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Smyrna times., 1941-03-27
CHESWOLD

/ Items of Personal anu Social In
est Gleanea hamt NeighbCI hood
/ Cheswold, March Evangelist
| ic services will be held in CheSWold
Methodist Church, beginning this
Sunday, March 80, and continuing
until and including Easter Sunday
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Caskie, well
known musicians, singing and
preaching Evangelists, of Balti-
more, Md, will assist the pastor,
Rev. w. L. McClintock. Sunday
services will be at 1915 a. m. and
7.30 p. m. Services each week
night except Saturday, at 7.45 pm
The song services will be led by
Mr.. Caskie. Vocal and instrumental
selections will be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Caskie. Children's and Young
Peoples Choruses will be a feature
of the services. Special services on
Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.
Come, hear the Gospel message in
song and sermon; help with and en-
joy the services. Rev. and Mrs.
Caskie will be at Little Creek
Church, on Palm Sunday afternoon,
and at Asbury Church, Pearson's
Corner, on Easter Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Sallie Lynch was rendered a
card shower, Friday, in honor of
her Saith birthday. She received 90
cards and wishes to thank her
many friends who remembered this
happy occasion.
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BLACKBIRD


Blackbird, March 26 - Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Weber, Mrs. Ada
Reihm, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mitch
ell spent the weekend at Lewes
and Nassau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert David and
children, visited Mr.. and Frank
Sylvester, Sunday.
Mrs. Emeline F'ortner spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Man
nering.
Mr.. and MIS-. Frank Sparks Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Blanch-
field on Sunday.
The Women's Society of Scott
Methodist Church, were entertain
ed by Mrs. Emeline Former and
Mrs. Frank Sylvester at the home
Of Mrs. Sylvester, Wednesday even
ing.
Twenty-eight dollars was realiz-
ed from the play given by the p.
T. A. on Thursday evening.
Mr.. J. Lester Weber of Mt.
Pleasanton, spent Tuesday with his
parents.
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TOWNSEND
items of Personal and Social Inter-
est Cleaned About NeighborhOOd

est Cleaned About NeIghbOrhOOd
Townsend, March 20 = Mr.. w.
Hartman Reynolds, of Middletown,
spent recent visit to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. I. G. Webb.
Mrs. William Thompson, Miss
Elizabeth SUNNI, of Smyrna, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. James Conner on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arno Loessner, of
Arlington, Va, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Guessford.
Robert t. Murphy, a private,
stationed at Fort DUPONT, spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Murphy, and
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Carpenter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hughes
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Win
field I. Cochran, of Smyrna, on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Richard Hodgson and Mrs.
Bessie Reynolds returned home on
Friday after a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Reynolds Hodgson at the
Mansfield-Leland, Mansfield, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Walls, Jr.,
of Wilmington, and Mrs. L. p.
Shaw, of Lincoln, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Walls.
Miss Edna Conner has just re-
turned from a two weeks stay in
Florida with some friends. She
took the Cape Charles ferry route
down the coast into Key West.
While in Key West their party of
four caught $50 pounds of king fish
in the Gulf. She was successful in
landing one of the seven sail fish
caught by their party off West
Palm Beach for which the West
Palm Beach Fishing Club gave her
an engraved certificate. She had
the fish smoked and sent home.
While passing through Coral
Gables, Miss Conner called on her
niece, Mrs. Robert Bellas and Mr..
Bellas, the former Miss Audrey
Conner, of Lewes.
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BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, March 26-Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Scott of Clayton,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Frances Sarah, to Mr..
Carl Davis, son of Mrs. Emma ].
Davis of Smyrna Landing. The
wedding will take place in June.
Mrs. Frank Jackson (nee Miss
Adelaide Voss), of Jamaica, L. l.,
N. Y, has been spending several
days with her aunt, Mrs. George
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clough are
receiving congratulations on the
arrival of a baby girl at Kent Cen
eral Hospital, Monday.
Mr.. Harold Jackson of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Jackson.
Mrs. Elmer Pritchard of Town
send, has been a recent visitor to
her mother, Mrs. Bessie Cole.
Mr.. Roy Voss of Chicago, visited
with his mother, Mrs. I. E. Voss
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Ford of
Dover, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Keiser
of Laurel, were weekend visitors
to Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mr.. Earl Cole and brother James,
Miss Marie Revelle of Hazelville,
spent Sunday with Miss Louise
Murray at Bishopville, Md
Mrs. Olin Tarbutton has been
spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Swanson,
who is very i'll in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Best of
Smyrna were Sunday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND Gaulke.
Mr.. Herbert Thomas and Miss
Margaret Newnum of Clayton,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey McNatt.
Mrs. Horace David and her
daughter Mildred, son Bobby. Mrs.
Maddux Ebright and son Donald,
Of Smyrna, Mrs. CORTLAND Gaulke
and Mrs. Clifton McAfee spent Fri
day in Dover.
Mr.. Alvin Gaulke of Wilmington
and his fiancee Miss Elda Hill, a
nurse at the State Welfare Home
were recent visitors to his mother
Mrs. Louis Gaulke.
! Mrs. Vance Butler of North
Boulevard, spent Monday with Mrs
Clifton McAfee.
Mrs. Olin Tarbutton is i'll this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Burris of Lit
tie Creek, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey
and sons, of Marcus Hook, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Charles Hilyard of Claymont
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Slaughter an6
sons, of Middletown were Sunday
visitors of their parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Louis Gaulke.
Mr.. Adelbert Burns of Blaskis
tons Cross Roads, was a recen'
visitor of Mr.. Clifton McAfee.
Mr.. ]. D. Scout, who has beer
spending several days at his home
here, has returned to the home o
his son, ]. P. Scout at Holly Oak.
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the bills for the M. P. Church
These entertainments are a feature
of the season, the house as a rule
being packed.
Rev. S. r. Maxwell is expected
home from Conference today. Dur
ing his pastorate here the people
have become very much attached
to him and loathe to see him leave
John Wright, of Clayton, preach
ed at the M. P. Church on Sunday
night last. He was given close at
tention.
DR.. Conoway reports numerous
cases of La Grippe"
Edman Hoffman, of Wilmington
spent Sunday with his parents here.
David Boyce returned from Wis
it to Philadelphia the other dav.
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nave occurred about . !

req about 30 ysa,,
G Jed5s r AND STATE ~
Of a convention .'s Sd ae is il 3
world do move. ~" Such \
The first Delaware H.. |
caught at twentv .s saad has i,
points along the rive elsnt disa
The grade Of the H..
road between seaford SiaTars d
will be raised fourteen te.u and lag;'
Delaware College stn -pcas'
a @s..a,5. Canadian an ris5sat.
Inc Baltimore and o5io D..
urges the General As s-,5 Sal'l
duce its annual tax II 10y ~ to |
from $4,000 to s2oOo N Osl''a
Vehicles used for H. 5s.,..
shaL have tires not les, ' ~
t hiG . n width" is the H. ii. 4
oil n pending in the Legisla H.
President Harrison, T ,5la,.'. /
pointed Severn A. PROV ~
ter at Seaford, vice HELP p9'a
lips. removed. The saIsr b., ! 2
Messrs. Richardson, i ! y \
have begun to enIarpa W
ming establishment h = LII,
annex on the north 3D. s ~ /
present building. "
Owing to the Legislaty,. ii
ing to appropriate but s5ops 1
National Guard, it is fss fear. ! \
the State Militia viii ~
thing Of the past.
The wedding of Warns, : j
ls Of Wilmington, and Mis- i. |,
spicer, near Mt. Pleasant /. i !!
announced to take place d /
evening Of April LIST. at Il. IL
residence.
The Higgins Republican c,s
Wilmington has resolved to rv|
Mayor Austin Harrington, 4
Solicitorship aspirations sta
the Mayor is stalwart ReDpsr,'|
Two weddings are annogrrg
take place in Christ Church DrI
on April End. Miss Clara R5n I
Jefferson Ford in the aftsug|
and Miss May daughter 0t Dr. II
Anderson, and Henry Irving b.
Jr.. in the evening.
Governor Reynolds has avy-I
Molten Richards. d LENS, /
Whereabouts. Fish Policeman \
term is for two years but bis d
iod Of actual service only rlshl
March 20 to June / in each n
His chief duty is to see that j
fry are not taken wilfully il 4
and that the Sunday pIouzr
the fishery law is not violated
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PERSONAL


Rev. w. w. w. Wilson and wife
on their return from Conference
found a good supper prepared and
awaiting them at the parsonage
During the evening a number of
friends male and female, called to
pay their respects. The reception
was under the management of the
Mite Society.
c. F. Davidson, leading young
business man, of Milton, spent Sun
day in Smyrna.
Miss Bessie G.. Lewis, of Will
mington Commercial College, is
visiting her parents.
Frank Pratt, of Philadelphia and
Samuel Pratt, of Pittsburg, were in
Smyrna last week to attend the
funeral of their brother.
Joseph Stephenson, of Chester,
was in Smyrna yesterday.
Miss Katie Severson, Of Deak-
yneville, is visiting Mrs Charles
Weller on lower Main street.
Mrs. H. Buchanan of Sussex
county, has been spending two or
three weeks with friends here.
Miss Nettie Tschudy leaves to-
day for a two or three weeks visit
to Baltimore.
DR.. Eugene Goodwin, of Camden,
N. j., son of DR.. j. A. Goodwin, has
been in constant attendance on his
father in his last illness. DIR. Pep
per, provost of the University Of
Pennsylvania visited him on Fri
day
Miss Julia Griffith came home for
the Easter vacation.
John w. Graham, of Kenton, is
reported i'll
Mrs. Charles E. Moore, of Roa-
noke, Va, is on a visit to relatives
Charles Wharton has accepted a
position at CowgilPs Drug store
Dover; Hiram Hirnheimer, with
Keishbaum & Co, Market street
Philadelphia.
G. w. Hurd has moved from this
vicinity to near Cheswold.
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Irving of Chester, Pa, Mrs. Fannie
Francis, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson A.
David and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w.
David.
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LEIPSIC NOTES

LEIPSIC NOTES
It is the general belief that a big
peach crop in this vicinity is an
assured thing.
Next Friday and Saturday even
ings an entertainment is down on
The people's voice., 1941-08-27

claims submitted within two
years after the taxes would
have become delinquent if not
paid.
The case of lands being sold by the
state that were owned by the federal
government, and purchasers taxed by
counties and the state over period
Of years on the lands under their
long term contracts for purchase, has
arisen in several instances it is said,
and the purchasers now face loss
of most of the tax moneys collected
by the counties and the state Illegally.
Excerpts from Mr. Bonner's opin-
ion, supported by references to de-
cisions by various courts on parallel
cases, follows:
'Any taxes, percentum and costs,
or hereafter, paid more
than once or enormously or Illegally
collected, may by order of the board
of county commissioners, be refunded
by the county treasurer. Whenever
any payment shall have been made to
the state treasurer, as provided in
Section 2265 of this code, and it shall
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The people's voice., 1941-08-27
"CHRISTIAN"
NAzISM

The July IL issue of The Common
wealth, a magazine edited and pub
lished in Bradenton, Florida, by Dr.
Water b. Burrows, carries this unique
analysis of the Second World War:
"On the one side is the English
class using Professionalism and Russian
Communism as tools; and on the
other, Socialistic Germany and the
and the European continent, disci-
plined and under socialistic leader
ship, more in accord with teachings
Of the Christian Church, with a great
err sense of brotherhood and comrade-
ship than exists in the class ruled
countries. We choose Christian
leadership as the most exalted of all
mortal leadership. Semitic Eng
land and goddess Russia fight Chris
tian Germany, France and Italy; Sem
itic New York and Washington want
war; Americanism in the Christian
west wants no war"
Adolf Hitler, the godhead of DR..
Burrows Christian leadership" has
expressed himself on Christianity in
these words:
1--WE are not out against the hun
dred and one different kinds Of Chris
tianity, but against Christianity it.
self."-The Hour.
The people's voice., 1941-08-27
MOntana's Cream
Quality Program
Starts September |

The Montana cream quality pro
gram, organized by representative OF
Montana producers, farm organiza-
tions, and professors, goes into effect
September first, on a voluntary grad
ing basis Two grades of cream will
be accepted at all cream buying
plants, with price differential of at
least two cents between the grades.
The state committee, which met in
Helena in August, took the name of
1.-THE National Cream Quality Pro-
gram sponsored by the Montana
Dairy Industry and the Montana
Department of Agriculture" This is
in line with the national program
now in force in many other states.
Officers elected in the group were:
A. L. Fryberger, Charlo, president;
Paul r. Mcclure, Great Falls, vice
president, and Mary E. West of the
Montana Department of Agriculture,
dairy division, secretary An execu-
tive committee of six composed of
producers, professors and members of
the state department was put in
charge of the work. They are: A. Fl.
Kruse, commissioner of agriculture,
Perrin Lyman, Great Falls; Claude c.
Gray, Big Timber; o. P. Kendall,
White Pine; ]. ]. Jorgensen, Deer
Lodge, and ]. j.; Gerondale, Red
Lodge.
The grading will be done by IL
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The people's voice., 1941-08-27
COUNTY CLERKS
MUST FIGURE
F0LI0S FOR FEES
Ruling of Attorney General
Calls Attention to Amend
ment of Law Which Makes
1t Unlawful to Collect Flat
Fees for Filing Deeds.

That county clerks and recorders
cannot lawfully collect flat fees of 81
for recording a quitclaim deed ant
$1.50 for filing warranty deed was
the ruling made by Attorney General
Bonner in response to an inquiry
made by Walter T. Murphy, county
attorney of Mineral county. The rul-
ing held also that they must make
charges for filing by folios as pro-
vided in Chapter 81, laws of 1941
His formal opinion held:
"That by reason of Chapter 81, laws
of 1941, county clerks and recorders
cannot since the 1st day of July, 1941,
charge a fee of $100 for recording
and indexing a quitclaim deed and a
fee of $1.50 for recording and index
ing a warranty deed, but instead must
charge soc for the first folio and 15c
for each subsequent folio or fraction
thereof plus 10c for each entry in
the index plus 50c for certificate
that such instrument has been re-
corded, with seal affixed"
This situation resulted from the last
sessions amending Section 4917, and
the attorney general states There is
no doubt in my mind that but what
the legislature made a serious mis-
take when they amended Section 4917
in this fashion, and l do not believe
they ever intended to take out the
provisions for the fees for recording
and indexing such instruments
However" the opinion continues,
Chapter 81, laws of 1941, does pro-
vide in part as follows:
"The fees of county clerks, which
must be charged and collected for the
Use of their respective counties, are
Is follows:
"For recording and indexing each
instrument of writing allowed by law
o be recorded; except as hereinafter
provided;
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The people's voice., 1941-08-27
LIVING COSTS
RISE, WORKERS
SUFFER LOSS

Living costs have been moving up.
ward at an alarming rate in recent
months, showing an increase of 3k
per cent between March and June of
this year.
The department of labor index in
June was at a higher level than Of
ficials there predicted for September
of this year. Food prices over the
second quarter rose 71a per cent, and
by July had increased still further,
standing 9R per cent above year
ago. Preliminary reports for the last
two weeks of July indicate that this
trend in food prices is continuing.
Other retail prices have also gone
up rapidly; on July /, furniture was
121a per cent above year ago; cot
ton wash goods, per cent higher;
and floor coverings, per cent
higher.
1t is generally felt that unless this
upward price movement is soon
brought under control, serious infla-
tion will result with gerat loss to
workers.
It is estimated that an annual in
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The people's voice., 1941-08-27
FARMERS U. CONVENTION
TO BE HELD IN KAL|SPELL
National President of Organization Will Be
Present To Speak On Second Day and the
Annual Parade Also Scheduled for That
Day.

The convention committee COM
posed of President H. d. Rolph, Di.
|rector of Education Mildred X. Stoltz,
and Harold Brown, state secretary
after careful consideration of the ia
cilities offered, choose Kalispell as
the 1941 Farmers Union convention
city The convention dates of Octo-
ber Is, 16, II, and IS were previously
announced.
Delegates credentials have been
sent to all local and county organiza-
tions. Advance interest indicates one
of the best attended conventions the
organization has ever held.
National President to Speak
James G. Patton, national president
of the Farmers Union has notified
the state office that he will attend
the state convention. He has been
tentatively scheduled to speak on the
second day of the convention.
The people's voice., 1941-08-27
|WPA PROJECTS
APPROVED FOR
MONT. In JULY

Eight projects including one of &
statewide national defense nature
were given presidential approval dur
ing July for operation in Montana
State WPA Administrator Joseph E
Parker has announced The eight
projects carried a total authorization
of $S97,S61
The statewide project which is
sponsored by the state preparedness
and advisory commission was ap-
proved for S179,462 to give WPA as
sistance to state and local defense
councils and cooperating agencies.
County approvals are as fololws:
Flathead, remodel school building
providing classrooms, shop and gym
nasium at Somers, $7,746.
Gallatin, complete construction of
national guard armory building at
Bozeman, s39,743.
Glacier, install sanitary sewer sys-
tenn at Browning, $13,267.
Powell, complete construction of a
community building at Avon, s1,839.
Sheridan, construct school gym
nasium building and improve school
building and grounds at Antelope,
$18,555.
Valley, improve public roads, streets
and alleys, $179,462.
Yellowstone, install water lines near
S2S,951.
The people's voice., 1941-08-27
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. /. HARRIS

| brings less and less milk for the
babies and food for the entire family
The workers and the farmers are al
ways the first to suffer when the cost
of living goes up, since wage in
creases and the prices the farmer re-
ceives for his products never keep
pace with increased living costs dur
ing a period of initiation. Unless
something is done mighty soon to
check this tendency, there will be
Legitimate demands for general wage
increases to meet rising living costs
and probably new wave of indus
trial strikes.
The administration is being rightly
criticized by many for not taking a
more vigorous position in pushing this
legislation-for not cracking the whip
to get things done. And unless the
administration starts cracking the
whip in a hurry, things might get
into very sorry mess. It's a cinch
that the country will not be saved il
the saving is left to the devices of
the motley crew that operate ON Cap
itol Hill as "the true Representative
of the people"
The people's voice., 1941-08-27
SCHOOL BUS COOP
ms. in MINNESOTA

ST. PAUL.-The American Farmers
Mutual Auto Insurance Co., newest
member of The Cooperative League
of the USA, has just introduced an
insurance policy covering the children
against accidents on school buses,
even though the bus be involved in
an accident in which the bus driver
is not negligent. The new policy
costs only 60c per year per pupil and
it's benefits include the payment of
$500 for the loss of life and up to
5000 for medical, hospital, surgical or
nursing care. The policy is a COM
panion to the school bus liability in
surance which protects only in the
event of the bus drivers negligence.
American Farmers Mutual is al
ready the largest Minnesota home
auto insurance mutual with premi-
um income of over 100000 expected
for the year. According to The Co
operative Builder, the company is said
to be responsible for cuts recently
registered in auto rates in the state.
The people's voice., 1941-08-27
SATURDAY IS
DEADLINE FOR
1912 CROP INS.
Chairman of Montana Tri-
PLEA Committee Calls At
tention to Deadline and
Changes in Procedure in
Crop Insurance.

Montana farmers planning to seed
wheat this fall must file an applica
tion by Saturday, August 80, if they
want to take out federal all-risk crop
insurance on their 1912 crop, Chair.
man R. j. McKenna, of the Montana
Triple-A committee today reminded
them.
Agricultural Conservation associa-
tion committeeman and secretaries
have been explaining the advantages
of all-risk insurance to growers but
in some communities all wheat pro-
ducers have not been contacted" Nc
Kenna explained. Farmers who have
not yet signed applications may do
so at their county offices any time
before Saturday"
Crop Insurance procedure this year
is much simpler than formerly, Nc
Kenna explains, due to four major
changes in regulations.
"This year a producer needs to sign
only one application to insure all
farms in the county in which he has
an interest in the wheat CROP" he
says. This same application serves
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The people's voice., 1941-08-27
GOVERNOR FORD
REGISTERS HIS
"HUMAN SKILL"

Gov. Sam c. Ford had the honor OF
being the first professional man to
register under the human skill survey
being started September first by the
Montana Preparedness and Advisory
commission. Commissioner of Agri-
culture Albert H. Kruse, who for years
has operated a wheat farm 25 miles
from Jordan and rs miles from a
railroad, was the first dirt farmer"
to register.
Kruse, who is secretary of the Mon
tana defense commission, took down
the answers to the questions on the
registration blank as they were given
by the governor.
The registration will be in charge
of the county defense commissions in
every county of the state, according
to Tom d. Caverly, co-ordinator, and
blanks for the purpose are now in
the hands of the secretaries of the
various commissions.
Instructions sent with the blanks
states that the following persons are
requested to register; "All male per-
sons 18 years of age or over (no top
limit) who are engaged in farming;
professional men; employees of cities,
counties, state and federal agencies,
women who have been professional
nurses but have not registered under
the national survey of registered
nurses and other persons who do not
hold social security numbers.
Caverly also called attention of the
county commissions to the fact that
persons who registered under the sur
vey made recently by the Veterans
and professional or
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