Evening journal., 1920-08-10
KENT SCHOOLS
ARE SEPARATED
Clayton, Brenford Districts
No Longer With
Smyrna
REGISTRATION is
UNUSUALLY HEAVY

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del, Aug iO.-A delegation
OF citizens and taxpayers Of the Clay
ton, Alley. Big Oak and BrenfOrd
school districts OF Kent county, in
cluded in the consolidated special
school district Of Smyrna. appeared
yesterday before the Kent County
School Board and asked that they be
separated from the Smyrna special
district. The Clayton representatives
who had been before the State Board
OF Education asking for a separation
of their school, had had such request
granted provided the county board
would acquese in the request. This
The county board did yesterday, and
with The Clayton school is also includ-
ed the Alley School near Clayton
By the separation from Smyrna,
special district the Clayton schools
will now be under the county school
jurisdiction and will assume the coun-
ty rate Of % cents rather than the 6S
cent rate OF Smyrna. Ii Will also have
an eighth grade and as much higher as
possible.
While the Big Oak and Brenford
districts did not have their request
granted for separation from Smyr-
ma. the taxpayers in these two dis
tricts intend 10 petition further for a
separation.
by the making OF Clayton and the
Alley School separate from Smyrna,
IL was necessary 10 name trustees for
the district and the county board yes
terday named former State Senators
John w. Houston and J. II. Clements
and Abel Sevil, all OF Smyrna.
Some little furry was caused here
Saturday and yesterday when II be-
came rumored that Dover boy. Stew
art Ouiten, son OF Elmer Outten, OF
this town, had contracted smallpox.
| Tho report, which true, occurred in
Sussex county near Lewcs. where
young Oulten had been working on
an apple farm fhis fathers. II was
also reported that It was desired 10
bring him TO Dover, his home, where
he might be taken care Of, but this
was prevented by the action of the
Dover Board OF Health TO whom appli-
cation had been made, by informine
the State Board Of Health that young
Oulten should be kept at Lewes
where he was properly quarantineC
and being taken care Of, and where
he now is
Reports from Kent county's regis.
tration on Saturday last show a still
further gain in this years registra-
tiOn as compared with the registra
tlon OF the corresponding days twC
years ago. At Clayton with a tota
registration and vote OF about 2SC
the total registration including las
Saturday was more than 40, leaving
more than one hundred for the mex
three registration days. AT Kenloi
with a total registration and vote o
between four hundred and four hun
dred and tlfty, the total registratio
including Saturday has reached 2i6
At smyrna increased regiStratio
p over the flrst day this year is ais
, shown.
In the First Election district OF SEE
; Ond Representative district, ncludin
. Leipsic and the surrounding countr,
while the first days registration wa
light Saturdays registration showed
I decided increase.
In Dover, the second election Di
trict Of the Second Representati'
= District, the first days registratio
- was 100, Saturdays registration We
1870. making a total Of 230 for the tvs
DAYS The total registration or vo
G Of this district Is 100.
2 In the FIRST OF the Fifth Represents
tive District including the great
a part OF Dover the first days registrl
}. lion was 30S Saturdays reglstraiic
was 1872, making a total for the tw
days 400. The total vote or registr
8 ton OF this one district Is about 60
The second election district Of u
Fifth Representative district with
total registration or vote or 300 M
- REGISTERED in the two days. 40,
over half OF the entire vote
In the lower part Of the County N
same condition prevails as 10 increa'
The frst election district Of the Se'
tnth Representative District shOWir
p a total registration Of over 300 vii
b. a total vote OF 500.
John Braner. white. OF Wilkesbarr
pa, Raymond Lau, Philadelphia, whi
n and William Fireman, colored
ohio. all three arrested as illeg
"a train riders were brought here
Ie The Kent County jail by railroad d
tectiVes and given hearing befo
Magistrate Wood who imposed a n
" Of $500 and costs.
l. Traflc Policeman, OF the stat
Highway Ingram. caught three spec
ers on the State HighWay on Sunds
m The Rev. J w. Colona, n. u. a
ae family are visiting relatives in Mar
land and will later visit relatives
Wilmington. Mr. Colonas pulpit "
81 be fllled by visiting ministers, d,
"A ing his absence.
al Miss Rachel Thomas OF Centrevll
10 Md, Is here visiting her aunts, N
John C. Hopkins, and Mrs. II.
-, Taylor.