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Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
S4,5OO AWARD IN ROAD SUIT
Second Cecil Defendant Reported
40 Have Been Offered $500

The second of five condemnation
suits waged in the Circuit Court
at Elkton, Md, last week by the
State Roads Commission of Mary
land, to obtain lands for the reloca-
tion Of Route 40, through Elkton
and the section between North
East and Elkton, resulted in jury
verdict of $4,000 in favor of Mrs.
Helen E. Mackall, owner of the Elk
Landing farm. 1t is understood
that the commission offered $4,000
for the property, which consisted
of about nine acres of ground to
the rear of the old high school
building. Three more suits will be
heard in the court, when it recon
venes tomorrow, Thursday.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
LEWES FOLK GREET VISITOR
Frank G. Evans, Retired Seafarer,
Born in Lewes, England, at Lewes


Lewes folk are interested in the
current, visit there of a native of
their mother town, Lewes, Sussex
County, England The English
man appeared on the streets Fri
day and surprisd rsidnts with
whom b talkd, saying he had been
born and reared in the very town
from which the Delaware seafarng
port had been named in 1852 by
William Penn. 1t is the first time
within the recollection of present
residents that a Lewes, England,
citizen has visited the community.
The visitor is Frank G. Evans,
who was born on December 29,
1870, at No. 1 st. Peters Place, in
Lewes, England. Attracted by the
name. Mr.. Evans came to Lewes,
Del, to "look around" and to fish.
He said he has been living in this
country a number of years, after
following the sea since IA years
old. His present home is at
Phoenix, Baltimore County, Md.
Visiting Lewes made him reminis-
cent of his native Lewes in Eng
land. He cleared up longtime
doubt in the minds of Delaware
residents about the pronunciation
of the names of the two towns, by
agreeing with a recent authority
that it was pronounced to rhyme
with Jewess, and not 'Lews," or
Louise" The word, he said, de-
rives from the old English word
"hlaew," meaning high hill. The
English towns rolling, hilly site
hostered the name.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
FARMERS FEAR
OF { CROP LOSSES
ma Sun Following Storm
r.roateus Scalding of Sod
den Fruits, Vegetables
GALE WORST AT MILFORD

rso heavy rainfall throughout
! n.Iaware during Saturdays north
last storm and gale has brought
80 and further despair to
s..a,,gbt-stricken s areas. Smyrna
TSicb was hard hit by the deluge
/ II rain, high wind and flooded
streets. roads and fields, recovered
.,;tb more or less damage but no
u,orse here than Dover and Middle
town which felt the blow severely
Monv 6elds of corn were blown
! DOWN and fields of growing crops
sooded, causing gloom to farmers
ubo had already been hard hit by
tbe drought. The storm seemed
n center its fury on Milford where
4 was preceded by strong gales OF
wind Within a short time, streets
and cellars of homes in South Mil
ford were flooded. In the business
section the sewers could not carry
of the water fast enough and It
overaowed sidewalks. Telephone
service was cut in all Of the south
western section of the town until
midnight and there was also exten-
sive telephone trouble reported be-
tween Milford and Harrington. AS
swollen steams subsided Sunday,
farmers gloomily surveyed corn
fields fattened b ythe gale and
watched a blazing sun scald toma-
II toes. beans. and other crops IN
drenched fields throughout Sussex
County. Rivers and SIRENS reach
Cd near-food levels and many
roads we're inundated stopping
traffic in some places for hours.
The Glasgow Road was closed and
motorists were forced to detour to
Elkton BY way Of Newark from II
a. m. to 6 p. ~. as four feet Of
water covered the road just this
side Of Elkton. Immediately south
Of Elkton the water was SO high
that the road to North East was
closed at the Red Mill bridge from
noon until 5 p. m. The greatest
loss to farmers caused by the
storm will be the additional cost of
harvesting the corn which in many
fields is SO fattened and twisted
that It will take twice as long to
Fcut and shuck it as it otherwise
would, J. Leonard Soper, director
Of the Bureau Of Markets, said. BY
breawing the drought, the rain ac-
tually helped late apples and 9TH
er late crops, he said, adding, how
ever that too much moisture may
cause cracking in the apples. A
hail storm late Saturday afternoon
also caused some damage by cut
ting and stripping corn and other
vegetables and fruit in the Milford
area. Streets in several of the
suburbs were under water, West
moreland Avenue at Essex Avenue
10 Bellemoor being turned into a
miniature lake. The beating rain
caused trouble in the generators of
number Of trolley cars during the
nelght Of the storm and some of
me new buses were used by the
Delaware Electric Power Company
as "hllins" for brief periods. One
ous was used for few hours on
Inc South Union Street-Hillcrest
lne and another on the Maryland
avenue line. Several tugs, barges,
ana small yacht rode out the
gale at the Delaware Breakwater
ana continued on their way. On
tne upper Eastern Shore the storm
was as severe as in Delaware, a
number Of houses in Easton being
flooded.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
DhoWNS AT DELAWARE CITY
'npped on Wharf and Fell into the
kiver-Body is Recovered

Inc storm Saturday was hold in
directly responsible for the drown.
u Emmit Shorter, "a, Negro,
~ sllpped from a wharf at Della
ale city The man fell into the
tba s.a@afe war River after slipping on
go NC. "harf late Saturday while
~ peCtlng a number of Grabbing
.. ..es ne had set. Charles Arm
raOng and Irving Long, both Della
%aie City, who were in a boat a
sa0ft distance away were unable
- rescue him. With the assist
u r..e Oh Henry Curlett, Jr., and
ra larry Gardiner, they succeeded in
;. s.'OVering Shorter's body. Eaorts
49,, = aftihcial respiration failing they
.' .soA tne man to the Delaware Hos
S S..a Where he was pronounced
s ssao' Shorter was known as a
baseball player.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
Short Meeting of Rotary Club

The regular weekly meeting OF
the Smyrna Rotary Club was held
at Wayside Inn, on Thursday even
ing. Due to the extreme heat of
the evening and the Firemen's
parade held in town the same ev-
ening, only routine Rotary busi-
ness was transacted and the pro-
gram was postponed.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
Population at Seaford 5000

Town officials estimate that Sea-
ford has doubled its population
since the DUPONT Company last
fall announced it would build a
plant there. The 1880 census gave
the town a population of $500.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24

Property of Smyrna Heirs Sold
Mrs. Medford Roe and Mrs. Rich
ard Long have sold thru agency OF
Charles Hanratty their property IN
Camden, this state, to Grant War
nick of Camden.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
onoKCH OF THE NAZARENE
49,. :. W. Parldns, Pastor, An
"ounces Services For the WeeL

sr. ne church Of the Nazarene of
Tor INA Rev. J. w. Parkins, pas
vics.a announces the following SER
{ Tonight, Thursday, 7.so
s,,raap -, prayer meeting; next sun
a. say servics-sunday School at
: = q m; morning worship, 1o.45
evarr.,, 49, y. Z. P. S., $50 p. M;
''anselistic service. 73o p. m.
Evening star., 1939-09-05

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept 5.-The i'm
pact of war on the bond market to-
day brought these results:
A violent downslide in foreign dol.
lar bonds, with some Europeans off
as much as points near the final
hour
Another sharp downthrust in
United States Governments and top
grade corporate loans. Federals
gave up fractions to around Is of a
point.
A brisk advance in various specu-
lating issues, particularly secondary
rails. Buying was based on belief
the carriers were in line for large
increase in business. Volume was
unusually heavy.
Weakness in the so-called prime
investment ratings was typified By
breaks running from to around Z
points in Vanadium SIS, Texas Corp.
IS and Phillips Petroleum IS.
Bonds of Baltimore & Ohio
Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific
and some other Western carriers
surged up 2 to points.
Obligations of Australia, Belgium
Canada, Denmark and Germany
were almost without support until
they had cracked down to 7 points
Italian issues were strong.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Steel Output Shows
No Signs Of Usual
Summer LuN
Production Rote Rises
Another Half Point
To 81 Per Cent
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. s.
Steel production shows no signs OF
the usual summer lull, the maga-
zine Steel said The rate advanced
last week one-half point to "a per
cent, with indications of further
increases in early September.
A large part of current orders are
from miscellaneous sources. Auto
motive steel purchases have been
held back somewhat later than ex-
pected. Railroad awards are larger
than for some time.
Steelmaking scrap Is strong,
though prices are not materially
changed, the composite remaining at
$3.50. Considerable scarcity ex-
lists, and buyers are paying pre-
miums for export in some instances.
Despite increased steel produc-
ton relatively little tonnage buying
is being done Iron and steel and
finished steel composites are un-
changed at 1853 and $3.50, re-
spectively.
Continuing its rise, the steelmak-
ing rate advanced one-half point
last week, to 64 per cent, a new
high for the year. Increases were
small, and operations were un-
changed in tx districts. Pitts
burgh was up points to SO per cent;
Detroit, points, to 80; Youngs-
town, point, to Sc; st. Louis, 65
points, to 63.5, and Cincinnati, 8
points. to sc. Chicago dropped 2
points, to 54 per cent. Unchanged
rates prevailed at Wheeling, So;
Cleveland, 80; Buffalo, COS; Bir-
mingham, IS; New England, 10
and Eastern Pennsylvania, "A.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (P.-Opera-
tions in the steel industry for the
current week will decline a. points
to 586 per cent of capacity, the
American Iron g. Steel Institute
estimated today. Last weeks figure
was 63 per cent.
The decline this week was attrib-
uted by steel circles to the Labor
Day holiday.
A month ago operations were a,
the rate of COL per cent of capac-
ity. while a year ago they were 49,
per cent.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Freight Loudings

NEW YORK, Sept. R.-Revenue
freight carloadinRs on railroads reporting
today. for the week ended September 2
included: Can. ~. w.
Baltimore & Ohio 4S,176 46.46S 4l,515
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Commercial Looms Cost
2M to 3A, Per Cent

BY the Associated Press.
Commercial loans from banks are
costing American businessmen from
2A to 3A per cent, the Federal
Reserve Board said today.
The ~ per cent rate was de-
scribed as the average for New
York. In another group of North
ern and Eastern points-Boston,
Buffalo, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh, Chicago and Detroit
the average was 3 per cent.
A 81 average was quoted for the
South and West based on surveys
at Richmond, Baltimore. Atlanta
New Orleans, st. Louis, Minneapolis
Kansas City, Dallas, San Francisco
Los Angeles and Seattle.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Sept. 5 lP.-Egss. DIGS:
19A-24A; standards, 1884: f1rsts, 17A;
seconds, 16A-17; mediums, 1914; dirties,
No. !. 15-15la: average checks, 141a.
Whites: Resale of premium marks 35-
37i2. Nearby and Midwestern, premium
marks, 32-34la: exchange specials, 81 "a:
exchange standards 25-25l2. Resale of
and Midwestern exchange mediums. 20:
pullets. 1917; peewees, 14h-15.
Browns: Nearby, extra fancy, 26-35.
24-25; exchange standards. 221a Nearby,
mediums %
Duck eggs. nearby, 1922.
hisher than extra, 251a-ash: extra Gea
scorel; 25H; firsts tSs-9D. 22A241a;
Cheese, 161,136: firm. Prices UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Visible Grain Supply

NEW YORK, Sept. tP.-Visible
supply of American grain showed
the following changes from week
ago Gin bushels: Wheat increased
2,528,000, corn decreased $4,000,
oats increased 2,20O0,0O0, rye in
creased 0,000 and barley increased
1,483,000.
Evening star., 1939-09-05

Cottonseed oil closed very strong, bleach
able prime summer yellow, 700 nominal;
prime crude, 500: September. 650b; Octo-
ber, 6.5Ob: December, 655b: January,
665b; March 6.S5b; May. 7.05b. Bid.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Failures TotuI Down

NEW YORK, Sept. lP).-Busi-
ness failures in the United States
during the week ended August 81
dropped to 205 from 221 in the pre-
ceding week, Dun & Bradstreet re-
ported today. A year ago the total
was 235.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
$4,000, 900 in Gold
Arrives on Liners
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-About $685.
100000 in gold arrived today on the
liners President Roosevelt and
Samaria
Yesterday the Queen Mary brought
S45 $4,000.
Evening star., 1939-09-05

r In bankruptcy or receivership or beins
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed By such companies
Rates of dividends in the FOREGOING table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration On
less otherwise noted. special or extra div.
dends are not included
xd Ex dividend 1t Ex rights Also
extra or extras ePaid last year fPay-
able In stock e Declared or oeid so far
this wear b Cash or stock K Accumu-
lated dividend paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants xv
Without warrants var Warrants
Evening star., 1939-09-05
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Heavy
buying all around carried cotton
futures up almost 81 a bale at one
time today. A dire need of Amer
lean cotton abroad, where alb
normally small supplies exist, was
an important factor.
Some realizing pared prices in
late trading when the market held
1852 points above the previous
close, october at 8.63 and May at
8.49
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Offering Postponed

NEW YORK, Sept. R.-The
Territory of Hawaii has postponed
an offering of $1,500,00O Territorial
bonds due to instability of the mu.
nicipal market, w. c. McGonagle,
treasurer of the Territory, said to-
day. Bids were to have been re-
ceived tomorrow,
Evening star., 1939-09-05
New York Bunk Stocks

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 LP.-Investment
Bankers Conference, Inc Bank and trust
companies. Opening bid and asked prices:
Evening star., 1939-09-05

MlddIfng spot, S.20.
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
100 higher Sales. 10 contracts. Sep
tember 6 sob; December, z 05b; January,
71Ob; March 7.05b Bid.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 5 tP-Strength
in outside markets attracted large buying
orders in cotton futures here today. but
after showing net gains of 81 to "A points
the market reacted under proht-taki ling,
Closing prices were steady 80 to so points
mi hinhar
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK, Sept 5 R-crude rubber
permissible limit win the exception Of
the unrestricted pot septembe-, which
vas 4s5 points higher; September, 22 90
Evening star., 1939-09-05

By private wire direct to The Star.

Stock and Sales.
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. @
Acme Wire .45g-. 500s 16 16
Aero Supply (B)- 80 An 3M
Evening star., 1939-09-05

Acme wire .46g-.
| Aero Supply (B)-
Ainsworth ----.
Air Assoc (.50)--
Air Investors
Ala Grt Sou (3g)-
Ala Power pf (6)
Alum Co Of Am
Alum Co of (6)
! Alum Ltd (.25a)-
| Alum Ltd of (6)-
Am Capital (A)--
Am Cap pf .50k -.
Am Centrifugal
Am City Power q
! Lt(A) 2.52 All
Am City P&LtB)
Am Cynam A 60
Am Cynam B go
Am & For P war
Am Fork & H so
Am Gas & El 1.60
| Am General -
Am Gen pf $50 =.
Am Inv (Ill) (2)-
Am Laund M so
Am Lt&Trac l.20
Am Mfg Co -----
Am Maracaibo
Am Pot&Ch (2g)
Am Republics -.
Am Superpower-
Am Superpwr pf-
| Anchor Post F
Arctur Rad Tube.
Ark Nat Gas -
Ark Nat Ga 8 A
Art Met Wks.30g.
Ashland OR 40
| Assoc G & E tA)-
Assoc Ga s&El pf-
Atl Coast Fish -
Att Goa st L del
Atlas Corp war
Atlas Plyw'd .25g
Austin Silver M.
Automat Prod -
Auto Vot M 30
Avery & Sons -
Averv pf XIV 1.b0-
Avery tBF) war
A via tion & Trans
Axton Fisher A
Babcock & VIII.
Baldwin Lo war.
Baldw l. Of 2.l0
Baldwin Rub. .25g.
Bardstown Dist .
Barium Stain Stl.
Ba sic Dol Big
Bath Iron -
Beech Aircraft
Bellanca Aircraft
Bell Aircraft -
Berk & Gay Fur.
Bickfords LOG
Birdsboro Stl Fly
Bliss tEW)
Bliss & Lau (1g)-
Blue Ridge -
Blumenthal (S)
Bowman Bit 1st-
Brazilian T & L.
Breeze Corp -
Brewst Aero .20g
Bridgp't Machine
Brill (A)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-11
u. S. Greatly Concerned
Over Poland and Russia
Continued From Page Onel

Continued From Page Onal
as good Polish maritime outlet
as Danzig itself.
The trouble is that Adolf likewise
requires a 15-mile wide German cor
ridor across the Polish corridor, from
Germany proper into East Prussia
in effect a-Gernan barbed wire
fence through Poland.
There Poland balks.
The Warsaw press, nevertheless,
says the Poles want to be accom-
modating, SO it suggests what it calls
a compromise, which is this:
Let Germany cede East Prussia
to Poland.
Thus Poland will be all on one
side of the corridor and Germany
on the other side. Indeed, therell
cease to be corridor.
Does this suit Germany? Well!
murder!
Maxim LitvinOv's Purge.
Another thing that perturbs the
State Department is Russias purge
of Soviet Commissar of Foreign Re-
lations Maxim Litvinov. MoscoW's
story is that he resigned, but nobody
believes it.
Litvinov was friendly to a Rus
sian hook-up between Russia, Brit
ain and France, which made him
indirectly favorable to the demo-
cratic powers-as far as Communism
can be considered pro-democratic.
It's felt that his displacement is a
change for the worse, anyway. In this
country he wouldn't be considered
a good life insurance risk, either.
Litvinov has acquaintances in
Washington incidentally.
Besides having been here official
ly, he's been a guest at the National
Press club. A few years ago he made
an address before the club members.
It was just after Russia and Uncle
Sam had established diplomatic
relations. He's nice chap PERSONAL
ly-short, round and roly-poiy; also
very sociable. The folk who met him
liked him.
Russian Visitors Farewells.
Washington is accustomed to fare
we'll visits by Russian celebrities.
Ambassador Troyanovoslly was ex-
tremely popular. He left here on
what was advertised as a little trip
homecoming back shortly. That's
the last that ever was seen of him
in this capital None of his friends
ever have been able to get in touch
with him or any member of his fam
ily in Russia
I've known Russian newspapermen
who were recalled for supposedly
mere consultations with their edi-
torial superiors. They never came
back
Seemingly you kiss Russian
goodby if he goes back to Moscow
Litvinov is pronounced ''Lit-veen-
off, with the accent on the second
syllable. That isn't his real name,
though. It's Finkelstein.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-11
METHODIST CHURCH
UNITY PROCLAIMED
No One Stands on Call For
Opposition Votes-Peace
Resolution Adopted

Kansas City, May 11.-(AP)-In
worshipful ceremony the Methodist
church was proclaimed one united
body last night by the 900 delegates
and Sc bishops who have spent two
weeks in perfecting its government
''The Methodists are one people.
That was the key phrase repeated
time after time by Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes of Washington, d. c.,
in the service symbolically sealing
the schisms which have divided the
American followers Of John Wesley
for more than a century.
Ten thousand persons watched the
ceremony climaXing % years of uni
fication work by bringing the 0,000,-
900 members of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, the Methodist Epis-
copal church, South, and the Meth
ganization.
All Raise Hands.
Every delegate and bishop rose
with raised hand as Bishop John M.
Moore, of Dallas, put the final mo-
ton for approval of the plan of
union. No one stood on the call for
opposition votes.
"We do so declare" chanted the
delegates in unison, as Bishop Moore
read
1.-The Methodist Episcopal Church,
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, and the Methodist Protestant
church are and shall be one united
church"
The chant was repeated as he read
the five formal sections Of the dec
larations of union.
The entire delegation joined with
the bishops in pledging:
ITO the Methodist church thus es-
tablished we do solemnly declare our
and upon all its life and
service we do reverently invoke, the
blessing Of Almight God. Amen"
Bishop A. Frank Smith, of Hous-
ton, Tex, led the meeting in the for
NAL 'hallowing of worship" closing
with all joining in the declaration:
Peace Resolution Adopted.
eve do here and now consecrate
the Methodist church to the worship
of God and the establishment of his
kingdom among men everywhere
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen"
The benediction officially bring
ing to a close the declaration of
union" ceremony was pronounced by
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-11

Now, they insist, the trade has just
<about been consummated. And
here is the trade as they see it. In
return for News and Observer sup
port of the administrations fair
haired boy for the governorship,
Jonathan Daniels will be permitted
to attain his longtime ambition and
will be handed the job on silver
platter.
It's a good political story, circum-
stantial and logical in most Of its
aspects; and it has behind it the
very substantial and solid basis
that it is a matter of recorded fact
that during the 1889 General AS
sembly session the News anI OBJ
server, for the first time within the
memory of veteran observers, stood
shoulder to shoulder with a State
administration on practically every
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-11
Outer Area Coal
Mines to Sign Up
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fourteen districts outside the Appa--
lachain area would stave Off threat
ened crisis resulting from tuel
shortage.
N. C. Coal Shortage
At Raleigh, N. c., meanwhlie'
nine State institutions polled by the
Division of Purchase and Contract
have enough coal to last an aver
age of 80 days. Prices at the mines
have jumped from $1.25 to $3.15 as
a result Of the strike Of the miners,
James Potter, assistant director OF
State purchases there, said.
The Eastern Carolina Training
School in Rocky Mount, N. c., is
completely out Of coal, Potter said,
and probably will buy fuel from 10
cal dealers within the next few days.
The StOneWall Jackson Training
School in Concord. N. c., also needs
coal for cooking purposes. he added.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-11
Democratic Big
Trades Are Talked
(Continued From Page One)


IA . "a ~
larly some of his friends. And so
between eleven and one o'clock on
that fine convention day telephone
wires, automobiles and retired corn
ers were all kept very and exceed
ingly busy
When the showdown came, A. D.
Non) Folger, now congressman
from the fifth district, the Bailey
candidate, was named national COM
mitteeman.
The feeling generated had become
so intense that Josephus Daniels,
home from his job as ambassador to
Mexico, asked that his name not be
presented as a candidate for delegate
at large to the national convention.
This was done in spite of the face
that a sub rosa campaign for MIN
had been under way for a week or
more
Then we jump three years. There
is evidence, discernible to the pierre
ing eye of the politically initiated,
but unprovable by documentary evi-
dence Of pertinent legal testimony,
that since early in the 1889 legis-
lature the makers Of governors and
senators and national committee
men have been doing some of the
already-mentioned "hoss trading"
These initiates profess to see that
the recent request of Governor
Clyde r. Hoey that prospective, can
didates withhold formal announce
ment until later in the year was
prompted by a desire on the part of
administration forces to perfect
pending trade.