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Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
FARMERS FACE
LOSS OF WHEAT
Heavy Rains on Wheat Stack
ed in the Field Causes
Much Damage
HAVE FLOODS UP STATE

Hundreds of Workmen Iaoored
feverishly Sunday to repair the
quarter million dollar damage caus-
ed by the heavy rains and swollen
streams up state which swept
away bridges, flooded plants and
homes, and caused widespread
havoc west and northwest Of Will
mington Saturday Gloomy farm
ers throughout the state facing a
million dollar loss in their wheat
crop as rain fell for the eighth con
secutive day. Sprouting Of wheat.
development Of brown rot in peach
es, and of fungi on melons, all at
tributable to the almost steady
rains, would account for the bulk
Of the threatening loss. No dam
age to bridges and no floods in the
Smyrna area, but much concern is
felt by farmers for damage to their
wheat, fruit and melon crops. Corn
so far has stood the heavy rains,
althO beaten down in some fields.
The usual weekend throngs at Re
hoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, and
the smaller bay and seaside re-
sorts dwindled to a mere handful
over the weekend because of the
Rooms were easily OBJ
tanned Saturday in any Of the re-
sorts in marked contrast to the
conditions prevailing the preceding
Saturday. Each day of rain in
creased the gloominess of the out
ook of the farmers of the state,
Who stand to lose approximately
81 100000 if the rains continue or
Ire followed by a heat wave. ].
leonard Soper. director of the Bu-
eau of Markets of the State Board
If Agriculture. said Sunday after :
loon. With 20 per cent of the
tate's wheat crop still unthreshed
n the fields, some farmers are fac
ID with the loss of their entire
rop. If the farmers are not able I
ecause of the rains to thresh with
q the next few days, their crop
viii be either a complete loss or
seful only for chicken feed The
Excessive moisture has already
aused brown rot to appear in
lany of the peach orchards of the Q
tate and it is expected to run u
unless the rains cease at ,
nee. Even SO, the damage to the r
each crop may reach 100000 !
and peppers have been h
ard hit by the wet weather. e
Continued on Page F1ve) a.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
ASBURY CHURCH SCHEDULE
sunday School and Morning Ser
vice Usual HOurs-VacatiOn Period

Sunday School and Morning Ser
vice Usual DEMONSTRATION Period
The services at Asbury Method
ist Episcopal Church next Sunday.
July 31st, will be as follows: the
Church School will be convened
promptly at 10 o'clock as usual.
Mr.. H. c. Jones, Superintendent. in
charge; the morning worship ser
vice and sermon at eleven O'Clock
This service viii be closed at
twelve noon. There vii be no ev-
ening service. The Official Board
recently granted the usual vaca-
lions to the organist, sexton and
The minister expects to
be in the pulpit August 7th, and
will be away the remaining three
Sundays of the month Supplies
will be secured for those services
and announced in good time.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
Rev. Glow, seaford, Loses Baby

The Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Glow. of
Seaford, Tuesday buried their one
acknowledgements son fatally
scalded Saturday night in his bath.
During his mothers absence, the
child fell into a tub filled with
water Mrs. Glow had just poured
from kettle. He died Sunday in
Milford Memorial Hospital. Ser
vices were held from the Methodist
Protestant parsonage in Green
wod. Mr.. Glow serves the Green
wood, Cannon and Chaplain's Chap
ell NJ. P. Churches.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28

from which he sells milk on the
Baltimore market. The manager
elect of the Interstate Milk Pro-
ducers' Cooperative holds degrees
from Davis EIkins College and also
from the University of Pennsyl-
vania, having been graduated by
the latter institution in 1919. He
continued active supervision of his
Maryland farms while at
tending college Mr.. Hoffman spent
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
SMYRNA GRANGE MEETING
Meeting Last Thursday Night Civ
en- Over to a Social

Smyrna Grange held a social
meeting Thursday evening with a
good attendance. Due to the an
sence of the lecturer, there was no
program prepared Imppromptu
as it was, there was put on a mu-
steal skit by Brother Walter T.
Massey. Song by the Grange and
other busical selections. The mem
bers enjoyed being together and
talked farming and topics of the
day which was followed by the
serving of light refreshments
Patrons are urged not to forget the
annual picnic at Colchester Beach.
August End. There will be no
meeting this Thursday evening.
The next meeting will be August
the 4th.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week
st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor announces the services for Sun
day next, the seventh after Trim
ity. as follows: 7:30 a. m, celebra-
ton of the Holy Communion; IL
a. M, morning prayer and sermon
upon "Other Foundations.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
SEEKS ROAD COST
Ask For Bids on Ocean City-Reho-
both Road Before August LIST

Bids for the construction of the
eight-mile coastal boulevard from
Ocean City to the Delaware line
were asked last week by the Mary
land State Roads Commission. The
road, another link in the project of
straight highway along the ocean
front from Ocean City to Rehoboth
Beach, Del, is expected to cost
Maryland around 100000. No bids
will be received after August 2.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
MISS ELSIE ROWLAND WEEDS
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rowland, Weds Mark LYNCH

Miss Elsie E. Rowland, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Now
land of Smyrna, and Mr.. Mark A.
Lynch, son of Mr.. Dennis Lynch of
West Grove, were married at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon in Christ
Our King Church by the Rev. John
j. Lynch. The brides only attend
ant was Miss Gladys Hopkins, of
Middletown. Mr.. Joseph Lynch of
Albany, brother of the bridegroom,
was best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch
left on a wedding trip to be in the
New England states. They will
live in Holly Oak.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
TOMATO AND MELON CROPS
Seen Damaged Down State BY In
ceSSant RAINY Shell

! The recent heavy rains have
drought much damage to some
crops in lower Delaware. Toma-
toes just starting to ripen, contain
much disease and those living on
the ground are rotting badly. Wat
|ermelons are just starting to de-
velop on the vines, and they too
are suffering from rot. The toma-
to crop is not expected to be more
than half of normal. The conta-
loupes which are being shipped, the
first of the season, are not of as
fine quality as they would be with
less rain However. most of the
fields look good, and there should
be a fair yield.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
d. L. Megonigal, Brother of Will
lard MegOnigaI, Kenton. Dead

James Thomas Megonigal, aged
81, brother of William Megonigal
and Miss Bertha Megonigal of Ken
ton, who died Saturday, July %, at
Arlington, Va, was buried in Bryn-
zion Baptist Church Cemetery.
Tuesday, the Rev. Mr.. Cubbage of
Wyoming, officiating. Mr.. Megon-
igal was a son of the late John c.
Megonigal of Wilmington and Mrs.
Avis Burris Megonigal, formerly of
Kenton. He is survived by several
brothers and sisters, including Mr..
William Megonigal and Miss
Bertha Megonigal of Kenton.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
Eight Days Rainfall in Delaware

Nearly IL inches of rain fell in
Delaware from July Is to 25 it has
been reported. A total of 1929
inches in seven days is reported by
State Highway Department. This
rainfall, according to former-Mayor
John c. Hopkins of Dover, the
Kent County surveyor, is equival-
ent to LOO tons of rain for each
acre of land.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
Autos Crash Together Below Dover

Mrs. Mary Lutz, of Darby, Pa,
was taken to the Kent General
Hospital, Dover, Thursday night
suffering deep cuts following a col
lision between cars driven by An
drew F. Sebedra, of Viola. and
Charles Clox, of Hartly. The acct
dent occurred near Rising Sun.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
Asbury Bible Glass Union Picnic

me Mems Bible Glass and the
women's Bible Glass known as
willing Workers, joined in an out
s yesterday to Rehoboth. They
rook dinner last evening at the
neinaven. Fifty or 100 participated.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
j. A. HART, JR., GETS JOB
Appointed Assistant Manager Viii
mingtOn Office Motor Vehicle Dent.

Appointed Assistant Manager Viii
mington Office Motor Vehicle Dept.
James A. Hart, Jr., of Townsend,
has been appointed assistant man
ager of the Wilmington office of
the tate Motor Vehicle Department
at 3 Concord Avenue, Wilmington.
H. r. Loose, formerly of Cheswold.
is the manager. Mr.. Hart is a
well known Townsend garage pro-
prietor and Democrat. He is a
nephew of former Senator Edward
Hart of Townsend. Announcement
of the appointment of Mr.. Hart
was made by Secretary of State
Charles L. Terry, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
BROKE IN CANNING FACTORY
% Men Charged With Trespassing
in Cannon Building, BridgeyilIe

90 nhCh Chai ecu WIN IEespdSStIlS
in Cannon Building, Bridgeville
Twenty-three Negroes were ar
rested Monday at Bridgeyille for
trespassing. They came to lower
Delaware to obtain work in can
neries or on farms, they said. They
were charged with trespassing and
are alleged to have broken into a
building in Bridgeville, owned by
H. P. Cannon & Sons, Gamers, and
were making a temporary home
out of the place. They were ar
before Magistrate William
H. Hewes, of Bridgeville, and in
default of payment of fines, were
to Georgetown jail.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
Blowout Causes Auto TO over,ur,

oio"-out Causes Auto TO Overturn
"A car driven by Miss Grace M.
utiler' 20 wilmington, overturn-
ca lnree miles south of Smyrna
plonudy evening caused by a tire
oio"out' she suffered from bruis-
. 81 anu SHOCK Marjorie Ham, n,
y . aiiil toh' VINO was with her.
: u a,.e CUT back, and Astrid
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
'''ailVEs HOLD MEET

II htptino
sEsas,.H Held in Milford
! , r,scll'n of Officers :
a 'ls.al NEE meeting 70 r pat
|s5s ,1s1 States coopers
r. d NiIsl .eseently Jacob
~ }, Lucious c. We .bta oe
|St y. elected to the sdvi i
l hank A,,s. I'm OF three
~ q Milo '' and John
sGDD.,' wnlle Howard p
va t Syia =. Fry Of Milford i
sss slse,,,V ue year. Mr.
! ''''d chairman Of the tbe
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
|9TEYS FOR
ROUTE
|. Routes Discussed at an
81 Meeting Held at
RehObOth
rs FOR OCEAN PARK

rs FOR OCEAN PARE
a,+ the state Highway De
u VII soon open bids to *
|, coastal boulevard ALREADY
= Bshoboth to Bethany
\ tss Maryland line at Fen.
,','i a group Of RehObotf
s'- nj citizens of the state
ing the building OF a
more direct road to Reno
..ifhe Ocean bUuIeFoiu
.no,t certain that the
wi from ocean City, Nd
Unaware inc at Fenwlck
m h built this year or
y. .prirg. This will bring
and ocean City nearer
Il and help both resorts.
sg the completion Of this
| ,vIeTard, a group Of prom
1 ssry held 6 meeting at the
[saMr. H. 8. Thompson at
ca rer the weekend and
| rrdgussed letter approach
n travelling public to join
IA Rsho5oth and this ocean
[m But to establish a Della
| ME- Park and recreation
|, dong the Delaware coast
| IN Rshoboth to Fenwick
4 nose attending this in-
inference at the Thompson
included Gov. Richard Q.
IL. Judge Richard s. Rod
Nj Engineer W. W. Mack Of
NJ Highway Department; Az
aTsisr. member Of the State
NJ Commission; Q. P. Hol-
: gnnissi0n secretary; a.
. tpnt, former Representa-
llst G. Houston, Mayor J
Ssng and members Of Reno
zllcl; Anthony Higgins,
.rka1, and representative
! AK Morgan, consulting \
ziiI the Long Island, NY,
Commission, was there and {
h tie Delaware ocean front /
\ developed into a park Of l
every type Of seaside recrea- \
Eh as Jones Park on Long a
Eaich has become a play I
d New york's millions. h
iEiEs case it could be done Z
nn1m Of expense. Those i.
y At The Thompson home I
, bring the project in the 4
tiall before the next Leg s.
A . dual and more d. d
.iSay' 70 RehOboth and the Z.
three surveys are y
nler way to link the Del ..
s'il area with the roads "
. IRON Wilmington, Phil II
ald Baltimore. One Of u
''eY' is to connect three N
lEayS converging at q
y q the Georgetown L
q Roads from Dover y
4 Bridgeville, George F
We and Millsboro con u
'lVe Points. A dual high q
M, Y, from that converg- Fl
!, a'a A and Bethany u
I afee routes under 81,
I ne State Highway n
|. I ale: A road paraIIeling ii
!. iOad BY another con- II
WA Another is to fol- If
I 'ell road to Westcott's Il
!. ! cutting cross-country #
!: ..'sf llne to the resort i.
p,' J. MAKE a dual road an
. ,sa in a straight line ~ !
/. aiming an country to i L 4
.i asho6oth Beach; then II 4,
: lev .s9's'-Rehoboth Canal T. Il.
,i aildge, and meeting r
anyway near Dewa1 -
! EeaObOth. Hearings u
I. y the Commission he =
ute is selected. |
Smyrna times., 1938-07-28
80 FOR HIIAcKINe
sns' ~. Maryland, JAIN I'''''s

\ ~ Monday a aisst :, n .l Elk
H. d 't towing trucks
\ stsrcss%I ce Judge W. C.
'Ssal % Joseph ss,,p Boyer @ r.
Nj % year. !dnin Lot
49, House y = age, to Is
w. ~ Edwara Correction.
M slt an = ooyer and
y \. United a. !. !. years Of
! IL sgs uat = the T. Reform
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-29
Lake View Ripples

Mrs. Willmar Kroschel of near
Hinckley, spent Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. w. F. Borchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Peterson OF
Lake Eleven, were Sunday dinner
guests at the Gust Pearson home.
Maynard Without is planning to
bring Mrs. Without home from the
hospital at Moose Lake this week
Friends are glad she is able to come
home.
A large number here are ill with
tonsillitis and stomach flu at present
Friends hope they will all be well
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Foss and family
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Rabe, Mrs. Harry
Johnson and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Sylverton Loftness, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Foss and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivar
Rostberg and son and grandson, Mr..
and Mrs. Mullin and daughters and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Braun and son
spent Wednesday evening of last week
at the Peder Loftness home, the oc-
casion being Mr.. and Mrs. Loftness'
34th wedding anniversary and little
Muriel Johnson's birthday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-29
Finlayson School Notes

Thursday (today) Finlayson plays
Askov's kittenball team at Askov
Pitchers Lloyd Sears and Robert
Heino are anxious to try out their
arms now that there is warm weather
Class elections were held last week
Following is a list of the successful
candidates. The first name is that
of the president, then the vice presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer. Sen
iors-Ruth Osladil, Bonnie Danielson
Marguerite Maupin and Fred John
son. Juniors-Jack DeYoung, Waino
Pahkala, Marian Hannu and Hazel
Taylor. Sophomores-Earl Meidling-
er, George Carman, Marilyn Daniel
son and Joyce Arth. Freshmen-An-
tonia Drahosh, Richard Esse, Selma
Carlson and LaVerne Miller. Sew
enth and eighth grades Hol-
stein, Irene Meidlinger, Gloria An
derson and Anita Maupin.
In a recent fire drill all students
were out of the school building in
46 seconds. After few more drills
the time will be reduced to about sc
seconds. Drills are unannounced
Marching procedures anticipate actual
fire conditions. A student fire chief
and assistants man the fire fighting
equipment until the building is evac-
uated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-29
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Markville Lutheran Church.

Morning worship Sunday, Oct. 2
at 1920 a. m. This Sunday is rally
day, and the children of the Sunday
school will take part in the services
Sunday school at 1870 a. m.
The Ladies' Aid will be entertained
by Mrs. Anton Nielsen at her home
Thursday (today). The meeting will
begin at 2:30 p. m.
The West Side Ladies' Aid will be
entertained by Mrs. Archie Schmidt
Wednesday, Oct. IL. The meeting
will begin at 2:30 p. m.
Kingsdale Lutheran Church.
Evening worship Sunday, Oct 2, at
8 p. m. This Sunday is rally day
and the children of the Sunday school
will take part in the services. Sun
day school at 1890 a. m.
The Luther League will meet We'd
nesday evening, Oct. S, at p. m.
The Ladies' Aid will hold a surprise
package sale Friday evening, Oct. ID,
at the schoolhouse. Lunch will be
served.
West Keene Lutheran Church.
Worship Sunday, Oct. 9, at $3.50
p. m. The children of the Sunday
school will take part in the services
Sunday school at 2:30 p. m.
PAUL ]. R. PETERSON, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-29
Finlayson Corner

Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Grinnel of
South st. Paul, were Saturday and
Sunday visitors at the Oscar Ander-
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Carman and
boys and Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Bar
nick and children helped Edward An
derson celebrate his birthday anniver-
sary Saturday evening. Mr.. and Mrs
E. B. Greenwald and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Anderson and the Francis An
derson family of Sandstone, were Wis
itors there Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nelson and
daughter, Lois, were Sunday after
noon visitors at the E. B. Greenwald
home
E. B. Greenwald was surprised
Saturday evening when a number OF
folks from Pine City and Askov came
to help him celebrate his birthday.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Anderson were
Sunday dinner guests at the Fred
Johnson home.
Oscar Anderson and Ed Barnick
were among those from here who
attended the livestock tour in South
St. Paul last Thursday.
Mrs. Anna Mcmillan of Sandstone,
visited at the Clifford Greenwald
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Haglin and son,
Arthur, of Duluth, visited at the
Oscar Anderson home Sunday after
noon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-29

A blow to farmers is the Republic
can platform dictated by the same
lobbyists who defeated the Farmer
Labor oleo tax bill in the last legis-
lature at the recent G. o. P. state
convention. It is recalled that the
liberal House a little more than a
year ago passed an oleo tax bill
which would have meant cash to pro-
ducers of butterfat. 1t is further
recalled that the Republicans in the
Senate, after sumptuous dinner
given them by Swift & Co., defeated
the farmers measure. AS usual, the
Republicans acted for the Packer
trust.
Now the G. o. P. platform makes a
puny attempt to mislead farmers by
a meaningless Federal oleo tax"
plank in their platform. The Repub-
lican candidate, meanwhile, remains
silent, disliking to stand on the rec
ord of his cohorts of the Senate, but
at the same time restrained by the
Packing trust from making even half
promises of dairy aid.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-29
Sand Creek

A Y. P. S. meeting will be held at
the Harry Hendricks home at Clover
Saturday evening.
Axel Nelson has been assisting at
the home of his son, Vernon, who has
been seriously ill with inflamatory
rheumatism. At this writing he is
somewhat improved and his friends
wish him speedy recovery.
Last Thursday word was received
by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Oberg that a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Oberg had
passed away in Chicago. Sympathy
is extended to the reatives by friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. liner Carlson and chill
dren visited Friday evening at the
Emma Swanson home in Danforth.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Roland and son,
Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs Arne Roland
of Sandstone, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Gjert-
son of Owatonna, Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Hendricks and Mr. and Mrs. Trygve
Roland and son, visited Saturday eve
ming at the Albert Swanson home.
A party will be given at the Mrs.
Hilma Holmquist home Saturday eve
ming, Oct. 8, for members of the
Farmers club and their friends. Each
member is invited to attend and to
bring one or more friends to make
this event real success.
Mrs. G. Hanson and daughter, Mel
vie, and Miss Bertha Peters, in COM
pany with number of relatives from
Denham, spent the weekend visiting
relatives and friends at Brainerd and
Motley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Oberg visited
Sunday at the Andrew Boo home in
Danforth.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Svardahl and chill
dren visited Monday evening at the
T. c. Wolf home, it being Mrs. VOLTS
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Smith and
daughters, Pearl and Eunice, of Min
neapolis, and George Hanson were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. En-
gebo Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Mel
son and children visited there in the
evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-29
State Capitol News
BY A. I. HARRIS

Governor Benson pulled no punches
lest week when he exposed the secret
wedding of the trusts and the Re-
publican party in Minnesota. He
based his statements on reports of a
Federal investigation of the farm i'm
plement trust.
Linked with the manipulationS OF
the trust were such names as Roy E.
Dunn of Ottertail county, Republic
can national committeeman and state
legislator, and one of the chief strate-
gists directing the campaign of Har-
old Stassen, Republican candidate for
Governor; Charles Fowler, Minneapo-
lis, professional lobbyist for special
interests; Charles Hornburg, lobbyist
for Deere & Weber, subsidiary of
Deere & Co., and many others.
Records of the Federal trade COM
mission showed that the international
Harvester company and other imple-
ment trusts ran up their greatest pro-
fits in 1887. These same implement
trusts, through their legislative
"tools," blocked efforts of liberals and
farm legislators to reduce the price
of state-made farm implements.
These spokesman for the trusts not
only spent thousands of dollars to
defeat liberals and progressives, the
Governor said, but maintained a
palatial suite of rooms in st. Paul
hotel during legislative sessions in an
effort to Influence" legislators.
Also accused as being lawyers for
Senators Charles Orr of st. Paul,
Henry Steining of Moorhead, Fred
erick j. Miller of Little Falls, and
c. A. Dahle of Duluth.
Charges that the state Administra-
ton has been interfering with the
department of education fiZZled out
last week as the committee of three
prominent University of Minnesota
professors investigating these claims
filed report declaring 1.-THE exonera-
ton of the Governor is complete and
overwhelming"
eff there has been any political in
reference the report says, with the
department of education by the Gov
ernor, the commissioner and the board
are unaware of it. This committee
is forced to conclude that the charge
has no factual basis" Members of
the committee are Professor Frank
M. Rarig, head of the University
speech department; Professor Edgar
B. Wesley, head of teaching social
studies in the college of education;
and Professor Marvin j. Van Wagenen
of the educational psychology depart
ment.
The committee listed achievements
of the department of education and
reported that it found no basis in
fact in charges that political pressure
is eXerted in collection of funds
among employees there. The report
points out that SO persons were in
terviewed, of whom 40 testified that
they had either not been solicited or
that they had been subjected to no
pressure. Of the entire personnel only
five were found to have contributed
to the fund, the total amount of con-
tributions to date from the ~ en-
ployes of the department being S42 10.
No reprisals were found to have been
suffered by anyone who failed to
contribute.