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Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
STATE PARTY
HEADS ACTIVE
Convention of Republican Set
For August 26, and Demo-
Gratis September 1st
BOTH PRIMARIES IN AUG.

Although the dates remain to be
set by the respective state commit
tees, it is probable the Republican
state convention will be held We'd
nesday, August 26, and the Demo
cratic state convention Tuesday,
September 1. At each, the party
candidates for United States Sena-
tor, Congressman, Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, State Treasurer,
and Safe Auditor will be nominal
ed. The Republican State commit
tee will meet at 1:30 p. m, stand
ard time, in Dover, Wednesday
July Is, to set the time for the
Republican convention. The call
for the meeting has been issued by
Col. Edmund Mitchell, state chair
man. The party primaries at which
the delegates to the convention
will be elected will be held Satur-
day, August % and ii has been
the rule heretofore to hold the con-
vention the TUESDAY or Wednesday
of the following week. This year
it is understood Wednesday the
26th will be selected. At the meet
ing July Is all arrangements will
be made. The place for the con-
vention probably will be Dover.
Under party rules the state chair
man is authorized to select the
keynoter. Colonel Mitchell, it is
understood, will name Senator
Daniel o. Hastings as the conven-
tion keynoter. Under Democratic
party rules, convention arrange
ments are different. Saturday,
August 20, has been tentatively
selected as the date for the prim-
ary election of convention dele
gates. The convention is always
held on Tuesday of the following
week. This year it would fall on
September /. However, the con-
vention call has not beer issued.
1t must be issued at least 20 days
before the convention. The time,
place and other details have to be
confirmed by the Democratic State
Committee, and the time for the
meeting 0 fthis group has not been
determined. When John Biggs, Jr.,
state chairman, will issue the no
tice for the state committee meet
in is not known. The committee
also will select the convention key
noter, the temporary and perman-
ent chairman, ard will arrange
othe details. The convention un-
doubtedly will be held in Dover.
Several persons have ben mention
ed as possible keynoters. Promin-
ent among them are Howard
Lynch CT Dover, who served as at
torney for the House at session
of the Legislature several years
ago, and William S. Potter, attor-
ney, of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09

The prolific Japanese beetle FAM
lily has come to Delaware, hungrier
than ever and determined to make
themselves very much at home,
even if folks don't want them. The
Japanese beetle is an independent
sort of cuss. He doesn't care much
about public opinion and hopes to
better last years eating record-if
insecticides and traps don't scare
him off. Due to the cool weather,
beetles didn't arrive in hodes earl
ier but with the recent warm spell
and the intense humidity, they
have shown up IN great numbers
throughout the state, taking as
their first and most delicious
course, young and tender grape
vine leaves and cherry tree leaves.
They seem to be tn ick in spots.
In Smyrna they do not seem to be
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
RACE TRACK AT
STANTON SEEN
Survey Being Made For One.
mile Course on a 465-Acre
Tract of Land
AWAITING APPROVAL

All engineering survey and test
work for construction of a one
mile track, on the 465 acres of
ground Of the Delaware Steeple-
chase and Race Association near
Stanton, for races with pari-mu-
tuel betting under an act of the
last session of Legislature have
been completed. Plans have been
completed for financing the con-
struction of the track, stands,
stables, accessory equipment, and
actual construction is ready to
start as soon as the Delaware Rae
ing Commission approves the ap-
plication for permission to build
the track and conduct races with
betting. Following a meeting of
the officers of the Delaware
Steeplechase and Race Association
it was learned the association is
ready to start work on actual con-
struction of the 81 900 900 mile
long combination fat and steeple-
chase track. The commission will
meet at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon in Offices in the DUPONT build
ing. Charles F. Richards, secre-
tary, said any business before the
commission will be considered
Other members are Leonard Rich
ARDS, chairman, and Paul Adams
of Bridgeville, a member. Tests
for grading the ground, of sands
for track construction, and fol
Continued ON Page -Four,
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
JULY 4TH QUIET
DAY IN SMYRNA
Business Places and Factories
Were Closed But Stores and
Eating Houses Were Open
MANY MOTOR TO SHORE

Smyrna passed quiet Fourth.
1t was observed as general hol-
iday with banks, factories and all
business places closed except
stores and eating houses. There
was a display of flags along the
curbs in the business section of
town and some residences demon
strated the patriotic spirit but gen.
orally speaking it was very quiet
with no events of note to feature
the day. There was the Legion
Carnival on North Street and
Boulevard that attracted many on
Fourth of July night and our two
theatres, the Strand and the Roxy,
put on good bills and afforded
entertainment to crowded houses.
The holiday therefore, as far as
Smyrna was concerned, meant
more an occasion for a motor trip
and there was general exodus to
bayside and seashore resorts, Re-
hoboth especially, being attractive.
The Boulevard traffic showed a to-
tai of 46,321 machines had passed
the State Road Station of the
State Police by midnight Sunday
night since the beginning of the
traffic count at s a. m. Saturday.
The total from a. m. Sunday to
midnight was 24,749 which sets a
new high record. An all-time rec
ord for New Castle traffic was es-
tablished as thousands of cars hur-
ried to the ferries on their way to
and fom seashore resorts. Thru
out Saturday every highway lead
ing to the ferries was clogged with
long lines Of waiting cars, some
extending more than two miles
from the ferry slips. Four ferry
boats were in continual service to
handle the jam.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
BELATED JAPANESE BEETLE is
BACK, HUNGRIER THAN EVER

as plentiful this year as last while
over in Clayton they are reported
to outnumber last year. This year,
the goth anniversary Of the discov-
cry of the japanese beetle in the
United States, may bring a natur-
al Crisis to this hitch-hiking par
asite of the insect world. The
beetle, which was first found in
this country at Riverton, N. j., in
1916, has become major pest
along the mildle Atlantic seaboard.
1t will work its way gradually, en-
tomologists stated, westward and
southwark until it overruns almost
the entire United States except the
far western regions. Only the arid
Southwest and the more frigid
North may stop its trans-contin-
entail journey of destruction in
this country.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
JULY TERM OF
COURT MEETS
Convened at Dover Monday
With a Number of Grim
inal Cases Heard
SEVERAL ARE INDICTED

The July term of the Kent Coun-
ty Court of General Sessions con-
vened at Dover Monday with Chief
Justice Layton presiding and As
sociate Judges Richards and Har-
rington with him on the bench.
Three indictments charging man.
slaughter were returned by the
Kent County grand jury Monday.
The three cases are against Roy t.
Hartman, accused of driving a car
that struck and killed Roderick w.
w. Clute who was riding a bicycle;
John N. Phillips, accused of killing
Grover Billings by stabbing him,
and Bennie Daniel, charged with
shooting and killing Frederick
Pullman, at Milford. Other true
bills returned were as follows: De-
sertion and non-support, Harry
Benson, Andrew Bryant, Harry G.
Keiser, George E. KINNEY, Jr.,
George Hurd.Jr., and Charles Mich
OILS. Bryant pleaded guilty and was
ordered to pay 81 week for the
support of his child. Hurd also
pleaded guilty and must pay $40
weekly for the support of five
minor children. Larceny-Howard
Piper. William Walker, and Ray
field Carter, two indictments each.
All pleaded guilty and will be sent
enced later. John Jolly and Roy
Voshell pleaded guilty to unlawful
possession of liquor and were
each fined S100 and in default of
payment sentenced to 80 days in
Jail. DEGREES nisi were granted in
the following divorce cases: Jennie
Aaron from Louis Aaron; Milford
S. Berge from Harold E. Berge;
Frank McGinnis, Jr., from Mary
H. McGinnis; Ralph Waller from
Winifred Waller. Among the GRIM
inal cases that have been contin-
ued from previous terms of court
and which may be acted upon dur
ing the July term are Henry w.
Lofland, desertion and non-sup-
port; Harry NJ. Sylvester, deser-
tion and non-support, and Harry
Hudson, larceny. There are also
many continued divorce cases list
ed for argument, new divorce cases
to be tried and others coming up
for final decree.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
DEATH RTCORD OF WEEK
Rev. Theodore F. Beauchamp of
Greensboro, Md, Dies in Hospital

Rev. Theodore Francis Beau
champ, 81, oldest active pastor in
the Wilmington Methodist Episco-
pal Conference, died at 10 o'clock
Monday night in a Philadelphia
hospital of pneumonia after an ILL
ness of five weeks. Ordained A
years ago, he was to have retired
from the ministry this year. He
had been pastor of the Greensboro,
Md. Methodist Episcopal Church
for two years. He was chairman
of the board of ministerial training
and a member of the board of
trustees of Wesley Collegiate In
stitute, Dover, of which he was a
graduate. In 1924 he went to the
General Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in Spring
field as delegate from the Will
mington Conference. The charges
which he held are consecutively:
Selbyville, 1928: Smiths Island,
Md, 1804-6; Mount Vernon, Md,
1878; Williston, Md, 1899-19OO;
Still Pond. Nd, 1905-07; Berlin.
Md, 1908-10; Wesley Chapel
Church, Wilmington, 1911-13; Ches-
tertown, Nd, 1868; Epworth
Church, 1919-2O; Selbyville, 1921
"a; Georgetown, 1925-29; Snow
Hill, Md, 1930-34, and Greensboro.
Mr.. Beauchamp was born at Fair
mount, Md. He was a son of the
late John H. and Mary Jane Ford.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bessie
Dwain Todd Beauchamp, three
daughters, three sons, two sisters,
a brother, and five grandchildren.
Continued on Page .7ive)
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
AUTO CREWS OF
STATE NAMED
John Dick and Grover King
of Smyrna on the Kent
County Crew
FIVE SAFETY LANES

Announcement was made Tues
day of the personnel of the various
crews which will work at the five
safety lanes in the state during the
eighth annual motor vehicle in
spection campaign from next Mon
day, July 13, until August %. The
number of crews for the two lanes
in Wilmington has ben cut down
from four to three, as means of
economy. A time schedule for the
work of the crews has been ar
ranged so that the reduction of the
number of crews will not interfere
with efficiency or expediency. The
personnel of the Kent and Sussex
crews are as follows Kent County,
Lane No. 4-John Dick, Smyrna;
M. Hayes Wilson, Jr., Dover; F. B.
Mack, Dover; Charles Moore, Har-
rington; Grover c. King, Smyrna;
Charles F. Richards, Dover. Sus-
sex County, Lane No. 81. Evans
Roberts, Milford; W.Norman Hick-
man, Millsboro, and ]. Elwood
Jones, Georgetown. Rural New
Castle County, Lane No. 8 Mr..
Raymond, manager; Harold C.
Jones, New Castle; Hugh Gallagh-
er, Jr., Newark; John P. Carey,
Mt. Pleasant; Robert T. Garrett,
Middletown; G. E. Hancock, New
ark, and James Salter, New Castle.
The personnel of the three Will
mington crews follow: Crew A
Cy Bier, manager; William M.
Priest, 826 West Fourth Street;
Thomas H. Wingate, 1921 Rodney
Street; George c. Stradley. Jr.,
607 Concord Avenue; Paul Dough
erty, 2018 Delaware Avenue; Ern-
est Towers, 400 West Fourth
Street, and Richard Street, 1901
Greenhill Avenue. Crew BIsrael
Brown, manager; Howard Reed,
1103 West Street; Milton N. Keene
923 Pine Street; Samuel w. Kech-
am, 10O8 West Second Street; H.
H. Loomis, TOT West Thirteenth
Street, and P. ]. Facciolo, 1884
West Sixth Street. Crew CIHar-
ry Krauss, manager; H. Clifford
Bauer, GA West Twenty-fourth
Street; L. T. Cunningham, 1908
New Road, Elsmere; William K.
Gillespie, Newark; Horace Allen,
Jr., SO Adams Street; j. Bayard
Hearb, Jr., 2O19 Harrison Street.
Several additional names Of en-
ployes will be announced later. A
notice from the Delaware Safety
Council calling attention to figures
showing that one out of 20 will be
killed or injured in a motor vehicle
accident within five years, is in
cluded with the blanks being mail
ed to automobile owners. The in
spection will be under the joint
auspices of the Motor Vehicle De-
partment, the State Highway De-
partment, and the Delaware Safe
ty Council. The notice points out
Delaware reduced auto deaths Is
per cent last year and won first
place in the national interstate
safety contest.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
MARRIED AT DELAWARE CITY
Miss Mary Cairns, Daughter of
Major Cairns, Weds HI. s. Brady

A pretty wedding was solemniz-
ed at Delaware City Monday even
ing when Miss Mary Snowden
Cairns, the daughter of Major and
Mrs. Douglas w. Cairns of Fort
DUPONT, became the bride of Mr..
Henry Stevenson Brady, Jr., the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
Brady of Middletown. Much en-
tertaining has been done at Fort
DUPONT and in Delaware City and
Middletown during the past few
weeks for the couple. A reception
followed the ceremony at the Of1ic-
ers' Club, Fort DUPONT. Major
Cairns gave his daughter in mar
riage, and she was attended by her
sister, Miss Frances Frisby Cairns,
as maid of honor. The bridesmaids
were: Mrs. Gerald McGrath of
New York, a sister of the BRIDE
groom; Miss Margaret Ellis of Del
aware City, Miss Mary Challenger
of New Castle, Miss Arlene Wag-
ner of Wilmington, Miss Marjorie
Grant of Washington, D. c., and
Miss Emeline Burnham of Man.
chester, N. H. The bride wore the
same gown and veil which her
mother wore at her wedding in
1908. The gown, Of English thread
lace, fashioned in empire style, was
first worn by a great aunt of
Major Cairns in 1912, when she at
tended a ball given to honor La
fayette in New York. The veil
was of old family lace which be-
longed to the brides great-grand-
mother. She carried a bouquet of
white roses, gardenias and lilies of
the valley. Miss Frances Cairns
wore blue net, the Misses Grant
and Wagner wore orchid net, the
Misses McGrath and Ellis, yellow
net, and the Misses Challenger and
Continued on Page Ffve)
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Change in Meeting Nights During
the Summer Months Inaugurated

Smyrna Grange held its regular
meeting last Thursday evening.
The literary program was dispens-
ed with and the meeting turned
over to a discussion of business
matters. The annual picnic will be
held August 5th at White CRYSTAL
Beach Manor. 1t was also decided
to curtail meeting nights during
July and August The meeting
nights will be the first and third
Thursdays of each month. Grang-
ers will please note this change
and be present.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
FOUND DEAD IN HIS AUTO
Henry j. Anon, Hermit Piano
Tuner, Believed a Suicide

Believed to have shot himself in
fit of dependency, Henry ].
Amon,60, piano tuner, was found
dead Sunday night in his car, park
ed in front of the bungalow where
he lived alone, about two and a
half miles north of Smyrna on the
Boulevard. The body was discov-
cred by Cecil Wood of Smyrna who
passed Amon's house and noticed
the mans body slumped on the
seat of the car. There was a bull
let hole in the left temple. Wood
notified the state police, who in
vestigated and found that Anon
died from his own hand. Police
said that the man is believed to
have a son living in Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
j. WELLS FARES HONORED

Elected Director of National Bank
of Smyrna to Succeed E. G. Walls
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Directors of the National
Bank of Smyrna held last Thurs
day, ]. Wells FAIRIES, owner of the
undertaking bushes of w. A. Far
les & Son, was elected a director
to the vacancy in the Board caus-
ed by the death of Edward G.
Walls. Mr.. FAIRIES is one of Smyr-
mas popular and rising young bus
mess men and not only has the
qualifications but the time to give
it his attention. His appointment
is meeting with general approval.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
AnAN CONTROVERSY
oailstie to Address Meet
~ Presbyterian Church

- - N coc -lrtt-
a Presbyterian Church
~. '.''n' months there has been
','.a rss.H publicity in the newspap-
aaes sasssning he controversy in
I, "s'ytsrian Church and 50
s'is aaalles Lave been made
s,.s 7 that the Session of
g., @ : rfesOyterian Church Of
= aa' decided to have a =
81. = TIE church on wednes.
|. '1ag' : -la' July 18th, at 7:3o
J ! .salsi salea time the whole case
s'isI..a ssIsined to the public of
Ir. snlly. Rev. DR.. John w
-sl'ss pss'or y. Of the Westminster
! af,aa N Church of Whining
stt,, present. y the material and
~ ~ aa.ss'people ! as to the
nsns.. .ae history of the case.
rt A. Oi the Presbyterian
! b., ne : urged to attend in or or
1 VA they miob, IL or-
u i isfnsa, i.n,., and the general
! ai,tasstt asltd to attend in order
ksz sassa sss., IDEAS which NAV
hat, - v'lalnsd an from newspaper
nd Row. us case might be re-
ks., aeV. : !, James r. Gailev ev
es q = s.ss he First Presbyteriasn, -ss,
hspess,,ssa smyrna, makes these
kk ksasnts; ssls The usual services
h ssss..o9n ,a on the sabbathw1o
Aaar Ss.a van. School; IL a. m
Aat !, ,ssiship n service. The sac' A.
'ssrssss' 'as !, Lords l1 Supper viii
! Asiaaus at this service. Any. nv.
hss a s., to unite with the
!, d.. 'als time NAV exr.aae .e
'ssr q ~. = 'ne pastor or to anv
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
oAKHILL SCHOOL REUNION
Held at Old School House Now
Community Center July Fourth

community center July Fourtn
There was a reunion-picnic held
at Oak-hill community center Sat
urday afternoon, July the Fourth.
Former scholars of the school join
ed members of the community
league in program. Patriotic
songs were sung by the community
chorus. Judge James w. Lattomus
of Wilmington, greeted the friends
with a few remarks. A poem,
composed and read by Mary Webb
Cannon, entitled "Oak-hill Fifty
Years Ago" follows:
September eighteen-eighty-fve. / started
here to school;
Being just little tot ! did not know the
rules,
But as l watched the older ones at lessons
and at play,
Very soon / fell in line with the routine of
the day.
tContinued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
E5TRE STORM
|a7I11Is SMYRNA
.our of Rain
out Massey Mill
! Dam Near brei''-
oo1rLEvARD HERE

!, me worst electric storms l.
. ,rD,sr N as well as heaviest
al-, ,D.f of rain, visited smyr- ,-
.ls..n 4,, one and two o'clock clock
','a Y m0rring. Lightning struck *
.lr.sv rs at Robert Day IN
but fortunately no mater a1er-
y, was done. Other plac-
' around Smyrna were
= s-t no material damage
- W. Some farmers lost part
y. ,t0,k in the fields. The
=. eIOudburst that accom-
|. NJ storm washed out the :
!, vOshells Milldam and
..r;b Of waters from this
gsIIsd the ponds at Garrl-
l,ss four miles south OF
= - Only by hard work and
snt vigilance was the Boule-
i gsrrison's Lake kept from
!, washed away. Even the
[,r,rd at Lake Como, Smyrna
! time, was threatened. The
/, vas beginning to flow over
nd WIEN the timely arrival of
gnrs Webb, who opened wide
sOi gates prevented a dam
" Al the Lake Como cause
Hghway employees battled
|yzalny to save a section of
e>-Ns
mcste road at Garrison's
nri, south of Smyrna, when
Massey dam broke through.
ga as the danger to the mill
vas sensed, the State High
lspartment was notified and
snts we're centered in trying
eve ths boulevard bridge there
giving way. When the Mas
nil dam broke water thunder
gna the paralleling railroad
v two feet deep and was
k1d at Garrison's Lake before
schsd the highway. This gave
nggency crew under ]. A.
Flams, Kent County superin-
ht for the State Highway De-
nnt, precious time 20 sand
be top Of Garrison's dam.
PEaier lapped within two inch
overfowing the sandbag
Il stood stationary for
V then slowly began to drop
\ qilways took effect. Water
he same broken dam caused
naout on the concrete road
+ Seven Hickories. IT swept
~ lae road first, eating the
lnsnent. Within a few min
DE concrete caved in. The
Fsd bridge took a buffeting
I iae rushing waters, but
ndamaged. Three wooden
rs between Cheswold and
ll'l we're blown out in the
! q The Massey Mill pond
Y Part Of a nine-foot con-
! ''ad was taken away. Tele-
! ad electric service in Dover
I I i'r a short while when
'-s olew cut transformers.
! ! afees were strewn with
-l0s and branches. Trees
y apl00ted IL many outlying
~ J specially on the Canal
M'luhaed on PAGE Five)
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
Bobby FAIRIES Hurt by Fire Cracker

Little Bobby FAIRIES, son of Mr.
and Mrs. j. Wells FAIRIES, while
setting a fire cracker OF July 4th,
had it explode in his hand, badly
injuring his thumb and finger. It
required several stitches to close
the wound.
Smyrna times., 1936-07-09
!, - nand Here Tonight

sss,s' county Band is scbsa.
|sert on Permitting, ,e to give
. Frazier s. sne School Athletic
Asaias' S'll street, from 5 to .
y 8 July 8. Give them .
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-01
Predbezne oznameni zabav.

= Velkou Majovou zabavu
uspofada Slovensky Demokra-
ticky Klub z Marylandu v So
botu, 2. kvetna v Polskem sale
ma Bethlehem a Youngstown
Ave-, Graceland Park. Zaca-
tex V 1880 vecer.
= Statnf Rada Katolickeho
D6lnfka uspoTada "Majovy
Pies" V pondel1, 10. kvetna v
dolejs1ch m1stnostech osadn1
sv. Vaclavske skoly ma Colling-
ton Avenue. Zacatek v 8 hodin
vecer.
= Pevecky Dram. Sbor sv.
Cecilie z New Yorku sehraje
divadlo MAVEN "Vesnice zpf-
va, V nedeli, 10. kvetna v O.
sadn1 SIM ma Collington Ave.
Zacatek pfesne We 3 hodiny Cd
poledne.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-01

Anglicka vlada zvysila
dane z pr1jmG, uvalenfm vys-
SIGH poplatkd ma cal a pivo, a
pokracuje ma dalsfch 10 let
starsl dane z tezkych prGmy
slu, jez letos mely vyprseti.
Pflcinou vyssfho zdanenf je no
w program ma p~or1zenf no.
vych lodi, letadel, del a pod.
Vysledky voleb We Francii
vykazuj1 posflen1 strany fran
couzskych komunist1 v posla-
necke snemovne. Podobne Vi
tezstvi stran levice Sc predpo-
vida v nedeli "a voleb uzslch.
= PrGmyslova vyroba v Ra-
kousku je. letos ma nejvyssfm
stupni Cd svetove valky.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-01
ZvySene frosty vyzvsdacEm.

Ma podziln minuleho roku by
Ii krajskym soudem v Kosicfch
odsouzeni pro spionaz Jan
10th ma 4 roxy kaznice, Lads
Law Hendrix ma 4 roxy kaznice
a Samuel Mendlovic a Vojtech
lilies byli tehdy z obzaloby O.
svobozeni. Pr odvolacim pre-
lfcen1, ktere Sc konalo v sobo-
tn, 4. dubna u vrchniho soudu
v Kosic1ch, byla obzaloba zme-
nena V celem rozsahu a soud
zvysil jednotlivym obzalova-
nym frosty takto: Osvobozeny
Vojtech lilies dostal 9 rok1 kaz
nice, Mendlovic 8 mesfcn zala-
re, 10th 5 rokG kaznice, Pap 7
rokG kaznice a Hendrikovi byl
zvysen trest ma z let kaznice.
Vsichni odsouzenf jsou z Kra-
lovskeho Chlumce a prot roz-
sudku Sc odvolali.