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DEATH RECORD OF THE WEER
Continued from Rage One)

received about Leipsic with sorrow.
She was highly esteemed by all
who knew her. Besides her son
she is survived among others by
one granddaughter, Mrs. j. Regin-
aid DeFord of Smyrna. Her re-
mains were taken to Dover and af-
ter short services were inferred in
Silver Lake cemetery, Dover.
Death Of Mrs. Nathaniel Leverage
Mrs. Adelaide Leverage, wife of
Nathaniel Leverage Of Church Hill,
Nd, died at her home after a
weeks illness. Mrs. Leverage be-
fore marriage was Miss Adelaide
LeMonte Houston Of Millsboro,
Del, daughter of John M. and
Adelaide Hickmen Houston. Mrs.
Leverage taught school before
marriage for several years in Della
ware. She leaves to mourn
their loss beside her husband,
three children, Mrs. Clarence
Donovan Of Penn's Grove, N. j.;
Mrs. Kennard Ross of Barclay
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FOR SALE
Tomato and Sweet Potato Plants
for sale by
GEORGE N. SHORT,
South Boulevard,
Phone 1O7 R 3 Smyrna, Del.
6-3 1t
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spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex. Darrah.
Miss Sarah B. Jones was a guest
over the Memorial holiday of
Lieut.. and Mrs. Mullican at their
cottage in Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph D. Steven
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles AL
len of Wilmington, spent Memorial
Day with their relatives in Smyr-
ma.
Mr.. Layton Allen of Wilmington,
was a visitor in town on Memorial
Day.
Mr.. Jay Lassell, who was oper-
ated on at the Naval Hospital two
weeks ago, returned home last
Monday much improved in health.
Miss Alice Johnson of Clifton
Springs, N. Y, has returned from
a visit with her mother, Mrs. John
p. Hudson. Mrs. Hudson, who has
been quite sick, is reported much
improved.
Mrs. William Egan is the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ern-
est P. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Corley of
East Orange, N. J., and Mr.. Ed
mund Corley of Washington, D. c.,
spent the weekend with DIR. and
Mrs. R. F. Corley.
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SMYRNA BANK
is 125 YEARS OLD
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ganized. At the time the Bank
was founded there were only sew
enteen states in the Union. Our
modern life with its electrical il
Elimination, power, heat, telephone,
telegraph, wireless, and ten thous-
and secondary marvels has come
into being since the founding of
the Bank. Since its origin, the
United States has passed through
five major wars: the war of 1912,
the Mexican, the Civil, the Span
ish-American, and the World War.
Only 80 Banks Are Older in U.S.A.
In a survey made several years
ago, it is interesting to note that
there are only thirty-nine Banks
In the United States older than
The National Bank of Smyrna and
that eighty per cent Of these range
from few months to eleven years
older. The oldest Bank Is the First
National Bank Of Boston, estab-
lished in 1884. OF the 1887
Banks in the United States, one
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WANTED
Wanted, 2 men, with some ex-
perience to work at painting.
Steady work.
6-3 1t Phone Smyrna SO R 8
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to teach in the school. After six
months he had organized Sunday
School, and within a year a church
was organized. Rev. DR.. Colona,
pastor of Asbury, makes the usual
announcements for Sunday: Sun
day School at 10 a. M. Harvey G.
Jones, superintendent. Morning
services with Rev. Mr.. Shacklock
as guest speaker; Epworth League
at 6:45, and evening service and
sermon at 7:30. Prayer service
Wednesday at 1880 p. m. The
Church School Board will meet in
its monthly session Immediately
after prayer service Wednesday
evening. Children's Day services
will be held Sunday evening, June
18th. The minister will conduct a
baptismal service on the morning
of the 18th In the Primary Depart
ment of the Church School. Par
ents having children to be baptized
are invited to bring them at that
time. Any member or friend of
Asbury Church who can and will
present one or more of the new
church hymnals to their church
should see a member of the Hym-
nal Committee very promptly.
Earnest effort is being made to
complete the orders for the neces-
sary 300 copies in the next week
or SO. This can be done if every
one will cooperate promptly.
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TO ADDRESS ASBURY CHURCH
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to his service in Japan. Mr.. Shack
lock first went to Japan in 1920,
and was in charge of the Methodist
Publishing House in Tokyo. After
mastering the language, he was as
signed as teacher to To-O-Gi-
Juku in Hirosaki, North Japan.
After a stay of three years in the
United States, as one of the secre-
taries of the Student Volunteer
Movement, he returned to the
Hirosaki school in 1929. OF this
famous institution, established in
1897 as a military school by the
feudal lord of Hirosaki, Mr.. Shack
lock says: after Japan opened
her doors to western nations, there
arose a demand for western learn
ing. Western geography and his
tory, mathematics and science, and
English language were taught.
Four years later John Ing, a
Methodist missionary, was invited
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Md, and Nathaniel Leverage, Jr.,
of Church Hill, and seven grand
children. Mrs. William Poole of
Harrington and Mrs. Lester Long
of Milsboro are sisters and two
brothers, Mr.. John Leverage of
Dover and Mr.. Robert Houston of
Milsboro. Funeral services were
held Tuesday at o'clock at her
late residence, and interment was
made at Church Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. James III. Donovan, Smyrna
Mrs. Florence McColley Dono-
van, aged Sc, widow of James H.
Donovan, farmer near town, died
at her home in Smyrna, Sunday.
She is survived by a son HAZEL and
two daughters. Funeral took place
yesterday "wednesday from Far
les Chapel and interment was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Rev. DR.. ]. w. Colona oficiated.
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state bank in 1912. Other old
Banks near Smyrna are The Eas-
ton National Bank of Marylend,
Easton, Md, established in 1905
and The Delaware County Nation
al Bank, Chester, Pa, established
in 1914.
Present Building Erected in 1925
In 1925 the old bank building of
The National Bank of Smyrna was
torn down and a commodious, new
building erected in its place. Arch
itecturally, this building is an es-
pecially fine example of classic de-
sign in modern bank construction
In equipment, the Bank is abreast
of modern progress. The large
vault which was installed when the
building was erected is one of the
finest south of Wilmington. 1t has
every safeguard to make it fire.
proof and burglar-proof. The
door is specially equipped to resist
nitroglycerine and is further pro-
tected with type of steel which
will turn the point of the finest
drill. Once the time lock is set,
the door cannot be opened until
the appointed time. The door it
self weighs twelve tons. Last year
the interior was re-decorated and
venetian blinds hung. A few years
ago a Trust Department was add
ed. This department offers sug-
gestions in the preparations of
wills, gives information in invest
ments, and has all the facilities of
the larger banks in the Cities. It
acts as Executor, Administrator,
Trustee, Guardian, etc. and has
full trust powers.
Safe, Strong and Conservative
The National Bank of Smyrna is
safe, strong and conservative. Dur
ing years of its substantial pro-
gress it's affairs have always been
managed by prominent and exper-
fenced men and the best interests
of their patrons have always been
guarded, yet they have been pro-
gressive in a conservative manner.
The officers are men of wide finan-
cial ability with a broad vision of
the future development Of Smyrna
and community and are always
looking ahead to provide adequate
accommodation for the public. The
Bank has been noted for its liberal
credit accommodations. 1t was the
first Bank in this section of the
State to extend credit under the
Federal Housing plan. Personal
loans have also been made for sew
eral years. The officers and en-
ployees are: Harvey c. Jones,
President; ]. H. David, Vice-Presi-
dent; Edward T. Porter, Cashier;
Clark M. Knots, Assistant Cash
Ter and Assistant Trust Officer;
Miss Kate j. Smithers, Note Clerk;
Mrs. Ethel D. Urian, stenographer,
and Miss Ruth Collins, bookkeep-
er. The Directors are: JH David,
J. Wells FAIRIES, s. Creadick Ennis,
James A. Hart, Jr., Harvey G.
Jones, and r. w. Slaughter. The
capital of the bank is 500, 100000
and the Surplus S1O0,000.00.
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hundred and sixty-eight are over
one hundred years of age, most of
which are located along the At
lantic Seaboard. Sixty-four per
cent of this number are over tWen-
ty-five years old. This, alone
should give the average citizen a
comfortable feeling regarding the
stability of American Banking.
The oldest bank in Delaware is the
Farmers Bank of the State of Del
aware, established in 1907. The
National Bank of Smyrna follows
closely, being first established as
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AND
/ SOCIAL ITEMS
L. Who Come and Go,
Stors To Our Community
lind Former Smyrnians
kE AND CLUB PARTIES

Martha Williams, aged "a,
q Of "Zink" Williams, a Civil
veteran, who lived at Smyrna
linz, was in Smyrna over Sum
"a visit her cousin, George T.
ruson. Mrs. Williams was a
n, Of the late Capt. Josh Davis
s.yrna. She was greeted by a
ssr who remembered her. AL
ash she came purposely to see
thompson whom she had not
in years, she got no further
the foot of the stairs in the
Epson home. Mrs. Williams
too aged to attempt to climb
sairs and Mr.. Thompson, 90,
edridden, was unable to come
stairs.
S. Norman Coleman, Mrs. Ed
7. Porter, Mrs. Bertha B.
En-, Mrs. Carrie Shearer, Miss
! Jones, Mrs. Harvey Wright,
Emma Hoffecker, Mrs. Anna
u, Mrs. Emma Clifton and
Rena D. Williams were guests
sy. and Mrs. John L. Johnson
Aaford on Tuesday.
IS Maud Carr, who was un-
10 go to Rehoboth a week ago
rcount of illness, is reported
better, and her many friends
she soon will be able to make
! purney 50 that the salt air
q fully restore her to health.
&S William ]. Taylor, Mrs.
Fy P. Hall and Mrs. R. D.
ECKER were guests at luncheon
bridge given by Mrs. Law
u Appleton at Ocean City, N.
N ! Tuesday. There were three
= and a delightful time was
and Mrs. Edward Baxter and
md Mrs. Palmer Mckay of
adelphia, spent Memorial Day
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Nc
by.
5. Blanche Hazel Messick
her sister, Miss Beulah
last Saturday and spent sew
lays with their sister, Mrs.
Ey Y. Boots and Mr.. Boots of
4 Rochelle, N. Y.
and Mrs. Robert Mccullough
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs.
PES F. Kennedy of Drexel Hill,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S.
%age and son Jimmy of Dover,
II weekend guests Of Mr.. and
Walter T. Massey.
Il and Mrs. George Allen and
Eaig, Of Philadelphia, Mrs.
\ Allen, Mrs. Frances Scout
faughter Julia, of Wilmington,
i guests over the weekend of
nd Mrs. Frank Gootee.
n Catherine McCawley of Bal
re and Mrs. Walter Stewart
Nn Richard, of Dover, were
Il over the weekend of Mr..
Gs. Frank P. McCawley.
II Mary Holland of Teachers
lse, West Chester, Pa, has
/ Spending a few days with her
f. Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Ashworth Burslem of VIII
"n, spent the weekend with
Nfents, Rev. and Mrs. Burs-
and Mrs. A. Lee Clifton and
aers, Misses Margaret Lee
4ary of Philadelphia, were
II over Sunday of Mrs. ]. w.
Florence G. Lurty Of New
4 city, spent the weekend
ner parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
I'm H. Lurty.
n \. Norman X. Blendt has re-
r. TO ma visit with her sister.
Roland Smith Of Dover.
ld Mrs.Clarence B.Raymond
1esday morning by motor for
sumner home at Wisconsin
\ Wis.
howard Johnson of Pitts
\ y ra'' and Mr.. and Mrs. Linn
,44anlington, ,4al were recent visit
i, ~ Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
=. Ilnel David of near Smyr-
~ mas been Ill at her home, is
y. = a. Lemoine, Mr.. George |
~ and Miss Ruth Lemoine
Aangton, D. c., were visitors
a ~ Smyrna friends on Mem
Aarie Louise Darrah and |
una willing Of Wilmington,
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!. SMYRNA Times
sxYRNA. DELAWARE
[ovA AND VICINITY

woman's Home Missionary
!. Iii meet with Mrs. Nor
~ Ian this Thursday af-
| II 2:3O o'clock.
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49, school is perng held at
~: school house every Sun
-,ine at 10 o'clock and
/ r,'aw II 2 o'clock. George w.
4 M i @s,,perintendent. Lesson for
h s,,nday is "Joseph's readiness
ire" Gen. 41:33-44. The
/ IL GREAT need of more
T.. Let's help find them end
/ .ssm find themselves.
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.oo,,lar meeting of the
fn legion Auxiliary will be
81 ths Legion Room on Mon
ling. 7 June 7th, at 8 o'clock.
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Near Cloudburst in Fridays Storm
A shower Friday evening result
ed in regular cloudburst in Smyr-
ma and vicinity flooding gardens
and fields. The streets of Smyrna
were filled with water curb to curb
and some ran into cellars-the big
gest rainfall of the season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-19
LABOR CONVENTION
 DELEGATES PREPARE
 FOR ENTERTAINMENT

The delegates of the All Alaska Labor Convention held their first closed session, called at noon today.
 Various subjects were taken up which caused many heated argu- ments; however, after thorough dis cussion they were settled satisfac- torily to all, it was said. The session lasted until 2 o'clock when a recess of ten minutes was taken, after which the convention was thrown open to the public.
 The open session started with the appointment of an entertainment committee of seven to make ar arrangements for some kind of pro- gram at the close of the convention. Those appointed are Ralph Han sen of the Longshoremen; Henry Alviar of the International Labor Defense; Nathan R. Correll of the Miners; James Paddock of the Car penters; Victor Anderson of the Sawmill Workers; Jensen Olson of the Painters; and Chris Hennings of the Miners.
 Following this, several resolutions were read, including those for the abolition of herring reduction plants the abolition of fish traps, and all standing gear, abolition of whaling stations, and in favor of the six hour day.
 The aix-haur day resolution is un-
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Type,oriter Criminologist Hails I937
 --Seuen Is tue Best Clue On Keyboard
By SAM JACKSON

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 1e. | The mere fact that the new year bears the number 1897 will make work much easier for Edward Oscar Hein- rich, consulting criminologist.
 In Heinrich's profession of sci entific crime detection, analysis and tracing of typewriting play a pro- minent part, and there is no char acter on the typewriter keyboard that is such dead give-away" as the seven.
 Sevens Vary
 Other characters are fairly well standardized among the various makes and models of typewriters, but the designers put some indi- viduality into their sevens. Often single glance at the figure in an extortion note or suspected docu- ment enables Heinrich to name the precise model of typewriter on which it was written.
 Hence the felon who dates his communicati tions 1897 has one strike on him at the start.
 A typical case in which Hein- rich's typewriting studies helped postal authorities clear up an ex- tortion case occurred in 1935.
 Trapped By Nicks
 A San Francisco physician re- ceived typewriter note demand ing $100 on threat that alleged scandalous information about his wife would be divulged to the news papers. He was able to name a young man he suspected but he hadn't a shred of proof
 Heinrich's analysis of the typing disclosed that it had been done on a certain old model typewriter, and he suggested the federal officers trace the youths daily routine to see if it took him near such a ma chine.
 It was found that the suspect loitered around a theater and was on friendly terms with the owner, and that an old model typewriter was stored in the basement. Inspec- tor George IT. Austin typed off 2 copy of the note, and microscopic examination by Heinrich showed flaws in the alignment and hicks in the type proving conclusively that the extortion letter was written on the same machine. Confronted by
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SCIENTIFIC SHERLOCK

his silent evidence, the suspect pleaded guilty.
 Elaborate scales enable Heinrich to measure errors in alignment in .housandths of an inch, to compare curvature of letters or slantS in such characters as "%s" or 'f" with micro scopic exactness.
 Tn this business miss of a hun 1reth of an inch is as bad as miss of mile, he observes.
 "A case in which corporation di- rectors' minutes had been altered proved simple. The guilty party had ;ubstituted one page containing inn oortant changes in the record. The rouble is that the substitute page vas typed on new noiseless type writer that was not on the market 1t the time the corporation meet ing was held.'
 Selves Poisoning
 The simplicity with which scien- tific clues fit into each other was shown in an Oakland poisoning case.
 Six members of an Oakland lodge received free samples" of whisky soon after prohibition re- peal. One man, suspicious of its odor. discovered it was poisoned and news stories on his revelation warned the other five against drink ing theirs.
 The lodge was canvassed and one member recalled receiving an anon ymous letter, which he had kept. Comparison of the handwriting on the envelope and that on the whisky packages immediately showed they were the work of the same person.
 Heinrich then turned his atten- tion to the anonymous note itself, which was a short verse in an un- usual variety of typewriter letter ing. He learned from the local agency handling machines with such lettering that only one such type writer had been sold locally, and
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that it was in the library of an Oak land newspaper.
 Meanwhile the poison had been analysed as cyanide, which suggest ed an engraving plant, where cyan idle is a stock product.
 The newspapers engraverS were questioned and one was found to be a member of the lodge in question. Confronted by the chain of circum- stantial evidence, he confessed mail ing the poisoned whisky and was sent to San Quentin prison. A lodge feud was his motive, he explained.
 Listing himself as a legal chem ist," Heinrich has been called into consultation on the scientific as- poets of many major crimes in his IS years of practice.
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From Type to Paint

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Jan. 19.- From printer. to painter probably will be the theme of Edward Bow CTS life story if his success con- tinues.
 Bowers began studying are three years ago as hobby. His draw ings are on exhibition here.
 A printer by trade, as an artist he is self-taught.
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Good Season Predicted
 for Virginia Trappers

RICOMOND, Va, Jan. l9.-Chair- man Carl Noting of the State Fish and Game Commission fore casts a prosperous winter season for Virginia trappers, whose income from furs annually aggregates from half to three-quarters of mil lion dollars.
 The bulk of the furs taken in Virginia is muskrat, found in the swamps of the coastal regions.
 Nolting said these animals were expected to be plentiful, as they have about recuperated from the effects of the 1883 hurricane waters and had not been much injured by last years severe cold.
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tions can be made without def mite program. He will make recom- mendations for such program in his report to Washington within few days.
 The natives are completely unable to combat the wolves, under the present conditions, MT. Guoser said, because they are hunters not trap pers. They shoot their game, and their weapons are not sufficient for wolves. Their rifles are obsolete and small, and their ammunition is stale.
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Chinese Brides Carry
 Knives to Weddings

CANTON, China, Jan. 19.-Belli- gerent brides who carry knives to their weddings are China's latest expression of the New Woman
 They are members of the Spin isters' Society of Canton, sworn never to marry. When forced into marriage by old-fashioned families, they pay alimony to their husbands rather than live with them.
 The alimony goes to hire concu- pines for the husbands.
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SITKA PIONEERS HOME MEASURE OFFERED HOUSE
Measure Provides for Build ing Mausoleum-Other
 Bills Introduced

A bill in line with the request made by Superintendent Filler Han sen of the Pioneers Home rscom- mending that mausoleum be erected at the Home in Sitka was introduced in the Territorial House this afternoon by Representative J.. V. Davis, of the First Division. MT Davis also offered a measure which would give the Sitka Cold Storage title to small strip of property on which it now has a building. The piece of land years ago was in cluded in a deed given the Terri tory.
 A measure offered by Laiblin and Green would create an Industrial Accident Commission in the Terri tory to handle industrial claims and workmen's compensations.
 Ed Coffey has introduced bill in the House, similar to one in the Senate, lowering the age limit for pension from 65 to 50, raising the monthly payment to $45 a month and providing for 25 years residence A communication to the House to- day from Mrs. J. P. Taylor, Secre- tary of the Skagway Women's Club asked the Legislature for a new school building at Skagway or ade- quate repairs for the present one.
 H. H. Ross, of Fairbanks, who served in the House during the 1921 1923, 1925 and 1927 sessions and served as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, was extended the privileges of the House by the members during his stay in the city.
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PAYING GUEST

PROS SSER Wash, Jan. 19- Peter Jacquot made sure of his evidence when a sedan crashed through a wall and into the liv- ing room of his home He chained the rear wheel so the driver, Vic tor Mehrer, 19, couldn't move it.. Mehrer was fined $25 in Justice Court for reckless driving.
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STUCK UP

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 16. = Robert Vaughn, driving his taxi with two passengers on an unpaved street, became stuck in mud. He turned and remarked: well, It looks like I'm stuck
 "Yes," answered one, producing a gun, you are" The fares then
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Everlasting Flowers"
 Gives Farmers a Lift

MONTARA, Cal, Jan. 19.-Earm- CTS of this little coastal area have found a unique answer to agricul- tural problems in the raising of everlasting flowers"
 Every night trucks lumber out of the peat lands here, once devoted almost exclusively to artichokes, bearing cargoes of small crysan- themums that never wits.
 There is only a brief ree-month season in the fall but during that period about 20,00OOo0 flowers are exported Most of the sales are in the East.
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LISBON, Portugal, Jan. 19. - An historic trumpet, dating from the reign of King Charles the Fifth and found in the armour museum of Toledo's Alcazar, has been of fered to Portugal as souvenir of the siege.
 The trumpet which was found, -flattened by bullets, at the side of dead soldier when Nationalist forces entered the Alcazar, had been used to rally the defenders each time a Loyalist attack was threatened.