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Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
GOVERNOR GETS
PIECE OF CAKE
Largest Cake in the World
An All-American One
Sent by Bakers
EACH STATE GETS PART

A Transcontinental & Western
Air Inc, plane recently took off
from Chicago to deliver to Cover
nor r. G. McMullen at Dover, Del
aware's portion of the "all-Amer-
lean" cake largest cake in the
world The cake was sent from
the Baking Products Marketing
Conference of the Independent
Grocers' Alliance of America, held
in Hotel Knickerbocker, Chicago.
Weighing more than ton, the
huge cake was backed state by
state and fashioned in the shape
Of the United States map. Each
of the 48 governors are receiving
their state cake through special
plane delivery. "A counterpart of
the "alI-American" cake was de-
livered to President Roosevelt, in
time for his birthday. The recipe
from which the cake was baked
was chosen as the favorite of L.
100000 housewives who made
known their preference in 5000 !.
G. A. stores throughout the coun-
try. The "all-American" cake is
a white cake with chocolate fudge
icing. Purpose Of the conference
which was attended by nationally
known authorities, was to study
the American housewives baking
choices. The meeting was one Of
a series called by J. Frank Grimes,
president of Independent Grocers'
Alliance, similar to the recent
Canned Foods Marketing Confer
ence, which resulted in a record
breaking distribution Of canned
foods to dispose Of bumper crops.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
YOUR INCOME TAX REPORT
How To Avoid Common Errors in
Making Out Your Returns

The period for the filing of in
come-tax returns covering the cal
endar year 1887 began January Z
and ends at midnight of March Is,
1888. To file early is of mutual
benefit to the Government and the
taxpayer. Within this period are
filed annually millions of individual
income-tax returns, a large pro-
portion of which report income
subject to the tax. The latter con-
tain a considerable percentage of
errors, which if uncorrected by the
audit would result to the disad-
vantage of the taxpayer. Many
are errors of computation easily
discovered on the face of the re-
turn, which usually is accompan-
led by payment of more than the
amount of tax due. In other re-
turns it is readily discernible that
the taxpayer has failed to take
advantage of the personal exemp
tion, credit allowed for dependents,
or deductions from gross income
to which he is entitled.
To avoid these and other err
rors, the Bureau of Internal Rev
enue urges careful reading of the
instructions accompanying the
forms for filing the returns. Ad-
ditional information, if needed,
may be obtained at the Office of a
collector of internal revenue, dep
uty collector, or an internal rev.
enue agent in charge. Taxpayers
who apply to revenue officers for
assistance in preparing returns
should bring with them a copy of
their prior year returns. Also, as
a further aid in the preparation of
a correct income-tax return for
the year 1887, the Bureau has pre-
pared a series Of short newspaper
articles, Of which this is the first,
advising the salaried man, wage
Garner, professional and business
MANN fact, every class of indi-
vidual taxpayer of his require
ments and privileges as interpret
ed under the latest regulations,
rulings, and decisions relating to
the income-tax law.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
SAFE CROSSING
AT r. r. GRADES
State Highway Department
Lists Forty-four in State
For Attention
"JIMTOWN" HERE is ONE

Forty-four railroad grade cross
ing projects have been planned by
the State Highway Department in
1888. This includes three grade
crossing eliminations and Al light
installations. The program will
cost S232 900. The expense will be
borne by the federal government.
At present, $500 is on hand for
the work. w. w. Mach, chief en-
gineer of the State Highway De
partment, said three grade cross
ings will be eliminated by the con-
struction of bypass roads. The
projects planned for the year and
their cost as outlined by Mr.. Mack
are:
Pennsylvania Railroad: Route
"a, one and one-quarter miles
south of Pennington, Kent County
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

The iron work on the new Coun-
ty bridge at Duck Creek will be
so nearly completed, as to admit
of travel over it next week.
At a vendue down the meek"
last week-ten months credit be-
ing given-side meat sold for 201a
cents per pound, nearly double the
price it can be bought for cash at
the stores.
The Musical Association of our
town was called to Dover last
might to make the music for So
cial party at the residence of Mrs.
George Paris. They were compli-
mented on their performance.
The warm spell that set in on
Friday has nearly taken all the
frost out of the ground, making
the travelling desperate. Gas fit
ters found frozen ground yester-
day to a depth of eighteen inches.
A Maryland Farmers Club has
given the cost of raising 5 acres
of tomatoes at $500 net profit per
acre at S23.38; and the cost of
raising 5 acres of sugar corn 1920,
net profit per acre $27.95. The
yield of tomatoes was placed at
ten tons and the sugar corn at
four tons per acre.
Under the ministry Of Rev. Jam
es Conner, $500 has been paid on
Leipsic M. z. Church this year,
thus freeing it from debt, and the
debt of $1,000 on the church at
Little Creek has been reduced to
$3.50. The pastor is hopeful also
that his benevolent collections will
also come up to the standard.
AS a result of the January ex-
animation the following have re
ceived the three highest grades in
each cylass Of the high school: a
class-1st Ralph Q. Hoffecker,
9.57; End, Alice Lippincott, 8.73;
3rd, Paul jefferson, 8.66; B class,
1st, j. v. Smith, Jr., 9.1O; End,
Sallie Pratt, 900; 3rd, Sallie Cos
griff, 8.43. @ class, 1st, Harry
Cotton, 9.43; End, Daisey Dorman,
9.25; 3rd, Harry Tschudy, 9.21.
The Presbyterian congregation
propose holding a Pink Tea and
Apron Bazaar in the Opera House,
Thursday and Friday evening Of
next week. Besides having good
things to eat and pretty aprons to
wear, Mother Goose and her chill
dren will contribute to the enter
tainment on Thursday evening. Cn
Friday evening also an interesting
programme viii be provided. It
will be made more attractive by
music rendered by the Musical AS
sociation of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
REHABILITATION OF SMYRNA
ODD FELLOWS HALL

Smyrna Odd Fellows Hall was
not reopened on Friday night last
as announced because of the non
arrival of some of the new furni-
ture. 1t is now all in place for
next Friday night, when the mem
bers of Morning Star Lodge will
be greeted by newess of things
that cannot be other than pleas
ing. The Hall is indeed in its re-
Mobilization a most handsome one
new paper, new wainscoating,
new chairs for the sittings, new
pedestals for the officers desks
with handsome and costly chairs
for their occupancy. In making
the improvements in the Hall the
woodwork was done by Joseph
Wright, the papering by Charles
A. Barnes and the painting by
John G. Mannering.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

flashing lights, $4,000; Route 40,
main crossing at Stockley, Sussex
County, flashing lights, $4,000;
Route 68, main crossing at Lincoln
Sussex County; Route SO, Sections
Crossing, one and one-half miles
south of Wyoming, Kent County.
1000; Route 27, Jimtown Cross
ing, one-half mile south of Clay
ton, Kent County, $4,000; Route
81, south crossing, Townsend, Dex-
ter Road, New Castle County, S4,-
600; Route 49, one mile south Of
Porter Station, New Castle Coun-
ty, $500, all flashing lights.
Reading Railroad, Route 81, one
half mile south of Wilmington.
(Heald street,, New Castle Couu-
ty, flashing lights, $4,000.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Newport Road, Landenberg June
ton, New Castle County flashing
lights, $1,000
Total estimated cost $50, 500.
Pennsylvania Railroad: One mile
north of Middletown (Frogtownl
New Castle County, highway bar
rier to be erected, $4,000; Ruth
by, New Castle County, flashing
lights, $4,000; Harmony New
Castle, flashing lights, $4,000.
Folly Woods and Walnut Street.
Newport, New Castle, parallel road,
$4,000; Chapel Street, Newark
New Castle County, parellel road,
$25, 900; Armstrong, New Castle
County, flashing lights, S4, 800
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad:
Prices Road, Landenberg juno
ton, New Castle County, 81 500;
Kiamensi, New Castle, 1900,
Cliffs Talley Road, $500; Har-
mony, $4,000; Ruthby, $4,000; all
New Castle County, all flashing
lights.
Reading Railroad: One-half mile
south of Wilmington, New Castle
Avenue, $500; Elsmere Junction
$4,000; three-quarters of mile
south of Wilmington, Pyle's Road
SO, 500; Dupont Road, WestoveI
Hills, SIS, 800; Montchanin, $4,000,
Hazel Dell Avenue, SO, 500; Brandy
wine Springs Road, $4,000; Ian
caster Pike, $4,000; Greenville
Kennett Pike, $4,000; Dupont
Road, shifting area, S2,7OO; West
Chester Road, $4,000; Granogue
Road, $1,000, all flashing lights;
Maryland Avenue, flashing lights
and gates, S3,7O0.
Pennsylvania Railroad: Route 5
Forest Street, Dover, 81 500; Route
48b, Clark Street, Harrington, S.
900; Cheswold, S4, 500, all Kent
County.
Route IA, Delaware Route II
Selbyville, $500; Route 58, one
half mile south of F'rankford, So
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
CHICKEN THIEVES NEAR
CLAYTON

William w. Jones living on the
Middle Alley road on going to his
farm building on Sunday morning
to see after his stock cast an eye,
as was his custom, around the
premises to see if there were the
tracks of any providers about the
buildings through the night. Low
and behold there they were, two Of
them. There was no difficulty to
trace them through devious ways,
as if they were entirely familiar
with the place, to the roost. There
was the evidence where the chick
ems had been killed, some five or
six, the dogs it is thought fright
ening them at this point when
they struck across in the direction
Of Joseph Lightcap. Mr.. Jones,
reinforced by his neighbor, George
t. Hoffecker followed the trail to
Mr.. Lightcap's but the chickens
they were after had been killed
and sold the week before. The
three then took up the trail ard
followed it around in its complete
circuit to the starting point-two
or three houses where colored peo-
PIE lived, in the edge Of woods
along a railroad, a mile and half
this side Of Kenton. They had no
doubt Of the identity Of the two
thieves, but they had no authority
of law with them to make an ar
rest.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
RELIOF FUND OF RED CROSS

Clergy of All Faiths Urge Contri-
buttons For Destitute of China
Clergy Of Protestant, Catholic
and Jewish faiths have joined IN
urging contributions for the China
Relief Fund of the American Red
Cross.
The Red Cross announced that
contributions to a China Relief
Fund would be accepted through
its 3,7O0 Chapters, following a re-
quest by President Roosevelt that
the American public be given an
opportunityq to give good will
offering of as much as $1,000, 900
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

for the aid of the millions of des-
titute Chinese civilians.
The Protestant clergy spoke
through the Federal Council of
The Churches of Christ in Amer
ica. Twenty clergymen signed the
statement, which read as follows:
Dire suffering and need among
millions of innocent civilians in
China make irresistible demands
upon all Americans of goodwill,
for help. We therefore enthusiast
tically endorse the appeal of the
American Red Cross for funds for
relief and urge the churches to
give it their whole-hearted sup
port.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
CORONER'S INQUEST AT
CLAYTON

Coroner Wright held an inquest
ON a colored man named William
Penn at Clayton on Sunday, which
however was adjourned to Monday
day for further information. The
man, it appears, was sick at a
mans house, living over in New
Castle County who had no one to
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
DOVER NAVIGATION
IMPROVED

st. Jones river is now navigable
from Dover to the Delaware bay
and the Improvement and Trans
portation Company are cohtem-
plating building a 200 ton steam
er to trade between Dover and
Philadelphia. The success of the
steamer Mary U. Citizens, now on
the route, has encouraged all the
friends of the enterprise, and the
great reductions in freight causing
much produce and merchandise to
go that way.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
DEATHS

Lovegrove Near Deakyneville,
February 9Th, Thomas Wood Love
grove, son of Thomas w. and An
ME z. Lovegrove, aged 3 years.
Pybus-Near Clayton, February
6, Mrs. Emma Pybus, wife of Ralph
Pybus, aged 50 years.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
Home From Bermuda

Miss Margaret Hartnett, direc-
tor of the Corporation Department
in the Secretary Of States office,
has returned from a brief mid-win-
ter vacation trip to Bermuda and
has again resumed her duties in
the State House.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
MARRIAGES

Robinson-Bickley-At the resi-
dence of the brides parents, II. M.
Buckley, Esq, of Chester, Pa, Jan
uary 81, by Rev. w. c. Robinson,
father of the groom, Rev. Henry
Ridgely Robinson, of Doylestown,
Pa. of The Philadelphia Annual
Conference of the M. E. Church,
and Miss Mary Abbott Buckley.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
LEWIS LIST GETS A PARDON

Lewis List, serving life sent
ence as accessory in the murder
by his son, Lewis F. List of George
b. Taylor, was pardoned last week
by Gov. Biggs. The pardon was
granted chiefly on representations
that List is broken down by old
age and prison life, and cannot
live much longer. The crime was
committed September 8, 1888. The
son, Lewis F. List, WHO remains in
jail, was first sentenced to be hang
ed, and subsequently respited un-
til March, 1910.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

To satisfy the increasing demand
for teachers Of the history of ideas
and the history of systematized
knowledge, Harvard university has
created a new doctors degree in
History of Science and Learning"
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
SERENADED BRIDE AND
GROOM AT BLACKBIRD

Miss Lottie Robinson, of Will
mington, was married on Wednes-
day, January 25, to Mr.. William
Brockson, living near Blackbird.
On Thursday night the young plen
of the neighborhood organized and
serenaded Mr.. and Mrs. Brockson,
at their residence near Blackbird,
in true calathumpian style. After
about a half an hour of the most
heartrending music, in which the
bass notes of the "horse fiddle"
were prominent, the serenaders
were treated to refreshments.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF FEB, STH, 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., 1938-02-10

take care of him, and he was
brought to Clayton and dropped
down at house at which color
ed man resided, where he died that
night. The deceased was without
relatives and friends, and the Cor
onor gave him decent burial.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
Secretary Of State Rs

Secretary Of Stat ]
Terry, Jr., who has ta-I
to his home BY lines 4
days, has recovered 81
spend a small amount i
his Office.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
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Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
COL. EDWIN WILMER POST
ORGANIZED HERE

"A Grand Army oPst, Of the De
partment of Delaware, entitled the
Col Edwin Wilmer Post, No. 20,
was organized in this town on Fri
day night last. The organization
was effected through the agency
of ]. E. Mowbray, Deputy Com
mander of Delaware, accompanied
by H. J. Enright, Assistant Adj
jutant, and William A. Reilley,
Commander Of Post No. 3, all Of
Dover. The Post was organized
with 16 members, which will
doubtless be considerably increas-
ed. The following were the offic-
ers elected: J. d. Evans, Com
mander; Senior Vice-Commander,
Robert D. Hoffecker; G. B. Arch
er, Junior Vice-Commander; Will
liam H. Baggs, Quarter Master;
John B. Cooper, Adjutant; c. w.
Daniels, Seargent; George F.Jones,
Chaplain; George w. Tilghman,
Officer of the Day; William H.
Hazel, Officer of the Guard; Will
liam H.Baggs, William W.Tschudy
and r. d. Hoffecker were appoint
ed a committee to secure place
of meeting. One of the Grand
Army regulations is that in select
ing the name of an officer to desig-
nate their Post, it must be from
one who has died. It was a little
singular that Col. Wilmer, who
was born here and lived in the
town during the war, should have
died but a week before the organ
ization of the Post, thus giving
them an opportunity to choose a
name more than usually appropri-
ate in historical incident.
A SCRAP OF LOCAL HISTORY
The scraps of local history run
ming back several generations
that have appeared from time to
time recently in these columns
have not been without interest, es-
pecially to the descendants of old
families. Thus, DR.. Charles D.
Green, formerly of this section,
now residing at Kirkwood, whose
first intention when a boy was to
be an Episcopal minister and was
under Right Rev. DR.. Wylie for
two years for this purpose before
his course was diverted to That Of
medicine, in private note says,
lit was strange that my fathers
side, though a Quaker should give
the ground for the first Episcopal
Church of Smyrna, (Thomas Green,
about 1876 or 40) and my mothers
side-her father James Severson,
my grandfather, should in ITO
tConsanued or Pass Sikh
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

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automobiles and In the small town
the local gossips take care Of it,
= - =
The happier man is the buster
man who is far too occupied to have
time to feel sorry for himself.
> - = %
The talk about lots of folks liv-
ing out of cans isn't so far-fetched
when you consider that a city in
the west has q tin-can collection
totaling $50 truckloads a day, or
twice the amount in 1881.
- = =
Ed Tweet retorts that when they
start to try to talk you out of smok-
ing because it is harmful, ask them
how about the western woman who
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-09-01

Possibly the most important fea-
ture in the California elections this
year was the matter of the states
old age pension scheme. Briefly.
it provides for q self liquidating
plan Of giving each registered voter
over the age of SO thirty dollars
every Thursday. The holder of the
dollar certificate must attach two
cent stamp thereon each Thursday
before 1t again becomes negotiable.
Except for the Thursday the stamp
feature is not required. In other
words the paper may be freely spent
on other days of the week without
affixing the stamps. The plan is
before the supreme court of the
state and will probably be declared
unconstitutional, but more than
a million people in the state signed
the petition to have it appear upon
the ballot. We would like to see the
plan tried, and we'd much rather
have any other state than Wash
ington be the place. If it can be
made to work there, the plan will
spread all over the country no
doubt, but there is too much danger
apparently to risk it any place but
in California. *
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MORE MILK

MORE MILK
With modern education advanced
to the stage where greater empha-
sis is laid on mental efficiency,
with numerous tests to classify the
student into his or her intelligence
category, we are apt to lose sight
of the fact that the body is as nee
essary IN the operation of learn
ing, as the mind. Mayor LaGuardia
of New York, said to meeting of
school teachers in his city, Before
you give a child the Binet test Tin
telligence rating) be sure to give
him the Borden and Sheffield test.
I mean, find out If he gets enough
milk-just plain cows milk" We
know that a growing child needs
plenty of the right kind of food,
and today most of us are aware of
the various vitamins contained in
foods, especially in milk. Without
proper feeding there has been many
a child who has seemed incapable
VI lcdIIlulS, UUG OAVCAA CAAAo SdAAO Oun
youngster can be made alert men
tally by seeing that he gets two or
three glasses of fresh milk every
day. It is far easier to govern this
on farm and in rural district
where folks are more apt to be milk
conscious. Some city schools, at
small cost to each pupil, serve milk
and graham crackers during the
regular school session. This is in
kindergarten and the early grades.
Such procedure may seem foolish
and unnecessary to some Kenne-
wick citizens, but consider the var
ious nations who serve extra meals
each day to renew the energy OF
their workers. They say a mind
does not tire, that it is only the
body, but we must keep the body
strong 70 have the desire to use the
mind.
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SIGN OF THE TIMES


When we read of the children who
were striking" in the schools and
picketing the school houses. we re-
called how we used to think OF
walking out too-an didn't, be-
cause in our day they didn't call
an act like this striking" it was
deemed plain cussedness. Today
with the fever of striking and pick
citing dying down somewhat, to
everyone's satisfaction, we learn
there are still some folks who figure
it is a good way to get what they
want. For instance, the item about
the two baseballs that found their
way into mans garden. He re-
fused to return them to the boys
who lost them and they then pick
eted his house with this sign, "This
man is unfair to the kids of this
neighborhood." The situation was
unpleasant and the matter was
taken up with the juvenile officer.
The angered man lost the two balls,
and the irate youths lost their
sign, and so far the matter has been
a draw for both sides. It just goes
to show, you can figure a craze has
died down, like crossword puzzles,
and up it pops again.
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-09-01

is a champion pipe-smoker, and she
is only Ill years old.
- - -
AS the saying goes, after all is
said and DONE" we find a lot more
is said than done.
= - -
We heard Ed Neuman say he re-
Gently read where rubber planta-
tons in the Philippines are proving
successful.
- - =
Puxxler
Many Kennewick people are WON
dering when a certain TAN, SKINNY,
and eligible bachelor will tramp up
the aisle. ANY information regard
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-09-01

An initiative petition will be pre-
sented to the legislature asking
that Saturdays in this state be de-
clared legal holidays. Already the
unions are demanding this five-day
week plan and in the cities espec-
tally nearly every business institu-
ton gives its employees Saturday
afternoon off. A straw ballot was
taken Tuesday at the service club
meeting and more than two-thirds
of the members signified their oppo-
sition to the plan. It will be an in
teresting sidelight upon the thought
and attitude of the people when an
analysis of the vote by districts on
this question is made.