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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
EUROPEAN WAR SCARE
CHANGES HODGE TOUR
PLANS BACK TO
AMERICA

Brooklyn, N. Y, (C)-Adolpt
Hodge, tour conductor, l39 E. 88tf
street, announced Saturday the Eur.
opean was scare had caused him tc
cancel his tour plans to French NORTH
Africa this July, and instead he viii
take his party on tour of American
going through Yellowstone Park
Yosemite Park, Big Trees Park
through Grand Canyon, Bryce Canon
National Park, Cedar Brakes Nationa
Park, Zion National Park, Colorado
Estes and Garden of the Gods Nation
al Park.
These cities will be included in tn,
tour: New York, Buffalo, Cleveland
Chicago, St. Paul, Mimi, Billings
Mont, Spokane, Wash. Portland. Ore.
San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angels
Salt Lake City, Denver, Colorado
Springs, which includes stops in eaci
of these cities.
The Columbia River trip will b.
taken by auto, also the Yeilowston,
trip. Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon By
auto, Catalina Island by boat; Biz
Trees by auto. The trips through al
of the parks will be by rail from hom,
town to home town and all of the res
of the tour. Price includes Pullman
s1eepers, good hotels, meals, tips
Write Adolph Hodge, 13o E. SSth St.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
EDUCATORS TO FIGHT
NAZI INROADS IN u. S.

New York, May, (CNAl-k call to
combat racial and religious intolerance
and attacks on civil liberties was is
sued this week in the form of mani
festo signed by 1891 outstanding
American educators and publicists-
The manifesto, calling for Conscious
activity" on behalf of democracy, was
released by committee of seventeen,
together with the New York Commit
tee for Democracy and Intellectual
Freedom.
The signatories Include l58 college
and university presidents, nine state
commissioners of education, 142 deans
headmasters and principals of private
schools representing 40 institutions
from rs states, the District of Coiun.
bia and Puerto Rico.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
Woman Battles
Workhouse Supt.
Receive Additional
Sentence

Melvina Irene Potter, sturdy two
hundred FOUNDER, who had been serv-
ing sentence for shoplifting, decided
to clean house when she was caught
smoking in riolation of rules.
Summoned with two other girls to
appear before the matron for the vio-
lation, all three received reprimand,
but Miss Potter talked back. Then
she was notified that her time off for
good behavior was to be taken from
her. ..~.
This, however, did not phase Mel
vina, for she got in the groove and
danced down the hall to the tune of
an old song, Time Means Nothing
to Me-.
Called back to the office she re-
ceived another bawling out, and that
is where the battle started
Melvina refused to leave the office
until she had spoken her piece.
Matrons tried to force her out, but
two hundred pounds of dynamic ener-
gy do not yield so easily.
The drivers of the prison cars came
to help, but Melvina stood fast, mean
time squeezing Mrs. Lutz, Matron, un-
til she was practically hors de combat.
Another matron, seeing the utter
lack of progress, called police. This
was followed by riot cali, and four
officers responded.
They finally dislodged Me1vina, who
had wedged herself on the stair, still
holding Mrs. Lutz as hostage.
A complaint was issued and she was
sentenced to ninety days additional on
the charge of assault and battery.
On the way back to the house of
detention, she was not at all dismayed.
Il can still make the fair, maybe.
Well, if I don't, time don't mean moth
ing to me, la de doo."
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
MMRS. BETHUNE TO SPEAK TO
LARGEST KNOXVILLE
COLLEGE CLASS

Knoxville, Tenn, April A-Dr.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, Director of Ne
gro Affairs of the N.Y.A., will adj
dress the largest class that has ever
been graduated from Knoxville college
at their commencement exercises June
ninth in Macmillan Chapel, according
to an announcement coming from the
office of President Samuel M. LANG.
Fifty seniors are candidates for the
bachelor degrees at the noted Ten in
stitution this year. exceeding by fiji
teen, the number that was graduated
last June.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
STOP GARNER" ACTION
BLAMED TO ROOSEVELT

acknowledgements Mason
Republican, Illinois, accused the
Roosevelt administration Tuesday oil
promoting a stop Garner program. y
By creating an alliance of new deal
ers, labor leaders, radical Reds and
northern Negroes" Mason said, ad-
ministration men hope to block the
vice-president out of a chance at the
Democratic nomination.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
SERVANT OF JESSE JAMES
SEES FILM

Houston, Texas, May 5.--Ben Hill,
90, resident of Lockhart, who was the
servant of Jesse James and the James
family for eizht years, was the honor
guest of local motion picture house
here on the occasion of the showing
of the film Jesse James. -
Mr.. Hill has lived in Caldwell coun-
ty number of years and recalls in
cidents of the career of the James
gang-Jesse, Frank, Bob Cole, Bernie
and Shaw Owens, and James Pitts.
An interview with the man revealed
that he has very clear mind and can
remember incidents as far back as his
childhood.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06

one berry that must be included in
your jam collection.
Strawberry and Pineapple Jam
31s cups ok lhs.l prepared
fruit; 612 cups (2s4 lbs.) sugar;
"a bottle fruit pectin.
To prepare fruit, crush complete
ly or grind about 1 quart fully ripe
berries. Each berry must be reduc-
ed to a pulp. Cut fine or grind l
medium fully ripe pineapple or use
l No. 2 can crushed pineapple.
Combine fruits. Measure sugar and
prepared fruit into large kettle, mix
well, and bring to a full rolling boil
over hottest fire. Stir constantly
before and while boiling. Boil
hard 3 minutes. Remove from fire
and stir in fruit pectin. Then stir
and skim by turns for just
minutes to cool slightly, to prevent
floating fruit. Pour quickly. Par
ANN at once. Makes about
glasses (6 fluid ounces each),
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
% INDICTED IN OHIO
NUMBERS GAME

Cleveland, May, (CNA)-Police
squads toured Cleveland this week to
round up twenty-three men indicted on
extortion charges by grand jury to
investigate 'racketeers and muscle
men" in Cleveland's numbers games.
Authorities estimated that the num-
bers racket draws $5,0O0,O0O a year
from Cleveland's Negro district alone
Numbers game warfare between rival
operators has been blamed for six kill
ings here since 1881.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
STASSEN BILLS PASSED
AS SESSION CLOSES
Legislature Winds Up Work with
Far Reaching Approved and Appre-
priations Reduced by $500. 900

State officials, legislators and indi-
vidual citizens, looking back this week
is retrospect at the legislative session,
found that it had enacted into law all
the major bills proposed by Governor
Harold E. Stassen and supplemented
them by an impressive array of new
measures advanced by the legislators.
In addition to bills making sweeping
changes to improve state government.
members of the two houses in winding
up the session were able to reduce
substantially state expenditures, an ex-
animation of the appropriation bills
disclosed Expenditures authorized
for the next biennium were approx
rnately $5,5O0,00O less than expendi-
lures for the last two years,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06

ure Minneapolis residents. The state
ment which follows is an attempt to
present such picture Of
1. Comparative case loads and costs
2. A summary of the 10 year history
of financing relief and unemployment
measures in Minneapolis.
= 3. What aid has been afforded by
state legislative appropriation.
5. Ten year history of the Minneapo,
lis general property taxation.
e. The prospective financial burden
in Minneapolis in 1889.
7. What other cities are doing about
it.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
Mayor Geo. E. Leach
On Relief Question

A proper picture of the relief prob
lem in Minneapolis must take into &C
count case loads and corresponding
costs not only for the classes of relief
afforded by the city but also in those
categories of aids under the Social Sc
curity Act administered by Hennepin
County, which involve in large meas
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
KNOWS BUSINESS

Professor of Finance and Account
ing, Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga,
who is also a practical business expert,
being senior partner in the firm OF
Blayton and Adair, Certified Public
Accountants, president of the Atlanta
Negro Chamber of Commerce, and ex-
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06

Washington, May, (CNA)-Small
home owners this week urged Con-
gress to reduce interest rates and ex-
tend the period for debt payment of
the Home Owners Loan Corporation.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY AUX
TO MEET

The Phyllis Wheatley auxiliary
will meet the evening of May 9th.
Luncheon will be served, o. c.
Hall will deliver the principal address
of the evening.
The auxiliary has asked for no less
than three members to be selected for
the board.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
MRS. F. D. ROOSEVELT TO PRE-.
SENT SPINGARN MEDAL TO
MARIAN ANDERSON

New York, May Sit was formally
announced here Friday that Mrs. Roo.
sevelt will present the twenty-fourth
Springarn medal to Marian Anderson
at the closing session of the thirtiett
annual conference of the National AS.
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colored People on July 2 at Richmond
Va.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
Mrs. Elnora Walker, sol A1drich
Avenue North, is much improved.

The Mara Posa Club met Thursday,
April 9th, at the home of Mrs. Della
Storrs. 573 Sixth Ave. No. After the
business refreshments were served.
Mrs. Anna G. Robert, 3133 44tt
Ave. So, is slowly improving at her
home.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06

little work now,
but a well-flled
preserve closet
is a mighty fine
fri e n d during
the cold winter
months. Here is
a recipe to use
with either wild
or cultivated
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06

Mrs. Alberta Wyatt, sister of Mrs.
America Sims, returned to her home
in Chicago, I'll.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06

Don't miss the Royal FEEDING. See
the little Bride Party. Also the Mid
get Drill.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06

JSSSS =. DAoySoI
ecutive vice-president of the Citizens
Trust Company of Atlanta. Mr. Blay-
ton has also held, for the past seven
years, the post of Grand Keeper of
Finances of the Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity. Recently he lectured at How
ard University, Washington, D. c., on
Negro business.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06

Mr.. Eugene Pratt, 4025 Clinton Ave-,
is now confined in Northern Pacific
Hospital.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-05-06
Calvin's Newspaper Service
TESTED RECIPE
By ET6ssceS Lee Barton

&Eo"ceS Lee U0TSON
7 AM your shelves with jams and
j preserves as the various fruits
and berries ripen. It may mean a
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28

peared from sight for several days.
1t had learned to take care of it
self and be happy in its new sur
roundings, and never left the car
riage yard 1t took care of itself,
that is, hunted up its own food, and
must have been very successful t
this, for it grew astonishingly fast.
The only thing it was beholding for
was water, when the weather was
dry, at which time when they
would be pumping it would go and
drink to its full content. When
cold weather came it would select
place to burrow for the winter,
emerging again when the warm
days of spring came. 1t has dis
appeared from the yard or rather
from view the past week and the
supposition is that it has got out
into the street and has been pick
ed up by some one.
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
LOSS AT BREAKWATER
NEARLY 100000

The loss to the marine under
writers by the disaster to the ship
ing at the Delaware capes will
amount to nearly a million Of dol
lars, as it is believed that nearly all
the vessels driven ashore are SO
badly strained that they will have
to be condemned The loss of the
ship w. r. Grace, from Havre for
Philadelphia, will of itself amount
to S150,000, as there is no further
hope of saving the vessel. She is
now being stripped The hull and
materials will be sold on the beach.
The barks Thomas Kellar, for
Havre, and the III Salvatore, for
Gibraltar, and the brig Richard
Green, from Hayti, are still high
up on the beach and may be saved,
but in badly used up condition.
The cargoes are now being dis
charged on the beach. The schoon-
ers Gertrude Summer and j. F.
Becker are high and dry on the
beach, but may be saved with
much expense adm trouble The
.schooners Eunity R. Dyer, Alena
Covert, j. D. Robinson, S. A. Ru-
dolph, Major w. H. Tantum, Maud
Seward, Addie Bacon and Norena
are all stranded and the chances of
saving them are very slim. The
schooner Nina A. Reed and the
barge Timour have both been con-
demned and will be of no further
use. The loss upon these vessels
alone will be nearly s5O0,000. The
loss in detail upon each vessel is
S470,000
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
.MINKER HEADS
BLUE LAW NINE
Ferris School Superintendent
Elected Chairman of
Commission
REP. CANDY SECRETARY

The Rev. Ralph I. Minker, su-
perintendent of the Ferris Indus
trial School and former Methodist
minister, was elected chairman of
the nine-member commission ap-
pointed by the Legislature to study
the need of revision of the Sunday
Blue Laws at the organization
meeting of the commission in the
State House. Rep. Henry NJ Can
by of Wilmington was elected sec
retary. The members discussed the
procedure they would follow during
their investigation of the need of
changes in the present 150-year-old
laws, and decided that they would
give an intensive study to recent
blue law amendments in other
states.
It was also decided to make a
survey of all civic, fraternal, and
religious groups in the state in or
dor to obtain their reaction toward
changes in the law and recon-
mendations.
A letter from Atty.-Gen. James
R. Morford, presenting a report on
the number of violations discover
ed by city and state police on two
recent Sunday, was read and dis
cussed.
At no time, however, >>did the
question of asking Gov. Richard c.
McMullen to call a special session
of the Legislature to consider re-
vising the blue laws come up FOR
discussion, members said. Such
special session had been suggested
by Mr. Morford in view of the
widespread violations. The COM
mission is to make its report to the
1941 session of the Legislature. The
commission voted to meet again in
october, when it is hoped some re-
suits of the surveys may be ready
for study. Those who attended the
meeting were Mr. Minker, Senator
Paul R. Rinard, Wilmington; Sen
ator Benjamin F. Simmons, Dover;
Senator H. w. T. Purnell, George
town; Rep. George w. Rhodes,
Newark; Rep. John L. Barr,
Georgetown, and Rep. Edward S.
knight, Wyoming.
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
ROAD JOB IN MARYLAND LET
Salisbury Firm TO Construct Elk.
ton-Leslie Strip for S233,784

The Maryland State Roads Com
mission has awarded the contract
for four and a half mile section of
the dual highway between Elkton
and Leslie to the Waller Paving
Company of Salisbury, Md. ,at their
bid of S233,784. The four-lane
highway from the Delaware line to
the Chesapeake City road on the
outskirts of Elkton has been COM
pleted and will be thrown open for
traffic soon. Opening of this sec
tion of the dual highway will re-
lieve traffic congestion from Della
ware Avenue to Bridge Street.
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
THE MARKETS
Grain
Produce
THE SMYRNA LANDING ROAD

THE SMYRNA LANDING ROAD
The bottom just below "Whop-
ping" on the landing road to
Smyrna Landing which has been
such subject of loud and just
complaint, subjecting the Town
Commissioners to innumerable cen
sures, is still virtually unremedied,
though much improved from what
it was week ago by the more for
tunate weather. The helping
hand" asked for by the Transpor-
tation Company in filling it up was
not given in any appreciable force.
Such place subjects what should
be the progressive spirit Of the
town to contempt, and to alleged
pusilanimity The editor of the
Record after writing savagely
about it as Slough of Despond," !"
says he could take three men and
in one week have it so thoroughly
repaired that it would never be had
again" The services of a civil en-
gineer have, so far as we know,
never been engaged to give an es-
innate on the cost of filling in this
hole or slough, nor is it at all nee
essary when we have one among US
who can figure 50 positively as the
editor of the Record, and if he can
stop the complaint at such
meagre cost as would be embraced
in his proposition, it would be very
derelict in the Commissioners not
to close with him at once
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28

September, gain of per cent,
according to a report issued last
week by Secretary Frances Perk-
inns of the Department of Labor.
Secretary Perkins attributed the
sharp rise in industrial employ
ment throughout the country. which
amounted to $4,000 during the
two-month period with approxim-
ately 100000 accounted for during
the last month, largely to the war
in Europe She estimated only
one-third of it was seasonal gain.
Delaware Gain Larger
The Delaware gain was much
larger on percentage basis than
the general average and larger
than that of adjoining states New
York with 684,2 ,234 additional en-
ployes showed only 0.8 per cent
gain and Maryland with 121,717, a
2 per cent gain.
Among the industries reporting
gains were textiles, steel, aircraft.
automobiles, ship building. and
meat packing. Labor Department
experts Immediately started work
devising means of preventing pos
sible labor shortages" in some
lines.
Miss Perkins said the depart
ment was canvassing problems
which might arise from expansion
of industrial activity, although she
emphasized that no plans were be-
ing made on "a war basis"
She said the nation had vastly
more facilities than in the last war
to deal with labor conditions.
Boost of 1,110,00O
For non-agricultural employ
ment as a whole, there were ap-
proximately 250.OO0 more persons
at work in August than in July and
approximately 1,110,OO0 more than
in August, 1918" the secretary
said.
Increasing orders in the steel and
building industries, were reported
by the Commerce Department. The
Treasury Department reported q
huge influx of gold from Canada,
evidencing apparent preparations
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28

of Blanco, a small village west of
Kenton, that the vacant school
building there be used as com
munity building was granted with
the understanding that the people
of the community would keep up
the repairs and insurance on the
building. The board approved the
installation of a heating system in
the Hartly school at cost of ST.
900.
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
PHYSICAL CULTURE IN OUR
SCHOOLS

The larger boys of the Smyrna
Public Schools have organized an
Athletic Association with Principal
of the school as President; George
Taylor, Vice-President; Charles
Stern, Secretary; and Harry
Tschudy, Treasurer. 1t is a purely
voluntary organization and all boys
of the four higher departments are
eligible to membership. The mem
bership fee has been placed at IS
cents per year, and the association
has made arrangements to pay the
fees of those who wish to join but
would be prevented by expense. It
is proposed to apply the money
thus raised to the purchase of SIM
pie apparatus such as Indian clubs,
dumb bells, chest weights, etc,
which the boys can use during the
winter months. Football will oc-
cupy most of their time out of
doors, until snow falls. The boys
will be given a short daily drill, and
the systematic exercise cannot fail
to be beneficial. Schools are com
ing to recognize the necessity of
physical culture, and all our best
institutions have fully equipped
gymnasiums and a special instruc-
tor. 1t is unfortunate that the
whole school cannot have the ad-
vantages Of the new plan, but the
will be the property of
the association and of course it is
proper that members only should
Continued on Page Sikh
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
STATE STATE SAFETY
COUNCIL MN.
l'@O'e hints g
'i'e anti Head.
light Glare
CUNNING SEASON ,,,,

Motorists Astssr,5.rs
turers in 1910 Are g.v.rg ~ --'-'
type head lamp wa.c5 49, ~ Y
ter lighting taar Ever i,t,,.s' 5e.,,
with this greater v...,-
greater responsibility Il i
Gus on the highway
Glare is ore of t5a -.
causes Of accidents 4. r;s., s.s'
Delaware Safety C5g1oT
Powerful lights ate al s,,,. ~
to night driving on.v if w. ~.
and Mrs. Motor.st ase -.
creetly. Be courteous .an5 ~ :.
your strong country beams
approaching traffic W6ets..
car is equipped with t1e nan Y
lamps OF the pr-or-type ren.-.
this slogan from the CourcT
Use traffic beam alwsy. !
cars are near +
Use Country beam oily VII,
road is clear
Sportsmen When gsra H.
scarce, sp0rtsmen ban5 o,.'
and reduce the bag limit :
Of fair play ana mutual barss.
forces their rules Sp0rtsmg \
will soon take to tae feld !,
fall hunting season Tb4 H..
you will carry holds death 4,
mans as we'll as anjmal. !
year, $500 persons were kr.,
firearm accidents. The Nat,
Safety Council asks you to l5aY
fore you shoot. Let III Ram. !,
bag limit on human lives.
Get There First Bug ~,
Americans have what has !,
called a Get t-There-First 84
This habit always irving \ I
the other fellow may be a spg3
habit to have, if properly cor.
ed. 1t is the basis of amhi.i,- [
thuslasm, success. Il probably I
plains why our nation has acng
world leadership il 50 many Il.
But a get there first habit =
CONTINUED on Pace Th-ael
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
Accident Board Visits Plant

Following the holding of hear
ings at the Hotel Sussex, Seaford,
last week members of the Della
ware Industrial Accident Board in
spected the DUPONT Nylon Plant un-
der construction at Seaford.
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
Boost of I,11O,OOO
State Grange To Confer Degree

Conferring of the sixth degree by
the State Grange at Smyrna on
Thursday, October II, was an
nounced last week. State Master
Clarence E. Jester will be in charge
of the ceremonies.
Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF SEPT. 25TH, 1889

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., 1939-09-28
ON PAYROLLS
SINCE MID-JULY
A Pet. Delaware Gain Betters
United States Average,
Secy. Perkins Shows
25O,000 BACK ON JOBS

A total of 14,139 new employees
have been added to Delaware in
dustries from mid-July to mid