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Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
LOCAL INTEREST IN CORN
SHOW DOVER THIS WEEK
QUITE \ LIVELY CONTEST N
TIE EXEIPiTS BENG JUDGED.
Boys Club Also in the Contest for
Prizes.-Interesting Address To-
day and Also Tomorrow.

Quite a number around Smyrna.
Clayton, Kenton and Cheswold are IN
terested in the 18Th annual State Com
show, under the direction Of the Del
aware Com Growers Association.
which began It's session, at Dover To-
day Prof. Nicholas Schmitz Of Penn
sylvania State College is the official
Judge of the cxhibit. already many
entries have been received, which indi-
Gates tE@t the show will be unusually
interesting. Tomorrow at 1920,
Prof. Schmitz VIII talk on corn pio-
duction from the standpoint of the
seed. This will be followed by dis
cussiOn. At 1.30 Prof. J. E. Metzger
of College Park, Md, will discuss fac
tors influencing corn yields. At $50
a demonstration on selecting corn for
seed and for exhibition will be con-
Quoted by A. D. Cobb. county agent
for Kent county. Prof. L. S. Ann
strong, supervisor Of vocational Grain
ing and agriculture in the high schools
Of the State, will conduct a contest in
competitive judging for the pupils Of
these schools. Other features of the
show will be a Grange contest for a
silver cup offered by the Delaware
State Grange, each local grange TO
submit five ten-ear samples TO qualify
in this contest. The shelling contest
Tor the 10 ears producing the most
Grain by weight is open to farmers of
all States. Already samples have
been received from as far west as
Chic. During the past seven years
The first premium IA this class has
cen won by Delaware every year ex-
cept one, when in went to Maryland.
The largest amount of grain produced
by 10 ears in aay Of these contests
wa I poua l~, r ounces. The boys
c.els Of the &,ae viii have corn on
Csh on
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
WHOLE NO. 1885
THIEVES VISIT TOWNSEND.
Made Raid on Several Houses We'd
hesday Night But Secure Little
f!under.-Four Suspects.

Townsend. Dec 16.-Thieves made
a raid Upon several houses in Town
send, "esdne.day morning after
O'clock. Although they visited six
places they did rot succeed in gst.iaa
much loo-. The first visit is SUPPRESSED
10 1aFc seeu Mc3o 10 lhe home Of
"uheid La oaus. who /. in 5tIa,tic
City. Ills J-aahGer. Miss a.cuoo
however Wa a, home and was
awakened w the fiowler= whom She
frightened away. Next the mai.nd-
eis went TO th& home Of William A
Scott, and after lansacking Two desks
left without any plunder. At the
home Of Levi L. Maloney, an umbrella
WaStaken From the home Of Robert
Beardsley ten dollars were stolen
from q pocket of a suit of clothing.
Although attention was paid to the
home of James A. Hart, nothing was
disturbed. Leaving Townsend the
thieves went to Ginn's Corner. and
entered the house of John b. Derrick
son. There an overcOat was taken,
but the umbrella stolen from the Ma
loney home was left, and found when
the family arose. The visitors are
supposed to have been four men, cIree
Of them tall and one short, who were
seen on the street in the early even
ing, and it is supposed they were in
an automobile. There is no night
watchman on duty and few people are
on the streets late at night or early
in the morning.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
KENTON BOY TAKES A BRIDE.
James W. Clark, Now of Wilmington.
Weds Miss Margaret Mul.ilir.

Kenton, Dec. ia very pretty
wedding was solemnized at the home
OF the brides sister, Mrs. r. NJ. Sulli-
van at Trappe, Md, on Tuesday, De
cember the 9Th, at high noon, when
Miss Margaret Sherwood Mullikin,
daughter Of Mrs. Robert Roe, Of Ok
ford, became the bride of Mr.. James
W.Clark, of Wilmington. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Robert
Roe, stepfather Of the bride. The
bride was becomingly attired in a
gown of blue georgette crepe and
carried a shower boquet of white car
nations. Miss Mary R. Clark, sister
Of the groom, acted as maid Of honor
and wore blue geOrgette and chalmuse
satin, and carried pink carnations.
The best man was Mr.. Charles Multi
kin, of Philadelphia, brother of the
bride. The wedding march was played
by Mrs. Il. Clifford Clark, of KentOn.
After the ceremony a delightful re-
donned becoming travelling suit with
donned a travelling suit of henna with
a large black hat After a short trip
they will reside in Wilmington The
out of town guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
H. b. Clark, parents of the groom,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Clark. Miss Mary
r. Clark, brother and sister of the
groom, Mrs. Georganna Dawson, Rev.
and Mrs. Robert Roe, mother of the
bride, Miss Edith Seymour, Mrs. C.
W. Cooper. Mr.. Charles Mullikin,
brother Of the bride.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
MIDOLtTOWN CHOOSES SITE
FOR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
FRED BRADY LOT OF 10 ACRES
on SOUTH BROADTO BE BOUGHT
Guiding of Colonial Design to Cost
Approximately $17O0O0-Town-
send and Odessa TO Share.

While the choice Of site of Smyrna
Special School District is still bang-
"@ fire, M:ddletown has gone ahead
end arranged for the purchase of .
te1 acre lot on South Broad Street
-iis side Of the homestead Of Fred
e-ie@ Brady, for a consideration Of
$1,000. The deal is expected to be
closed ia few days when the New
Castle County EoarG of Education
will take Up the matter Of erecting 3
handsome School Building. Plans are
now being drawn for on edifce chat
Will cost approximately $4,000. This
building is to be a modern structure
with colonial design architecture. and
Will be two stories in height. 1t will
have all modern facilities and con
veniences. Athletic grounds for field
meets and outdoor sports will be pro-
vided. 1t is the intention to have the
girls participate in athletics, as well
as the boys. 1t is also planned to
have an auditorium and gymnasium
in the building to seat 500 persons.
These plans have not been approved
by the county Board OF State of Ed
ucatiOn, which is necessary, but it is
understood that these are the general
plans to be followed. At the present
time the old Academy in Middletown
IS being used for school purposes.
This building does not permit of any
future development, and, although
well filled, is not crowded. 1t is not
modern, by any means, and is old
The plans for the schools in the lower
part of the county are such as to in
dicate a great improvement in school
methods in that section At the pres
ent time there are 10 pupils attend
ing the grammar school at Odessa,
l45 at Townsend, and $50 at Middle
town. The grammar school at Town
send is a consolidation Of the schools
at Stump Corner, the southern half Of
Matthews Corner and Fieldsboro.
The school at Odessa is a consolida-
tion of the schools at MacDonough,
Dale's Corner and the northern half
of Matthews Corner The Middle
town consolidation consists Of Mil
Lane, Woodlawn, Brown Cottage and
part Of Levels. After completing the
courses at the school al Odessa, and
Townaend, to attend high school it is
necessary to attend the Middlctown
high school There arc s. students
in the High School now and It is
hoped to increase this number to 80.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
THREE MILLIONS TOR ROADS.
This is the Program Outlined FOR Del
aware Next Year by The State

aware Next Year by The State.
Delaware will spend about $3,000,-
600 for roads next year, according TO
the State Highway Department in q
pamphlet describing its aims and
work just issued. An ambitious pro
gram is, outlined in the pamphlet
which is entitled Delaware State
Highways" 1t is shown, that in adj
ditiOn to the State highway, consisting
of 27O miles of trunk road directly
under State control, there is the bal
ance of the 1898 miles of public roads
in Delaware which are being improved
by thecounties themselves, aided by
the State An appropriation of $780,
GEO will be made to counties for road
work this year, marking an epoch in
State history. Eventually, 1t is plan
red to have these roads, amounting
to nearly 1000 miles, a great imprO-
we'd road system. The State highway,
now under construction, will extend
from Claymont through Wilmington
to Dover. a branch will run from
Laurel and Delmar Another branch
going to Rehoboth and MillsbOro to
SclbyvilIe. Connecting the branches
Of the main road and running east
and west across the State will be the
State aid highways, forming a net
work Of improved roads covering
practically the entire State. How
this ambitious program has been made
possible is described fully in the
pamphlet, which forms an interesting
history of the better roads movement
in Delaware. The 1920 program calls
for S1,5OO,OOO Of State money. With
the money to be spent on the DUPONT
road, provided by General 7. Coleman
dupont, the total of $3,OOO,0OO is.
reached.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
DOVER BOYS HARD LUCK.
Geo. u. Parris Loses Both Feet From
Exposure in Arizona Blizzard.

Exposure IN Arizona Blizzard.
Mrs. r. j. Ferguson, Of Dover has
received a letter from her brother
Geor9e u. Paris, now in a hospital
at Los Angeles, Cal. and who had to
Fava both feet ampvtatod rs the re-
eult Of eotciur cagrht in blizzard
near ,ins.o9-. ar,a.. While ds.N.ae au
automobile. Paris was en- his vav
to San Francisco with the fet car
covered with duPont Fabihoia, which
was exhibited in Wilmington last
May Pa~;f was bern in Dover and
erent most OF his life tha,o. He is a
son Of the late George VI. Parue. IN
the letter TO his sister, }lr7. Ferguson,
Paris tells Of getting caught in the
blizzard and Of his feet being so badly
frost bitten that amputation was
necessary. His hands, he said, We're
saved, although they were also frost
bitten He sent post cards 10 several
Dover friends from the hospital. Mrs.
Ferguson has been assured that the
best Of care is being taken of her
brother under directions of the du-
Font Company, by which company he
is employed
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
AID FOR UPSTATE FARMERS.
Congressman Layton Asks Congress
to Pay $4,000 for Railroad Built
Port Penn to Mt. Pleasant.

In an effort to protect property
owners in New Castle county, Della
ware, Congressman Caleb r. Layton
proposed the following amendment to
the Army appropriation BiH before
the House; Tor payment for land
purchased 10y the United States for
light OF way for the railroad connect-
i"@ the munition plant at Port Penn.
ana the Delaware railway at Mt.
Pleasant, $32,27O.90." In support Of
his amendment, Congressman Layton
said: while the war was in pro
gleaS, 1t was necessary, Of course, TO
build munition plants. The govern
neat Guilt a munition plant at Fort
Penn, on the Delaware Bay. In order
that it might have more facile ingress
and e&ress, they wanted a cormuni-
cation by rail between Port Penn and
the Delaware railroad. "Adiusters
viewed these lands and the govern
ment took the lands over and it stands
there today, railroad track s p
miles long by from 60 to 100 feet
wide. This is not a postwar propo-
sltion. This is a proposition where
the government took it over under
process Of law before the armistice
was declared. That land is DESTROYED
for all agricultural purposes. 1t runs
through the most fertile and beautiful
section of our State. The government
ta&e5 the position that it cannot pay
Ior this land, and it says also
that il it had the money it would not
lay for the land, because it has
another alternative, that alternative
being that it could scrap the railroad,
take up the ties and iron and remove
the ballast, and hand back the land to
the original owners. This is an
c5viOus hardship Of an inexcusable
.:nd, cbliging these people to employ
lawyers and go into the Court Of
Claims | have found curious con-
ADDICTION on the part of members Of
ne House relative to the act of July
+, 1919, relating to Federal contracts.
/ Iecollect very well that the sole pur-
Jose Of that act was to forbid the
War Department from purchasing
Pay 1cw land or to erect any new
holdings for war purposes. And it
was not intended to prevent the De
partmcnt from paying awards already
determined by due process of law. 81
do not believe that Congress would
Fave been willing to pass q law bear
ing the Interpretation that the War
Department now places upon that act;
neither 90 I believe that q Oeralt-
mont has any ii ht 10 annul the pr5-
ceeoiags lawfully aad duly had IN The
condemnation of these lands between
5lt. Pleasant and rotC Penn, and COM
pei the land owners to begin new pro
ceedings to affect the same purpose"
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
First Snow of Season Arrives.

This morning Smyrna awoke to find
the ground covered with snow and
while not deep enough for sleighing'
the kids were joyous over their op-
portunity to get their sleds out. The
weather cleared and the thermometer
IS in the 2O's.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
TOWNSEND BOYS COON HUNT.
Get Three Wednesday Over in the vi
cinity of CentervilIe, Md.

Townsend, Dec 15.-Richard Hall
and two companions, of Townsend,
have returntd from a coon hunt about
four miles below Centerville, Md.
They left here on Wednesday morn
ing and one nights chase with three
dogs which Mr.. Hall says never fail
Hue S! Ieu!ue eq4 J! uooo. pug o.
where around furnished great sport.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
MATERIAL TO WIDEN CANAL.
Engineers Make Surveys and Get
Lumber for Bulkheads and Piling.

Principal Engineer G. w. T. Miller
and Assistant Engineer Captain S E.
Lawrence have gone to Baltimore,
where they will inspect The facilities
for the dredging plant at the Della
ware Canal Division Engineer Col.
j. C. Sanford, of Baltimore, began
manking an inspection trip of this
district last week. A portion of the
cypress timber for use in building the
bulkheads and for pilings along the
Delaware Canal has arrived.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
MUSKRAT HIDES SELL HIGH.
As Much as $500 Pelt is Now Being
offered by Fur Dealers.

Ihe muSkrat trapping season, which
opened on December /, is bringing
thousands Of dollars into the pockets
Of the trappers. The hides opened at
the unheard-Of price of 81 each, and
have been steadily advancing. ever
since, until Monday a sale was made
at The farm Of the Cleaver Brothers,
be.ow Odessa, when 1876 hides. large
and small, were sold to Wilmington
buyers lor So each. From ali &C
counts, thcre seems to be about an
average crop Of the little animals this
season, and the tIappers are selling
the hides as soon as possible after the
rats" a-o lajght. The caIcasses are
finding ready sale at 20 and Is cents
each. Six buyers attended the SAFE at
the Cleayer farm, and The hides were
sold 1t auction.
DIR. CO0pE" 70 ADDRESS CLUB.
Former Cacs"o.d Boy Nov an Orator
q Noi's'Utta0se Note To ta.s Friday.
For noxt Friday Dee. 10. the meet
ing viii be at s o'clock j.. la. instead
Of the regular afternoon meeting.
Mrs. James w. Anthony has secured
Dr. Richard Watson Cooper Who viii ;
address the Club on "Litelatue and
Life" Gentlemen are invited to hear
DI. Cooper who has been veg. lrahIy
spoken Of. Last Friday was Social
Service Day in charge Of Miss Max -.
well. Mrs. Altis sans Calling Me
Back to You accompanied by Mrs.
Shallcross. Miss Edith Hughes talked
about "Household Budgets" and gave
many suggestions in the practice of
thrift.-Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
DEATH RECORD OF THE wEEK.
State Detective Philip S. Hurd. Well
known in Smyrna, Comes 10 Un-
timely End in DOver-Others

Philip Sherman Hurd, State detec-
tive OF Kent county came to an un-
timely end at Dover at an early hour
-londay morning, from a gunshot
wound apparently self-inf:lted. The
cause OF motive for tie &c. was not
revealed to the coronets jury which
Investigated The case. Th-sa being no
eyewitness to The actual shootiog.
necessarily left the coroncl's Jury as
well as the State authorizes in the
dark as to the circumstances LEADING
up to and the actual shooting From
the evidence Of the wife of the detec-
I'VE (his second wife, to wuom he was
married on October II lastl, he arose
3etween 3 and g o'clock TIA. morning
and went down stairs. Shortly after
s o'clock, the wife testified she heard
G noise downstairs, but could not tell
what it was. That she called TO her
husband and not receiving and reply,
she went to the living room where she
saw her husband sitting IN a morris
char, with a revolver in his hand and
blood oozing from a wound in his right
temple. She at once notified the only
other member of the family in the
home, a son, William Hurd, aged
about 8 years. The two went i'm
mediately to the room. Death re-
suited shortly after 8 o'clock, without
his having regained consciousness.
Deputy Attomey-General James NJ.
Sattertield was early on the scene and
took charge of the case. The coroners
jury, after hearing the evidence of the
three physicians and several other
persons, returned a verdict to the
effect that Detective Hurd came TO
his death from a pistol shot wound,
self-inficted, the cause or motive be-
ing unknown to the jury. Mr.. Hurd
was 81 years of age. His first wife,
formerly a Miss Kingsbury, died in
February last. She was survived by
her husband and four children, two
sons and two daughters, all grown,
the youngest son not yet 21 years of
age On October H. of the present
year, Detective Hurd married Miss
Elizabeth J. Colt, of Dover, who keeps
q store for women's wear. Two years
ago, Hurd, who had been chief Of
police of Dover, was appointed State
detective and had done considerable
good work.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17

Issues of Times UnayOidably Delayed.
Sickness in our force and shortage
of labor is causing US no end OF
troubles at the Times Office and the
issuing of the Times is unavoidably
delayed by reason thereof.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
RUSHING lnDDLETOWN STREET
New Concrete Road on South Broad
About Ready to Open to Main.

Concrete work is being done on the
Middletown streets, with the Their
mOmeter lowering around the 20 de-
gree mark and below Every effort is
being made by the contractors to finish
the block on South Broad street, from
Main to Green Streets. The cOntrac-
tors Monday were finishing the gut
ters. 1t is now hoped that the wealth
er will moderate, SO that the strips
between the main road and the gut
ters can be laid, and work with the
large mixing machine begun.
Lake Como NIilldam Nearly Repaired
Work is progressing on the "break"
in the milldam at Lake Como and
soon the bank widened to 20 feet, will
be ready for road surface and for
travel.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
| HEARS REPORT ON
-DiBINE UNIT OUTFIT
: VIEW EQUIPMENT AT
PIT IN COMMISSION.

N, Service 10 Clayton Was
ISs.turday--Some Troubles
''.,one.-CounciI Notes.
r,rn Council me, in regu-
rri5ar evening with all
resent except Councilman
.Ts,. S. A. Fortnor chair
!. Tigh. G Water Committee
+5e first try-out Of one Of Che
.,r.+s which with the eN-
t5e vacuum tloUoics which
..ld he overcome rs soon as
;tacien, water lor rhe
\ pumps, the equipment
splendid initial showing.
II night, the new unit was put
y commission and its first
rn. Mr.. Fortner reported,
j saving in one-third of the
! naIly used with the old equip
N a corresponding load. Sat
bp town of Clayton was taken
5o first time, and all went ap-
II we'll until Sunday night more
developed and the town was in
Il shortly before nine o'clock.
buble in maintaining a vacuum,
II burning out Of a bearing,
l. with the newness of the
sent 1.-THE General Electric Com
expert having left Saturday
bome) it is not to be wondered
| complete a change in making
titv from the old system, was
N with some difficulties and
With repairs promptly made
ster is available for the ciraulat-
|np the new turbine unit should
satisfactory. In changing over
. 8 cycle to 60 cycle (the stand
urrent) it was necessary to
\ all the transformers over
Monday, workmen at the plant
dsmantelling the last of the
/ and dynamos Of the equip |
0 make room for the second 100 !
turbine unit which viii be /
he'd thru to early completion.
init, il conjunction with the old,
AXE possible, day current, which
Oped will be in service early in
y
ono Jiilldam Repair Discussed.
derable dicussion was given to
being made to the milldam at
,OmO which was blown out
he storm last August. Report
de that J Frank Webb was
: in dirt On the meadow side
INK he had built and was pro
in filling up the hole to the
Of $500 which he offered to
town Of Smyrna together
necessary dirt needed, to
.e causeway twenty or more .
nat Smylna's interest might
ply look after, President /.
appointed Messrs. John E. |
nd Walter T. Keith, a special .
e to cooperate with Mr..
ID to Fastening the work OF
the dam and building the
IIing Ordinance Now a Law. |
f0posed horse killing ordin-
lcn We're introduced at the
meeting Of Council, received
al reading Friday night and |
n Of Councilman S. A. Fort |
second Of Councilman Wilson
lanlmously adopted. The |
s prohibit the killing of
I'D mules within town limits |
consent Of the President or
l. under a penalty of a S25.OO .
zach and every offence; and
'he loading Or carting of any |
lead animals thru the streets
y premises Of the town of
lnaer penalty Of $1,000 fine
lnd every of'ense.
sk for Heat in Lodge Room. .
/, 5fyes' v Lay Phillips and
''oe' q committee repre-
a'mony Lodge No. 10 A. F.
awaited upon Council to ask /
supply the lodgercom with
me heating system now in
Hall. The lroco,. -
Groom =, On the third floor of
HaII but have been heating
! VITA gas radiators. Coun-
mastering the matter fully /
as the report Of plumbers
= Of installing four steam
voted to grant the request
sons II the Lodge would nav
I I0nal rent Of $500 a month
ne la plumbers bill, said bill to
= rom their rent.
stores Take on Christmas
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
CAMAFLAGE RECRUITING CAR.
Visited Smyrna Last Thursday in In
terest Of the U. S. Marine CORPS.

A Marine Corps Recruiting CANA
hage Car from the Recruiting Station
1909 Arch street, Philadelphia ar
rived in Smyrna, Thursday and was
viewed by quite a few people with
considerable intereset. The car was
manned by Sergeants Ellers and
Girard and Corporal Moore. Sergeant
Ellers was known in France as the
Flying Dutchman, he being with the
Aviation Corps. Enlistments for re-
cruits are being sought in this State
for ., 3, and 4 years. Recruits are
sent to Paris Island. S. c.. for train
ing in aviation, mechanics and phot-
ographers The car went to Dover
from here and returned to Philadel-
phia the next day
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17

WI :, STORES Take on Christmas.
borrow S,ls'mas q, a week Off from to-
b ! cs,. Smyrna stores are takino
bon a VA. l'as appearance and trade
hated !" ''es S territory is being at
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
State Senator Webster Passes Away.

State Senator George W. Webster,
OF Brandywine hundred died at his.
home on Faulk road near Whining
ton, Friday night, after q lingering
illness, at tine age Of 81. 1lr. " ebster
was operated On several years ago for
a cancerous affection of the neck, bat
had a recurrence Of the alIljcton early
This year. The disease gradually be-
came worse in spite Of all efforts 20
eject d cure. Senator Webster was p
lifelong Republican, serving TWO
terms as Representative from the
Sixth district, and was elected to the
State Senate from the Third district
a year ago last November He was
born on the Webster homestead ad-
Joining the farm on which he lived.
He was a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Webster, both, deceased. Two sons,
Howard and George, and three daugh-
ters, survive him.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
Next Sunday Morning and Evening.

-NVAt 0VIIu"y NUIHIIS anu I4VtHIIIB.
Christmas Services at Asbury NJ. f.
Church will be held next Sunday. At
10 o'clock the Sunday School will give
their Xmas program. At II the
church service will be held. The
choir will render several Xmas an
thems and Rev. R. p Nichols, the pas
tor, will preach Christmas sermon.
There will also be special anthems
and another Christmas sermon in the
evening.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
John P. Wilson Dies in Philadelphia

John p. Wilson, who since 1875 has
been in the commission business IN
Philadelphia, died Monday at his late
home on Park avenue. Mr.. Wilson
was born and raised in Kent County
Delaware, and leaves a host Of friends
IN this section.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-17
Sudden Death of Mrs. G. W. MaIcOm.

Mrs. Margaret H. MalcOm, aged 46
wife of George w. Malcom, miller at
Fortners Mill at Duck Creek, died
Saturday of pneumonia after brief
illness. Mrs. Malcom was daughter
of William G. Pryor of this town, was
a good wife and mother and leaves to
mourn her loss, her husband and two
little children, both girls. Funeral
took place this afternoon, in charge
of Rev Thomas Getz Hill with inter
ment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.