roof Coverings for Farm Build
ings and Their Repair"
Farmers Bulletin I74o, undermining
Farmhouses U. S. Department of Ag
riculture, contains comprehensive infor-
nation on costs and details on remodel
ing to meet variety of needs. 1t contains
floor plans photographs or sketches of
10 typical farm houses which have been