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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
HITS
SHORE PLANT
$4,000 Factory Raced at
BrOOkview, Md, as Storms
Hit Eastern Shore
STORMS IN DELAWARE

Lightning and heavy rain in a
series of electrical storms Thurs
day left scattered damage over
Delaware and the Eastern Shore,
including a $4,000 loss in a fire
which destroyed a Dorchester
County, Md, dress factory. Start
ed by lightning, the flames RACED
the dressmaking plant owned and
operated at Brookview, Nd, by
William Seabreeze, damaged a
nearby home. and threatened other
dwellings before being brought I'M
der control The fire began about
$50 p. m, as a heavy rain and
electrical storm was raging in the
vicinity The plant, the villages
sole industry and principal means
of livelihood, was partly covered by
insurance. AS there is no fire COM
pany in the village. fire fighters
from Sharptown, fredericksburg,
Vienna, and Hurlock were sum
moned; but by the time they ar
rived with their equipment, the
blaze had gained considerable
Roadway in the plant. The firemen
were handicapped also in the lack
of water. To obtain water the
companies had to run hose lines
into Marshy Hope Creek and pump
from there. The creek, a tribu-
tary of the Nanticoke River, sep
arates Brook View and the larger
village of Eldorado The plant.
one-story frame building, so by 80
feet, offered little resistance to the
flames and was levelled. The con-
tents. including 400 dozen dresses,
so sewing machines, dress mater
ials and other equipment were de-
stroyed. Mr.. Seabreeze managed /
to save few boxes of materials. I
Thirty women had been employed /
in the plant, most of them living
in the village. Residents said the
plant had been in operation Is
years. It's destruction was a severe
blow to the community. AS the
IRE reached its peak, sparks set
the adjacent home of Chester Hast
-ngs and his family afiame. The
dremen prevented the house from
being RACED, but one side, that
nearest the dress plant, was badly
damaged. The home is owned by
Edwin Bell of East New Market
Md. The blaze in the factory was
irst discovered by Mrs. Della Mar
ne, who operates a filling station
and store across the street. One
member of the Sharptown Fire
Company was slightly burned on
The arms in the fight on the flames.
Storm Severe in Delaware
In Delaware, the worst of the
storm conferred on the Milford
Houston are in Sussex County.
Half of the town of Milford was
electrical power for two
hours when lightning struck a
power line. Several homes at Hous-
on were struck by lightning, but
iamage was confined to radios and
'ther electrical equipment. Deep
water on many of the roads in the
Iilford-Houston area blocked traf-
ic for time, but engineers report
ID the roads were not undermined.
The electrical transformer of the
dilford Memorial Hospital was
'lown out when it was struck by
lghtning. Lightning killed two
ows owned by Charles Clark.
armer, of near fredericksburg, Md.
the cows were inside the
arm, the building was not dam
ged.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
Celebrates His Sixth Birthday

Master Alfred Louis Lasch re-
Gently observed his sixth birthday
anniversary with a party at the
home of his parents in Hartly.
Guests were both his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lasch, and Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Boyer and his
great1grandmother, Mrs. Mary e.
Willis. Alfred is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eric A. Lasch, whose
house guests for the weekend
were MIR. and Mrs. Ivan B. Gamer
on, of Dover.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
JOHN NJ. FORD TAKES
SMYRNA HOUSE

The Dover correspondent of the
Evening Journal says: John NJ.
Ford proprietor Of the Bayard
House, has purchased the Smyrna
House of Smyrna. Mr.. Ford will
entirely renovate the old hotel and
place it in modern condition. 1t
was in this house that the Legisla-
ture Of the State met when refus-
ed by Thomas Clayton, sheriff Of
Kent county, admittance to the
present State House.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
EIGHT DIVORCES GRANTED
Judge Richards in Kent SuDeria,
Court Grants Final DEGREES

Final DEGREES in divorce we.4
signed by Judge Richards Ii Ken.
County Superior Court in the
lowing eight cases: Charlie pr
jackson from Emma Colt jack
Margaret Wyllis Weiton f.0r n
ard Evans Welton Clara III cav
from Reuben Cady Jane Haze.
Williams from Clara /. Wilma
Walter F. Culver from Mace. 81
Culver; Henry Alexar d, AHA,
from Lille Richardson Allen. Mar.
tina H. Brown from Helbet 81
Brown; Mary Emma B9yer
Albert Smith Bower.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
DEATHS

ou,her-In Camden, Del, July
stb Amanda, wife Of Jonothan
I,owber, aged 40 years.
McCfellan-In Little Creek, July
11th. Joseph Mcclellan, aged 90
years. .,uo.on ne
July 18th Of Brights Disease
Tbonaas II. Salisbury OF Dover
aged A years.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
BUILD CONSERVATORY FOR
FLOWERS

The Misses Sarah B. and Eliza
FAIRIES are further adding to the
comfort of their home by the ad-
dition of an upper and lower room
to the rear Of their dwelling and a
new conservatory on the sunny
side of the building. They take
great delight in the culture of flow
ers. and their yard in summer and
conservatory in winter is always
an object of interest.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21

The railroad company is building
a lot Of new coal bins at the Smyr-
ma depot.
The students Of the Teachers
Normal School make very pleas
ant addition to our summer popu-
lation.
The reclaimed marsh at Collins
Beach has now sufficiently dried
and grown grass enough to support
seventy-fve head of cattle.
A farmer of the vicinity sent to
the city last week small shipment
of premature peaches and received
in return two two-cent stamps.
Alexander FAIRIES, as executor of
the late Theresa M FAIRIES, will sell
her personal effects at public sale
on Thursday, including 10 shares of
bank stock.
A schooner load of second hand
ties was delivered at Smyrna
Landing to be used in repairing the
Bombay Hook road down to the
phosphate factories.
The steam threshers have hur-
ried the past week to their utmost
in getting out the wheat crops
Every farmer would like to thresh
this week, but they have to take
their turns
Monday morning one of the
south bound freight trains jumped
a frog" at the freight house at
Clayton and spread the cars all
over the tracks. It took some
time to get them rearranged
-Four carloads Of peaches were
shipped over the Delaware railroad
Monday. One car was consigned
70 Jersey City and 3 to Philadel- /.
phia. The previous shipments to
date were s cars. making a total
of 10 cars
a Wakefield cabbage that gets
up to the weight Of IL pounds
would do well for October and is
especially good for July This is
the weight of one placed in the
post Office window on Monday by
J. ID. Scout.
Noah Cleaver, an old and we'll .
known colored man Of the Neck" .
died a few days ago at his resi- .
dence near Mt Zion Church An
other well known colored man, in
both the town and Neck, William
Johns, has also died.
The new wide pavement in front
of J. D. Wilds' yard adjoining As
bury Church is Of the right kind
in the right place. 1t is in keeping
with the lowering of the high fence |.
which while greatly improving its
appearance, opens to view one of
the mos attractive yards on Mount
Vernon street
The club of boys who call them
selves the Little Potatoes Hard to
Peel, went to Dover on Saturday
to measure bats with the boys of
that town and got beaten by a
score of p to IL. They claim that
besides having to play against
boys in part, from an older club,
their catcher sold out for seventy
five cents.
The stone bridge at Jim Town"
is completed, and teams are at
work in grading the causeway to
bring it to level with the bridge.
IT will be completed in few days.
This will be a great convenience to
the peach shippers at Clayton and
also to persons Wishing to reach
Clayton or Smyrna without cross +,
ing the tracks at Clayton. /,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF 50 YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JULY 18TH, 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
ton.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
MARRIAGES

Press-Sharp- Dover, July 9th,
by Rev. e. E. Williams. Miss Clara
Sharp, of Dover, and Augustus
Press, of Chicago.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21

The postman finds that. to win
the stamps of approval, he has to
SUCK to his pest.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21
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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1938-07-21

Of course w. n !.
furious drivers 3tct Z
bargain sale
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31


an hour and my breath was still 60
ing strong.
Asked George Hart about his broth
err, Cap'n. Henry. Do hope he will soon
improve. When John passed on the
opposite side of the street almost in
trot, Dick Jones said, There goes
John Darlington down the street max
ing ninety" And later on in the day
Johns brother, DR.. Sam, hurries by,
wearing his usual red carnation. Or
was it pink? Maybe l am color-blind.
Ball! Bali! Ball!!: The Bullock
Team is on the rampage once more,
again. The opening game of the sea-
son will be played next Saturday at
three o'clock with the Moriah team, at
Moriah. l wont say that the Bullock
team is "owned and operated by but
I will say that it is managed and pro-
NOTED by l.. A. (Buck) Bullock, OF
Oxford, Route 2. They live between
Providence and Stem, having played
their home games at Stem since being
organized seven years ago. But now
the home games will be played at
Providence.
Three of Mr.. Bullocks sons, and two
of his grand-sons are members OF the
team They have recently been equip
ped with new suits and an entirely
new outfit. Several of them have al
ready subscribed to this paper, AMI
for some good wr;te-ups during the
ball season. He states that. any ball
clubs in this vicinity who are inter
ested, are invited to correspond with
him, l.. A. Bullock, Route 2, Oxford
N. c., for arranging games
Last Sunday when we were wish
ing so very much for way to go to
the country for the afternoon, our
wish came true right before our eyes
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Warren drove by
for few minutes. We Immediately
asked them if they had any plans
which thay did not. So we jumped in
the car with them and went out tC
just beyond Bullock, which is a couple
of miles beyond Stovall, to see my
brother Bill and his wife, Bee.
They have been working on log
cabin bungalow since Christmas, and
night, although there will then be
plenty of work still to do. We were al
delighted with the looks of the pros
poets for their new home. There ara
several springs within a rocks film:
of the kitchen door, so they wont have
to dig we'll We told them they
would have. to let the neighbors give
them a house-warming and a shove,
when they got moved in.
There is always something hypnot
izing about building and moving into
a new home Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bairi
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and
eleventh districts.
In the fourth they have put up Will
lie G.. Briggs, Raleigh lawyer as a
sacrifice to Harold D. Cooley. Two
years ago Cooley polled 56,7O3 votes
to the 17,179 cast for A. L. Feree, his
Republican opponent.
In the fifth, John W. Kurfees Jr
of Winston-Salem, will battle the Dem
ocratic primary winner, who will al
most certainly he Lon Folger. Two
years ago Republican Edward F. But
Ter got 1851 to the 48,5OO cast TO,
Frank Hancock.
John r. Jones, of North Wilkesborc
will try to win the eighth against one
of the five Democratic nomination
seekers. The district was Democratic
in 1886 by 54,846 to $1,000.
Monroe Adams in the ninth must
reverse a 60,223 to 1869 votes given
r. L. Doughton in 1886.
Morganton's Frank Patton faces the
biggest Democratic vote piled up in
1886, the 81,O59 cast for Major A. L
Bulwinkle to Calvin Edney's 1850.
Como L. Gudger in the eleventh
succeeds to the biggest G. o. p. vote
in any district in 1885. But that wa:
only 1896 to zeb Weaver's 73,645.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31

vey cannot be taken as an indication
of the acreage to be harvested this
season, it does show in a measure
what the farmers have in MIND at
this time to plant and is subject tc
revision by them dependent upon
weather at planting time, the diver
sion of crops under control programs
and later change in plans"
The reported intentions indicat.
that North Carolina farmers intend
to- increase their total crop acreage
by IS per cent. this year.
Increases are indicated for corn.
tame hay, tobacco, peanuts, soybeans.
and coWpeas.
Tobacco acreage, according to the
report. would be $4,000 acres, provid-
ed there is no cut from control or
other reasons. NJ.
Decreases are predicted in oats,
irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, and
barley. ~ IS
The reports silence on the subject
of cotton is not an oversight, but is
in obedience to Federal law, which
prohibits the publication by govern
mental agencies Of any predictions on
future production Of cotton. If there
were tobacco exchanges, as there
are cotton exchanges, that would like
ly he prohibited, too.
-. s - SO
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Crits and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES.)

This is the last day of March. Di l
it come in like a lamb. and did it go
out like lion? And again Henderson
slightly removed to Oxford Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c.. Sims and one of the Dunn
twins come over this way for visit.
Ashton Kittrell rides through town
He is the Pontiac salesman. Asked
him about Junius Rogers VIII works
in the post office They two formerly
came together over here Hope I can
live to see a whole mail sack full of
Dispatches coming into our county. BY
that time Junius will really have to
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31


get busy handling mail :
Miss lena Gooch, who has been sic3'
for some time, is now able to ride to
town ana sit in her car and see th t
folks pass by. Sam Hall, the druggist
has returned from Florida with nica
sun-tan. His trip seems to have been
very beneficial;
M. F. Burns, who got wire stuck
in his eye several days ago, says the
doctor thinks he is going to fully re-
cover, but it must have missed by a
small margin of proving fatal to his
sight.
Ohio Daniel and your Old Moses
stood on the corner chewing sample
of Glove Favored gum given away
by the Adams gum lady. On the wrap
per was the slogan, Takes your
breath away" l chewed mine for fully
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Senators Refuse
/ TO Lift Taxes
CONTINUED from Page one.)

ton would have brought millions of
new taxpayers under the levy.
The committee also voted down a
proposal by LaFollette to increase
600 and $4,000.
In another section of the tax mea-
sure, the Senate committee rewrote
House provisions to provide tighter
restrictions en- :&orporatDons which
seek to dodge taxes by accumulat-
ing big SURPRISES.
Some members of the finance com
mittee had proposed increasing the
penalties against corporations which
pile up big SURPRISES in an effort to
dodge taxes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUB.
LEGATION IN, THE SUPERIOR
COURT.

LEGATION In, THE SUPERIOR
COURT.
North Carolina:
Vance County:
Bonnie Mabuary Faulkner, Plaintiff
VS..
Isaac William Faulkner, defendant
The defendant, Isaac William Faux
ner, will take notice:
That an action as above entitled has
been commenced in the Superior Court
of Vance County, North Carolina.
against him, to secure divorce alb
solutee on the grounds Of two years
separation. And the said defendant
viii further take notice that he is re-
o1iuired to appear at the office Of the
Clerk of Superior Court Of Vance
County, at the Court House in Hen
derson, North Carolina, on the 18TH
iday Of April, 1888 and answer or de
iTaiIur to the complaint in the said ac-
ton, or the PLAINTIFF will apply to
|the Court for the relief demanded in
| the complaint. '''2 @'
This the 10th day Of March, 1888.
~ e. o. FAIsKNER,
Ec,erk Superior Court, Vance County.
IN ~ North Carolina M '''.fs
r. B. Carter,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Republicans Will
Fight For z Seats

,Continued sro-r Page O.. ~
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-31
Tobacco. Acreage
To Be Increased

CONTINUED from Page One,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
PARK REFINERY
TAKEN over BY
MONTANA GROUP

CODY, Wyo.. -Valentin Kirk. re-
firing manager and operator of the
Park Refinery and Cody Petroleum
Cos. announced that the two pro
perties have been sold to a new
corporation known as the Hsuky
Refining Co.
The sale price was not disclosed,
but It Is understood to have been
for more than $500. 900. Congress
man Paul r. Greever Of Wyoming
Is understood to have had an nj
terest in the two companies with
Kirk.
Kirk said the buyers are a group
of Montana, Idaho and Washington
oil men, including Glenn E. Nell
son, formerly OF Cut Bank. Mont.
w w. Lindsey, Billings, Mont;
Meyer Rankin. cody, and the Ore
gon Pacific Supply Co.
The Cody Petroleum Co. was or
ganized several years ago as pro-
ducing company holding leases in
the Oregon basin. The Park refin-
cry was organized in 1895 by Kirk
and C. w. Hart Of Missoula, Mont.
The plant was built at an estimated
cost of 100000.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
CONTINENTAL
CHECKING Up
On CUT BANK

Wild rumOrs were the order
of the week in North Montana
oil fields, with optimism run
ming as rampant as did pessi-
mism a few weeks ago.
The FumOrfs SERVED TO
muddy the waters" on pend
ing refinery proposals but all
were unconfirmed on Friday.
One rumor that Continental Oil
company was preparing to build
a north Montana refinery was
based on the visit of Ira Pearson,
superintendent and Charles S. Law
ington, geo1ogist, of Continental Oil
company, They visited Cut Bank
field and checked up on properties
possibly available for purchase.
They found approximately 5000
arces of producing oil land which
might he purchased for a eonsid-
GRAFTON but they did not attempt to
negotiate any purchases although
they interviewed practically every
operator.
The Journal has wired Dan Nor
an, president, and W. H. Ferguson,
vice president of Continental Oil
company for a statement regarding
refinery expansion.
One or two operators are
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22

make STUDY
OF MONTANA

A careful survey Of the Mon
tana oil market situation has been
completed during the past week by
F. G. Cottle for the Board OF
Public Utilities of Alberta. Mr.
Cottle, a chartered accountant for
the board, was given access to pro-
duction records OF the state in the
office of r. P. Jackson, secretary
Of the Oil Conservation Board.
Mr.. Cottle stated to the Journal
that the purpose of the survey is
to seek guidance for the Utilities
board in determining markets for
the over-production for Turner Val
ley. The price cuts in Montana
have been reflected in Canada de-
spite the fact that little or no Mon
tana crude is being shipped into
Alberta in competition with Alberta
crude, he said. The shipments into
Saskatchewan have been so small
as TO make little difference to Tur-
ner Valley and he indicated That
OF the Montana crude
market is regarded as more inn
portant than any effort to start
a tariff war between the Dominion
and the United States by attempting
continued on Page Four)
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22

operators of this state will be able
to market all Of the oil already de-
veloped, and they will be able to
carry on an extensive drilling cam
paign during the year 1898. In
that event, the State of Montana
and its public school system will
receive a much larger tax income
from this industry. When our citi-
zens buy imported gasoline they
are supporting the payroll of other
states and pay taxes towards the up
keep of the government and school
systems of other states, which by
every rule of fair play, ought to be
kept in our own state.
We find from a perusal of the
table of figures prepared by the
Montana Taxpayers Association
that the rentals and royalties re-
ceived by the State of Montana
amount TO the sum OF $2,262, 0O0.33
up to the 30th day of June, 1887,
We understand from Mr.. Benion s
report that this money is invested
in permanent securities for the
benefit of the state schools and that
the Interest on this fund amounts to
$50, 100000 per year. Mr.. Benton
further points out that this is suf-
fic3ent to support 964 high school
pupils and 2,S46 grade school pupils.
Keep these important matters in
mind when you drive into your
Killing station for gasoline.
SHELBY LIONS COMMITTEE ON:
BUY GASOLINE MADE FROM
MONTANA CRUDE"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22
BROADVIEW TEST
STILL FIGHTING
GAZING SHALES

BILLINGS -Broadview Dome Oil
company's test on Broadview struc-
ture has not yet gotten back on
bottom since the Christmas holidays
when the well was shut down. The
hole began caving badly and the
rotary tools have been churning
up caving shales in the formations
above the Madison formerly CLASH
fled at Quadrants. The Quadrants
are not believed to be present in
this area. A showing OF oil was
cored in the top Of the Madison
lime, from 1920 to 4147 and no
test has yet been possible. Loca-
ton Is NE NEA SWH 1S-3N-25E.
Fox Dome Test at 1900.
r. c. Tarrant's Fox-Luther test.
near Dry Greek oil field, is drilling
at 1900, also delayed by caving for
nations. location Is NEA Me-
14-6S-19E.
Elk Basin Field
Shawn Petroleum No. 2, Gov
eminent, SWA SWANEA Sec. 35-
9E-23E,, Elk Basin field, is drill
ling at 2714 feet.