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Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
USED CAR SALE INDUSTRY
Has Business Turnover in Z. s.
A. of 2 Billion Dollars

A. of 2 Billion Dollars
An indication of the size anC
scope of the used car industry il
America is given by the used ca,
sales of the Chevrolet dealers dur
ing the present year and for more
than three years consecutively, &C
cording to William E. Holler, gen
eral sales manager Of the Chevro.
let Motor Division. June sales 81
used cars totaled 123, 7O1," he said
'and it was the 40th consecutive
month that Chevrolet dealers ex.
ceeded the one hundred Thousand
mark. 1t brought the 1888 total
to 725,086 and the grand total fol-
forty months to 5,732, 819" 1t has
been estimated that the used cal
business in the country has an an
nual dollar turnover of approxim-
ately two billion dollars for a nor
NAL year. Statistics say that there
are more than 100000 motorists
who buy regularly in the used car
market. AN interesting picture
of this market is obtained by ex-
aiming the figures of sales that
Chevrolet dealers send to the CEN
trail office" commented Holler as
he discussed the phases of the gi-
gantic used car business Nearly
700 used cars per average hour
were sold by company dealers since
March, 1885, when the present rec
ord was started. That means about
Is per minute and 5512 per day,
more than $4,000 per week and an
average per month of 1920
There are 9,400 Chevrolet dealers
in the United States and they en-
joy an average of 10000 sales
men. Since last year, when the
used car organization was started
in the sales department, used car
statesmen have been especially
trained-before that new car sell
ers also sold used cars. The record
the Chevrolet dealers and statesmen
have made in selling 50 many used
cars is a tribute to their ability in
merchandising and one of the great
assets of the factories for if used
cars are not sold then new cars
cannot be handled by dealers and
factories close" "A statistical ex-
pert figured that the 5,732,819 used
cars sold by the Chevrolet dealers
during the last forty months would
reach 10000 miles, bumper to
bumper, or half way around the
world at the equator. At $3.50 av-
erage per car, the total dollar
value would be 81 $50, 100000.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
Down
The Road
By CHARLES M. UpTfAM
EHgineer-DTeetor
American Road Builders Assn.
Washington, d. C

next day added to a string of fig.
ures that last year totalled a dis
graceful 23,8OO. All because yol
couldn't see in the dark!
Night traffic-accioent fatalities
have increased close to forty pei
cent since 1880 During that same
period of time motor-vehicle deaths
during daytime hours decreased
three per cent. It has been determ-
inted that your chances of becom-
ing involved in a fatal traffic acct
dent at night are twice as great
as they are during the day. It has
been further determined that the
cost of night accidents range from
$4,000 to $4,000 a mile
Well, you say, I'm interested, but
what proof is there that highway
lighting reduces the night traffic
accident fatality and serious injury
rate? One Of the most convincing
answers to that question is the
four-year study of the parkways
of Westchester County, New York.
With lights ia full after-dark ser
vice, the ratio Of day to night acct
dents was 1 to 20; with lighting
reduced 40 per cent, the ratio
jumped to / to 81 and, with all
lights turned off, the rate climbed
to ! to 48. Here's another good
one Recent figures obtained from
the New York State Highway De-
partment concerning Route nc,
at Binghamton, show that highway
reduced night fatal
tiles 81 per cent, entirely eliminat-
ed serious night injuries, dropped
night pedestrian accidents IS per
cent and cut Alt night accidents n
half An outstanding example Of
states interest ii lighting
highways for safe night driving is
New Jerseys recent illumination of
White Horse Pike, running fifty
TX miles across the state from
Camden to Atlantic City.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
FORD SUCCEEDS
AUSTIN SMITH
Becomes U. S. Marshal For
District of Delaware by
Order of President
SUCCEEDS CLAYTON MAN

J. Leslie Ford of Pencader Hun
dred, near Glasgow, who was ap-
pointed U. S. marshal for the Dis
trict of Delaware by President
Roosevelt last week, succeeding
Austin D. Smith of Dover, former
ly of Clayton, will name a new out
side deputy upon taking office, he
said Thursday night at his home.
Deputy Marshal Cove Lynch is the
present outside deputy The new
marshal, who expects to assume
his duties in a day Of two or as
soon as he receives official Motif
cation of his appointment, indicat-
ed that he does not expect to re-
place for the present, at least, Col.
S. B. Irwin Duncan of New Castle,
inside deputy marshal. Mr.. Ford
and Colonel Duncan served togeth-
er in the 1927 General Assembly of
Delaware. Mr. Ford's appoint
ment is for four years. He has
been active in Democratic politics
for more than % years. Besides
his term as a State Representative
from Pencader Hundred II years
ago, Mr.. Ford later was reading
clerk in the House for one session.
His name had been mentioned in
connection with the appointment
for some weeks. He lives in the
same representative district as
Lieut.-Gov. Edward w. Cooch. Mr..
Ford is a farmer and has been ac-
tive in grange work for numerous
years. He has served as a mem
Der and chairman of the Pencader
Hundred Democratic Committee
and as a member Of both the coun-
ty and state committees. He is
married and lives near Glasgow.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
WILLIAM F. ALLEN

GLAD TO SAY that the Post
Office Department and the Treas
ury Department have allotted funds
for the acquisition of site and the
erection of a Federal Building al
Middletown.
RECOVERY OUTLOOK - Gov
eminent economists feel that re-
covery is due soon. They believe
the reversal Of business trend will
come in July or August at the lat
est and when recovery comes il
will be a rapid charge, not a grad
ual one.
BIGGER BATTLESHIPS - AT
the 1886 naval conference three
powers, the U. s., Britain and
France agreed that battleships
would be limited to $4,000 tons,
aircraft carriers to $4,000 tons,
now cruisers to 5000 tons, and sub
marines to 1000 tons.
MELONS ART GALLERY -
When visitors come to Washington
a few years from now, another
building will be here for them to
inspect. The National Gallery of
Art which was endowed by the late
Andrew w. Mellon will be complet-
ed by 1910 and will contain the
famous art collection of the former
Secretary of the Treasury. The
gallery will be but short distance
from Congress and will be made Of
light pink Tennessee marble.
CANNED AND FRESH FOODS
SEIZED Seizures during May I'M
der the authority of the Federal
Food and Drugs Act involved a
variety Of products misrepresented
as to grade, size, quality and ident-
ity. Canned foods that failed to
conform to the standards estab-
lished by the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture as provided by law and did
not carry the prescribed descrip-
tive statement, were picked up in
the following quantities: 40 cases
of canned peas, 800 Of tomatoes,
$50 of cherries, and 623 of apricots.
Butter seized because of failure to
meet the minimum legal require
ment of 80 per cent butter fat to-
tailed 1880 pounds. One lot (93
bushels) of apples, and 95 barrels
and 400 sacks of potatoes, misrep-
resented as to grade, also were
confiscated, and shipment of 40
baskets Of peaches was picked up
on federal orders when examina-
ton showed all the fruit to be
smaller than the pretended size,
and in part below the grade claim
ed.
SURPLUS FLOUR PURCHAS-
ES-O Offers totalling $4,000 bar
rels of surplus wheat fifiour have
been accepted by the Federal Sur
plus Commodities Corporation I'M
der the recently authorized surplus
relief purchase program. The flour,
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report Of Church Services For
Next Sunday

First Churcn of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
yah Buren, Street: morning service
I1 A m., Sunday School III a. m.,
Wednesday service at s D. m.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meeting at Grange Hall: Morning
service ia a. al, also meets Oh first
Wednesday evening Of each
month at 8 p. m. Subject for sun
day. July II, Life" Golden Text:
John 5:26 AS the Father hath
life in himself, 50 hath he given to
the Son to have life in himself. "A
Bible citation from the Lesson
sermon: Galatians 6:7,8. Be not
deceived; God is not Knocked: for
whatsoever man soweth, that
shall he also reap. For he that
soweth to his flfiesh shall of the
flesh reap corruption; but he that
soweth to his flesh shall Of the
Spirit reap life everlasting. a cor
relative passage fro mthe Christian
Science Text hood, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy: when will
the error Of believing that there IS
life in matter, and that sin, sick
ness, and death are creations of
God, be unmarked? When will it
be understood that matter has
neither intelligence, life nor sensa-
tion, and that the opposite belief
is the prolific source of all suffer-
ing?"
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
BETTER DRIVING STANDARDS
Outlook Better Than at Anytime
Due to Driver Education

4 The outlook for better driving
standards and safer pedestrian
practices is brighter than at any
time since the invention of the
automobile, largely as result Of
the advances in driver education
and training and the new apprecia-
ton of youth generally for the re-
sponsibilities attached to present
day driving and walking. This
statement was made today by Il.
r. Lewis, president of Delaware
Motor Club A.A.A. in referring to
the national AA.A. program for
driver education and training in
high schools, supplemented BY
special courses for teachers desir-
ing to become instructors in this
new field He said the evidence of
the success of this plan is threefold
~ character:
First, studies of records of stu
dents who have secured driving
permits indicate that they are far
ana away head Of other groups Of
drivers il avoiding accidents and
respecting the rights Of others.
Second, students are taking their
text material and instruction
charts into their homes and ate
thus impressing upon adults the
need for greater care on the street
and highway.
Third examiners for licenses
fnd that applicants having the
benefit Of driver education possess
better qualifications for driving
than the average applicant.
The A.AA. club executive point
ed out that more than a fifth Of
the country's high schools ap-
proximately 5000 now offer some
form of driver education and this
activity is supplemented by driver
training courses in hundreds Of
high schools and teacher training
courses at widely scattered points.
He cited that at least thirty lead
Ing universities and colleges are
planning summer courses for
teachers in cooperation with the
American Automobile Association.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
Letter Writers Thrive
on Shanghai Distress

Shanghai. Professional letter
writer's in Shanghai are getting writ
er's cramp these days. War and
the tragedies it has brought to the
city's 100000 people has made let
tiers to relatives in the provinces a
necessity. Because the greater num-
Der of the war victims are illiterate,
professional scribes are turning out
the letters at the rate of so a day
apiece.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14

High Cost of footing
Has Been Figured Out

Omaha.-The Union Pacific rail-
road has figured out that every time
an engineer toots the steam whistle
for a crossing it costs one-eighth
Of a cent.
1t takes .2037 pound of coal to
toot the whistle one second. Six
seconds is the average toot, so 1.22
pounds of coal is required. At cur
rent prices the cost is one-eighth OF
a cent.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
warren, Bowers, p eaoh

nay Warren, Bower, 49,.
\ y a,l Mary :. Warren, ss years
Fas ', 1iss Of Rodney Warren Of !
! 'l =. on Tuesday Of last 81
h la e, 10 home near Magnolia oil !.
|AapI t',, aeld Friday at Barratt,s
Esr, IT,, followed by burial n ~ tbs !
~ 'L = Mrs. Warren IS s rlre
E@,,.o'yI u children + li, sur-
|sts ss' Y !. Tie state and II i otbey
b psts \. ]. ne country. Her sons sll1s
b 4 I.1 William Of Dover var'i1 PoS 81
Ee' u sss rs, Thomas of ceo re-
b q, Noble Of Water 1 vaIIsS
|suss R b. daughters are NY y
u NJ VT 2 Of Water VALLEY : !.
b a d : Mrs. Clarence H ayae
|sa' PSi'a5 \. Z, Ms. + aon "
M, New aays apl Miss La e. z.
|''aa d S,, FORK and Mrs. W. T
minneapolis, MINI.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
Middletown Masons Install Officers

Officers for Union Lodge, No. 5,
A. F. & A. NJ, of Middletown, have
been installed as follows: Master,
Samuel H. Buckworth; senior war
den, Francis w. Hukill; junior war
den, w. Charles Money; senior dea-
con, Harry E. Manlove; junior dea-
con, Hazel Price; senior stewart,
William Regener; junior stewart,
Oscar Biddle; secretary, John w.
Voshell; treasurer, Walter S. Leth-
erbury, tyler, John L. Jones.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
Ffrecracker Hurts Georgetown 30,

Calvin E. Murray, "a years old
of near frankfort paid fine of 81
and costs for carelessly tossing a
firecracker so it set a boys cloth
ing afire and caused the latter in
juries. Murray was said to have
tossed the firecracker at Sandy
Landing near Georgetown on the
Fourth. Harry Justice, IS years
old, was playing nearby and the
firecracker exploded as it struck
him. Magistrate w. Frank Sharp
in filming Murray said he hoped to
live long enough to see ban plac-
ed on the manufacture of fire.
crackers.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
!, j : o. at Round rab,e

ssa CUNT 'l E, meeting Of the
! z : Epsort, W., ". G. T. U. was
| !. :. TITsDs = ; Thursday u Br
! S't'llooa q i =, cannon spoke in
\ r'lcS sa,sp on ), The delegates tes
s't sua.,E Y wheat Io,i'a y
s',s 'a Beach Anna Ann Buckson Of +
! l.ap.Di iS,sp,,ioss 1 e 5se e ed the
~. q ssa Z, Y. 7. U. CONVEX
'' aas na s,aaeisco occupied coupled
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14
Away With Mustaches!

Kent, Ohio.-Men at Kent State
Normal school can quit counting
those hairs on their upper lip.
Most of the Kent goods don't like
mustaches, anyway.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14

|'I rb'i Lead Through Inoosi. r'll
Grass and Bushes
IsrlrG Of WOOD TICKS
Mountain Spotted l Fever !.
p'l 5g., atlg claimed the life &c. Of
81 . is,gt' Dslavarean, i q real
81 'lii 4 any person uhoss t 3usI7
sE.F \ II rIsasure leads them
p vi nrasses Or bushes dur
'agi . a, : summer, according to
r. s'lis issued by Or. 4 E.
ti S1ssutivs secretary # tae
I s5srd q Health. II n's
i.ars ps., hs calls attention t. {
~. Earning issued by the
N9s !. lime 10th, in which The
nj 4 j. described. and pIeoau-
XII NJ nsa:ures outlined. The
| 7, y II vigilance against the
h, n n dog. ticks that spread TINS
n. !. according to Dr ne aan-
/ !. N. I accomplished F'oTtlin-
\, y ivy. OILY a small proper
l, ! tss:s common ticks are in-
H. but only by guarding
IT, Al Of them can a person rs
h ,gain:t infection. The dis-
4 ] widespread in the eastern
T., II tbe country and has q
+ mortality The disease IS
||.a.tsd through the bite # hi
M in:scts. Of BY crushing the
rsrt, ard absorbing the infectious
r,tsrisls into the system through
trail OF scratch in the skin. or
| gttng the material IA the
IN; srd accidentally rubbing If
n III eyes. hose or mouth All
swrs whose work or pleasure
,lg them into sections where
Il are likely to be found ale
Ttsi BY the State Board of
Jalth U take all possible precau-
.g % protect themselves against
/. potentially dangerous little
81 One should remove any
ii found On ones person, or on
linas az quickly AZ possible btIt
Il special care not 10 crush be-
re, the fingers; if the insect is
.saty embedded in the flesh use
,HH or wear a glove; after re-
wig ticks, wash the hands thor
ply With soap and water wear
table clothing in going through
t1te;tei areas; On hikes 81
nl1g trips q if your work
sE you il heavily tick-infested
tons carefully inspect your
ting and your person for ticks
lsi;t twice a day, especially Ga
rhs, and take another look III
morning; cut out and burn IN
growth and weeds, ana cut
S very short near bathing
Z 'iOrelines and along paths.
iiLs are most numerous III the
y sumner Usually they prac
ny disappear by the first Of
'H making the last late sum
atsr for camping trips and
isf Came Warden Clarence s. 4
'f' Of the Delaware Fish and
! commission emphasizes the
Haaee Of confning dogs il
: throughout the tick season
! examining them frequently.
|! tlck he says, should be pull
! he dog with forceps and
" ! mo q can Of kerosene.
! nj AaVe fed % a dog for
! NUS are Immediately dang
but they are not likely u de-
] lal fully fed and the en-
n y females I. will not reattach.
y NJ. osease can be contracted
,, sssasd ticks, through cuts
' : . II IS a safety mea-
= ,,, ssn the hands thoroughly
!. ~acalng the pests. Derris
\ s., nay Oe scattered lightly
, 4, |. infested dogs. This
~ !. ,. ucSs on the dog and
,,,,i. ,spel others. Besides be-
Is,,,sla q spotted fever. ticks
| INES : cause a form y nar-
Ut! The effect Of their bitei IT, af-
''''ls's for months.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-14

which will cost about S4,2OO.O0
will BE distributed through State
relief agencies 70 needy people dur
ing the next few weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-31

As business magazine recently
said, 1T was to Washington that
business looked this week for
clues of what's ahead" That has
been largely true ever since 1923.
1t is probably more true today
than it ever was before. Politics
has become the dominating fac
tor in the business situation and
the business outlook.
Number one late Washington
occurrence was the Presidents
statement, made at a press con-
ference, to the effect that he
wishes the ultimate destruction of
all holding companies. He speci-
fically mentioned banking hold
ing companies. but did not fur
Their elaborate his views. The
Public Utility Act of 1885
whose constitutionality will be
finally decided by the Supreme
Court this term-demonstrated
the Administrations policy of eli
minating holding companies in
public utility field, but up to now
no one believed the President was
looking into other fields. His
statement was greeted with both
wonder and amazement in finan-'
cial circles, which pointed out;
that about half of all the widely
held listed securities represent
concerns which are wholly or
partly holding companies by ma
ture, and said that it would be
impossible to accurately gauge the
effect of wholesale withholding
company policy until Mr. Roose-
welt clarifies or explains his views
and purposes.
The holding company declara-
ton, coming on top of the recent
ly inaugurated anti-monopoly
movement, further illustrates the
widening breech between an Adj
ministration which is still cling
ing to its more or less revolution
airy detectives, and a Congress
which seems to be daily turning
more conservative and dubious
of White House policies. II like
wise further emphasizes the ire
mendous cleavage of opinion that
exists between the Administra-
ton and American business-at-
large.
Less-headlined, but of unusual
interest, was an investigation
on the subject of employment
which a Senate committee recent
" held. As Time says. 'To the
public generally, Senate investi-
CATION means scandal hunt"
This one was very different-the
committee honestly wanted infor-
nation. and the questions asked
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-31
FORD SCHOOL
BOYS COMPILE
STRIKING RECORD
ORDINARY PASSING GRADE
OF sEvENTY-FIvE PERCENT
IS WORTHLESS. IT Is RE-
vEALED s

DEARBORN, Mich, Jan. 81
/ Average spoilage of less than one
percent on productive work re-
curing in excess of a million
hours a year is the record of the
student body of the Henry Ford
Trade School located in the Rouge
plant of the Ford Motor Com
pany here. The students are l.
700 boys between II and 10 years
old.
To get a passing grade in the
daily examinations In the Trade
School, the work turned out by
the students must be accurate
from 0.003 inches to 0.0001 inches,
and finer. The ordinary passing
grade of IS percent in most
schools is worthless in the Ford
school.
Thousandths and ten-thou-
sandths of an inchNare common
measurements for Trade School
bows. All their work is produc-
tive. although none of the work
goes into the Ford car.
Smaller boys repair small tools
used in the Ford plant. An ex-
ample is the repairing of up to
$4,000 pair of safety goggles each
month.
Older boys of more experience
repair all of the precision tools
used in the Rouge plant, such as
$50 pairs of micrometers. 1000 dial
indicators and other items in pro-
portion each month.
The oldest boys are engaged in
the manufacture of tools-cutters
reamers, drills, arbors, punches,
dies. plug cages, and special tools
in the Ford Company which can
be built on the machines used in
the Trade School shops.
Inspection of their work is car
ried on in all stages of production,
and finished work must be in
spected before the tools can be
sent out into the Ford factory to
be used in production.
Johansson gage blocks. the in
ternational standard of measure
rnent, which are produced by
their own inventor, c. E. Johans-
son. IN the Ford plant. constant
II check the accuracy Of inspec-
ton tools.
Trade. School boys spend a
week in the classroom and two
weeks in the shop during their
course of training. They are paid
cash scholarships and are given
three weeks vacation each sum-
mer and an additional week at
Christmas. In addition, they re-
ceive free lunches Two dollars
per month is paid each boy for
deposit in a thrift account.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-31
ONE BID

Washington. - Pan-American
Anyways submitted the only bid
for airmail service from Balti-
more to Hamilton. Bermuda TO the
Postoffice Department recently.
Its bid was S.O00Ol per pound for
a specified load up to 800 pounds
per trip and at rate of S.000005
per pound for loads more than 500
pounds. Under such a bid, if the
Anyways handle 100000 pounds of
mail per year, the revenue viii
be only 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-31
PAYROLL OF
STATE SHOWS
AIN INCREASE
TAX REVISION LEAGUE COM
PILES REPORT COVERING
STATE EMPLOYEES FOR Pc
RroD OF Is MONTHS z
tspeeIal to Lie CItI.enl

JACKSONVILLE. Jan 81
Believe it or Not. the payroll
of the major departments of the
state government have increased
more than one-fourth in less than
two years, says an official of the
Tax Revision League. During
the same period Governor, Cone.
in line with his campaign pledge
of economy has cut the payroll of
his office 48 percent
The Tax Revision League has
compiled a list of state employees
for the month of November, 1887.
This is compared with list of en-
ployes published by the comptrol-
ler's office for March, 1886.
The Leagues statement shows
an increase lin a period of 10
months of approximately 25.5
percent in the number of state
employees and approximately 1872
percent in the total payroll.
1T is estimated, on the basis of
the November payroll, the report
says, that the state employees to-
tai more than 1900, including
seasonal employees and labor on
an hourly basis, and the total an
nual payroll is more than $10.-
600, 1000.
The 28.2 percent increase in
the departments listed represents
the tidy sum of approximately
81, SOC. 900 per year, continues the
report.
It is of interest to note that the
list compiled by the League shows
that while some departments
have decreased both their number
of employees and the amount of
their payroll, this is more than
offset by heavy increases in other
departments.
The report further stated:
The payroll of the governors
office shows the largest decrease
of any major state department.
A decrease of SO percent in num-
Der of employees and 48 percent in
total compensation Several de-
partments directly under the gov
eTnor show a decrease but some
departments under his control
have made substantial increases
in both the number of employees
and the amount of their payrolls-
Tt Is reasonable to assume that
increases are probably justifiable
in certain isolated cases, but an
average increase in the total of
these departments of 28.2 percent
in 19 months is objectionable. It
is positive proof that some of
those entrusted with state af-
fairs. the peoples business, are
unworthy of that trust and are
using their positions 10 pad the
state payroll for personal gain or
political expediency. It is also
proof that the only thing that viii
stop our orgies of public spend
ing-federal, state and locals a
thoroughly aroused citizenship.