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Smyrna times., 1940-02-29

A SMALL army Of workmen is
"A already busy making the white.
modern Ford Exposition at the
New York Worlds Fair ready for
the 1910 opening on May IL. Big
ger and Better" Is the Spring slo-
gan at the Fair.
One Of the most important build.
ing projects. costing about a half
million dollars, is being carried out
at this Exhibit A new wing Is
being added, the front entrance re.
styled. and an additional display
area for commercial cars Is being
built
Here the first stages lp the. con.
ouuction work on the front en-.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS

COUNTY AMI STATE IL EMS
A building boom has struck New
Castle.
Watson Broadway, of Dover, has
sold his tannery to Philadelphia
parties.
Miss Mollie M. Kerbin and w. A.
Milbourne of Dover, will be mar
ried today.
Mrs. Eunity Pratt, mother of DR..
Nathan and Mr.. Henry Pratt, died
at her residence in Dover on the
18th inst, aged 81 years.
Wilmington has already secured
S100, ,000, for the erection of new
postoffice building; and now pro-
poses to secure an appropriation Of
$3.50, 900 in all.
The official announcement is
made Of the candidacy of Mr.. Caleb
s. Pennewill Of Dover for governor
on the Democratic ticket.
Miss Lille Jump ar Miss Saville
Downey, of New Cas- were mar
ried 18th inst, at New Castle, by
r 2. e. l.. Hubbard, Ph.D.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29

| trance can be seen. Portions of the
old front are being razed. while
concrete is being poured for the
new foundations. When this is
finished. the facade will be entirely
changed and beautified. with a "a
foot high. all-glass front soaring
heavenwards.
Even the giant statue Of Mercury
In stainless steel. the largest figure
of Mercury In the world, which now
guards the entrance to the build
ing. will be more dramatically
placed.
As for new interior exhibits
come to the Fair this summer your
self and see.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29
section. Recently he celebrated his
sixty-seventh birthday.
Work Is LaboriOus

The work done by a lapidary-
a rock hound" as the many who
live in California are called-is
tedious and painstaking. The six
steps in the process were explained
by Mr.. Bell.
Il choose my stone and cut
through the center with this pow
er-driven, diamond-studded saw.
The stone is sliced like a piece of
bread, then cut square or oblong as
desired. It is ground down by two
grinding wheels and sanded by two
grades of emory wheels and final
ly polished by buffer wheel"
A complete "job" on one stone
sometimes takes about five hours.
Mr.. Bell has now more than 150
finished jewels in his collection
and enough raw material to keep
him going for a long time. Even
at that he continually buys new
and fascinating rocks from far-off
places. In pursuit of an especially
rare piece he waited two months
for a Christmas present to arrive
just a plain stone from Australia.
All of the finished cabochons are
beautiful, and some, with their rich
coloring and delicate designs made
by nature, are so beautiful many
admirers of jewelry have begged to
buy them.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29
YARNELL : DONOHO
PERSONALS

Miss Name Townsend, of Balti.
more, who has visited Smyrna fol
several years, first to visit hei
uncle, Rev. j. B. Quigg, was mar
ried to James A. Smyser, of that
city, on Thursday last, at popular
church wedding. Miss Townsend
was very popular in Smyrna both
for her free and genial social quail
tiles and fine singing. Among her
rich wedding presents was that Of
a $500 check.
Mrs. Clarence Prettyman left
yesterday for visit to her father,
Jehu NJ. Reed, near Frederica,
while their new house is being com
pleted.
w. H. Dashiell, School Examiner
of Somerset county. Nd, has been
on a visit to Supt. L. 1. Handy.
William E. Spruance and family
and John v. Spruance left on Mon
day to take their future abode in
Philadelphia.
Harry Ashcraft, of Chester Pa,
has been on a visit of several days
to his father, DR.. William Ashcraft.
Harry Spruance, who came down
last week to attend the wedding of
his brother Elgar, spent several
days with his Smyrna friends.
Miss Florence Cavender is visit
ing the Misses Crow in Whining
ton.
Miss Hattie Smith of Whining
ton, is the guest of Miss Elva
Smith
David c. Hoffecker moves his
family to Philadelphia today.
William Carter, of Smyrna, and
Miss Florence Cavender, of Ches-
tertown, will be married at the lat
ter place March 5th, at IL o'clock.
They will reside on South Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F. Evans
spent several days last week at
Old Point Comfort, Va.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters Of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF FEB. 26TH, 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., 1940-02-29
IARYLAND ITEMS

Tb Maryland House passed the
bill authorizing the Chesapeake and
Continued on Page Three)
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found to contain a collection o.
gravel.
WEDDINGS

Edgar Spruance of this town,
and Miss Lillian Evans were mar
ried at the residence of her father,
Owen Evans, near Cheswold on
Thursday last, in the presence of a
large circle of friends of the bride
and groom. The ceremony was
performed at O'Clock by the Rev.
G. w. Dame of this town, with the
full ritual of the Episcopal Church.
The bride was given away by her
father. She was attired in light
colored pearl, corded silk with pas
sementerie trimmings. the groom
in black. After an elaborate lunch
con, the couple took the train for
Washington. On their return they
will reside in Cheswold until the
spring when they propose taking
up their residence in Smyrna. The
persons in attendance from this
town were: Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Spruance, parents of the groom;
Misses Mary and Emma Spruance,
sisters; Mrs. Mary R. Hoffecker,
Col. and Mrs. George H. Raymond,
Mrs. John c. Bailey, Mrs. John G..
Stockly, Mrs. Mary Fierce, Mrs. J..
Allen Moore, Miss Cecil Dwight,
Miss Emma Davis and Mrs. Turner,
Miss Eysing, Mrs. Emerson, and
Charles Mundy.
WOOD-MASSEY
Miss Ella Massey, daughter of
Henry P. Massey near this town,
and John Wood, for the past year
on the adjoining farm, were
married in Memorial Manse,"
Edfe Hill, Pa, on Tuesday of last
week, 18th inst, by Rev. Irwin L.
Cation. They came down on the
lis train the next day.
VANPELT-STAATS
On Thursday evening of last
week Joseph VanPelt, a bachelor
farmer residing near Green Spring,
led to the marriage altar Miss
Mary w. Stats, daughter of J.
Perkins Stats of the same neigh
borhod. The marriage knot was
tied by Rev. R. K. Stephenson
George w. Mattiford, a friend, act
ed as groomsman, and Miss Kate
Deakyne, of Blackbird, as brides
maid.
YARNELL DONOHO
A quiet wedding took place on
evening at the residence of
E. w. Stevens on Market Street,
when Miss Nellie Donoho, daughter
of BENZ. Donoho, and Robert H.
Yarnell were united in marriage,
the ceremony being solemnized by
Rev. G. w. Dame. A wedding sup
per followed, partaken of by a
of guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Yarnell will reside in Jersey City,
N. j., where he is in the employ of
the Pennsylvania railroad.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29

FULL 2-PL0W POWER 2Pl0W 2-R0W M0DELRc mAlch' ~.

Model RC, the new economy champion
pulb 2-botsom uooIdboard or 3-dise psow
under svef.se soil conditions. ouiek-
Hiech implements interchangeable on Mod
81 VIC. Replsces 6-8 WORK animals.
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29
Wouldn't Sell

81 wouldn't sell even the least
of these" Mr.. Bell asserted.
Rocks and cut stones from ST.
IBERIA, the Island of Sardinia, At
rica, the Petrified Forest, Brazil,
Chile, Mexico are in his collection.
His two oldest pieces are: An OBJ
sidian, which is natures first glass,
formed when flows of hot lava came
into contact with sand; and a petri-
fed section of the ankle bone of a
dinosaur from Utah. This piece is
from 25 to 100 million years old.
He has piece of petrified palm
fContinued on Page F1ve1
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29

There's no power Eks that Of Model
VIC Trsctoe on the Model 60 Ail-Crop
Harveser-bea ''threshine machine" ever
buik. Lights and aastsr Standard equip
ment on rubber-tirsd VIC. Quick-Hisoh
implsm<nss-
Smyrna times., 1940-02-29
YOU'LL HAVE TIME u u
AS WELL As FARM
ALL|S.CHALM|1
P 0 N { R

TIME can be your enemy or you
Allis- Chalmers gives you the pow
SPEED-to make time your TREND y
Just put an Allis- Chalmers sr,aa |:
power take-off operated AAiC"l
vester and watch the difference
You can actually "feel" the qusi ~
power in an Allis- -Chlmer' tf'as
the snappy pickup :. the hs !"
pace that turns your acres a n
speed of horses. Power to Pi0s :. ~
speed that breaks up elod' DsA
covers weeds more thorousir B
you're really farming! Then \"
have time to live-more feed I'D =
paying livestock more u"
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Planning and Care
Produce Nice Garden
On the Smd||Lo
Neat Little Hedge Should
Be Kept High at Sides
And Low in Front

To produce an effect of neat for.
mality In winter and springtime
garden In the small space before
most houses on city streets. or the
row houses on the side streets. takes
little more than strict plan and
good care
Plant neat little hedge around
your lawn area. Keep it high at
the property line and drop it down
to IA inches toward the front with
corners rounded. A clipped ever
green at the corners of the house
and q smaller one right at the front
door will accent the foundation. In
bed IA inches wide plant tulips as
close as the florist suggests This
will give you green lawn and neat
border all winter with almost no
upkeep. 1t will also give your house
the personal gracious entrance that
goes with winter festivity. Then in
spring you will have a garland of
color against the green hedge
which is nice from your own VIM
dow and delightful for passers-by,
and again this is accomplished with
little effort. After the tulips have
finished blooming the space may be
filled with bedding plants or merely
kept weeded and neat until spring
comes again.
fare formal clipped evergreens.
H-Trimmed hedge.
w and D are the windows and
doors of the house.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Wood Feel Is Stressed
In Model Home

A five-room model California home
designed by San Francisco's con-
struction industries is an atwood
house with the wood feeling en-
phasized. In the interior of the
house the quality and texture of
the wood is accentuated by using
new bleaches and stains, producing
variations from satin softness to
driftwood casualness. Various ply
woods are also employed.
The colors used in the interior
furnishings are true California COL
ors. such as Lupine blue, Mariposa
yellow, rhododendron red and nat
ural wood. The yellow blends with
the blond paneling of the dining
room, and with the redwood pam
eled walls and red hangings of the
living room In the kitchen, blue
painted ceiling and Lupine blue
linoleum, bordered with white,
makes claim for individuality. The
house exterior is of redwood, fin-
ished to accent the woods natural
beauty. White paint is used on
doors, sashes. roof overhang and
garden fence.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
By MARGARET NOVEL;.

II YOU have tucked your outdoor
garden In for the winter for the
last few years and been lonely for
a garden to care for you might
try a plant window in your house
which will be interesting. keep the
power In your green thumb" and
add greatly to the interior decora-
ton of your house.
Possibly you have a group OF
sunny windows which you are not
using. or maybe you have wanted
bay window in your dining room
or living room and this is a good
time to get it done. or you might
like to 60 step further and have
a small bay window greenhouse
for window gardening. But in any
case the procedure is quite simple
depends on selecting the right plants
for the exposure and average tenn
perature.
The greatest difficulty in growing
house plants is in maintaining an
even temperature low enough to
keep plants healthy and high enough
~ hCCp ilullldllS SOlill VI AUOul
SO is the highest point for most
house plants to thrive and that
temperature is uncomfortablv cool
except for the most active house.
holders. Considering that tempera-
ture would be lower close to the
window 1t is possible to keep the
middle of the room about 70. This
temperature combined with a spot
in the sun and some effort toward
humidity will give good results with
the proper selection Of plants.
Common Variety Wiser.
1t is much wiser to choose the
common variety of plants and have
bloom. color and a healthy garden
than to attempt exotic blooms that.
in spite of constant care. give but
meager effect. Geraniums and be-
gonias are excellent to form the
nucleus Of the garden. as their
healthy foliage and profuse bloom
may be counted on all winter. In
teresting ferns make good contrast
and are also hardy with ivy platico-
don and wandering jew for trail
ing items. If you have a very
sunny window plant morning glory
to frame the whole garden It will
blossom freely in eight weeks from
seed and will make a bright-colored
vine.
Keep hyacinth. the paper-white
variety. coming along from week
to week These must be started
in a cool. dark room and brought
out to the window when the buds
begin to form. The spiky leaves
and fragrant, delicate white blooms
will keep the garden alive and new
looking all winter.
Geraniums and begonias should
be purchased now in the 4-inch
containers from the florist. Gera-
NUNS require all possible sunlight
and bloom best when they are
somewhat pot-bound and kept fairly
dry. They seldom need plant food,
but respond quickly to being pinched
back and being turned often toward
the sun, but will fail to bloom
during long stretch of dull
weather.
The begonias do not need so much
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Fall Is Best Time
To Plant Grass Seed

Autumn is the natural seeding
time and home owners who are
thinking ahead to next spring and
summer will remember that grass
seed scattered now will provide next
seasons lawn.
Most amateur gardeners and
planters believe that spring is the
growing season and that the proper
time for sowing grass seed is shortly
after the winter freezes have
thawed and the ground becomes
soft enough for cultivation. Sea-
soned planters. however, hold that
the ideal time for improving the
lawn is in autumn and cite the fol-
lowing reasons:
/. The soil is usually still warm
in autumn.
2. Nights are cool and dews are
usually heavy
3. There are frequent rains.
4. Weeds begin to die.
Warm soil Is said to increase
both the rate and amount of seed
termination. The soil is warmer in
autumn. for it has been exposed to
the sun all summer Autumn soil
temperatures are most favorable
to heavy growth.
Cool nights, heavy dew and dimin-
ishing sun rays are said to cause
grass to spread. forming a dense
sod instead of Spindly growth Thick
sods are always more resistant 10
weeds.
Autumn rains are seldom the type
which wash gulleys or carry away
the seed. Their frequent occur
renee provide a constant supply OF
moisture for the grass roots
Dying weeds means that young
grass seedlings have less competi-
ton for nourishment Generally,
autumn-sown grass thrives because
1t Is unhampered.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
The Home Clinic
PIont Window Will Add Greatly
To Interior Decoration of House

sunlight and may be set back from
the window and still do we'll. They
prefer an eastern window and thrive
on plenty Of leafmold and a barely
moist condtEon OF the soil. They
will drop tssGAr leaves if their feet
are too wet or the air is too dry-so
refrain from too much water at the
root but spray the foliage gently as
often as possible II you have no
other form of humidifying.
Bulbs tucked into your garden in
the early fall will begin Towering in
March. Many Of these come we'll
started with roots already filling q
small pot. These respond nicely to
plant foods and give a lively new
effect to the garden as they come
into bloom. Tiny tulips, lily Of the
valley and hyacinth bring spring
into the house early in March.
Azaleas are another window garden
JOY which are seen at Easter time.
They need plenty of sun and plenty
OF moisture and like their foliage,
should be watered regularly also.
1t Is much wiser not to try to mix
growing trailing plants and window
curtains. Let the plants be the
sole decoration Of the window and
train them for both color and decor
ative interest. Draperies may frame
the bay window if set on the wall of
the room rather than within an
aperture. In this way they will not
be splashed with water or made
limp with the fine spray OF the
humidifier. Place a thermometer
just inside the opening so that you
may readily keep track of the
temperature.
Your plants may be set in pots
on shelves, in planting trays or win
dow boxes. Arrangements should be
made for proper drainage and ease
In working with the plants. Do not
make the tray so deep that it is
not possible to reach the far corner
with ease. Glass shelves at intervals
ut the window will hold small and
unusual blooms and keep the tracery
OF green leaves at various points.
Trailing vines may be urged to fol-
low the line of a delicate trellis or
painted white wire gives a light
delicate effect.
Your window garden will keep
outdoor garden favorites alive for
several months after frost would
have ruined them outside and make
1t possible to start new slips for
next summer. There Is no limit
to the enjoyment you will get in
working with indoor plants and
your family in watching them
flourish in sunny window. with an
even temperature and simple hardy
plants.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Paint Association Opens
Meetinq Here October 80

Convening from october 80 to No
vember | in the Nations Capital
the members of the National Paint.
Vernish and Lacquer Association
will make their headquarters at the
Mayf1oWer Hotel An added feature
which will keenly interest the asso-
tsntion members will be the dedl-
cation of the new Norris B. Gregg
Memorial official headquarters OF
the association This was recently
established in the historic old man.
sion once owned by Vice President
Levi P. Morton, which has ranked
for the past half century as one OF
the most notable show places in
Washington.
Founded in Saratoga, N. Y, in
1883. the paint association looks
back with pride on its half century
of accomplishments. Industrial re-
search has been aided. new raw
materials developed, old products
have been bettered and new ones
discovered Markets have been
widened and consumers interests
protected. This extensive program
is constantly expanding in order to
benefit the public and the industry
In ever greater degree.
Still greater advance in the busi-
ness cycle is prophesied by Asso-
citation President Ernest T. Trigg,
who urges the industry to study
means of developing a wider use of
its present products and create other
products for uses not yet supplied
by the paint industry"
Says Mr.. Trigg: The funda-
mentals which will create new in
dustries and expand old ones with
a consequent growth in natural
wealth are imagination ard vision.
backed by creative organizing apil-
3ty If there ever was time when
natural resources should be devel-
soped, it is noW-When our foreign
irnportations are curtailed by war
The hour is prime for Americas S
industrial chemists to step forward
and show their skill in developing
necessary materials no longer OBJ
tainable from other lands. We have
made great strides during the last
score of years-especially during the
last decade-in the development of
new finishes, raw materials and new
methods of application. The i'm
portance of research to develop
wider use of available products can
not be overstressed. The GEN.
tennial anniversary of this associa-
ton will undoubtedly record
growth and development in volume
and character far beyond anything
that it is possible to predict today"
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Costs Can Be Cut
By Watching Home
Construction Points
Extra Corners, Dormers
And Boy Windows Add
To Expense

IF I were building my home all
over again I would do things much
differently"
Many a home builder. after the
home is built, expresses that senti-
ment and wishes he could build an
other in order to take advantage of
the things he learned on the first.
Experience is good teacher, but
there are other less costly ways of
accomplishing the same results.
Money, time and worry may be
saved by learning as much as pos
sible before a start is made on a
new house.
What to Remember.
Oficials of the Federal Housing
Administration have pointed out
facts which prospective home build
ers should know and remember.
Among these are the following:
/. A square is the most econom-
ical form in which a given amount
Of space may be inclosed.
2. The rectangular shape Simpll-
fes the structural framing system
Of both floor and roof and thus ef-
fects economies. Additional cor
ners increase the unit cost of the
house.
3. Dormer windows are some
times desirable, but a roof without
dormer windows costs less than one
with dormers.
4. An inside chimney costs less
to build than one on the exterior.
S. Bay windows add to the liv-
able qualities of a home but also
increase construction cost.
6. When a full basement adds to
the cost Of the house, it may be pos
sible to build an extra room above
ground for the same amount.
Stock Items Economical.
7. Stock millwork instead Of
special designs for doors and VIM
dovs, finish trim for wall openings,
bases. cornices and other items is
. real economy.
8. Room sizes which permit the
use of standard lengths of lumber
without cutting produce a house
which may be built with less waste
and less labor.
g. Economy in plumbing installa-
ton is possible by locating plumb
ing fixtures so as to avoid an excess
sive amount of piping.
10. A short driveway costs less
than a long one Careless garage
location may double driveway costs.
Evening star., 1940-10-26

which have spaces for different foods
and water, can be bought. These
may be attached close to window
making a fascinating pastime for
children or inyalids-or they may
be set up on pole where they are
safe from marauding cats and small
boys with sling shots. II this Is .
protected spot, birds will often stay
all winter.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Use of Old BUILDINGS Uroed

The chief housing task of the
Government is to utilize the present
supply of dwellings to the utmost.
DR.. Edwin S. Burdell. director of
Cooper Union, declares in proposing
q three-point program which in
cludes rehabilitation of existing
structures, greater flexibility in ap-
plying Federal subsidy, and cost re-
ductions to attract private capital.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Primrose yellow Room

Primrose yellow is the keynote for
dining room color scheme that Is
both gay and practical. The prim-
rose yellow painted walls inclose the
floor carpeted in brown. The win
dows are hung with yellow and
green print, and leaf-green
paint is used on the cupboard
interiors. Brown and cream striped
sateen covers the chair seats of a
mahogany dining suite. The china
is brown and white while table
linens are primrose and green.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Birds Attracted
By FEEDING Truys

Keeping the birds that you have
enjoyed in the garden all summer is
a very simple thing, If you will place
q feeding tray, and possibly small
house in a place where they may
come and be safe from attack.
Feeding trays or bird attractors,
Evening star., 1940-10-26
600, 900 More F. n. A. Homes

More than 100000 families have
been enabled to buy, build or i'm
prove their homes under the F. H.
A. program thus far in 1910 alone,
Federal Housing Administrator
Stewart Mcdonald announced to-
day.