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The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Comic Broke,
Court Told

HOLLYWOOD. March as GIN.
So Once leading film comedi-
an, commanding an exceptionally
high salary. Harry L'angdon, star
Of the silent days, today admitted
he was "flat broke"
He told Judge Leslie Still he
could not pay his former wife,
Helen Walton Langdon, $2,920 in
back alirnony.
II am fiat broke" he said.
II have only earned 1000 since
April, 1897. I have been Dor.
rowing money to support my
present wife and baby. We have
nothing except $15."
His case was taken under ad
Visement.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
U. S. Sells HeIiurl
For Hospital Use

Sale by the Bureau Of Mines
of $4,000 cubic feet Of helium
from It's Amarillo. Tex, plant to
the onic Chemical and Manu-
featuring Company Of Cleveland,
was announced by Secretary Of
Interior IckeS yesterday. The gas,
useful in treating asthma and
other respiratory diseases, will be
distributed to hospitals, clinics and
laboratories.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Legion Arranges
Health Lectures

American Legion Welfare De-
partment will open a series Of
monthly lectures on child health
guidance tonight at 8 o'clock at
the Burlington Hotel. DR.. Ray F..
GUynn. director Of the welfare
department, will speak.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Safety Parade
Set for May Z

Ten thousand youths are ex.
pected to join in the American
Automobile Associations annual
school safety patrol parade here,
May Z.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Rescued
From Barber Shop

COLDwATER. Mich, March %.
A muskrat was rescued today
after it became imprisoned In the
window crate Of q local barber
shopA
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
C. & ID. Canal Traffic is High

Traffic through the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal for the 3O-dav
period from March 81 to April 20
was the largest both in number of
vessels and tonnage on record for
the waterway in a single period.
Maj. c. w. Burlin, us. district en-
gineer, Philadelphia, said last
week. A total of 763 vessels car
rying 133.347 tons Of cargo passed
through the canal during the per
iod. In the previous 80 days 535
vessels carrying ia, 275tons Of ma
terial used the waterway. En-
largement of the canal and its use
by larger vessels is given as one
reason for increased traffic Sixty
two more moring dolphins have
been completed during the past
month. Dredges continued to re-
move thousands of cubic yards Of
material from the canal. A l.
$4,000 cubic yard dredging pro-
ject in the rehandling basin is ex-
pected to be started soon.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
Observation-Disclosures Wedding

Mrs. Margaret Ccool Mendenhall,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
McCool, of Elkton, Md, became the
bride of Mr.. Carroll Short, cashier
of the Cecilton Bank of the Elkton
Banking and Trust Company, Sat
urday Afternoon, May 81. The wed
ding was performed at the Wash
ington Memorial Chapel, Valley
Forge, Pa, the Rev. John Robbins
Hart, rector of the chapel officiat-
ed. The attendants were her sister,
Miss Dolly N. McCool, and her
brother, Mr.. John M. McCool.
Guests attended from Elkton,
Havre de Grace, Chester, Newark
and Wilmington. Following the
ceremony the couple left on a we'd
ding trip North. Upon their re-
turn they will live at Cecilton.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
STATE SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS
With Vacation Time at School
Automobiles Will Be On
the Increase
EXTRA CAUTION NEEDED

In few more days thousands of
school children will be free again
for the summer months, which
means many new chances will sud-
denly be created for automobile ac-
cidents. But thanks to the recog-
milton in many schools of the value
of safety training, children are not
so liable to death and injury on
the highways as they were a few
years ago, but all the training in
the world will not assure the safe
ty of every child, unless the motor
ist realizes his responsibility and
does his share by driving with ex-
ira caution, whenever he sees a
child or group of children in or
near the street
The Delaware Safety Council is
certain that much could be done
for the promotion Of safety if the
driver would remember that the
youngsters are not capable of
thinking things out for themselves,
at least as well as the adult. For,
even though the children are being
trained, there are exceptions to
every rule, dull pupils in in every
class and thoughtles youngsters in
every group ready to create an
emergency which the motorist
must be prepared to meet.
Games of tag which send young
sters scurrying suddenly into the
street. intent only on escaping this
one who is ''it"; baseball games
which occupy childish attention to
the exclusion Of everything else,
even to an approaching automobile
Continued on Page Seven
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
DENTAL HEALTH WEEK
Pertinent Facts on the Care of
Your Teeth and Those of Children

This is Delaware Dental Health
Week. It began Monday, May 2e
and is being observed all this week
Our State Health Department
wants you to remember that:
Healthy teeth resist decay.
Milk, fruits, vegetables and
whole grains build strong teeth.
The crowns of the teeth begin
to form before the baby is born
Sunshine helps to form good
bones and teeth.
Breast feeding makes well de-
veloped jaws. Mouth breathing,
sucking pacifiers, empty bottles,
fingerst and thumbs mar the shape
of the face.
Baby teeth should be cared for
as well as the second set.
There is no such thing as a cav
ity too small to fill.
Have the six year molar exam
ined and filed if necessary as soan
as it comes through the gum.
When toothache comes it may be
too late to save the tooth.
Diseased teeth and gums lower
resistance of the body.
Clean teeth at least twice daily
bedtime being most important.
Take your child to the dentist
regularly.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
Henry Heads DRAMATIC Gronn

George Henry, of Dover, has
been elected president of the Della
ware Dramatic Association al
Newark at the second annual Uni
versity Dramatic Conference spon-
sored by the University of Della
ware in cooperation with the Del
aware Dramatic Association. 9th
ers elected are: DR.. Elliot Field,
of Dover, vice-president; G. Tag
CERT Evans, Newark, corresponding
secretary; Miss G. Louise Jackson,
of Wilmington, recording secretary
and Miss Helen Comstock, of Do
yer, treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
"a NEW POLICE
GIVEN POSTS
Officers Recently Appointed
Began on Patrol Duty
Last Week
SOME TRANSFERS MADE

Twenty-four new members OF
the State police force recently ap.
pointed by the State Highway
Commission have been assigned tt
their positions. The assignments
follow: Penny Hill Station Maur-
ice Fitzharris, Carl Gozdicki, Char
les Kupis, and William Sweeney
all of Wilmington, and George P
Tidwell, of New Castle
State Road Station Francis Cal
lahan, Richardson Park; John Fa-
hey, Robert Hall and Harry Stew
ems, all of Wilmington.
Dover Station Joshua Bennett,
Milford; Edward Gebhart, New
Castle; Edward Outten, Whining
ton; Charles Poore, Smyrna and
William Short, Wilmington.
Georgetown Station ~ Willard
Cornwell, Wilmington; Edward
McCabe, Millsboro; Casenove Seitz,
Gordon Heights, and Harry Shew,
Lincoln.
Bridgeville Station - Joseph B.
Allen, Seaford; Hugh Collins, Will
mington; Charles Cullen, Delmar;
Fred Lord, Harrington; Edgar
Morris, Milford, and Herman Gray,
Dagsboro.
superintendent Fader has an
nounced the following transfers in
the present force: Private w. I.
Cochran from State Raod to Do
yer; Private John w. Conrad from
Dover to Penny Hill; Private Sam
uel A.Stant from Dover to George
town; Private John D. Joseph
from Bridgeville to State Road:
Private Joseph r. West from
Bridgeville to Penny Hill; Private
Joseph ]. Conley from Dover to
State Road. The number of men
now at the various stations is as
follows: Penny Hill, 10; State Road.
20; Dover, Is; Georgetown and
II each. The new Of
ficers have ben out on patrol with
officers for two weeks
additional training.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
1000 OR MORE ATTEND PARTY
Deimarva Brewing Company, VII
mingtcn, Entertain Hosts

More than 1000 persons, incluc-
ing many state and city officials
and other celebrities, attended !
huge party held by the Delmarva
Brewing Company of Wilmington
at its plant at Fifth and DUPONT
Streets there Tuesday, May 2lst.
The party was given by the com
pany to inaugurate distr button II
its products to the markets and f0
acquaint dealers, retailers and fra
general public with its products
The party was held in the Del
marva bottling house, which is me
of the largest in the East. The
guests were conducted by officials
of the company on tours through
the brewery. Numerous bartend-
ers were in attendance to draw
beer for the guests, ana a buffet
supper was served. The boiling
house was decorated in the coIors
of the State of Delaware. Invita-
tons to the affair had been Ell
tended to the Governor of Della
ware and other state Officials. 81
well as to the Mayor Of Whining
ton and members of the chamber
Of commerce and city council
newspaper publishers of the ais
trict, end many others in Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia and New
Jersey.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02

has begun subsequent to January
1, 1887 and prior to February 8,
1888, and which have not been sold
or occupied since completion. All
new properties after that date are
eligible for ninety percent mort
gage and must have their plans
and specifications submitted to the
Federal Housing Administration
for approval prior to the beginning
of construction
The bank will be open from 9
a. m. to 3 p. m. to all who seek
information concerning their mort
gage, improvement or repair prob
lens.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
SMYRNA BASEBALL TEAM
ORGANIZED

The Smyrna Baseball Team will
play a game on their grounds this
afternoon with the Camden Base
ball Club. The Smyrna Club is not
yet fully organized, but the fol-
lowing will be the positions this af-
ternon: Charles Wharton, catcher:
Charles Barnes, pitcher; w. G..
Lake, short stop; G. E. Smith, first
base; Thomas Mccoy, End base;
George Barnes, 3rd base; William
Willumsen, left field; Harry Milf
fin, center field; Thomas Coverdale
right field. The Junior 3. B. G. of
this town has accepted a challenge
from the State Capital Club, of
Dover, which will be played here
next Saturday afternoon.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
FILA EXPERT TO
BE IN SMYRNA
Will Be at Fruit Growers
Bank All Day To-day To
Answer Questions
FEDERAL HOUSING PLAN

Focusing community interest on
the present advantages of home
ownership under the Federal Hous-
ing Administration insured mortg-
age system, The Fruit Growers
National Bank and Trust Company
Of Smyrna announced that Mr.
John ]. Doyle, Special Represen-
tative of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration will be on hand to dis
seminate information to the citi-
zens of Smyrna and Clayton at the
first Mortgage Service Confer
ence" in this county. It is evident
that this community has a short
age of homes and with the increase
in demands for information con-
corning the F.H.A.'s new program
we were forced to request the Fed
eral Housing Administration to
hold this Mortgage Service Con-
ference in Smyrna today. The Fed
eral Housing Administration pro-
gram under the amended law, sign
ed by President Roosevelt, Feb
ruary 8, 1888, is designed to assist
families of moderate means to OBJ
tain adequate and decent housing
on the most favorable terms in the
history of the country. 1t deals
solely with projects and mortgages
that are considered economically
sound. It is designed to be largely
self-sustaining through the opera
ton of a federal mortgage insur-
ance system which has been care
fully established and successfully
operated since 1884. The Housing
Administrator is authorized to in
sure a total of $2,OOO,O00,OOO out
standing at any time and with the
approval of the President, this
amount may be increased to So
100000
The total maximum annual car
rying charge for an FILA insured
mortgage on which a commitment
is issued hereafter will be five and
one-half per cent.
This will include five percent in
terest and one-half Of one percent
mortgage insurance premium. In
the case of newly constructed
homes securing mortgages not ex-
ceeding $500 and meeting certain
other conditions, the premium rate
will be on-fourth of one percent,
making the total annual carrying
charge to the borrower five and
one-fourth per cent.
The annual service charge of
one-half of one percent which theh
lending institutions have been per-
mitted to charge under the FILA.
regulations has been discontinued.
The insurance premium charge will
be on the reducing balance.
Elimination of the annual service
charge and the reduced cost of the
mortgage insurance will represent
a saving of approximately one per-
cent a year to home builders and
buyers on newly constructed homes
carrying mortgages of S54OO or
less. On all other insurabel mort
cages the saving will be approx
mately three-fourths of one per-
cent per year.
On newly constructed houses APP
praised at $4,000 or less. the down
payment or equity required has
been reduced from twenty percent
to ten percent.
On newly constructed houses APP
praised at $4,000 or less. the in
surable limit will be ninety percent
Of the appraised value up to $4,000
plus so per cent of the appraised
value over $4,000. For example, on
a newly constructed $4,000 house
the down payment will be S140o.
New construction under the
amendments include residential
properties the obstruction of which
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
THE WEATHER AS AFFECTED
BY THE MOON

The INCOMES who thoroughly be
lieve that the weather is effected
by the moon, were certain that
Friday would end the several days
of storm last week because the
moon fulled on that day were dis
appointed, the bad weather keep
ing right along that and the next
day. There is one popularity about
these believers in the mon and its
control Of the weather they never
take any account Of the misses. If
it hits once, that serves as the
guide Of faith for a life time.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
DEATH OF
BERNHARD HIRNHEIMER

Bernhard Hirnheimer died at his
residence on Friday last from a
kidney complaint from which he
had suffered several years. His
remains were taken to Philadel-
phia for interment at Mt. Sinai
cemetery on Monday. He was in
the 62nd year of his age. He came
to Smyrna fourteen or fteen years
ago, entering into the clothing bus
mess with John E. Phillips. Six
or seven years ago they dissolved,
when Mr.. Hirnheimer took his son
Herman into business with him,
who has since mainly had the man
agement Of it. Mr.. Hirnheimer was
man square in his business deal
ings, of a general temperament,
and very fond Of children. He
leaves a widow, son and three
daughters, all grown.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
FALSE REPORT ON JOHN L.
DOUGHERTY

A report reached Smyrna on
Saturday evening, coming on the
last down train and was generally
circulated, that John L. Dougherty
the Democratic candidate for May
or of Wilmington had fallen from
the special train from New Castle
to Wilmington on the return from
the County meeting, and was kill
ed. The report had its foundation
in the probability that he was
pushed or fell from the platform of
the crowded cars, but without in
jury, as nothing was said about it
ia the Wilmington papers issued
subsequently.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
TALK NEW POST OFFICE
FOR SMYRNA

Smyrna and Duck Creek Hun
bred will be under further obliga-
tions to Senator Salisbury and
Representative Pennington if their
plans in our behalf succeed. Our
readers are already conversant
with the fact that an appropriation
of $4,000 was obtained by them
for dredging our creek, and there
is but little doubt of its passage of
the Senate, and only the President
stands in the way Of it's realiza-
ton. Senator Salisbury has also
tCsHtinued or Paaa Sikh
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
SERIES OF SERMONS TO
YOUNG PEOPLE

During the month of June the
Rev. William S. Robinson at AS
bury M. E. Church will preach a
series of special sermons on Sun
day evenings to young men and
young women. The first of the
series will be preached next Sun
day evening. subject: "a young
man in whom the world found no
fault, except his religion"
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
~
RATE FOR RI h,
Expected That F..
on slOo Assessed II
''elldIn Sn
LEVY COURT FIJI, ).

M y reduction il lie :,
hent county i ez d !
yea when the Lew ' cas.. n
"a at a meeting s ssaS
TIE present rate : ! t 4. ! l
the hundred dorI, 1 -''s II
valuation, is ~ q Il
is4 u "a under The mil
ing a transcript 4 !. .a'i !
ment for the comm. * ~
~rsssa -, :. 7 expected ii
amount Of the assa.. :, :.
increase is not exna .,-,'-
fcient to provide !. III
IN the taxes. RaIia.
work, as well a. r,,., ~
appropriations H.;
required 70 make unte- Il
acted by the Legislature
count for about trs.w II
the tax rate. Manits,,,,.
and order which incIr1., !.
penses Of the courts ~. 81
oners etc, will require |
another twelve cents .. III
the tax rate, which viii
tween fifteen and sixteen "
the general operation d III
y mad been the hope /
oe5s OF Inc Levy Court to
leouetlon IN The rate this w
examination Of the fsca u
county Comptroller d.
hughes however, reveals II
Levy Court must provide ii
care for appropriations oE
they nave no control AMI
Ilon IN the rate appears b
possible.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
TEMPERATURES RISES TO
THE NINETIES

The mercury, which last week
and the week before fingered about
the point where fire was needed,
shot up yesterday and the day be-
fore among the nineties. A light
thunder shower last night and a
west wind this morning give indi-
cations of more seasonable and set
tied weather.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
ISAAC TAYLOR LOSES TWO
FINGERS

Isaac S. Taylor who had the
third and fourth fingers on his left
hand so badly injured by a buzz
palmer at the Taylor Machine
Works on Thursday as to need
amputating, which was done by
DR.. Dwight, is getting along very
favorably.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
SMYRNA DOdNGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF MAY BOTH, 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., 1938-06-02
GRAIN
MARRIAGES

Black-Morris- At the residence
of the brides father, May oath. by
the Rev. r.. w. Todd, Samuel l..
Black, of Milton, Del, and Miss
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02

The Senior and Junior choir of
the Townsend NJ. E. Church OBJ
served Children's Day with service
on Sunday evening and rendered a
program that was acceptable by
the congregation.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
OYSTER SHELLS MAKESHIFT
TOD Gnnn

ON GONfD fkOADS
Even oyster shells are not proof
against mud after a time. The
streets of Dover were shelled two
or three years ago, and the Della
warean asked last week what was
the use of shells, if three inches of
mud were to remain on the streets.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02
DEATHS

Hirnheimer-In this town, May
oath, Bernhard Hirnheimer, aged
81 years and 5 months.
jess Smyrna Landing, May
26th, Estella Jess, daughter of Ella
and Joseph Jess, aged 8 years and
4 months.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-02

Charlotte E., daughter of Bevins
Morris, Esq, of Kent County Md.
Evening star., 1938-12-25

numbers and their accessibility all enter the
picture. Allow five cents a tree for the farmer
and it will be about right. 1t takes nearly
month to buy the 100000 trees \ahlsing will
want in the freight yards on the following
December Is.
Once this business has been negotiated.
the matter of Christmas trees is shelved until
October 10 when the agent again goes to
Nova Scotia to hire cutting crews. Time is
getting short now. Some people have even
started making out their Christmas lists. SO
the agent moves fast He hires axmen - pulp
wood cutters, generally - who go to work
Immediately: cutting trees, bundllng them
and storing them in the shade under damp
leaves. Stored in this manner trees will stay
fresh as long as four months. Possibly the tree
standing in your living room at this moment
was cut at the end of last August Nahlsing
begins his cutting later than this because he
has his schedule organized for quick action.
The great move to market doesn't, OF course.
start until early December. Trucks. havracks
and even oXCarts move the cargo to the rail-
road; the cargo that will brighten and enliven
homes
Dealers sink fortunes in trees before a
single sale is made First they must pay the
farmer. Then they pay their aXnen 81 a
day or, if by pieCeWOrk. five cents a tree. The
axmen after telling the trees, must bundle
them Bundles - all roughly the same size
may contain only one large tree. or may CON
~ i,,,r
dies can be packed on tlatcar At this point
it looks as if the wholesaler is set to make a
killing Trees have cost him ten cents each
and they will retail at 50 cents to 81. But il
isn't quite so easy as that.
About the best the wholesaler can hope
for in the market is s. bundle Meanwhile
he has had to pay high freight costs for trans
porting the trees hundreds OF miles.
Astute wholesalers rarely get caught III a
gutted market They have passed their
trees along to retailers and spectators. The.
latter purchasers of eight to twelve carloads
of trees, have a low opinion of the human
race They assume or hope - that large
part of the population will forget about
Christmas until December 23 And that these
absent minded people will then rush out to
buy trees In the face of an army of buyers.
shortage will develop The speculator will
profit handsomely and spend the rest of the
winter in Florida or California summing him
self. In real life this beautiful idvl is rarely
enacted
A shortage did develop in 1923 and trees
skvrocketed to Sc bundle. But better roads
and better trucking facilities make it highly
unlikely that such banner year as 1923 will
ever recur. A city may face shortage OF trees
on the afternoon of December 81 and have
that shortage eliminated by the following
morning. In such short space of time trucks
can rush trees in from cities where surplus
exists So, more often than not, spectators
are caught
Last year. for example, something like
100000 trees were left on railroad Sldlngs in
New York the afternoon before Christmas. If
they were still there the following morning
CONTINUED on pose 13)