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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
BrHckHrt's Washington Digesf
Old-Age Pension Schemes Figure
In Primaries In Several States
Lead to Success of Senator Pepper in Florida and
Defeat of McAdoo in California; DeIude Age and
Infrm Voters; Fallacy of Plans Shown.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg. Washington d. c.

WASHINGTON. - A good many
Fasteners had nearly forgotten
about DR.. Francis Townsend and his
S2OO-a-month pension plan until
lately they were suddenly awak-
ened by the far South and the far
West. Sen. Claude Pepper won a
Democratic nomination to the SEN
ate in Florida largely because of
espousal of the Townsend plan and
just recently Sen. William G.. Nc
Adoo had his public career abruptly
terminated because Sheridan Down
ey, his opponent for the Democratic
senatorial nomination in California,
proposed and promised some fan
tastic scheme of paying $50 every
Thursday to persons over so years
of age.
In addition to these results, there
have been IL or Is candidates for
the nomination to the house of rep
reSentatlves who have won in pri-
marles by saying the Townsend
plan or the $30-every-Thursday or
soma other impossible and illogical
and msound pension plan would be
put through congress. 1 cannot de-
scribe them all; they are obviously
variations of the Townsend plan,
and none Of them will work any
more than the Townsend bubble will
work, and each has been used to
delude aged and infrm voters
whose ballots were needed to swing
an election.
1t is tragic that such things have
happened, and are happening to-
day. The fact can not be ignored,
however, because the condition is
with us. The one thing to do, then,
1 believe, is to attempt to disiIlusiOn
those folks who have swallowed the
slick words of those campaigners or
those racketeers who are preying
upon the faith of folks who, through
no fault of their own, do not have
access to information that shows
these schemes to be rainbows. And,
as far as history records, nobody on
earth ever has found the end of the
rainbow where the pot of gold is
reputed to be.
l am not concerned about the pub
lie career of Mr.. McAdoo who has
been in public service off and on
since 1913. He never impressed me
as being any great shakes of a
statesman. AS secretary of the
treasury, he did the job probably
about as well as the average politi-
cal appointee. never have had the
pleasure of meeting Mr.. Downey.
30 can't comment. Senator Pep
per's senate record is a great deal
like many another senator's record,
and probably will continue to be just
$3.50. In other words, here were
two average senators-one winning
with the aid of the promises about
the Townsend plan and the other
losing because he stayed away
from such promises, although he
was thrice blessed by the President
Of the United States. That situation,
along with some letters accusing me
of giving the Townsend plan "si-
lent treatment" in these columns,
seems to warrant new analysis of
the conditions that now confront the
country.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
DoWney Plan Would Make
Trouble for New Dealers

Then, l believe / foresee some
other trouble respecting such war
rants as Mr.. Downey's scheme pro-
poses; not that think his plan is
worse than any others but it serves
as an Illustration. 1t is proposed
that the possessor put a two-cent
state stamp on the warrant for each
week in his possession, or 50 such
stamps in a year. Well, l imagine
that the warrants would be in the
hands of many persons who had no
cash at all-not a cent. Immediate
ly, there would be a cry go up to
have the state supply the stamps
free, and it is quite certain that
there would be some politicians dis
honorable enough to campaign for
office on that issue.
Now, assume that Mr.. Downey
comes to the senate; assume that
he is elected over his Republican
opponent in November. l seem to
scent some added trouble for Pres
ident Roosevelt and his New Deal
friends who have been promising
too many things and too much of
them. Of course, many persons be-
lieve that Mr.. Roosevelt's methods
to date have encouraged all kinds Of
quackeries because he has talked
at length of humanitarianism. He
has aroused the minds of elderly
persons who are suffering under
conditions not of their own making.
He has likewise aroused a lot of
fabby Drained individuals among
the younger people who live on il
lusions. 1t is made to appear that
congressional leaders, seeking to
follow presidential policies, are 60
ing to be confronted with frequent
bulges for national pensions of a
kind that no nation can bear.
The number and type of these
panaceas ebbs and flows with the
economic tide. When business is
good and there is plenty of work,
when storekeepers are able to sell
and people are able to buy, we hear
little or nothing of the dream-world
children of the Townsends and the
DoWneys and the others. When
there are hard times" and there
are thousands upon thousands with
out work and food and clothes, those
suffering minds become easy prey
to the silver tongue.
Pursuing the thought bit further,
it then becomes possible for a move
ment which demands not $50 every
Thursday for persons over so, but
one demanding $40 or $50 every Fri
day or $50 every Saturday. The
amounts can be pushed up and up
and the fervor of the suffering un-
der this illusion grows greater and
greater. And always, such move
ments provide the breeding ground
for other racketeers who want to
promote dissension and dissatisfac-
ton. Always, too, there will be po-
litical champions for the "cause"
whatever it may be, because there
is something, some halo, about pub
lie office that will lead men into the
StranpeSt views
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
Lavender of Mint Family

Lavender Navandula vera) is a
hardy perennial herbaceous shrub
belonging to the mint family, val
ued for its fragrant flowers, which
retain their odor for long time
if carefully gathered and dried. 1t
has grayish leaves, narrow and en-
tire, and in summer bears inter-
Cupted spikes of white or blush
whorls. 1t is a native of southern
Europe. Lavender is of easy cul-
tivation in any rich. light, well.
drained soil
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15

Sheridan Downey had just won SEN
atorial nomination on a state pen
sion platform. There are no ma
tional political parties left in the
nation" he said. The California
election is an expression of
what may now come in every state
of gentlemen running for fed
eral office upon wholly state issues
and local remedies"
Three days later, Franklin Roose-
welt spoke at Denton, Md, seeking
the scalp of Sen. Millard E. TydingS.
Again hitting the liberalism tack, he
answered Ham" Lewis comment:
1.-The Democratic party will live and
continue to receive the support Of
the majority of Americans just so
long as it remains a liberal party.
If it reverts, it will fail"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15

has been affixed by cash payment in
year will stop the transfer of them
very shortly. Few storekeepers,
for example, will accept them be-
yond the necessities of their tax
payments to the state of California;
1t is certain also that those who con-
tlnue to accept them would not pay
the face value, and the possessor
would be forced into paying higher
prices for the things that he buys.
That is, the possessor would be buy
ing 80 cents worth of sugar and prob
ably would be handing over a dollar
warrant for it. All of this is the
result of lack of confidence among
the people in any form of exchange
except the currency that is backed
and guaranteed by the United
States, as has been shown so many
times before.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
Luxurious Tailored Suits
RQdiQnt With Foil COlOrs
By CHERIE NICHOLAS

CEEING the luxurious three-piece
y suits or costume suits, as the
case may be, fashioned as they are
of glamorous woolens that are radi-
ant with rich autumnal colorings,
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
Master of
Queen Mary
Likes Pipes

them almost constantly, and impor-
tant occasions in his life are usually
Signalized by the ceremonious pre-
Sentation of a .B.-Best British
Brlar-which type of pipes features
his collection of several hundred.
The tall, smiling, wind-and-sun-
tanned skipper is a border Scots
man of Kirtlebridge, Dunfreeshire,
6l years old. a sailing man for At
years, 35 years with the Cunard line.
barring time out for war service.
He is deliberate, friendly, chatty
and easy-going, the last man in the
world to pose for the portrait of a
speed demon. Next to pipes, his
hobby is collecting carvings of min
iature elephants.
The son of a retired army colonel,
with no seafaring folk anywhere in
his line, he went to sea at II on the
school ship Conway, and, at IA,
shipped on four-master around the
horn to San Francisco. He joined
the Cunard line as fourth officer.
His first command was the Venno-
MIA, and later he was master of
many of the crack ships of the line,
including the Lusitania, in 1914, and
the Aquitania.
In his native Kirtlebridge, he lives
in a house built in ITO, tramps
through his 1,500 acres of copse and
moors, works in his garden and
raises spaniels. As one who has
ranged the world through nearly
half century. he is happiest when
headed homeward, for there he is
the killed chief of the ancient Irv-
ing clan, and there his heart is.
@ Consolidated News Features.
WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
Lola Leads
Trek to
Hollywood

a vaudeville engagement, and later
to Hollywood. 1t was Edwards who
tagged her Lola Lane. Leota moved
out next, also in vaudeville, while
Priscilla and Rosemary were still
in school. But, at the ages of IA
and 16. respectively the two latter
rounded out the quartette in Holly
wood, in Varsity Show"
They have a grand house, showy
cars, silks and sables and what-not-
in the Hollywood routine-but their
public doesn't begrudge them their
slice Of the American dream, as
long as they so faithfully portray its
Little Women" of poignant mem
ory.
-Four Daughters" of modest pro-
ductlon cost, was quietly unveiled
without any fuss whatsoever. Crit
les headline it as a sensational
success" The lesson seems to be
that the picture moguls, downheart-
ed about the business and ready to
spend until it hurts, are overlooking
the pulling power of not necessarily
expensive taste, simplicity, and
sound dramatic craftsmanship, in
lieu of million dollars.
F 1T hasn't already happened, it
is pretty nearly a certainty that
someone will give Commodore Rob-
ert B. Irving, master of the Queen
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/ -
' the only member of the Multi
can family who stayed that way was
Doc Mullican, the
Onty LOG town dentist. One
MuLIIcdn of his daughters
Stayed Put married, and the
came the Lane sisters of Hollywood.
Had he lived a few months longer,
the father would have witnessed the
grand slam success Of three of the
girls, Priscilla, Rosemary and Lola,
in the new film -Four Daughters.
The home background of the Lane
girls is such that it suggests Meg,
Beth, 10 and Amy, these antece-
dents somehow easing into the pic
ture, to the delight of the audience
and the quite unrestrained enthusi-
asm Of the critics. It is too bad
that Leota couldn't have been the
fourth daughter-this without dis
arrangement of Gale Page, who gets
a full share of honors. Leota is
aiming at the Metropolitan and is
now studying at the Juilliard School
of Music.
The only sources of excitement in
Indianola, q miles south of Des
Moines on the Rock Island, were
the 3:l5 train and the Methodist col
lege. The Mullican girls, all musi-
cally gifted and all good looking,
became locally famous for their
home musicales and their party
stunts.
Lola. eldest of the four, met Gus
Edwards, away out on the kerosene
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
WHO'S
NEWS
A4O
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

NEW YORK.-In Indianola, Iowa,
L the only member of the Multi
can family who STAYED that way was
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15

Mary, a pipe for
breaking the At
lantic speed rec
ord. He collects
pipes and smokes
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThOrOughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, Nov. "a Mr.
Francis Carlin of Philadelphia
spent several days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Keiser.
Mrs. Roland r. Reynolds Jr., Of
Townsend, was a Tuesday visitor
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee David.
The Taylor's Bridge P. T. A.
will have an oyster supper in Tay-
lor's Bridge School House Friday
night, Necember End. Supper
served from 5 to 8 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland johnson of
Jersey City, N. j., spent several
days last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert 3. Davidson
Miss Estella Warner spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Keiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller and
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee David
spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Alfree
near MiddletoWn
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Curry and
sons, Of Chester, spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Ella McClain
and family.
DR.. Pritchard of Philadelphia,
spent several days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Francis and
Mrs. Fannie Francis.
The Ladies Aid and Victory w
@. r. u. will meet Friday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. William War
ner. Those on the refreshment
committee are Mrs. Warner, Miss
Violet Jones and Mrs. Frank Boy
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. McClary
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Clark Of
Marshallton, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Latta and Miss
Margaret Lewis.
Mrs. Fannie Francis spent Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs W
son David and Mr.. David.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24

and son of Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred SchWeitzer,
Sr., had as recent guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Barra-Cliff and daugh-
ter and Mrs. John Doell of Penns-
vile, N. ].
Miss Elva Taylor is spending
some time with Mrs. Chandler at
Crumpton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Roadway
were guests last week of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Cirrigione Of near Do
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell Davis en-
tertained Mrs. Ruby Roe and Miss
Blach Davis of Seaford, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Inman, and
children, of Philadelphia, were re-
cent guests of Mrs. Inman's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Roadway.
Mrs. Lawrence Ennis and chill
dren of Marydel, have been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Mary Daily.
Mrs. Cecil Burris and children of
Wilmington, were recent visitors
of Mrs. Annie Burris.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, Nov "a Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Blessing of Cam
den, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Shaffer, Jr., of Dover, Mr.. Ernest
Walls, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McMul-
len, Mrs. Cleveland Moore, Mrs.
Mary Taylor, Mrs. w. G. Roe, Miss
Tiny Severson, Mrs. Vernon Phil
lips Of Smyrna, were recent visit
ors of Mrs. Joe Walls and her little
daughter Josephine Alice, who are
convalescing at Mrs. Thomas
Wrench's.
Mr.. j. D. Scout has returned
home from his sons, J. P. Scout at
Holly Oak.
Mrs. Benz. Jacobs Of Salem, NJ,
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs.
Howard Marshall.
Mr.. August Scout Of Staten Isl
and, N. Y, and brother Hazel, of
Railway, N. j., spent the weekend
with their father, Mr. Mark Scout
and he accompanied them home to
spend the winter with them.
Mr.. Nolan Wardell of Newark,
Del, spent a visit with his niece,
Miss Mildred Hoffman, Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24

spending the holiday with their
father and aunt, Mr.. James r.
Pryor and Mrs. Frances Lorah.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gentry and
son, of Cheswold, visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Everhart
Sunday.
Mr.. P. B. Fretz spent Sunday
afternoon visiting his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Fretz in Smyrna.
Mrs. George Salter, Mr.. Ralph
Salter, Mabel Salter, and Frances
Conner spent Monday afternoon in
Wilmington.
A number of the young people
of the community attended the
birthday party of Miss Helen Dix
on of Blackbird Landing, in honor
of her 18th birthday.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24
KENTON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, Nov 24-Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Downes entertained company
one day last week.
Mr.. c. w. Guthrie and family of
Ridgely, Md, spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. E. w. Guth-
rie.
Miss Kathryn Clifton of near
Rehoboth, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Clifton.
Miss Ethel Carey of Wilmington
spent the weekend with her moth
er and sister.
Miss Marlyn Rowlinson spent
last Saturday with Miss Mildred
Crew.
Mrs. Sarah Walker is visiting
the Misses Smithers in Trenton,
New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lynch and
daughter Charlotte, spent the
weekend with their parents near
Frankford, Del.
Miss Audrey Davis entertained
a girl friend over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Short of
Philadelphia, spent Monday with
Mrs. Hannah Short and daughter
Pearl.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24
OAKHILL COMMUNITY
Some Items of Personal Mention
Cleaned from the Vicinity

I Delaneys Nov. ID The mem
bers and friends of Delaney's M.
E. Church, the Rev A. t. McFar-
land minister, have completed
plans for holding a Harvest Fair"
at the Community Hall on Tues
/ day and Wednesday next, Novem-
Der 29 and 80, for the benefit of
the church. Boothes prettily dec
GRATED will be erected and every
thing from kitchen aprons, bush
el of apples to beautiful handmade
fancy work will be on display, an
opportunity to make selections Of
Christmas gifts. Lunches and re-
ifreshments will be served. While
there will be boothes for candies
and apples on stick, etc, all are
invited to come and bring the
whole family. Parking spaces pro
vided
Delaney's Methodist Episcopal
Church, Rev. A. T. Mcfarland,
minister, announces services for
next Sunday as follows: 2 p. M,
Church School, Mrs. Charles Pyle
superintendent; 3 p. m, worship
service and sermon by the pastor
The improvements to the church
building is almost finished The
reopening services will be on Sun
day, December A. DR.. w. E. Gun
by will preach. The service will
also mark the beginning of revival
services at the Church. Members
are asked to reserve the dates
from December 4th to the 18th
and bring their friends.
The Adult Education Singing
Class met Monday evening at the
Community Hall. The evening was
spent in singing old songs and
learning some new choruses of the
operetta III. M. S. Pinafore" by
Gilbert and Sullivan, which the
class intends to learn.
The Board of Directors Of the
Oak Hill Community League met
Thursday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Beck. After
the business meeting refreshments
were served and pleasant even
ing was had by all.
Mr.. Sam. Mcconnell of Chicago,
ILL.,, is a visitor of Mr.. James r.
Pryor and Mrs. Frances Lorah.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Happier of
Ridgewood, N. j., and Miss Gen
eva Pryor of Wilmington, are
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal ard Social In
terest Cleaned From tire Vicinity

Townsend, Nov. "a ~ A number
from this vicinity who make a
good thing of gathering Christ
mas evergreens for the Yuletide
season are preparing to set out
next week to procure a supply for
the market trade. Each year
holly with berries and mistletoe
grow more scarce but there are
other evergreen, Christmas trees
and vines for making wreathes
that make it worthwhile to make
up in quantities.
Our local firemen were called to
a chimney fire at the home of Will
liam Allen near town. They ex-
tinguished it with little or no dam
age.
J. P. Elliott of Baltimore, Md,
was a visitor to town last week.
H. @. Judson, of Erie, Pa, paid a
visit to this section one day recent
ly.
Melvin G. Johnson, of Ardmore,
Pa, has returned from a visit to
Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24
GEO. T. SCOUT
Main ST., Near Four Corners
Phone 3411 SMYRNA

honor of Miss Gweendolyn For
sythe Steele and Mr. L. Ogden
Wise, Jr., whose marriage took
place last wednesday, evening.
Mrs. Richard c. Beckett gave a
ten Saturday afternoon at her
home, Cherry Shade" to meet
Miss Carol Sprenger, daughter of
Mr.. James l.. Sprenger, and Mrs.
James Mccullough, who moved to
town recently.
The annual meeting of the Need
lework Guild was held Tuesday ev-
ening in the public school auditor
ium. The meeting was a joint one
with the Dover Century Club. Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar, president of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs, was the guest speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Hufnal are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of a daughter, Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. William Fisher, of Wyom-
ing, had Mrs. Harry Mcdaniel, Jr.,
Mrs. James S. Mcdaniel, and Mrs.
James M. Satterfield as her guests
at luncheon and bridge on Tuesday.
Mrs. William d. Watson was a
guest of Mrs. Ray Warren, of Mil
ford, at luncheon and bridge on
Thursday.
Mrs. Aubrey A. Davis and Mrs.
Roland G. Gardner were joint host
esses to the Monday Night Bridge
Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard A. Black
and daughter, Miss Gladys Black,
who have been living in Baltimore,
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL.

The Epworth League of the ST
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
held a Hobo party. Most of the
people were not dressed as hoboes
Each packed a lunch. The group
met at Mary Frances Walkers
home and then motored out to Ro-
berta and Edna Ennis home. The
evening was spent in various
games and some received prizes.
After playing games, the group
unpacked their lunches and shared
with each other.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bittner and
children, of Philadelphia, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Churchman on Sunday.
Mr.. Jimmy Robinson and Mr.
Joe Parker, who attend University
of Delaware, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Rambo.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Reihms
spent several days last week at
Magnolia.
Mrs. John Rambo spent Thurs
day with her sister, Mrs. Clarence
Tatman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Montague and
children and Mrs. James Mon
tague spent Sunday at Dover
Mr.. and Mrs. George Evans and
Mrs. Virginia Guy Of Wilmington,
spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rambo.
Mrs. r. H. Hollett entertained
the Sewing Circle at her home on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. T.. w. Downing spent Thurs
day at Salisbury.
Mr.. John Heinold of Blackbird,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ennis.
Mrs. N. G. Severson has return
ed from a visit to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Henry Cummins Of Dover,
spent last Wednesday with her
mother, Mrs. J. S. Cobb.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-24
ODESSA
Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About NeighbOrhOOd

Items of Personal and Social Inter.
est Cleaned About NeighbOrhoOd
Odessa, Nov. "A Mr.. and Mrs
F. D. Thornton, Of Smyrna, have
been visiting Mrs. Sadie Thornton
Mrs. Frank Gremminger, of Will
mington, has been home on visit
Mrs Raymond Beck and daugh-
ters, Betty and Carolyn, of Run
nemede, N j., have been visiting
Mrs. Alice Wilson.
Mr.. Harry Long, Jr., Of Will
mington, has returned from a visit
to Mrs. Elizabeth Long and son,
Mr.. Victor Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoffecker,
Mrs. Lidie Colgate, Mrs. Cora
Shuster, Of Elsmere, We're recent
visitors with Mrs. Lee Orreu.
The Parent-Teacher Association
met in Corbit school Tuesday ev-
ening and put on an interesting
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coleman were
Wilmington visitors last week.
Mrs. Clara Gremminger who has
been quite Ill, is able to be out
again.
Miss Mabel Hannum, Of Chester,
Pa, spent a visit with Miss Geneva
Ward
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Morris, of
Pennsgrove, have been recent
Odessa visitors.
Miss Henrietta Wilson has been
a recent visitor with relatives in
Claymont.