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CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their Doings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK


Franklin B. Mack. son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Mack and fresh
man at the University of Vermont,
has been presented with a War De
partment insignia for an excellent
record in rifle shooting qualifica-
ton tests given by the university
military department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil C.Fulton, Jr.,
of New York City, have been visit
ing with Mr.. Fulton's father, Mr..
Cecil C. Fulton. Mrs. Fulton will
remain until June when she will go
to Rehoboth Beach for the summer
months.
Mrs. ]. Fred Gibney and mother,
Mrs. Louise Hughes, have return
ed from a several days visit in
Wilmington. Mr.. Gibney joined
them over the weekend for the
Donohue-Holbert weydding.
Maurice Knopf, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Knopf, was host to
few of his young friends at his
home during the intermission of
the junior prom Friday evening.
/ Mrs. E. J. Faucet is spending
several days at Atlantic City and
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Evans
are in Atlantic City.
DR.. and Mrs. A. c. Jost are
spending this weekend at Wacha-
preague, Va.
DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Raughley of
Berlin, n. J., are the guests of
their daughter, Mrs. B. Frank
Hamm.
DR.. L w. Mayerberg, who has
been receiving treatment at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, has
returned home.
Mrs. Amos Cole has returned
home from a several weeks visit
in Philadelphia with her son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Barnes. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes
accompanied her and will remain
for several days.
Mrs. Robinson c. Walker, Mrs.
James B. Bice, Jr., and Mrs. Ar
thur B. Edgeworth motored to
Wilmington Monday to attend the
antique show at the Hotel DUPONT.
Miss Jane Hardesty came home
Friday from George School, New
town, Pa. to spend the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Hardesty.
Mrs Willard D. Boyce accom-
panied Mr.. Boyce Wednesday by
motor on a business trip to Cape
Charles, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Allan Frear, Jr.,
entertained with a scavenger party
at their home Thursday evening.
Mr.and Mrs. ]. Stockett Thomp-
son of Bethlehem, Pa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Thompson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Thompson of
Philadelphia, have been in Dover
the past weekend visiting their
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Benja-
min F. Thompson, to attend fam
lily dinner party in honor of Mr..
Thompson's birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Irving Boggs has returned
from a several days visit at her
home at Martinsburg, West, Va.
Mr.and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Gooden,
Jr, had the latter's aunt, Mrs.
Samuel c. Chase. of Chester, as
their guest last week.
Mr.. A. w. Vansent, ST., who un-
derwent an operation at the Kent
General Hospital, is in a serious
condition at the Kent General Hos
pital.
Mrs. William w. Richardson.
Mrs. Alden B. Richardson, Mrs.
Harry S. Crawford, Miss Dora
Wilds, and the Misses Julia, Mary
and Ella Jones were recent lunch
con guests of DR.. and Mrs. R.
Hamil D. Swing at their home at
Merton, Pa.
Miss Caroline Hughes was a
weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Brown of West Orange,
N. j. Mrs. Brown was the former
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Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

class for corn grown and selected
by boys and girls between the ages
of 10 and 20 years, and the classes
for Delaware growers. Champion
ships will also be awarded on both
state and county bases. In addi-
ton, there will be classes for small
grains and seed in peck samples,
grain and forage in the sheaf,
sweet potatoes, and white potatoes.
A special exhibit of four displays
designed and erected by classes in
Vocational Agriculture and dealing
with the crops to be shown at the
exhibit, will be feature of the
1887 corn and grain show. Prem
ium lists and regulations may be
obtained from Prof. G.. L. Schuster,
Delaware Crop Improve
ment Association, University of
Newark, Del, or from
the following County Agricultural
Agents; G. M. Worrilow, 81 East
Main Street, Newark, Del, Russell
E. Wilson, Post Office Building,
Dover, Del, and c. r. Snyder, Post
Office Building, Georgetown, Del.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

The ten best ears of corn grown
in the United States in 1885 will be
on display at the. annual exhibit Of
the Delaware Crop Improvement
Association, which is to be held in
the Greenwood Community Build
ing, Greenwood, Delaware, January
z, 8 and 9, according to Professor
G. l.. Schuster. of the University
of Delaware, secretary of the as
sociation. This ten-ear sample,
which was adjudged Grand Cham
pion at the 1885 International Hay
and Grain Show in Chicago, was
grown by William Carr Lentz in
Indiana. 1t is Johnson County
White Dent Corn and was obtain
ed by the Association for display
at the annual Exhibit, so that Del
aware growers could compare their
corn to recognized championship
sample. The annual corn show and
crop exhibit this year will consist
of seven classes for corn, includ-
ing the interstate class for corn
grown in Virginia, Maryland, Penn
Sylvania, and New Jersey; the
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
FINGER PRINTS
FOR u. FILES
700 Being Taken a Day, a
Movement That Sweeps
the Nation
IMPORTANT FOR RECORD

MISUNDERSTANDING steadily for
vast file of such records, Director
]. Edgar Hoover of the federal bu-
reau of investigation, is enlisting
civic groups throughout the nation
in the task Of finger-printing the
population.
Maintained as a separate unit,
apart from the criminal re- cord
division, the civil fingerprint Sec
ton Of the bureau already boasts
200, 900 prints.
Gathering swift momentum as va
rious groups join the movement,
new civil fingerprint records are
flowing into the bureau at the rate
Of TOO day.
Intent upon further accelerating
the campaign. Director Hoover en-
phasized his sole aim is to protect
American citizens against loss of
identity. Traffic accidents, fire and
a dozen similar instrumentalities of
fate annually send hundreds of per-
sons to unmarked graves, he pointed
out.
Thousands of parents, aware of
the value of fingerprint records in
the event their children are lost or
kidnapped, have filed prints here.
Recently scores Of commercial
houses, including banks, express
companies, oil companies and ho-
tells employing large numbers of
people, have had their workers
fingerprinted. fsoted statesmen,
diplomats, entertainers and mer-
chants Of international prominence
have filed their prints with the
bureau
Flooded every week with scores
Of urgent pleas to aid in the iden-
tification of persons seriously in
jured or killed in accidents, the bu-
reau has played an important part
in identifying them.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Streets Paved With Tin
Cans Fcund to Be Success

West Palm Beach, Fla.-Tin Can
alley is a reality, not a name. in
West Palm Beach.
For nearly ten years Superintend-
ent D. D. Howard of the DEPART
ment of streets and public improve
ments has been utilizing discarded
tin cans for street building BUR
poses, collecting the cans from the
city incinerator.
The cans take the place Of about
half the amount of crushed rock
that would otherwise be used in
the street base, saving half the cost
of the road-bed.
According to Superintendent How
ard they make excellent streets.
and thoroughfares with foot tbicl,
layer of tin cans rolled down to half
that thickness are holding up as
well as those surfaced entirely with
rock
Six months after the cans are
spread over the roadbed and
rolled, the tin undergoes oxidation
and the cans are transformed into
a firm, hard mass.
The plan originally was used in
California.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Beautiful Lady Is Given
Russian Title by Duke

Amsterdam. = Beautiful LADY
Oydia) Deterding. former wife of
the Dutch oil magnate, Sir Henri
Deterding, has been granted the IL
tie Of Princess of the Don-the
highest title that can be conferred
on Russians not directly Of royal
blood.
The new title was conferred on
her by the Grand Duke Cyril, first
cousin of the late czar of Russia
and regarded by Russian legitimists
as the rightful tczar of all the Rus
sias."
It was learned that the honor had
been conferred on Lady Deterding
in recognition Of her generous
work for Russian emigres.
The speaker said:
''The title Of Princess of the Don
is the highest rank that can be
conferred by the Russian imperial
family on persons who are not di-
-ectly descended from the imperia
family.
1T is hereditary title"
Lady Deterding is a Russian BY
birth.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Hungry Honey Bees
on Drouth Relief

Alba. Mich. Even the busy
little honey bees have gone on
the dole. or maybe they call it
drouth relief.
The dry weather is the reason.
There haven't been enough flow
ers for the bees, so beekeepers
have had to feed their charges
sugar. One owner said he gave
his bees 5000 pounds. Ernest
Pettifor, who keeps his bees in
town, said he needed only 500
pounds because his bees used
neighboring flower gardens as
cafeterias. Beekeepers hope that
late milkweed and clover will
furnish enough honey to keep the
bees through the winter.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
AT
CHESTERTOWN
Recently Completed $4,000
Edifice Occupied First
Time Monday
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES

Formally turned over to Custod-
ian William B. Usilton recently by
u. S. Inspector William E. P.Farn-
ham, and certified as being ready
for occupancy, the new S81, 900 fed
eral building at Chestertown, Md,
was dedicated Saturday and occu-
pied for use on Monday, December
%. Chestertown's new Federal
building is a colonial structure of
brick and wood which fits admir-
ably the historic background of
Chestertown and greatly enhances
the park plaza in the very center
of the business district there. The
building has been erected at a cost
of S66, 1882, with $4,000 having
been paid for the purchase of the
site upon which it stands. 1t is
one-story structure, with offices in
the basement, and has an area of
4 ,518 square feet. The building has
been constructed throughout of re-
inforced concrete with walls and
facings of brick and the entire
framing is of steel. All approach
es are of granite and the sidewalks
and driveway are paved concrete.
Howard j. Geyer, Baltimore build
er, erected the postoffice under con-
tract with the federal government.
The dedicatory exercises within the
building Saturday, was opened
with prayer by one of the local
ministers, which was followed by a
welcome from Chestertown's May
or, Philip G. Wilmer. DR.. Gilbert
w. Mead, president of Washington
College, spoke briefly. The prin-
cipal address was delivered by the
Hon. Smith w. Purdum, Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General of
the United States. T. Alan Colds
borough, the Eastern Shores Rep
resentative in Congress, also talk
ed briefly, to be followed by clos
ing prayer delivered by another of
the local ministers. At the close
of the exercises, which were held
on the spacious floor of the post
Office workroom, Postmaster Will
liam B. Usilton conducted a tour
of the building. The Chestertown
Postoffice is listed in the second
class by the Postoffice Department
in Washington. Its gross business
during the past fiscal year was
about $27, 900. The Office will serve
Chestertown, which is listed as
having a population of 1855, and
the three rural routes which cover
the surrounding countryside. Town
authorities have cooperated with
the postoffice contractor and the
federal inspector to pave the area
in front of the building, thereby
greatly enhancing the attractive
ness of its colonial appearance. The
entire building premises will be
under the supervision of the GUS
todian, William B. Usilton, and
will be cared for by the buildings
staff which Is composed of Harvey
G. Blyman. gremen-laborer; Char
les Coleman, and Edward Smith,
unskilled laborers: and Charles
Cliff, chairman. All Of these men,
with the exception Of Cliff. are on
the probationary list Of the U. s.
Civil Service.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

begins January 3rd with Evangei-
lists Lawrence j. and Mary NC
Allen. Besides their musical tai
ents he is a chalk artist. Don !
miss the revival. Pray, plan, ana
come. Regular Sunday services
as follows: Sunday School, gao
a. M; preaching, IL a. M; chill
dren's service, z p. M; song ser
vice. 7:30 p. m; regular service
8 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
s504,5ls FRe1
LIQUOR |
''ss into the State h,
: rom the Liquor d
mission
STEADY GAIN ID

during the E year epsin. II, ~
fontrlDptsd fun5 at s5O.5ls Z M
Is Sa8.84 oyer the corrs.,aas' e y,
iod ~. last year Al o.
Il 4if9 6,a7l. "a vas also noted III N
LII months of this ysar i 4
Gash S,t.t receipts By ths u /
AT en,n1. - Upward riss 4 J
eambar j employment in this n
s5ara ll9si j expected 10 II
a3oss il last December. M /
81 revenue in stamps Il, /
beverages this month /, !, /
J greatly boost the caIs5s,]
eotal contributions t /.
general FIND D; +F
state Liquor CommissioSS., !
ning to submit a detarIss 5.,I' 1
the operations Of his III
ana q general view ot II
business situation Of D.I,11
the General Assembly n
lson Of Delaware Liquor \
sion figures month BY pn1
sam tntOughOu. !
compared with last yes /
dealers Throughout t5s 81
pected a rush business I'll
mas and put in large III
cause of the cOmpetitim /
are regarded as moderate
tai cash receipts Of the e,nI
to the conclusion Of u
were 1851, ,2l1. For The n
soa last year the rscsipI
s4l4 $40 Each month, u
mission sends a portion d !
70 me State Treasurer. n
est monthly sum given 70 q
was that of s134,3s5 in ID
tne end of the corresponds
last year, the corni,,i,
e1O1 Onr -,
sl2l'995. The various d
the II months of the year /
Spirits licenses: sl267a. I
censes, S22,3O8;; revenue }
S93, 300; spirits tax, Ol,J
tax, s95,642. The total i
ceipts during each month |
year were January sagI
ruary, $4,000; March, !
s4s,483; May, s4sad
July, s49,Ss7; l
s3S,215;; S eptember, s44,S,I
Der, S49,18O; November. i5.I
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Death Of Norman P. Ma

Norman P. Massey, son |
by T. and Cora Peach Nass{
suddenly at the home Of ID
Mrs. Alexander Thomas, 4
Orleans, La, Friday, De-. l
was buried on Monday ~
Dec. 21, in Forest cemete1
dletoWn. Services were II |
of Rev. James R. Galley n
Smyrna Presbyterian Chlr1
ceased leaves one daughtirl
thy, one brother, Thomas
tertown, Nd, and a sister
Thomas, of New Orleans, %
his death.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Newly Hatched Gulls
Taught to Fear Man

Ottawa, Ont.-A sea-gun CAP
tured three or four days after
Matching can never be tanned be-
cause its mother or other grown
birds have taught it fear. Dr.
John TAFT of McGill university
Montreal, told the biological sec
ton of the Royal Society of Can
ada. A gull taken just after
Matching. he said. may grow IN
without fear of man.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Kosher, Plus

A true orthodox Jew not only
eats and drinks kosher food and
wine but also uses kosher shaving
cream which contains no animal
matter, and wears kosher clothes
which are made Of one material
only, In conformity with a law of
the Talmud that forbids the mix
ture Of different kinds Of textiles.
Anita Witzman. Minneapolis,
Mlnn., In Golfers Weekly.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
HOME HAZARDS
CAUSE DEATHS
How to Eliminate Them Is
Concern of United States
Safety Bureau
CAMPAIGN is STARTED

Observation-Disclosures in h
home cause more fatalities every
rear than occur in industrial plants.
While the accident rate In factories
is steadily decreasing, no such prog
ress has yet been made In reduc-
ing home accidents. Carelessness,
ignorance and a want of any proper
feeling of responsibility are doubt
less important factors in this lam
entable condition.
In a publication just issued en-
titled Safety for the Household,
the national bureau of standards at
tempts to combat this situation by
discussing the hazards arising In
the home and by pointing out what
can be done to avoid the accidents
which result from carelessness and
inattention to proper precautions.
Various Hazards.
The hazards from falls, from the
use of gas and electricity, from ire
and lightning, from the use OF chem
icals, as well as those of mechan-
ical origin, are fully treated and
many useful suggestions given for
eliminating the avoidable hazards
and for properly meeting those
which seem to be unavoidable. The
practical method for the resuscita-'
ton of persons who have come close
to death through drowning, asphyxi-
alton, or electrical shock is ex-
planned. Many of the accidents
which are now occurring. it is point
ed out, can be avoided by the proper
construction of houses to resist fire.
by proper precautions in the use OF
gas and electricity, by good house
keeping, and by conformity to the
other suggestions made in the
pamphlet.
Precautions are described intend
ing to give for each class Of hazard
series of suggestions phrased gen.
orally in a positive form. In some
cases, however, negative rules have
been given to insure cautions rather
than fear against conditions which
involve risk. Particular emphasis
has been laid upon the reasons for
certain risks.
Eliminating Risks.
It is pointed out in some cases
how risk can be wholly or in part
eliminated. for instance. having the
frame Of an electric washing ma
chine permanently grounded. In
this case, a person, may safely touch
a washing machine even if the floor
is wet, as any accidental contact
Of a live electrical part with the
frame of the machine will blow a
fuse. which is the safety valve of
the electrical system.
Certain household appliances
which have been recently intro
duced into American homes are con-
sidered in the circular, and numer-
GUS Illustrations are included which
aid greatly in understanding the
text.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF DEC. 18th, 1886

Taken from our old files Of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
In English Saxon Days

In old English Saxon days every
homeless peasant was required to
live with some householder under
penalty Of losing his status as a
member of the community.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
6Continued Prom Page Onel

Stunech of Laurel. will speak in
the afternoon and Rev. James F.
Mcmillan of North East, Nd, in
the evening. A reward will be
given to the party who brings the
highest number between the ages
of IA and 25 years to the evening
Service. The midLwinter revival
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Heroes and Heroes

zone man who saves another's
life is hero" said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, but so is a general
who contrives to kill thousands"
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
Arab Strike Cuts Cost
of Wives in Palestine

Jerusalem.-One of the strangest
results Of the Arab strike" in
Palestine is a fall in the price Of
wives.
Prices once ranged from S45 to
$3.50. according to the age, size, and
other attractions of the woman. Now
they have dropped to a minimum
of SIS and a maximum of $3.50.
The reason is simple. The strike
has interrupted the normal work of
the village women. such as working
in the fields and bringing eggs and
vegetables to the town for sale, and
marriages. therefore, are being
postponed. Another reason is that
the strike has caused a lack of
purchasing power among the Arabs.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31
DEATHS

MARRIAGES
Donovan-Dodd- the M. E.
Church, Little Creek, December
29th, by the ev. d. F. McFaul, j.
Burton Donovan and Miss Many
Dodd.
Redman-Cole-At the Smyrna
Circuit parsonage, December 23rd,
by the Rev. E. E. White, James D.
Redman and Mary E. Cole, both of
this town.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

COAL burning season
ly here which viii ne'ssin
ing your home well sasp
fuel. We have our ys'a
piled with DEEP ll-Gad A.SS
THRACrTE and BfTu1
LUMP COAL, ready /" I
public at quick notice.
We guarantee our Fanen ! y,
ing Anthra acite Coal .
faction in any furnace II
day. pooF
and CEMENT, and !! ga y.
will stop leaks. IOOA s,ass
roots and save your n'rN
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

NOTICE :.
Dead or u''s '.,ovsd R
and mules ,,,n1 DOVER
charge by ca,.rs ~ IGNORED %
IS ! MADE nS iinlaaaa,a..'.'g' i.', g',,a',.i'] 10
imals n dying from frsa,,rs. |,
ease ease viii Be remove
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

labeled This is for doggy" 1t is
to be presumed that the animal
enjoyed the occasion hugely.
DEATHS
Marshall-In Thoroughfare Neck
December 23rd, Moses Marshall,
aged 63 years.
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Lewes has been made a port of
entry.
The Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal is blocked with ice. The
Ericsson line Of steamers have been
been unable to run for the past
few days.
Ex-Sheriff Peter L. Cooper NOV
ed his family into Dover last week,
and took up his residence in the
mansion adjoining the State House.
AS usual, our representative in
Congress, Mr.. Lore, was faithful to
the Democratic party In the recent
tariff contest in Congress. The
Democratic party pledged itself to
reduce the taxes now imposed upon
CONTINUED on Pass Thrss)
Smyrna times., 1936-12-31

Skating has been one of the
sports enjoyed by the boys during
the holidays.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-24
NOW co ON WITH The STORY
CHAPTER VII

Pearl Johns announcement
came ike a thuul,rholi. For a
minute. the usually sclf-Suftlclcrt
Professor Shaw seemed at a loss
for q reply. Finally h" said slow
~:
"No. Pearl John. ] hay" not
forgotten that The knife was on
the desk In my room. ! ~'"pp'G
out for a minute tu wc' q towel
To- wipe uf' the l,n~ "t tn" NM
croScopc. and when came back
the artIfaCt was gone. I supposed
that Pearl Sam had taken u To
nut 10 back IN the sIiC, and ] went
in search 81 him % tell him ! was
not vet through with my examine
tion. He wa nowhere 20 be-
found. Shortly a'tgrward, sc
were served dinner in our rooms.
for IN, party guests had begun
TO arrive.
"Okay." was Pearl Joints short
reply. Then he added, as the pro
feSsor started cut of IN" door,
MY brother and have talked
this over. Professor Shaw. and We
wish YOU % omit any further
scientific activities until this thing
is cleared uu. ~
Certainly" The archcologist
bowed and took his departure.