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Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
INVALID KILLS SELF
TO ESCAPE HOSPITAL

TUCSON, Aug. II CUP)-Walter
Rhamqs, 38, former resident oi
Atlanta, bedridden for l8 years,
shot himself fatally in the head
at rest home here today rather
than "have to return to the coun-
ty hospital"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
Lindb ershs Finish
FIioht to Moscow

MOSCOW, Aug. II (UP)-CoI.
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh land
ed here tonight, completing flight
from England to attend the spec
tacular air show tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
MADRID StiELLED BY
INSURGENTS AGAIN

MADRID. Aug. II CUP)-Insur-
gent batteries shelled Madrid again
today, killing ten persons and
wounding %. A total of 1872 shells
fell into the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
ROOSEVELT NAMES
llNOY ON COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Aug. II CUP)-
President Roosevelt today appointed
Charles A. Lindbergh a member OF
the new national advisory commit
tee for aeronautics.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17

completed there. The third unit
will follow quickly, since the con-
tract provides for only 30-day in
tervals between shipments.
The engine unloaded at Brawley,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17

and for which workmen are level
ing the base, will be 37la feet long
when assembled, will develop 2300
horsepower, and will produce cleo
tricity to serve 1900 average fami-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
U.S.. Has Great Opportunity to Maintain
World Peace, British Papers Comment

LONDON, IT, (UP)Britsh opinion poth CONSERVATIVE '
praise today the pronouce on peace ~
MAJ Secretary Cordell Hull
tempered by the thought uat ue
United States while intended to make
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
WORLD CAN'T exist RALF.WhRLIkE,
HALF.pEACEFljl. |, HULL WARNS IN
L!NC0LNESQUE ADDRESS ON POLICY
Secretary of State Cracks Aggressors
Speech Parallels Famed Statement
OF Great EmancinatOr

WASHINGTON, Aug. Il. (UP)-Secrstary Of State
Corde Hull in statement of foreign policy reaching
world capitals today warned them that nations cannot
continue to live with half following the of force
and aggression while the other half pursues the of
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
Power Machinery Arrives
For Plant CT BrowIey

Installation of machinery to treble capacity of the
Imperial Irrigation Districts standby power plant at
Brawey began Wednesday after arrival of first of three
huge dese engines and generators from the factory in
Ohio The second unit will be shipped from Hamilton
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17

Expressive
A friend was callnng on an I'M
perial Valley rancn resident who
not so long ago lived in a well
known southwestern state, and no.
ticed in the yard the charred re-
mains of what had once been an
automobile. He had seen the fellow
driving the car the day before, so
knew the tragedy must have been
recent. He asked what happened.
Il was runnin on a flat tire
comm in from town. the owner
explained, An / thought what l
smelled was the flat, but it wasn't,
1t was the car burnin up. 1t was
burnin' too much to stop when I
got home
Tough luck" mourned the friend
yep" answered the loser. "but
worst part OF it was 1 had my
false teeth in there somewheres,
an they burned up too
"Must'Ve been quite fire" opin-
ed the friend.
Sure was declaimed the other
enthusiastically. He waved a semi
circular gesture at the trees near
by. Just look he pointed out
"how it syringed all these trees"
The friend gave up.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
Congressman
e ods Attack on
Peace League
Group Of Government Offic eholders
Under Communist Domination. He Tells
Unamerican Activity Probers

WASHINGTON, Aug II. (UP)-Rep Noah Mason, R..
ILL., today accused eight federal officials of connection
with the Communist party popular front through member
ship in the American league for peace and democracy
Placing Of the officials in the record of the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
The Danger Zone

The Danger Zone
RR should not like to be the
announcer at the baseball games,
considering that Tuffy Loudermilk
deserves his name-that is, he's
a pretty tough prizefighter. And the
announcer Tuesday night, in tell
ing the crowd of the Thursday
night fight card, pronounced it
"TOofy." No, Sir, we shouldn't like
to be the announcer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17
The Way 1t Goes

The Way 1t Goes
Dale Armstrong was one of a
large group that went deep-sea
fishing last Sunday. Dale scoffed
at the others in anticipation as
he gobbled pills guaranteed to
prevent seasickneSs. None of the
others had any. Dale foresaW a
grand time, watching the others
suffer. Then
Yep, that's it. Dale was the
only one who got seasick.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-17

Butter: Los Angeles, 27c; but
tCrfat Imperial Vauey fob. ranch,
flade \ &c: manufacturing milk
zoe: orute gathered cream, 26c
L. 4. Hay: Z. S. No. l. S13.5O-1f
No. 2 leafy S12-12.5O. No 2 Sl1-ii.5e
Minneapolis flax, May Si.6S.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09
TRIM HEDGES
ALONG ROADS
Effort Being Made to Reduce
Accidents at Inter
sections
HEDGES OBSCURE VISION

A seasonal danger to motorists
is the subject of a bulletin issued
by the Delaware Automobile Asso-
citation, calling upon property own
ers and the authorities to aid in
accident prevention by trimming
trees, herges and other growths
which obscure vision at intersec-
tions. In past year" said Lin
naeus L. Hopes, Executive Secre-
tary of the Association, ''our warn
ing of this danger has resulted in
apreciable improvement of high
way conditions. In many cases,
property owners do not fully real
ize the hazard motorists are sub
jected to, and are quick to take
remedial action when the matter
is brought to their attention" The
Association official said the danger
is particularly serious at points
where "slow" and stop" signs are
obscured. Motorists on the stop
street." he said, ENTER intersec-
tions without warning of danger
or knowledge of law violation At
the same time, drivers on high
ways which the obscured signs are
supposed to protect are placed in
peril because they are expecting
cross traffic to give them right of
way and are unprepared for the
emergency when vehicles from the
cross road loom before them. We
believe motorists should take cog
nizance of these conditions and ap-
proach intersection at greatly re-
duced speed"
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren, Street: morning service
IL a. M, Sunday School IL a. M,
evening service 8 p. M, Wednesday
evening service 8 p. m. Christian
Science Society, Milford, meeting
at Grange Hall, morning service IL
a. m, also meets on first Wednes-
day evening of each month at 8
p. m. Subject for Sunday, June
IL: God the Preserver of Man"
Golden Text: Isaiah 31:5. As birds
flying, SO will the Lord of hosts de-
fend Jerusalem; defending also He
will deliver it; and passing over He
will preserve it. A Bible citation
from the lesSon-sermon: Isaiah 40:
10, H. Behold, the Lord God will
come with strong hand, and his
arm shall rule for him: behold, his
reward is with him, and his work
before him. He shall feed his flock
like a shepherd: he shall gather
/ y
them in his bosom, and shall gent
ly lead those that are with young.
A correlative passage from the
Christian Science Textbook, Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy:
God is the Life, or intelligence,
which forms and preserves the in
dividuality and identity of animals
as well as of men. God gives the
lesser idea of Himself for a link to
the greater, and in return, the
higher always protects the lower.
Man, made in His likeness, possess
es and reflects Gods dominion
over all the earth"
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

Proudly waving over our nation
for 161 years, Old Glory will cele-
brate another birthday on June A.
Our forefathers gloried in this be-
lived symbol, which has been hand
ed down from generation to gener-
alton as the priceless heritage Of a
liberty-loving people.
Born amid the first flames Of
Americas fight for freedom, it has
continued to wave through troubl-
Gus or tranquil times, and to lead
the way to our nation as year by
year it has marched with a renew
ed hope and a high resolve along
the Road of Destiny.
Much Of our flags early history
is shrouded in mystery. We know
that a flag Of thirteen stars and
stripes was adopted by the Contin-
entail Congress on June IA, 1777,
but we do not know positively by
whom it was designed or where it
was first flown. A popular legend
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

attributes the making of the first
Stars and Stripes to Betsy Ross, a
f1agmaker of Philadelphia.
Flagmaking materials were
scarce in those days and this was
often severe handicap to those
who wished to display the new
banner. When John Paul Jones
was at Portsmouth, N. H, prepar-
ing to sail abroad on the Ranger,
the young ladies Of that seaport
fashioned out of their own and
their mothers gowns a beautiful
Star-Spangled Banner which was
flown to the breeze in Portsmouth
harbor on July 4, 1777.
Another flag was fabricated a
few weeks later by the defenders
of Fort Stanwix, n ~, when an
officer donated MS cloak for the
blue field, soldiers gave their shirts
for the white stripes, while the red
stripes We're fashioned from the
petticoat Of a soldiers wife. This
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

furlongs to be run June 9Th as the
salutatory feature; the Dover, S4,-
900 added, five furlongs, for two
year olds, to be run June 18th; the
Georgetown Steeplechase, $4,000
added, two miles for four year olds
and over, to be run June 22nd; the
Indian River steeplechase, $4,000
added. two miles and a half, for
four wear olds and over, to be run
June 29th; the Delaware Oaks, $4,-
600 added, for three year old fill
lies. one mile and a furlong to be
run July 4th; and the Vicmead
steeplechase, $4,000 added, three
miles, for four year olds and over,
to be run July 9th.
Altogether there will be about
$3.50, 900 for the participating hors-
es and $1,000 the minimum purse
value. The Newcastle handicap
will be the most generously dover
ed race of the American year for
mares three years old and over and
the Delaware Oaks one of the best
for fllies three years old.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

S. Postage. The denomination
designation IS" appears in each of
the lower corners and the stamp is
enclosed by ornamental side bord-
ers. Stamp collectors desiring
first-day cancellations of the new
stamps on June 26 may send a linn
tied number of addressed covers,
not over 10, to the postmaster at
Wilmington, Delaware, with cash
or postal money roder remittance
to cover only the cost of the stamp
required for affixing. Each cover
should bear a pencil endorsement
in the upper right corner to show
the number of stamps to be at
tached thereto. Envelopes for
covers should not be smaller than
3 by 6 inches. All covers must be
fully addressed.
FEWER MILK COWS, BUT
MORE MILK-The total quantity
of milk produced on farms in the
United States last year is estimat-
ed at slightly more than 103 billion
pounds. Production was about the
same as in 1886, nearly 2 per cent
greater than in either 1884 or 1885.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09
MY BIRTHDAY
BY w. D. Greene
(Contributed)

The fifteenth day Of August next,
Is drawing very near,
When Father Time unto my age
Will add another year.
In former years used to greet
My natal day with joy,
Nor heed the passing time so fleet
For was then a boy.
Time then passed by on leaden
wings,
But now it flies SO fast,
It seems the year but just begins
Before / find it's past.
Three score and sixteen years I've
seen
Of sorrow and of joy
And yet it seems but yesteryear
Since 1 was but boy.
And still a boy l would remain,
A harmless joyous youth,
Without the sins of former years,
But filled with grace and truth.
And when leave this world of woe
For joys without alloy,
TO have my name recorded there
AS God my Fathers boy.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09
FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN
WILLIAM F. ALLEN

FARMERS AIDED A bill, S.
1920 giving farmers an opportunity
to appeal without court fes in
bankruptcy cases has been report
ed favorably to the Senate.
FARM EMPLOYMENT SHOWS
INCREASE Employment on
farms increased more than usual
during April. This situation APP
parently was the result of the
early spring, and conditions gener-
ally favorable for early season
farm work. Total employment on
farms averaged 296 persons per
100 farms on May / or IL more
than a month earlier This year
the seasonal increase during April
was so per cent greater than a
year ago and just double the aver
age April increase from 1882 to
1886. Planting or preparation for
planting spring crops kept farm
ers busily occupied around the
first of May.
HOUSING SURVEY ~ The pre-
valence of congested and unsan-
itary living conditions in the SO
cities covered by the National
Health Survey of 1856 is conclu-
sive proof of the vast need for new
housing Accommodations, particular
ly for families of medium and low
income.
FRUITS cvrops in some
States suffered considerable dam
age from freezing weather during
early April, but May / prospects
are reported as generally favorable
in most important producing sec
lions. Frost injury to peaches
and cherries was rather extensive
in the Central and North Atlantic
States, and some damage to APP
pies and pers. Growing conditions
continued favorable for most fruit
crops in the West.
NEW STAMP Printing of the
special commemorative postage
stamp, which is being issued by
the Post Office Department in con-
nection with the Booth anniversary
of the landing of the first Swedish
and Finnish colonists in this coun-
try, was begun at the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing. This new
Swedish Finnish commemorative
stamp has as its central design a
reproduction of painting by
Stanley Arthurs depicting the ar
rival of the first Swedish and Fin
nish Settlers. Across the bottom
of the stamp IS the inscription
Landing of the Swedes and
Firms" At the upper left of the
stamp is the year 1888" while in
the super right is the year 1888,
between which is the wording u.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

flag was flown from a hagstaH,
raised on a bastion nearest the
enemy on August 3.
These are well-authenticated ac-
counts of the early, yet probably
not the earliest, displays of our ma
tional flag afioat and ashore. We
NAV smile a little at these prim-
tive efforts at fagmaking, yet we
cannot forget the pride and patri-
otism which inspired the makers.
Old Glory first fioated over a
fortress of the Old World when
Lieutenant Presley N. O'Bannon, of
the Marine Corps, and Midshipman
Mann. of the Navy, raised our flag
over the captured fortress at
Derne, Tripoli, where it was flung
to the breeze on April 27, 1905.
Nearly every schoolboy knows
that "by the dawn's early light" on
September IA, 1914, Francis Scott
Key saw the Star-Spangled Banner
still waving over Fort McHenry, at
Baltimore, and composed the spir-
tied song which is now the nation
al anthem.
From time to time slight chang
es in the flag have been authorized
by Congress. The flags displayed
at Tripoli and at Fort McHenry
had fifteen stars and stripes, de-
parture from the original thirteen
stars and stripes design The new
stars and stripes had been added
when Vermont and Kentucky came
into the Union, and our flag was
of that pattern from 1895 until
1918.
Realizing that too many stripes
would mar the beauty of the de-
sign, Congress then authorized a
return of the flag to its original
form of thirteen stripes, one star
being added thereafter for each
State entering the Union.
Gone are the earlier flags of col
onial days; the rattlesnake spread
ing its coils over thirteen stripes
with its slogan of defiance, Don't
tread on me-; the Grand Union
Flag, bearing the British crosses
of st. George and st. Andrew
where the white stars IN a blue
field now appear. Anchors, pine
trees, beavers and other colonial
flag symbols in infinite variety
have vanished, save as they remain
as a part of the insignia in State
flags.
Forty-eight cleaning stars, rep
resenting a united nation, shine
among the fluttering folds of Old
Glory as it passes another mile
stone on its march through the
years.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09
RS.NEARGARET SCOTT SMITH
Widow of John t. Smith and Ma
tive of Townsend Section Dies

tive OF townsend Section Dies
Mrs. Margaret A. Smith, widow
of John T. Smith, died at the home
Of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert L. Massey,
COS W. 29th street, Wilmington,
Monday morning, May 80, aged SO
years. Mrs. Smith suffered an at
tack of pneumonia in February,
and since that time had been most
ly confined to her bed, and her
death was caused from a compli-
cation Of diseases. Deceased was
born in Middletown and was the
daughter Of the late William and
Angelina Scott. She resided in
Middletown for many years, where
she was greatly beloved by large
circle of warm friends, who were
sorry to learn of her death. Sur
viving her are one daughter, Mrs.
Massey, of Wilmington; one sister,
Mrs. S. Emlin Massey, of this Mid
dletown; and two brothers, Messrs.
William A. Scott, of Townsend,
and Thomas Scott, of Lewes. Fun
eral services were held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Massey in Will
mington Thursday afternoon at
two o'clock, and interment made in
Forest cemetery, Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09
Family Moves by Train
but Father Rides Horse

San Francisco. Sheldon d.
smith, OF Alturas. Calf. has COM
pleted a 450-mile horseback ride
from that city to San Francisco.
1t took him IL days. at an aver
age speed Of IS miles a day. with
the exception Of the last, when he
covered 65 miles to attain his goal
Smith declares that as he wanted
TO move to San Francisco, and he
did not want to part with his horse,
he sent the family by train and
rode the horse.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

| j. Park Near Stanton
1 piII See Fastest Thor
Oughbrsds Race
[,,,oS OPENED JUNE $

j. beginning Of the n Sc.
With a, tsi meeting Of the De la
l siaanIschase and Hunt IA Ass 2,
b s' sssr stanton the stalls a ]
tiaa UP Park are filed W.T.
i l1aIts.t and fastest thorough S91al 2
a9 \ he strongest staOl es 81 !
! yesterday there WA va
- e. hundred Or twelve nun mare :
/ NJ seasoned by spring Iac LIE
asn Havre de Grace ano
! s ~ |, Maryland, and Jamaica
1 1n.', ! Park, on Long Island
4, .omnodious stables IF the
\ rsre:t racing place ana
y LII. .l,sI rush will be from Long
u. ~ Il Westchester Racing As
'',a a spring meeting having
IT,, ,.i- today with a revival Of the
.,+s Belmont stakes as q val
"" ,ro These New York
=. include all or parts OF
easements Of Mrs. C.Olivef
4. Mrs Helen Hay Whitney
E..,v, whitney, William F. Hit,
|. io,ise Viau, Antoine Pelle-
ElB. Letellier, Mrs. Henry e.
~ Ms. W. Plunkett Stewart,
IN Phipps, George ?. Widerer.
E,r.r N Jefords, Mrs. Walter
I.sords William ziegler, VIII
4 iuPont, Edward Riley Brad
| M. Isabel Dodge Sloane, Hal
n Hsadley, F. Ambrose Clark
4 2 Ambrose Clark, James Cox
Mrs. Edward Friendly, Mrs.
k,.sr Corning, Marshall Field,
III Livingston Gerry, John
ktnd, Stephen Sanford, Thomas
Mrs. Arthur White Ray
HI Guest. Gary Black, H. Nah
! Kline, Mrs. E. Graham Lewis,
INN Woodward, Mrs. Philip
k..sr, Robert Kleburgh, T. P.
Robert S. Clarke, etc.
|las horses will stick through
meeting because in addition to
ktssn stakes with a collective
u Of upward Of 100000 there
b eighteen overnight races of
N each to give steady and
1hle employment to the best
Is These two grand affairs
Programmed days that have
zen set apart for stake in
EEsk or revivals.
sz Of the thirteen stakes, the
rhTine handicap, $4,000 add
Es nile and a sixteenth, for
aYear dds and over, to be run
Pill; the New Castle handicap,
fM added, one mile and a six
PA for mares three years old
T'i, e be run June 18th; the
annd State, $1,000 added. for
IL year dds, to be run June
r. tie Jolly Drummond, 900
20 iof two year old FLIES, five
lalE 70 be run June 25th: the
y handicap, $4,000 added, for
n year dds, one mile and a six
~, 70 be run July End; the
Hlala 5000 added, for two
'ds to be run July 4th; and
sli'ez handicap, $4,000 add
as nile and a quarter. 70 be
lly 9th we're inaugurated last
. VII have their inaug1,raIs
s ,sason' namely, the Whining
NvV added, a handican If civ
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A.
M, of Middletown, held their an
nual election of officers Tuesday
night at Masonic Hall. A past
masters night is to be held Tues
day night, June 14th, when all
chairs will be filled by past mas
tiers of the lodge.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09
A PRAYER
BY w. D. Greene
Contributed


(Contributed)
Lord keep me true to Thee this day
In everything do or say;
Walk with me on my rugged road
And give me strength to bear my
load.
Help me to clasp my neighbours
hand
And aid that neighbor if I can;
Give me to know he has a claim
On me, in Christ, my Masters
name.
May 1 some word of cheer impart
To those who have an aching heart
Point them to Thee--upon whose
breast
The stricken soul may find its rest.
May 1 Thy honor SEX this day,
In all do or all 1 say;
And make me truly thankful when
The day is done-dear-Lord-
Amen.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09
. q. q Qualities
POI = !, lugboat Canta;,

In. !" hlbern; PtoIn
sss'e sIackr,Ddss.. c.-Dorothy
H. ,'sar.old h. a twenty
| sys = be capaaoo,,ia e' is plan
wa Captain . hrst woman
| ~ aatou for ! passed her
| d, Certificate at ,ugboat mas
T. 0sssS'ss' !, ,n d. soaa a1naaog
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

per hour. Radio and orthophonic
music in the daytime and a dance
orchestra at night provide contin-
uous dance music on the $500
square feet of ballroom space.
Featured on the new boat are an
observation bridge for passengers,
modern rest rooms, glass enclosed
pilot house and terraced decks.
Capt. Edwin Savin, veteran Della
ware River pilot has been made
master of this new queen of the
Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-09

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h arsan. T,oslty Belle, first and
|aAnsriea u { excursion steam
b rps sI ! now making three
Fgap PsD us'ly between vii
EatsIghaissn' a' Gro Grove Chester and ID
h aoden' rir Built this Spring,
va uue emh s' vessel of the
ta'saests' I ao' all the latest
eHcttian i nSo"n to the marine
Flane i ! INDUSTRY ~ The Lib
ssatag ss n a. u.s., steel, all welded,
People aps : ~ith a capacity Of
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y VI have their inaugurals
| r ,Iso1' namely, the Whining
IVY ADDED, a handicap of six
Evening star., 1938-01-04

drawing tntently. Iris watched her,
while she took deep puf1s on her
cigarette.
This will be in gold, right here," I"
Patti traced lightly with q pencil.
And heavy black crepe. Oh, Iris"
she looked up excitedly. you have
q marvellous idea. It's beautiful"
Patti became Maggie McGhee again.
Her dark eyes flashed, I'm going to
start on it right away" She picked
up the sketches and started toward
the door. "Of course Roger liked
them. He has good enough eyes for
Evening star., 1938-01-04

on 1t. Well get this dress finished
next week. I'm going to rush 1t
right through for the next style show.
Now I'll 60 and talk to Lisbeth about
materials"
Iris leaned her head on her desk.
The sight Of Dana had upset her
completely, and she had boasted to
herself only yesterday that she was
forgetting. She pushed her hat back
on her head and drew on her gloves.
She knew that her work for that
day was done.
She dreaded meeting Dana again.
Evening star., 1938-01-04

expression one Of expectful hopeful
ness.
"Iris!" she said in alarm. what
Is the matter? You've cried your
eyes out"
"Oh, it's nothing" She pulled OF
her hat and gloves quietly. II have
the sketches finished. Tell me what
you think and then I'll tell you what
Roger said about them"
Patti reached q greedy hand for
the folder. AS she opened 1t, her
eyes lighted and an intense expression
crept over her face. She studied each
Evening star., 1938-01-04

that. Iris, what Is the matter with
your You know that you can tell
me-" She went back to the desk and
looked down at Iris.
Iris reached up and touched her
hand. Don't worry, Patti. It's just
something that can't be helped. And
nothing can be done about it. II I
don't talk about 1t or think about It,
perhaps can forget after 4 while"
want to come up to the apartment
tonight?"
Roger Is going home with me to-
morrow to spend the week end. I'd