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Smyrna times., 1938-09-29

A band of gypsies have been
capped the past week on the Clay
ton road.
"A number of horses intended for
the track and exhibition at Dover
Fair passed through this town On
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. w. w. Jones, near Kenton,
has four white peking ducks which
have laid this season 420 eggs.
These eggs are largely sold at two
cents each.
An automatic arrangement is
now being erected at Clayton for
the purpose Of working switches,
danger signals, etc. It will govern
all the switches and signals for
several hundred feet down the line.
Misses Minnie Clement, K. l..
Storm, Emma Hough, Emma Hud-
son, Susie Hudson, Laura FAIRIES
and Bertha Hoffecker of this town,
have articles on exhibition in the
art or fancy department at the Do
Yer Fair.
A gentleman who has been down
to the Mallieu Mills, reports that
in a certain direction from that
place, in Queen Anne's county
there are eight farms in succession
each blessed with the visitation of
a new baby. 1t would seem that
there is an epidemic there in this
direction. equalling if not overtop-
ping Smyrna. BY the way, be
tween the marriages and births be-
queathed to our community this
autumn season, the vocation of the
habitual gossips is more than us
ually full
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
SHIP BELIEVED LOST IS S4Fr
Steamer 'Leander Wilcox" Reh..,.
ed Lost, was in Cold Spring Harlor

The Cape May Coast Guard
reported Friday to the Con-5IIa-+
ed Fisheries Company at E.exa.
that the menhaden fishing steasa.
'Leander Wilcox, believed
Wednesdays hurricane. had rar,
Thursday night at Schellenge.
Landing in Cold Spring Ha,5
Cape May, and left for the fsaing
grounds early Friday The ste4f
er left Lewes early Tuesday IA
ing with the rest of the fleet af 4
boats, with crew Of 80. Ia c8ri-
mand of Captain A. W Human II
Norfolk After the storm i va
the only boat unaccounted for an.s
the Lewes Coast Guard wa asked
to locate it. Five of the steampr-
came into the plant Thursday nigat
and went out again Friday NOM
ing. Thomas H Hayes, vice-p.cs.-
dent, says he expects the entire
fleet to come in some time during
the night
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29

Savings Fund Society; vice-presi-
dent, trust company division, Jam
es w. Chinn, Wilmington Trust
Company; vice-president, national
bank division, Randall A. Knox,
Peoples Bank, Harrington. The
Delaware associations trust COM
pany section organized as follows: I:
Chairman, Rodman Ward, Equit-
able Trust Company, Wilmington;
vice-chairman, Samuel H. Coroth-
ers, Security Trust Company, Will
mington; secretary, Henry Clones,
National Bank of Smyrna; execu-
tive committee. Joseph L. Marshall,
Lewes Trust Company; J. E. Scan
Ion, First National Bank, Dover
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29

He came to the Farm Credit Ad-
mln1stration after a number of
years at Cornell University and
with the Federal Land Bank of
Springfield, where he supplemented
practical experience as a farmer
and county agent with research in
farm finance and land utilization.
He contributed much to the devel-
opment of the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration's normal value" ap-
praisal policy, which enabled the
Federal land banks and Commits
sioner to refinance many farm
mortgage debts following the
breakdown of agricultural credit
in 1928.
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
NEW GOVERNOR
OF FARM CREDIT
Succeeds w. |. Myers in Fed
eral Administration
Work
is WIDELY KNOWN

F. F. Hill was last week ap-
pointed Governor of the Farm
Credit Administration, succeeding
w. l. Myers, recently named head
of the Department of Agricultural
Economics at Cornell University.
Hill has served the Farm Credit
Administration since it was organ
lied in 1888 and was appointed
Deputy Governor in 1884 Al
though only 81 years old, he is
widely known for his work in ag-
economics and farm fin
ance
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
CONSIDERATION OF
BISHOP COLEMAN

The arrangements are being
made for the conservation of Bish-
op-elect, Rev. Leighton Coleman,
d. D., at st. Johns p E. Church,
october 18. Rev M a. D. w.
Howe, bishop of Central Pennsyl-
vania will preside, and will ar
a1ge the order of the service. Rev.
Cortlandt Whitehead, bishop of
Pittsburgh will preach the conse-
Grafton sermon. All the ministers
Of the diocese are expected to be
present, besieds many Of the lead
ing bishops Of the country.
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
SHIP
FOR LOST GOLD
Another Effort Made To Find
Wealth in Sunken Steam
er Merida"
BACKED By MILLIONAIRE

NEW YORK.-A new chapter in
the quarter-century effort to recover
the famous Merida treasure win be
written this summer when the Ital-
ian salvage ship Falco resumes the
search for the rusty hulk, buried in
the sea off the Virginia coast
Early in 1911 the Merida sailed
from Vera Cruz On board were
200 passengers. refugees fleeing
from revolutionaries Of Madero, who
had stormed Juarez two days be-
fore, and the safe in the purser's Of
fee held more than $4,000 600 in
gold and silver bars, priceless ru-
bies and other gems that once had
adorned the imperial robes Of the
Emperor Maximilian and Empress
Carlotta
Rammed in Fog.
East of Norfolk, Va, on the night
of May u, 1911, the Merida was
moving cautiously through thick
fog. Suddenly there was terrific
impact. The vessel had been
rammed by the Admiral Farragut
of the United Fruit company
The order came at once to aban-
don ship, and officers, with drawn
revolvers, kept order among the
crowd who scrambled for places in
the boats. The Admiral Farragut,
only slightly damaged in the head
on collision. stood by to rescue all
the passengers.
Hardly had the stern Of the Me
rida disappeared beneath the waves
when a salvage scheme was being
developed-the first Of a long Sc
ries of hazardous adventures differ
ent in everything but their outcome.
All were failures. The first, fathered
by Capt. Charles Williamson, sought
to utilize submarine tube cais-
son" which was to have been low
cred over the hulk of the Merida
while the treasure was being re-
trieved The caisson had worked in
a way. but it did not work in the
case of the Merida for the reason
that when the time came to dredge
a square mile or so of ocean bed
the Merida was nowhere to be
found.
MiIIiOnaires Backed Project.
A group of millionaires financed
the next scheme, which was to have
been carried out by George D. Still
son, diver and former chief gunner
in the navy, but after month q
painstaking trawling there was stu
no trace of the Merida.
Other schemes were envisloned.
but the position of the Merida re-
manned as great a mystery as ever
until in 1924 group calling them
selves the Sea Hawks decided
to make another try.
Two trawlers, the Foam and the
Spray, with weighted chains fes-
tooned between them. swept the bot
tom off the capes. All summer and
fall in 1924 they searched without
success. After winter Of idleness,
and just as the venture seemed
hopeless, the chains encountered
something solid. The Merida had
been found again.
But bad luck still dogged the eX-
pedition. Before divers could pc
sent down, a storm blew up and
when they sought the Merida agan
it was lost
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
GRAIN
EARN SOLD

Hope H. Barroll, Esq, as trustee
sold at public sale on Tuesday last
"Camelsworthmore," a valuable
farm of 325 acres, belonging to
William r. Gale, adjoining Lynch's
station. Purchased by Benjamin
F. H. Caulk, Esq, at S41.25 per
acre, total S13, 3,4O625. The "Skir-
van Farm" was withdrawn for
want of a satisfactory offer.
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
Work at Night on DAla

The Wilson ContIscI
pany. contractors for u
Highway Department fr7
work on the reconstra'l
southbound lane Of The u
way from State Road d
Georges. have been P'15
crete at night. It Fa;N1
that when pouring Of II
the concrete could not az
ed before dark. the work
ttnued under food ligis
not to interrupt the ''H7
the pouring i
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes Of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters Of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF SEPT. 26TH, 1888

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., 1938-09-29
Add New NOrthbouni b

The Pennsylvania Ralnil
pany put on a new taz 4
tram going north N3,gI |
ing The new tram will laF1
ton at 7:53 a n and VI
Wilmington at $50 anEl
adelphia at 9:.36 a n. n
viii operate from SaLsMEr i
adelphia and will make cor.
for New York Bdt1z
Washington. Operation 4
train is expected to I'll n
for a fast morning tan II
er Delaware to Wing
Philadelphia. |
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
INLET RPIesd
Hi BY sllIl)
High Waters ~. |
span; Car> Ds,.
Pilings Al D. 1
lS NEAR REHORr,D 1

Heavy rains ,,n..
Y poas MO Re595,,.
Rive Bays il sa.s H. y. "
.1t 2f The Inlet e..... 1s
t2lndat.ons u til ,''l,.' 5'.l..
2Fer the ocean bigs9..' g.''S
Pssessary n.a...y for the sts.s
Treatment / ) clo.s
-Laffis Is The heavy i'd, !.
ne % feet deep and ~.
ana away from tss r,s rs
u ng lP the bridge 5s.ss
20 " rush new ess
INTO place before 4. ',,.% !.
trs#o = asa.n Tais as
ana from Narvrsrs ,;''..'
IT, ,'s.-'oo'a Beach BY way
Beach and Up the s:sss -
range Of tides in tas y
VIDE running from tratT,
foot heights ii some Il,
entering into a deep a5 I,
stream through the Is-e
entrance into ocean +.
which obstTucts the ps.a.
pulled away from its y,
anchorage and was pl,r-
at low tide Inspectir
sunken craft is loaded N,
cable and was proba5y.r.
vessel used for helping
boats Had i not 5sg
heavy load, It would h;r
out Government engn.s
ed a shot or two Of lna-
have easily removed il taI
heavy tides. but govsnnz
lations forbid any acton n
the usual orderly nanis
work Of Strengthening t4s
bridge will be completed hi.
Of next week, according t
engineers.
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
Chinch Known in I7OO's

The chinch bug, which annually
destroys millions Of dollars worth of
crops. was identified first in North
Carolina during the Revolutionary
war.
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
DOUBLE WEDDING OF
SMYRNA INTEREST

Yesterday evening, in Brookfield,
Mo, at the residence of the father
fContinued OF Pare Sikh
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
SOCIETY ORGANIZED IN
SMYRNA

A Society of Christian Endeavor
was organized last evening at the
M. f. Church with j. Ed. DeFord,
President; Miss Laura Bell, Vice
President; Miss Carrie Budd, Sec
Ietary, and #. L. Mason, Treasur-
er Several other officers will be
appointed at a subsequent meeting.
Seventeen members joined the So
ciety at the first meeting. Rev.
Mr.. Robinson could hardly be en-
gagged in a better work than set
ting on a good footing the Chau-
tauqua Circle and Society of Chris
tian Endeavor. The latter, which
ought to be made grow to a strong,
vigorous association, has before it
an immense field for usefulness,
and can be made power for good
in the church and community
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29
Flower Show Pr lies y

MIS-. John P. StsR1i' !
ford. won the EdTa,' =
sweepstakes cup WIZ i,I u 4
the recent third anla. III
show in the Milford ,5.s| e..
second place Tenl y
q Messick, Of Hous ,'1 y
\. B. Downing ana .l,.,.,
simpson, both Of Ali"-
third honors, j
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29

SUICIDE AT DELAWARE CITY
Mr.. f. ID. Cleaver, teller in the
Delaware City National Bank of
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29

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one out Of town :. .ssd n
tance. Think q :, il.,.,,PIts1
how h., plsnsinsIy 'l,.,,iilrpp@l
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Company
Smyrna times., 1938-09-29

A band of gypsies have been
capped the past week on the Clay
ton road.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
POTOMAC ANGLERS
BANNED FROM WALL
Fishing Prohibited From Gas
House Pumping Station to
Constitution Ave.

In an effort to save new grass,
trees and shrubbery in the area the
National Capital Parks has issued
orders prohibiting fishing in the Po-
tomac River from the sea wall be-
tween the western end of Constitu-
ton avenue NV. and the gas house
pumping station near the mouth of
Rock Greek.
Signs prohibiting fishing along this
section of the park were posted yes
terday by the United States park po-
lice. 1t was pointed out that the
penalty for dsregarding any park
sign may be the imposition of fine
of up to $40. The penalty for re-
moval or defacing of such a sign is
q fine up to $25.
In the past the section Of sea wall
now under ban has been popular with
fishermen, and often score or more
have been seen along a small section
Of the wall at time.
Albert Clyde-Burton, National Cap
ital Parks, announced that during
the first two days of the fishing sea-
son in the Tidal Basin 706 fishing
permits have been issued. Fishing
without permit is prohibited, and park
policemen have been given orders to
make checks periodically to determine
whether those fishing in the basin
have the necessary authorization to
do 50.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
JOINT AIRPORT
CONF FERENCE HELD
Chairman May Announces
Body Will Press for
Camp Spring Site.

Responding to the demand of Pres
ident Roosevelt for action at this
session on a bill to give Washington
the best airport in the world" be-
cause the President had had a night
mare about plane crash at the
Washington Airport, the House Mill
tary Affairs and Public Buildings and
Grounds Committees met in joint
executive session today.
Chairman May of the Military Al
fairs Committee will press for prompt
action on an amended bill to develop
an airport at the Camp Springs site
in Southern Maryland about 20 miles
from Washington. This action will
be taken, he said, independent OF
whatever course may be pursued by
the Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee, which has for several
months been celebrating on the Sc
lection of an airport site.
Chairman Lanham of the latte,
committee merely announced that he
will have meeting of his committee
tomorrow morning to consider the
airport question.
Chairman May expects to announce
late today a subcommittee to draft
amendments to the Camp Springs bill.
He said that he intends to 60 before
the Rules Committee early next week,
seeking privileged consideration for
this legislation before Congress closes,
One of the amendments to be
drafted is designed to effect a with
drawal of the Bureau of Standards o.
construction work in the vicinity of
Camp Springs. The Bureau of Stand
ards has offered to remove this if it is
allowed $25o,0oo to pay the cost OF
replacement. Another amendment
proposes to place the airport under
the newly created Civil Aeronautics
Authority. The third amendment
would require profits from the new
Capital City Airport to be placed in
the United States Treasury.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
Folk Festivals Substitute
Held Need of american Youth

Charging that jobs and recreation
are too much mechanical for youth
of today, DR.. Homer p. Rainey, di-
rector Of the American Youth Com
mission Of the American Council of
Education, yesterday declared that
what this country needed was folk
festivals to stimulate community
groups to sing. dance and play to-
gether.
I'VE need an American substitute
for the folk movements of Europe" !"
DR.. Rainey told the Recreation Com
mittee of the Council of Social Agen-
cies at the Young Woman's Christian
Association. Jobs have become SC
mechanical that less than Is per
cent Of the working population re-
ceive any intellectual or emotional
stimulation from their work. Their
recreation Is also mechanized-the
radio and the movies being the chief
diversions OF the youth of today. Lo-
cal folk festivals, which stimulate
community groups to sing, dance
and play together, offer . wey out
Evening star., 1938-06-03

OF this situation. AS people learn
to play together comparatively, they
gradually develop an interest also in
economic cooperation. Most of the
economic co-operatives Of Europe had
their roots In the folk movements"
Surveys conducted by the American
Youth Commission, DR.. Rainey report
ed, show that an increasing number
OF young people are remaining in
school until after 10 years of age and
are not receiving vocational training
until after the completion of high
school. America, he charged. was
"culturally poverty stricken"
Mrs. w. A. Roberts executive Sec
retary of the Council of Social Agen-
cies, reported that Endorsement Of the
King bill, with the changes previously
recommended by the Recreation Com
mittee, had been received from the
Board of Trade and from the boards
of directors of numerous social agen-
cies, and that efforts to have it passed
will be made at the next session Of
Congress II it fails to pass at this
session.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
BedIe's Estate
Near Annapolis
Brings $4,000

The country estate of the late
Truxtun Beale. located on South River
near Annapolis, Md, has been sold
for $75.000, 1t was announced today
by Charles F. Lee, Annapolis real
estate man. It was purchased by the
Simplicity Co., a Maryland corpora
ton, Of which Edward E. Bishop of
Bradenton, Fla, is president.
The property. was owned by Mrs.
Marie Oge Beale Of this city, widow
Of the retired diplomat and writer,
who died year ago at 80.
Mr.. Beale lived here in the historic
Decatur house, which his father.
Edward Fitzgerald Beale, bought after
the Civil War.
His Annapolis estate, famed for its
beauty, consists Of 333 acres and sew
eral miles Of improved water front.
It will be used by Mr.. Bishop as his
home.
Mrs. Beale is the daughter Of
William I. Oge and great-grand-
daughter of Bishop Philander Chase,
who was the uncle of Chief Justice
Salmon P. Chase.
4 tl
Evening star., 1938-06-03
.HOUSEKEEPERNO.1 |
TO TELL OF WORK
Mrs. Nesbit of White House
to Address Session of
National Association.

The Nations No. housekeeper, Mrs.
Henry Neshit of the White House, will
be the principal speaker at today's
sessions of annual congress Of the
National Executive Housekeepers As
sociation, in progress at the Raleigh
Hotel
Mrs. Nesbit, who is scheduled to
speak at $3.50 pm, is expected to out
line some of the more interesting
phases of her work in taking care of
the Executive Mansion She became
housekeeper of the White House in
1888, coming here with President and
Mrs. Roosevelt from Hyde Park, N. Y.
Approximately 200 hotel and hos
pital housekeepers from all parts of
the country are attending the meeting,
which opened with registration of the
delegates at $3.50 am. yesterday and
will continue through Sunday. The
organization, established seven years
ago by Miss Margaret Barnes, now
housekeeper of the Raleigh, has more
than 800 members.
Yesterdays sessions were given over
largely to the reading of reports of
the various officers of the association,
and addresses by c. C. Schiffeler, gen.
eral manager Of the Raleigh, and DR..
Mary de Garmo Bryan, professor of
institute management at Columbia
University. The afternoon session was
followed by dinner at which the
Washington Chapter was host.
Mrs. Nesbit's address is one of two
on todsy's program, the other-on
Physiological Effects of Beauty
being scheduled by Miss Helen zagat,
consultant director of a large lace
company.
The principal speaker tomorrow will
be Lucius Boomer. president of the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel Corp. of New
York, who will discuss Executive
Housekeepers and Employe Problems"
at 1870 am.
A meeting of the new board of di-
rectors-to be elected during the con-
gress-will climax the get-together at
1880 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
NEW c. P. 0. UNIT
CONTRACT IS LET
$4,372,700 Job Is Awarded
to McCIoskey Firm
Of Philadelphia.

The Treasury Department today
awarded q $4,372, 700 contract to Nc
Closkey q CO. Of Philadelphia for
construction Of a second supplemental
unit to the Government Printing Of
flee at North Capitol and H streets.
The firm was the lowest of l3 bidders.
Ofhcials disclosed that the new
structure will include a complete hos
pital unit on its fifth floor with the
most modern facilities to help the
medical and nursing staff care for the
5000 employees Of the huge printing
plant
Health Record High.
1t will be more modern than the
present hospital unit now in opera
ton in the G. P. o. building. The
accident and health record of the
plant is claimed by its officials to be
high, both for Government office
and an industrial plant. 1t has been
surveyed by the National Safety
Council. whose records are said to
show its good standing.
The hospital unit, medical and
nursing staff are understood to be set
up on a different basis from en-
battled Group Health Association, Inc,
which is under fire from the organized
medical profession. G. P. O. workers
are not charged for their medical and
nursing service in the plant
The hospital unit of the new struc-
ture will have reception room. large
first-aid and treatment room, an ex-
animation room with provisions for
eye tests, an Office, a physiotherapy
room, drug room and a place for
sterilization of medical instruments.
Separate quarters are to be pro-
vided for men and women.
Won Seven Earlier Contracts.
The McCloskey firm, Treasury Pro-
curement Division records show, had
been successful bidder on seven pre-
vious Government construction con-
tracts totaling SIG, 9,197,2 ,230 in the last
eight years. With the exception of a
$3,249, 500 courthouse and a $2,574, 900
customs house in Philadelphia, all che
construction was in the Capital.
Still to be awarded in connection
with the Government Printing ONCE is
a contract for modernizing sections of
the present structure, Treasury officials
said.
Evening star., 1938-06-03
Bells Changing
Giues Policeman,
Unhappy Hour
First It's Fire Alarm,
at House, The,, Time
Gong at C.. A. @.

Policeman Roger Randall heard so
many bells early today he got trifle
confused.
About 8 am. he was sent from No.
precinct to o27 q street NV, where, a
passerby had reported, burglar alarm
was sounding of.
When Pvt. Randall arrived the bell
was changing while the janitor hunted
for short circuit in the wires. It was
q fire alarm instead Of burglar alarm,
but it made just as much noise.
The officer joined the search. Finally,
he pushed his night stick between the
bell and the clapper to still the clamor.
After that the two men were able to
concentrate. They found the short and
repaired it.
The officer started back to the pre-
cinct. Near the General Accounting
Ofice, however, he heard bell cut
loose again. The policeman dashed
back to the G street address. At least
one woman resident, already DISTURBED
by the ringing of the fire gong. became
alarmed when the officer returned sud-
denly and ran into the street.
But no bells were ringing at the q
street house. Pvt. Randall had heard
the I O'Clock gong sounded by the
watchman In the General Accounting
Once.