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Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
DUCK SHOOTING TRIP TO
HAMPTON ROADS

Superintendent Mills and Viii
liam George Hill, of Clayton, took
a trio down to Hampton Roads, on
Wednesday, for a little sport at
ducking. When they got down to
Virginia that morning the weather
was delightful, farmers out at
work in their shirt sleeves, plow-
ing and planting potatoes and peas
and setting out cabbage plants.
That night the mercury "got a
drop on them, making ice, and
freezing tight generally. Very
naturally they hitched the Super
car to the Norfolk
train for hime leaving the ducks
in the undisputed possession of the
quiet coves. The "snap" was both
and severe, the thermom-
eter registering here Thursday
morning to Z degrees about as
low as any morning Of the winter
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
ODESSA BOY TAKES BRIDE
Roy Kawley. Son of Irving Rawley
Weds Miss Anna Morehead

Miss Ana Morehead, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Morehead,
of Middletown, and Mr.. Roy Raw
ley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Rawley, of Odessa, formerly of
near Smyrna, were united in mar
riage at the home of the groom's s
parents Wednesday evening of last
week, at seven o'clock. They were
attended by Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Reynolds, of Odessa, brother-in-
law and sister of the bride. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Norman Benson, pastor of st.
Pauls M. E. Church in Odessa.
The bride wore aqua crepe, trim
med with brown, and brown acces-
sories, and her corsage was gar
denias. Following the ceremony
the couple left for a wedding trip
in Virginia, and on their return
will reside In Odessa.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
OPPOSE CUT IN
FUNDS
More Camps Needed To Keep
Young Men in En-
plOyment
ON GOVERNMENT WORK

Following is a copy of very
timely editorial published in the
February IL issue of Happy
Days, the CCC weekly. In as
much as there is now an active eff
fort being made to still further
reduce CCC Camps in this state,
we approve of its sentiment as
well as argument therein contain
ed. Each company means con
siderable aid as a relief measure,
for at full strength of 200 the min
imum allotments required to be
sent by the boys to their homes
would be S22.O0 per month each or
$4,000. A like amount per
month would be spent in a com
munity by the salaried supervisory
personnel and officers nd in the
purchse Of supplies. The Happy
Days" editorial is as follows:
Last month 145,OOO men ap-
piled for admittance to the CCC.
They were eligible, between the
ages of IL and 25 years. They
had been checked and approved by
thei local selecting agencies as
qualified. But only a small num-
Der were enrolled because there
were only a small number of va
cancies in the corps to be filled.
Senator, what about the others,
those who were told to come back
not tomorrow, or next week, or
next month, but in effect
year or the following year, when
there might be places open? Do
you know that cutting the num-
Der Of CCC camps and reducing
the strength of the CCC in the in
terests of eCCConomy means that
you're telling these young men to
come back in a year or two, after
those now in the CCC return to
their homes? Do you know that
cutting the appropriations for the
CCC 80 per cent means substan-
TALLY closing the entrances to
the camps until those who are in
the CCC find ffiobs or, without
jobs, return to their homes? Do
you know that the average man in
the CCC-tho he may not be old
enough to vote-is old enough to
support his folks back home, in
whole or in part, thru his WORK
in the CCC? Is there any reason
to cut the appropriations for the
CCC 80 per cent or any per cent?
Is there any reason within rea-
son-why the CCC should not be
and opened to every
young man who is unemployed
and in need of employment ?"
Economy? ECCConomy? What
greater economy than in training
of men in the performing of use
full and practical and necessary
work in conservation Where is
the economy in shutting up we'll
equipped camps, in stopping un-
completed work projects, in leav-
ing roads or bridges or parks half
Where is the economy
in curtailing the CCC at this
time ?"
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
YOUR INCOME TAX REPORT
How To Avoid Common Errors in
Making Out Your Returns

OF the millions of income-tax re-
turns that are filed annually, the
vast majority are from slaried per-
sons and wage earners whose in
come is derived from personal ser
vices. In general, compensation
for personal services should be re-
ported for taxation purposes in the
year it is received or unqualifiedly
made subject to demand. Compen-
sation credited to the account of
or set apart for a taxpayer, with
out any substantial limitation or
destruction, and which may be
drawnupo by him at any time, is
subject to tax for the year during
which so credited or set apart, al
though not then actually reduced
to possession. If the services were
rendered during the year 1886, or
even prior thereto, but the COM
pensation was not received, or
made unqualifiedly subject to de-
mand, by the taxpayer until the
year 1887, the entire amount is
taxable in the year received or
made unqualifiedly subject to de-
mand, when the taxpayer is re-
porting on the cash receipts and
disbursements basis, which is the
basis used by most persons in re-
porting net income.
The names of all employees to
whom payments Of $1,000 or over
a year are made must be reported.
The information return should be
made on Form 1899, accompanied
by transmittal Form 1896 showing
the number Of returns filed. These
returns should be filed on or be-
fore February Is, 1888. All of the
various types of compensation, un-
less specifically exempt by statute,
or exempt by fundamental law,
should be included in the taxpay-
er's return of gross income, such
as salaries, wages, fees, commits
sions, bonuses, tips, honorariums,
prizes, awards, retiring allowances
for past services, etc. Where ser
vices are paid for in whole or in
part with something other than
money, the fair market value of
the thing taken in payment must
be included as income. Other
items subject to tax are fees receiv-
ed by ministers of the gospel for
funerals, baptisms, masses, and
like services; executors fees; di-
rectors fees; Federal jury fees;
and prizes received in contests of
kinds.
The salaries of Federal officers
and employees are subject to tax,
the salary of the Presi-
dent of the United States and
judges of courts of the United
States taking office after the date
of enactment of the Revenue Act
of 1882, which was June 6, 1892
The salary of the Vice President
of the United States, and the sal
aries of Members of the House of
Representatives and the Members
of the United States Senate are
also subject to income tax.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
THE HARRIGAN CASE

Chief Justice Comegys yester-
day morning charged the jury in
the case of Harrigan VS.. the city
Of Wilmington. Among other
points he instructed that the city
was not liable for any defect in
the plan of the Adams street sew
er or want of capacity. If the city
has precipitated a greater guam
tity Of water on the Harrigan lot
than formerly was carried there
through natural courses, and had
not provided a sufficient outlet
therefor, then the city would be
liable. After celebrating about
two hours the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff, fixing the
damages at $922.25.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
Sam
COUNCIL N n,
Super Drivers
- D0fn-H Has Bs,1
Slogan
HOW IT IS AII,nI

Believe it or M Il
and safe drivers ~, 4tgl!
Of human matar., ~ pe ~
pretty unpromising "a
the Delaware Safe,r 1ss''' :.
has been proved bey,ss os2,
scientific tests Of ovs, n M.
and women drivers ~. !,
ing from such aop...', -!
handicaps as slow ssss... ,s.',.,.l
tine and speed est.na-~
blindness, and faulty s,...
ordination. FF
Yet such men and y,..
49, - - De The best /
6nae f5n5sra!s. they have Overcome
driving can be oorre,tss
er training. A few =, :!
only by compensatips :.
mat IS by making aloga|I
eo,inter6alance their aate
10" the practical t51sI
motorist wants to know I'll
driving are what his s5,-r..
them. -
The first step IS to va,a !
weak points in your driTs
you md yourself making
many stops suddenly, II
climbing up the rear d IL
ahead ? Your trouble nsvg
science calls slow brsk,,
ton. That means you as
than the average motort !.
ognize a situation denrs
stop, or to lift your foot MI
accelerator and slam on M
es.
The next stop is 10 oye,r,
handicap. In this case u Il
it by not following cans ri.
in traffic, also by starting b
on the brakes farther na
usual before coming to d
section. Avoid wearing \
or heavy boots when I'm
you want your foot m0Vens
be quickest.
Here is another weak pa-I
many In passing Oh the ri
you often just miss hitting (.
you passed, or the car j
against you? You thol!a
was ample room 10 pass a
denly were faced with The n
ity Of ramming the car il ID
you or colliding with the n..
one. Your trouble may b b
poor time and speed ez,E
CONTINUED on PAGE Tx
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
ASK STATE LAW
DOOR SAMPLES
Would Stop Throwing Patent
Medicine Samples on
Door Steps
UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN

Local communities are being
urged by the Delaware State
Board of Pharmacy and the State
Board of Health to pass ordinanc-
es prohibiting the throwing of pat
ent medicine samples on the door
steps, due to the risk entailed to
children into whose hands they
may fall mo state law exists
prohibiting this dangerous prac-
tise, but since it is hardly plausi-
BILE that advertisers would distrib-
ute samples from door to door in
rural areas, communities in Della
ware can bring it to a stop by 10
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
Stop Sign Rule Observed

State police have reported fear
of the increased penalties for fail
ure to stop at stop signs at high
way intersections brought about
a general observance of the law by
motorists. The edict of Secretary
of State Charles l.. Terry, Jr.,
which will require motorists ar
rested the first time for passing a
stop sign to take a new examina-
tion for a drivers license, went
into effect Tuesday Mr.. Terry
has prescribed a ten-day license
suspension for the second offense
and revocation of license for the
third offense.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
OLD SMYRNA HAND ENGINE
DOES SERVICE

The hand engine which the
authorities of Delaware City pur-
chased of us on the completion of
our water works did them a good
service on Saturday night in saw
ing them from what promised to
be a serious fire. 1t started in a
stable alongside of Moody and
Cos. carriage factory, but was
confined to the building in which
the fire originated.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
DIR. TANNING TO MOVE TO
CRUMPTON, Md.

DR.. E. B. Tanning, homeopath-
ist, who has been practicing med
icine in this town for the past four
years, it is stated, intends going
tc Crumpton, Md, to pursue his
business. He has been a good cit
izen, attentive to his work, and
acquired quite a good practice, and
leaves only we presume, because
he felt there were too many home
opathic physicians in this locality,
he being the last one to come.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
HOWARD VANBUSKIRK
LEAVES A. G. CJJMMINS

G. Howard VanBuskirk, book
keeper for A. G. Cummins, sewers
his connection with that phosphate
house, after a service of five years.
The desire of the proprietor to
curtail his foreign business opera
tion, makes the employment of
any clerical force unnecessary. 1t
is hoped that Mr.. VanBuskirk may
find something to suit him in our
town.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24

the stable loft and jumped down
on a NOV of hay, not knowing
there was a fork in it,rlIning one
of the tines through the fleshy
part of the leg. The wound has
since been infamed and is of
course attended with considerable
pain.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
MARRIAGES

Attix-Clark-At the residence of
the brides father, February Is, by
Rev d. F. Ewell, Frank Attix and
Miss Annie Bell Clark, both of
Kenton Hundred.
CattsICarey-At the residence of
the brides parents, February oth,
by Rev. t. Stevenson, j. Harry
Cats of New Castle county, and
Miss Mary Eta Carey, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Carey. of
Queen Anne's county, Md.
Emerson-Stevens - In Camden,
Del, February 18th, Pennel Emer-
son and Miss Emma Stevens,
daughter of J. w. Stevens.
Hynson-Brown- February 18th,
by Rev. ]. S. Willis, Garrett L..
Hynson and Mrs. Pierce Brown,
both of Milford Hundred.
Slaughter-Davis-I the M. E.
Church, at Templeville, Md, Feb
ruary 1st, by Rev. w. w. Warner,
Colomon Slaughter Of Wilmington,
Del, and Miss Lucy Davis, of Tenn
pleville, Md.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
SUNDAY DINNER
Suggestions.
By ANN PAGE

MYTH Lent beginning next week
interested in enjoying a variety Of
meat dishes this week. Prices are still
attractive, particularly on beef and
lamb, but, though fresh pork is reason
able, prices are somewhat higher.
Stewing chickens are lower and ducks
inexpensive.
Fish prices are almost entirely a
weather proposition.
Eggs cost somewhat more this week
than last, but are still cheap. Butter
prices are unchanged.
Plentiful supplies of fruits, yege-
tables and salad green's permit variety
even with budget limitations. Best
values continue to be found in apples
oranges, grapefruit, beets, carrots, let
tuce, potatoes, spinach and turnips.
Seasonable foods make up the fol-
lowing menus.
Low Cost Dinner
Braised Chuck of Lamb
Mashed Potatoes Carrots
Bread and Butter
Lemon Snow Custard Sasee
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Roast Lamb Pan-browned Potatoes
Green Peas
Bread and Butter
Orange Refrigerator Cake
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Grapefruit
Baked Ham with Glazed Apple Rings
Sweet Potatoes Spinach
Green Salad
Bread and Butter
Floating Island
Coffee
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
SMYRNA DOdNGS
OF so YEARS AGO.
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF FEB. 22ND, 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., 1938-02-24
GRAIN
RUNS PTTCHFORK THROUGH
HIS LEG

Frank Spruance, son Of James
w. Spruance, met with a painful
accident ON Saturday. He was in
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24
Resumed Teaching Duties

Resumed Teaching Duties
Mrs. Joseph Pritchard, who has
been absent as teacher of the
primary grade. Townsend school,
due to a several weeks illness, is
able to resume her teaching.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-24

DELAWARE COLLEGE
TRUSTEES MEET HERE
A special meeting of the trus-
t0saAnusS - Pan nh
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22
u. S. PRESENTS
BILL TO JAPAN
FOR DAMAGES
Request RecOmpense for
Loss of Property,
Lives in China

WASHINGTON, Mar. %.
(UP) = The American gov
ernment has formally pre-
sented it's bill to Japan for
loss of life, personal injuries
and damages sustained Dec II
when japanese bombing planes
sank the American gunboat fanay,
the state department revealed to-
day.
The claim was presented to the
Japanese foreign office by Ameri-
can Ambassador Joseph E. Grew
upon instructions from Secretary
of State Cordell Hull
State department officials declin-
ed to reveal the amount of damages
asked. Unofficial sources have es-
timated the claim would run any
where from s1,500,000 to $2000,000.
In addition to destruction of the
Panay three American Standard
Oil ships were destroyed in the at
tack by Japanese bombing planes.
Three Americans were killed in the
Panay attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22
LITTLE RED PIG
FIRST VICTIM
OF GAS CELL


SAN QUENTIN PRISON, March
22. (UP)-A little reddish brown
pig. thrust squealing into Califor-
MAS lethal gas chamber. rose to
his feet and collapsed nine times
i'm rapid succession today, then roll
ed over dead-the first victim of
the states new legal instrument of
execution of condemned men.
Warden Court Smith and othe,
prison Officials. at conclusion of
the experiment., pronounced the
execution chamber to be in good
working condition.
Next to die from the deadly hy-
drOcyanic fumes generated i'm the
eighth-sided steel chamber probab-
ly will be the five former Folsom
prison cOnvicts involved in the
prison riot and Staying of Warden
Clarence Larkin.
The pig was snatched at random
from the prison pig pen. Guards
put him i'm wire cage just big
enough to hold him. They placed
the cage on the arms of two chairs
in the death chamber.
After his first fright, the pig
lay down comfortably, evidently
preparing for sleep.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22
SPRINGS GRADE
PROJECT GETS
u. S. APPROVAL

SACRAMENTO, Mar. %. (UP)--
The U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
has approved fe1eral-state coopera-
tive road projects approximating
SO 900, 900, including 100000 for the
Mountain Springs grade in San
Diego county, State Highway En-
gineer C. H. Purcell announced to-
day.
The Mountain Springs grade prof.
ect calls for $l50,000 in federal ana
$150,000 in state funds. Also in the
list was S250000 for a La Mesa to
El Cajon project, to be financed
equally between federal government
and state.
c. H. Sweetser, the bureaus dis
trict engineer at San Francisco,
notified Purcell Of approval of the
program submitted by the state
highway commission. Purcell said
the decision would make available
$4,735 900 in federal funds for 25
northern California and 20 southern
California projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22
CONCERNS
FILE BRIEF
WITH HULL
Diplomatic Actions
Demanded i'm
Mexico

WASHINGTON, Mar. %.
(UP) = Four American oil
companies today filed a brief
with the state department
requesting diplomatic action
in the oil companies difficulties
with Mexico.
The brief, filed with Secretary of
State Cordell Hull, was signed by
representatives of the Huasteca
Petroleum CO.; the Standard Oil
Company of California; the Mexi-
can-Sinclair Petroleum corp; and
the Penn-Mex Fuel co.
While the text of the brief was
not revealed, state department Of
ficials said it was described as Il
brief ''in support of a claim of a
manifest denial or Justice.
On the basis of the hearing on
the brief, it was understood the
oil companies were seeking diplo-
matte Intervention in their quarrel
with the Mexican government.
At the same time state depart
ment officials revealed that Am
bassador Josephus Daniels inform
ed the department by telegraph
that published reports that Ameri-
can oil companies were being held
hostage by Mexican oil workers
were erroneous.
One published report concerned
Edward Borrego, an official of the
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
who was reported being forcibly de-
tanned by syndicalists at Tampico.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22
CHAMBERLAIN TO SIDESTEP
INDEPENDENCE FOR CzECHS

tends to abrogate special preferen-
tial tariffs which Austria enjoyed
under the Rome protocol, including
the use of Trieste as a free port,
it was learned from a trustworthy
diplomatic source today
Italy has notified Germany OF
that step in view of her occupa-
tion of Austria, the same source
said.
PARTY MERGER
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Mar. %
(UP)-The German agrarian league
decided today to merge with Kon-
rad Henlein's Sudeten German par
ty, giving the new group 40 deputies
and making it the largest party in
the Czechoslovakia chamber.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22
Morals Offender
Sentenced to Pen

Clyde Rogers, convicted of a
morals offense against small girls
in an Ell Centro theatre, was SEN
fenced to San Quentin Tuesday.
The minimum term. one year, was
recommended. The court also rec
commended that Rogers be subjected
to medical treatment while in the
institution. The maximum sentence
for the technical offense "leWd and
lascivious conduct" is life. His ap-
plication for probation was denied
Rogers was arrested upon COM
plant of small girls. They COM
planned OF his treatment of them
while they attended matinee per-
formances during several weekends
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22

KY, said 1t was generally under
stood" that some inquiry would be
undertaken. Speaker William B.
Bankhead said that the president
was making no effort to avoid an
investigation.
Agreement on the exact form of
investigation has not been reached,
but it was indicated that action
would be taken regardless of the
move Mr.. Roosevelt makes today
when his latest ultimatum expires.
Yesterday he ordered DR.. Morgan
to withdraw his charges against
his co-directors, Harcourt A. Nor
gan and David E. Lilienthal, or
resign. If ne fails to do one or the
other by 2:3O pm, today, the pres
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22

BY a vote of 33 to 80 the senate
rejected the Pittman amendment
to the reorganization bill exempt
ing the agriculture departments
forestry service from the presi-
dents power to transfer or reor-
ganize bureaus. This amendment
was the first of a series to be offer
ed and its fate indicated little sue
cess in this strategy against the
measure
Meanwhile, the senate finance
committee heard a summary of
revenue producing measures in the
tax revision bill from Roswell Ma
gill, undersecretary of treasury Ma
gill indicated that revision of the
undiStributed profits and capital
gains taxes under consideration by
the committee could be effected
with a net gain of $40,500,000 in
revenue. Chairman Pat Harrison,
D., Miss. has proposed elimination
of the undistributed profits tax
and substitution of a flat Is per
cent levy on capital gains for pres
ent provisions of the bill. Magilis
schedules showed that substitution
of flat Is per cent rate on capital
gains would cut federal revenue.
But replacement of the house-ap-
proved undistributed profits tax
by flat 10 per cent levy of cor
porate profits would make up this
deficiency and show an aggregate
gain of $4O,5OOOOO over revenue
potentialities of the house scheme,
according to Magill.
Magill, however, told the COM
mittee that the treasury favors re-
tention of the undistributed tax
principle and warned against COM
plete elimination of the levy on
capital gains.
SENATE RECEIVES
NAVY BILL
WASHINGTON. Mar. %. CUP)-
The senate received President
Roosevelt's $l,121, $4,000 naval ex-
pansion bill today with predictions
of bitter debate on foreign affairs,
neutrality and naval policy before
its passage.
Chairman David l. Walsh. D.,
Mass. of the senate naval affairs
committee, which will conduct hear
ingS on it. indicated that the navy
department would be asked to pro-
duce two secret reports that were
denied the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22
CITY DELAYS
APPROVAL OF
5-YEAR LEASE

Ell Centros city administration
Tuesday took steps to delay the
approval by the Southern Pacific
railway company of five year
lease to Howard Meyer of Ell Gen.
tro for warehouse building on
State street near the railway tracks.
The lease, according to the cham
Der of commerce. would block plans
for the State street subway which
the city has been seeking for several
years.
The city asked postponement of
final approval of the lease until
the council determines the possible
effects of such plan on the pro-
posed subway.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22

"oiib w oN1 ''''AN' -
I've never done anything for any
body. l don't really need two eyes,
I'u not doing this for publicity. I'm
doing it in the hope that Mr.. Hard
ing may be able to see the things
I've always seen and never appre-
ciated fully
Rev. Harding pastor of Port
lands Sellwood Church of the
Nazarene, came here in the hope
of averting total blindness. Eye
specialists told him restoration of
his sight was possible provided
physicians could obtain the cornea
of a living or recently dead eye
for transplantation.
II am so deeply touched" Rev.
Harding said when he heard of
Woodward's offer, that no words
can express my appreciation
have found strength and hope in
the unselfishness of this young
man who seeks good in a world Of
chaos and distress. But 1 feel l
cannot accept Woodward's sacri-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-22
|. Y. RESIDENTS
GIVE OPINIONS
ON OIL SEIZURE.

Editors note: What do Impe-
rial Valley people think about
the seizure of oil lands owned by
U. S. companies i'm Mexico? Fol-
lowing are the opinions of sew
eral representative residents.)
Mrs. Earl G.. Davis-I am not in
favor of armed intervention in the
Mexico oil situation, at least until
all legal methods are exhausted.
Fred Redfern-Let the oil COM
panies worry about the trouble
down there.
Bill Meagher-The oil companies
got into the business down there
by themselves. Let them get out
of it.
Sandy Sanford-That question IS
bit out of my line. Seems that the
oil companies should dig their own
way out of the mess.
John McNeece-Action should be
taken to settle the situation in the
interests of both Americans and
Mexicans.