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Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
"SUNFLUSH" FOR MOTORS
r. Wier, Jr., Tells of Cleaning
Before Filling With Summer Oil

''While you might think that L
was footing my own horn in advis-
ing motorists to have the engine
of their car Sunflushed when they
change from winter to summer
grades of motor oil, 1 am really do
ing each motorist favor by MAX
ing such suggestion" says Mr..
r. Wier, Jr., the Sun Oil Com
pany's district branch manager
You see," he explained, "after a
hard winters driving, it is quite
probable that the motors lubricat-
ing system has picked up an amaz-
ing amount of contamination from
outside sources. This dirt is being
circulated with the oil, and while
oil-cleanerS do filter out a great
deal of this contaminated material,
still not all Of the oil is passed
through the filter at one time, with
the result that some of this sludge
and dirt remains in the system,
where it not only clogs up the sys-
iCili dHu prevents IDe Tree, Sdfe
circulation of oil, but also quickly
soils any fresh lubricant that is
put in the motor. That's why
urge motorists to Sunfush their
engines before they buy fresh sum-
mer oil. Sunf1ush is very light,
high quality, pure oil so thing that
it penetrates to every nook and
Granny of the lubricating system.
cuts out the accumulated dirt and
sludge and washes it out Just as
soap loosens and washes away dirt.
AS a result, this internal gath
leaves the inside of the motor
bright and clean. Sunf1ushing costs
only a few nickels, takes only a
few minutes and enables fresh oil
to stay clean. Of course, this helps
to condition any motor for summer
driving. Sunfiushing is available
at almost every Sunoco Service
Station"
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
BIDS ON 6 ROAD
JOBS OPENED
Three Projects Are Spans; !;
Highway Beautifying On
Glasgow Road Included
KENT COUNTY BRIDGE

Bids on six State Highway De.
partmentc ontracts, including three
small bridges and a Identification
proposal, were opened Wednesday
of last week. The roadside beauti-
fication project is on the Summit
Bridge-Glasgow Road. Contracts
will be awarded after the tabula-
tions are studied.
Following are the contracts and
bidders: Contract 3O8C: Sluice-
ways, Mahon Road, Kent County:
Speer & Jones, Dover, SLABS;
Gooden & Clarke, Dover, $4,000;
M. A. Speer, Dover, S2,1O5; E. F.
Hammond, Delmar. S1,94O.
Contract 326A: Roadside Beauti-
fication, Summit Bridge to Glas-
gov, 4.04 miles, New Castle Coun-
ty: D. E. O'Connell & Sons, Viii
mington, S6,OO8.O5; William H.
Doyce, Berwyn, Pa, S9,249 so;
George & Lynch, Dover, S5, ,875. rs.
Contract SIG: 80 feet concrete 1
beam span east of Greenwood, Sus-
sex County: j. A. Bader & Co, Will
mington, $8,237; M. A. Speer, Do
yer, $8.650.10; Gooden & Clarke.
Dover, S7,446.6O; E. F. Hammond,
Delmar, S10,311; Speer & Jones,
Dover, S3,625.40; Old Line Con-
struction Co., Chestertown. Md.
$7,826.70; P. J. O'Connell. Whining
ton, $9,S93.70; NJ. ]. McDermotf.
Georgetown, $8,903. so; Eugene F.
Verga, Camden, N. J., S1O,S76; S.
S. Jones, Ocean City, Md, Ss,932.-
40.
Contract 517-Two 18-foot creo-
soted spans gravely fork, Deep
Creek: Marvin E. Cox, Nanticoke,
Md, S3,771; M. ]. McDermott.
Georgetown. SAILS: Speer & Jones
Company, Dover, STATS; E. r.
Hammond, Delmar, S4,972.5 so; w.
w. Truitt, Lincoln City, So, ,O27; Old
Line Construction Company, Ches-
tertown, Nd, So, ,964. so: Eugene +.
Nefga, Camden, N. J., S6,531.
Contract -E,ix-eer-foot r. r.
type r. G. span, east of Selbyviile;
]. a. Bader. Company, Whining
ton, S6,7i6; NJ. ]. McDermort.
Georgetown, $6,796.50; Speer e
Jones Company, Dover. 81. asp; e.
F. Hammond, Delmar. SS.215.75:
w. w. Truitt. Lincoln City, So
O86.90; p. J. O'Connel, Whining
ton, S6,O83.50; Old Line Construc-
ton, S6,083.50; Old Line Construc-
ton Company, Chestertown, S.
$3.50; Eugene F. Verga, Camden,
n. j., S9,742; S. S. Jones. Ocean
City, Md. S7,33S.6O.
Contract 500 60 Kent County
bridges (creosote TIMBER: Speer &
Jones. Dover. S1,675.25; Gooden &
Clark. Dover, S1,6S4; E. z. Ham
nond, Delmar, 81 ,805; W.W.Truitt.
Lincoln City, S2,329. so; Old Line
Construction Company, Chester
own, S1,S25; Eugene F. Verga,
Camden, N. j., S2.6S7. so.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15

disking certain specified crops such
as soybeans, cowpeas, crimson
clover, vetch, ETC., and leaving
them on the land Practices Of
special interest to the orchard
farmer also include the application
of specified quantities of ground
limestone or air-dry mulching ma
terial or superphosphate, or super
phosphate and potash. Payments
for diversion of acreage from soil
depicting to soil conserving crops
may also be earned on farms hav-
ing commercial orchards the same
as on other farms. The rates of
payment for diverting from gener-
al soil-depleting crops to soil-con-
serving crops will average SO per
acre for the United States. varied
among farms in accordance with
the productivity of the land.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
NEW KENT COUNTY SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT

L. Irving Handy, Principal of
our Public Schools, was yesterday
appointed Superintendent of Public
Schools for Kent County by Gov.
Biggs, under the provisions of the
new school law in relation thereto,
enacted by the Legislature last
week. His selection for the place
is in accordance with public expec-
tation, and we may say with public
approval. Mr.. Handy's education
al qualifications as well as exper-
ience in teaching fit him to an
eminent degree for the duties of
the office. His appointment leaves
a vacancy at the head of our grad
ed school that it may be difficult to
fill. He will hold his place here
for a brief period to give our
Board Of Directors an opportunity
to choose a successor.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
DEATH OF BISHOP LEE

The Right Rev. Bishop Alfred
Lee, d. D., Bishop Of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church Of Delaware,
died yesterday afternoon. His
death was not unexpected as he
had been seriously i'll for the last
five weeks with typhoid fever, but
he had rallied so much about ten
days ago that his physician and
friends were led to hope he might
survive for several months at least.
He had not been strong for several
years and about the middle of last
January he suffered severe at
tack Of sickness that lasted fully
month and was only relieved af-
ter a two weeks vacation to Old
Point Comfort. He returned from
that place on March 1st. much inn
proved, but four or five days later
he was stricken with his last and
fatal Illness. All of last week the
attendants of the deceased felt
but on Monday at noon his
caused the gravest APP
prehensions. He rallied later in
the day and yesterday at noon he
was no worse but at 2 o'clock he
began to sink rapidly and In an
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Smyrna times., 1937-04-15

liam H. Ford, her son-in-law, near
Severson's Church, April Tth, Mrs.
Margaret Rench, aged IA years.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
RAYMOND'S NECK CHURCH
SUNDAY SCHOOL,

The Sunday-school at Rs,ymond's
M. E. Church was organized On
Sunday last and the following Of
ficers and teachers were elected for
the year 1887: Superintendent, ].
T. Jefferson; Female Superintend-
ent, Mrs. J. F. Denney; Assistant
Superintendent, ]. Donovan; Sect
retary, ] Garrison; Librarian, H.
Slaughter; Teacher of Young
Mems Bible Glass, Miss Lenore
Clements; Teacher of Young Lad
les Bible Class, ]. N. Jerman; AS
sistant, Mrs. ]. F. Denney; Teach
er of Third Glass: Mrs. j. Farrell:
Teacher of Fourth Glass, Miss
Name Slaughter; Teacher of Fifth
Glass, j. E. Disch; Infant Glass,
Mrs. H. Snow.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
WAY TO BETTER
FARM ORCHARD
Plan Offered By Federal Ag-
ricultural Conservation
Program
r. o. STELZER EXPLAINS

Commercial orchardists will find
that the 1887 Agricultural Con-
servation Program offers an oppor-
tunitq for improving orchard land
and for earning payments to assist
in defraying the costs of conserv-
ing or building up the soil says D.
o. Stelzer, Extension Economist,
who is in charge of the Agricul-
tural Conservation Program in
Delaware. Provision is made in
the 1887 program whereby or
chardists may build up organic
matter in the soil, improve its con-
dition and moisture holding capac-
ity, prevent erosion, and at the
same time, qualify for payments
A soil-building allowance will be
established for each farm. This
allowance is the maximum amount
for which payment may be made
for carrying out soil-building prac
tees on the farm. On farms eli
gible to earn a diversion payment,
the soil-building allowance will in
clude 81 for each acre in the min
imum soil-conserving acreage. On
farms not eligible to earn a diver
sion payment, the allowance will
include one dollar for each acre of
cropland, or 81 for each acre in
the minimum soil-conserving acre
age for the farm, whichever is
larger. OF particular interest is
the fact that the soil-building al
lowance for any farm also will in
clude 81 for each acre of com
mercial orchards on the farm On
January 1, 1887. The approved
soil-building practices which may
be carried out by orchardists in
earning the soil-building allowance
for the farm include seeding ap-
proved seeds of legumes and per
ennial grasses, and clipping or
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
NOTED WOMAN
is COMING HERE
Mrs. Oscar w. Hahn, Nation
al President of American
Legion Auxiliary
RECEPTION IN PROGRAM

Final plans have been made for
the ojcial visit of Mrs. Oscar w.
Hahn of Nebraska, National Presi-
dent of the American Legion Aux
iliary, who will be the honored
guest of the units of the Depart
ment of Delaware tomorrow, Fri
day, April 16. Mrs. Hahn's visit
will be concurrent with that of the
National Commander of the Amer
ican Legion. Harry w. Colmery of
Kansas. and dinner meeting fol-
lowed by entertainment and
dance, will be held in their honor
at z p. m. in the Cafe Grande,
Wilmington, in the evening. A
number of Legion women of Smyr-
ma and Kent County expect to at
tend. The committee on reception
and arrangements for the enter
tainment of Mrs. Hahn during her
stay in Wilmington, is headed by
Mrs. William N. Cam, president of
Delaware Unit No. / of Whining
ton, who is assisted by Mrs. f. A.
Bonner, Delaware City; Mrs. Glen
Newton, Dover; Mrs. Calvin Affier-
bach, Georgetown; Mrs. George d.
Hill, Dover; Mrs. c. Nj. Dillon, Will
mington; Mrs. William H. Page,
Jr., Wilmington; Mrs. f. Allyn
Cooch, Newark; and Mrs. Samuel
Maroney of Wilmington. Mrs. j.
r. Fader of Newark, department
president of the Auxiliary, will
greet Mrs. Hahn, who is expected
to arrive in Wilmington at 1000
O'Clock Friday morning, after
which she will be escorted by the
reception committee to the DUPONT
Hote, which will be her headquart-
ers for the day. Following spec
ial luncheon which has been plan
ned for Mrs. Hahn, she will visit
the Longwood Gardens on P. S. du-
Points beautiful estate. In the ev-
ening. Mrs. Fader will introduce
Mrs. Hahn, who will give her main
address at the dinner meeting, 20 |
the members and friends of the |
American Legion and Auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
DELAWARE FRUIT

The bill to incorporate the Del
aware Fruit Exchange at Clayton
whilh was introduced last Thurs
day in the Senate and had two sue
cessive readings, names as corpo-
rators, T. w. Cavender, Nathan
Underwood, Joseph Ligntcap, B. F.
c. Rothwell, Thomas Cavender,
Joseph L. Lavender, Isaac Truax,
w. Polk Cummins and Alex. c..
Cummins. The corporators are
authorized to establish an ex-
change for the disposal of green
fruits, vegetables, poultry. canned
goods of every description and
such other articles as they may
see fit. The business shall be
managed by not less than Z nor
more than 13 directors elected at
annual meetings on the second
Wednesday in May. Shares of
capital stock are to be $40 each.
The directors may appoint inspec-
tors of fruit at any point of ship
ment, who shall be sworn or af-
firmed.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15

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word famous COOKING ns0'|
lecturer and autbos !!
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DEATHS
Rench-At the residence of WI.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
OPEN UP BUILDING LOTS IN
SMYRNA

OPEN UP BUILDING LOTS IN
SMYRNA
The nearly eight acres on the
south side of the town sold by the
heirs of Mrs. Martha A. Cummins
to John Anthony and by him divid-
ed and sold into building lots in the
early part of the winter to various
of our citizens, has been fenced
around by a neat board fence, and
Frazier, Delaware, Union and Pearl
streets, extended, have been plow-
ed and rolled and are now ready
for the public travel. This tract is
hign, level, beautiful for situation,
and with deep lots and wide streets
can hardly be otherwise than at
tractive.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
Milford Truck Dispute Settled

Drivers for the Victor Lynn
Transportation Company of Mil
ford went out on their regular runs
last week after one-day strike.
The drivers and the company Of
f1cials came to satisfactory terms.
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
BREAKING INTO RADIO
George Rector, Master Chef Of
Phillips Delicious Foods

Breaking into Radio for the first
time in February, over 80 key sta
tions of the Columbia Network
Phillips Delicious Soups are not
Smyrna times., 1937-04-15
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF MARCH 13, 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.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24

SOMETHING new in Stacks
is worn by Shirley Ross in
waikiki Wedding" A black
and white maillot is topped
by white silk linen slacks with
side zippers, and a little
bolero of the same fabric.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-02
BUILDING OUTLAY SHOWS GAIN
OF s. PER CENT OVER PREVIOUS
YEAR: 27PERMITS ARE GRANTED

Money spent for building in the
city % HenderSonvillc showed an
increase of SO per cent over 1885.
the record of building permits for
1886 shows.
The record reveals that q per-
mits to build were issued during
1886 ut Il total cost of $3l,O45 rs
compared to 20 permits for Sl9,-
SIS during 1885. The year 1886
showed an enormous increase over
1888 and 1884 when permits to-
tailed slightly more than $4,000
and $4,000 respectively.
All building in the city is not
shown in the permits, since some
people do repairing and remodel
ing work without securing per-
mits, but the permits clearly indi-
cate the trend.
Little new building is shown by
the permits. Several filling sta
tions and small buildings were
constructed in the city during the
year, but the largest portion of
the permits are for remodeling.
The largest item of the year
was $4,000 for the remodeling of
the immaculate Conception Cath
Ollie church. Other large items
were for the remodeling of the
building at the corner of Third
avenue and Main street, and for
the remodeling of the Woolworth
store building.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-02

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Jan.
9. ;UP)-A dark-haircd, middle
aged woman, Florida's only wo-
man mayor, last night defied Gov.
Dave Sholtz to use military force
of the state to make good a coup
by which he sought to sweep the
Daytona Beach city administers
ton out of office.
Packing the city hall with the
full police force, armed with sub
machine guns, Mrs. Alice Arm
strong, mayor of the city, won an
Injunction to prevent the Florida
governor from removing her from
office.
The Injunction, handed down
by Circuit Judge Herbert Fred
rick stalemated four companies
of armed national guardsmen mo.
bilized by Sholtz in the heart OF
the winter playground of Amer,
cas- millionaires, to make good
his coup.
The injunction ordered a new
city commission, named by SholtZ'
Volusia County Sheriff S. f..
Stone and Florida Adj. Gen. Wv
ian Collins to refrain from inter
ference with the old city commits
sion.
The order, handed down as Col
Inns was mobilizing four compan-
les Of national guardsmen, relieV-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-02
Temperature For
Year One Degree
Over Normal Here
Rainfall Over II Inches
Above Annual Quota,
Figures Show
By T. w. VALENTINE
Local u. S. Weather Observer

The year 1886 began with an
unusual cold spell: but eight of
the twelve months showed tenn
peratures above normal; and the
year as a whole was one degree
warmer than the annual normal
temperature.
April showed a temperature
which was exactly normal. Janu-
airy, February and November
showed temperature below nor
NAL. the deficiencies being 80,
2.3 and l.3 degrees, respectively.
The other months showed temper
atures above the monthly normalS.
The excuses. by months, were as
follows: March, rs; May, 30;
June. 80; July, 10; August, Is;
September, 2.5: October. "a; De-
cember. 20.
The precipitation for the year
was 1862 inches above the an
nual normal. Tie departures by
nth, ,yavn 90 fnlloyS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-02
Girl Scouts Troop
| Will Be Active
Many Tests Planned; Will
Hold Court of Awards

Announcement was made today
that 2nd class Girl Scouts OF
Troop l are preparing for pro-
motion 10 first class, while a meet
ing of the first class Scouts OF
this troop will be held Friday,
Ian. 8. when service to the COM
munity will be discussed.
On January 18th. girls will be
given tests on thrift and judging
of height and weight. January
22nd. a test will be held on signal
ing. On January Goth, first aid
tests will be given girls who are
in the second class.
Mrs. X. s. Gibbs will be at the
Girl Scout room Monday from
$3.50 to 5 p. M. TO help those girls
who wish to prepare to pass the
merit badge tests.
Troop Girl Scouts is also
planning TO hold court of awards
at an early date.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-02
ANXIETY over
POPECROWINC
Vatican Is Saddened AS
Strength Fails; All Pos
sible Has Been Done

VATICAN CITY, Jan. ?. (UP)
a renewal of pain in Pope Plus
swollen leg today caused new anx-
iety in the Vatican.
Complications were feared and
the atmosphere around the Vati-
can was sad in the belief that ev-
erything possible had been done
and that the Pope fails to improve
and is steadily losing strength.
The Pope today concluded his
10Th consecutive day in bed.
How long his physical energy
can resist the ailments is a mat
ter of conjecture. =.
He may die within 4 few days
if his heart succumbS TO the strain
or he may continue to live for
months, but one fact now seems
clear: go,
Achille Ratti, son of n mill
worker who became head of the
worlds most powerful church,
will never leave his bed again.
Each day his strength becomes
more depleted. =,
A United Press informant said
that the illness must follow Its
cycle until "thc Pope's care-worn
body ceases to function
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-02
WOULD MAKE CCCs
MILITARY RESERVE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. (UP):
Rep. Jack Nichols, D., Okla, said
last night that he would propose
in the coming congress organiza-
ton of the Civilian Conservation
Corps into o military reserve unit.
"These young men. who are In
the Civilian Conservation Corps
camps should be drilled" Nichols
stated. lone of the greatest mis-
takes we have made is the failure
to give them military training"
It is expected that paciist or
CARNATIONS will oppose bitterly
any such measure but sponsors Of
the measure plan to fight opposi-
ton to force its adoption.
"We plan to ask such training
for the corps and If pacifst Or
PLANTATIONS oppose US. we will test
their strength" he continued. i
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-02
Daytona Beach's Woman Mayor Bests
Gov. Sholtz in His Effort to Gust Her
Circuit Court Injunction Defeats Four Companies OF
National Guard; City Hall Bristes With Guns

ed the tension in situation
which for a time yesterday threat
ened to flame into open warfare.
Mrs. Armstrong, named mayor
only about month ago when her
husband. f. II. Armstrong resign
ed to forestall an custer acton
by Sholtz, maintained her position
in city hall bristling with sub
machine guns.
az am determined as constitu-
tionai mayor of Daytona Beach TO
exhaust every legal and leglti-
mate means available to keep
Governor Sholtz and his cohorts
from taking charge and control
Of the city of Daytona Beach 1or
the purpose of exploiting it," Mrs;
Armstrong said rs she directed
stationing of her machine-gun
armed police.
Sholtz ordered removal of the
mayor and five other officials
with the charges Of malfeasance
of office and incompetence. Day.
tona Beach is the former home OF
the governor, who steps down
from his office next Tuesday.
A company of national guards
men stood under arms at the ar
mory here, but it appeared I'M
likely they would take over the
city hall in view of the inJunc-
ton.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-02
Will Start Work
Soon on Pisgah
Forest Highway

BREVARD, Jan. 9. Especially g.
Construction work on the upper
or top link of the Pisgah National
Forest highway, 2S4, is expected
to get under way during the COM
ing week.
Contract which has been award
ed the Ragland Construction Co.,
of Louisburg, calls for grading
and surfacing of the five-mile
stretch of 284 from the Looking
Glass project to the Haywood
COT nty line where the road is ex-
pected to connect with the Great
Smoky Mountains scenic highway,
and also in the contract is surfac-
ing of the five-mile link which was
graded during last winter and
spring by the Anderson Construc-
ton company. :,
Local labor will be used on the
project which will cost better than
$4,000, and Frank King, man
ager of the local employment Of
fee stated Saturday that he had q
requisition for ten men to start
work Monday morning clearing
right-of-way for placing machin-
erv near the Pink Bed section.
Mr.. King said that he expected TO
have between so and 70 men on
the Job during the week..
G. G. Page of Greensboro is
state highway engineer in charge
of the work, and opened his office
in Brevard this week. Mr.. Page
said that the Ragland contract
called for completion Of the job
in $50 working days.
When completed, the Pisgah
Forest road as it is known, will
have a maximum grade Of eight
per cent, with a 28-foot bed, and
q 20-foot surface Of compact
stone. It will place Brevard with
in I6 miles of the scenic highway
and will be beautiful drive with
in itself.
The road passes within a few
wards of Looking Glass falls, con.
facts the famed Pink Beds, and
for ID miles lies within Pisgah
National game preserve.