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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-20
Capital Gossip
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BY HENRY AVERII.L AND
LYNN NISBET
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
nailv DiSDatch Bureau.

Raleigh, March 20.-A press re-
lease from the N. c. Worlds Fair
Commission informs that ''only edu
Gated and poised persons will be en-
ployed for the staff" which will rep
sent North Carolina at the New York
exhibit. *,$ s7s
1t also informs that "eight intelli-
gent and personable young Tar Heels
who are expected to greet five mil
lion visitors to the North Carolina
exhibit at the Worlds Fair will be
experts on the subject of their State.
That's all very we'll, but this. corn
er still thinks one Sally Rand or
Eleanor Holm would attract more
persons to the North Carolina ex-
hibit that all these "aducated," "pois-
ed", "intelligent'' 'personable" peo-
ple-yet Sally and Eleanor qualify
only under the last section.
Decision of Judge Henry Stevens
that the flair trade act' of 1887 is
unconstitutional will give opponents
of the current proposed act to pre-
vent selling at less than cost whole
lot more ammunition to fire at the
Sandy Graham-backed proposal.
Judge Stevens held that the 1887
measure clearly puts restrain upon
competition and tends to Great a mo-
nopiy. A;;5swE
Of course, the case will be appeal
ed, New Hanover Representative
Jack LeGrand who appeared for the
plaintiff in the action, made that clear
Immediately; but the legislature will
have adjourned long before and final
ruling is handed down and in the
meantime the Stevens ruling will be
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06
MARYLAND ITEMS

In the Cecil county court on
Tuesday last, Asbury Cole was
convicted of murder in the second
degree. Cole shot and killed Sam
uel j. Young, colored, in Cecilton,
on August 25th last.
DIR. David Geneese, of Baltimore,
has discovered large deposits of
iron ore on his farm in Kent coun-
ty. According to the testimony of
an expert the yield will be 70 per
cent. The vein runs from Better
ton to Galena and Still Pond, and
protrudes from the earth in large
boulders. The shore of DR.. Cen
eese's place is also filed with the
metal.
The statement we copied last
week from a Wilmington daily
that all that was saved from the
burning residence of Joseph c.
Sinnickson, near Sassafras, Md,
except himself was a barrel of
Iwhiskey, was incorrect. There
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06
EIGHT BETWEEN
FISHING HAWK A

FISHING HAWK AND EAGLE
A novel sight was witnessed over
the northern part of the town at
noon yesterday. Those who are
familiar with the habits of the
birds of prey know that the eagle
makes slave of the osprey or
fishing hawk so far as he can as a
food gatherer. The hawk had
caught a fish for his dinner, pre-
sumably from one of our adjacent
mill ponds. An eagle which had
been watching the movements of
the hawk, saw the silvery scales as
the latter bore it up on its pinions,
and started in rapid pursuit, de-
termined to have that fish all for
himself. The hawk seemed as de-
termined to hold on to it. Neither
of them are birds that come to
Emyrna, but perhaps the hawk
thought the eagle would desit, if
it flew over where so many people
were, but in this it was mistaken.
Several circles were made around
the spire of st. Peters Episcopal
Church, up and down, and it was
not until they got over Delaware
street that the hawk let go its hold
on the fish. This was all the eagle
wanted, and in a spece in perhaps
less than fifteen feet from where it
had left the hawks claws, the
eagle had caught it in its talons,
and sailed away to some tree to
eat its dinner, and be on the look
out for that or some other hawk
to in the same way to provide its
supper.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06
CELEBRATE WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hukill, of
Wilmington, celebrated their Both
wedding anniversary on Monday
evening. Mrs. Hukill was a daugh-
ter of the late Jonathan Stevenson
of this vicinity. About fifty guests
were present, spending a pleasant
social evening, ending with a sup
per and unique anniversary recep-
ton. The couple were dressed as
nearly as possible as they were
thirty years ago. A friend of the
groom, who was aware of the
trouble the couple had experienced
in getting married, was requested
to tell the story. Briefly it was as
follows: 1.-The time chosen was
March 81, 1859. The minister
chosen to perform the ceremony
was the Rev. Samuel W. Thomas
of the Philadelphia Conference. 1t
was conference time, and, although
promising to return in time for the
wedding, he, at the last moment,
wrote a letter of regret and sug-
gested the employment of local
preacher of the district. The
groom objected to this. Then be-
gan hurried arrangements to find
and secure minister who would
not disappoint them. This was not
accomplished until a late hour.
The company had arrived, the
bride and groom were dressed and
waiting. The local preacher had
reported and been dismissed, and
the chances of getting married on
that day were rapidly decreasing.
Anger and despair had about used
up the groom's patience, when the
groomsman drove to the house
with the Rev. Julius e. Grammar
of Smyrna, rector of st. Peters
Church, who had conducted an ev-
ening service while the grooms-
man waited for him outside the
church and spirited him away
without allowing him time to greet
his congregation socially as was
his custom. The telling of the
story at length greatly amused the
company"
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SMYRNA DOINGS-
OF so YEARS AGO
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turns successfully, the girls in the
meantime screaming from fright.
When they had gone about two
miles one of the girls gathered up
her books, climbed over the tail of
the wagon and thus let herself
down in a swinging motion, soon
followed by the other. They We're
both somewhat hurt and bruised
by the fall, but not seriously, as
they went to school, minus their
dinner, others kindly sharing with
them. The efforts to stop the team
at different places on the road
were unsuccessful, and the horses
kept on until they reached Flem-
ing's Landing, and would have
plunged into the creek but for a
team that stood in the road and
checked their course.
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will stand as result of the ma
tional defense legislation: Our
navy will be one matching the
British Navy and outstripping any
third navy adoat; 5000 planes,
large enough to repel any attack
on the Western Hemisphere, will
make up our air force; Our army
will consist of about 100000 men
plus the enlarged National Guard,
forming an Initial Protective
Force" of 100000 men. 10000 to
1900 factories are geared to turn
out $4,000 planes a year plus arms,
ammunition, and equipment to
equip the million-man defense
army More naval and air bases;
stocks of raw materials, and hard
to manufacture items as reserve
supplies; and a trained reservoir
of civilian pilots to which 10000
young pilots will be added each
year All this is taking place
with one object in view, that no
war will ever be fought on the
American mainland.
CIVIL SERVICE-The giving of
a Civil Service examination to my
mind means just what the intent
of the law happens to be. 1t is
based on merit and the qualifica-
tions which a person shows for
that particular place. No letter
of endorsement or recommendation
is needed until the Commission
calls for one. No one has a chance
for appointment until they have
made the eligible list and nothing
can be done by any one but the
applicant to make the right grade
for an appointment. A review can
be secured on any paper on re-
quest but it is seldom that ma
terial change is made in results
Civil Service aims at merit only
and when they get through with
an examination and investigation
they usually know all that is to be
known about an application.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06
w. B. HELVESTON MARRIES
MISS KATE DEAKYNE

Friendship (Thoroughfare Neck)
II. E. Church, on Wednesday last
was the scene of very pretty
wedding. At an early hour the
church began to fill with friends
assembled there to witness the
marriage ceremony of William B.
Helveston of near Smyrna, New
Castle county, Del, and Miss aKte
Deakyne, daughter of Alexander
Deakyne, Esq, of Thoroughfare
Neck. The church having been
artistically trimmed, and decorated
for the occasion, by some ladies
from the Neck, presented a very
attractive appearance, with trail
ing evergreen hanging profusely in
festoons from the chandelier, while
a large arch of the same material
stood before the chancel. Al
either corner of the chancel stood
a table upon which were beautiful
geraniums in full bloom, filling the
room with their delightful frag.
rance while upon the organ repos-
ed a magnificent Gala lily. To
render the whole scene much more
pleasing and effective, the bright
daylight was shut out and the
church dimly lighted affected by
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06
RIGHT FOOD FOR
GOOD HEALTH
Your Health and Vitality De-
pends on Proper Food
and Right Amount
BY CHARLOTTE SPENCER

In recent years the word acidos-
is has become a convenient nail on
which to hang the blame for all
kinds of things, from too much to
eat, to too little sleep. One might
think from so much talk about
acidosis that the acidity or al
kalinity of our systems is a highly
variable thing.
The slight alkalinity of the blood
remains constant in health and
any marked change toward acidos-
is is accompanied not by headache
and irritability, but by sudden ill
ness and subsequent death. An
overenthusiastic salesman stated
that a year ago he was 20 per cent
acid. Actually our system is so
intricately constructed that large
amounts of acid are produced and
excreted everyday without any
change at all in the normally neu-
trail or slightly alkaline state OF
the body tissues.
The desirability of the inclusion
or our diet of foods which are pre-
dominantly alkaline does not de-
pend upon the idea that acidosis is
constantly at our heels.
We are all familiar with the un-
burned ashes which are left by
coal, wood, or any other substance
burned in the air. In the same
way when the body has burned the
food taken in, there remains an
unburned ash which is much diff
ferent in character from the orig
inal food.
For example, lemon juice is acid
enough when we eat it but that
organic acid is completely burned
by the body and the ash which re-
mains is alkaline. On the other
hand meat has flavor which is
certainly far from acid and yet
when burned by the body, an acid
ash remains.
The most important alkaline ash
lOOdS dAt fCSCLoDiCE, dtiN
fresh fruits. Any diet which does
not contain a good quantity of
these is practically sure to be de-
ficient in calcium and vitamins, as
well as low in alkalinity.
The acid ash foods are those
which everybody likes - meat.
bread, -four, and cereals. 1t has
been shown experimentally with
animals that the degenerative dis
eases of the kidneys. of high blood
pressure, and arteriosclerosis will
follow diet high in these acid
ash foods and consequently low on
the alkaline side.
Everyone has a normal alkaline
reserve which is somewhat like a
minimum checking account at the
bank. The acids which are CON
stantly being produced by our
body are neutralized and excreted
in combination with alklies. The
food which we eat should furnish
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06

was no barrel of the latter. The
most of the goods in the lower
part of the house were saved. The
loss was fully $4,000 with no insur-
ance. John t. Tarbutton, a SON
in-law of Mr.. Sinnickson, also lost
about 300 pounds of pork which
he had that day placed in the eel
lar for safe keeping. Isaac
Gibbs, another son-in-law, living
some two or three miles from the
scene for the fire, had the rescued
persons transferred to his resi-
dence and taken care of, but the
shock was too great for Mr.. Sin
nickson, and his death was the re-
suit. Mr.. Sinnickson was a well
known and highly respected farm
er, and had lived within six miles
of Middletown for the past 80
years. He leaves a wife and seven
grown up daughters to mourn his
sudden death.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06

BILE by a $28,8OO PWA grant, the
project provides additional wells, a
new generator, purifying equip
ment, and reconstruction of exist
ing equipment. The wells have
been driven, and the new equip
ment is now being installed. S. E.
King is resident engineer for the
government and Albert ]. Miller,
of Albright & Friel, Inc, Philadel-
phia, is representing the town.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06
Radiant Living
THE GLORY OF DIVINE
ILLUMINATION
BY Rev. c. M. Griffeth
Methodist Pastor of
Deals Island, Maryland

The ancient cities were but din
ly lighted. 1t was not safe to ho
out after sunset. In the dav the
narrow streets were binding hat
in the glaring sun, but at NIGHT
they were in pitch darkness ev-
cept here or there a blazing torch
or the pale light of the quiet moon
hung low in the southern heavens
In his prophesy of the future
Jerusalem, Isaiah speaks of the
city as being divinely Illuminated
"The sun shall be no more tbv
light by day; neither for tbe
brightness shall the moon give
light unto thee; but the Lord shall
be unto thee an everlasting light
and thy God, thy glory"
What a picture these words giv-
en- to the divinely Illuminated soul.
When a mans soul is dependent
for light upon material sources
such pleasure and possessions,
his light is but material light
shinging for a season and then
twilight; after which comes pitch
darkness.
But when a mans soul is illum-
mated by that spiritual light
whose source is God, his soul shall
rejoice in a perpetual day! There
shall be no night, for God Himself
is the light thereof AS Isaiah
says: THE Lord shall be thine
everlasting light"
May your sold be as in inner
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06

the material necessary to maintain
this reserve
Alkaline ash foods need to be
stressed in the diet because they
contain those body essentials
which we are most apt to lack, be-
cause predominance of acid ash
over long time may produce de-
generative disease, and to main
tain the alkaline reserve.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06

city of Zion,
and everv idy every f.
resident Ta v...o'lon be d
that Of hesysr, Us atnospi
the walls about !. sslsa.tg =
salvation. May il g he !
gates Of Praise - az gates
'Hlne everlastir.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06

artificial lights. Precisely at
nine o'clock the arrival of the brid-
al party was announced by we'd
ding march rendered upon the or
gan by j. z. Latta. The ushers,
Messrs. Sanford Deakyne, (bride's
brother) William A. Deakyne,
Thomas Hartup and George w.
Matiford followed by the attend
ants, Mr.. George Mcnamee and
Miss Annie Walker. The latter
preceded the bride and groom to
the altar where they were met by
Rev. G. S. Conaway, who in a very
solem and impressive manner pro-
nounced the joyous words that
made them husband and wife. The
bride looked charming in blue Hen
rietta, while the groom wore the
accustomed black. The brides
maid was handsomely attired in
ecru Henrietta. After receiving
the congratulations of their many
friends, they were driven to Smyr-
ma where they took the 11.20 train
for their new home near Philadel-
phia, whittier they carry the best
wishes of their friends especially
from Walkers Sunday Echool, in
which Mr.. Helveston labored faith
fully as a teacher.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06

MiddIetown Light ard Water Plant
The brick annex to Middletown's
light and water plant has been
completed and other work under
the s64,00 improvement project
is advancing. rapidly. Made posi-
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06
WASHINGTON
NEWS LETTER

CONTINUED From Page Three)
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NOTICE

Dead or disabled hor,..
and mules removed M
charge by calling Doygp|
13. No animals removes n,l
Is made Immediately and |
imals dying from a cOnts51
ease VIII be removed.
Smyrna times., 1939-04-06
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mediate families ar4 -y Y
trends were present II
was 0eoomingly attire5 il
blue with matching u
and wore a corsage q II
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blue floral ere De and .
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er of the groom acted :. u
~ moving me ceremony i
bride and groom left to- /
wedding trip to Wasbi1.t,1
VIII reside IN Middleton /
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ma where they took the 1120 train
for their new home near Philadel-
phia, whittier they carry the best
wishes of their friends especially
from Walkers Sunday Echool, il
which Mr.. Helveston labored faith
fully as a teacher.
PERSONALS
John E. Tygert, of Philadelphia,
spent yesterday and the day be-
fore in Smyrna.
Mrs. P. H. t. Wyatt, of Faggs-
Manor, Pa, is visiting her Smyrna
friends.
Miss Laura Bell returned home
on Saturday after a visit of seven
weeks to friends in Wilmington
and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Riggs had a
surprise visit by their friends on
Thursday evening, it being the
50th anniversary of their mar
riage.
James Taylor and wife, two of
our old citizens, had a surprise
visit on Wednesday evening by
twenty-five of his descendants.
Mrs. Isaac H. FAIRIES, who has
been sick two or three weeks, is
now on the mend from a very Sc
we're attasck of pneumonia.
j. Edward DeFord spent Sunday
in Seaford.
Miss Lizzie FAIRIES and Miss
Katie Clements are visiting friends
in Marydel, and Miss Lizzie Hall
laeves to-day for Philadelphia to
attend the wedding of a friend.
Miss Emma G. Parker, the
daughter of Mrs. E. Parker, resid-
ing near Smyrna, who left here
October 1st, 1887, and went west
to the State Of Indiana to her un-
Gle. George Parker, was married af
his residence to E. V. Dunbar,
March 81, 1889. They left for his
home in Bowers, Montgomery
county, in Indiana.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
The arresting of peach plucks'
cost Kent county over $4,000 last
year.
Thirty female students at the
Newark Academy will be drilled IN
military tactics.
Professor Charles L. Penny has
been made chief chemist of the
agricultural station in connection
with Delaware College, at Newark.
John Fletcher Williamson, who
died in Newark on Sunday, was
speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives for two years. He also
served in the Senate.
A bill requiring the publication
of persons ancestry before he or
she can be granted marriage lie
ense has been introduced in the
House and referred to a committee
composed solely of bachelors.
The Coroner's jury in the case
of Frank Daniels, who was recent
ly killed by the explosion of a trap
gun intended for chicken thieves,
on the farm of Harrie Wood, near
Wilmington, rendered verdict
censuring Harry Griswold, the ten
ant of the farm, for criminal neg
ligence.
James Porter is an old miser
who lives with his wife on a farm
near FELTON, and not a great dis
tance from the Maryland line.
Several years ago Porter and his
wife were bound by a party of
masked men, and about $4,000 was
stolen from the house. The latest
degradation occurred last week on
a Tuesday. The aged miser went
to the building early in the morn
ing to feed his stock, when he re-
ceived the contents of a shot gun
in his face, neck and arms, and
was badly wounded. A neighbor,
manner George Dill, told him that
over $1,000 had been taken from
him during the day. DilIs state
ments were so conflicting that he
was suspected of being the person
who snot Porter. He was arrest
ed at his home near Boyce's Mills.
Md, and brought to Delaware, and
is now under $500 bail.
Evening star., 1939-07-30
forts at peace were unavailing then and

forts at peace were unavailing then and
appear even less promising now.
On the c. I. o. side of this particular
fight will be, in addition to Dennie Lewis,
Philip Murray, head of the steel workers
and generally considered the most ef-
fective organizer in c. I. o. ranks; James
B. Carey, president of the electrical
workers who have fought the Tracy
outfit; r. J. Thomas, who heads the
automobile workers and who led the fight
to GUST Homer Martin. now an A. F. L.
official, and Sherman H. Dalrymple,
whose United Rubber Workers at one
time was one Of the most promising
young A. F. l.. unions but which was later
expelled as an migrate for its courting
of the c. I. o.
It appears certain, therefore, that the
coming competition will be nothing if
not rough and tough"-a harsh bap-
tsm for young Dennie" in his first big
time" assignment.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Regulation Of Charity
Agencies Urged 10
Halt Racketeering
Licensing by Boord
Of Public Welfare
Suggested

Regulation of all District charita-
BILE and philanthropic organizations
was urged by several speakers at
a meeting of the Council of Social
Agencies yesterday in order to COM
bat charity racketeers and f1y-by-
night" social organizations.
Warning that Government licens-
ing of all charitable organizations
in Washington is the only way of
dealing with the present situation,
Director of Public Welfare Elwood
Street urged that such regulation
should be function of the Board
of Public Welfare because of it's
familiarity with the setting up of
social service standards.
Mrs. Pearl Klein, chairman of the
councill's Legislative Committee, de-
clared that her committee has drawn
up proposed legislation in this di-
rection, but said it would not affect
churches, labor unions and fraternal
organizations, which secure funds
from within their own memberships
This legislation, she said, would re-
quire the following:
l. Registration of groups spon-
soring public solicitation.
Advisory Body Suggested.
2. Record of all funds and ex-
penditures.
3. Public knowledge and record of
the purposes of each group.
4. Regulation of the amount of
solicited funds paid out for solicit
ing and overhead expenses in order
that a certain proportion of the
money will be assured a groups
charitable purposes.
Urging that such legislation should
be administered by the Board of
Public Welfare. she also said an
advisory body should be set up to
assist the board in administering
the legislation. and its ex-officio
members should include the di-
rector of public welfare, the super
intendent of police and the District
auditor.
Capt. Rhoda j. Milliken of the
Women's Bureau of the Metropoli-
tan Police Department pointed out
that while existing laws forbid per-
sons from begging or soliciting aims
Evening star., 1939-03-14

Churches, said most people believe
that II an organization is incor-
porated 1t must be all right"
Hence. he said, people are afraid
to turn down an organizations ap-
peal for starving children, even
though there may be actually none."
Herbert Willett, executive secre-
tary OF the Community Chest, said
that owing to widespread spurious"
social work many people have be-
come SO annoyed that they have
ceased making their contributions
to the Chest.
Another speaker, Mrs. Sally
Muchmore of the Better Business
Evening star., 1939-03-14

on streets and highways, they do
not provide for prosecution of per-
sons soliciting by telephone or
through the mails.
No Records Required.
There are no laws requiring or
ganizations to keep a record of the
people helped" she continued. I'm
fact, professional promoters are
soliciting funds for organizations
which don't exist"
Declaring that unregulated solici-
tation touches every church in the
city, the Rev. John Nixon, director
of the social welfare department
of the Washington Federation of
Evening star., 1939-03-14

Bureau, warned that Sucker lists"
are on sale in the District which list
people who are frequent contribu-
tors and who are considered easy"
These lists, she said, can be obtained
by unscrupulous promoters.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Employ Farm Agents

There are 3075 counties In the
Nation, Of which 1900 are "agricul-
tural counties" employing county
agricultural agents.