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Smyrna times., 1940-07-11

Day after day Granett has gone
through this routine, trying cut one
chemical after another. During the
summer he has stood in swamps un-
der a boiling sun. In winter has
been bitten by mosquitoes especi-
ally raised in the Rutgers labora-
tories at New Brunswick, N. J.
Every one of the thirty-five kinds
of mosquitoes found in New Jersey
has had a chance to feed on him,
Granett says. Along with them are
many others of the $50 varieties
that exist in different parts of the
United States.
Granett's endurance has been f.
nally rewarded. The laboratory staff
reports that it has developed To-
ton that withstands all tests better
than any other. Not only does this
substance offer protection against
mosquitoes, but it keeps away gnats.
sand fieas, black flies, deer flies,
chiggers and similar pests. One APP
plication may last as long as three
hours
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11

per bank was 760 and the average
now loan was $2,6O1.
The average number of renewals
per bank was 1900 and the aver
age renewal was for 1894. The
average number of mortgage loans
per bank was 20 and the average
mortgage was for 1854.
The Delaware survey was part
of national bank lending activity
survey made by the American
Bankers Association.
For the country as a whole g.
333 or A per cent of the CONNER
cial banks reported that they made
24,998,000 credit extensions total
ing $39, ,81O,81O,OOO during the wear
These consisted of the following
12,680,000 new loans totaling S23.-
12O,OOO,OOO; 1908. 900 renewals
of loans totaling SIS, ,791 ,OO0. 900,
285,000 new mortgage loans total
ing S899,81O,0OO. The number Of
new loans increased 10 per cent
and the dollar volume increased 20
per cent.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
LIEUT.. STAYTON
TO TRY THE LAW

Under the above the following
press dispatch appeared in the pa
pers on Saturday in reference to
VIII Stayton who left Smyrna
some twelve years ago for the
Naval Academy at Annapolis
having passed a successful COM
petitive examination.
The navy, like every other de-
partment of the government, finds
it hard to hold its brightest men
against the temptations of private
business with its glittering lures.
Lieutenant Stayton of the Marine
Corps, made such a fine exhibition
of legal ability and accomplish
ments as assistant to the Judge
Advocate at the McCalla court
martial that he has received most
tempting offers from two firms
of New York lawyers, and is only
with holding his resignation until
he can determine whether to ac-
cept either or neither and start
out for himself. When it is re
membered that he held his own
with the redoutable "Joe" Choate
that remarkable trial,
his prospects are not to be mar
veled at. Yet he is just the mod
est and manly, brilliant and schol-
arly officer whom the navy needs.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
STATE FARMS DECREASE
Consolidation and Production
Blamed For 1903 Drop Since 1885

Consolidation and specialized
production has cut the number of
Delaware farms from 10,381, the
1885 high, to 9,078, F. Allyn
Cooch, director, reported last week
to the u. S. Bureau of the Census.
While the 1910 figure showed 1903
less farms in the state than in
1885, there were only 629 less than
in 1880, when the first farm census
was taken. MANY farms today
specialize in one crop" Mr.. Cooch
said. They may grow string
beans, asparagus, strawberries or
tomatoes. This requires consolida-
ton of adjoining farms by those
who are able to invest their cap
ital in machinery and the leasing
of farm land Many men who
formerly operated their own farms
have, through this process, become
day laborers on these consolidated
plantations"
The number of farms in the
states three counties during the
rryac fO1lOuyc.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
Group Insurance Shows Gain

A new high in disqualification
was set during June by Group
Hospital Service, Delaware's hos
pital-sponsored service plan, when
223 patients were admitted to local
and out-of-state hospitals. During
the month over 100 members of
the plan were in hospitals at all
times, it was announced by plan
officials. Approximately one out
of every five patients in the Will
mington hospitals was a member
of the local plan.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
STATE BANKS
LOAN S99,OOO,OOO
1890 of Commercial Banks
Made 77,000 Loans to Firms
and Individuals in 1889
SEMI-ANNUAL SURVEY

Thirty-nine per cent of Della
wares commercial banks made
more than 1900 loans totaling
over S99,OOO,0OO to business firms
and individuals throughout the
state during the year 1889, ac-
cording to the second semi-annual
survey of bank lending activity of
the American Bankers Association
made public yesterday. The sur
vey was participated in by Fl
banks or SO per cent of the 50
commercial banks of the state. The
81 banks reported that during 1889
they made: 15,969 new loans total
ing S41,532,423; 6O,9O8 renewals of
loans totaling S54 4,452,543 416
mortgage loans totaling S3,134,-
129. Total all loans 1928. Total
monies loaned S99, ,095.
The survey reveals that business
firms in the state are using less
than half of the "open lines of
credit" maintained for their use on
the books of the banks. Nine banks
in the larger centerS of the state
reported that they carried on their
books during the second half of
the year S9,376,O25 in open lines
of credit" consisting of specific
amounts of credit offered to and
kept available for established bor-
rowers for use as needed by them.
OF this amount So, ,s57 ,599 or AL
per cent was actually used. The
average number of new loans made
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
Let's 10000 Mosquitoes Bite Him
To Find Perfect insect Repellent
Young Research Yorker
on University Staff
Real s'Iron" Man

W. HILE other people try to keer
w away from mosquitoes during
the summer months, Philip Grane:t,
young iron" man at Rutgers Uni
versity, goes to a great deal of
trouble to get them to bite him. He
has endured more than 100000 bites
to help make it possible for other
folks to escape insect annoyance.
Granett is one of a group of sci
entists at Rutgers who, under a
grant from the National Carbon
Company, are studying insect reac-
tions to various chemicals. They
have been working on this one prob
lem for five years. As a result, they
have already succeeded in making
a repellent lotion that not only pre-
vents mosquitoes from biting but
keeps them at a distance.
Granett's job in this research has
been that of human guinea pig.
He has tried out on himself the
hundreds of chemical combinations
produced by the laboratory staff to
learn which solution would work
best.
His method has been to take a
sample Of the chemical to be tested,
stand in a mosquito bog, roll up
sleeves and trousers, and apply a
measured amount of the repellent
to one arm and one leg. The other
arm and leg have been left unpro-
tected. Then the number of bites
received on the untreated parts of
his body were counted.
Bites were counted until Granett
got one on the arm or leg having
the repellent coating. AS soon as
that happened, he noted the time
that had elapsed since the test be-
gan, and the experiment was over.
His purpose, of course, was to find
a chemical combination that would
extend the protection time as long
as possible.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11

and whatever his condition, his
wife and family were always treat
ed in the most kindly manner. If
Mr.. Bilderback had had the quality
of saving that he had in making
he would have left valuable pro-
perty.
The effect of declining health
has been showing for several years
but especially the past year, being
confined to his home since last
winter. He leaves a widow and
one son, Samuel, who has always
remained with his parents.
The remains were inferred at
Bethel Church on Monday after
noon, funeral services conducted
by Rev. w. w. w. Wilson.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11

The Summer School will com,
mence next Monday.
Andrews A. Webster takes the
place of w. B. Wilson as collector
of Blackbird Hundred.
Patrick Mahan residing near
Dexter's Corner lost his only
daughter, young woman, this
morning.
Terrence Carvin, for some years
until the last a keeper of the ho-
tells at Kenton, moved yesterday to
Leipsic to succeed Jacobs, recently
deceased, in the hotel there.
Miss Mary A. Spruance, daugh-
ter of David Spruance, died near
Clayton on Friday, of consumption
aged 80 years, 3 months, and 81
days. The funeral took place at
Brynzion Baptist Church near
Kenton, Rev. r. K. Stephenson
conducting the services.
Rev. James Stubbs residing be-
tween this town and Duck Creek,
who, with his wife has been on a
visit to his son, Rev. E. Stubs, in
Philadelphia, was paralyzed yes
terday, and at the last intelligence
received by his daughter, Mrs.
William FAIRIES, was still uncon-
Scious.
E. M. Fowler of the Fruit Grow
ers' Bank has the sympathies of
friends in the loss of his little boy,
on Monday night, from disease in
cident to the second summer of
children. He had been both a
hearty and interesting child, and
the loss is the more keenly felt
by the parents.
Among the home visitors for the
4th there were perhaps none to
whom it was a greater pleasure
than to James Potts who went to
Washington two or three months
ago to take a position in the Trea-
sury Department, as messenger
For the two or three weeks before
coming home he had been on a
trip through the Southern States
as one of the walters on a party
of geological survey, and had
been designated to go with SINH
lar party next week to California
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
TWO FREIGHT TRAINS
COLLIDE NEAR CHESWOLD

Sunday morning last as our peo-
pie emerged from their quiet slum-
bers Of the night, they were greet
ed with the news that two large
freight trains had collided in the
curve half a mile north of -Ches-
void. AS to the causes of the dis
aster we gather the following
facts: an extra north-bound freight
in charge of Harry Easom, con-
cuctor, and James Engle, engineer,
received orders at Dover to side
track at Cheswold which he hast
lily read and remarked to one of
his brakeman, "she stops at Town
send" Fortunately, the men upon
both trains jumped in time to save
their lives, but the destruction of
two engines and nine box cars was
almost complete. The lights from
both trains were seen in time TO
slow down for approaching danger
but, Notwithstanding this, the
crash was terrific. The two en-
gines were so imbedded as to have
the appearance Of being welded to-
gether. The loss to the company
is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
CAPSIZED BY A WHALE

A dispatch yesterday from At
lantic City to the Philadelphia
Times gave the account of an ex-
citement among the fisherman and
and the capture of sea monster
at Brigantine Beach. Ned Thomas
Of this town was one of the party.
The correspondent says:
They were Frank Ellis, of Wash
ington; James Palmer, Of New
York; B. F. Milligan, of Philadel-
phia; and Ned Thomas, the we'll
known burnt-cork artist.
They rowed out to the restless
monster, but the moment their
frail boat came within reach It
shot out its tail with such force
as to upset the boat and throw
the occupants right and left, two
of them being pitched fully fifteen
feet. All scrambled safely to the
shore, and held a consultation
which resulted in their opening fire
on the invader of Quay's fishing
premises.
Pistols and rifles were used
freely but had little effect. Then
couple of small anchors were
thrown over the whale, for such
it proved to be, and to the lines a
two-horse team was attached. 1t
is fully fifteen feet long has a
mouth like a cavern and is alto
gether the strangest looking mon
ster ever seen by anybody in this
vicinity.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
Low Bidder For Canal Contract

The Frank Mashuda Company IF
Milwaukee was the low bidder for
the contract for grading the north
bank of the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal, west of Summit
Bridge, the district engineers Of
fee of the War Department has
announced. The company's low
estimate was S169, 1910 There
were nine other bidders, including
one Delaware firm, George &
Lynch of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
DATES SFT ~
ENROLLN nm
Examination and H.,
Schedule for Jul |, .lp,'l> ps
BY Selection saps',t,' a,'''
ioN AT DNI

The examination !.
schedule for the s'D a. aad acal
Of junior recruits Io,y y. eae
Conservation corps ~ Tie q
leased BY wentwort5 or aas Z "a
state selection p suna,,l = ]. D.
were three examipstfo. sr,slsoi d
tance dates set for ,-Oa sa 4
applicants on JuIv H5F 4
70 at the headqusrtss,, ~ U
Age Welfare commiss;,aai i q q
and West Streets. At t9I.5a. u.
Iollment Is men--,a " =
% %eg[o will be accepted : /
4 white y Negro VII ! !
a. lle second date. N
has been made for y Fss|
ty enrolment T,Ir os 'la
Kent County eysT,;,. =. ID
ceptance dates was s.-'N Y
July 9 and viii i '.'5a t- y
July Is. at tb4 co,,r. -'lo q
CONTINUED an 81. .'-
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
POPULATION INCREASES
Enumerator Says 26222 More In
habitants i'm State Since 1880

The population in Delaware in
creased 26,222 during the last 10
years, advancing the total number
Of inhabitants to 264 ,6O2, F. Allyn
Cooch, state census director re-
ported to Gov Richard C. McAuI-
len. With almost half of the popu-
lation centered in Wilmington. the
increase is the largest in any de-
cade since the first census vas
taken in 1890, Cooch reported. The
city population of 1910 is III 491
an advance of 1900 over the IO6.-
591 reported in 1890
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
DEATHS

Fowler-In this town. July 8th,
1890, Elwood NJ, son of z. Mer-
ritt and Maria L. Fowler, aged l
year, 6 months, 10 days. Funeral
on Thursday evening, at 6 o'clock,
interment at Odd Fellows Gem
etery.
MATTIFORD- the End inst.
near Smyrna. Of cholera infantum,
Lewis L., infant son of Charles H.
and Susan Mattiford, aged 6
months.
EDDINGFTELD - T h o m a S
Learven Eddingfield, died July 4th,
1890, aged months and 13 days.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
$53O,535 IN JOB
BENEFITS PAID
Increases One-third Over
Same Period in 1939-Ben-
efits Reach New High
SIX MONTHS PERIOD
CWNU Se,viceJ

Unemployment compensa n
benefits paid by the Delaware I'm
employment Compensation Com
mission in the first six months of
S194O totaled $53O,535, an increase
of nearly one-third over the same
period in 1889, DR.. Charles NJ.
Wharton, director, has announced.
The rise was $132,778 above the
1897, ,757 paid to unemployed work
ers last year, which was the first
in which payments were made.
Part of the increase, which was
paid in the face of increasing pay
roll figures shown by the Federal
Reserve Bank, may be attributed,
DR.. Wharton said, to the fact that
payments this year included the
entire month of January, whereas
the first 1889 payments were made
in the last week of that month. DR..
Wharton also commented ON the
substantial increase in the amount
of benefits paid to partially unem-
ployed workers. Payments of this
type in 1910 have already reached
S59, ,685, far ahead of the 1889
record, when the first six months
showed a total of only S14 SOP in
partial benefits. The commission
has made a special effort to en-
courage claims for partial benefits,
DR.. Wharton revealed. Because
most workers did not know that
they were eligible for payments if
employed part-time, campaign of
information was undertaken Par
tial benefits are payable to a work
er whose hours have been reduced
to make his wage below his week
ly benefit schedule, in order to en-
courage the worker to remain at
the job as long as possible. Benefit
payments in June declined to $685.
968, the lowest monthly figure for
1910, but the total was, neverthe-
less, higher than the June, 1889.
figure of SCI, ,798. A review as fol-
lows of the past several months
shows that payments were higher
in every month Of 1910 than in the
corresponding month Of 1889, DR..
Wharton pointed out: February
1910. S123,785; February, 1899,
$97, ,246; March, 1910, S108,3S7;
March, 1889, S97 1888; April, 1910.
$50, 1896; April, 1889, $63. .796: May,
1910, S7S,843; May, 1889. $50, 6,046.
In the week that ended last Fri
day, 120 claimants dropped out,
but 188 new claims were authoriz-
ed, continuing the upward trend of
the benefit load. Although no def
mite figures are available for the
present week, DR.. Wharton said
there was another sizable increase
in the number of claims filed. This
was, he said, partly caused by the
new calendar quarter beginning
July 1, which permitted the use of
wage credits in the calendar quart
er that began January 1. The av-
erage claimant receives his benefit
each week two days after he
claims compensate status, DR..
Wharton said. The only exception
to this practice occurs when dis
pute or adjustment is involved. The
rate of payment is one of the fast
est in the country, he stated. While
the commissions staff is smaller
this year than last year, it has
kept up to date on all claims, ac-
cording to DR.. Wharton. No in
crease in the staff is contemplated
despite the large rise in claims and
benefits.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
PERSONALS

Misses Blanch and Edith Grow
Of Wilmington are visiting the
Misses Cavender.
Miss Nellie Tygert, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs
w. o. Hoffecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Carrow have
returned from an extended trip
to Texas and other States.
Mrs. Rachel Hoffecker and Miss
Edith Bell have gone to Rehobott
to take possession of the VIM. M
Bell Cottage.
Miss Mabel Conner is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. DR.. Clifton.
Edgar Benson, Of Philadelphia
is visiting his father at the Light
House.
Mrs. Frank Raymond anC
daughter of Philadelphia, are Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. c. II. Regis
ter.
Superintendent Handy returned
to Rehoboth today where his fam
lily is spending the summer.
Miss Ida Lofland of Milford
is visiting her brother, Georgt
Reed Lofland, near town.
l.. M. Price and family have
gone to Ocean Grove for stay
of several weeks.
Mrs. c.. w. Dame has returned
from Virginia.
Miss Florence Griffith is visiting
Smyrna friends.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Camden campmeeting will begir
August 2.
One of the census enumerators
in Cedar Creek Hundred discover
ed young woman ~ years Of age
Continued on Page six)
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
PRINCIPAL CHOSEN

At a meeting of the Directors
of the Public Schools this morning
to select a principal to succeed w.
@. Lake, A. Duncan Yocum of the
Chester Public School was unani-
mously chosen. Miss Mary Spru-
ance advances from the last to
the place vacated by Miss Storm.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
DEATH OF
JOHN L. BILDERBACK

John l.. Bilderback, one of our
elderly and well-known farmers
died on Saturday after some weeks
and months Of disability. in the
77th year Of his age.
He came to this state from New
Jersey some forty years ago and
soon established for himself a re-
putation as a skillful and pros
porous farmer. He was a man Of
affable and obliging temperament,
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
New Castle Playground Opens

More than 500 children attended
the opening of the Battery Park
playground at New Castle, taking
advantage of the various equip
ment for the first time.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
VISITORS FOR THE FOURTH

NloI OISgo OAN 4 IL EoOAN1 -
The following persons came
down to spend the Fourth with
their Smyrna friends and relatives,
many of them remaining over the
Sabbath:
Harry Hill and family, Edward
Beck, John V. Spruance, Frank
Pratt, Irving Cooper, Miss Flor
ence K. Kresler, Frank Cameron
Walter Conner, of Philadelphia.
B. B. Allen, Jr., ]. Harvey
Spruance, Frank Williams, Curtis
Smith, John Slyhoff Henry Reed,
George Sylvester, Of Wilmington.
Miss Edith Prettyman of Sea-
ford and Jehu M. Reed and son
of Frederica.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-11
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JULY 9TH, 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., 1940-07-11

The Summer School will com
mence next Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
Adhesive Tape Can Makes Great
Track Man Of One-Armed Boy

thing on that lazy run. He saw a
great, long stride and a look Of de-
termination on the boys face.
A few days later Huffman stood
at the starting line with Farmer
suddenly glanced over and saw an
old adhesive tape can, about IS in
ches in length. He instructed farm
err to rest the stump of his arm on
the top of the can.
Farmer put pressure on the can
as much as he did in digging his
good right hand into the cinders
and shot away to a good start. His
balance to the first hurdle was good
The big fellow stood out on the
track and sobbed.
Farmer started being a great
hurdler that afternoon.
He went to Fort Worth and had a
strange looking arm rest made o.
maple wood with a rubber pocket
that exactly fitted his arm.
1t resembles an arm, spikes on the
end holding it firmly in the ground.
From that device Farmer has sped
to brilliant hurdle feats.
The Texan believes his indoor
training will lead to outdoor tri
umphs this year.
I'm going to make this Alan Toll
mich push me to some world records
pretty soon, he wrote Coach Huff
man the other day, I'm tired o!
pushing him into the record books!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
S0FTBALL LEAGUE
PLANS ARE BEGUN

Preliminary steps in the forma'
ton of the Sunday School softball
leagues were taken at the Y.M.C.A
last night when representatives
from the various teams met tor
discussion Of plans for the 1910
season.
Delegates from six teams were
present and several others sent
word that they desired berths in
the loop.
The Salvation Army team wa
the only girls Aggregation repre-
sented. Other teams present and
voting were Gibson Avenue Bap-
fist, Temple Baptist (1s39 cham
pions), Tabernacle Baptist, Fifth
Avenue Methodist, First Christian
and Emmanuel Presbyterian. 9th
ers from whom word has been re-
ceived but who were not represent
ed, were Lutheran Mission, South
side, and First Baptist.
A second organization meeting
was set for next Thursday night,
April 4 and the opening date for
play was agreed upon as April %.
The matter of entry fees to go for
a trophy for the winner, was dis
cussed but tabled until the next
meeting. The method Of selecting
umpires and the availability of
playing fields was also booked for
further consideration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-29
FIGHT TOURNEY
NEARING FINALS
O'SuIIiyan Wins Decision Over
Switzerland In Feature
Bout Of Day

The Intra-Mural Boxing tourna
ment being held at New
High school neared the final stage
as several excellent battles were held
yesterday morning.
Hugo Van Ness scored a decision
over Jack Tilley in the opener n q
battle featured by the scrappy rat,
fling Of both lads as they threw
everything but the ring posts at each
other in order to win.
Harper O'Sullivan and Dexter
Scutherland put on a battle of irish
men in the second fight and kept
the student fans on their feet for
three torrit. rounds of hard punching
and fast boxing. OSullivan with -
hard right hand punch kept up a
steady barrage to Southerland's head
and the latter came right back to
lie up his opponent with left jabs to
the face and body. O'Sullivan gain
ed the judges decision by a close
margin.
Jimmy Hill and Beverly Sanders
put on a three round battle in the
third light of the day with Hill COM
ing out on top with the officials &C.
cision.
Oscar Rhodes and John Oldenbut-
tie topped the first lunch period card
with a three round no decision chal-
lenge match.
J. P. Jenrette and Mahlon Marsh.
burn opened the sixth period
matches with a thrilling three round
affair with Jenrette getting he edge
with an all round boxing exhibition.
Harry Walters decisioned Fred
Esclavon in the second match with
rights and lefts to the head which
kept Esclavon in trouble throughout
the match.
Leonard Shepard and Wetzel Holt
'attled through three rounds to a nc
decision challenge for the finaI
match of the day.