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BuIquriu's Position

Set deep in the heart of the
Balkans and dominating the Turkish
straits toward which the dictators
are driving, but encircled by an alli-
ance OF her neighbors formed par
ticularly to keep her in check, Bull
garia In coming months may hold
in her hand large share of the
destiny of Southeastern Europe and
therefore the peace of all Europe.
King Boris government must
choose one of two fateful alterna-
tives: To fall willingly into the
Rome-Berlin camp, becoming per-
haps the spearhead Of the axis drive
at the straits; or to join the other
Balkan nations in a united front
against political domination of
Southeastern Europe by Hitler and
Mussolini. The issue is squarely be-
fore the Sofia government, just as it
Is before every other Balkan govern
ment as a consequence of Italy's
conquest of Albania.
Just as King Carols eradication of
the Rumanian Iron Guard was
straw in the wind indicating his re-
sistance to Hitler's advance to the
Black Sea, KingBoris dissolution of
the German-supported Nazi Ratnizi
party In Bulgaria may now betoken
a stiffening of resistance to Nazi-
Fascist penetration.
What perplexes Bulgaria is the
realization that the issue for her is
one of assuming again the risk of de-
feat which she suffered in the World
War by throwing in her lot with the
Central Powers, or of renouncing, at
least for the immediate future, the
territorial claims she has against
Greece, Yugoslavia and Rumania in
order to collaborate with them for
Balkan solidarity against aggression.
In the first case she stands to
break the entente grip, to regain
Thrace, the Dobruja and the Bull
garian minority in Yugoslavia, and
perhaps to become dominant at the
Turkish straits by winning a coast
on the Aegean Sea; in the other she
stands to transform the entente
from an anti-Bulgarian alliance into
a flve-power alliance which will
fortify all the Balkan countries
against aggression from without, and
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Says Baruch Would
Lead Us Into War.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial on the opinions Of
Bernard Baruch before the Senate COM
mittee are not as full Of acumen and
understanding as your editorials usually
are.
Mr.. Baruch would have us abandon
our neutrality law and return to the
sales policy that involved us In the
World War. He says that we shall not
be involved this time because Of doing
the identical thing. In other words, he
blandly tells us to disregard experience
and 60 back to guessing.
In considering advice and testimony
it is sound practice to look and see who
Is doing the talking.
April 8. JOHN L. LESESNE.
Cheraw, s. G.
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Smokers of Paris averaged two and
one-half cigarettes per day in 1888.
The way Frenchmen smoke them,
this would be equivalent to an Amer
lean five. Only Aberdeen can get
more whiffs from a flag" than the
city on the Seine.
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Cites Dangers"
OF Cash and Garry" Plan.

Cites "UanSerS
OF "Cash and Garry" Plan.
To the Editor OF The Star:
There is a fly in every ointment, but
the cash and carry" plan for the sale
of war munitions contains q whole "bee-
hive"
Suppose this plan goes into action,
what will Germany and Italy do? Sub
marines will lay in wait outside our
Eastern harbors to torpedo cash and
carry" ships. Maybe they will mine
such ports outside of the three-mile
limit. Submarines will not be any too
particular as to what ships are de-
stroyed. But mine fields are no re-
specters Of persons.
Being at war with England and France.
Italy and Gerpany viii stop at no ef-
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Decides on Shirt

Decides on Shirt
That Never Has Been Defeated.
To the Editor Of The Star:
About my shirt, I have concluded
will get a striped red, white and blue
shirt with stars on it. and parade up
and down in front of all the other COL
ored shirts.
To my mind, I will have them all beat.
That shirt has never been licked.
ROBERT L. JAYNES.
Fredericksburg, Va.
April IL.
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A Pennsylvania mans leg was
frozen fast to a railroad track. Hold
ers of stocks and bonds in many OF
our rail systems have some sort Of
idea as to how he felt.
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For Home Consumption.

DO you think your speech will have
any effect on the action of Congress-"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum, "but
it will help to strengthen the convic-
ton of my constituents that am a
profound and discriminating thinker"
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=. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dtspa tches
paper and also the local news published herein
herein also are reserved
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ut takes a great deal of sense" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, Ito amass
a colossal fortune, and a lot more to
know just what to do with It,"
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Says Uncle Eben.

Says Uncle EDen.
Saplin' CROWN by de crick;
OATS de kind of . big stick
Fob which rs wishin'.
Cut 1t when de, day is fine;
Get . sinker. hook an line
An les 60 dst1in'.
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Supplying the Press Agent

why don't you try to write a great
novel;" asked the friend.
II don't believe am capable of it, p"
frankly admitted the literary person:
land besides it's all I can do to think
up personal eccentricities to keep my
staff of biographers busy"
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w. p. A. Spokesman Explains
Employment Policy.

TO tne Ed1tot OF The StAf.
have read with interest your very
fair editorial of April in which you
comment on charges which have been
made in congressional debate that the
w. P. A. deliberately increased its rolls
during the months of February and
March for the purpose of creating pres
sure in support Of the supplemental re-
lief appropriation now being considered
The facts in contradiction of this
charge are complete and simple, and
can be verified by an examination of
the record.
Here is a tabulation Of total w. p. A.
enplOVment in February and March.
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A Boast for Charley.

"Your husband knows a great deal
about horses, doesn't hep"
YES" answered young Mrs. Torkins.
Nobody can say about Charley that
he has more luck than sense"
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Starting the Trouble.

1t isn't right for men to fight.
The sentiment is just.
Well all agree and happy be-
And so they formed a trust.
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March Is -- 3,012,272 -21,973
April 1--- 2976,140 -36,l3
In his message to Congress of Febru-
airy 7. 1899, the President said: This
supplementary appropriation was
based on a program to give employment
to 5000 900 workers during February
and March and to reduce this employ
ment to an average Of 2,7OO, 900 workers
in June"
In testimony before a Congressional
Appropriations Committee which mas
been published in the Record, the adj
ministrator of the w. P. A. said: The
plan was that employment having been
reduced from 3350,00O in October, 1888,
to 5000 900 in January, that that 3,00O.-
900 figure should be carried through the
winter months, and that, beginning on
the LIST of April, further reduction be
started at rate approximating 100000
persons month through to the 30th
of June"
The record is clear that the program
Of the President and of the w. P. A..
was to maintain relief employment at
an average of 5000 900 during the months
of February and March. Averaging the
five totals given above, you get 1895, 1888
With nearly one million able-bodied
unemployed people certified as in need
to the w. P. A. who have not yet been
able to secure employment, it would
seem that the decision to replace people
who left the w. p. A. with other needy
people was reasonable.
In addition to the above factual data
If an examination is made of Public
Resolution No. of this Congress which
appropriated supplemental funds to the
w. P. A. on February 4, 1899, and If this
examination is supplemented by study
Of the debate in Congress on this reso--
luton it would seem to be clear that
the intent of Congress was that the
w. P. A. should not reduce its employ
ment during the two winter months Of
February and March.
The w. p. A. administrator has made
his position clear since early in January
as to what his intent was regarding w.
P. A. employment in the winter months.
Obviously there has been no subterfuge.
HOWARD O. HUNTER,
Deputy Administrator.
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@. Is 1t true that raindrop is the
perfect streamline?-R. M.
A. The shape of raindrop is regarded
as presenting the perfect streamline.
The drop falls through the air with its
rounded side downward and . tapering
tip at the top or rear.
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~. 1Aeooo give oo1A1c AAoA uldtlou dUout
the Nemours Foundation.-T. r. s.
A, The Nemours Foundation was or
ganized February Is, 1896, under the
laws of the State of Florida in accord
ance with the terms Of the will of Mr..
Alfred I. du Pont. 1t was created rs
charitable institution for the care and
treatment of crippled children (but not
of incurables) and the care Of old men
or old women, and particularly old eou-
piles, first consideration in each instance
being given to beneficiaries who are
residents Of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
TALK RAILROAD TO
COLLINS BEACH

Messrs. Thielens and Dondo, OF
Philadelphia, who are interested in
the Collins Beach enterprise, as
well as the talked of resuscitated
Delaware Bay Railroad, were down
yesterday and went to the Beach.
It is stated they regard Collins
Beach as a better place for depth
and smoothness of water to Bonn
bay Hook, while nearer to Bayside,
on the opposite side of the river,
and are debating the question of
running the railroad north of
Smyrna Landing to that point.
They reason that a pier could be
built $4,000 cheaper here than at
the present terminals, which would
go long way in grading a new
road.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
u. S. Opens Farm to
Treat 1000 Narcotics

FORT WORTH, TEXAS.-A new
S4,000.000 United States public
health service hospital devoted to
non-dangerous narcotic addicts has
been placed in operation with $50
patients. The narcotic farm, a few
miles southwest of Fort Worth, has
no walls, and the directors intend to
give fullest freedom to patients.
1T is the governments policy to
treat addicts as patients instead of
criminals said DR.. w. S. Ossen-
fort, who is il charge. Our prob
lem is making a healthy personality
out of warped and unstable per-
sonality."
Seventy-five per cent of the pa
tients will be consigned by federal
courts. They will be narcotic ad-
diets who are believed to be harm
less. The other 25 per cent will be
voluntary patients.
The farm will accommodate 1000
patients. Work is planned on
S1,300,000 worth of new buildings.
The farm will have its own work.
shops and facilities for agriculture.
Patients will be kept in dormitories,
and the only restraint will be a
wire fence about the premises. Doc
tors said they anticipated no trouble
from patients leaving the farm with
out permission.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27

Henry Winchester, Archmere
School; Paul Leinheiser, Claymont
High; Edward Grove, Newark
High; Frank Rudnick, Middletown
High; Leon Pierce, Leslie Pryor,
Leslie Silpath, Smyrna High.
Richard Beckett, Robert Burger,
Norman Acker, Dover High; jam
es Schmidt, Frank Thomas, War
rem porter, Caesar Rodney High;
Roland Kitchens, Fred Greenly,
Levi Vogel, Harrington High.
Cornelius Melvin, Lloyd Wilcutss,
Liston Webb, FELTON, High; Hayes
Dickerson, Jack Williams, Milford
High; Martin Prettyman, ,Ebe Rey-
nolds, Jr., Herbert Macutchan,
Greenwood High; Charles Moore,
John Wiley, George Higgins, Sea
ford High; Norris Goodwin, William
Hudson, Lawrence Winbrow, Mills
boro High; George Law, Lorenzo
McCabe, Selbyville High; William
Marsh, Roland Marshall, Spencer
Hart, Lewes High; Lawrence Mel
son, Bridgeville High; Joseph Eli
oft, Laurel High; William McCord,
Delmar High; Robert Hickman,
John NJ. Clayton High; Lewis Pur-
nell, Georgetown High: Robert
Black, Milton High; Gilbert Con-
ant, Rehoboth High, and Morris
Keen, Lord Baltimore High.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
REV. j. S. WILLIS WEDS
MISS GuLESPY

Rev. ]. S. Willis of Milford, was
married on Tuesday 10th inst, to
Edith Gillespy, of Greenwich,
Conn. The ceremony was solem-
nized at 11.3O a. m. in Greenwich
M. E. Church by Rev. J. H. Light
bourne and Rev. A. w. Light
bourne assisted by DR.. Sanford,
the pastor Of the church. Only a
few relatives and close friends Of
the contracting parties were pres
ent. The beautiful bride was at
tired in a travelling dress of dark
grey Henrietta, with hat and GLOW
es to match. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis took the train
for Delaware and arrived in Mil
ford on Thursday evening. The
newly welded pair received their
friends on Tuesday evening last
from to IL.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27

passed by the majority RenpbIi
cans. The new measure yDecifas
that on or before June /. this vaar
the Levy Court of each col1nt,,
shall certify to the highway de-
partment the number of bonds
which will mature during the newt
fiscal biennium. Within ten davs
prior to the maturity date it vim
be the duty of the highway deDart-
ment, the state treasurer ana
state auditor to have on deposit
and available for immediate nav
ment at the Farmers Bank in each
county funds to pay at par the
principal of all such maturing
bonds. Upon payment of this
money the bonds will be delivered
to the highway department. It
also is specified in the act that the
levy courts in fixing the tax rate
for the next two years shall not
provide for the raising Of any
money for the payment of matur-
tiles on any of the bonds which
will mature during the two years.
This plan to pay off the bonds was
adopted after it had been found
that to increase the property tax
in the counties to enable them to
meet their maturing bonds would
mean the imposition of a burden
which would be more than some Of
them could carry. In Kent Coun-
ty the increase would have to be
more than "a cents per $1OO of as
sessment. It would have been less
in Sussex. In New Castle, due to
the assessment, the increase would
have been about four cents. An
other plan proposed and rejected in
favor of the purchase of the bonds
by the highway department was to
have the department pay the ma
turtles with funds secured by di-
verting a part of the gasoline tax.
No provision is made in the act
for payment of the interest on
these bonds because there is in the
code a law passed several years
ago under which the state pays it.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
BRICK HALL FOR CLAYTON
EAGLES

William p. Wright is having
erected in Clayton brick building
20 feet front, so feet deep, and
three stories high. The walls are
very substantial, it requiring 29,-
600 bricks for the cellar alone be-
ing an 1s-inch wall. 1t will have
what is called glass front and be
of excellent finish, the milled work
being from Jackson e. Sharp. The
store proper is intended for a drug
store, the third story being finished
as hall for the Knights of the
Golden Eagle. and the large cellar,
20 by go will be appropriated for
such public occasions as festivals.
Continued on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
KEEP STATIC
OUT OF RADIO
New Broadcast System Will
Be Ready in the Spring
With Programs
WILL BE NOISELESS

NEW YORK.-Radio without stat
ic, tube noises or interference Of
any kind, will emerge as an actual
ity by spring when the first high
powered thunder defying radio sta
tion in the world will be put in op-
Grafton by Edwin H. Armstrong,
professor Of electrical engineering
at Columbia university. Armstrong
is the inventor Of the superheter-
dyne type Of receiver and other de-
vices in the field Of communication.
The announcement was made by
Columbia university. The static
free radio station, to be known as
W2XMN. will employ new system
Of transmission and reception in
vented by Armstrong. 1t is known
as the method Of frequency modula-
ton. which differs radically from
the amplitude modulating system
now in use.
The new system, because it elm
mates static. tube noises. and inter
ference, promises to replace the old
method now in use in the same
manner in which alternating cur
rent replaced direct current. Arm
strong said.
The new method of radio trans
mission and reception, it was de-
clared, promises to be of vast sig
nificance in another direction. For
not only will it eliminate all un-
wanted noises made by nature or
man, but it will at the same time
also open up for the field of high
fidelity broadcasting a vast new air
channel in the short wave range,
from 10 meters down to possibly
meter.
This will mean that from 1000 up
to possibly 1,500 new radio wave
lengths will be available for use for
the first time on a practical basis.
The new SYSTEM" the announce
ment says, will greatly relieve the
danger of the air waves being mo-
nopolized, which has given so much
concern to congress, by making
available service on the ultra-high
frequency channels that are COM
paratively unused at present"
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
NO TAX RISE is
NECESSARY NOW
Legislature Authorizes high
way To Buy Securities
At Par
RELIEVING COUNTIES

Through the action of the legis-
lature Friday night it will be un-
necessary for any of the three
counties to increase its property
tax to raise revenue with which to
pay highway improvement and
state aid road bonds maturing dur
ing the next fiscal bienniuln. A
House bill passed by both branches
of the legislature authorizes and
directs the State Highway Depart
ment to purchase at par all such
bonds which shall mature during
the two years beginning July /,
1889. The highway department
will have to pay out approximate
ly S550,000 to take up the bonds.
Property tax increases were
threatened after the Democratic
minority members of the Senate
several days ago refused to vote
for the bill which would have
authorized the state to pay the
maturing county highway and road
bonds as has been done by the
state for several years, thus reliev-
ing the three counties. The action
of the Democrats was pursuant to
their agreement not to support
any legislation requiring more
than a majority vote because of
the so-called ripper legislation
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
COLLINS BEACH BEING
REVIVED

The company that purchased the
Collins Beach property last fall,
have commenced work for the
summer. BY a provision of the
purchase from William Reybold
they were not allowed to construct
a wharf or pavilion for the recep-
tion of excursionists, but they have
leased from Frank Collins, two or
three hundred yards distant, for
the time of five years( until the re-
striction runs out) piece of
ground on which they are now
erecting a pavilion so by "A feet
and will also construct a pier at
the same place for the landing Of
steamboat excursionists, 400 feet
long and 80 feet wide. 1t has been
stated that Mr.. Fell of the Della
ware House, this town, will have
charge of the Collins Beach prop
erty this year. The steamer Rich
ard Stockton, is to run to this
place.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
CCC Camps Face Closing /

CCC Camps Face Closing in /
Three Delaware CCC csns|
be withdrawn from Delaware
cause the Legislature talaI
vote enough money to msl
mosquito control work, "a
Fechner, national director a
. CCC said recently. The apnI
ton requested by the N,a
Control Commission was Isl
a few thousand dollars, insua}
to do muck work. If the
fails to meet its obligation, Es
rot justified in continuing
camps" tIIr. Fechner said, Ieta
to the agreement when &C CO
squito control work was ffs3
gun, that the state would mal
bitches and other control 4
ures. There are 200 CCC End
at each of the CCC drainage !
at Georgetown and Wyon4sI
at the forest camp at Reds
side the supervisory stats
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
QUIETLY MARRIED AT
GEORGETOWN

Miss Kate Cullen of Georgetown
and Harry George of New Castle
were married in the Presbyterian
Church at Georgetown yesterday
Miss Cullen is the daughter Char
les w. Cullen, prominent Sussex
lawyer, and Mr.. George is the son
of Jonothan George of New Castle
and is employed with c. A. Lippin-
colt of Wilmington. The wedding
is the leading society event Of
Eastern Sussex.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
KENT FIFem]
BOARD ' oJIIa
House Approval g,
Gov. McNullon, y
Proposal is Ezpect,a1
NAY NOT ovERRn.

~, WIN all tie Democrat, /
Ders present voting ags5se 4
mouse Thursday Afternoon i
Senator Burton $. Hear. 4
create a Department q ~
ioF Kent County. All R.,,s
members supported il L sT
J. carl MoGuigan. W.. :.
floor leader, was absen, psao emo
illness. Nm There was h u
When the bill was pas..5 = j
Senate Tuesday al - isSt r.,'
ator Alden P. Short votad S'Sa =!
democratic L,5, members agsis,5
olll Should the measure
loed 0y the governor the r.,
20 o@ns SoV.I would have to have IL
y senator Short or a DAM
senator to pass it over tbs !
that bod, ~, |
Republicans, and one I'll
who would compose tbe u
ment as follows: Earle " Il
ner Democrat, Rising Sun. i
min F. johnson, Dover aud h
Harrington, FELTON,, both III
cans, for two year terms
which their successors TouI
named by the Govenq
would receive $500 a yeu
department would name IN
tration officers. In other II
is patterned after the bin ~
the New Castle County D4
ment which has been passed
the veto of Gov. Richard I
Mullen.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
Sell No-Hawker SipuS

MELBOURNE.-One hawker here
has solved the problem of making
living by offering for sale. before
housewives have time to shut the
door in his face, sign reading mo
Hawkers Allowed"
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
Chesapeake City to Hold En-

James A. Kirk, for the past
wears mayor at Chesapeake |
Md was nominated for and
tarn, last week in Finmens |
He will have no opposiuol
election will be May l. For
commissioner there are three
didates, William Cooling. g
German and Harry KlOlsf' Y
be elected. The hOldoVers aI'
schaefer and William K. Borg
Smyrna times., 1939-04-27
REV. HARVEY EWING TO
WED MISS JANVIER

Rev. Harvey w. Ewing, pastor
of the Madley M. E. Chapel, Viii
mington, this State, will be mar
ried April 25th to Miss Jennie
Janvier, sister of the wife of Pre-
siding Elder Murray. The cere-
mony will be performed in st.
Paul's Church and will be followed
by a reception at the residence of
Mr.. Murray.