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Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
TWO EGG GRADING STATIONS
In Operation at Dover and Middle
town For Benefit of Producers


Two egg grading stations at Do
yer and Middletown have been
placed in operation by the State
Board of Agriculture. w. H. Rich
ter, having recently completed a
training course, is in charge of the
Dover station, and will supervise
operations of other stations. Char
les Mercer is in charge of inspec-
tion and grading at the Middle
town station. '"The system of egg
marketing has finally been estab-
lished, after a period Of intense ac-
tivity embracing much preliminary
work and several conferences with
the federal officials and extension
services" the board announced. 1T
is believed that the marketing of
eggs under a federal-state grading
inspection service will ultimately
prove a great benefit to the farm
flock owner and small commercial
producer" Another development
of the Bureau of Markets during
the past month was the promulga-
tion of a state grade to cover the
russeting condition existing in Will
liams Early Red apples. Growers
are thereby enabled to sell that
variety of apples on its merits,
which would not have been possible
if the ruseting condition had been
allowed to consign that variety of
apples to the lower grades.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
Fu-1igation of Soil Seen
As Increasing Farm Crops

COLUMBUS, OHIO.-Tripling or
even quadrupling the yield of farm
lands through soil fumigation was a
possibility advanced at the 105th an
nual convention of the American As
sociation for the Advancement of
Science.
Through the use of tear gas
"chloropicrin" horticulturists
of the Rhode Island agricultural ex-
pertinent station, Drs. Frank L..
Howard and Fred K. Crandall. re-
ported the normal yield Of tomatoes
was increased as much as 378 per
cent.
Soil fumigation at the rate of 200
pounds Of chloropicrin to the acre
increased the yield of No. toma-
toes 1872 per cent in 1887; 378 per
cent in 1898. and 246 per cent in
1889, the scientists reported.
They also found that the leaves
exhibited less disease and the roots
showed less injury from soil organ
isms in the treated areas.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
THE KEMMLER HORROR

The first execution by electric
| ity at Auburn, N. Y. has been a
horror. Physicians who make a
test of the dissecting room, Off
cials who have seen many a mans
neck wrenched by the rope, sur
geons who have lived in hospitals
and knelt beside the dead and dy-
ing on bloody fields, held their
breath with gasp, and those un-
accustomed to such sights turned
away in dread. The doctors say
the victim did not suffer. Only his
Maker knows if that be true. To
the eye it looked as though he
We're in convulsive agony. The
current had been passed through
his body for fifteen seconds when
the electrode at the head was re-
moved. Suddenly the breast heav-
ed. There was straining at the
straps which bound him, a pur-
plish foam covered the lips and
was spattered over the leather
head-band. The man was alive.
Warden, Physicians, everybody lost
their wits. There was startled
cry for the current to be turned on
again. Signals only half under
stood, were given to those in the
next room at the switchboard.
When they knew what had hap
pened, they were prompt to act,
and the switch-handle could be
heard as it was pulled back and
forth breaking the deadly current
into jets. The rigor of death came
on that instant An odor Of singed
hair filled the room. For moment
a blue flame played about the base
of the victims spine. One Of the
witnesses nearly fell to the floor.
Kemmler was dead. Part Of his
brain had been baked hard Some
Of the blood of his head had been
burned into charcoal. The flesh at
the small of his back was black
with fire.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

Geo. w. Tilghman is making an
important addition to his shop by
the erection of building in the
rear of the present one, and ex-
tending directly to the engine
house.
The town commissioners of Ches-
wold at a meeting held Monday
evening, decided unanimously, ow-
ing to the dullness of the times,
not to saddle the town with the ex-
penses of street lamps for the pre-
sent.
Jos. Evans of this town and T.
J. Middleton residing near town,
have bought the wood leave on the
remaining 100 acres of the Thigh
man tract near Blanco, had have
put in place a strong portable saw
mill to reduce the trees to lumber.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson after being alb
sent for several weeks in pulpit ex-
changes was in his place on Sun
day. The services in time We're
made to conform to the DOG
days." and in his prayer and ser
mon there was nothing to tax the
mind.
Last Friday was a regular down
pour of rain, increasing as the day
progressed. 1t was just what the
farmers had been wanting-a mud
rain the first of August, to secure
a good corn crop. Several of the
bridges were washed away in the
vicinity of Blackstone Cross
Roads.
Robert j. Reynolds, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor is a
native Of Smyrna, having been
born while his father, Robert w.
Reynolds, was a partner for a
short time with Geo. Cummins in
the mercantile business, in 1888.
His wife is also from Smyrna,
daughter of VIM. E. Riggs, whom
he married in 1861.
r. ]. Henry, who has filled the
position of clerk to Master Car
penter Seiders at Clayton for sew
eral years, has stepped out and is
succeeded by ]. Ed. Hoffecker,
time keeper of the Delaware divi-
sion. F. L. Reynolds, ticket agent
at the depot, has succeeded Mr..
Hoffecker, and Thomas G. Metz,
of the Train dspatcher's office,
succeeds Mr.. Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
$4,000 ELIGIBLE
FOR PRIMARIES
Early Returns Indicate Half
of Population to Be Able to
Vote at Primary Election
so PERCENT IN SUSSEX

Close to 10000 voters, or more
than so per cent of the approxim-
ate voting population in the state,
will be eligible to cast ballots at
delegate and primary elections,
early returns indicated following
the third registration day Of the
year held on August Sth. Thomas
E. Penney, secretary of the Board
of Elections for New Cattle County,
estimated Wilmington's registra-
tion was over $4,000 to place the
city's eligible list of voters well
above the total of 4O.889 reported
for the first three registration days
in 1886. Registrars reporting at
the Board of Elections Office in the
Public Building said that rs per
cent of the vote registered in the
city came in the last two hours.
Councilman John j. Anderson, Re
publican chairman of the Eighth
Ward, reported SAT voters register
ed to bring the three-day total
above the 5000 mark, one of heav-
lest votes ever recorded in the
ward for the same period. Regis
tration in New Castle Hundred to-
tailed 967. The tally was as fol-
lows: First district, 10Y; second.
80; third, So; fourth, 165; fifth, go;
sixth, 201; seventh, 126; eighth,
lis. In Dover. party leaders re-
ported that Kent County's regis
tration for the first three days was
well above $500. or more than half
the total voting population there.
The registration in most places ex-
ceeded totals of either previous
day. State Insurance Commission
er William j. Swain, chairman of
the Sussex County Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee, said the regis
there but more than so per cent of
the voters in the county had been
registered during the three days.
A partial report from Kent County
follows: First election district, sec
ond representative: total 500; in
cludes Leipsic snd Little Creek.
Second of second: 728; includes
Dover east of State Street and
considerable outlying rural sec
tions. First of fifth: total 500;
part of Dover. Second of fifth: to-
tai 1893; part of Dover. Third OF
seventh: total 524; includes Wyom-
ing. Fourth representative dis
trict Zone election district only
total TAO. This is the Hartly-Wesi
Dover-Pearson's Corner area.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
BLUE LAWS WORRY OTHERS
Many Other States Also Faced
With Solution NIorford States


OF the 80 states which have re-
piled to a letter sent out BY Atty-
Gen. James r. Morford. only IlU-
nois, Wyoming, and Nevada oper-
ate without Sunday blue laws"
and without any noticeable restric-
tions concerning games such as
"bingo" and the like. Many at
torneys-general frankly admit that
while restrictions are provided hv
blue laws" in their states. these
are disregarded by popular con
sent, if not by legislative approval
According to Mr.. Morford's survey
New Jersey and Florida, are the
principal points where existing
"blue laws" are "winked" at bv en-
forcement officials. New jersey
forbids practically everything on
the Sabbath including frequent
ing of tippling houses, or any in
terludes or plays, dancing, singing,
fiddling, or other music for the
sake of merriment. Each railroa j
is permitted to operate one pas
senger train each way for the sole
benefit of residents of New JERSEY
on Sundays, but the driving Of
stage coaches is forbidden except
to deliver mail
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
PERSONALS

Mr.. j. c. Tawes, Postmaster of
Crisfield with his wife and daugh-
ter are visiting Mr.. Wilson at the
parsonage.
Mrs. J. H. Bewley, Mrs VIM. E.
Hall and daughter Florence, Mrs.
VIM. A. FAIRIES, daughter Maggie,
and son Harvey, left Monday for
Ocean Grove. DR.. ID. It. Smithers
will leave tomorrow for the same
place to be gone till the 25th. Miss
Ella Smithers and Miss Lizzie
Reynolds will go Saturday.
VIM. NJ. Bell was home from Re
hoboth last week to attend the fu-
neral of his brother. He reports
Rehoboth as exhibiting more life
than any previous summer he has
been spending there.
A. Naudain Bell of Salem, N. j.
also came to Smyrna on Friday
to attend the funeral of his brother
the following day.
| David @. Hoffecker, of Philadel-
phia, was on a visit to friends
/ last week.
4 Miss Alice Mitchell of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her uncle VIM. G.
4 Mitchell, on lower Main Street.
The Misses Lynch of Middletown,
daughters of Purnel T. Lynch, are
guests of the family of A. l.. Hud-
son. Miss Winnie Lynch entertained
the audience at the M. z. Church
at the evening service with fine
solo.
Walton Busteed and r. D. Hof-
fecker Jr. are spending a few days
at Atlantic City.
/ Geo. t. Baggs Esq, recently ap
pointed Commercial Agent at New
Castle, New South Wales, ha!
completed his journey of over II,
900 miles and reached his destin
alton.
Miss Ethel Cooper returned
home yesterday from Ocean Beacl
N. j., accompanied by her lat
schoolmate, Miss Grace Stone o
Warren, Pa. daughter of Secretar,
Stone, of the Commonwealth o
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Laura Hall of Wilmington
, is visiting friends in Smyrna.
Mrs. S. E. Anthony has return
ed from a two months visit t
Mrs. Lapham, Media, Pa.
Miss Lizzie Hall has gone on |
visit to Bridgeville, and Mrs. s. E
Pratt and daughter, Miss Lilli
Pratt, to Chesapeake City. Md.
Miss Katherine Whittock, o
Odessa, is the guest of Maste
Clifford Hoffecker.
Miss Maggie Newman is tn,
guest of Miss Emma Weldon.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
CCC LEAVES CANCELLED
Ten Reserve Officers Affected BY
Order in Three Delaware Camps

Orders cancelling all leave for
Reserve officers administering
Civilian Conservation Corps camps
in the Second Army Corps Area
have been issued from Governors
Island. N. Y, headquarters. Ten
Reserve officers and one Medical
Corps reserve officer assigned to
Delaware's Leipsic, Wyoming, and
Georgetown camps are affected by
the order. Shortage of admins
trative personnel was the Official
reason given for the order when
issued. It could not be learned
whether the order was national in
scope, or affected only Delaware.
New York and New jersey. the
Second Corps states. Anticipated
passage of the bill, now approved
by the U. S. Senate which would
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
OBITUARIES

Lewis M. Bell died at his resi-
dence near Kenton on Thursday
last, suddenly of an attack of pa
ralysis, aged 84 years. He was a
man of unusual robust health up
to within few hours Of his death.
He learned the trade of ship car
pentering in Wilmington and af-
ter following this business a few
years, and a time as a superin-
tendent of Construction in the
Philadelphia navy yard, he came
to Delaware to engage first in the
lumber business and afterwards
at farming. This was nearly forty
years ago. He was a member of
the Masonic Society of this town.
His remains were taken to Bar
rctt's Chapel for interment on Sat
urday beside his wife who died
fifteen or twenty years ago.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

hat this administration is duplicat-
ing each and every deadly error
committed by the governments of
France and England during the past
five years." Williams charges.
The most deadly error of the
Allies, according to Williams, COM
mitted notably by the British, was
the failure to create an air force
as a distinct and independent third
arm Of national defense-with no
chiseling from the Army or Navy
into its province.
"Just as in the case of the British" /"
Williams writes, "our Army and
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF AUGUST 13, 1890

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., 1940-08-15
FINAL MEpIr
EXAMS AUe
Postpone Fin j
for Positions VIII :
Agency Due TO pri,5;;'
- SELECT PERSOyyrr

Because Of a aelsv !,
the specifications ~ sa., n phi
filing application for ma maj d',s
nations for positions s,l' p.,5 2
AGENCIES has been POSTUM, o,,a
august 4, IS to wednes5sspa pssisaasa 4
r. Applications 1S4'' muT Aq
marked not later than ~. : d
august p to be considerat eg.la!a 3
supervisor of Examnat.s5rr, y | |
State Welfare Agencies ta- B
Inc examinations will Be- " si,., y
the State Board Of cb.s+''l sssl |
Mothers Pension Commi,s;s. ,.s' !
old Age Welfare commisst.s ssl.s
the I Unemployment COM. ..-
SSiliiiiiSslon. The entire Derr,I'
Of the first three. EXCEPT y'+~'l 1, |
ecutive directors, will + n !, u |
from those qualifying II ,5s.' ia
amlnations. Examinatiors !, |
peals referee telephone III
stenographer and typist N
given for the Unempiovm.,.I w. !,
pensation Commission 49,, 49,.
staff IS now made up If s.S s,
from merit examinations tssr N |
years ago. The SUPERVISE ! \
amnations, Pest Office Br \
Wilmington, is now recsYr,.
quests for information AMI u
cations for the various sy,-l
tions- With the closing 5..-
appllcdlloh set for August q ]
examinations will be set dr.,.
first week Of September. h |
fall, the State Board Of Hesr+ l
fill its positions by mean, ! ]
liar examinations. The ~.
these has not yet been set
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
HOFFECkER

Miss Lidie It. Hoffecker, eldest
daughter of James r. Hoffecker,
of Middletown, died ON the 8th inst.
age 25 years. Her health had been
very perceptibly declining for the
past year or two from pulmonary
troubles, and every measure taken
possible to avert the final result,
including a stay of some months
at Ashville, N. G. The funeral was
very largely attended yesterday by
relatives and citizens of Middle
town. Six cousins of the same man
acted as bearers-three from Kent
County and three from Whining
ton. The floral tributes were pro-
fuse and beautiful. The pastor
Rev. A. Smith, officiated, assisted
in the services by several well
rendered quartetts. In paying q
tribute to her recognized worth, he
said ''her life was as bright and
fresh as the mountain brook, her
gentle nature as confiding as the
ivy, and her spirit as pure as the
Lily OF the Valley" Her re-
mains were inferred in the family
burial lot in the Forest Cemetery
adjoining that town.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
Air Branch Needed,
Says Famed Pilot

II America headed for the disaster that bee the
4 Allies unless the subscrbas Immediately pro-
gram power expressed Major AL Williams the September
issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine.
only way explain existing weakness of the national
system the United States pointing directly the fact
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

call all reserves and y,4,
Guardsmen to a wears actir, 4
was the reason given by Cd.
thoritative source for tbs mi,
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
WILDS

VIM. Denney Wilds died at his
residence in Kenton on Wednes-
day last aged 45 years. He was the
son of the late James d. Wilds,
took active interest in public af-
fairs, and a frequent contributor
to the newspapers. He was post
master for a time under the late
Administration.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
STATE ITEMS

Edward Walls and John Baker
of Milton have each received nine
Continued on Pass Ssvsnl
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

Subscribe to Tne Smyrna Times
$3.50 per year, in advance.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
Byron Pepper at his Georgetown, Del, farm
The Telephone Brings Help to a WoundaS

"The importance of telephone
cewasbroughthome tome
the day the photographer took
this picture. While I stood by
my sow, 1 noticed something
wrong with her foot. 1t was
a case for the veterinarian. |
couldn't take a chance with
those little pigs.
81 have had telephone ser
vice for more than 80 years
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS
IN CONVENTION

The Democratic State Conven-
tion In Dover yesterday was called
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BILL OF RIGHTS

A mid-western university has es-
tablished a course, open to the in
terested public, as well as for the
student body of the school, in Am
ericanism by enlightening the citi-
zenry on subjects Of the Constitu-
ton, amendments, Monroe Doct-
rine, governmental functions and
so on. They start out the course
with an Interpretation of the Bill
of Rights.
December marks the Isl ami
versary Of the adoption of the Bill
of RIGHTS. As you already know,
the Constitution had no amend
ments when it was adopted, but la
ter when the need for such arose,
there were 10 amendments added
that became a part of the Constitu-
ton legally and were known as the
Bill of Rights.
The Constitution is the very body
of our government, but it is remark
ed that the Bill of Rights is the
soul of our government. They are
what their name states. These
amendments give the body its life,
its blood, its heartbeat. After living
under it for Isl years the Bill of
Rights has withstod the storm and
secured the staunch support of every
American.
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TEN YEARS AGO-1930

A committee of w. H. Switzler and
L. E. Johnson went to Wenatchee at
the annual session of the state Good
Roads Association. They were at
tempting to have the Umatilla road
endorsed as part of the states high
way program during the coming BIZ
ennium.
Harold Fyfe was elected president
of the local Kiwanis club with Vane
Wilder as vice president for the
coming year.
Among the business girls appear
ing in the play, "A Dollar Down"
which was to be given in December
were Dayle Miller, Ella Linn, Myrtle
johnson, Eva Liebbrand, Leone
Skeen, Odile Shepard, Lillian Crow
ley and Esther Hatch.
Charles Mills of Hover was in a
hospital at Nampa recuperating from
a major operation.
Gene Shanafelt was hobbling
around on clutches on account of a
sprained foot, which he received
playing basketball.
The car of Orvie Ross of Richland
was completely demolished when he
collided with another car while
rounding a curve on icy pavement
near Yakima. He was returning
from a deer hunting trip.
= Fred Carrot stopped over Sum
day with his mother as he was re-
turning from a football game in Sc
attic enroute to school at WS.C.
The Big Y was celebrating the
close of the season with their an
nual party at the Valley clubhouse
with 200 employees and friends at
tending. Mrs. G. A. Crawford was in
charge of the program.
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NO NOBEL PRIZE?

An important date is December 10,
which is the birthday of Alfred No
bel, a Swedish chemist who, through
his invention of dynamite, collected
a fortune that was bequeathed to
mankind, upon his death in 1896.
His estate of about So, 100000 was es-
tablished as a fund in the interest of
science, literature and peace. Each
year at this time. the Nobel awards
are made to those persons who have
contributed the most in these lines
in the past year. For the edification
of mankind they are known as the
Nobel Prizes and administered by
Sweden through board of Swedish
directors and residents of Stock
holm. The prizes approximate $40
900 in money and untold worth in
distinguished service to humanity.
Sweden is now the prisoner of Hit
Ter, and knowing his effective way
of making the most of a situation,
we are wondering who will get the
awards.
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God Bless America
State Senator A. M. Muffin
Sunnyside Times
President Washington Newspaper
Publishers Association

But yesterday the French were
invoking the blessing of heaven upon
their beloved France, land of liber-
ty and democracy, home of art and
culture, nation of contented and pa
triotic people.
In the name of liberty the labor
racketeer was permitted to flour
ish. Shutdown strikes became an in
stitution. Big business profiteered
and waxed and fattened at the ex-
pense of helpless Fernchmen. The
crooked politician piled his profess
sion with the sufferance of the peo-
pie. Pressure groups demanded from
the government and obtained assist
ance for their pet projects. Selfish
ness and greed pervaded most lines
of human endeaVor.
F'atuously the Frenchman talked
of peace and security, never dream
ing that it took the same moral fibre
to hold these blessings that it took
to win them. Smugly he sang, God
Bless France"
And today we are singing God
Bless America"
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TWENTY YEARS AGO-1920

Kennewick's Red Gross drive had
been very slow so the membership
books were to remain open longer
in an effort to raise the local quota.
The Mattecheck Hardware COM
pany had passed out of existence,
but MIR. Mattecheck together with
Otto Haueisen and Wilmot Gravens-
lund had organized the Washington
Hardware and Furniture Co.
Oil had been struck in the At
Italia well, but there was difficulty
in the fact that water was delaying
operations.
M. M. Moulton, executor to the
will of the late Mrs. H. M. Bartlett
had announced that she had be-
quested $4,000 to- the Kennewick
Public Library.
Russell Elliott, who was attending
Willamette University was to spend
the holiday vacation at the home of
his sister in Portland.
Warde Johnson arrived home from
Eugene, Oregon to spend Thanks
giving here. '
Miss Dorothy Arnold, who had
been in Chicago for the past few
weeks had gone to Marshalltown,
Iowa, where she had accepted po-
sition with the Y. w. c. A.
G. G. Day had purchased three
acre tract on the River Road and
was to move there soon.
Lou Larkin of Walla Walla had
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Newcomers HOnOred at
Social Function Here

RICHMAND- Sunday evening a
pot luck dinner was held at the
home of Mrs. Georgia Mcmahon
honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ste
VEINS of Mckenzie Bridge. Last
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney
Relton entertained in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Stevens.
MIR. and Mrs. Harlon Burger drove
to Pullman Sunday taking Charles
Mcintosh, Austin Murray, Dan Bar
nett and Irene Luelloff back to
their studies at Washington State
College. ...-.
Miss Janice Peddicord Of Port
land visited at the home of her
brother Ed Peddicord over the holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Jones returned
Monday from Tacoma where they
were called by the death Of Jones
siSter-in-law Mrs. Everette Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Harding re-
turned Monday from Spokane. Mon
day Harding substituted as rural
mail carrier for Earle Jones.
Mr.. Macarthur of Thorton spoke
to the high and grade school stu
dents in the grade school auditorium
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stevens who
have been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Stevens mother Mrs. Breigh-
aupt for the past three weeks re-
turned Monday to their home at
Mckenzie Bridge. -s-.... o..
Richland friends received word
that Mrs. T. A. Meredith and
daughter Velma were in a car ac-