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Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
WIN ROADSIDE
AWARD PRIZES
Annual Identification Con-
test Won By c. E. Good
ley, CheswOld
S25 AND AMERICAN FLAG

Willard Springer, Jr., Mrs Hen
ry B. Thompson and Mrs. Pierre S.
dupont, and Mrs. Ierene DUPONT,
who were the judges in this years
Roadside Beautification contest,
have completed their difficult task
and announced the winners The
Little Heaven" roadside stand
owned an operated by Mrs. Hazel
M. Conley, at the intersection of
the Magnolia Road and the Dover
Frederica cutoff, won the prize as
the best kept stand.
art and beauty have really
come to the farm" Willard Spring
er, Jr., of Wilmington, judge in the
competition, observed Tuesday of
last week when he announced the
winners. Mr.. Springer disclosed he
had had difficulty in finding road
side stands that complied with the
contest regulations dealing with
signs. Other awards announced
by Mr.. Springer were:
Best filling station, c. E. Cooley,
Cheswold.
Best farmyard and garden, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Rust on State
Road between Lewes Road and Re
hoboth.
Prizes consisted of S25 and an
American flag with pole and con-
crete base to be erected on the
winners properties.
Mr.. Springer said filling stations
are generally well planned and dec
Grated, but said he also found diff
ficulty here in the regulation con-
corning signs. Rules state filling
station signs shall be limited to
those telling kind and price of gas
oline for sale.
Farmyards, on the other hand,
offered difficulty because there are
so many good ones, Mr.. Springer
said. Farmers have become
beauty conscious" and most of
their places show the result of
painstaking effort. Mr.. Springer
said interest in the contest is in
creasing each year, and pointed
out that every roadside stand and
filling station along the State
Highway from st. Gerges to Reho-
both is eligible. Mr.. Springer was
appointed judge to succeed the
late former Governor Robert p
Robinson. Members of the COM
mittee for the contest are Mrs.
Henry B. Thompson, chairman;
Mrs. Pierre S. DUPONT, and Mrs.
Irenee DUPONT. Paintings of grass,
flowers, and shrubs about the road
side stations and stands were given
particular attention when places
were judged for the contest. Mr..
Springer said. He made his de-
cisions after more than a month of
weekly committing to his Rehoboth
summer cottage.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
TRUTH about
ADVERTISING

are poor, because If you don't ad-
vertise then your public won't know
what you have to SELL"
The public responds Immediately
to the man with courage enough to
invest his money in advertising even
when the condition of the market is
not so good as he would like to see
it. The public responds always to
courage.
In 1921. when America had short
business depression. A. w. Erick-
son, now dead, made the directors of
a company in which he was inter-
ested. agree to spend Sl50,0OO a
month for advertising during the
next II months.
Business fell off. The directors
wanted to renege. Mr. Erickson
wouldn't let them. He made them
spend their monthly advertising al
lowance. He had faith.
When prosperity returned, as it
always does. that company, because
of courageous leadership, skyrocket-
ed to the top. a position it still
holds.
What had happened was that its
public. you consumers, read those
advertisements and subconsciously
became friendly to business which
would continue to tell you its story,
in bad times as well as in good. The
public reciprocated by giving it its
trade.
Whenever q business man adver-
tises 1t shows he has faith In him
self, In his community. In his goods
and In his customers.
He Is q good business man with
whom to trade.
@ Charles B. Roth
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
PERSONALS

Theodore p. Houghey and wife,
of Indianapolis, have been on a
visit to old friends and relatives in
Smyrna and vicinity. They left
for home this morning.
Thomas j. Elwell, of the Balti-
more Sun, and wife have been
spending a week or two visiting
friends in this vicinity
John G. Stokely and family are
sojourning at Asbury Park.
]. D. Scout and wife, of Smyrna
Landing, have been spending sew
eral weeks at Mrs. Scouts old
home, Bushkill, Pa.
Alexander McConaughy, of Phil
adelphia. and c. ]. McConaughy,
of Jersey City, are on a visit to
their father at Clayton. The latter
is accompanied by his wife.
Misses May and Priscilla Shears,
of New Haven, Conn, and Miss
Mary Hunt, of Chicago, are visit
ing the family of s. B. briggs,
near town.
Mrs. Rev. r. K. Stephenson is
visiting her father in Onancock, Va.
Henry Denney and wife, Of Tex
as, VINO have been on a VISIT to
Mrs. George w. Cummins, at
"Woodlawn" left for home yester-
day.
Walter F. c. Colt, of Indianapo-
lis, arrived home on Monday on a
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. j. Colt.
Miss Annie Fruere, one Of the
attractive young ladies of Trenton,
N. j., is the guest Of Miss Flo
Gootee.
Miss Lille Scott, of Baltimore,
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Ed.
Hoffecker and Miss Lottie Hance,
of Philadelphia, her sister Mrs. w.
o. Hcffecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. rockingham, of
New York, have been visiting Mr..
Continued on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24

building force and that it
is therefore. needed most when
business needs building.
Whenever we have a temporary
lun in business we see the specta-
Gle of many advertisers drawing
in their horns" and refusing to spend
money for advertising until times
are easy once more.
The late p. D. Armour. great
packing magnate. had tt sanest
view on the subject.
He always told his associates:
Advertise when times are good, be-
cause then your dollars show great
est returns. Advertise when times
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
STATE SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS
Caution Urged in o,o.
and Passing \ o.
the Highway
DO NOT PASS ON Hills

According to the Delaware :.
ty Council oVertaking and na.s>ss '
IS a deliberate action or
of a driver that requires pa''
most skill, caution, ana tu6gr... Y
1t IS an action that reeor''. ,,ls4'
thought and must be nia- -
ahead. Hence since ii il nTsa -.
tated there apparently s5on5
no excuse for accidents cs
from this operation But sge, :.
not the case. Probably 10 or..
movement on the open hig5r..
simultaneously places s0 man
torists in Jeopardy, u terrjfas :.
many motorists.
On narrow streets 5r two
pavement when traffic Is at ! nv
imum, and both passenger cars :.
trucks or slow moving vehicle. !,
required to use the same road :.
driver Of the faster vehicle is %,
orally prone to become imnat5s,.
and at any price attempt Il =.
the slower vehicle. This Is ~
after dark as well as during !.
day. Either during tile day 4 !.
night it is difficult ID Judge !.
speed of an approaching car a.
distance sufficient to allow the 81
overtaking and passing Of aug,.,
vehicle travelling il the same drs.
tion. Furthermore. following 4 r
hicle too closely obstructs al RI
sion ahead Therefore. the m-
safe way to overtake and pass
car is to lag behind the vehicle F.
a sufficient distance to observe an
approaching traffic and all featu,s
of the road. Then, if the highvv
is clear of approaching and one /,
confident that he can safety O..
plete the act, it is permissible /.
pull to the left and pass. Afts
the maneuver is once started. i,
driver must follow through a,
return to his proper traffic-Iane
quickly as possible for once i
passing vehicle is opposite !
abreast the car being overtaker
is too late to avoid trouble s5o-.
the driver find he IS wrong.
Crashes are often caused 8
CONTINUED on Page Threel
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
BIG THURSDAY AT
COLLINS BEACH

Collins Beach, or as it is now
called, Bay Head, after several
years rest, bloomed out again on
Thursday with the esprit that
characterized it in the days of its
former glory. 1t was virtually
Frank Rothwelps opening day."
having taken the management a
few days before, and the people
from Smyrna and the surrounding
country including the larger part
of Thoroughfare Neck were there
until all the available ground
adapted to such purposes, was oc-
cupied by the horses and carriages,
added to these for two or more
hours being about 700 excursion
lists who came down on the Rich
ard Stockton. The road thither is
in splendid condition, the day de-
lightful, there having been no rain
there that or the day before, the
shade attractive and the bathing
good. The larger number went in
picnic style, while many took din
ner and supper at the well furn-
ished tables. All together it was
a god sendoff for the new proprie-
tor, and an entire change from
what had characterized the previ-
GUS part of the season. In the
company was detachment of w.
c. T. u, who quietly enjoyed the
shade and cooling breezes. The
larger scholars of the Sunday
School Of Friendship Church had
their note books with them, and in
the latter part of the afternoon
gathered on the front porch for a
service of song, which was highly
enjoyed by others not of their COM
pany. A number of men repaired
during the afternoon to an open
field for game of baseball, the
contest being between tn clubs of
Walkers School House and Tay-
lor's- Bridge, the victory being in
favor of the first named by a score
of IL to z. The season is now
short, but the old place is a candi-
date for the favors of its former
patrons.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
RED CROSS DENTAL AID
Committee Studies Aid i'm Event
Of a Major Disaster In Delaware

A study Of dental aid that may
be given in the event of a major
disaster in Delaware was made
Friday night by members of the
executive committee of the Della
ware Chapter of the American
Red Cross. The appointment of
dental committee chairmen was
confirmed by the chapter. They
are DR.. Charles r. Jefferis, VIII
mington; DR.. Robert E. Price, New
Castle County; DR.. Ralph B. Jones,
Kent County, and DR.. Clyde A.
Nelson, Sussex County. Lammot
DUPONT, Jr., chapter chairman,
presided. Others who attended
were Ivan Culbertson, Frank M.
Jones, Mrs. Mary McVaugh, Jack
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
DUCK SEASON
TO OPEN OCT. %
Starts One Week Later Than
Last Year and To Run
Forty-five Days
WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 5

Delaware's annual duck hunting
season will open October % this
year, one week later than last
years opening, and will run for As
days, it was announced in Wash
ington last week following Presi-
dent Roosevelt's approval of the
U. S. Biological Survey recon-
mendations for migratory water
fowl. The season here will close
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
Interment Friday morning al
Bethel, near Wilmington.
THE BALTIMORE AND
DELAWARE BAY RAIROAD
nDI1NTEn

DELAWARE BAY RAILROAD
OPENED
The opening of the above named
railroad which was originally in
tended to take place by the 10th of
July but hindered largely in its
preparation by the bad weather,
was finally accomplished on Satur-
day. The formal opening was at
tended by persons from Philadel-
phia, Chestertown, Clayton and
other places, but Smyrna, one of
the largest towns on the line, as
far as we know was not invited to
take any part in it. Emil Thielens,
who is largely interested in the i'm
provement and the operation of
this road, with a party of friends,
including representatives Of the
press of Philadelphia, left that
city on tugboat at $50 o'clock on
Saturday morning and steamed to
Bayside, n. ]. At that point the
barge used in ferrying the cars
across the Delaware Bay was load
ed with empty fruit cars and then
taken in tow by the tug. The tug
left Bayside at 1 o'clock in the af-
terinoon and arrived at Bombay
Hook a few minutes before 2
o'clock, having made the passage
of four miles in forty two minutes.
The cars, fourteen in number,
were sent over the road for distri-
button at the various points of
fruit shipment and the first loaded
train was sent north over the road
Monday. The new road now has
forty-two miles Of track finished
and ready for operation, extending
from Nicholson, Md, to Bombay
Hook, and it is expected that ser
vice over it in connection with the
New Jersey Central railroad will
be continuous from this time for
ward.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24

business men often talk about
p the problem of when they should
advertise most. Should it be when
business is good and sales come
easily or when business is slow and
sales are hard?
Those who believe in advertising
most intensively when everybody
has money. argue logically enough
that it is wise, as Shakespeare him.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
Payne Joins GOldey Faculty

Harold M. Payne, teacher at the
Millsboro high school the past
eight years, has joined the faculty
of Goldey College at Wilmington
as an instructor in the accounting
department. Mr. Payne is known
throughout the state as a musician
and singer.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24

self pointed out sew
eral centuries ago,
ito take the tide
when it serves" Ad-
vertising then will
prove of most value,
some men believe.
Those. on the other
hand. who believe
a business should
spend money for tell
ing its story most
aggressively a when
times are slow, say
that advertising is a
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
Accepts Position at Welfare Home

Miss Ruth Hirons, formerly of
Dover, assumed her new duties last
week as dietitian at the State We'll
fare Home, Smyrna. Miss Hirons,
who served in the same capacity
at the Jewish Hospital in Philadel-
phia last year, is a graduate of Do
yer high school and the Women's s
College. University of Delaware,
class of 1887.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24

LeCato, Mrs. Richard Bond, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Russell Craig, Mrs.
James H. Hughes, Mrs. Henry
Ridgely, James Dillon, Wood Will
son, c. Walter Kadel, DR.. Raymond
Moore, L. D. Lindh, and Arthur N.
Potter, executive secretary
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24

William Bradley of the Meek"
is an own cousin of James A.Brad-
ley, the founder and leading cit
izen of Asbury Park.
In putting a new clapper on the
engine of the Branch train to re-
place one that was lost, the bell
was accidentally cracked, and it
has voice something like a recent
alto singer.
Milton E. Price, who has been
connected with the Record the past
year, and the past two months its
local editor, left this morning with
the regret of his friends, to get a
position in Wilmington.
]. w. Denney, who with wife has
been spending several weeks at At
lantic City, returned on Friday,
bringing with him a very pretty
motel of the Eiffel Tower Of Paris,
which graces his window.
AlCC dOlSCS duQ q DSlOllS-
ing to S. ]. Hill, of Green Spring,
were killed by the engine of a
freight train one day last week.
On the night of the same day two
yearling cattle belonging to w. T.
Collins of the same place, were
also run into and killed.
d. w. Trumpeller, who sold his
farm near the big oak" few
weeks ago to Thomas Kirby, has
bought another l 1-2 miles west of
Dover, known as the Baum farm,
III acres, for $4,000 1t is high
ly improved, has fine buildings on
it and cost a former owner S17,-
600.
Mrs. Mary A. Gardner, a repre-
sentative of one of the old Thor
oughfare Neck families died yes
terday at her residence at the
Long Bridge. She represented a
large amount of property in the
Neck, Wilmington, and elsewhere,
~ AAN1 LII bC hCiiC Oy hCl lWO
surviving sons.
Jacob B. Alice, who spends his
time between his family in Middle
town and his farms in Caroline
county, and Princess Anne, Md,
was in town visiting his Smyrna
friends on Saturday. He has a
prospective crop of 5000 baskets of
peaches on his farm in Tuckahoe
Neck occupied by his son.
A. L. Hudson wished a correc-
tion of the statement made last
week in regard to the trotting
course on his farm. He says it is
not to be trotting or race course
in the common acceptation of the
term, but trial course such as is
use on stock farm for increasing
the speed Of young horses. The
track has been surveyed, but moth
ing has been done towards prepar-
ing it, and it is problematical when
it will be.
William Ed. Spruance, residing
down the Neck, was the innocent
cause of much anxiety to his fam
lily last week He left home for
Philadelphia on Wednesday, to re-
turn the next day, and his carriage
was on hand ready to convey him
thither on his arrival. The same
was true of Friday and Saturday
and when he did not come on the
five o'clock train of the latter day,
and not having written, as was his
custom when he was delayed, his
family became extremely concern
ed. A dispatch was forwith for
warded to Philadelphia to Mr..
Kahn, where he stopped, inquiring
of his whereabouts, and an answer
received that relieved all apprehen-
sion, stating that he had left there
that afternoon for the steamer
Ella, and would be at home that
night. The simple truth seems to
have been that Mr.. Spruance was
having a good time in the city, en-
joying a little vacation, and forgot
that in his absence, the days were
longer at home than where he was.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
GRAIN
eu
PRODUCE
DEATHS

Emory--Near Denney's Corner,
August the 9th, Mrs. Harriet EN-
orv, aged "a years.
Gardiner-On the Goth inst. In
Thoroughfare Neck, Mary A. Gar
Diner, in the 773rd year Of her age.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF AUGUST Il, 1889

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
Observed Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Newcombe,
of Dover, celebrated their 22nd
wedding anniversary on Tuesday
evening of last week, by entertain
ing a few relatives and friends.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24
MARRIAGES

Thompson-On the 18th inst. at
the Circuit parsonage, by Rev. r.
K. Stephenson, Joshua Thompson
and Florence David, of Cheswold.
Smyrna times., 1939-08-24

William Bradley of the meek"
is an own cousin Of James A.Brad-
ley, the founder and leading cit
izen of Asbury Park.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-30
A CHRYSLER SZTRAJK

ma mar nemzeti katasztro-
ia aranyait 0lti, inert a hatvan-
ezer sztrajkolo munkas leg
alabb szaz-szazhuszezer mas
embe~t kenyszerit tetlensegre,
akik szomoruan varjak a telet
es a karacsonyt. .
A mutt het elejen mar koze-
ledtek a beke fele, mikor az a
szerencsetlen otlete tamadt a
"vezerkarnak", hogy a for
manokat is szervezzek.
Chryslerek ebbe mem mentek
belle es ebben az esetben a koz-
velemeny igazat adott a gyar
vezetosege, mex. A szervezet re-
szerol ezt a szerencsetlen 0t-
letet ugyan ket nap alatt le-
fujtak, de a gyar most mar
biztositekot kovetel a CIO We
zet6seget6l, hogy ilyen kiserle-
tex a j0voben mem lesznek. Hir
szerint a targyalasokat eek
ben a napokban a merseklete-
r6l Is jo modorarol ismert Muir
ray fogja atvenni S ez remenyt
ad q kOzeli bekere.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-30

az alakulatokat es egyeneket
egyre er6sebben fogjak figyel-
nj.
Jobb tanacsot senki mem ad-
hat a munkasnak, minthogy
menekuljon akar a kommuniz-
mussal, akar a n1azizmussal
gyanusitott csoportokbol, mig
XII mem vagjak a munkabol,
inert ilyen esetekben semmifele
szervezet meg mem vedelmez
senkit nemsokara egyenesen
a kormany fogja k0vetelni,
hogy a gyanus egyeneket =
gyarak a munkabol kizarjak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-30
KIS GYERMEKEK.
VESZELYBEN

A campbelli ovodaban het-
fon delutan 3 ora k0rul tuz
tamadt a tiizhely kornyeken.
Az ovoda tanitonoje Miss Vera
Switzer nyugodtan kivezette a
teremben tartozkodo SO apro
gyermeket, akik mem is seitet-
tex, hogy milyen veszedelmes
helyzetben vannak. A kar $50
dollarnyi kart tett a teremben.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-30
A VAROSI POLGARI KOR
SOR ESTELY GYt]LESE

A Varosi (oreg) Polgari
Kor december Len, penteken
este a Renner sorgyar pike
ST. kil0n termeben tartja ha-
vi gyuleset pontosan 7::3O-kor.
A gyiiles utan szendvicsek es
kitun6 s0r all maid a tagok es
yendegeik rendelkezesere. Min
zen polgart szivesen latnak.
Slukd Ferenc, el10k.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-30
KUHN NACIVEZER TILT

a tanuszekben a mutt heten
akit az igyeszseg azzal vadol,
hogy a nacik "a nemet Bund)
penzet ellopta es szeretoire
koltotte.
Mem latszik valosziniinek
hogy el fogjak itelni, de bizo-
nyos, hogy nevetsegesse Walt a
b6sz vezer vege van a kar-
rierjenek, amellyel megbontot
ia a nemzet bekejet, vagy leg
aIabb a nemet-amerikaiak be !.
kejet.
A Dies bizottsag ezzel szem-
ben a kommupiisstak tgyeit fir
tatja ezeknek a kihallgata-
soknak a soran epiiletes dol
gekat igernek a kovetkez6 ma
pokra. s
Nagyon kellemetlen meglepe-.
test szereztek nemet baratai
Coughlinnak a multi heten.
Nemetorszagbol tizezerszam
ra kuldtek az angol nyelvi pro-
paganda fiizeteket ebbe az or
szagba. amelyekben Coughlin-
ra hivatkoztak S st neveztek XII
az egyetlen igaz amerikai We
zernek. A nemzet jelenlegi han
gulataban ez a szoros barat-
sag a radio papnak egy cs0p-
pet sem fog hasznalni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-30
A PILSUSKY HAJ0
ELSULYEDT

Lengyelorszag ket szemely-
szallito hajoja kozul az egyiket
a "Batory" testverhaj6jat,
"Pilsudsky"-t amelyet Lengyel
orszag osszeomlasa utan Angel
orszag atvett, a multi heten a
nemet torpedo, vagy tengeri
akna, ket robbanas utan elsu-
lyesztette. A halo utasait ST.
kerilt megmenteni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-30
AZ EGYES
ALLAMOKBAN

valanni sok hala-adni valot
mem lattunk a multi heten.
Pennsylvaniaban folyik a
nagy graft-per az Earle admi-
nisztraci6 egyik f6oszlopa es a
demokrata part allani feje ell
len, akit valosziniileg bunos-
mex fcgnak talalni.
Az allam kormanyzata nagy
orom,nel veszi ezt a pert, nem-
csak azert, inert az a demo-
kratakra szegyent hoz, hanem
azert is, inert eltereli az allan
lehetetlen penzigyeir6l a fl
gyelmet. Pennsylvania kepte-
len lesz telet athuzni, ha mem
szavaznak meg rendkivuli tor
venyhozasi iilesen vi adokat a
segelyre.
Ohio allamban a varosok
0ssze vannak roskadva S az al
lam kormanyzoianal szinten
rendkivuli t0rvenyhozasi gyu
lest es vi hitel megszavazasat
siirgetik, arnit a kormanyzo
nem akar egyelore megtenni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1939-11-30
.MINDEN JEL AIT

mutatja, hogy a kormany
nem is probalja tagadni, hogy
a szels6seges elemekre er6sen
raiilnek a k0vetkez6 honapok-
ban.
A nacikat es a kommunis-
takat azzal gyanusitjak, hogy
a haborus rendeleseken szabo-
talni fognak, s6t az igazsag-
iigy miniszterium szerint AIT
mar sok esetben megtettek.
Termeszetes hat, hogy ezeket