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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1938-12-30
ADDS SKIING
TO SCHOOLS ACTIVTIzc

The Junior Ski club, of Ansh r.
age has now been made an official
school activity. and achievements in
this field will be given the same re-
cognition as those in basketball and
other activities
Ski teams viii be chosen from
among the members of the club to
compete with Wasilla. Palmer Sew
ard, and other schools.
The symbol of the Junior ski
Club will be the same as that of the
city Ski Club. except fer the color.
which will be the orange and black
cf the high school The club was or
oanized about three weeks age. for
all students interested in skiing. It
has at present fourteen members.
A woman found an insect in her
SOUP and said Grossly Waiter, what
is that?s
The waiter said THAT madame
is a Vitamin Bee"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1938-12-30
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The December issue of the Vers-
tovian, school publication of the
Sheldon Jackson School at Sitka,
carries the following article written
by Louis Paul Jr., who entered Shell
don jackson last September from
Wrangell High School:
Good books help us to learn
something worth while. 1t may not
be very much that we get from one
book just a new idea, perhaps; but
we enrich our thinking abilities,
nevertheless.
In reading one good book, we
learn to appreciate other books
more out of our reading than we
would otherwise. We also learn to
think more clearly and then we can
more fully understand what is go
ing on about us. When we have
to decide an important problem we
can carefully think it over in the
light of the good books we have
read. Then we shall have a better
chance of getting things right the
L1TSL L1Iu0S anu We WON nave "
go back and start over again.
Cheap books don't help us be-
cause they don't teach us any
thing worthwhile. If we read them,
we appreciate good books less and
soon would rather read a cheap
novel than a good story. If we con-
tinued to read them, after a while
we do not even know what we are
reading. We just swim right
through the light trash with no
intention of trying to get anything
out of it. We just read such book
to be doing something. Finally, we
get to a point where we go right
through a book, whether it is good
or bad, without stopping to think
clearly and soon we are making
decisions without thinking about
the consequence.
Good books are a steadying in
fluence; cheap books throw life out
of balance.
Louis Paul, Jr. Al.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1938-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs Carl Anderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Meldahl of
Petersburg spent several days in
Wrangell this week.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1938-12-30

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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1938-12-30
HOSPITAL NOTES

Richard Little soekeye' john
son was admitted yesterday to Bish-
op Rowe General Hospital as a med
zeal patient.
Other patients are Mrs Frederick
Cunningham and infant daughter
James Harvie, Fred Barthold, Scot
ty Marten, Pete Pospeth, Mack
Mochinga, and Baby Marie George.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1938-12-30
SOIL SURVEY FOR COLONISTS
SOUGHT BY FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS - Plans to secure
a soil survey of the lands near Fair
banks and elsewhere IN interior Al
aska were proposed at a recent meet
ing of the chamber of commerce.
George w. Gasser, new chairman of
the farming and colonization COM
mittee, suggested recommendations
to the bureau of soil survey for a
survey of this region preliminary
to farm colonization movements
here.
The legislative committee was di-
rected to cooperate with the farm
and colonization committee in pre-
pairing a suitable resolution to be
sent to the bureau, Delegate Dimond
and to Lorin T. Oldroyd, director
of the University of Alaska extern
sion service, who is en- route to
Washington, D. C. to confer with
agricultural heads.
Other members of the chamber S
committee ON colonization and
planning are Harry Badger and
John Quenboe.
Members of the chambers COM
mittee conferred with Oldroyd, di-
rector of agricultural experiment
stations and cooperative extension
service in agricultural experiment
station at the University of Alaska,
who left for the states.
Oldroyd and Peterson will visit
Utah and will, confer with officials
of the Mormon church on the posi-
bility of the establishment of
Mormon colony in Tanana valley.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE
Bill Passed by Lower House of
Congress Last Week

Marylands Senators hailed last
week the passage of a Chesapeake
Bay bridge bill by the Lower
House of Congress as a major step
toward construction Of the span.
Senators Tydings and Radcliffe
have introduced jointly a similar
bridge bill in the Senate. The bill,
submitted in the House by Repre-
sentative Kennedy, was drawn to
meet Presidential objections that
resulted in a veto of a Chesapeake
Bay bridge a year ago. The mea-
sure would authorize the Maryland
Roads Commission to bridge the
bay from Baltimore to Colchester
or a point in Anne Arundel county
near Annapolis to the Eastern
Shore. Plans for the bridge would
be subject To approval Of the War
Department and costs would be re-
tired from tolls. 1t is thought the
tunnel cost to Sandy Point would
be prohibitive leaving the Tolches-
ter project the only feasible one.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
MILK PLANT AT
CENTREVILLE
Sold To Embassy Diaries of
Washington, d. c., Eff
fective Tomorrow
TO PRODUCE 10000 DAILY

The Centreville, Md Cooling
Station owned and operated by the
HARRISON Diaries Of Philadelphia
for the past twenty-eight years,
has been purchased by the En-
bassy Diaries of Washington, DC,
who will take possession to-mor-
row, April /. The transaction
came with suddenness TO milk pro
ducers shipping to the plant and
apparently to the Embassy com
pany also. That firm had recent
ly merged with the Fairfax Dairies
which shipped milk to Washington
from Queen Anne's, Talbot and
Kent counties. Milk from Kent
and Talbot counties now shipped
by truck to Washington will be de
livered at the Centreville plant and
all milk from the plant transported
to Washington in tank trucks The
Embassy Diaries was said to be
entering the field there merely to
develop their business and not to
harm or conflict with the present
industry of the county. At pres
ent they are shipping consider
able quantity of milk from this
area and desire to expand it Ac-
cording to Frank Elzey, production
manager for the Embassy Diaries,
that company had contemplated
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
Kingdom New Oriole Pilot

Les Kingdom, former major ana
International League infelder w-
manage the Dover Orioles Of the
Eastern Shore Baseball League.
Kingdom will play second in add
tion to plotting the team. Business
Manager Harry O'Donnel an
nounced. Kingdom is reporting 70
the Baltimore training camp at
Thomasville, Ga, this week. He
will come north with the Balti-
more team. Some of the Dover
players are with Baltimore at
Townsville and are not expected
to in Dover until the latter part Of
April Kingdom played his best
ball with Buffalo in the Interna-
tional League, although he also
wore New York, Newark and
Washington uniforms.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
DELAWARE COLLEGE TAKES
NEW LEASE OF LIFE

Delaware Colleges fate was de-
cided yesterday at a meeting of
the trustees in Newark, and the
prospect for its continued life and
prosperity is again bright Twen-
ty-six members of the board, in
Guiding the Governor, Secretary Of
State and other high officials, met
at the college to take action on
the designations Of the President
Of the college, Rev. J. H. Caldwell
and the entire faculty. which were
handed in to the board during the
troubles of last June. The pri-
mary object of the meeting, how
ever, was to take some decisive ac-
tion in relation to securing
promptly the federal appropria-
tion of $4,000 per anum, as en-
bodied in the recent Hatch bill, for
fCsntinsed or PAGE Sikh
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
Asks o. 5. Ease Up On states

James p. Truss, Delaware tax
commissioner, strongly urged last
week that the federal tax laws
ease up on the States Actual
sovereignty Of the States is being
impaired by encroachment of the
federal taxing power, he told the
Senate finance committee in hear
ings on the revenue bill recently
passed by the House. The charg-
es by Mr.. Truss came in argument
over change which the bill would
make in the present crediting de-
vice under which the States now
share up to 80 per cent in estate
taxes.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31

building a receiving station for
milk in Centreville this spring. He
had been looking around for a
suitable site when it became
known that the HARRISON plant
was for sale. The Embassy Dair-
les purchased the Cooling Station
instead of building another. The
plans of the new owners are stiII
somewhat incomplete but they are
ready to receive milk from farm
ers of the county and say the
doors are open for any farmer who
is prepared to meet the Washing
ton requirements. The company
wants as much milk as possible
and plans to alter and enlarge the
plant to take care of 10000 pouna
of milk daily
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
NEW AND UP-TO-DATE STORE
ROOM IN SMYRNA

The property Of William NJ. Bell
adjoining his drug store on Main
street, occupied by Drs. Ashcraft
and Clifton, which he has convert
ed into a store for the occuancy of
Thomas B. Megear, has, by the
changes wrought. been converted
into the most attractive, convent
ent and desirable store rooms in
town. 1t is by the addition of
twelve feet to the rear, so feet
deep, having a width of eighteen
feet. The new box counters and
shelving in their new dress of paint
and varnish with appropriate pap
ering for perspective, are the
first thing to attract the eye. On
tthe opposite side close against the
wall is a line of shelving for minor
things under which will rest the
rolls of carpets. Thief ront half Of
tthe store will be devoted entirely
to the dry goods department The
rear is most conveniently arrang-
ed for the groceries and provisions
the cheese and chip beef having
its special place, the sugars an
other, spices another, and so on
through the various commodities
of merchandise there is a bin, box,
shelf for everything, including a
convenient dark closet for hams.
The Messrs. Megear, father and
son, commence moving this after
noon from the Cummins' corner
store, and will doubtless be glad
when it is completed and they have
nothing to do but devote them
selves to their customers in their
new and convenient store.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
SALE OF 4 4FARMS
ON SASSAFRAS
100 Acres of Valuable Watei
Front Farmers Over in
Maryland
DEAL FIGURES S125,OOO

Transfers of the titles of four If
the most valuable waterfront es-
tates in Kent county, on the Sa5
safras river, near Galena, Nd. Il
George Schmidt, Of New York
city, last week, in the Office Of
States Attorney Stephen r. Collins
of of Chestertown, Nd, completed
one of the largest real estate deals
in Kent county, Md. for several
years. The properties involved
include the historic Oldfeld Point
farm of 300 acres, once the home
of the late L Freeman Rasin. Bal
timore city Democratic leader for
many years, owned by Harry B.
Cannon, formerly of York, Pa. now
of Chestertown; the 65O-acre Pow
ell farm, belonging to James H.
Shuster, of Wilmington; the 300
acre farm of w Holt Woodall, Of
Georgetown, and 165 acres of the
Cochran estate, which adojins the
properties, together with five acres
and modern bungalow on the
Sassafras river adjoining the
Shuster tract and belonging to ].
D. Edge, Of Wilmington The en-
tire tract consists of approximate
Iy 1,4OO acres Of valuable farming
lands. The purchase price is REL
pOrted to have been aDDrOximatpIy
125,OO0 The purchaser will inn
prove the properties and engage ia
various phases Of agriculture
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
GOOD TEMPLARS OF SMYRNA
HOLD BANQUET


Despite the continued rainy
weather the Good Templars had a
fair attendance at their annual
banquet at the Opera House last
evening. The evening was occu-
pied to late hour by the literary
exercises and the indulgence in the
refreshments, the first named oc-
cupying about an hour and half.
DR.. g. o. Swinney, Chief Templar
Of the Smyrna Lodge, presided.
The exercises commenced with an
instrumental piece on the piano BY
Miss Nora Cotton, followed BY
singing by the Lodge. Then fol
lowed in order a vocal duet BY
Misses Lizzie and Carrie Beck,
tableau, and reading a selection by
Miss Susie Wright. This was fol
lowed by several short speeches:
Charles Fl. Stevenson, chief Of the
Clayton Lodge, Joseph Wright, Of
this town, and 0. d. Hill and
George Carter, Of the Capital
Lodge, Of Dover. The literary ex-
ercises were again resumed with a
recitation by Miss Laura McDow-
ell, reading by T. T.. Mason. follow
ed by two tableaux. When these
were over the tables were uncover
ed, and for an hour or two longer,
ice cream and cake and the pleas
ures of social converse were free
ly indulged in.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
MOTOR TAXES
IN DELAWARE
Motorists Opposed To Tax
Diversion to Pay For
State Debts
WANT 1T FOR ROADS

The average tax bill of the aver
age motorist has increased 1873 per
cent during the past twelve years,
according to w. Purves Taylor,
Secretary of the Associated Petrol
cum Industries Of Delaware, in a
statement issued last week.
During the period in which the
motorists tax bill has increased
1873 per cent" Mr.. Taylor said,
'per capita costs Of general taxes
have only advanced 1913 per cent.
The aggregate automobile tax
bill Of the statistically normal year
Of 1926 Appropriated S638, 100000,
or about $4,000 for each Of the
22,001 1893 motor vehicles then in
operation. All other taxes, feder-
al, state and local, for that year
came to approximately $4,000, ,000,-
900, or $68.40 on per capita basis.
In 1887 all preliminary estimat-
es indicate that motorists paid a
total of 81 $50, 600, 900 in taxes on
the operation of 29,650,000 motor
vehicles, or an average of $500,
or 1913 per cent above the tax of
$1,000 paid in 1886.
The aggregate state, federal
and local tax bill for 1887, exclu-
sive of automotive taxes, 81 esti-
mated to be slightly over $4,000
100000, or $3.50 per capita. This
is only 1913 per cent above the
1926 normal per capita tax Of
S68.40. This means that automo-
tive taxes rose five times as rapid
ly as general taxes.
This rise is disproportionate
and may be accounted for by two
principal factors. Federal auto
motive taxes, imposed in 1892 as
emergency levies, have added
S12.6O to the tax incident to the
ownership and operation of every
motor vehicle, and the duplicating
federal gasoline tax made up over
fifty per cent of this burden. Di-
version of state gasoline tax rev.
enues to purposes other than road
construction and maintenance has
| likewise added to this alarming
and unjustified burden now impos-
ed on motorists. Delaware citi-
zens are fully aware of the injus-
tice attached to diversion and are
determined to end such practices
by a constitutional amendment
which would prohibit diversion.
Delaware motor vehicle owners
are almost unanimous in a belief
that they deserve and must haxe
tax relief and are prepared to
unite in an organized demand for
the removal of the duplicating fed
eral gasoline and lubricating oil
taxes and for a one cent reduction
in state gasoline taxes. These
taxes are now taking approximate
ly 81 100000 a year out of the reg
ular channels of trade and Della
ware business men and industrial
lists are firm in their belief that a
removal of these unduly heavy
burdens would materially strength
en- the entire business structure of
the state to the benefit of all cit
liens"
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
Approve state WPA Work

The money which has been spent
on WPA work in Delaware was
justified, an appraisal committee
of Is leading citizens have unani-
mously agreed after studying 80
reports from organizations which
have sponsored projects. But the
committee added that work pro-
grams must be supplemented by
direct relief for those who cannot
be fitted into work projects. Re
sponsibility for direct relief falls
on either local or federal author
tiles, "the committee said.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
ARTIFICIAL CHICKEN RAILS
ING BY H. S. ANTHONY

Henry S. Anthany, near town,
has been very successful this win
ter with artificial chicken raising.
His incubators have performed
their part well in Matching, and the
proper care has been exercised in
raising them afterwards, as is
shown in the result. He has about
1900 young chickens in all grades
of development from broilers that
weigh six pounds to the pair down
to those just out of the she'll His
method of warmth is from heat
radiated from hot water. His
largest chickens, Matched the first
part of the winter, are now ready
for the long purses, and delicate
palates Of the city epicures.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
NOVEL SUIT AGAINST A
RAILROAD

Mr.. Lloyd Wilkinson. of POGO
moke City. Md, brought suit for
$75 against the New York, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk Railroad for
sickness caused by riding in one Of
their cars from Salisbury to POGO
moke City, on Monday, February
13 last, without fire in the car.
The case was heard in Pocomoke
City before Justice Robinson, who
rendered a decision in favor Of
Wilkinson for the full amount.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
MARRIAGES

Ca sho-C Collin s-On Thurs
day, March Is, by the Rev. J. L.
Vallandigham, d. D., William T.
Casho and Miss Ellen L. Collins,
both of Newark, De.
Wheatman-Crow-At their home
123 Linden street, Camden, ". j.,
Feb. 20, by the Rev. John Y. Dob
bins, Benjamin e. VJheatman and
Mrs. Ida w. Crow.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
NEW AIRPORT At REH
Will Be Dedicated With /
ate Ceremonies June 3

The dedication Of Tie T.
both Beach airport ulis
pervisi9n of the Reilo..
Club has been Set toy Jr.
3 Already the Flylg G
ranging for q souvenir d.
the events which vi. y:
air photograph Of ReilS.
sponsored BY The busi-isl
the resort They wi. .a
Cd not 0nly y to The q gEi
ing but they will be nis
alrp0rtS N the EasL Asl
the plans outlined tas 4
Of Delaware and aii3-|
are being invited U Il
Hughes and ToE1seli Il
sentative Allen and lfzI
aeronautics branch ot u
States Department q
merce. and both naTa. Il
branches Of the go7E-I
forces The Tentative Il
stunts will Include bop |
and time races bstF@ /
that viii come +Fon II
aviation fields. The ls-
ercises are beng pls--@ /
AZ noon on June ; az
over the week enl. i
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
DEATHS

Boyd--In this town, March 25th,
John M. Boyd, aged so years.
David Thoroughfare Neck,
March 23rd, of diphtheria, Ruth
David, daughter of Nehemiah C.
and Rachel ]. David, in the 5th
year of her age.
Melvin-Near Cheswold, March
22nd, James Melvin, aged "a years.
Smith-Near Brenford, March
22nd, of diphtheria, Ethel, daugh-
ter of w. r. and Ella Smith, in the
4th year of her age.
Senn-Near Cheswold, March II
John Jacob Sem, aged 90 years.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
CAPT. JARVIS ARRIVES
HOME SAFELY

Capt. w. N. Jarvis, from Charl-
eston for Baltimore, met the late
blizzard off Cape Hatteras, and
was blown east of the Gulf Stream
at fearful rate. He arrived safe
" at his destination last week with
trihing damage, but thinks that
several vessels that left when he
did will never be heard from again.
The Captain has been spending a
few days in town.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31

Robert L. Cummins, has built a
blacksmith shop corner of Main
and North streets for Miller Reed
late of Duck Creek.
Jerry Goldsborough, our local
weather prophet predicts the
weather for April will be very
much like that of March.
We are nearing April and not
a plow stuck in the ground yet. 1t
looks as if oat seeding as well as
potato planting will be late.
James B. Clark, of Kenton, has
accepted a positisn as clerk on the
Steamship Tygert, which runs
from Smyrna to Philadelphia.
The White Rose Minstrels whose
entertainments have been so uni
formly successful in drawing good
audiences will be at the Opera
House tonight.
The robin came this morning,
with songi, though everything was
gloomy with the four days of
humid, rainy weather. The robin
and spring weather usually come
together.
DR.. t. r. Wolf, State Chemist,
was in Smyrna Friday procuring
samples of the spring manufacture
of phosphate of the PeninSular
Bone, Lewis & Price, and Delmar-
via Company.
At Deakyneville school, for the
month ending March %, the fol
lowing students have led in their
respective classes: Sallie L. Dea-
kyne, Walter L. Donovan, Charles
Wolf, William Walker, Bertie Keis-
er.
J. Parsons, Esq, Of Halifax,
Nova Scotia, who has been making
a tour in the Southern States in
the interest Of the Sons Of Temp
erance was listened to by a very
attentive audience ID this town on
Thursday night.
Charles Whaley, son Of Joseph
Whaley, has manifested a good
deal Of ingenuity in the construc-
tion Of a minerature steamboat,
that seems to be perfect in all its
parts. It has been on exhibition in
tha nOSt Ofipa yUindOu
The Creamery, which has been
delayed month awaiting the sep
arator from the manufacturers, is
now in full running condition, and
will run through the first furnished
milk to-day. The rainy weather
and muddy roads will doubtless
initiate against the milk supply at
first.
Rev. w w. Sharp, the new
preacher for the new charge Of
which Kenton is the center, was at
his post on Sunday, preaching in
Kenton both morning and night.
He gave general satisfaction both
as a preacher and a man, and the
people are delighted with the new
order of things.
Bishop Adams Of the Diocese Of
the Eastern Shore, in the absence
of a Bishop in Delaware to per
form the duties of the Office, will
precah in st. Peters Church, this
town, tomorrow evening after
which he will administer the rite
Of confirmation to a class OF eight
or ten candidates.
On Saturday last "St. Peters
Sewing School," which the ener-
getic efforts of Miss Mahon, was
organized a week from the above
date, was the attraction of quite a
number of our little ones as well
as the larger girls; which much en-
couraged the ladies most interest
ed. The object of this Sewing
school is to teach the children how
to sewf and to obtain money by
the selling of all articles sewed, to
use for the benefit of the Sunday
School. Every Saturday afternoon
dt meets in ST.. Peters chapel at
two o'clock, dismisses at three, the
teachers supplying the scholars
with work.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
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tran portation 70 cam i
aal. supplies vi1-ss5n. i
t3fms athletic eog.,-.,.
service and medica. s.sI
obligation for future NM.
wee is incurred n :.
Athletics play an in,-eI
II the life at the canr |
portunjty TO Learn +, Il
Army rife or pistol i 4
Citizenship studies tan 4
esting feature Of The FL
struction Contrary Z n
Of many the coartr 4
pointed out fling d n
does not insure a plss 4
Candidates must canis
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tons to be considers /,
cies Places are aszz
order in which these i. i
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Smyrna times., 1938-03-31
SMYRNA DOdNGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF MARCH 2S, 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., 1938-03-31
thrifty - IL : loo :.

@ WHETHER YOUR WANTS are plain or
" fancy, here's your car. It's the
smartest that ever led the traffic parade. 1t
provides the generous luxury of a private
railway car. Yet owners say ''l8 to "a
miles per gallon :. . records show that
84% of all Pontiacs ever built are still in
daily use and the price tag proves that
Pontiac's big, new six is one of the lowest
priced cars you can buy! So tune in with
Spring-get Pontiac. Your pride and
pocketbook will both be better for it.