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Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSO
VIII Hold Institute To-morrow Fri.
day. October Z. in Dover

uays OCtODtT - In DOEer
The State Library Commiss. II
headquarters in the State House
Dover, have arranged an institute
to be held at the State House Isl
morrow, Friday, October z The
following is the program:
9:45 a. m, Registration
10 am, Delaware Library New
Mrs. B. w. Hammond.
1870 a. m, Children's Book.
Miss Nan Lang
II a. m, Long Live the Book
a film about bookbinding.
Noon intermission.
p. m, Getting Books over
a discussion led by Miss Mary Hon
kins
1.3O p. m, The Delaware Gu.aer
Miss Jeanette Eckman.
1.45 p. m, New Adult Non-Fic-
tion, Mrs. Charles n. Piersor.
2.3O p. m. New Reference Ma
terial for Town and School Librar-
les, Mr.. w. D. Lewis.
New books are being shown by
the courtesy Of the Greenwood
Book Shop.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Rattlers Are Employed to
Guard Camp of Professor

PALM SPRINGS, CALF. - Al
though an ardent champion Of the
use of rattlesnakes as camp guards,
at least in his own case, DR.. Ray
mond B. Cowles of the University
of California does not recommend
their use to ordinary campers.
DR.. Cowles, who has a camp 16
miles south Of here, has obtained
a half-dozen diamond back rattlers
to guard it against providers while
he is away.
He has set up at his camp a field
laboratory for the study of the
geology of reptiles during his leave
of absence from the university from
February to September.
He has captured a large number
of snakes. lizards and other reptiles
and placed them in cages where he
can study their life history and hab-
its in their natural habitat.
Il turned loose six diamond-b back
rattlers to roam about the camp"
he said. ''One Of them is 5 feet
long and big fellow. They do not
roam far away. for / provide them
with food and water, and they stay
around the other Gagged snakes.
They are as good as watchdogs
to protect the camp. OF course, l
have arranged so that they cannot
enter my tent while am asleep"
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
GIRL BECOMES
COAL SALESMAN
Cleveland, Ohio Miss Invades
Mansfield With Much
Success
HER SELLING TACTICS

CLEVELAND.-Pretty. nineteen
year-old Rose Chickiris is a coal
salesman-and a scientific one, too.
She is undaunted by the fact that
coal selling is predominantly a
mans vocation In fact, she is
proving that her selling tactics equal
those of her masculine contempo-
raries.
She can analyze chemically the
contents Of a lump of coal This
enables her to inform prospective
buyers as to the ash content of the
lump; its moisture, carbon and vol
atile matter contents. She can tell
whether it is suitable for par
ticular heating unit
Here is how Rose happened to
start selling coal:
She was graduated from high
school with two college scholar
ships. One was for science, the
other for scholastic honors. She
could not avail herself Of either.
Her family was not able to give
her the necessary financial assist
ance
After high school she obtained a
job at a coal company branch Of
fee. But that was not all she did
in furthering her ambition.
Her spare time education goes
even further. as she is learning the
administrative end of the coal bust
ness. This includes bookkeeping,
selecting and buying.
She hopes some day to manage or
own a coal business.
Miss Chickiris prefers to talk to
the housewife instead Of the head
Of the house.
cts the housewife who knows
most about smoked-up walls and
curtains and is therefore more in
terested in a better grade Of coal, "
she said.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
SAMUEL P. TRUAx'S SUCCESS
WITH PEARS

Samuel P. Truax on the farm Of
Robert H. Cummins in the Alley,
has gathered this year from a pear
orchard Of less than five acres
$500 baskets. They have been
sold in the Philadelphia market
from 80 to rs cents basket, with
a net average Of about 45 cents.
While it has been a bad pear year
in most orchards it has been an ex-
ceptional good one in this, and
hence the satisfactory result. Mr..
Cummins perhaps as no other or
chardist in this section investigat-
ed the pear culture experimentally,
in regard to blight, productiveness
and marketing qualities, and hence
in planting this orchard did it with
an intelligent idea as to results, as
this years crop shows.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
FANCY FOODS
WINS AMERICA
Eating Habits Have Been
Changed by Modern
Merchandising
LUXURIES AVAILABLE

NEW YORK.-More than $50, ,000,-
600 worth of fancy" foods were
sold last year in the United States.
This enormous consumption of del
icaces is shown in the latest gov
ernment reports and indicates a def
mite change in eating habits Of
American people.
Domestic farmers and fruit grow
ers have contributed much to the
changing American menu, cultivat-
ing many products heretofore i'm
ported, including persimmons,
mushrooms, broccoli, avocados and
prickly pears.
Foodstuffs, which formerly sold at
high prices in large centers and
were confined almost exclusively to
the local 400" today are available
at nearby stores at prices attrac-
tive to budget-minded housewives.
Luxuries Available.
Lobsters, shrimp and CLAIMS are
now available in suburban eating
places thousands Of miles from wa
ters in which they were caught. Lus-
cious commodities, formerly classi-
fed as '1uxuries," now adorn Main
street and Park avenue tables alike.
The old merchant, as an individu-
al buyer. did not have facilities for
purchasing anything but widely-used
staples. But introduction Of efficient
methods Of mass buying and distri-
button enabled the grocer to en-
large his line and reduce prices.
Last year more than 141 900 900
pounds of spices were bought. These
included paprika, cinnamon, cara
way and cardamom seed, cassia,
cloves. mustard, ginger. nutmeg,
mace and pimento.
The Grocer Has Them.
More than 100000 pounds of
swordfish and sturgeon are con-
sumed annually. and 1000, 900
pounds of anchovies. More than
1000. 900 pounds of citron and 7,000.-
900 pounds of avocados are sold
each year.
We now eat $4,000 pounds of truf-
fes annually. many of which are
grown within our borders; 11,000, 900
pounds of lentils, 1000. 900 pounds Of
lupines; and pate de fois can now
be purchased at most corner deli
catessen stores.
The housewife of average means
can now buy most of the foodstuffs
listed above from the $500 food
stuffs handled by many accessible
grocers.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
FIRST COLD SPELL OF
AUTUMN

Saturday afternoon gave us
some queer kind Of weather With
the wind prevailing from the north
west ad coal fires in general burn
ing in the stores and dwellings, the
community had both a hail shower,
enough to whften the ground, and
a racket of thunder. That night
the thermometer fell to 80, giving
a white frost on roofs and very
dry substances, but the precipita-
tion was so great from the excess
Of moisture in the atmosphere as
to make it appear in the morning
like a rain than an ordinary fall of
dew, and hence too much to con
geal without lower temperature.
But for this excess of moisture,
therewould have been a nipping
frost.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
REGISTER YOUR
DATE OF BIRTH
State Board of Health Asks
Your Cooperation to Com
plete Records
CHURCHES ESPECIALLY

Churches throughout Delaware
are being asked to cooperate with
the State Board of Health's efforts
to attain as-nearly-as possible reg
istration Of births which have oc-
Cured in this state, by making
their records available for copying
by representatives of the board. It
is planned to check the informa-
tion, gained in this manner, against
the records of the Division of Vital
Statistics of the State Board of
Health; birth found in the church
records, but not in the records of
this division will be indexed and
recorded. In order better to sys-
tematize this research, churches
throughout the state are being
contacted according to denomina-
tion and as each group is complet-
ed another will be communicated
with in order to gain their permiS-
sion. Protestant Episcopal church
es have been sent letters request
ing the granting of permission to
copy their birth records, and a
number have replied favorably. The
State Board of Health has been
making a concerted drive to inter
est Delawareans, over twenty-four
years of age, in making sure that
their births are registered. The
registration of births, which start
ed in Delaware in 1881, functioned
poorly until 1913 when the present
registration law was passed. Ma
tive-born Delawareans between the
ages of 81 and rs, unless they have
since attended to such registration,
are without documentary proof of
their parentage and the dates and
places of their births. Between
1863 and 1881 no births were reg
istered in this state.
With the increase of old age pen
sions, of travel across national
boundaries, and of employers who
require documentary references,
birth certificates have become es-
sential to almost everyone.
Since there has been a strong
impetus given to the old age pen
sion movement, through the out
right support of leading Federal
groups, and since most pensions
are payable after the age of sixty
four years, health and statistical
authorities in Delaware are urging
all those who think they may need
official certificates to make sure
that the registrations are on file.
BY communicating with the State
Board of Health at Dover, infor-
nation may be gained of how to
place on file a birth registration
not now among the State records.
Meanwhile, the Division of Vital
Statistics of the State Board of
Health is striving, through copying
birth regards of churches, to make
birth registrations readily available
to as many more Delawareans as
possible.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Receding Chins Are Now
Corrected by Operations

PHILADELPHIA.-An operation
used by dental surgeons to correct
jutting or receding chins was de-
scribed at Temple university den-
tai school at program celebrating
the schools seyenty-fifth anniver-
sary.
DR.. James r. Cameron. professor
of oral surgery, said the operation
was known technically as resection
of the ramus. the short handle"
of the lower jaw which locks with
the upper jaw in front of the ear.
The ramus is cut horizontally
and the jaw moved forward or back
ward as much as a half inch, then
the teeth are wired together until
the bones knit. according to Doc
tor Cameron.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
THOROUGHFARE NECK
COUPLE HONORED

Mr.. and Mrs. John farrell, two
Of the old, espected residents of
Thoroughfare Neck were visited by
number of their friends on Sat
urday evening last, the occasion
being the seventy-ffth anniversary
of Mr.. FARRELL Mrs FARRELL will
each her eightieth birthday on the
goth inst. The friends numbering
fifty or more, carried many valu-
able things as a manifestation Of
their respect for the aged couple
The evening was spent in social
chat, singing, prayer by Daniel
Johnson, after which the refresh
ments were served. The company
broke up between ten and eleven
o'clock, all hands seemingly having
spent a pleasant evening.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
DEATH OF j. I'll. MAC DONALD
Connecticut Man Known as 'fFath-
er of Good Roads" in e. S. A.

James H. Macdonald, father of
American good roads, died Sep
tember %, in New Haven Conn,
his home, at the age of g. Uncle
Jim, as he was known to his
thousands Of friends and admirers
throughout the United States, was
one of the country's pioneer high
way engineers and one of the or
iginal sponsors of the federal high
way system. The first highway
commissioner of the state of Con-
necticut, he served in that capacity
from 1897 to 1913. He was the
first road builder in the state to
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
QUEEN 9otLlS ASylSI
COUNTY HON., y \,
Historic Old h..
DS Motor Iopr
yesterday
FINE OLD Am.

!, "a tas idsa i
2malanitles 9t d. |
7..nty Maryland T,.s 5,... 4
history of old home, @s.e ~.
interest IN research :. ''s
ae-.te for further s.95r g
eaton of historica. .s,..
traditions of t5s -.e,S i.
MARYLAND y tas a5nsn...s. Il ~
ot the county dave .5.'4.' n.t.
e old mansions and Il 49,.
number Of the nen5.'5 |
compiled a history a ~.
homes made an autono5....s ~
lhg Wednesday octo5.,
era- Of the more im,',.,.. /
Among the places + = :.
were the Reeds : r,s.r. =
5oorn.aas -..rssiss " fireplace ali
WsI+ar Z :, y q n Fia 4
IL I. East01rn vas ID
3 G Tlghman # 4 4
where Mrs. ] HoTa,f II
vas the hostess -BIaE..n+, = /
former D'courcy v T5,r \
stead now owned u e.
Moffett picnic lunch at Ell
uaie ne old Sallie Hans N
ty near Queenstown. n
helds the home of Nj mi
Herbert Carter. where Nh u
Garter and Mrs. Richsri ~
were hostesses. The n.ri.
the clubs who have Conn., !
history Mrs Age1n u
CHAIRMAN Queenstown; MI
Bell Chester; Mrs. HoT,- !
thony, Queenstown; Mis- III
Merrick, Sudlersule. ali
Percy Biddle, Ingleside.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Named on Health BsT

Mrs. Caroline Hughes VIII
the late James H. Hug5s !
torney Of Wilmington Ia: vi
pointed a member Of The !
Board of Health. Dr. RsrI
Ellegood, Of Wilmington. vi
appointed to the board Ii
Mrs. Hughes will serve tend
four years each
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Town Crier Outshouted,
Provincetown Worries

PROVINCETOWN, MASS.-The
United States only official town
crier is being outshouted by boys
advertising hotels and restaurants.
Though sixty-seven-year-old Amos
Kubik's lungs are still strong, he is
outnumbered by his youthful rivals,
and the Board Of Trade is consider
ing action against the threat to the
quaintness of Privincetown.
Kubik greetS boat and train pas
sengers with announcement Of tides,
weather conditions and official no
tees.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Took Bar Examination

David Clough, Josiah Wolcott,
Jr., and Caleb Boggs. who have
been pursuing a study of law with
various Dover attorneys, have re-
Gently taken the examination of
the State Bar Association leading
to their admittance to the Bar as
attorneys.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
JOHN F. GOLDSBOROUGH'S
HAPPY THOUGHT"

John F. Goldsborough's black
horse, Happy Thought" ready for
a trot any day whether secular or
not, took the second prize at the
Fair last week, time2.49 1-2. With
the exception of Mr.. .Goldsborough's s
horse and Mr.. Ford's Il. X. L." of
Dover, the races were largely for
eign or professionals, especially
after the stakes, and hence the
races elected much less interest
than if they had been Peninsular
horses, though the latter might
not have made 50 good time.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
GOOD LOCAL EXHIBIT
AT FAIR

Capt. t. d. Reed, of this town.
who has been connected with the
Lister Agricultural Chemical
Works, located at Newark, N. j.,
the past six or eight months, has
a tent at the State Fair with a
fine exhibit of the manufacture of
that company that attracted a
considerable attention from the
farmers. The exhibit consists of
26 different brands.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
CHAUTAUQUA CIRCLE
FORMED IN SMYRNA

The Chautauqua Scientific and
Literary Circle organized on Sat
urday evening with the following
officers: President, Rev. w. S. Rob
inson: Vice-President, Gilbert B.
Taylor; Secretary, Mrs. John H.
Hoffecker; Treasurer, L. NJ. Price;
Instruction committee: ]. France;
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell, Miss Laura
Bell. The society starts out with
about 30 members.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
Seasoned by Service

Most of the people in this company
are in telephone work to stay. lhls IS
an organization of men and women
seasoned by service and tested by time.
The figures prove it, More than half
of our 446 people have had ten or
more years of telephone experience.
Over one hundred have served ~
years or more. Fifteen have been N
this business from 80 to 5Oyears And
those who have reached top positions
have earned and learned their jobs by
rising through the ranks.
Today this state and nation ENJOY
the finest telephone service IN me
world. Ii is our aim TO keep your
service constantly improving at
price that insures a fair deal for all
When orders are few and far between
and sales costs must be cut, smart bust
ness men turn 10 the telephone. Long
Distance calls cover out-ot-the-Way
customers quickly, easily and eco
nomically. They bring in extra saieS
at a cost that leaves you profit The
Diamond State Telephone Company.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
SMYRNA DOINGS|
OF so YEARS AGO.
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF OCT. 3RD, 1888

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06

between Kirkwood and Mt. Pleas
ant. The loss will be very heavy
on Mr.. Reynolds, as it was his en-
tire stock of horses and mules.
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
CON lhAs - Nn W
FEDERAL AID Pso'iSiii' ,SI Vi
: Contracts Contracts i'l %''
:. will cone rIe III

Thase contracts will - su EtS'Sl
visions iopsf Of the regular ln,r iSsii5 iseiisi
a At Of 1885. The e..tIs es,tk' C0srq. Y; 4
contracts 4I, in New SSsasso5FIsynsat n n
he United States ITiIninstsr
qoe si,e Walnut Street, TiliGi TNlnitsi SsiS !.
n po' Kent County, tne ls- peIsvs' y
rnent ! Service, DS.eTI'r .. TI'rpisei Ssis S.
,;, Sussex County th.,-s.oTr, me g ll''1-
ment IIlf1insm SeT'lS wages PAD paid5 Fl Is5or
Tas.la mlnil,' e County. skilieGs Issor So r.
intsrmeddi1l6fb termed lsbor 55 Sc r, 3, h.5s 1.5i rf
Sussex Gogn',gs, 5,Sin srsde Iabor, ,s9I. sE = 4
unskilledi sil,stion lsOG5 IS called : t' i4s. %
;.ians n the pro 4 a
eontract slTIysu agreemeiInla,' ina directed + !, q
con- Attention e1 is ais also .ab-Isns ai,Isins Z
provisions co'e[l5d' and to BE sssita'l
materials "a when hsnorrsn s,il funs' ,,l "A
TP',erforman1iSse, 1is, q days si..55 ! 3
contract and ndd,Snent. n vi ..;,a /
a. Nep1t.'e cent of The 0'n''' ,.ps 1
month. ,,nst suOniTT, T,.pslr.
forms Rla' provided, py Sylust + s'l@t 4
Each 5pn15' pro- 5v1 1certiAs:d, fsn sniGll 2
the + ,sa am9uilil 9otal amour, 1st,SStl.iniag &
The enseiSSed enn,ssrSed "Proppc5o@n con \
mus mus of 4 state His1ITIibse ,siII be sFsi ,s1S1
The contTfy' ,,Ltnts tsOl d''' ). 81
opening pr PToPiS're Is resr''d = ~,
bids. -. sets Of P sar 0dsMb
Complete ,ained SilJal Si,l,ass "
sssa #ss :: s:,.Is', ss';5ii'' ss','5s 4 ''' 's''' n
funded. ,..ks psysOF 30
wag SA1e Depart lgsI1tGiHF12 A Gts'
" W. Mack, s..rs, s'
Dover, p5s % 1855
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
STOCK KILLED BY FREIGHT
TRAIN

A freight train on the p. B. and
w. railroad run into and killed
four horses and two mules belong
ing to John Reynolds Sunday night
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
FOR SMYRNA

BY card in our advertising col
umns it will be seen that Miss E.
c. Dwight offers her services to
the young people of this commun
ity for instruction in vocal and in
strumental music. Miss Dwight
had a thorough course of training
in the musical conservatories of
Boston, than which none are bet
ter, and we take more than usual
pleasure because of her acquire
ments in this direction, in com
mending her to music pupils. Not
only in lessons on the piano but
those desiring the training of the
voice in singing can have the bene-
fit Of the best art in instruction.
We have a number Of young people
who with the proper training in the
modulation of the voice, would
make good vocalists.
FIRE AT DOVER GLASS WORKS
Two buildings of the Dover
Glass Works were burned Monday
night. They were the fiattening
room and office. Loss about $9,-
600, with partial insurance with
companies outside the State. The
wind being south blew the flames
to the stables to the Delaware
State Fair Association. The loss is
about $500, entirely covered by in
surance by the Kent County Mu-
tual. The origin of the fire is un-
Continues or Pare Sikh
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Sealed proposals will Be rssl= 4
State Highway Department, a. a
Dover, Delaware, until 300 otiH
Eastern Standard Time, 0ctoba { |
and at that time and place pusHl 4
for contracts involving The tol5E1l
proXimate quantities:
CONTRACT Al
Concord to MiddlefOrd Road Ss
Traffic Bound Road lA!k |
OF Acres Clearing
OF Acres Grubbing
1929 Mi. Roadway Shaping
200 Gu. Yds. Excavation tof u
$4,000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
I.l50 Tons Traffic Bound csz
Surfacing-0R
1850 Tons Traffic Bound Caz
Surfacing Il
36M Fl. B. NJ. CreOs0ted IlnN
and Structures IA
220 Lin. Fl. Twelve ll2D ln u
c. Pipe
2lO Lin. Fl. Fifteen llil il'i !
50 Lin. Fl. EighteenllsDnt,
a Lin. Fl. Twenty-fOur I!g 70
Pipe
100 Lin. Fl. Ten tl0l men y"
Pipe
2.12O Lin. Fl. CreOsoted lHog Il
lam Fl. B. NJ. Sheet Pile; ILeSs \!
$500 Lin. Fl. Wood ShOuaei y
l,i0O Lin. Fl. Wire Rope GaiN r
s End Post Attachments
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06
CONTRACT s1i /.
Hans Cor..Md Sii J

CONTRACT 6li-S g.,
Fort Christina State . ran TnarT
Alterations and ADDITIONS Ilu.I
90 ing lump SUM
u Park Seats
CONTRACT 81 ID
Rogers Roadside o Lishtin1g, l1l',i1s III 5,,sa
= lamp Posts, inelgalas ..liass j
,no Lin. Fl. UndergIIO'rrssp 'rrssp5ssr ]
o'lVO IA, a W. C. Single s.s:Es ss1.'C ID
, 2oo Lin. Fl. Pole ana GlS Gon5u.,r
i'9VO "A 4 " G. Two U0D'
Smyrna times., 1938-10-06

John H. Hoffecker shipped a car
load of canned tomatoes to SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, yesterday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-10
Independents 40; Brandon As

1HuCpCuuCntS
Triumphing over a strong Bran
don outfit, the Independents added
to their laurels Monday evening
when they were leading at game
time a 40 to As score.
Laying in barrage Of shots both
teams scored heavily during the
first three periods with the local
aggregation finally advancing to a
substantial third quarter lead.
Heaviest scoring was carried in
the fourth frame when nearly 40
points were scored by the two
teams.
Cracking the early game lead
Brandon swept into a one point
margin 10 to 8 to close the first per-
iod. With a trio of local scorers
dumping shots they zoomed into the
halftime lead 10 to IT. Holding the
Brandon crew to points during
the third frame, the locals swept in
on the tide Of the turning point to
captivate a 6 point lead which they
never relinquished during the game
Playing a team of coaches and
made up of half the Alexandria
Firemen. the locals had real COM
petition in this struggle. Scoring
lead went to center Anderson with
II points. Rasmussen was high for
the locals with Is counters. Johnny
Dubois and Scanlon were heavy
scorers. And Scanlon's drive was
not topped during the ball game.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-02-10
Amalgamation With Kan
diyohi Assn. Deferred
Two Hundred People Heard Dis
cussion On Uses of Electricity
on the Farms

February End was day Of great
importance to the Stearns County
cooperative Electric Association
as the board Of directors made sew
eral important decisions at a meet
ing held in Melrose that day.
Among the more important deci-
sions was the plan to postpone the
proposed amalgamation of the
Stearns County Association with
the Kandiyohi Cooperative Power
Association until the time when the
Bocal project would be completed.
The board also prepared an applica-
tion to the Rural Electrification
Administration for another allot-
ment of money to enable them to
complete the rest of the project.
Plans for the arrangement for an
exhibition demonstration of electric
equipment. fixtures and appliances
to be held March 9th to 26th, We're
made. Mr.. Dahlstrom, bookkeeper
of the association, was placed in
charge of this event.
The board also decided to call
meeting Of all wiring contractors
within the county to discuss the
problem Of wiring on the farms.
The contractors were urged to get
in touch with the REA office.
A general membership meeting
also was held upstairs in the Mel
rose City Hall. Walter Zervas, Of
the REA Utilization Division,
Washington, d. c.. spoke to ap-