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Calvin's Newspaper Service
TESTED RECIPE
BY Frances Lee Barton

THE members Of my family call
l. this mothers diplomatic pie"
For when strawberries first arrive
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
HIGHWAY BRIDGE
DEBRIS REMOVED

Hundreds of tons of debris
lodged against Highway Bridge
were removed by emergency crews
early today.
The bridge was closed to traffic
at midnight and the work started
under direction of Army engineers.
While the cleanup was under way,
linemen repaired electrical con-
nections that had been damaged
by trees and other objects swept
down the river by spring floods.
Engineers said they may be
forced to again close the bridge
for time tonight to complete
the work. The bridge was re-
opened to traffic this morning.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
SLAYER GRINS.
AS EXECUTIONER
ADJUSTS MOOSE
Michigan Tradition Of
108 Years Ends

MILAN, Mich, July 8 Q.N.SO.
"A 108-year-old Michigan tradition
hurtled through the steel trap Of
the Federal detention farm gal
lows at daybreak today.
Tony Chebatoris, cool killer,
died as calmly as he killed in the
first execution held on Michigan
soil since 1880, when an tnn-keeper
named Simmons was hanged for
Staying his wife.
PALLOR REPLACES GRIN
The Federal execution was held
despite Gov. Frank Murphy's fight
to have Chebatoris moved to an
other State for execution and
President Roosevelt'S request that
the Department of Justice do
everything in its power to move
the gunman who shot down Henry
Porter during a bank holdup in
Midland last September %.
Manacled, Chebatoris walked
calmly behind United States Mar
Shal John ]. Bare and Warden
John ]. Ryan from his cell to the
canvas shed which housed the
gallowS.
SHOWS NO EMOTION
In the three minutes he stood
with uncovered head on the trap
he showed little emotion except
for a sardonic grin, which faded
twice into a sickly look.
At the end, however, he was
grinning, talking to g.. Phil
Hanna, the 64-year-old White
county farmer executioner, who
donated his services and who
makes hanging his hobby.
AS he fell through the trap the
witnesses, many of whom had
never before seen an execution,
remained mute. The Rev. Father
Lee Laige read constantly on the
gallows for minutes after the body
fell.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
COPS IN KILLING
BACK ON DUTY

Both of the Virginia police
officers recently exonerated of
blame in the death of Theodore
B. Daugherty, a Washington mu-
sician, have been reinstated to
the Falls Church force, it was
learned today.
Edwin Schied, "a, one Of the
policemen, declared today, how
ever, that he would tender his
resignation Monday. Asked what
he intended to do, he replied.
II don't know yet. I am look
ing for job-preferably some
thing more pleasant"
Herbert Knox, 25, the second
officer, returned to his duties as
policeman last night.
Schied was tried on murder
charges in the Arlington County
Circuit Court and acquitted. The
indictment against Knox, charg.
ing him with being an accessory
was nolle pressed yesterday.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
INDIANA EXECUTES TWO

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July 8
U.NS0.-Two youths paid with
their lives in the electric chair
early today for a holdup killing
that netted them exactly SIPS.
They were VurtiS Meal, 10, and
Hugh Marshall, jr., %, executed in
the State prison here for the MUIR
der of William H. Bright, an In
dianapolis druggist.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
Kennedy Visits Erin
To Seek for Relatives

DUBLIN, July 8 UN.S)
United States Ambassador Joseph
P. Kennedy, here for a brief visit
during which he will seek for rel
atives in Ireland, paid a round Of
official visits today.
He called on the Papal Nuncio,
President Douglas Hyde, Lord
Mayor Alfred Byrne and visited
at Trinity College,
The Washington times., 1938-07-08

HUMPHREY BoGART AND MAYO METHOT
Film Figures Will Marry in Hollywood August II
HOLLYWOOD, July QN.s.).-Humphrey Bogart, screen
villain and Mayo Methot stage and actress happy
couple today.
They told friends in the film colony that they would be
ried here August H.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
Business Men Meet

The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association will meet in the
Arcade Building, Fourteenth ST.
and Park Rd. N. W., Tuesday at 9
D, M
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
DEPUTY SLAIN
Kills RObber Suspect
At Loot Cache

BECKLEY, w. Va, July 8
GN.S0.-For three days, Deputy
Sheriff Jess Thompson and a COM
panion waited for a robber to re-
turn to an isolated spot where the
5000 loot of a burglary had been
hidden.
Today, Thompson and the sus-
pected robber, Claude Bennett, At,
were dead, killed in gun battle.
When he approached the place
Bennett was ordered to surrender.
Instead he began shooting and
wounded Thompson. The deputy
returned fire, killing Bennett be-
fore he himself died.
Your ad in the Classified Section of the
Herald and Times appears in both papers
at one low cost, rechinE the largest reader
udience in town (22O, 900 circulatiOn).
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
Woman Inspector OF Air Transports

GLENDALE Ca July sThe well has been inspecting transport
only aeronautical
lin the nation Mrs. Mabel Rock Airlines here.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
SECOND DEATH RESULTS FROM
AUTO CRASH; 3 RECOVERING

Thomas r. Boyer, SIS years old,
of Townsend, who at the time was
visiting in Leipsic and was Eu-
gene McBrine's companion in
the truck that collided with the
Deakyne car, killing Miss Mary
Louise Deakyne, Tuesday night of
last week, died in the Kent General
Hospital, Wednesday night of last
week. His body was taken to the
funeral home of G. Lester Daniels
from which place interment took
place in Townsend cemetery Sum
day afternoon His death was the
35th auto fatality in Delaware this
year, compared with so for the
same period last year, and was the
sixth in the State in five days. The
first victim, Miss Mary Louise Dea-
hyne, who died before she could be
taken to the hospital, a daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard c. Dea-
kyne of White Hall Neck, near
Smyrna, was buried Friday. The
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14

funeral was largely attended, a
tribute of esteem in which she was
held in the community. Condition
of two injured persons remaining
IN the Dover Hospital is reported
to be improved. Howard, Jr.. is
expected out in a few days. Miss
Edna johnson of Darby, Pa, the
other occupant of the Deakyne car.
is slowly recovering and unless in
lection should set in from her In
jured leg, she too will be out. A
third injured person, Eugene Nc
Brine, of Leipsic, driver of one of
the cars, was released from the
hospital after treatment and plac-
ed under technical bail for man.
Police said Howard Dea-
kyne, Jr., brother of the dead girl.
would be placed under a similar
charge with McBrine, both to APP
pear and give their testimony be-
fore the Coroner's jury to be held
soon,
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
WARNER ". PRICE co, INC.
New FIrm Name Given to Bust
ness of Late Smyrnian

After our forms had been prac-
tically closed last week the aGver-
tiSement noted in another column
was sent US. We got the adv. in
serted but the news article was left
over until this week The business
Of the late Warner w. Price has
now become incorporated ana will
be known in the future as the War
ner w. Price Co, Inc. This corpo-
ration will carry on the business of
the manufacturing of fertilizer and
the coal and grain business with
the same efforts to serve the pub
lie as its predecessor. The follow
ing associates of Mr.. Price will
continue in the active operation of
the business. They are Ralph G.
FAIRIES, Harry J. Lower, I. H. Mer-
rill, Andrew D. Cole, Henrietta c.
West, ]. Cooper Walker. SMYRNA
and vicinity is glad to see this old
and enterprising concern continue
IN the name of its owner and pub
ic-spirited citizen. Prices fertil-
zers had become a well known and
dependable brand not only with
omyrnians but with farmers and
growers outside the county and
state. We congratulate the new
corporation and wish it much sue
,ess.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
FEDERAL LAND
BANK INTEREST
temporarily Reduced To 81
Per Cent to Aid the
Farm Credit
PAYABLE PRIOR TO 1910

Inc temporarily reduced interest
rates on Federal land bank and
Land Bank Commissioner loans
Just authorized by action of Con
gress, will apply on all interest
payable prior to July l, 1910. AL
bert S. Goss, Land Bank Commits
sioner Of the Farm Credit Admin
Istration, said recently. On most
Federal land bank loans through
national farm loan associations the
temporarily reduced rate will be
312 per cent a year, and for loans
made directly from the banks. &
per cent. On Land Bank Commits
sloner loans the temporarily reduce
ed rate will also be 4 per cent.
Commissioner Goss said that IN
der the law as now amended both
land bank and Commissioner Dor
rowers, beginning July 1. 1910,
will resume interest payments at
the contract interest rates at
which their loans were originally
made. At present, with a few ex-
the contract interest rate
on new Federal land bank loans
now being made through associa-
tons is 4 per cent, and Az per cent
for direct loans. The contract in
-erest rate on all Commissioner
oans is 5 per cent. The Commits
;ioner said the reduced interest
'ates will apply for the stated
period on approximately 100000
land bank loans now ont
standing in the amount of S2.O25-
100000, and about $50 900 Land
Sank Commissioner loans aggre-
eating nearly $500 600 900.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
HEAVY RAINS
VISIT SMYRNA
No Damage From Lightning
Here But Toward Middle
town There Was a Plenty
SEVERE DOWN STATE

Heavy rain and electrical storms
buffeted several sections of Della
ware Monday afternoon and night,
concentrating around Rehoboth
Beach at the southern end of the
state, and Middletown at the
northern end. The storms did not
reach Smyrna until early evening
and continued internationally near
ly all night. No damage was done
here to any extent though the
electric current flashed off once or
twice and on again. Much water
fell to the parched earth and did
uncalcuable good to crops. truck
patches and lawns. At times the
rain came down in a seeming del
uge. For all its spottiness, the
storm had one general effect. 1t
drove the temperature down 10 to
80 degrees in various sections Of
the state within two hours and
brought at least temporary relief
to a population which had painted
through the fourth day of the
worst heat wave of the summer.
At Middletown the downpour was
of almost cloudburst proportions.
Fire caused by lightning destroyed
a barn on the farm of Fred Smith
at Warwick, Md, causing $4,000 !
oss. The Middletown and Cecil
on, Md, fire companies were able +
'nly to protect nearby buildings.
CONTINUED on Page Ffve)
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
HIT-RUN DRIVER
IN DOVER JAIL
John Green, Georgetown Ne.
gro, Admits Running Down
William Clark, Little Creek
INQUEST THIS WEEK

Less than "a hours after thea G.
cident, a man who state police said
confessed he was the hit-run driver
responsible for the death of Will
liam Clark, "a, farmland. was in
jail at Dover. He is John Green.
SO, Negro, of Georgetown. The
body of Clark was found Sunday
afternoon on the Little Creek
Highway, half a mile from the
farm of Pierce Carey, where he
had been employed. Shattered auto
headlight lenses beside the BODY
were the only clue to the nature
of the accident and the hit-run
auto. Clark suffered a broken
neck and leg fracture in the mis-
hap. State police began a system
attic check of cars, the trail finally
leading to Green. According to
the officers, he readily admitted he
was the driver of the death car.
and said he did not stop because he
was scared" Green said he visit
ed friends near Little Creek after
the accident and then returned to
his home in Georgetown. He was
given hearing in Dover yesterday
Wednesday,. Sergeant Knox and
Corporal Pusey of the State Police
station at Georgetown and Private
Zones of the Dover station took
Green into custody. Coroner Harry
Camper summoned a jury Monday
o view the body He said an in
quest would be held later.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
HIGHER SPEED
DURING DAY
Automobile Traffic Experts
Propose So Miles Per Hour
in Most States
81 MILES PAIRIE STATES

Traffic experts meeting in Wash
lngton, p. q, are studying the adj
visibility of asking the states to
let motorists drive 10 miles an hour
faster in daytime than at night.
The differential was advocated at
the national conference on street
and highway safety by S. j. Will
hams of the National Safety Coun-
ell. He proposed a daytime max
lmum of So miles an hour for most
states and so miles an hour for
prairie states, where fiat, sparsely
settled areas make higher speed
safer. The conference was attend
ed by more than so representatives
from a score of official agencies,
motor clubs, manufacturers, and
insurance companies. 1t was de-
signed to modernize the uniform
traffic laws recommended to states
and municipalities The delegates
asked all states Monday to adopt
the three-position hand signal for
motorists already in use in II stat
es. The system requires a driver
70 extend his left arm straight out |
from his car to indicate a left turn, /
Gown for stop, and up for a right
turn Most states permit a driver
70 extend his arm straight out to
indicate any of the three. Among
other problems raised by the ex- /
oerts: E. ]. McIlraith, engineer of
me Chicago surface lines, suggest
% bicycles be ridden on the side
walks instead of streets, except in
business areas where the rider
mould alight and walk with his We
llcle on the sidewalk. Arthur ].
1oVell, vice-president of the Broth
'rhood of Locomotive Firemen and /:
1nginemen, advised banning truck I
except milk, mail, and newspaper {
rucks-from the highways from |
saturday night to Monday morn I
ng.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
John Thomas, Husband of Alma e.
Coleman, Dies Suddenly

John Cartee Thomas. husband O.
Alma E. Coleman, well known t.
many Smyrnians,d died in Presbyter
ian Hospital, Philadelphia Monday
afternoon at one o'clock, after hav.
ing been operated on several days
before. Stricken suddenly at home
/ Tuesday evening with strangu.
lated hernia he was rushed al
once to the hospital and oper-
ated upon. Complications de-
veloped and very little hope of his
recovery was given the family by
his surgeon. Despite every atten-
ton he passed quietly away soon
after the noon hour. The death of
John Thomas removes young
man popular with all who knew
him. Attentive to business, am
bilious and making a success of
life, his death has caused a severe
shock to his family and friends.
Mr.. Thomas had for fifteen or
more years been in the big Chicago
drug manufacturing firm of the
Lilly Drug Company attached to
the Philadelphia office. He was
born at Canterbury, below Dover.
educated in the FELTON, schools and
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
Five years ago he married Miss
Alma Coleman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Norman w. Coleman of
this town. They established
home in Philadelphia and later
moved to Merchantsville, N. ].
They had a cottage at Beach Hav-
en-, n. J., and were preparing to
occupy it when he was stricken.
Besides his wife he is survived by
three brothers and one sister, Mr..
Carol Thomas of Virginia, Mr.. Nor
man Thomas, Philadelphia; Mr..
4ynford Thomas. New York, and
Mrs. Cecil Mcdonald. New York.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Thomas, died some years ago. Fun
sral services will take place this
Thursday Afternoon from FAIRIES
Chapel in Smyrna and interment
viii be made in Odd Fellows Gem
terry, Rev J. w. Colona officiating.
Capt. George W. Fox, Dover
Capt. George w. Fox, aged SO, (
led Sunday at the home of his
aughter, Mrs. Eugene Faucet in
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
REHOBOTH p. o. DEDICATION
Will Take Place at Resort Friday
Afternoon at 2.3O O'Clock

The dedication of the new post
office at Rehoboth will take place
tomorrow (Friday) at 2:30 p. m.
it was announced Monday by Post
master Daniel c. Conant. Con-
gresham William F. Allen will be
chairman. The principal speaker
will be William w. Howes, first as
sistant postmaster general. The
Lewes High School band will give
a concert, the address of welcome
viii be by Mayor ]. Arthur Down
ing, and members of Henlopen
Post, American Legion. will hold a
flag raising ceremony. The invo-
cation will be by the Rev. Conrad
Hamer, pastor of Epworth M. E.
Church, and the benediction by the
Rev. Nelson Waite Rightmyer, rec
tor of All Saints Chapel.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
Will Be Circulated To-day and To
morrow i'm Kent and Sussex


A completely revised telephone
directory for lower Delaware will
be distributed by the Diamond
State Telephone Company Thurs
day and Friday, July IA and Is, it
was announced to-day by B. Bur-
ton Sypherd, manager The book
will introduce a newly developed
easy-to-read type style with SUBJ
scribers numbers listed in three
columns instead of four. The is
sue contains listings for Bridge
vile, Dover, Dickinson, FELTON,,
Frederick, Georgetown, Greenwood,
Harrington, Laurel, Lewes, Mil
ford, Millsboro, Milton, Rehoboth,
Seaford, Selbyville, S yrna,
Whitesville and nearby points in
Delaware and Maryland frequently
called by telephone users here
Twenty men will deliver $500
copies of the 84-page directory and
collect the telephone book now in
use. ''Listings of upper Delaware /
residents, which formerly appeared I
in a combined book, have been seq
regated into a separate directory /
this year." Mr.. Sypherd explained. /
Numbers of subscribers living in
the Wilmington section of the state !.
can easily be obtained by calling
Several thousand |.
new and changed numbers appear
in the new directory. For this rea- !
son." he cautioned, considerable i
time will be saved if telephone us
ers consult the directory before ,
placing calls. Fire and police num-
oers are conveniently located on /.
page seven to assist subscribers in 1
lines Of emergency" 1
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
ELIGIBLE FOR
WHEAT LOANS
Farmers Who Have Complied
With Rules of the AAA
For Year 1888
ONLY TO COOPERATORS

i Delaware farmers, providing
they are eligible under the rules of
the Agricultural Adjustment Adj
ministration, may obtain loans on
their 1888 wheat crop. This fact
was revealed at a meeting Wed
nesday yesterday July Is, in Do
yer by R. o. Stelzer, State Execu-
/ tive Officer for the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration in Del
aware and Extension Economist at
the University of Delaware to as
sembled State, County, and Com
munity Agricultural Conservation
Program committeeman. interested
farmers and State and County Elk
tension workers. Attending the
meeting were w G. Finn, Director
of the East Central Region for the
AAA and William Evans, of the
AAlA Insurance Division, who out
lined the details for the loan pro-
gram. 1t was pointed out that the /
Agricultural Adjustment Act of /
1888 provides that loans shall be
made available to cooperators
when the farm price of wheat on
June Is is less than 50 per cent of
the parity price or when the July
Crop Estimate indicated a produc-
ion larger than the normal years
domestic consumption and exports.
rhe June Crop Report indicated ,,
hat the 1888 crop would be large !,
.nough to bring the loan provisions !.
# the Act into operation this year.
Ihe act states that loans will be
made to any person, partnership,
or corporation produc-
ng wheat or acquiring wheat un-
er rental provisions in his capac-
y as landowner, landlord, or Ten
Mt, upon whose farm, in accord n
nee with the provisions of the
1913 ACP program as amended. .
CONTINUED on Page I7lve)
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
E. r. DICK HEAD
OF ROTARY CLUB
Installed President of SMYRNA
Rotary Club at Meeting
Last Thursday
w. E. MATTHEW'S, SEC'Y

The Smyrna Rotary Club at their
meeting last Thursday evening at
the Wayside Inn installed their
new officers for the ensuing year.
Erwin r. Dick, president; Charles
M. Hall, vice-president; WE. Mat
thews, Pr, secretary; j. Q. Manner
ing, treasurer; Harvey Q. Jones
and q. w. Wright, members Of the
Board of Directors. Rev. j. W..
Colona, after appropriate remarks.
presented p. p. Corrie, the retir-
lng president, a past presidents
pin. Mr.. Corrie in receiving the
pin thanked his fellow members
fer their fine cooperation and Ro-
tary spirit during his administra-
ton. Rev Thomas Wingate. Gov
ernor of the 184th District. has
called an officers Assembly for
July 25th and 26th E. r. Dick
and M. 2. Matthews Of the Smyrna
club were delegated to attend.
The club is now interested ID
project that will enable the chill
iren and young people Of the com
nunlty, if financed as the commit
ee recommends, to institute a two
weeks swimming and athletic III
truction under the direction OF a
Competent director Every Rotar-
an and public spirited citizen
hould be interested in this com
nunity project Mr. Cecil Cooper !.
4 the Middletown Club, was Wis \
tor.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
AUTO CHECK-UP
BEGINS JULY Is
Annual Inspection in Della
ware To Be Held July Is
to August 81
IN SMYRNA AUGUST 1926

Plans are rapidly being complet-
ed for the annual inspection of mo-
tor vehicles operating under a Del
aware registration, which will take
place this year from July IS to
August 81. Zack w. Wells, Dep
uty Commissioner of Motor Vehic-
les, has been designated by Secre-
tary of State Charles L. Terry, Jr..
who is also Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles, to have charge of the in
spection campaign this year. The
Motor Vehicle Department in Do
yer is now preparing the official in
spection cards which will be sent
to all the owners of cars register
ed in this State before the inspec-
ton campaign opens on July IS
The list of employees for Kent coun-
ty includes: w. w. Craig, Hartly;
Henry S. Hamm, Hudson GruweIl,
Edward ]. Scanlon, Jr., and James
A. Downes II, all of Dover; and
Arley D. Rust, Pennington. Others
may be added later. The list from
Sussex county is nearing compile
ton. Inspectors selected are in
structed to report at the legislative
building at Wednesday morning
for instruction. The lanes in Will
mington will be located on East
Thirtieth street, between Church
street and the Governor Printz
boulevard; and Bancroft Parkway.
between Eighth ard Eleventh sts.
Following the custom of previous
years there will be five inspection
lanes in operation throughout the
State during the campaign. Two
Of these lanes will be located in
during the inspection.
The other three lanes will operate
1t various places throughout the
'ural sections of the State and
schedules for their operation have
'een established as follows: Lane
No. 3, Lewis Slaughter in charge:
Newark, July Is to "a; Delaware
Ilty, July rs to %; New Castle,
July 20 to August 4 Middletown,
August 5 to IA; Smyrna, August
6 to Is; To be announced, August
6 to 81. Lane No. 4, CORTLAND
Iardesty in charge: Dover, July IS
0 81; Milford, July % to 80; Mil
on, August to 4; Bridgeville, !
august to IL; Harrington, Aug /
st II to IS; Frederick, August 10 {
, 25; To be announced, August 20
} 81 Lane No 5, Ebe T. Walter
/ charge: Georgetown, July Is to
/; Seaford, July % to %; Laurel, !
lly % to August 4; Delmar, Aug
st 5 to 6; frankfort, August 8 to
;; Millsboro, August Is to 20; Re
oboth, August % to "a; Lewes.
ugust 25 to 81. To be announc- L
|, August 90 to 81. The lanes in
'ilmington will be operated from
a. m. to 8 p. m, daylight saving
me, and in other parts of the
ate from a. m. until p. M,
andard time.