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Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
JOHN BASSETT
MOORE SCHOOLS
Practical Lesson in Citizen
ship Given Pupils in the
Various Grades
OTHER SCHOOL NEWS

A practical lesson in citizenship
was conducted among the Smyrna
pupils under the sponsorship of the
Social Science Club in the John
Bassett Moore High School last
Monday when school election was
held. A corps of election officers
were elected by the students. The
supporters of the various parties
and candidates presented their cas-
es after which ballots were printed
and the voting took place. Ap-
proximately $50 votes were cast.
The Democratic presidential cleo
tors received 1852 votes; the Repub-
lican electors received SO. The
vote for U. S. Senator, Democrat
was 161, for the Republican candi-
date was sc. For Democratic con-
gresham 161, for Republican con-
gresham 81. For Democratic
governor 158, for Republican II.
For Democratic state representa-
tive 152, for Republican rs. For
Democratic sheriff IA, for Repub-
lican 70. For Inspector Democratic
158, for Republican SO. The future
democracy rests very fundamental
ly upon the ability of its citizens to
exercise intelligently their political
duties and responsibilities. We can
think of no more efficient way by
which this idea may be firmly
rounded in the American people
than by a practical advocation and
training before they reach their
legal majority.-The assembly pro
gram for the week was under the
direction of Miss Graham. One Of
the outstanding features was an
original play in celebration of
American Education week. The
formal school subjects skillfully
portrayed. Their application to
real life experiences was emphasiz-
ed In addition to the extra cur
ricular activities as well as the cul-
tural subjects of art and music
were brought into the picture.-A
Continued on Page Five)
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PRIZE AWARDS
. OF MARDI GRAS
MiddletOwn Gets $500 Fol
Having the Best Band
in Line of Parade
OTHER PRIZES AWARDED

After skipping the year 1885 the
Smyrna Fire Company again re
newed the Halloween Mardi Gras
this year and drew to Smyrna sew
eral thousand people who enjoyed
the parade and frolic and voted it
a success. Unfortunate it was a
cold bitter night, the first cold
wave of the season, and the frigid
north air and blustry wind rather
had the tendency to drive people in
doors than 20 stand along the
street and wait for the parade.
However, the crowd were not i'm
patient and the parade while not
as full as it would have been, had
milder fall weather prevailed, it
was nevertheless very creditable
and reflected credit on the Mardi
Gras Committee. Medford Sparks,
John Mood, Wilson FAIRIES and Har-
ry P. Jones. The parade rendez-
YOU'D at the north end of Main
Street at intersection of North
Street, marched to South Street
to Union Street to Commerce
Street, and thence to Main Street,
passing the judges stand erected in
front of Warner w. Prices Office
twice. The Juvenile group held
their parade first, followed by the
adults. The Middletown band was
in the parade. There was also an
orchestra which played for the
street dance held in the square on
Main street between the Four Cor
ners and Mt. Vernon Street. The
judges: DR.. r. F. Corley, Smyrna;
c. A. Hall, Clayton and George w
Wright, Leipsic, awarded prizes as
follows: Middletown Band gets
$500 for having best band in line;
Visiting Fire Company making
best appearance, Clayton Fire
Company, $1,000; Floats: Oak Hill
School, first prize, $500; second
prize, $3.50, sail boat. Comic
Group: Siamese Twins, Mrs. Grant
Garis and Mrs. Vernon A. Westfall
$500; Dionne Quints, $500; Henry
Price and Francis Yates, corr
shocks on skates, $3.50.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
SMYRNA 10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Club Members Preparing to
Greet the Kent County In
stitute Here To-day
HALLOWEEN PARTY

Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis presided
at the regular business meeting of
the Twentieth Century Club last
Friday. The first reading of the
New Constitution will be conduct
ed by Miss Laura Bell, chairman of
the committee on November 9Th.
Following the business session Mrs.
Grant Garis and Mrs. Vernon West
fall acted as hostesses at Hal
loWe'en party. Refreshments were
served by the committee at the
close of the meeting. The Kent
County Institute will be held in the
club house to-day Thursday No
vember 5th. Morning sessions will
commence at 1880, luncheon will
be served at 1890 and the after
noon session will convene at 1:30.
All luncheon reservations are to
be made with Mrs. George Robin
son, P. o. Box 80. The price of
the luncheon will be so cents. The
membership of the club has in
creased 25 per cent and it is the
desire of the president to have both
old and new members to attend
this, their institute. Mrs. Elmer
P. Corrie, Chairman of Program,
has compiled the following pro-
gram for November November 6,
at 8 p. M, Armistice, Mrs. Will
liam E. Matthews, chairman;
speaker, Samuel E. Burr, superin-
tendent of New Castle Schools;
patriotic sons; reading of the New
Constitution. November 13, Wet
inghouse demonstration of West
inghouse products, Mr.. Charles
Swain in charge. November 20,
reception to new members; COM
mittee, Mrs. Thomas Coverdale
and Mrs. William Norris; music by
Choral Club. November 27, busi-
ness; Thanksgiving program; COM
mittee, Mrs. Kennard Price, Mrs.
Clifford Jones, Mrs. William Woods;
Current Events, Miss Anna Beck
ett.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05

Arrangements for Middletown's
special election on the sewerage
system Saturday were completed
at meeting Of Mayor and Council
in the town Offices Monday night.
The election is to decide on the is
sue of $50, 900 in bonds as part of
the towns share of the expenses.
William Beasten was appointed
Judge of the election with Harlan
M. Fisher and Roland Bates as
clerks. The complete system will
cost S127, ,272.73, of which As per
cent will be covered by a govern
ment grant under PWA regula-
tions, leaving $4,000 as the local
share. The bond issue will cover
$50, 900, and the remaining $50, 900
will be obtained from the cash bal
ance, which now amounts to $46,-
274.0O. The bonds will be issued
at per cent September /, 1886,
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
President Franklin d. Roosevelt For a Second Term
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Samuel Nj. Taylor, Prominent Re
tired Farmer, Dies at KentOn

Samuel M Taylor, aged 80,
prominent retired farmer and land
owner of Kenton, died Wednesday
last at his home in Kenton after
a lingering illness of complications
and general debility. The death of
Mr.. Taylor removes one of the old
est citizens of that town. He was
a son of the late William and Mar
garet (Wallace) Taylor and had
spent practically his entire life in
Kenton. He retired from farming
a number of years ago. He was a
Democrat all his life and was at
one time a member of the lower
house of the Delaware Legislature.
Until recent years he was a men,
ber of the Board of Directors of
the National Bank of Smyrna. He
was also a member of the Town
Commissioners of Kenton and was
always active in the interest of the
town. He married in early life
Miss Sallie Goodwin a member of
one of Kenton's Oldest and most
prominent families. She survives
him with two sons Rowland W.
Taylor of Kennett Square, Pa, and
Carl A. Taylor of Richmond, Va.
Several grandchildren also survive
Funeral, largely attended, took
place from his late residence in
Kenton Sunday afternoon in
charge of Rev. Jane O'Neal, pas
tor of the Kenton M. E. Church
and a large cortege followed his
body to its last resting place in
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
EXONERATED IN DEATH CASE
DIR. C. i. Hoch, Wilmington, Acct
dentally Kills Howard Brown

A coroner's jury Friday after
noon returned a verdict declaring
DIR. Charles L Hoch, Wilmington
veterinarian, blameless in the
death of Howard Brown, 20, a
guest at the State Welfare Home,
Thursday night on the DUPONT
Boulevard. Brown died shortly af-
ter being struck by an auto driven
by DR.. Hoch. Coroner Edgar N.
Smith, of FELTON,, said the jury held
that Brown met hi death in an un-
avoidable accident and completely
exonerated the driver. The coron-
er said that he had been informed
by the attorney-generars Office
that no charges would be placed
against the veterinarian.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
SEAFORD FOLKS IN CRASH
Ruth and George Adams Hurt as
Truck Collide at Hare's Corner

Ruth and George Adams of Sea-
ford, were injured Tuesday when
the coupe in which they were rid
ing, driven by George Rev of
Blockson, Va, crashed into the
side of a truck operated by Edward
w. Moore of Elmer, N. J., on the
DUPONT Boulevard at Hare's Cor
ner. They were treated in the Del
aware Hospital. Rev and Moore
were held under $1,000 bail each by
Magistrate Cramer of New Castle.
Prdvates Harrity and Schnetter of
the state police investigated.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
ROOSEVELT IN
BIG LANDSLIDE
President Roosevelt For Sec.
Ond Term Carries Forty
Six States
DELAWARE DEMOCRATIC

President Roosevelt and his run
ming mate Vice-President John N.
Garner, won smashing victory
at the election Tuesday the Demo-
Gratis winning a total of 46 states,
New Hampshire joining the sweep,
giving President Roosevelt an cleo
toral vote of 523 to Governor Ian
don's 8. 1t was a most over
whelming victory, the greatest
landslide in history. Delaware
went along with the Roosevelt
landslide by gaining for the dem
ocrats their first Governor in 36
years. The eastern industrial
states, with the city vote predom-
mating, piled up big totals for
Roosevelt. New York State, led
by New. York city, amassed
Democratic total nearly double
that for Landon, and the vote was
close even in the usually Republi-
can rural sections. Old Republican
Pennsylvania, which has voted for
Republican presidential aspirants
ever since the Civil War, gave
Roosevelt a big advantage. Phila-
delphia went overwhelmingly for
him, Harriburg, ordinarily a Re
publican stronghold, voted Demo-
cratic, too. In New Jersey the
available returns favored Roose-
welt by nearly four to one. Con-
necticut, which went for Hoover in
1882, voted the Democratic ticket
100000 margin, with almost the
entire state accounted for. Landon
led in Massachusetts, for a short
time, but his margin fell as the re-
turns accumulated until finally
Roosevelt held comfortable lead.
Landon led for a time in Rhode
Island, also. An analysis of the
returns convinced the Providence
Journal that the ultimate count
would show Roosevelt carrying the
state by 100000 From the start
there was little doubt that Landon
would prove victorious in Maine,
and Vermont. From early in the
evening onward, he held comfort
able and growing lead in those
states. Illinois proved the first in
dicator of Midwestern sentiment
Returns from Chicago quickly
showed the President an over
/ whelming victor in the Metropoli-
tan area and for the state as a
whole, he was holding lead of
well more than two to one. Mis-
souri,, Indiana, :. Ohio, Iowa also
were reporting leads for Roosevelt,
while their neighboring state of
Kansas, home of Governor Landon,
provided one of the elections s
/ touches of the spectacular. The
governor and the President ran a
touch-and-go race, with the former
clinging to a narrow plurality that
once diminished to less than 400.
Returns from California were late
arriving, but they also showed the
Roosevelt-Garner ticket ahead.
Oregon and Washington, with re-
turns fragmentary, also gave the
Democrats a comfortable advant-
age. The solid South was in early
of course with a unanimous cleo
toral vote for the Democratic tick
ct The New York Times an
nounced Roosevelt's reelection. So
did the New York American, a
Landon supporter. The Kansas
City Star and the Chicago Tribune,
both for Landon, reported Roose-
welt sweep. Even in Kansas, Lam
don's home state, President Roose-
welt widened his lead over Gov.
Landon and had a 16,000-vote mar
gin with virtually haf the precincts
reported. The vote from 1884 pre-
cincts out of $3.50 was: Landon
IN N
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
Fire at Hanratty's Stable

Shortly after eleven o'clock yes
terday morning firemen were call
ed to the property of Charles Han
ratty to put out a fire in his stable
back of his property. The roof
was ablaze and fire for a time
threatened adjoining stables. For
tunate Mr.. Hanratty had his auto
out.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
ellcE DAY PLANS SET
v Buck Issues Orders to
N's National Guard

" Buck Issues Orders to
as National Guard
a Day plans Of the 1sSth
a-sry, A. A., Delaware
s2fd, have been issued
: Douglass Buck through
Weller E. Slower. All
% men have been re-
meet in their local arm
@0m at II a. m. Wed
MTenoer II, at which
VII be blown. A bu q
70 report to Governor
and taps from the steps
we House in Dover, at IL
: memorandum to all or
- u tae regiment to at
.90ce Sunday services Of
! National Guard next
Ela Stephens Lutheran
I hrtsenth and Broom
y : 5. Been issued by Col.
I S Saulz regimental com
aslor Park W. Hunting.
n q the regiment ant
Y, a' ss church, Will speak
\ ! aesrs and enlisted mer
]. : attend the service Ar
NO, . meet at the STAT
~ and DUPONT Streets
(sss.aad - nd be prepared tc
\ ! saoFy for the church q
Mr. "oy Members Of
H. sao Il Of Newark ant
(ar Aiu make the trir
Il nones by truck.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. James R.Gailey, Minister, An
nounces Services For the Week

nounces Services For the Week
The following are the services in
the First Presbyterian Church for
the coming week: The Mite Society
will meet this evening Thursday
at the home of Mrs. John H. Stew
ems. Any one desiring transporta-
tion to this meeting may come to
the manse before Tbs p. m.-The
weekly choir practice will be held
in the church Saturday evening at
7:3O p. m.-The usual services will
be held on the Sabbath: 10 a. m,
Sabbath School; IL a. M, sermon
by the minister; 7.30 D. m, even
ing service of worship and praise;
6:45 p. m, Young Peoples service
in the chapel.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
V THE NAZARENE

Mayer, Pastor, An
h,r.' ''ces . for the Week
i ,,.l Church of the Naz.
ss'ds as' Mayer, pastor,
II WI M sss. Sunday the sun
h r,ss The church IS
aps.ssf for their fall re-
\ sss n'.'s for the week q
81 ssos. evening prayer
s~ nss.' .ss. Thursday even
hssss ass'lng in church At
s.,'. assting IN church rol''en as :
~, School, Gas a. m .
q; s,,.; ) NJ; Junior Society. st.y /,
8 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
IIIIswIF'iE5 IINyn'i5
[t.sss Then Wounds .'a
\ But is Expected
70 Recover
L,Ir OF SMYRNA

,.,,,e Al years old, fat, T
|. wife Lille Mae ~ ~
srday night with q II
r,r when they had 2
tssIr apartment in Mla,
i then shot himself u
il right temple. Ia
! the Delaware Hos
1aington, guarded oy
4. Physicians say ne
y. Police invetigatlng
/ u Iasage admitted 2
4; been jealous and s'ls-
!. wife. The woman
! hour after the snoot-
4 Issages had been living
,r,gvs Building, facing
! Ll-<f-
|, susre, Middletown. Chief
1 .IDsrt Ripple was across
4 n because Of the NOV
d \ did not hear the
$40 o'clock, LeSage
rrdOw Of his apartment
II Chief Ripple. The
!. apUened in the LeSage
q Nr. and Mrs. LeSage
ID night clothes. As
H. entered, LeSage feeb-
n to his dying wife and
|rrtng to Chief Rupple.
| [nI got fed up with her
III Chief Ripple immed-
[ms the revolver from Le-
ID begged for it. Just
/ rs to me and I'll finish
/ ! tod Chief Ripple. Ac-
/ b police, LeSage's story
& wife had been away for
esnd. She returned early
! gsning. At 5 o'clock,
|rxrsd for bed, quarreling
Imntime. Finally, LeSage
Ira another room, took the
! rtuned to the bedroom.
! b woman knew that he
u be placed the muzzle
/ ,E head and shot three
Tisn | shot myself" Le-
! al to have told police.
Il found I was still alive,
khzll the police. LeSage
siss revolver from Special
'k Page on Monday. The
zseVer exonerated Page
zI nspOnsibility. He had
: 7scial officer, with whom
! EF friendly, that a man
= ssS wiling to trade the
sTa larger one. The three
be LeSages are: jam
Fail 20, and Preston, 16.
: Gorge K. Pedrick took
q he body. Corporal FL
hTate Schnetter Of the
aE' aud Chief Ripple con-
asr Investigation. The lie.
q formerly Of Smyrna, re-
Z cummins street.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
TRAtPPERS AWAIT SEASON
Prospects Reported Good in Wood
Land Beach, Taylor's Bridge Area

Land Beach, Taylor's Bridge Area
Those engaged in the muskrat
trapping industry throughout this
section are making plans for the
approaching season which opens
December L. Prospects are said to
be good for a profitable season.
Observers say that there are nu-
merous signs to the effect that
there will be many more rats
this year than usual and that the
price structure should be the best
since 1880. Prices closed firm and
high last season with fur in de-
mand.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
Democrats Celebrate With Parade

Joyous over Delaware going
Democratic and electing Cover
nor and full state ticket, a parade
with band, farmers and funf1are,
marched thru the streets OF Smyr-
ma and Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1936-11-05
Samuel w. FretZ Ends Life

Samuel w. Fretz, aged SO, son
of the late Abram B. Fretz and
Ella (Whitlock) Fretz of Clayton.
died on the Poore Farm, near De-
Continued on Page Four)
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would retain occupied territory.
Halle Selassie accepted the proposal
without reservation. In recent days
his armies in the northern sector have
been routed in big battles and have
lost many thousands of men, and the
Italians have penetrated far toward
the interior Of the country; and in
the South the invaders were prepar-
ing for a rapid advance.
Back of the leagues appeal was the
standing threat of extension of sane
lions to include an embargo on oil.
This suddenly brought about situa-
ton rather disconcerting for the
league. DR.. Giuseppe Motta, Swiss
foreign minister, gave a warning that
if the oil embargo was applied his
country might feel it necessary to
leave the league in order to preserve
it's neutrality if the consequent threat
ened war in Europe resulted. Motta
pointed out that if Italy quit the
league and hostilities ensued, SwitZer-
land, through her membership in the
league, would appear in Italian eyes
as a party to a hostile coalition,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-20
Pawning Wives Great Idea
Till Mates Want EN- Back

Husbands Of Peiping, China, who
thought the Idea Of pawning their
wives a great one, now are appeal
Ing to the police to get their mates
back. They say that when they
were ready to repay the loan they
could not redeem the wives. The
trouble Is not with the lenders, but
with the women themselves who re-
fuse to return to their erstwhile
husbands on a variety Of pretexts.
Above all, they accuse their hus-
bands of harboring the design OF
sending them to Manchukuo next,
and state that, although they are
prepared for everything in reason,
that Is a step to which as patriotic
Chinese women they can never agree.
There Is no law dealing with this
particular form of pawn-broklng.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-20

fiscal experts followed the suggestions
of Mr.. Roosevelt. They told the SUBJ
committee that the proposed corpor-
alton surplus tax would yield the gov
eminent $62O,O00,000 annually. The
President has estimated that this
amount will be needed to finance the
new farm program and the soldier
bonus.
The so-called "windfall" tax on
professors who successfully challenged
the AAA in the courts, it was be-
lieved, would yield another $2O0,OOO,-
600. This will be used to reimburse
the treasury for losses suffered as
result of the Supreme courts invalida-
ton Of AAA. There remains an adj
ditional $317 100000 which it is pro-
posed to raise through excise taxes on
a wide range of farm professors.
Chairman Hill said the experts and
the members of the subcommittee were
agreed that the tax on undivided sur
plus should not apply to banks and
life insurance companies.
There was wide divergence of opin-
ion concerning this tax among lead
ers in congress. Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis of Illinois, Democrat, for
instance, declared himself against it as
an unnecessary additional burden ON
business and indicated he would sup
port, instead, plan to tax the In
come from federal securities now ex-
empt. Senator Borah, Republican,
said that in principle he endorsed the
plan of taxing undistributed earnings,
while Senator Hastings of Delaware,
also Republican, denounced it as con
fiscatory." Senator King of Utah,
Democrat, and Representative knutson
of Minnesota, Republican, were moved
by the program to demand immediate
cutting down of federal expenditures,
and in this Mr.. Borah concurred.
Speaker Joseph w. Byrns and Major
ity Leader w. B. Bankhead protested
to see no difficulties in the way OF
the proposed measure.
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nese foreign policy" and to this de-
mand he yielded somewhat.
Hirota issued a statement saying that
'the present empire situation requires
independent and positive reimbursement
of our foreign relations in order to
liquidate this emergency"
Hachiro Arita, new Japanese am
bassador to China, told the press in
Shanghai that at is fundamental that
China recognizes Manchukuo and
that the other North China questions
should be settled on the spot"
There has beer no change in Jap
anese policy in China as a result of
the recent Tokyo incident" he de-
clared. Japan will carry out the
three principles of Koki Hirota, for
mer Japanese foreign minister. requir-
ing that China eliminate anti-Japan-
ism, cooperate economically with
Japan and Manchukuo and cooperate
in the elimination Of communism with
in China and along the borders"
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Chain Store Practices
Hit by Two Bills

CENATOR BORAH and Senator Van
~ Nuys of Indiana, the latter a DEM
ocrat, introduced bill directed against
certain practices of the chain stores.
The measure would make it unlawful
for any person engaged in commerce
to grant any discount, rebate, allow
ance or advertising service charge to
a purchaser over that available to the
purchasers competitors. 1t also would
prohibit sales "at prices lower than
those exacted by said person elsewhere
in the United States for the purpose
of destroying competition or eliminat-
ing a competitor"
Cooperative associations would be
exempted from provisions Of the meas
ure. violators would be subject to a
$4,000 fine and a one-year Jail sentence.
The so-called Robinson-Patman anti
monopoly bill, also aimed at chain
stores, will be passed by the senate
before very long, according to prom
Use made by Senator Robinson to
mass meeting of 1900 independent mer-
chants who went to Washington to lob
by for the measure.
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Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

No matter how many medicines
YOU have tried for your cough, chest
cold or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
YOU cannot afford to take chance
with anything less than Creomul-
sion, which goes right to the seat
of the trouble to aid nature to
soothe and heal the inflamed MEM
branes as the germ-laden phlegm
Is loosened and expelled.
Even If other remedies have
failed. don't be discouraged, your
druggist is authorized to guarantee
Creomulsion and to refund your
money If YOU are not satisfied with
results from the very first bottle.
GET Creomulsion right nov. (Adv.l.
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mier, takes the for
eign minister's port
folio. Lieut.. Gen. Count
Juichi Tarauchi is put
in as minister of war
and Admiral Osami
NaganO as minister of
navy. Military lead
ers insisted that Hi
rota "show a proper
recognition of the
gravity of the times
and the necessity for
renovation of Japa-
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Boom for Landon Is
Progressing Well

GOVERNOR LANDON'S boom for
" the Republican Presidential nomi-
nation is progressing in way that
must be pleasing to his supporters.
Kansas Republicans in state conven-
ton pledged him the states Is dele
gates to the Cleveland convention, de-
claring him to be 1.-THE best-fitted can
didate." That Kansas should support
its governor is natural and expected.
but he also is garnering good many
delegates elsewhere. and Endorsement
in some states where the delegates are
uninstructed.