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Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
REV. ECEARD RESIGNS STATED
CLERESHIP OF PRESBYTERY
OFFICIATES FOR LAST TIME AT
GEORGETOWN BEFORE LEAVING
Matters of Local and General Interest
Discussed at Fall Session Held at
GEORGETOWN For Two DaYs.

Presbytery of New Castle held its
412th stated meeting in the Presby-
terian Church at Georgetown, Monday
and yesterday. Rev. J. NJ. L.
Eckard of Smyrna, presented his res
ignatiOn as stated clerk and treasurer
yesterday stating he had received a
call to Beemerville, New Jersey, Pres
bytery of Newton. The committee of
five appointed to nominate a successor
to Mr.. Eckard recommended Rev. H.
E. Hallman, of Newark, who was un-
animously elected. The presbytery
voted negatively on a plan to appoint
committee for supplying vacant
churches. Rev. William C. Little of
Port Penn asked for the dissolution
of his pastoral relations with that
church. Representative of the church
joined him in his request. Robert c..
Hitter was named moderator and Rev.
Thomas Kerr was named to declare
the pulpit vacant. With SO lay and
clerical delegates in attendance, pres
bytery convened shortly after o'clock
Monday afternoon. Following an op-
ening prayer by Rev. Thomas Armen-
trout of Lower Brandywine, the pas
tor of the host church, Rev. William
Gibson, presented a gavel to the mod
orator of the session, DIR. R. A. Boyle
of Salisbury. The gavel was very
was very unique, its head being made
of wood from the first organ in the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church Of
so years ago. Two nails in the head
were brought from England more
than 200 years ago. Rev. Frederick
ID. Niehe, Phi. D., was accepted as
member Of the New Castle Presby
terry. He has been called to the pul
pit of Princess Anne Church. Rev
Walter w. Pierce of Smyrna, mad,
application to be admitted to tn
Presbytery, but when it was learne,
ne was only temporarily engaged il
Smyrna, was about to leave for Eu
rope to continue his studies, and tha
he already had church connections j
Germantown, Philadelphia, he was re
ferred to the Presbytery of his ow
church jurisdiction. Discussion of tn
question of whether the Presbyter
should organize a general council Q
r six members in conformity to tn
plans of the General Assembly re
vealed some opposition, but the mea
sure was adopted. Among those VIII
spoke for it was Dew. DR.. Charles !
Candee of Westminster Presbyteria
Church, Wilmington. Rev. Williai
o Rutledge, of Gilbert Presbyteria
/ Church, Thirteenth and French street
e Wilmington, told of the needs of hi
d church.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
WHOLE NO. 36O1
DoLLINGs CO., ASSETS s6s8,147
Concern In Which So Many Delaware
ans Were Stockholders, Capitalized
At S3,OOO,OOO to Pay 20 Cents Per

~ Po5OOO3OVO " dy ~ OChtS u
The entire assets of the R. L. Dol
lings Company of Pennsylvania were
praisers' report to the United States
District Court. This means that on
the basis of the appraisal the 5000
persons who invested in the company
have an equity of approximately
twenty cents on each dollar. The
capitalization of the concern was 49,
100000. Claims against the Dollings
subsidiary companies, totaling S1,703,-
291, are worth only S294,020, accord
ing to the appraisers. Thousands of
shares of common stocks in the Dol
lings subsidiaries, on the holdings of
which DOllings statesmen told prospec-
tive subscribers to stock the company
would reap its profits, were declared
to be of no value. The claims which
the Dollings Company makes on it's
subsidiary companies are for sums ad-
vanced as working capital or for the
payment of dividends on preferred
stock. The advances for dividends
were made with the understanding
that the sums need not be repaid until
the companies were earning sufficient
money to pay their own dividends.
Listed among the "no value" common
stocks are 10,100 shares of CONNER
cial Truck. At a hearing several days
ago on a plan to surrender all the
common stock which the Dollings
Company holds in the truck company,
in exchange for land and cash, the
payment of $4,000 was agreed on by
the truck company for the return of
its common stock. George D. Porter,
former Director Of Public Safety and
former vice-president and director of
the Dollings' Company, is mentioned
three times in the appraisers report
as debtor of the Dollings Company
One of the claims is on a note fo1
$4,000. Porter put up no collateral on
the note and the appraisers list the
claim as of mo value. e."-Mornine
News.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
MISS AUDREY MITCHELL TO WE'D
Her Marriage to Mr.. Barclay X. Reed
of Akron, Ohio, to Take Place Oct. 20

Her Marriage to Mr.. Barclay X. Reed
of Akron, Ohio, to Take Place Oct. 20
Miss Audrey L. Mitchell of New
York, is to marry Mr.. Barclay KReed
of Akron, Ohio, at the st. Regis Hotel
New York, Saturday, October goth, at
$50 p. m. Miss Mitchell is the niece
of Mrs. Sue Mitchell Carr, of New
York and also a great niece of Mrs.
Margaret Carr of Smyrna. She is an
accomplished reader, having graduat-
ed from both The Cowles School of
Oak Lane and of The Philadelphia
School of Dramatic Art Mr.. Read is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Reed Of Oak Lane, Philadelphia. He
is member of 1919 class of Cornell
and a member of both the University
and City Clubs of Akron. During the
world war he served overseas with the
U. S. Navy. Miss Mitchell will have
as her matron of honor Mrs. Albert
Barr of Pittsburg and her brides
maids will be Mrs. William Bingler
of Pittsburgh and Miss Elizabeth Will
son Of Smyrna. Mr.. Read will have
Mr.. Leonard Ferdon of Montreal as
his best man and the ushers will be
Mr.. Walter Shively of Akron, Ohio
and Mr.. Albert Armstrong of New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Read will make
! their home in Akron.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
PLANS FOR BIG ELECTRIC PLANT
Project to Harness Susquehanna May
Mean Cheaper Current For Here

1t may not be many years before
Smyrna and municipalities down the
State and Peninsula will not have to
worry over electric light and power
equipment or overloaded plants. The
power of the future will be generated
by big hydro-electric plants such as is
being projected by syndicate to har-
ness the waters Of the Susequhanna
River at COnowingo. When current
becomes available from this and other
big central power stations, current for
all towns for miles around can be pur-
chased cheaper than it can be manu-
factured locally. A corps of carpent-
ers has arrived at Port Deposit, Md,
who will be employed in the construc-
tion of quarters for the wOrkmen to be
engaged in the removal of the tracks
of the Columbia and Port Deposit
Railroad, from along the Susquehanna
river to the hills to the east. The re-
mOval of the present railroad is neces-
sary in the plans to harness the wat
ers of the Susquehanna river at Con-
owingo, for electrical purposes. The
dam to be erected will be lis feet in
height, from the bottom of the river
and will hold back thousands of acres
of water. The hydro-electrical plant
contemplated will be enormous in size
and it is estimated will develop 3O0,-
600 horse power. 1t will require five
years to complete the proposed plant
which will cost S20,0OO,00O.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
FRIENDSHIP CHURCH NOTES

Rev. r. S. HOdgsOn, Pastor, Back from
Vacation, Makes Announcements
The pastor has returned from his
vacation and the hours of the services
have been changed back to the regu-
lar schedule: Sunday School, p. M,
and preaching at p. m. In the Sun
day School the studies beginning
this Sunday take up a new series of
lessons. This weeks topics is Abra-
ham, Religion Pioneer. Ne wleaves
are on hand. Let every one try to be
present for the first lesson. An i'm
portant district meeting will be held
in the Middletown Methodist Church
this Wednesday evening. Bishop
William F. Mcdowell of Washington
will be the speaker. The public is
invited.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
MILFORD-MILTON ROAD PLAN
Concrete Road Thru Milton to Harbe-
son Nearing COmpletiOn-Other Roads

Concrete Road Thru Milton to Harbe-
son Nearing COmpIetiOn-Other Roads
1t is expected that the concrete road
through Milton will be opened to the
public on Saturday. This road which
has been in course of construction
since September has been closed and
the merchants of the town have suf-
fered loss of country trade, and its
opening will mean a revival of busi-
ness. The contractors are laying the
concrete from the railroad on Federal
street towards HarbesOn, where it
joins the Georgetown-Lewes road.
This section is expected to be complet-
ed and open to traffic by the middle
of November. Milton people are adj
vOcating a continuance of the road
from that town through Slaughter
Neck to Milford, joining there with
the DUPONT Boulevard to Wilmington.
This route would be agreeable to the
two factions, one endorsing a road
through Slaughter Neck from Mil
ford and the other for a road from
Milton to Milford. The route through
Slaughter Neck from Milton would be
but fraction of a mile longer and
would serve the purpose of both. An
other route that is being advocated
by the people on the western side of
the county that is of interest to Mil
ton is one from Greenwood through
Glendale to Milton.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
CENTURY CLUB MEETS AGAIN

ReOpens Friday After the Summer Re-
cess-Program and Social Hour
The Twentieth Century Club of
Smyrna will resume its meeting FRI
day afternoon next, October 9th after
summer recess. An interesting
program has been arranged for the
opening meeting which will be fol-
lowed by a social hour, the greeting
of old and new members and refresh
ments served under the direction of
the new Club Hostess, Mrs. Norris
Truax. All club members are urged
to be present to give impetus to what
it is hoped will be one of the most
successful club years ever.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
GEORGETOWN PASTOR WEEDS
Rev. George White Dawson Weds
Widow of Rev. L. E. Barrett

Mrs. Lydia TarreE Barrett, widow
of the late Rev. L. E. Barrett, of
Chestertown, Md, and the Rev.
George White Dawson, of Georgetown
were married last Thursday evening
at Mrs. Barrett's home, by the Rev.
Thomas ]. Sard, pastor Of the Ches-
tertown Methodist Church. The we'd
ding was attended by only immediate
relatives and a few intimate friends
Of the couple. Following the cere-
mony small reception was held after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson left on
wedding trip north by automobile
After October /, they will live in
Georgetown where Mr.. Dawson is pas
tor Of the Methodist Church. The
bride is well-known in Townsend
where her first husband was pastor al
the time he was forced to give up OF
account Of the illness which resulted
in his death.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
ACCIDENT OVER IN MARYLAND
W. R. Wilson, Democratic Politician
of Engleside, Hurt When Cars Turns

of Engleside, Hurt When Cars Turns
William R. Wilson, of Ingleside,
candidate for the State Senate in the
recent Democratic primary, was pain
fully but not seriously injured We'd
nesday morning, when his Hudson
Sedan turned turtle at the approach
of the Rock Hall ferry. D. Edgar
Hurlock, of Church Hill, who was an
occupant of the car, also suffered
minor cuts and bruises. The thorough
fare was wet and slippery, and pulling
out of the road to let another car pass
the machine skidded. When Mr.. Will
son attempted to bring the machine
into the road it turned over. Mr..
Wilson's left arm and small finger on
the left hand were badly lacerated.
Several stitches being taken in the
wounds after he reached Baltimore.
He was also otherwise bruised and
cut. Mr.. Hurlock suffered numerous
bruises and cuts, but none of a seri-
Gus nature. One wheel of the car was
demolished, fender smashed and the
windows broken.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
BOULEVARD THROUGH SMYRNA
OPENED TO PUBLIC MONDAY
TRAFFIC, WHICH FOR YEARS
WENT THRU MAIN ST., DIVERTED
Smyrna Merchants Now Interested in
Opening a Wide Avenue From the
Boulevard to North Main Street

Opening a Wide Avenue From the
Boulevard to North Main Street
The boulevard which was opened
recently from Armstrong; Corner to
Commerce Street, was, Monday morn
ing opened all the way by the new
bridge at Lake Como across Webb's
meadow to join up with the Smyrna
Dover road. The traffic up and down
the State which for time immemomal
has been going thru Main street,
Smyrna, is now diverted to the du-
POnt Boulevard which runs thru
Smyrna east of Main street, crossing
Commerce street between the "Vosh-
ell' and the Leinberger properties,
thence South back of Webb's mill and
across the meadow to join up with
the old State road by Odd Fellows
Cemetery. The losing of this traffic
thru the business section of Main
street does not set well with a num-
| Der of our merchants and fears are
entertained Smyrna will be deprived
| of considerable transient trade it has
been enjoying especially as to the
eating houses, ice cream and confec-
tionery shops and cigar stands. The
diverting of this traffic has given rise
to a movement on the part of our
merchants to have Smyrna Town
Council and the Kent County Levy
Court to open a wide thOrOughfare
diagonally from Main Street and
Glenwood avenue to the Boulevard
have attractive signs exploiting Smyr-
ma and an invitation to motoring pub
lie to come thru Main street on theil
way up or down the State which would
be practically nothing off their course
The trucks and heavy traffic would
keep to the Boulevard and motorists
would find more freedom in going
thru Smyrna. There is already Z
fine approach to Main Street ovel
Lake Como causeway and with a fine
wide approach to Main street from
, the Boulevard north of Smyrna dag
onally across lots to the front o
Frank McCauley's residence, Smyrn;
might attract many motorists to com'
thru Smyrna. This is a plan close t.
the hearts of Smyrna's leading busi
ness men and one deserving of heart.
cooperation on the part of Tow
Council. With the opening on Monda,
a of the Boulevard thru Smyrna and o
{ the road from Dover to Cooper's Cor
{ ner, motorists now are able to trave
: from Dover to the southern end 0
4 the State on both the east and tn
= west side on improved roads. On tn
n east side will be found a continuou
!. concrete road while on the west sid
s about three hundred feet of dirt roa
d remains. This is located along tn
e bridge approaches at Seaford. A ne
f bridge will be constructed at SeafoT
n and then this small strip will also /
a concreted, giving the west side COZ
K tinuOus road. Motorists approachin
!. Dover from the north will probabl
o be compelled to use a detour for al
i other month while the Silver Lal
5. causeway is being constructed. Whe
Ie the new road, the connecting link b.
h tween st. Georges and Odessa a.
d opened on October 10th, as announce
l. by the Highway Department, the
~ will be a continuous concrete ros
from one end of the State to Il
other.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
9 End s.

q lsss' ''S q Season on TomatOe.
lss1y # sn.,HO =, HOffecker Canning
. aasy y sr9a c1a. and the COOpera-
ssson psst;S q clayton have ended
''nal lSsslns SaslIss tomatoes, both both
Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
'AA SMYRNA CITIZEN DEAD

uu.l p'u'e' Formerly of Firm Of RelI
IVA "nl,s' { Dies Near Wilmington
Ia i !, White, aged 78, a former
\, !, W. Smyrna, who in the lVealrIv eariv
uD5s. Vas !, associated with w. F e
lsrtis. sSy, the firm of Bell & White n, r.
H. 'g brick layers, died at Min, Min
sd.v Home Ion near VIII WiIminSton n r1n-
Gsns,,a17 and was buried 'IslatTs SatuydaS SGn,
qS1s5 l1S"e0s cemetery, smyrna. Tnaa'qas Hs
b. Ds.ise- Eiae-all married but 9mITfa, %iss
!. 5,sa 5ssl. on a mercantile iL@ bnsiDssa W Ioss
bsos sSs@iges for a while while sDd DGSiHess mess
sscSs.lt sTca % his trade, movinol ano taOa Snen
insaS...t.' sss 70 Wilmington 6D''ng go from rom
NJ spssitated for WORK oh. so1. ne mac mad
Io q, was living at TN MiDo,aSn1e IOr some
Z aged folks. iinquadale
New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
NORMAL WINTER
Observation Over a Period of 50 Years Shows No Extraordinary Cold
 or Snow Came to Chicago This Year

or Snow Came to Chicago This Year
 Chicago, March 16.-Winter in Chi cago up to March 1 was the exact nor nal winter average for the city, 27.5 degrees, determined by observations over a fifty-year period, according to Henry J. Cox, federal metcorologist. December was slightly below normal, January considerably above, and Fet- ruary considerably below.
 Chicago has had but five days with temperature below zero, one in De- cember and four in February, the rec ords show. The lowest was eight be- low on February A.
 Precipitation was considerably be- low normal, and snow fall was but 14.S inches, compared with normal of 2G.1 inches.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
l;ST;:7IZ1 @

the failure of Germany to execute or- dcrs, and also somewhat to the rais- ing of the United States tariff wall by the passing of the Fordney tariff bill. IT only we can reduce our costs of production, and therefore our prices we shall be able rapidly to convert those inquircs into orders"
 Predicts Reduction.
 Mir, Rlakemoro predicts that cost of production will bo reduced by fall of five points in the living price about March, and q further considerable re- duction l2 months hence. This is based on the appreciation of the value of the pound sterling in America. which will enable American produce to be reduced in price to tho con sumcr. and America is so important factor in the supply of food goods to this country, that American prices of food rapidly become world prices.
 "Thc increased food supplies, to- gcthcr with appreciation of sterling values, will undoubtedly, bring cheaper goods to the consumer, and if. by reducing the cost of living it does not immediately reduce production cost of manufactured goods, it will at once increase the purchasing power of the British public and so stimulate the home demand for the goods we make"
New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
VETERAN HOSPITAL
 COVERS 5O0 ACRES
Government Plans to Spend Mil
 lion and a Half on Soldiers

Battle Creek, Mich; March 16.-- Sixty pounds of blueprints in the safe of the chamber of commerce here M the story of the plan of the Federal government to start early construc- ton of q million and a half dollar hospital for former service men suf- fcring from nervous and mental dis eases.
 On the open spaces west of here where Camp Custer sprang into a great cantonment. the hospital, with it's thirty buildings, will spread over 800 acres. It is one of five for which congress appropriated $1S,000,000. The hospital building program is un- der the direction of the Veterans Blu rcau.
 Roosevelt Hospital.
 Two miles east of the government hospital site is located the American Legion Roosevelt hospital for the care of tuberculosis former service men, with a capacity Of 400 patients The Veterans Bureau hospital will have facilities for the treatment of 500 pa tients.
 Tho government hospital unit will be built around what the blueprints call the main building'--a con- modious two-story structure, winged. with general wards on one side and wards for disturbed" patients on the other. Directors offices, rooms for various officers. dining rooms, oper- atng rooms, olectro-therapy, electro cardiagra ph. autopsy and dental rooms are in this building, as well as quarters for specialistic treatment and minor surgery.
 Tuberculosis Patients.
 At the west end of the hospital group will be located the cottage for tubercular patients. equipped with sleeping porches and the most modern ! methods Of treating this disease. |
 The recreation building will contain | an auditorium to seat 100 persons, with a stage and projection room for motion pictures. Card and billiard rooms will open off the main lobby.
 There is a group of buildings for "continued treatment" cases, contain ing large day rooms on the first fcor with wards above. Three separate buildings will provide accommoda- lions for nurses female attendants and male attendants. There will be II separate structures for the vocation Il training shops, garage and repair shops.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
Sent Free to Prove This

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New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
SETS FOOD PRICES . FOR ENTIRE WORLD
British Businessman So Declare in Forecast for Good Business

London. March 16.--An encourag- ing forecast for improved British trade in 1923 is made by Felix J. Blalsemore, president of the National Chamber of Trade.
 T am convinced that our indus trial conditions will improve" Mr. Blakemore writes, "and while paying due regard to the importance of our pre-war European markets and their present stagnant condition. the pros poets of a greatly increased trade with our oyersea dominions, crown colonies and dependencies arc dis ttnctly rcassuring. IL will be rcmem- bered that early this year our over seas dominions floated large loans in London for purposes of development, These were mostly r-subscrlbed, and now that the schemes are ma turing. large orders for plant and machinery are being placed in Great Britain which will gradually expand as the work proceeds.
 Seek British Goods.
 .''The foreign markets of the world other than the United Statcs-are increasingly active in their inquiries for British goods, due in the main to
New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
FACING FAMINE
Food Taxes Have Not Been a Success in V1adivostock and Eats Scarce for Soldiers in Red Army.

Eladivostok, March 16.-Food taxes have not been success in this dis trct, although the authorities are de- claring that the collection of taxes has been very satisfactory. The govern ment has no money to buy food pro- duce in large quantities abroad, and one of the leading commissars has de- clared that if things do not improve the district is in danger of famine this year.
 Soldiers of the Red Army are so- ing from house to house begging for food although this is strictly forbid den by the army regulations. The men complain that they get only one and half pounds of bread daily and sometimes soup made of fish. T-ay are supposed to get a salary of 25 ko pecks a day, but many of them have not been paid for more than three months
New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Delegates to 18th Biennial Meeting of Clubs Will Be Asked to Join in Song Fest Every Morning.

Asheville. N. C., March 16.-Dele- gates to the 18th biennial festival of the National Federation of Music clubs here June 9, will be asked to join in a songfest every morning pre- vious to the opening of the sessions which will be a demonstration of a new form of group singing introduced by Henrietta Baker Low, national chairman of Home and Group Sing ing of the National Federation.
 At the biennial, besides the daily sings" there will be three
New Britain herald., 1923-03-16
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 Ope, i7 Million Jars Used Yea'tu
COUGHING RELIEVED
Que, i7 Million Jar, Used Nea.tu

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