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Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
400 TELEPHONE
MEN HONORED
Employees of Diamond State
Telephone Company Ban
quet at Dover
VAIL PRESENTS MEDAL

The more than 400 men and
women comprising the personnel
of the Diamond State Telephone
Company were honored at Dover
Thursday night at banquet held
in the Hotel Richardson, Dover,
when a Theodore N. Vail bronze
medal was presented to the organ
ization in recognition of its "ccn-
spicuous devotion to duty and for
extraordinary labors in statewide
restoration of service" during and
Immediately following the disas-
trous blizzard of January, 1885.
The medal and accompanying ci-
tation were presented by Philip C.
Staples, president of the Diamond
State Company, to Carl T. Kylen,
Marion F. Johns and Anne M.
Cunningham, representing the en-
ployes. Representatives of the
state government, mayors, the
press, and prominent citizens from
various parts of Delaware, attend
ed. Mr.. Kylen accepted the award
on behalf of the telephone organ
ization and then designated ]. Ed
ward Murphy of Wilmington, man.
ager of the company, and c. Bur
ton Sypherd, manager in Dover
and the southern part of the state,
as custodians. He directed that
the medal and citations, which
were issued in duplicate, be dis
played in the telephone business
Offices at Wilmington and Dover.
Citation Read by President Staples
AS a prelude to the presentation
of the medal, Mr.. Staples read the
citation, which pointed out that
the storm fell heaviest on the GEN.
trail and southern parts of the
state. Continuing, he said: BE
fore the height Of the blizzard was
reached, the Diamond State organ
ization was bucking the blocked
roads toward its center. As pa
trolls brought word to Dover of the
extent of the damage, it was clear
that the emergency was beyond
the resources of the Diamond
State organization, and men and
trucks from Pennsylvania were
called for and emergency materials
ordered in wholesale. Traffic wom-
en- stayed at their switchboards.
many sleeping in the rest rooms a.
night, to help with the disrupted
traffic. Commercial employees got
quick word, by whatever means
available, to all subscribers, advis-
ing as to the extent of the damage
and the measures being taken to
correct it, and undertook also to
find living accommodations for
several hundred plant and engin-
eering men spreading out over the
affected area in which accommoda-
tions were few.
Show Workers Were on job
The plant men, as fast as their
trucks could get through, and on
foot when the trucks were blocked,
fought the wreckage in low tenn
perature and high winds, regard
less Of hours and great discom-
forts, and, when emergency service
was back, at once tackled the re-.
storation Of permanent plant. On
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS TO TWO
MILLINGTON MEN

c. o. Casey, of Millington, Md,
met with a very serious accident
on Monday while cutting wheat
with self-binder. He was re-
moving some grass that had
caught in the needle, when the
horses started up driving the nee
Gle through his hand in two or
three places at the same time
drawing his arm in, breaking it in
two places. That part of the ma
chine had to be taken apart be-
fore his arm could be gotten out.
William Leager, farmer who
lives on one of Major Biggs' farms
near Millington, Md, had his left
hand caught in the cogs of a bind
er and three fingers were terrible
lacerated, two of which will likely
be lost.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
Young Bride Loses Husband

A bride of two months was left
a widow at Georgetown with the
death of 18-year-old William Clar-
ence Virdin in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, son of Clarence Virdin, Cool
Spring. Virdin married Mary
Johnson of Georgetown two
months ago. Funeral services were
held from st. Johns Church, five
miles from Georgetown, at
o'clock Saturday afternoon. His
widow is the daughter of Harry w.
Johnson. Interment will be in the
cemetery adjoining the church.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
MISS SALLIE WELDON WEDS
MARION WOOD

A pleasant wedding party as
sembled at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Willard F. Weldon on
Thursday evening last, the occa-
sion being the marriage of their
eldest daughter, Miss Sallie Weld
on and Marion Wood, Rev. j. B.
Quigg officiating. A number of
relatives and friends were present
who at the proper time were in
vited to the dining room where re-
freshments such as are usually en-
joyed at wedding festivities were
served. 1t was a pleasant evening
to all concerned and the young
couple have the best wishes of all
for their future happiness.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
Rog n
Potato CSlI|
Cut . Percent CID, /
Year Average :, \
Del-Nar-Vs Pei, !, n
LATE CROP IS N

H. The n.i yield Of whit. :.
cd to be vel bslnr' !. -
year, and the :. A'i
Drought duripy : ssa'ge'r
this this. month is tie E, ,,a.. saal
Shortage. ProductiSsss ss'a. !:
section of the ipts,,,.ssi ! y
IN which the psniS,l-s s'ae
IS expected to BE- q
er than last wear ~ ~ :as
smaller than tba s.. ~ y n
from 1928 to 1g32 -,TS,y'''a
IN the past weeE =. y ~
crop and brought nv; :. :. u =
yield in many sectias. Y .
ored and thirty-thrss ,,,'. +
shipped shipped from the East.a ! \.
Virginia from June ! =
compared with 4O7 ca,'s.
corresponding g, period sr
The banner day Of H. :
% cars were sent out.
ond best day was Wsa.,,.
last week, when
amounted to s. ca,I,.'
stores in lower DsIaS,.
oeen retailing potato, 4
cents for ten pounds. T'1
highest price in NAM
Farmers Throughout l,r.,
ware and on the Ea,t.-
Maryland are increa,i,s /
age of the second I'm, i.
be harvested during I'd. !, i
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
Three Admitted b R,

At the opening session l
Supreme Court for tie III
last week three appIisn.
admitted to the bar. ls,
James NJ. Tunnel, j., Gss.,
and Donald Craven and n,
Haskell, of WiImingtn. !
Frank L. Speakman add,.s
young attorneys who Eu !
in by Chancellor Josst b |
colt.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JUNE 23RD, 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
tion.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
MARRIAGES

Gamble-McC Collum-At the resi-
dence of the brides parents June
3rd, by Rev. T. e. Martindale, Will
liam j. Gamble and Miss G.. Ella
McCollum, both of Dover.
Griffith-Kent-In Christ Church,
Dover, June 18th, by Rev. l.. w.
Gibson, John c. Griffith and Ka-
trina c., daughter of. ]. A. Kent
all of Wyoming.
Meredith-Disch - At the resi-
dence of the brides parents near
Leipsic, by Rev. t. o. Ayres, John
G. Meredith and Miss Ida Disch.
Norris-Dickerson - In Philadel-
phia, June 18th. by Rev. Enoch
Stubbs, Charles Norris and Miss
Fannie E. Dickerson, both former
ly of this town, but now of Phila-
delphia
Reed-Cooper-At the NJ. e. par
sonage in Wyoming, June 9th, by
Rev. w. M. Warner, Robert r..
Reed, of Wodside, and Miss Ina r.
Cooper, Of Willow Grove.
VanWert-Wright-At the M. E..
parsonage Wyoming, June 18th, by
Rev. w. IA. Warner, Asa L. Van
Vert, Of Dover and Miss Lena
Wright Of Willow Grove.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
State Policeman HUT hi,

Sudler King, a STATE psl
was seriously injured Esi3
morning, when his I'D
struck an abutment on tsi]
ica-Milford highway, lwl
lea. He sustained a asal
decorations and bruises b b
er leg, and a deep gaa 4
eye. He was removed sI
General Hospital for tran{
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
Retired Minister Accepts Passionate

Retired Minister Accepts PaStorate
The Rev. w. P. Roberts, retir-
ing pastor of Peninsula Methodist
Protestant Church. Wilmington.
who will succeed the Rev. DR.. w.
H. Litsinger as pastor of Christ
Methodist Protestant Church at
Laurel, will arrive in CheStertown
with his family to-day Thursday
and will I'LL his pulpit on Sunday
morning and evening.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25

DEATH OF LEVI c. GRIEVES
Levi G. Grieves died at the resi-
dence of his father William ".
Grieves on Sunday after a linger-
ing illness of consumption at the
age of 29 years. Mr.. Grieves will
be remembered as the proprietor
of Collins Beach Hotel, during
which time it had very popular
run. He was a year after that at
the Port Penn Pier but for the
past three years incapacitated for
business by failing health. His re-
mains were inferred yesterday in
the Episcopal cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25

Philip Staples president of the Diamond Telephone
Company, shown with Anne NJ Cunnngh
Marion F. Johns the employees of
whom he the Theodore
Dover The medal citation which duplicate
awarded all of the employees of the
devotion extraordinary
of 1885 In the oval Secretary Walter
the
hey upon
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
DEATHS
JOE WRIGHT OFF FOR
ENGLAND

Our townsman, Joseph Wright,
whose intended visit to England
was noted two or three weeks since
in the Times, left this place on
Monday and sails from New York
to-day on the steamer City of
Rome. Mr.. Wright carries with
him the best wishes of our COM
munity for a pleasant visit and
safe return.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
PRESIDING ELDER MIBY,e
SUCCESSOR

The selection Of Rev. Thos. O.
Ayres by the preachers Of Dover
(Continusa o. Paes Thr,s1
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25

vest. The force of the storm in
its long continuance was to beat
down the heavy wheat, much OF
which is too ripe to come up erect
again. The storm will doubtless
add very much to the labor of the
harvest.
Our people of the town and sur
rounding country who want a day
of recreation should not forget the
excursion to Rehoboth. The ad-
vertisement setting forth the par
ticulars will be found elsewhere.
There is no reason why this excur-
sion should not be a popular one
for the people of both the town and
country. The time of departure
and getting home will just suit the
country people, the train arriving
here in time for them to ride to
their homes before early bed time.
The entertainment given in the
Reading Room, on Friday night,
by Smyrna Lodge, No. 8, 1. O.G.
T., was attended by a good audi
ence, the room being filled and the
stairway packed with interested
people. Through unavoidable cir
cumstance none of the gentlemen
who were to speak could be pres
ent. 1t consequently devolved up
on the young people to furnish all
of the entertainment of the even
ing, which they did with credit to
themselves and pleasure to their
audience.
DEATHS
Brown-In Leipsic, June 18th,
Maggie, wife of John P. Brown,
ages 81 years, 1 month and %
days.
Grieves-In this town, June Goth
Levi c. Grieves, age % years.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01

,,ook >~. ~ 81.
=
The lob Of getting the most out Of that
eleven dollars requires thoughtful planning, if
not ingenuity. You We got to keep supply Of
stables on hand flour, sugar, shortening,
baking powder essential condiments and
spices. A variety Of breakfast cereals is re-
o,,lired. MILK, butter, eggs and cheese figure
in meals constantly. Tea, coffee, cocoa and
canned fruit juices are consumed daily. Fresh,
be overlooked. Meats and t!sh---elt El fresh,
smoked or canned---d demand that Et you buy
them. JelGes, jams, retshes and canned soups
insist upon place in your mar et basket. And
% *nat. tie , best RUE 's to 'e''eT n n
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01
20 Months old, and YouS Still Can't Tell En1Apa

c Than D Doe Who Iha nFromA Their Nursery
" Tell Is
Anete23 H., Ha:a 10 b
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01

A YEAR ago, Emile, as seen
* in lower photo, displayed
decided bent for mischief. Today,
top photo, she is the most val
orous of the quins-adventurous
and brave almost to foOlhardi'
ness. None of the babies takes
more quickly to a new toy or
game than Emile. Just bit of
q showoff, Emilie's constant ac'
tivity and fearlessness character
ize her as pluckiest Of the Quins.
And Very accomplished Iirt
too, if you please!
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01

IN one short year. the personal
ity beginning 10 shape itself
when starry-eyed Annette, as pie
tured in lower photo, was the
mischief.maker Of the nursery
has done complete about.facc
Now often called the prcttieSt.
most appealing Quin. she fire.
uuently looks 50 lonely that the
nurses simply must cuddle and
console her. And yet. at other
times, the new Annettc.' top
picture, shows more initiative
than any Of her sisters.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01

CTILL smallest Of the quin'
~ tuplc,s, still the Madonna
Of the nursery, Marie, top photo,
has grown less reserved than she
was year ago, lower photo.
While shc continues frequently
to draw into her shell Of reserve,
she is often socially inclined and
pats craehS alfectionately. And,
too. she has developed the strong
est viii Of the Quins. No longer
can her sisters browbeat her.
Marie, her nurses chuckle, gives
as sood as she gets
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01

THE Yvonne OF Il year ago
L lower photo, was coQuettiSh,
with a fair for vain manneriSmS.
Today. as pictured at top, the
flirtatiousneSS has vanished i'll
thin air. In its place is an album
dance of pep" with no trace Of
the shOwoli. without the slight
est prompting, for instance, she'll
pat-a.cake feryently for her visi-
tors. In one way, though. Yvonne
hasn't changed. She still retains
her pudgy grip on the title.
biggest Quin."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-01

THE amazing good nature With
L which. one year ago. Cecilc,
lower photo. endured pommeliAgS
at the hands Of her more Yigor-
Gus sisters has evolved since into
a bonnv sense OF hum0r. With
memory already working. Ceeile
now. top photo. displays the most
marked individuality OF all the
babies. She's jolly, niSchievouS.
impatient--und a bit Of 4 CO.
uuet. When visitors are about.
She invariably plays up" T.
them,
Evening star., 1936-12-04

loans to nations which already owed and
had defaulted. But to make 1t doubly
sure that Americans should not be
burned, the Congress passed the Johnson
act, sponsored by the Senator from
California.
The United States was extremely gen.
erous when it made its first settlement OF
these debts with the foreign nations. In
the case OF France this country agreed
to accept about fifty cents on the dollar.
If debt payments are resumed on new
settlement terms, still further reducing
the principal and interest Of the original
debt, the ban against the borrowing OF
the debtor nations in the United States
may be lifted. Senator Borah Of Idaho,
member of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee looks upon such future borrowings
as merely step to make it possible for
these nations to prepare more fully for
another war. AS long as the United
States is willing to lend money to foreign
nations and to accept perhaps ten per
cent of the principal in payment. so long
will these nations be able to tap huge
reservoir for armament expenditures.
Evening star., 1936-12-04

indictment until the political campaign
was out of the way. But when political
considerations are given the appearance
of influencing the regularly constituted
processes of justice public confidence in
those processes is impaired. It should
not have required six months to find an
indictment of DR.. Townsend for con-
tempt on the basis Of the evidence he
himself so willingly supplied.
In view of the delay in the indictment.
it would be good policy now to expedite
the proceedings and give DR.. Townsend
the prompt trial he deserves. The per-
sonal inclination Of the politicians might
be to let the business slide and permit the
doctor to enjoy the oblivion which has
been the fate of so many burning issues
in the past. But if the prestige of the
House, not to mention the prestige of
the law, is to be maintained, every effort
should be made now to give DR.. Townsend
his day in court, there to rid himself Of
the cloud constituted by the indictment
or to receive the penalties for his defiance
of the House committee.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Currency Sterilization a
Mere Dream of Diplomats

To the Editor of The Star.
The stabilization of the French franc
depends upon the supply of francs by the
French people in relation to their de-
mands. If they increase the franc five
times as they did after the World War,
they would reduce it to one-fifth of it's
present domestic purchasing power, re-
gardless of its alleged gold content. The
same thing is true of Great Britain or
any other country. The stabilization of
the American dollar depends upon the
supply of credit and currency. If the
United States. through the Federal Re-
serve Board regulates the flow of credit
and currency it can regulate the pur-
chasing power of the domestic dollar.
To double the number of dollars would
diminish the purchasing power one half.
We have arbitrarily fixed temporarily
the value OF gold at $25 an ounce If
it were permanently fixed and the United
States stabilized the purchasing power
of the dollar by regulating the value
through regulating the supply. an ounce
of gold would have a stable purchasing
power in the United States and through
out the world and it would be used as
Since the value of an ounce of gold
within the United States can be changed
by the President of the United States,
and since the purchasing power of the
dollar is in process of change now, in
ternational stabilization is mere dream
of diplomats who do not understand
monetary science
ROBERT L. OWEN.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Riders Growing Weary of
Transit ssImprovements''

TO the Editor Of The Star:
When the steady, complaisant, dis
franchised Washingtonian is irked. the
forthcoming expression of his overtaxed
forbearance is usually subtle; it is not
his nature to be explosive.
Has he at last-subtly to be sure
given token of his dissatisfaction with
the series of improvements" in the
street car service foisted upon him in
1896? The answer is possibly to be found
in the record sales of automobiles in
Washington this year, fact suggesting
that the Washingtonian wants to become
Independent of tram service which
subjects him to accommodating unreme-
died inconvenience launched as i'm
provements"
Mr.. and Mrs. Washingtonian can be
relied upon to hurl no threats, to file
no petitions, to refrain from open pro-
test. Doubtless, however, any new i'm
provements" in the Capitals street car
service will assure automobile dealers of
another banner year. And if improve
ments" are accompanied by increased
fares, Washington is destined to become
the motor car salesman's Utopia.
DAVID G. BLENARD.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
Dartmouth College Figure
In Costs Story Incorrect.

To the Editor Of The Star.
Relative to feature article which ap-
peared in The Sunday Star some weeks
ago regarding the cost Of attending va
rious colleges throughout the country,
considerable emphasis was given to the
alleged fact that Dartmouth was the
most expensive of the mems colleges, the
cost at that college being given as $1,700.
The Dartmouth alumni in Washington
are somewhat exercised by this state
ment because it is so far out Of line with
the facts and because it was based on
q report which was two years old and
which was inaccurate in the first place,
the report in question being one issued
by Mr.. Greenleaf of the of1ce of educa-
ton. This compilation by that Office
was apparently very unscientific job
and why feature writer's should dig up
these two-year- facts and make a
story out of them is mystery.
In the interests of truth, I am quot
ing part of a statement relative to this
situation issued by the Office Of the presi-
dent of Dartmouth College, which is as
follows:
"On August 8. 1884, a newspaper story
was widely published showing the COM
parative costs of the freshman year at
various colleges and universities. The
Office of education had prepared a table
showing the costs Of about 1,500 inStitu-
tions Of higher learning, but the news
paper accounts which I saw listed only
about dozen leading colleges and uni
versitieS. These showed Dartmouth Col
lege with typical expense per student
of ST. 700, which was entirely out of line
and included various expenses which
were not included in the figures quoted
for the other colleges. The minimum
figure given for Dartmouth, 81 050, was
more in line. It would. I think, have
been obvious to any one familiar with
the conditions at the leading Eastern
colleges that it was ridiculous to quote
an expense of 81 700 for Dartmouth, while
Princeton was given typical cost of
$1,093. Williams, 81 300; Yale, 81 300, and
Harvard, $l.l50.
IF a study had been made at Dart
mouth during the year 1884,, am sure
that the fair average cost could have
been literally estimated at a figure below
$1,400, still including items for clothing,
clubs, travel and amusements which were
specifically excluded in the basis for the
Governments statistics. think there
is no doubt that ST 400 would have been
a more than ample figure for all these
items. If you eliminated clothing. fra
ternities. travel and amusements from
that figure, it would be in the neighbor-
hood of S1,100, which would have COM
pared quite reasonably with the figures
given for the other leading colleges and
universities"
Out of fairness to Dartmouth College
and for the sake of accuracy, I hope
that you will print this letter, as feel
that The Star has unwittingly done
Dartmouth College an injustice.
F. S. WILSON,
President, Dartmouth Alumni Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
The Townsend Case.

House leaders were wise in leaving the
prosecution Of DR.. Townsend and his
colleagues to the courts instead of un-
dertaking to bring them before the
House for trial on charges Of contempt.
The latter course would have led to the
reopening Of debate. not only on the
Townsend plan and its ramifcations,
but on the conduct Of the House inves-
tigation. It would have been most difi-
cult to uphold the dignity of the House
without making martyr of DR.. Town
send and creating an added issue of
political persecution at the outset of
the presidential campaign.
But the ensuing delay in the indict-
ment of DR.. Townsend and those who
with him defied the House has been
very unfortunate. It may have been
good strategy. politically. to delay the
Evening star., 1936-12-04
War Debts.

The war debts are still with us. The
fact that the foreign debtor nations have
failed to pay-have, in fact, been in
default for five years with the exception
Of Finland-has been q serious affair for
the American taxpayer. The war debts
owed to this country amount in round
numbers to $4,000. 100000 The payment
Of these debts would go far toward re-
ducing the $4,000, 100000 public debt of
the United States, debt growing out Of
the World War expenditures and out Of
the expenditures to meet the critical
situation during the depression.
Tentative proposals for settlement"
Of the war debt owed this country by
France have lately been advanced. It is
explained that they are still very in
formal" proposals. Nevertheless, the
motion has come from France. The
United States is no Shylock, yet very
properly it feels that these debts, which
were honestly entered into, should be
paid. The tentative proposals 80 far ad-
vanced by France look to . still further
pairing down Of the debt. And the pro-
posed new settlement is just another
promise to pay. It Is not proposed to
hand . lump sum over to the United
States. The payments under the old
settlement were stopped and have not
been resumed for five years
France and the other debtor nations
are feeling the burden of default. America
ls no longer the banker to whom they may
turn for ready cash. The johnson act
specifically debars these debtor nations
from raising money In the United States.
It would appear incredible that any one
In the United States would engage In new