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Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
LENT AT ST. PETERS CHURCH
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton Calls
Upon Members to Attend Services

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx aBrton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments: Sunday next, the first in
Lent-1O a. M, Church School, II
a. M; celebration of the Holy
Communion and sermon upon the
Temptations of Jesus in the Wild
erness and His reply to the temp
tor, Get thee hence" Trinity
Church, Clayton, will join with st.
Peters, Smyrna, in this service.
7.30 p. m, service and address. We
hope all will start the Lenten sea
son by attending the services and
continuing to Easter in faith full
ness in their worship of God and
His Son. Wednesday next, 7.30
p. M, service with choir, and ad-
dress.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK

Frank Wheeler, Well Known Tay-
lor's Bridge Farmer, Passes Away
Frank Wheeler, aged 72, one of
the best known farmers of the
Thoroughfare Neck district, died
suddenly at his home near Taylor's
Bridge, Saturday. He had been
to Smyrna to get his weekend
provisions and had gotten home
when he was stricken with an
heart attack and died. The sad
intelligence was a shock to his
neighbors and friends. Mr.. Wheel
er was known as a progressive
farmer. He had spent practically
his whole life in Thoroughfare
Neck and was a member Of Friend
ship M. E. Church. He is surViv-
ed by his widow, the former Miss
Lola David, and four sons: Clar-
ence Wheeler of near Odessa;
Franklin Wheeler of Wilmington,
and Ralph and Liston, who lived
at home. Funeral will take place
this Thursday afternoon from
his late home near Taylor's Bridge.
Interment will be in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Smyrna.
Rev. j. T. Richardson, Middletowm
Rev. James T. Richardson, aged
IA, retired minister of Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal Conference,
Continued on Pare F1ve)
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
HONOR DIR. C. G. HARMoNsoN
He and DIR. Bishop of Dover Round
Out so Years as II. II. Physicians


Following their completion of
fifty years services as resident
physicians for the Pennsylvania
Railroad, two Kent county doctors
were honored recently by the rail-
road for their record of a half a
century on the rolls of the Penn
sylvania system. The doctors are
L. A. H. Bishop, of Dover, and G.
G. Harmonson, Of Smyrna During
their long careers as railroad ply
sicians, both of these doctors have
been called upon to render profes-
sional aid in various emergencies.
In honor of their continuous ser
vices, they were each presented
with a gold button on which was
inscribed Fifty Years in Pennsyl-
vania Railroad" by K. r. Vought,
Superintendent of the division.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
ILuB OF ODESSA MEETS

n the Home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Athur Dukes Last Week
sa, March 8 What 4-H
/ lnenOers think about: The
'sllng Of the Stump's Cor
~ near here ranged from
lalners to testing seed corn.
description Of what makes a
healthy. The table-man-
snon'tration was by Har-
nnlI and Ruth Morris, as
1 y .yr Helen Downs. Betty
~. @iAea On health. c. E.
~ " I'll Club agent-at-
s's me seed corn test dem
~ y, and described expert
\, WIN y fertilizers. The Club
4, Te D nome Of Mr.. anG Mrs,
,I..l Dgass, with memoers Of
E"!-0i Br1Qpp Nt,,h
@iOl. 0iuD joining
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
f. S. C. C. BUYING APPLES
Federal Commodities Group Starts
Buying Delaware Apples

The Federal Surplus Commod-
tiles Corporation was expected to
start buying surplus apples this
week of Delaware's 2,75O,OOO-bush-
el crop. George E. Engels, Wood
bury, N. J., of the F. S. c. G.
made survey Thursday to de-
termine the amount of surplus
fruit and conferred with Wilmer T.
Derickson, director, Bureau of
Markets, State Board of Agricul-
ture. This year the same COM
mittee will be asked to serve for
purchase of stored apples: Warrep
Newton, Bridgeville; Bailey Thorn
as, Wyoming, and Arthur Walker,
Woodside.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
0"NODEssA ROAD
fS,arrty S' Owners Ask for
new Concrete Road

f,s'rrty Owners Ash 49,
|,..''' New Concrete Road aN '0r .
g. vqoa reuesting the State
! y ~ DSspartnsnt art to construct
H. .ssa between MiddletoTn tl ",
N s.s as been signed by 30
: out Isasrs. ,sas The petition on
4 I, co,sss., laat i Is a highly vim im-
\ Ssnaseting salll link with tbe
\ tr.uasrd trSalsSard and that Il i
y .srsrs1 r,sl'd. It is hoped to y
4 i''sral ! taa hudred names BE- =
sss,tnd ra,asd over to the bipS- 81
d n.s Spt. At the present
81 stona ~ D,n was one Of
he so''aa roads in the lower
seadans 10y 10y. Is Of round
Fsd gssrostfuctiOn and is
'4S u wet or 10y
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
Chimney Fire Near Kenton

Smyrna Firemen were called to
Eugene Hazel's farm on road be-
tween Kenton and Blackiston's on
Monday to extinguish a chimney
fire. The bitter cold ride and the
high wind, found our firemen equal
to the occasion.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
Woods Fire Near BIacIbird

Smyrna firemen were called to
Blackbird woods yesterday MORN
ing to fight a timber fire which
they succeeded in extinguishing
but not until an acre of timber be-
longing to T. j. Hodgson had been
destroyed.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
E77RIBJ7TE TO.
|PloF. SCHANTz
| .,,ul Mural, Work Of Del
!. Artists, Dedicat-
| ed to His Memory
lUuOSIEs THURSDAY

|tabuts to The late :. 1 y, smyr. y.
H. Isl Superintendent; ito Of smyn, n y
[lsooI, = who was killed Oy 10 az
|T.Sruary 5, 1881, asa q R,,,ar VA
l. 4 restaurant at Dover, ,
h ! bad taken supper va
f. i # the John Bassett
| ~ S.sooI Thursday afternoon
/ ,sstting ssts ceremonies. The
|, I' : Dictgre Of which thru the
r. nd courtesy Of The WI
f. r. sunday star, appears on
~ y. !. 4 64-foot painting by
Ere artists, will occupy q
Ersrt place in the scnooi'
S.santz was the first spon-
WPA mural in a Delaware
1 Four mural paintings plac-
| tbs Smyrna school library IN
'srd 1881 we're the first COM
1 IN the state under WPA di-
A. Edward L. Grant and
\ PyIe Jr., artists Of the
n Att Project, worked TO-
4 or the mural, in oils on
1 dedicated Thursday. The
N high painting stretches
tngth Of the proscenium arcn
/ school auditorium. Char
| from Shakespeare's plays,
stes Of Prof. Schantz, are the
ct Of the mural, one of the
n in the state. Plays and
hit, are King Lear, Falstaff,
summer Nights Dream,
Caesar, Touchstone, the
hant Of Venice, Prospero from
Tempest Othello, Caliban
et. Romeo and Juliet, Rich
b, Macbeth, and symbolic
pound figures. Mural paint
ty Mr. Grant, Mr.. Pyle, and
)rd Good now in the school
\ depict Delaware history
'Onmunity activities. They
a part Of Mr.. Schantz' pro
for the cultivation of com
h and school interest in bet
tizenship. Walter w. Hynsn
'Sdent Of the Smyrna Spec
strict School Board, whose
'erS include Harvey G. Jones
'r. c. ]. Prickett. George R.
Jrr is superintendent of
! and George W. Wright as
! superintendent. A lunch
/ the school followed the as
\ program. Attending the
sesr IN addition to school Of
and the artists, were Rus
Parr Of Washington, region
Fser Of the Federal Art Pro
and G. Morris Whiteside IN.
sdVSer and consultant Of
FlaWare Art Project.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
Fletcher Gafford Property Sold

Miss Mary Spruance has bought
of Roy A. Gafford, administrator,
the residence of Mrs. Fletcher
Gafford on Union Street, Smyrna
This property was formerly occu-
pied by the late Rev. T. H. Haines.
The price was withheld.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
MISS ALMA LOOSE A BRIDE
Married on February 22nd to VIII
son Graham of Near Kenton

Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Loose of
Smyrna, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Alma Loose,
to Mr.. Wilson Graham, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Graham of near
Kenton. The ceremony was quiet
ly performed at the M. E. parson-
age in Camden, February %, by
the Rev. James Ennis. After
April 1st, the young couple will
make their home near Kenton.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
EdWiIIim Gets Job in Washington

Ed. Willim, Smyrna, left Monday
for Washington, D.C.,where he has
taken up his work with the Farm
Security Administration. Mrs.
Willim, Donald and Teddy will join
him at a latter date.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
KENT MEDICAL MEETING
Held Their Meeting Last Evening
at Windsor Hotel, Milford

-oOTffp 1~1z5N ~ N1T'H'1 .
at Windsor Hotel, Milford
Inc regular monthly meeting Of
tne Kent County Medical Society
was held. Wednesday evening,
march 2, at the Hotel Windsor,
Mlford. Many members of the
sussex County Society also attend
ed. The speakers of the evening
were Mr.. Howard t. Ennis, Super
inIendent, and DIR. Joseph B. Wap-
les, visiting physician, of Delaware
colony. Many interesting facts
concerning the institution were
brought out. Following the meet
ing, refreshments were served.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
| az lESTEN SEASON

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f tss g. lsstsa sss'.9 .sa.oS ss SIsSTs esm.
dsusss. '1t'0d = by Christ IN
Y d tie as'c ch.lic,a Friday, the sad. d
s..adss anid \ .lan calendar
4 ,ns'tsr'' 'ti,a t5s taa' the burst Of of
uay Of the res
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
JERMAN CHAPEL SERVICES
Rev. j. e. Compton, Pastor, An
nomces Services for the Week

Jerman Chapel, the Rev. John
E. Compton, pastor, announces the
services for the week as follows:
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at T:30; Women's Home Mission
ary Society Thursday evening at
1880 p. m. An all-day meeting
Saturday at 1880 a. m; 2:30 pm.
and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School on
Sunday at 2:30 p. m; preaching
at $50 p. m. and again at z pm.
Public invited to attend all ser
vices.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03

Smyrna Couple Married at Clayton
Mr.. Carl VanHekle of near
SMYRNA and Miss Elsie Shane of
the same place, were married on
Friday night of last week by the
Rev. Leon w. Ross at the Meth
odist Episcopal Parsonage.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
SMALL GAINS SCORED
BY INSURANCE SHARES
sre cial Dispatch to The Star.

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. Oct. 17.-Insurance
stocks in the New York City market
registered small advances during the
past week, according to records com
piled by Holt, Rose & Troster.
The aggregate market value of 20
leading fire and casualty insurance is
sues on October IA was $5s9, ,972 900,
compared with 5s6,5s7, 900 at the
close of the previous week, an in
crease of s3,385 900, or 0.5S per cent.
The current average yield of the
20 issues is now 39l per cent. COM
pared with yield of 393 per cent on
October 7. The current market value
equals LII times the reported liquidat-
ing value, unchanged for the week.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
10 Low-Yield Bonds.
By TIE Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Bonds de-
veloped a rather heavy tone with the
appearance of increased offerings of
rail loans in the late trading today.
A scattering of utility and miscel-
laneous industrial issues pushed ahead
to new highs for the october rise.
United States Governments were
mostly higher although gains were
small
Losses in active rails ranged from
fractions to around 81 points. Traders
again were inclined to take profits
aocruing from the recent rise. pend
ing developments in the rail wage
adjustment hearing.
Down at the start of the final hour
we're Southern Railway 6i2s, Southern
Pacific collateral 4s, Nickel Plate IS.
Great Northern &c" 4s of As and
International Telephone SIS
Gamers included American Tele-
phone GAS of IS, Goodyear SIS. Com
monwealth Edison convertible 3l2s
and Utilities Power e. Light SIS.
German and Italian loans were in
supply at lower levels. Foreigns gen.
orally were mixed.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK Oct. II tP,.-LeadinG E,l,
ropean currencies made a fair-sized rally
in terms of the dollar today.
In quiet foreign exchange dealings-in
which commercial demand was almost com
pletely lacking. according to banking quar-
ters--sterling ADVANCED ?. of cent and
sence of definite news Developments. the
rally was credited to short covering.
The Swiss frame was UP o., Of cent
and the belga .00'7 OF cent. while the
guilder remained UNCHANGED.
Noon rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars. others in cents.
Great Britain. 4.14h: 6o-dsy bills. 40 "a;
Canada. Montreal in New York, 2s s4s7s;
New York in Montreal, 1Ol .33ls: Belgium,
16aOla; Czechosovakia 3.441.: Denmark.
3l.1s; Finland, c.1:: France; e5la; Ger
q c5 Greece. .ssl7; Hungary, 1855;
Italy, 5.2,6H Yusoslssyia, 234: NeshsI- sI
Portueal:- 4.31; Rumania. .;75:, Spain un-
quoted Sweden. o4.45; Switzerland. s2s7;
Mexico City, 2n15n; Japan. 271O; Hong
Kong. %: A; Shanghai, 1925. Rates IN
spot cables; unless otherwise indicated.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

oHdeAoo 4aeAt STEAD ofi Hens oou9d. Hs ue
lti,. under AZ pounds. 49,; LeRhorn
hens. II broilers colored Il: Plymouth
and White Rock is: Leghorn chickens.
l3: springs under I pounds. colored II;
Plymouth Rock. l5i2. White Rock. -.
Four pounds up. colored 1871; PLYMOUTH
Rock. 1872: White Rock. 10. Bareback
chickens ri Ioo,,srs la lGshq5n ofd 3am roo'5
youns. IL No No. et1i turkeys. IA IA ducks. IA
pounds up colored. is II, white ieiz;
small colored and white. l4i2: geese Is.
Butter. 644s47: steady, Creamery
Specials 1913 score, 25S4 -"Sl. extras
t92N. 25i, extra flrsts ao-aD. 25-24i.:
hrsts tss-S9. 23i.-a4 seconds tS4-s1' ~.
.2i4: standards go centralized carlots'
IS Eggs. 5,a33; steady. Fresh-sraded
extras. tnrsts. cars and local! -; f1rsts.
local ?i3'a cars "6'-; current re-
PoTAToEs 155: on track 1856: total
U. S. shipments Saturday. a4' Sunday 46;
sood quality and color McClures and Bliss
Triumphs strong: other stock steady; sup
plies rather liberal; demand fairly sood
sacked per hundredueieht. Idaho Russet
Buroanks U. s. No J. 1.35-5n: Colorado
Red McClures U. S. No. |. good quality
and color. .55-i5 showing decay poor
color, 25: Wisconsin Cobblers snd Round
Whites good qualify, 40: showing decay.
s2'3.s5;, Green Mountains. Y: s, No.
a55: Michisan Rnssst rursls: U $, NJ No. !:
cent U. s. No, and better, GOOD color;
1880: fair color. l.15: Minnesota snd
North Dakota Early ohios; 40 pei. cent
U. No. ! snd better .ocl.-n6 Mime
/, 1%5.
Evening star., 1938-10-17

FEDERAL DEFICIT !:
MOUNTS SHARPLY
Reaches 9O8- Million Mark in
First Three and a Half
Months.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury reported today deficit
Of $90s, csc, ,2s4 for the first three and
q half months Of the fiscal year. This
was more than twice the SAIL ,560,270
shortage for the similar period Of the
previous year.
Expenditures in the three and half
months amounted to s2,5e4,7s5,32l,
and income totaled 1855, ,755 ,o37. Cor
responding figures last year were: Ex-
penditures, $2,231 ,566,562, and re-
ceipts. 81 1870, ,0O6.2 .292
w. P. A. was the principal factor in
increased expenditures. This agency,
whose relief rolls are now at record
total OF more than 100000 persons,
spent $646,568,565 In the three and a
half months. compared with 1878, ,19S,-
1856 in the same months last year.
The public debt has reached a new
record Of s3s.429,l93 ,207, which is
$l,264, 452 1892 more than year ago.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. Oct. II LP, 70. s. Dept. Of
Aericulture) Quota tions were very frm
auiries were being received on fleece and
territory woods: Asking prices Of 81 to
6S cents or higher on. secured basis for
good French combing lengths hne terri
tory wools in original bags were meeting
some resistance but holders were hrm.
Graded combins brisht u and Y blood
or higher grease basis. Country packed
mixed grade lots Of % and Z. blood brish.
neeces offered from the Midwest were
livered East
Evening star., 1938-10-17
CREAM Of WHEAT
EARNINGS DOWN
Quarters Net Hits S227,319
Against S264,557 for
Same 1887 Period.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tHe Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct. l7.-Cream Of
Wheat Corp. for the September quar-.
ter, today reported net profit of s227,.
3l9 after charges. equal to SO cents
a common share. against s264,5s7 or
"A cents share in the like 1897
quarter. The companys principal do
mestic plant is at Minneapolis.
Harbison- Walker.
Harbison- Walker Refractories Co.
and subsidiaries, for the quarter end
ed September 80, reported consolidated
net profit Of sl54,700 after charges,
equal TO cents a common share.
This compared with net profit of ss7,-
100 or 3 cents share in the preced-
ing quarter and s7s2,1oO or 81 cents
share in the like quarter last year.
The company which manufactures
fire brick and other refractories ma.
terials, has plants in most steel-pro-
duclns centers.
Howe Sound Co.
Howe Sound Co reported for the
quarter ended September 30 net profit
Of s593,a79, equal to SIPS a share on
the capital stock, compared with ST.
043,685. or 1920 a share in the like
period year ago, In the June quar-
ter net profit was S423 ,297, equal to SO
cents a share. The company, through
subsidiaries in Western United States,
Mexico and Canada is an important
producer of non-ferrous metals.
E. /. Du Pont De Nemours.
E. l. Du Pont De Nemours g. Co.
reported today earnings for nine
months ended September 30 were
equal to S2.3l share of common
stock, compared with $3.50 common
share in the comparable 1887 period.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
BuLd,Uiu Orders
Reach $l,946,689
DuringSeptember
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1.-THE
dollar value OF orders taken in Septem-
Der by the Baldwin Locomotive Works
and subsidiaries, including the Midvale
Co., was announced today as s1,946,-
689, compared with $l,673,24l for
September, 1887.
This brought the bookings for the
first nine months of the year to
s20.6ll, ,079, compared with $27.905 ,s27
in the same period last year.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK, Oct. u lP'-Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty-SecondS
METAL MARKET,

NEW YORK. Oct. II GP.-copper
steady electrolytic spot. 1925; export.
II 90. Tin barely steady; spot ant. for
ward. 1925. Lead steady spot New York.
East St. Louis spot and forward, sos.
Pig iron No. :, fob. Eastern Pennsylvania
900: Buffalo, .1.oo; Alabama, 100.
Aluminium virgin. 80 per cent. 1000.
Anthony. spot 400. Quicksilver. .00-
IS 90. Platinum. pure, 1900. Chinese
wolframite 19.00-22. 90 nominal.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK Oct. II 0P,.-Sugar fu-
under scattered trade and commission
hoSis Msrch felllns Ne 3 sold Of, to e.o7 and May
to 2 0e, or / point net lower white March
No. 4 sold of to. 1,o1 and MAY to I.o3h;
Or "a points net lower. The market At
Evening star., 1938-10-17
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK. Oct. II (P,.-Visible
supply of American grain showed the
following changes from week ago Tin
bushels: Wheat increased 5000.
corn increased 3,l9l 900. oats de-
creased $4,000: rye increased 22s,000;
barley increased s956.00o.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
STEEL QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. Oct II GP-Steel prices
per 100 pounds fob, Pittshurgh; Hue
sheets. $50: black sheets, hot rolled. @.e5;
steel bars. G.H5.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
ODD.LOT DEALINGS.
b. the Associated Press,

The Securities Commission reported to-
DAY these transactions by customers with
edd-ot dealers or SPECIALISTS on the New
York Stock Exchange for October 8:
b.OpS purchases involving l50.l2S shares:
S.73s sales invovine 1s4 $50 shares
Evening star., 1938-10-17

rim bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed BY such companies.
Rates Of dividends in the foregolng table
are annual disbursements based on the
las; quarterly or semi annual .eclarations.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included
Alison extrs or extras. eDeclarsd or
paid so far this year. no regular rats.
Payable in stock Paid last year,
Cash or stock. Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year. W With
warrants. ~ without variants. vas war.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
FREIGHT LOADINGS.

NEW YORK. Oct. II Rl.-Revenue
freight carloadings on railroads reporting
today for the week ended October is. in
Evening star., 1938-10-17
RuBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. oct. II AP,:-crude rubber
futures opened 10 II higher. December.
1870; March. li,es:2e; May, 17.2s-2s.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
MONTREAL SILVER,

er.n.d nnchs1eed. bctcher. 4e.e5 bid. BID &C
Evening star., 1938-10-17
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. Oct. i lP,.-Investmen'
Bankers Conference, Inc:
Evening star., 1938-10-17

wellington Fund l3.es 10 -
Quotations not furnished by sponsor G
lssuer: all others are obtained by l. B. {
from those sources.
Evening star., 1938-10-17
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK Oct. j. ,Pf.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
Evening star., 1938-10-17

WW-Wlth warrants.
xw-Without warrants.
New
st tstp) Stamped
SNesotiability impaired by maturity.
Companies reported in receivership
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-07

landed there. Pere MARQUES,
supposed to have visited !, =,
SO years later. -.
Cadillac, founder Of Da,,,.
1901, inspected it when ~ ."D
commander of Michi.jm.ass,.'
fort. In 1880, just before ,Se g
of the Revolution. Ior, W. ~ s.
was moved to the island fra,, Y !
Mackinac on the mainland y
one of the nations o.dc>, <,.. y
battlements. W
Mackinac Island is accs..,
easily, but Isle Roya! c,s wy
reached only by crossing MIL
water in Lake Superior ~
are no automoDi!c, on ~ -
island. ~
On the northcrnmos, =,
CCC youths have been ~ t'
the year around to make Tia -
600 acres of heavily tmJcrei y y
more attractive to tourists w'I
ers are clearing fallen LII "y'
erecting rustic bridge. lavns -''I
in swamps and building do'5, |
make the islands beauty II
easier to visit. y
Moose and othcr wild ann,
roam freely. Mary have jIs;1
starvation during the loDg n
winters, but extended loyr,, !
two years ago burned gu, NJ
timber and permitted y
growth, on which moose ar.
pendent for food.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-07
ONE YEAR TO LIFE IS
FAVORITE SENTENCE

HARTLAND, Mich, Oct. 7. =
Ira W.. Jane, presiding judge Of
the Wayne county circuit court in
Detroit, believes judges should be
allowed to make only one penal
sentence. against convicted Grim
inals--one year to life.
The judges role should be end
ed with the conviction of the ac-
cused person, he told the Michigan
probation convention here. Dispo-
sitlon of the case should be left to
trained probation Officers. The
state parole, board,' instead. of, the
Sentencing judge, should decide
when imprisonment should be ter
minated, he contended.
Jayne said society!s method Of
handling criminals, based on the
old Anglo SaSon doctrine of ret
ribution Of recompense," has been
outModed by modern parole and
probation theories, which hold
that the criminal should be re-
facilitated = not punished. He
said. however, that protection of
society demands that certain Of
denderS be mstitutionalized per-
manentlV. ...
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-07

There are 5,365 miles of rail
ways within the boundaries of
Mexico.