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Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY NAMED
Most of the Teachers Sign Up for An
other Year-SOme Vacancies Yet

Most of the Teachers Sign Up for An
other Year-SOme Vacancies Yet
The following appointments have
been made in the teaching staff of the
Smyrna Schools: Mr.. C.W.W. Schantz.
superintendent; Mr.. Henry c. Webb,
Senior High School; Miss Margaret
MOfitt, Junior High School; Mr.. B.
Bruce Cosden, Junior High School;
Miss Anna B. Beckett, Junior High
School; Miss Lillian L. Thornley,,
Junior High School; Miss Bessie
Matthews, sixth grade; Miss Elizabeth
MattifOrd, third grade; Miss Lulu V.
Robinson, second grade. Miss Julia w.
Griffith, first grade; Mr.. Joseph H.
Mendenhall, agriculture; Mr.. Frank H.
Hynson, industrial arts; Miss o. Jean
Bell, household arts; Miss Anna G.
Denney, visiting teacher.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
KENT COUNTY COURT CASES
LISTED FOR TRIAL NEXT WEEK
SUPREME COURT WILL MEET AT
DOVER, TUESDAY, JUNE 19
Sixteen Cases Are on the Calendar
Including Some Smyrna Cases
Petit Jury for July Term

Sixteen cases are on the Supreme |
Court calendar for the term, June 10,
but is it not likely that more than
three or four of them will be argued
at that time. The cases listed are as
follows: Roxana Temple, No. 4, Order
of United Americans, VS.. Ernest j.
Evans; Louis Josloff vs.. Maurice Fal-
bourn; I. S. Of America appearing
and defending specially, VS.. Charles
F. Obrecht, trading as Charles F.
Obrecht Coz ct. al; Charles S. Gunby
VS.. Robert S. Phillips; Joseph Kelly
VS.. William c. Phillips; Mary Silva,
widow of Joseph Silva, deceased, VS..
George P. Scotton & Son Worth
Steel Company VS.. Edwin B. Lewis,
trading as Lansdowne Construction
Company; Benjamin L. Rudnick VS..
Fannie Schoenberg; Edward Bring
hurst V, VS.. Mary c. Harkines; Ma
thaniel Conoway vs.. State of Della
ware; Benny Garbatowski VS.. State of
Delaware; The Home Life Insurance
Company VS.. Rachin Clothes Shop,
Inc; The Northern Assurance Com
pany VS.. Rachlin Clothes Shop, Inc;
The Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Com
pany VS.. Rachlin Clothes Shop, Inc;
Firemen's Fund Insurance Company
VS.. Rachlin Clothes Shop, Inc; The
Hartford Fire Insurance Company VS..
Rachlin Clothes Shop, Inc. Jury Com
missioners Collins and Murray have
drawn the following petit jurors for
the term of county court beginning
July 2: First district-Michael Sklut,
Lorenzo L. Arts, Wilson T. Mannon
and William Norris; Second district
George Richardson, Draper Gruwell,
George A. Merritt and Charles Sch
midt; Third district Robert Knight,
Lester Cook and Harry M.ROss; Four
tn district-Samuel Powell, William r.
Webb and George McClemens; Fifth
district--Michael Scanlon, William H.
Baker, w. Ross Jones and John c.
Hayes; Sixth district-JOhn Longfel-
low, Edward Chambers and John
Webb; Seventh district-Frank T.
Slaughter, Alexander J. Draper, John
Hinsley and Joseph A. Frear; Eighth
district-RObert Friedel, John Russell,
Samuel Brown and William Scnalon;
Ninth district-RObert F. Thomas
Jacob Allen, T. Coursey Hammond
and Theodore Smith; Tenth district
Joseph L. Marvel, G. Chester Marsh
all and William StOckheimer.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
WHOLE NO. 35S5
COMMENCEMENT NEXT WEEK
Starts Sunday With Baccalaureate
Sermon and Ends Wednesday When
Class of "a Will Receive Diplomas

Oidos VI - W III NeCtlNe DlplOmdS
Next week is commencement week
in Smyrna when twenty-four High
School graduates will take part in
class night and commencement night
exercises. The program is as follows:
Sunday, June 17-Baccalaureate SER
mon, Rev. John J. Bunting Asbury
NJ. E. Church, HOO a. m. Tuesday,
June 19-Class Play, Sunshine
Smyrna Opera House, 500 p. m;
Music, Mr. and Mrs. r. j. Smith;
Cast-"M Maudelia McCann, aged ten
Editha Sparks; "Mrs. Bunch Mccain,
of Detroit, the mother" Bertha Skri-
van; "Mrs. Sol Whipple, Of Whipple's
Corners, Conn, the country lady" Mil
dred Boyer; "Miss Tessie Milford the
mental case" Helen Evans; "AIr. Juba
X. Butternip, of Peoria, Ill, the old
man. John Urian; "Miss Gregory. a
nurse Edna Conner; "NIiss Johnson,
a nurse" Esther Numbers; "Buddy
Brady, of New York, the ball player"
Rowe Pleasanton; "Major Kellicott,
the speculator," Thomas Roadway;
"Jim Anthony, he's engaged" Homer
Snow; "Sylvia Deane, she's engaged,
Esther Ford; MARY, Sunshine Eliza
Cook; Coach, Miss Anna Louise Nor
ris, B. o. Z. Wednesday, June 20
500 p. M, Commencement Exercises,
Smyrna Opera House; Music, Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Smith; Invocation, Rev. w.
w. Pierce; Salutatorian, Helen Esther
Evans; Address, Modern Poets and
Poetry; Vocal Solo; Valedictorian,
Bertha Skrivan; Address, "The French
in the Rhur'; Music, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
J. Smith; Commencement Grafton, DR..
August Whitman Some, Wilmington;
Vocal Solo; Presentation of Diplomas
and awarding of prizes, Hon. Walter
/ o. Hoffecker, President of Board of
Education; Benediction, Rev. Thomas
The class roll is as follows:
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
OPEN BIDS TO CONCRETE ROAD
FROM SMYRNA TO KENTON
HAMILL & MORIARTY, INC, OF
NEWARK, Nj, LOWEST BIDDERS
The Glove Engineering and COnstruc-
tiOn Company of Philadelphia, Low
est Bidders for Road to Leipsic

Kenton and Leipsic communities are
joyous at thought of having a concrete
road to connect up with Smyrna and
the DUPONT Boulevard. At a meeting
of the State Highway Commission,
Wednesday afternoon, bids were open
ed for the construction of four State
aid roads in Kent county and the erec-
tiOn of a garage at Dover. The
amounts of the bids were entered and
the matter of making the award left
IN the hands of the chief engineer.
Seven firms competed for contract
number CK-7 for the road from Ken
ton to Smyrna, $50 miles. Hamill and
Morialty, Inc, Newark, N. j., were
the low bidders, their price being
S195, 5,664.55. Other bidders were: Z.
Riley MiXner Co., Swedesboro, N. j.,
$202, 2,653.7O; Michael Staub, Pitman,
N. j., $212,711.50; Luton and Carson,
Ocean City, N. j., $214,O21.5O; Sher
man and Rhodes, Smyrna, 1921 800;
The Development and Construction
Co., Baltimore, $228,489; McNichol
/ Paving and Construction Co., Phila-
delphia, $228,898.5O. There were three
bids for contract number CK-15, for
the road from Leipsic to Smyrna, $50
miles. The Glove Engineering and
Construction Co., of Philadelphia were
the low bidders, their price being
$780, ,402.80; Michael Staub, Pitman,
n. j., bid S22O,148.50, while Luton
and Carson bid $229,771.50.
Hartley to Have Road to Pearson's
Four contractors sought contract
number CK-5, for the road from Hart
ley to Pearson's Corner, 1857 miles.
/ The Harrison Engineering and Con-
structiOn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, were the
low bidders with a price of $112,213,-
so. The other bidders were: E.Riley
Mixner Co., Swedesboro, N. j., S115,-
$3.50; Michael Staub, Pitman, N. j.,
$116,330.00; McNich0l Paving and
Construction Co., Philadelphia, $780,
477.25. Contract number CK-12, for
the road from Viola to Canterbury,
O.738 miles, attracted only two bids of
which the Baton Construction Co.,
Philadelphia, was low, their price be-
ing $32,127.50. The other bid was
submitted by the Highway Engineer
ing and Construction Co., Selbyville,
Del, and their price was $33,05725.
Garage for State Highway Department
Two bids were received for the erec-
tiOn of a garage in connection with
the departments work at Dover The
low bid was submitted by the Truson
Steel Co., Philadelphia, their price be-
ing $4,355; w. NJ. Newton, of Dover
bid bid $7,639. During the meeting
the members of the commission sign
ed Federal aid project number sixteen
This project provides for a road from
HarbesOn to the Lewes road.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunces Services for Next Sunday
There will be no service this, We'd
nesday, evening. Sunday, June 18th,
will be the Third Sunday after Trim
ity.-The Church School will meet at
10 o'clock, and there will be Holy
Communion with sermon at II o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
Garage for State Highway Department
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Walter w. Pierce. Pastor, Announces
Services for Week and Sunday
Services at the Presbyterian Church
for the week and Sunday are as fol-
lows; Sunday morning service at 1890
with sermon by the pastor; Sunday
School in the Chapel at 11.45, classes
for all. The congregation is advised
that there will be no service on We'd
nesday evening of this week. Union
services in the Chautauqua tent on
Sunday evening, on the new athletic
field on Frazier street.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
SMYRNA BAND MUCH HONORED

Escorts President Harding Thru Main
Street and Receives His Praise
Sylvester's Concert Band, of Smyr-
ma, covered themselves with laurels
Saturday when they had the unique
distinction of escorting the first Presi-
dent to ever visit Smyrna. The Band
met the presidential party on North
Main street and escorted him to the
Federal Building. Their march and
playing was excellent and brought
forth praiseworthy remarks from the
Executive.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
FINE SERVICE AT ST. PETERS
Westminster Choir Renders One of
Best Programs Ever in Smyrna

NeSluiHSleE OHOlT henOerS One OF
Best Programs Ever in Smyrna
st. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church had a capacity congregation
Sunday night when the celebrated
Westminster Presbyterian Choir as
sisted in the service with their double
quartette. Mr. John A. Thoms, Jr.,
the Organist and director, is known in
Smyrna, having pupils here, and it
was thru his kindness and at the So
licitatiOn of Mr.. Ralph Tucker of
this town that the popular quar-
tette came to Smyrna. 1t is needless
to say their music was a real treat
for those who attended the service be-
speak the warmest praise of their eff
forts. 1t was one of the best balanced
quartette of singers ever heard in
Smyrna while the solo, duett and trio
work was of a high order. The sopranos
were Florence Lewis and Carlyn
Pryor; cOntraltos, Ruth w. Sochs and
Jean McCaughn; tenors, Harper Spry
and Frank Ayers; bassos, Charles
SOuthwell and Charles Cheetam. The
program was as follows:
Organ-Before Service
/. Prelude and Siciliana, from "Caveleria
Rusticana" . .... (Mascagnil
,. "Liebestraume" ....... 49,. Ujsztl
After Service
Festival March" ....... ......L (Steane)
Choir
Lords Prayer" ...... ....... (CbanO
Gloria Patri' .. - fCbant1
Anthem-"Praise NY Soul the King Of
Heaven" ..... ...... (Gallbraith)
Dresden Amen
Anthem-"My Faith Looks JJp to Thee
(Schnecker)
Anthem-"Hark, Hark. My Soul" (Sheleyj
"Sevenfold Amen" 49,. ......... (Stainerl
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, the rector
did not preach a sermon but made a
few remarks. Smyrna folks hope Mr..
ThOms and his choir will favor the
music loving citizens of Smyrna again.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
ANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA Is HERE
SwarthmOre Chautauqua Pitch Their
Tent on the New Athletic Field

Ient on the New Athletic Field
Swarthmore Chautauqua, an annual
event in Smyrna, opened Monday for
the week, with a program of varied
interest. Most of Monday it rained
but despite this the tent crew worked
in the midst of the down pour and
pitched their tent in the new Athletic
field back of Frazier street, between
Frazier street and HamiltOn's Lane.
Thru the kindness of Mark McManus
manager of the Opera House, the first
performance was held at the Opera
House. The evening performance,
however, was held in the tent.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13

Continued on Page FOurl
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
PRESIDENT HARDING GIVEN A
GREAT WELCOME IN SMYRNA
cDoWD OF NEARLY 5000 AC-
w AIM HIM AS HE GOES THRU

r,s,utiye. With Mrs. Harding Alight
IH r,om Automobile, and From Fed
.roI Building Steps Makes Address
Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
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Smyrna times., 1923-06-13
Cleanup Day Every Other Thursday

Beginning tomorrow and continu
ing every other Thursday, the wagons
will take up rubbish if placed in re-
ceptacles at the curb. The Board of
Health will issue cards giving dates
of collection.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28
THE FRIEND IN NEED

(From the Nations Business)
Some there are who still think the
banker wears horns Who 10 the
hardboiled citizen, the man behind
the thumb-screw? The banker, they
will tell you In the light Of this IL
fusion, consider a brief excerpt from
the resolutions adopted at the recent
Atlantic City convention Of the
American Bankers Association.
"The conclusion IL inevitably forced
on the impartial observer that the pri-
mary need Of the world is moral and
spiritual regeneration az the essential
basis for economic recovery. Until
the nations of the world are willing
to nquidate their hates they can
make little progress toward liquidat
ing their debts"
Hard-boiled? NOT thati It harks
back to Socrates "The true politics."
he said, els hrst Of all q politics of
the soul"
Come to think Of 1t, when We want
someone to take care Of our funds, to
whom do We turn? To the banker.
When We are in a tight place and
need funds. to whom do we turnf To
the banker. When there's q civic On.
tsrpriss afoot, whose time and money
do We commander hrstf The
bankers.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28

United States to isolate itself. We
can produce everything necessary to
sustain life. Mere existence, how
ever, ia not the purpose of life. We
cannot prosper as we have unless we
dispose of the surplus products which
naturally accumulate, both agrfcul-
tural and industrial We must either
sell this surplus abroad or curtail our
production and generally lower our
standard of living.
Our foreign trade depends upon the
purchasing power of foreign coun.
tries. Europes inability to buy has
impaired our ability to sell. We have
an interest in Europe's prosperity. To
protect that interest we must be con-
cerned In the restoration of our
debtors capacity to trade with US and
to meet their obligations. We should
deal with this subject exactly as a
banker deals with loan Of doubtful
value.
Get the Facts
The United States should have a rep
rssentative with official standing In
La0 1tCPdi dIiOAo SOhllAloolOh. VO
should not necessarily be bound by
any agreement which may be propos
ed, but our representative should
gather all information available. The
United States Government, of its own
motion and based on It's own informa-
ton, should then decide whether It
should consider the readjustment of
It's accounts with Europe, and, If so,
In what manner. Our own Debt Fund
ing Commission should recommend to
Congress whatever readjustment, II
any, of the Inter-Allied Debt may be
warranted
THESE SUGGESTIONS ARE
PURELY FOR FACT-FINDING AND
ADVISORY PURPOSES-FOR GET.
TING DOWN TO THE REALITIES
OF THE CASE. Precisely what our
action should be, to serve the common
interest. will be determined by infor-
nation which at this time IL not avail.
able. Our first step is to secure the
Information and our duty is to follow
develop nents intelligently.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28

auently late. And ne didn't seem
properly distressed over it. That was
what worried her most.
So Friend Wife learned to NOPE 4
little, and to complain a little. and to
wonder a good deal. And the more
she moped and complained the less
did Friend Husband hurry from the
Office. The Office had become his re-
treat.
Moreover. there was the Party Of
the Third Part. Friend Wife had
never seen the Party Of the Third
Part, but she could not doubt her
existence. For year back her hus-
band had forgotten to kiss her when
he went to the office. and when he
came home And on those rare nights
when he stayed at home he read the
newspaper. and yawned. and found the
time heavy on his hands So you sec
there must be a Party of the Third
Part.
This fear gripped the little woman
30 deeply that one night she deter
mined she would know the worst. Her
husband had not come home to dinner;
he had telephoned that he was very
busy in the Office. he would just slip
out and have a bite. And he would
likely be late-don't sit up
She would know the truth
So she put on long cloak, and a
veil affair that she could draw over
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28

with curious glance-"yOu're all in
vited That's why it's the best party
because it's got the incest folks com
ing to 1t i"
What q hubbub there was then
Everybody asked five questions at once
and none found out the answer. Miss
Billings quivered with excitement.
Mrs. Cummings waved the carving
knife and nearly took of a slice from
the sober mans nose. Finally, Vesta
stood up, commanded silence, tapped
Importantly on the table with silver
spoon. and began:
Ladies and gentlemen, you are ear
nestly requested, cordially invited and
definitely ordered to clothe yourself
in radiant raiment after dinner, and
then wait for me In the hall. No one
shall be allowed to say no. Penalty
for disobedience is so horrible I can't
even mention HP
And ready they were as soon as they
semble in the hall. The sober man
was the last to appear. he looked as
though he did not dare stay away
That's the best that could be said
about him. But the rest were laughing
and talking in happy expectation.
vesta Blaine went to the front door.
opened it, made strange signs with her
hands. and In there tramped big.
giant Of fellow dressed
like Santa Claus. He had a nobby
pack on his back, and appeared to
have every intention Of unloading 1t |
at Mrs. Cummings boarding house.
This way" said Vesta and led him
INTO the parlor. The rest followed.
For mercy's sakesW exclaimed Nh
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28
A TRUE PROVERB

It was nearly twelve o'clock on
Christmas Eve and the magic hour
that would usher In the Christmas
genius was about to strike, but with
Mrs. Fogarty 1t was never too late to
mend. and a long stocking, with 4
needle sticking In the last stitch Of
the last hole, lay In her lap as she
slept In her chair. No sound Of bells
awakened her, and when she opened
her eyes upon the gifts that had re-
placed the emptiness Of the stocking
and the darning ball at Its heel she
could only account for the kindness Of
her unknown friend by calculating,
well, well, Santa Claus himself must
have been here, but who does he think
am, | wonderT-C. G. Hazard
90 1922. Western Newspaper Uniea,
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28

her face, and she went straight to hi
office In time to intercept him before
he left for his appointment A light
shone through the frosted doors. but
all inside was silent as the tomb.
HE has gone already" she ex
claimed to herself. Then she gently
tried the door. 1t opened to her hand
Her eyes swept vista of deserted
desks. How forlorn and irksome they
looked But everyone was gone. No!
There at the end sat an oldish man.
1t was her husbandl It had never
struck her before that her husband
was beginning to be an oldish man. He
had not heard her. He was intent over
statement with long columns Of fig
ures. and he was making calculations
on pad of paper before him.
From where she stood she could see
the gray tinge about his temples, and
the thinning hair on the top of his
head His brow was set in deep fur
rows. And suddenly Friend Wife
found herself swallowing desperately
at something in her throat. Suddenly
she knew that there was no Party Of
the Third Part, and never had bean a
Party of the Third Part, and that she
was foolish, wicked woman.
She drew the door gently shut. In
the basement of the building was a
restaurant, where also was a waiter
who, for consideration, would carry
a meal to her husbands Office. Quickly
she gave. the order. for two; 1t was
to be modest meal, not too expensive,
but healthful, and garnished with love.
The waiter carried 1t in and set It
down on the little correspondence table
beside Friend Husbands desk. And
a beautiful woman sat down beside It,
and held out her hands to the troubled
man with the long column Of figures,
and smiled.
"Who are your Who are your he
demanded.
II am the Spirit of Christmas" she
said.
you are more than that 7" he cried.
You are my wife my =.
ny Lowell"
90. 1923. Western Newspaper Union)
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| at Vimy Ridge. The fire will die out,
and Christmas will creep In, wan
and cherries and alone.
But as she drives up by the log
house she sees sturdy young figure
at work In the woodshed, and-can she
be dreaming ?-the spruce logs at the
end Of the house have been cut and
piled for the winters burning. And
the sturdy young figure comes out and
takes her horses by the head.
Let me put your team away while
you 60 In and warm yourself. Mrs.
Stately" said voice. "See, have
started 4 fire for you"
SO like Frank 1t seemed that she
dared not break the spell. Without
word. she sank In the rocker by the
fire.
But he was 30 long in coming that
at length she went to the door. The
sturdy hgure was Just disappearing
down the road in the gray cloud of
night.
"who are your Who are your" she
called after him.
81 am the Spirit Of Christmas" he
answered.
And then she knew his voice.
You're not !" she laughed. You're
Freddie Freedman
Friend Husband had had a busy |
day at the office and Friend Wife had |
moped all day at home.
1t seemed to Friend Wife that her
husband took his office duties alto. |
gether too complacently. For time
after they were married he always
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-28

Gracious mel" breathed Mrs. Cum
mings. She did not know her own
parlor-and no wonder There was a
big Christmas tree standing in the
middle. II reached TO the ceiling and
blazed with small electric bulbs. More
than that, there were seven single
stockings suspended in row from
the mantle, Everybody squealed when
they discovered their own.
Santa heaved down his pack and
out tumbled q bushel of gifts. each
wrapped up In paper and marked with
name.
Each person pick up seven parcels
and put them in the stockings. You'll
md the names to correspond" called
out Vesta Blaine. mo laggingl A
hne for being the last onel"
That parlor full of boarders re-
sembled small army Of squirrels
scrambling about In heap of nuts.
Everybody got In everybody's way;
everybody laughed-even the sober
man was guilty Of happy look around
his eyes.
At last the seven stockings were
bulging with gifts; they swayed gently
back and forth In all the energy Of
their recent filling.
Select your own stockingsW shout
ed Vesta Blaine like general ordering
his troops into battle. "and open your
presentsl'
1t just happened by the merest
chance that Yesta and the sober man