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Smyrna times., 1939-10-26
MARYLAND ITEMS

General Joseph B. Seth has been
appointed Maryland commissioner
to locate the Potomac oyster
boundary.
The Elkton fair was a success
financially. The amount of the re-
ceitps over expenditures is estimat-
ed at from $1,000 to $1,000.
E. B. Emory of Centerville, Md,
has sold his two-year-old FLY,
Happy Bee" for $4,000, the high
est price paid for horse on the
Peninsula.
Thomas Davis, of Centerville,
has a white potato vine with sew
eral large potatoes on it growing
above the ground. He expects to
develope new variety of potatoes.
Mrs. Kate Hopkins, wife of Rev
George F. Hopkins, of Cawnpore
India, died on the 8th of Septem-
Der, Of typhoid fever, aged 27
years. She accompanied her hus-
band to India over two years ago.
Beaureguard ThaWley, a native
and former resident of Queen
Anne's county, died in Denver, Col
orado Tuesday, October 8th, of
typhoid fever. The deceased went
to Denver to reside about a year
ago.
Mrs. S. A. Wickes, wife of Judge
Joseph A. Wickes, died at the home
Of her husband Thursday afternoon
Of heart disease, aged about So
years. Mrs. Wickes had been
sufferer for several years past, and
has had several attacks.
a fire at Salisbury Saturday de-
stroyed the store building of L. w.
Coulburn and contents of the ad-
joining residence Of w. A. Warren
ton. Mr.. William S. Bell was sew
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PERSONALS

PERSONALS
DR.. G. o. Swinney was reelected
Grand Chief Templar for the State
at the annual meeting held in Do
yer last week.
Revs. r. c. Jones, of Odessa, and
S. NJ. Morgan, of Townsend were in
Smyrna on Wednesday, guests of
Rev. William S. Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Carrow,
who started on a tour to the far
west, reached the Pacific last week.
We are indebted to Mrs. Carrow
for a bundle of San Francisco pap
ers, which are both large and in
teresting.
Mrs. Ed. D. Cahoon, of New
York, who has been on visit to
Dover, is spending several days in
Smyrna on her return, guest of
Mrs. l.. A. Cotton.
A. Lee Cummins and wife have
been on a visit to his sister, Mrs.
Dirickson, in Berlin, Md.
Mrs. John Wilkinson, Of Phila-
delphia, is visiting relatives here
abouts.
Miss Eva Salmons, Of Dover, has
been visiting Miss Emma Weldon.
Mrs. ]. w. Clifton and Mrs.
Laura Temple returned from their
months visit to Nebraska on Sat-
urday evening. They report a
most delightful visit to their
friends, and took in several places
on the way home including Chicago
and Washington, and had an .ater-
view with both President HARRISON
and Secretary Blaine.
Mrs. t. B. Megear, Mrs. H. G.
Spruance and Mrs. Mary Hoffecker
were guests of Mrs. Alvan Allen,
in New Castle last week, to meet
Rev. Dr. John A. Roche and wife
The reverend gentleman IS an uncle
of all the above named ladies.
Harry r. Mifflin left on Saturday
for an extended trip through the
west, with the possibility Of taking
up location. He was given a fare
well supper Friday night by his
friends.
DR.. Ashcraft has sufficiently i'm
proved to be on the street yester-
day.
Mrs. william B. Helveston, of
Fox Chase, near Philadelphia, is
visiting her parents in Thorough
fare Neck
Miss Maggie Blackiston has been
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erely injured by the explosion of a
keg of powder. Mr.. Coulborn has
about 81 900 insurance on his prop
perty, while J. T. Waller, who ten
anted it, held a policy of $3.50 on
the stock of goods.
Mrs. Sarah Trice, wife of Samuel
Trice, a well known farmer of the
fourth district of Caroline county,
died from the effects of burns re-
ceived Thursday last at her hus-
bands residence, near Fowling
Creek. She was an invalid and
while sitting beside an open CRATE
her clothing took fire, in attempting
to leave her chair she fell into the
fire and was fatally burned.
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Jr., and William Penniwell are un-
dergoing the same examinations
before the law committee prepara-
tory to being entered as students
of law.
Eighteen prisoners escaped from
the New Castle Jail Saturday night.
They were short term men, serving
time in default of payment of fines
for minor offences. They crawled
down a sewer, thence under the
floor of their cell and then dug a
hole under the Jail wall.
Hon. j. E. Richards, son of the
late David Rickqrds, thirty years
ago resident of Smyrna, and a
brother of Mrs. Stewart Carlisle, of
Wilmington, has been elected Lieu
tenant Governor of Montana by a
majority of about 800, having re-
ceived some 1000 votes more than
the Republican candidate. for Gov
ernor
Sunday morning at about 2
o'clock the large grist mills of
Capt. Sylvester Hearne, located
about four miles from Laurel, were
totally destroyed by fire. The mill
contained quite large lot of grain
in storage as well as a quantity of
flour, and the total value destroyed
will approximate $4,000. 1t IS not
known how much insurance there
was on the building. The origin of
the fire is unkonwn, but it is be-
lieved to have been incendiary
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Boy Wins Doll Contest

LORAIN, OHIO.-In competition
with 400 other children in doll con
test, a boy-John Drompp-owned
the winner. His doll was Japanese
Geisha girl. which won first place
in the nationality group.
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LUCKY FELLOW

Boy (reading) Archimedes
leaped from his bath shouting 'Eu-
rekal Eurekal"
Teacher-One moment What is
the meaning of 'Eureka?"
Eureka means I have found
it,"
Very we'll What had Archime-
des found?"
.'The soap, SIR"
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Precarious Seat

Mother-What was the matter
with Frank last night? He acted so
funny.
Mrs. Junebride-From what he
was able to tell ! infer that the
cars were so crowded he started to
ride home on a water wagon and
on the way he fell off and was
stunned.
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visiting Miss Clara Denney in
White Hall Neck, and Mrs. w. L.
Colpitts' friends in Millington. Md.
Joseph L. Cavender, of Whining
ton, was down yesterday on a
hand-shake.
Rev. E. E. White, who with his
wife is visiting R. M. Cooper, near
Cheswold, preached Monday night
at Bethel Church.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
E. R. Cochrane and Company,
nurserymen, loaded a car with 20,-
900 peach trees of the standard
varieties, which were consigned to
parties in Missouri.
The land damages in full of the
proposed Odessa and Middletown
railroad will amount to SS,710, as
assessed by a committee appointed
for that purpose.
The 20 yer old daughter of Dan
iel Meredith a farmer residing in
Petersburg, in Kent county, shot
and killed herself while in a fit of
dependency Wednesday night.
DR.. L. N. Slaughter, the homeo-
pathic physician of Frederick, has
skipped out for parts unknown,
leaving a board bill of S120, and
sundry little bills in both Milford
and Frederick amounting to about
$3.50.
The eighteen tramps who escap-
ed from New Castle jail on Sunday
were guarded by Lewis Davis, who
is serving a life sentence for muir
dering oPliceman Peterson in Will
mington several years ago.
John w. Fenimore, sheriff of this
county, has sold out his store in
Leipsic to w. S. Harper and David
S. Boyce. They took possession on
Thursday and will conduct business
under the firm name of Harper and
Boyce.
The canning establishment Of
Messrs. Richardson and Robbins is
now extensively engaged in putting
up large quantities of plum pud-
ding, and this will be a good sea-
son for poultry for they propose to
commence buying two weeks earlier
this year.
On the same night that w. S.
Letherburys store was robbed in
Middletown the thieves attempted
to get into S. M. Reynolds and
Cos by means Of cutting the heavy
plate glass at one of the front
doors. They however, left before
they succeeded in their work.
The dwelling house Of Edward
Gooden on his farm, near Thomas's
Chapel, was totally destroyed BY
fire late Friday afternoon. Only
few of the household goods could
be removed, as Mr.. Gooden was
away from home. The loss is about
$500.
Richardson & Robbins have
commenced picking and seeding
raisins for their celebrated plum
pudding. Society ladies Of the
town are employed and earn from
$3.50 to S40O per day. 1t is said
that the firm has paid out $4,000
in one season for seeding raisins
alone
Prof. Lee Cannon of Dover, will
apply for admission to the bar at
the coming term of the superior
court in Dover. Charles DenneY
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His Choice

Judge Lynch-Have you anything
to say as to why you shouldn't swing
for this crime?
Condemned Man-Swingin makes
me dizzy, yer honor. I'd prefer to
skip the rope.
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SMYRNA DOINGSI
OF so YEARS AGO.
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they were second only to the bride
herself. The ushers were Miriam
es Clark, brother, and Mr.. M. Bates
Stevens of Denton, each were con-
ventionally attired. Mr.. James
Brian, brother-in-law of the bride,
gave her away. The ceremony was
Impressive and handsomely per-
formed. A delightful reception
was given at the brides residence
for the relatives and friends from
a distance. The happy couple took
the train for Washington thence a
trip through some of the southern
states until reaching Jacksonville.
The young editor and his bride
have our best wishes.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-26

The large iguana lives chiefly in
the tops of trees overhanging
streams in Central and South Amer
lea and the West Indies. When
frightened it jumps into the water,
where it remains for some time be-
fore venturing out.
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Motorists who were notified early
last week to have cars inspected
but failed to do so face loss of reg
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Howard H. Morgan, Jr., and
Frank Cannon, each p years old,
are suffering injuries as a result of
an automobile driven by Morgan
skidding and overturning on the
Seaford-Reliance highway about
three miles from Seaford
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A new American Legion Post
has been organized in Laurel by
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istration tags With, ~
stated. jane Departnsa. II
ager Of the Wilmira.alf ilaft j, J
the Motor VebjcIa ~ S.oa asss
tlmated Approximate paitas.
mobiles are uninspectss, ''Na /,
First reports in
State Poultry Imnrol'e ,ae Os.,,
citation Membership +, 'seansat ven |.
made to H. L. Ric. .oatest ,
secretary of the aeso.' -. as3n ,
the Newark local oYlatas ay /
date, p new member. 5.-r ,a'es
signed up BY the v. -
The new poultry ass,.,,' asR'ts
Quoting membersbin a.a - .la1 i
tests in each If The ts- ps-S,
Eighty Delaware a..
ned = physically u.
Son+ 3o1 Lss.'-t Of disease >
inc : a., = : analyzea ID /.
iie ~ raining Or -
5 .--e-5 : gements asg.
per cent Of the ram... :,
awaiting suitable :, u
aa4;91 a.ai ~ = FaIkAll directr ,
partment Of Public ~ ss'
said today
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Negro veterans of the World War.
The post was named the Rogers w.
Gunby Post, No. 16, Department of
Delaawre, in honor of Rogers w.
Gunby, who died while in the ser
vice.
Mrs. Clarence M. Dillon, of Will
mington, has been appointed auxil-
iary chairman for Area B of the
Child Welfare Conference of the
American Legion, comprising New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and District of Columbia.
A total of 74,038 benefit checks,
amounting to $594, ,93861 for the
year, has been mailed by the Della
ware Unemployment Compensation
Commission These include 1,346
checks for $1O,922.02 mailed during
the past week, bringing the totals
to 2,648 checks for S22, ,102 so for
the month
New Castle County below the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
will become a part of the Whining
ton Boy Scout District the execu-
tiv board decided last week, so that
Middletown will be serviced by the
Wilmington District. Previously
only Wilmington and the county
north of the canal were in the Will
mington District.
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The death Thursday of Mrs.
Stella Maciejewski, SO, of Whining
ton, who was injured in an auto
mobile accident, recently, increased
Delaware's 1889 fatality toll to g.
There were SO killed in the State
last year.
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BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

John Quincy Adams, president Of
the United States, was married in
the Church of All Hallows, London,
in 1897. William Penn was bap-
tized there IN 1914.
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More than $4,000 in building
construction and repair work is un-
derway in Delmar, giving the town
its first building boom since the de-
preston struck the railroad.
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FOR SALE

Tresspass Notices, Fo, D..
For Sale signs.
At THE TINES On
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Earl Records, 45 years old, of
Seaford, received severe wound
on his head recently when an axe
with which he was cutting wood
caught in a clothes line and fell on
his head.
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The annual convention of the
Grand Temple, Pythian Sisters of
Delaware, will be held in Pythian
Castle, Wilmington, on Thursday,
November 9. Mrs. Mary Clayton
of New Castle will preside.
Smyrna times., 1939-10-26

Seed dealers talk gibly of the
numbers of seed to the pound; did
you know that lobelias run $4,000. 900
seed to the pound, and that there
are more than 100000 tiny poten-
tial red clover plants in one pound?
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Charles E. Hackett, 81, of Will
mington, was found hanging in a
stairway between the second and
third floors of his home Saturday
night by a daughter, Miss Betty
F. Hearn pronounced it a case of
suicide.
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School is being held there under
the most unsanitary conditions
in the home district of the
County Superintendent. | am
sure that the recent visit'of the
Superintendent refealed if he
wanted to see, that Negroes were
forced to attend school under
unbearable conditions. On my
visit mere school was being
held in the basement, in the
halls and in the gymnasium.
Due to the lack of adequate
seating facilities children were
standing along the walls. While
the Board Of Education has
money to throw away on athletic
plants, and yet our race is deri-
ed the bare necessities of edu-
cation. ......... 49,.
At the school in Kimball re-
signations have been numerous
because Of the unbearable con-
'ditions. The best instructors of
That faculty have thrown up
their hands in disgust and left.
This school was once regarded
as one of the best in the state.
1t once beCasted Of one of the
best prepared faculties. Re-
Gently Professor +. w. Browne,
head of the commercial depart
ment resigned, u. G.. Carter,
science instructor, pulled out
some time ago, II. S Jones. out
standing coach resigned. While
these men better themselves, we
have every right to know condi-
tons were largely responsible
for their leaving. The Parson,
through his indicative spirit,
transferred the remaining mem
bers in his effort to get back
at some people that were out
spoken enough to criticize his
actinS. ...a
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Religion and letters constitut-
ed his magnificent obsession, or
as one might say, his ruling
passion strong in death. With
his customary devotation to de-
tails, when he found himself on
his death-bed, he dictated hin
funeral arrangements including
the list of speakers, passages
! of scripture to be read, and the
hymns to be sung at his funer-
al, which be it noted was held
from the altar Of the church to
which he served as a professor.
The keynote hymn, by Isaac
Watts:
When l survey the wonder
Gus cross, 80.
On which the Prince of Glory
died, ......... =.
My richest gains / count but
And pour contempt on all my
pride" .. .........
portrays the highest aspiration
of Brawley's soul.
He preferred the application.
"Brawley, the Christian" to
"Brawley h e scholar" DR..
Brawley died at the early age
OF fifty-seven, in the maturity
and fullness of his faculties and
powers. His untimely death was
no doubt superinduced by over
work in the manifold tasks
which he assumed. In addition
to his duties as professor of
Creative English, volumnous
authorship, and heavy admins
trative of faculty assignments,
and generous pastoral burden
Professor Brawley was chair
man of the Library Committee
which has charge of the develop
ment and equipment of Howard
New Million Dollar Library
building, President Mordecai
w. johnson selected him as the
outstanding member of the
faculty seminently qualified to
serve AS chairman ofithe newly
launched, Negro librasS and mu-
scum. Professor BraSsiey enter
ed with AstAccustomed fidelity
enthusiaef8 and& indefstigable
energy upon this stihportant
task, which he regarded as cal
culated to give Howard univer-
sity its rightful place in the edu-
cational sun. ...
The candle burns at both it's
ends
II cannot last the night;
But, ali! my friends and an ! nv
foes, ..... ,...
It gives a brilliant tight. 49,
l would inscribs 4his epitaph |,
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About our folks in Mcdowell.
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sacrifice remain idle? Most of
these boys and girls got their
education from the sweat OF
t h e r parents working in the
mines of the county, many OF
them helped to- open this great
section at a tremendous sacri-
flee? How long wal the school
officials permit the Parson to
use. his otfice-as real estate
racket? ..........
The Negro Civic League re-
Gently on investigation found
that not one Get of federal mo-
ey was spent on the improvement
OF Negro schools in the cunty.
When they visited the office of
the cringing, spineless superin-
tendent he had no facts as to
what Negroes had received or
might receive. On investigation
it was found that over a quarter
OF a million dollars had been
spent on white schools and not
one penny for our people. The
League investigation was not
along political lines but their in
terest was in rarial jmpIbve-
ment. The League composed of
Democrats and Republicans is
united to foster better citizen
ship among our people. The
League is to be congratulated
on its militant stand and if a
Legislative investigation will
not provide equal facilities for
our children, then the ballot is
the next step. While the League
is a non-partisan organization.
persuasion will not get results
the there is nothing to do but
wait until time comes and 90
to the ballot and vote for the
individual who means to do the
right thing regardless of party.
The development. of schools
IN this cunty has been at a
sacrifice. For any party to let a
petty group of cheap politicians
destry it, the blame can only
be laid to the party in power.
| ask the readers of this ar
tlele to go to the Excelsior high
school and see for themselves.
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What makes n GOOD house?

A GOOD house 10 DISTINGUISHED nv
four qualities.
7, .,o,,, =
. II shnrIJ ~ n.,.,a,;''.I r,'''''lou'
nosod u .ha,,, s.'.,
rro.nn, oaI t",,,a ,,'''I ', .ne
family that viii occuuv il and 4
1t should be well built
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3. 1t anticipates the needs Of its
occupants. Built to accommodate \
family OF three, perhaps four. the
house can be enlarged easily by
adding bedrooms above the first
floor, to be reached by stairs built
above the present cellar stairs.
1t Is designed to require q minS-
mum OF housekeeping. A compact
Kitchen is within easy reach Of the
front door. bedrooms, and dining
space in the living room. Ample
closets will hold most essentials
and partial cellar has space for
screens, awnings and such acces-
so:ies.
4. II Is wellbuilt. Asbestos shin
giles on the side walls and asphalt
9hin"lcs on the roof provide fire
resistance and unfading color.
Che house is fully insulated with
fireproof mineral wool in side walls
and above the ceiling. Mineral wool
bats, wall-thick, are fitted between
the side wall studs and ceiling
jois.s 10 provide permanent protec-
ton agn!nst both winter cold and
suIamer heat. Screened vents under
the caves permit ventilation Of the
attic space.
Withal 1t is iow-cost nouse.
1t can be built in most parts of the
country for $500, and 1t will OF on
a 40 foot lot.
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out are characterized by scholar
ly thoroughness and meticulous
attention to detail. His writing.
reveal the author as a man O.
industry and productive talent
rather than originality anc
creative genius. But a deficiency
in t h e s e respects is counter.
balanced by thoroughness OF
research and conformity to the
canons of literary technique.
Professor Brawley. was brou-
ght up, after the strictest man
ner, a Puritan and a Baptist
nd never deviaed from his ira
dltlons. Like Father Aeneas,
he night be called "A man distin
&ulshed for Piety." He was a
perfect gentleman by instinct,
as well as in outward manner
and demanor. He never deviat-
ed by hairs breadth from the
standards of social propriety,
dignity and decorum, He es-
pouSed the old-fashoned home
~ virtlts and valu(es with a
Keen sense of feminine purity.
His religious belief was as
geune, simple, sincere, and un-
sophisticated as that of Dwight
L. Moody ~
AS a Christian scholar he was
surrounded, and one might as
wen say beset, by critical collea-
CUES obsessed with a passion for
modernity. l used to say TO him
mat no one who persists in be-
lleylng in salvation by faith
and baptism by water might ex-
pect to take his ease in a Pagan
academic environment. And vet
Professor Brawley pursued the
orthodox tenor of his way and
maintained his unruff1ed disposi-
tlon with Christian serenity
ana hrmness. Professor Draw
icy enjoyed a handsome income
from his professorship and
from royalties on his books
In addition to his heavy duties
as teacher and author he volun-
teered his servieeaaes assistant
pastor of the 8r BE- Baptist
church in Wasltina3 81. without
compensation. de ID not seek
mis- enlarged helaio activity
merely as an arena to exploit
ms literary reputation or as a
forum to exhibit his homeletic
powers. He merely sought a la
Of practical religious
worship and service. During 3
months Of illness of the chief
pastor, the Rev. DR.. Walther H. |
3rooks, ne assumed full pastor
u responsibility of the spiritual !
lie Of this vast congregation. :
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KELLY MILLER SAYS
CONTINUED from Pass ouA)

Continued from Pasc onAD
ed three leading Negro unversi-
ties in the department of English
language and literature, not
only efficiently, but with mark
ed distinction Prof. Brawley
enhanced his reputation and
prestiage as a teacher by his
authority az writer. He was
the author of more titles which
bear the imprimatur of leading
American publishing, houses
han any other colored author.
His writings, from which he de-
rived a comfortable honorarum
cover a wide range Of tapics
both in pure literature and in
racial theme. His works thru
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"oom wing and added AZ engaging
bay window 10 give this hCule a
crawling imrressiv The roof
is lo"-pitched and covered with
inineral-surfaced, tkic!;-butt asphalt
SHINGLES. He has used q wide pro-
lectiES cornice to give a deep
'hadow line at the caves. and add.
I'd husky chimney with none OF
the snindly characteristics of many
small house chimneys.
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on his Tombstone: BENJAMIN
Griffith Brawley, A Negro Chris
tlan, and scholar. if there ever
was one." ..
.r..t
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