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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1937-07-02
Vystraha prachovych boufi.
F. l.. I. S.

Uzaver, k nemuz dosli nej-
lepsf americt1 znalci pc prostu-
dovanf pGvodu a 1cinku pra-
chovych bourf, byl ten, re jed
ma tfetina zemedelsky vyuzit-
kovavan6 pGdy We Spojenych
Statech je v nebezpec1, re Sc
niue pfemeniti v poust. Je-
dine vcasny zakrok NIUE to-
mu zabraniti.
Ia celou historic pracho-
vych bour1, "a vsemi temi IT,
100000 akry zpustosenych
pastvin vez1 vlastne celia histo-
RE travy. Pres tri stoletf tab
ly We stale vzrGstaj1cfm poctu
zastupy lidu napFfc pevninou--
z vychodu ma zapad. Pred ca
sem obrovska oblaka prachu
pfevalila Sc re zapadu ma W.
chod. Mezi touto migracf ma
roda a prudkymi, dychan1 ste
zujlc1mi bouremi prachu, KITE
re sc nyni kazdorocne opakuji
Sc vzr6staj1c1m intensitou, je
nesporna a pr1ma spojitost.
Prachove boure jsou vlastne
vystrahou, re zeme byla pri-
pravena O sve "koTeny". Uze-
mi, nejhGTe postizene touto Ii
velnou pohromou, t. Nv. Dust
Bowl, lei zapadne cd Teky
Mississippi a rozprostira Sc az
k Rocky Mountains.
Pred pTichodem belocha pro-
chazeli tudy Indiani, lovice
bGvoly. Travy bylo dostatek,
a Indiani, prechazejfce z m1sta
ma m1sto, nev6novali Sc vide
lavanf pGdy. S pTfchodem be-
lochu byli Indiani SYSTEMATIC
ky zatlacovani dale a dale ma
zapad. Roku 1857 vzniklo pr
w "cow town" u Abilene v
Kansase a CHOW dobytka stall
Sc pfedn1 industrif zapadu. BIZ
wolf, stejne jake Ihdiani, poca-
Ii mizeti. Zapad byl ohromny
a zdalo Sc, re je ma mem vzdy
m1sta pro vetsf stada dobytka.
Nikomu ami incapable starati
Sc O konservaci travy. Kdyz
jedna pastvina byla spasena,
zahnal Sc dobytek ma vedlejsi.
Ovce objevily Sc ma travna-
tych plan1ch koncem minuleho
stolet1. V mnoha m1stech ma
hradily dpln6 dobytek hovezf.
Ovce potrebujf meme vody a
najdou 81 obzivu i tam, kde by
Sc hovez1 dobytek nenapasl.
To znamena, re z~pustosily ira
WI jeste dGkladneji nezli skot
pred mimi.
PAX pocali pTichazeti osad-
n1ci = zemedelci. V neuvefi-
telne kratkem case pTemenily
Sc obrovske lany pastvi V OBJ
delavana pole. Lid6, ktef1 az
dosud tezili z chovu dobytka,
rozprodali sva stada, nakoupi-
Ii stroje a os6vali nepfehledne
lany psenicf. Tom Campbell
demonstroval 1zasne moznos-
produkce We velkem, kdyz
roku 1923 premenil S nekolika
sty traktor1 100000 akrG p1-
dy z pastvin ma pole.
PAX pTisla doba sucha. Ma
10 deste, slime v6try a zadna
trava, ktera by chranila prst.
Povrchova hl1na s mnoha tisl-
eli akrG byla smetana vetrem.
[ sam obcasny dest stall Sc sp1-
Sc proklet1m nezli pozehna-
MIN, nebot smyval zbyvajlci
jeste hlfnu a zanechaval pou-
re p1sek, ktery prvn1 shiny vltr|
smetal v zaveje.
Kdyz trava mizi, nastava e.
rose pGdy. Odhaduje Sc, re a.
ii 165 milion1 akrG n6kdejs1ch
oastvi, je dnes 1plne zpustose-
10. Slime boure, zenoucf pred
'ebou oblaka prachu, nejsou'
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1937-07-02
Ma 1000 anglickych studentII
shledne letos Ceskoslovensko.

Pred casem n~avstfvili repu-
bliku delegati anglickeho stu
d~entstva, kteff Sc tn zdrzeli ma
ctrnact dn1 a S nimiz UstT. svaz
cs. studentstva navazal pTatel-
ske styky. Ovoce tohoto "a
jezdu Sc zacina objevovat jiz
nyn1. Ma cervenec a srpen je
ohlaseno osm vyprav z Angle,
pofadanych spoluprac1 s Ma
tional Union of Students. W.
pravy sc zdrz1 republice as
pom ctrnact dn1 a krone Prahy
shlednou take Sumavu a Ia
try. Mimo to prijede vyprava
Ianglickych studenth-kanoistG
a dive vypravy poTadane spo-
lupraci S Cedokem asi S dvema
sty dcastnfky.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

that the New Jersey has pumped
nito this marsh area. During this
interval, the level of the water in
the marsh on the south side of the
highway has been raised about
three feet higher than the water
level just across the road on the
north side. Continued dredging
had made it necessary to construct
a stronger like and the new bank
will be erected out in the marsh
about so feet from the present
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

bank in southerly direction.
While the entire marsh area is
now covered with water, as the
dredging progresses the water will
drain off into the branch channel
of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal and the entire marsh will be
filed in with sand and mud, elm
mating the water area between the
canal and the st. Georges high
way. The dredge, Pennsylvania, of
the American Dredging Company
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

The Every Evening thus refers to
the nuptials: There was we'd
ding of an aged couple on Madison
street in Wilmington last Thurs
day. The groom, who has long
since passed his 10th summer, is
a resident of Middletown, and the
bride, who is also near 20 years
old, is a former resident of the
same place. 1t was case of love
at first sight as they had not been
in each others company more than
twice since their first meeting.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
WILMINGTON CONFERENCE
ADJOURNED

The Wilmington Conference ad-
journed yesterday, and we give
elsewhere the appointments in full.
The Rev. w. S. Robinson, of Mil
ford, as was expected, comes to
Smyrna, Rev. ]. B. Quigg going to
North East, Cecil county, Nd.
There were doubtless the usual
surprises to both preachers and
people in regard to number of
places, a natural circumstance
where each were striving to better
themselves, but the session proved
pleasant one with no more than
the usual friction in arranging the
appointments. A noticeable fea-
ture is the high grade of the
younger members of the Confer
ence, nearly all having been edu-
Gated in colleges and theological
institutions, This is especially 80
of the lower District, Presiding FL
der Wilson having visited the
Northern schools where young men
were being educated for the min
istry and engaged them for his
field on the completion of their
studies. The pulpit ability of the
Conference is thus likely to be de
cidedly on the upgrade in the
coming years.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
WORD SENT OUT
TO DOG OWNERS
Outbreak of Rabies in North
ern Part of State Causes
Concern
CASE IN WILMINGTON

Dog owners in the northern sec
ton of Delaware are being eau
toned against allowing their pets
to run free where they will come
into contact with strange animals,
due to the discovery last week of a
dog in Wilmington suffering from
rabies, in a joint warning issued
by the Game and Fish Commission
and the State Board of Health.
Owners are further cautioned to
keep their pets from contact with
strange persons, lest the pet shall
have contracted the disease and
bite the strangers. Since the
transfer of the disease from dog to
dog is easily possible through bites
or injuries, and since the incuba-
tion period is relatively long, and
some months may elapse before an
area once infected may be eonsid-
cred out of danger, it follows that
a serious outbreak in any area
may well affect other outlying
sections. Every effort should be
made, the warning states, by dog
owners of New Castle County to
see that their dogs are protected
from the attacks of stray animals.
1t is advisable not to take dogs
into the infected area, and not to
accept animals which may have
been exposed to infection. The
warning advised that a veterin-
arian should be consulted about
the protective results to be expect
ed from incubation but if this
treatment is used, the owner
should. not gain over-confidence
and feeling that it is the only
preventive measure that need be
put into effect. A dog suspected
of having rabies should not be
killed, if avoidable, Immediately
when he shows the first sign of
supposed rabies, according to a
pamphlet issued by the State
DodiQ VI I1OdlIh' IL PoSoibiC, ioSh
him in a secure place from which
he may not escape and do any
harm, and give him normal
amounts of food and water; not all
dogs that an amateur diagnos-
tician states have rabies are so af-
fiicted, and the animal may recov-
err On the other hand, if he ac-
tually has rabies, he will die with
in a few days, probably within sew
en-, by progressive paralysis.
Whether the rabies case in Will
mington can have any connection
with the six-months outbreak in
Philadelphia during the early half
of last year is not known. How
ever, the publication of the State
Board of Health states that the
disease may develop up to year
after the transfer of infection. The
same publication warns that only
early treatment can save a person
infected with rabies If a person
has been bitten by a dog even sus-
pected to have rabies he should
Immediately consult a physician
and arrange for treatment, for
''only by being treated can one be
sure that adequate safeguards
have been taken"
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
WELFARE HOME
OVERCROWDED
Congestion So Great That
Some Sleep on Army Cots,
Boards Report Reveals
INMATES NUMBER 373

Conditions at the Old Age Wei
fare Home near Smyrna during
the past yes.r have been SO con
gested that some of the guests
have had to sleep on army cots.
This is disclosed in the annual re-
port of the Old Age Welfare Com
mission. On the last day of 1886.
the population at the home was
373 and the home was designed
to care for 235. The average daily
waiting list for admission to the
Welfare Home last year was 81.
On December 81, last year, 38 were
waiting for admission and the to-
tai for the year was 424 persons.
Although the Welfare Home was
planned to house 235, this number
has ben exceeded ever since the
opening. The population of the
home has crept higher and higher,
DR. A " Gilliland, superintendent,
reports, owing to the pressing
needs of those requiring admission
During the year, the average pop
ulation has been 366 and the num-
Der has often exceeded 375. This
excessive crowding," DR.. Gilliland
adds, "is far from ideal, especially
as some of the guests have had to
sleep on army cots. This housing
of regular guests in such a manner
was only adopted as a last resort
as it was thought to be better than
having them neglected out in the
community" Regarding the ad-
ministration of outside" relief, DR..
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
BROADCAST FOR "a,
Will By Made March % i
tion NDEI. V;,,,;

Delaware Falmen w4H1
opportunity 10 hea, u
federal administrator of i
cultural Adjustment ii
ton discuss the Agricultl1
serYation Proglam for tbi]
a special Transcribed pr1|
oe broadcast MONDAY poo1
229 by Raro Station Wn1
mington at 1850 o,c1J
County Agricultural IN
three Delaware Counties i
Stelzer, Agricultural Eco,1
the University Of Delaw]
urging farmers to plan tba
tiles for Monday 50 that }
De able 70 listen to the !,
which vii throw additional
the 1887 program. WDE1
casts on a frequency of h
cycles.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

arrived in the canal Thursday af-
ternoon It will begin work about
600 feet east of the Reedy Point
bridge and work toward st
Georges.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
James LeSage Given Life

James P. LeSage, 47, /
OF Middletown, received
sentence in Court Of oJ
Terminer Tuesday of last /
ter pleading not guilty to|
gree murder of his wit
Mae LeSage, but admitt
guilt of second degree nun
defendant, said to have exu
desire to die himself. shot
ed his wife at Middletoyn|
vember l, but recoveraI
wounds he inflicted ON
David ]. Reinhardt, Jr., I
counsel
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

Gilliland o,,,al reports that fo-1
mum ending June IN 'Or |
Legislature appropristasl !
pc made available arr,
money VA to Il nato1' ...- !
equaL amount from 49, : \
ano 2 3 handed IN !
,naans The Nelfar
mon v On Deoem5sI. .. . /
~ families incIc5.no D..
ual5 were recaivlae j.. - l
lief The cost pr 1s.3an, ~,
N the nome for .5a w.
o54 The total eost of 'rar,
was S138 6O7 'ldl
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages. Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF MARCH %, 1887

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., 1937-03-25

gagged to preach in this town on
Friday evening.
The Rev. Mr.. Hickman of Phila-
delphia will preach at st. Peters
Church on Friday evening next at
7.3O o'clock.
A. Lee Cummins is making very
decided Improvements to his an
cestral home in the way of paint
ing, new fences, new back porch,
lattice work, and the general put
ting of the premises in good apple
pie" order.
A call was printed and circulat-
ed on Saturday on blood red paper
calling for meeting of the peach
growers of this vicinity on Satur-
day next to discuss the basket
question. The Interpretation of
call thus issued would seem to in
dicate that the growers mean war
to the knife and the knife to the
hilt."
William Wells, who left this
town two or three years ago to re-
side in Philadelphia has been ser
iously afflicted the past two or
three weeks by sickness in his
family. having four children down
at once with measles, Alice May
the second daughter aged three
years and five months dying on
Wednesday.
The peach buds, because of the
prevalent North winds of this
month are but little more develop
ed than they were in February.
They are usually beginning to
bloom out at this time of the
Spring. The farmers are however
not disturbed about this for the
later the development, the less the
risk there is from late frosts, and
all the indications point to an i'm
mense crop.
Benjamin H. Smith, who left this
AOWh llAA1 lCdAS d6O " iCoAdC III
Philadelphia dropped dead while in
a cigar store On Monday evening.
The remains viii be brought on the
train Friday morning and proceed
directly to the Episcopal Cemetery
for interment. Mr. Smith was
skilled carpenter, which business
he followed all his life. He was 81
years old. His widow is a daugh-
ter of William E. Riggs, of this
town.
Horace d. Clark, who came to
this town four years ago from
Canada in search of a milder eli
mate. and subsequently purchased
property and settled here, died on
Monday, in the 82nd year Of his
age. His body was embalmed by
the Messrs. FAIRIES, and this morn
ing, accompanied by his son, of
Connecticut, and his three children
who have lived here with him, the
remains were carried to Suffield,
Conn, for interment. He was re-
ported to be the owner of consid-
cradle property both in Connecti-
cut and Canada.
1t was noted in the Times in last
weeks issue, the departure of AL
fred e. Fowler and Miss Clara S.
Beck for the purpose of getting
married. A subsequent note from
Rev.Enoch Stubbs records the mar
riage of the happy couple by him
self on Wednesday at mis- residence.
The following persons otherwise
formed the wedding party: Miss
Lizzie Beck, Miss Ella Smithers, K.
M. Fowler and G. A. Beck of this
town; Mrs. Frank Raymond, t. c.
Avis, Linwood Gadd, Philadelphia.
and Miss Ellen Marple, German
town. After the ceremony the
party was driven to the Bingham
House where they partook Of a
sumptuous dinner. The bride was
the recipient of a number of hand
some presents. Their time since
has been spent with the relatives of
the bride, preparatory to COM
mencing housekeeping in the
dwelling recently purchased by the
groom near the depot.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
GRAIN
New Wheat
AN AGED COUPLE MARRIED

AN AGED COUPLE MARRIED
Thomas Hackson, a worthy citi-
zen following the shoe making
business, and who has lived in this
community all his life until he left
Duck Greek about year ago to
live with his daughter in Middle
town. has gone and got married.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
PERSONALS

R. S. Culbreth, Esq, of Balti-
more, was on a visit to friends in
town on Monday.
Rev. Mrs. j. M. Mitchell, is a
guest of George M. Stevenson.
Mrs. Mary L. Dare, of Salem,
N. j., is visiting Mrs. c. F. Lippin-
colt.
E. B. Louderbough and wife. of
Dover, were in town Sunday and
Monday visiting friends.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
TO ERECT PERMANENT DYKE

New Bank Between Delaware City
and st. Georges Made Fast
The dredge, New Jersey, of the
American Dredging Company, be-
gan recently to pump for the per-
manent dixie in the marsh along
the highway between Delaware
City and st. Georges. Until now a
temporary bank, constructed along
the south edge of the highway, has
served to hold the mud and water
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
KENTON

On Wednesday evening of last
week a large party of young folks
surprised Miss Lizzie Griffin at her
home, near Downs Chapel, and for
several hours the house resounded
with merriment. Many of Miss
Griffin's friends from Kenton were
there to pass the pleasant hours.
w. B. Jones died on Friday last
aged 68 years. Many persons ac-
companied his remains on Sunday
to the M. E. Cemetery, where the
final rites were listened to.
The Lyceum's meeting on Satur-
day evening was not wanting in in
terest or in spectators. Select
readings and highly appreciated
solo by ID. F. Hazel proceeded and
exceptionally fine issue of the
Mercury, the first under the super
vision of Miss Ida Walker. The
discussion concerning which is pre-
ferable, country or city life was
followed by a decision favoring the
latter. The next subject on which
the orators of Kenton will vent
themselves is, Resolved, that
Labor is under more obligation to
Capital than Capital to Labor"
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

The Ross Federal Research Corpora
tion. nationally known fact-finding or
ganization, asked 1914 motorists in Ia
widely separated cities to contribute
their services in testing a mystery
gasoline" in their own cars. First-the
tank Of each car was drained Of the
gasoline il had been using.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

After these motorists had sufficient
time TO compare the performance OF
this uncolored Blue Sunoco in their
own cars against the gasoline they
had used previously. Ross Federal in
vestigators called upon them and OBJ
tanned their frank. honest opinions OF
the unknown motor fuel.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

The tanks OF these cars were then
filled with this mystery gasoline"
This unknown motor fuel was Blue
Sunoco. with the color left out. E. w.
Saybolt & Company, independent Pc
troleum testing authorities. checked
this mystery gasoline" and certified
that it was regular Blue Sunoco.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

Table above shows what ,s;sa insss
lists reported after oOnpa,,EIis gpsaoIis.
sunoco against 54 other !, sa ~ore.
oi ofiis the srtIa-pricssd sss'llssi Dslio
stated that Blue sun0oo ooriced
better than the higher
they had been using
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
DEATHS

Wells-In Philadelphia, March
18th. Alice May, second daughter
of William and Sallie f. Wells,
aged 3 years and 5 months.
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS

week IOr Kansas City. Iney ex-
pect to settle in Missouri.
On Wednesday evening at the
residence Of the groom, in Dover,
Mrs. Jennie Clarkson was united
in marriage to e. B. Kerbin, Rev.
L. B. Gibson officiating.
John Hudson, Benjamin Hazel,
and j. T. Jerman, OF Smyrna, and
CIV. Ingram, of Middletown, Wis
tied Harper's Ferry last week in
view of some land speculations to
be made there in a short time.
The following Delawareans were
graduated last week from the Phil
adelphia College of Pharmacy:
Frederick X. Brown, Robert j.
Burton, George A. Ennis, Robert
w. Fisher, Anna Lord, Willard E.
Smith.
William T. Smithers, Esq, who
slipped and fell on Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, two weeks ago and
broke his ankle and since has been
under treatment at the Girard
House, was removed to his home in
Dover on Thursday. He is improv-
ing slowly.
The Lewes wreckers are at work
trying to save the cargo of sugar
on the schooner Grace Bradley,
which is ashore near the iron pier
at Delaware Breakwater. 1t is
thought that 200 tons of the cargo
may be saved if the weather keeps
favorable.
Georgetown is affected with a
local gang of thieves. Two rob
berries and two attempts at rob-
berry have been committed there
within ten days. They are sus-
pected, too, of having set fire to
Jacobss store about two weeks
ago. On last Wednesday night
they emptied Maurice Potter's
smokehouse OF its bacon.
William r. Johnson. of Smyrna,
formerly a resident of Milford, has
been canvassing Milford this week
with the view of introducing the
electric light. Mr.. johnson secur-
ed 600 lights on only a partial
canvass of the town-sufficient to
justify putting in an electric plant.
He proposes to put in the Edison
Incandescent Light, end hopes to
(Continusd On Pass Sikh
Smyrna times., 1937-03-25

Bishop A. w. Wayman IS en-
gagged to preach in this town on
Friday evening.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-16
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Territorial Department of Health is furnishing health record forms to the parents and is asking the parents to take their children to the family physician for a phy- sical examination. The eXamina- ton is conducted leisurely at the office of the private physician with the parents present and the child undressed. Such careful examination will reveal minor deviations from normal which might easily be corrected at an early dae, but which might lead to muct more serious disturbanc- es if they do not receive the pro- per attention in time. Wherever there is Territorial public health nurse, she will be available, at the request of private physicians, to assist him during the examin- ation.
 We are asking the cooperation of all parents, members of school boards and physicians, in conduct ing these examinations. It must, of necessity, take a lot of time to examine several thousand child ren, and therefore, it is requested that parents begin having their children examined as early as possible, in order that they may be allowed to enroll. The Terri torial law especially provides that no child be accepted for enroll ment in school unless he has had physical examination, and pre- sents a health certificate.
 The physicians conducting the examination will write Accept for enrolment upon the school health record form, furnished by the Department of Health, which will be made out in duplicate; one copy sent to the Department of Health, and the other copy given to the school superintend- ent. This copy will be kept at the school as a permanent record
 (Continued on Page Three)
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-16
Terri. Health Dept

Juneau, Alaska, June 10, 1887.
 An open Letter to Physicians, Members of School Boards and Parents:
 You are undoubtedly familiar with the Territorial law requir- ing that every school child must have a physical examination dur ing each school year.
 These examinations, in the past, have possibly not been as thor ough as they should have been. The Department of Health this year is trying to standardize these examinations and make them of more benefit to the child, and the child's parents. The au- thority to supervise these exam nations is delegated to the De- partment of Health by the Terri torial legislature.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-16

peding the movements of his neighbor. Some of the more eX- pert of the natives are able to skin a seal in two minutes, but the average time is longer.
 The method of curing the skins is as follows: After being allow ed to cool on the ground so that the animal heat is lost, the skins are taken to the salt house where they are numbered and weighed individually and recorded. The skins are then laid flat, fur side down and having been carefully spread to guard against the per sistence of folds and wrinkles, are covered with salt. In this state they are allowed to remain a week, or ten days, when they are shaken clear of salt and are crit ically examined to make sure that all parts of the skin have cured. They are then repacked in a compact pile, called the book, the process being similar to that of the original salting but less salt being used. Here them re- main until such time as they are shipped, when they are tied into bundles, each containing two skins moist and pliable. They are then placed in barrels for ship ment to the United States.