Smyrna times., 1923-08-22

Albert Refs, of Corintha, Pa, has
accepted a position on the railroad.
He and his wife have taken apart
ments in. Smyrna until a house is va
cant here.
Clayton folks are joyous over the |
thought Of getting a concrete street |
thru its main street this year. The |
State Highway Department has asked |
for bids to be opened at Dover at 2 |
p. M, September 10. The contract |
calls for 0.622 miles thru town limits
and is to be completed this year.
Lieutenant and Mrs. w. Baynard
Onley and their children, Junior and
Betty, of Washington, have been
spending their vacation with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 2. Onley.
During their visit Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man S. Hoffecker and their son, John,
of Laurel, and Mr. and Mrs. L. o.
Owens and their son, Lewis, of Will
mington, have been here to visit them
and Mr.. and Mrs. Onley.
Engineers have completed plans for
the electrifcation of the Pennsyl-
vania's line between Philadelphia and
Trenton and south as far as Will
mington. Figures as to costs, ETC.,
have been compiled but as yet the di-
rectOrs of the road have not had the
matter brought before them officially
for approval. Nothing in the way of
awarding contracts for this work will
be done until the road has completed
its announced plans for upbuilding its
rolling stock and locomotive equip
ment.
There is a movement in KentOn
Hundred to urge the extending of the
road being built from Kenton to
Smyrna, on down the line of the Old
Bombay Hook railroad site, Glen
wood Avenue, Smyrna, across Main
Street and diagonally across lands OF
Frank McCaulley and others to the
dupont Boulevard, coming out neal
"Greens' Landing" at the Duck Creel
Causeway. 1t is contended by some
that the road from Smyrna tow
limits thru Clayton to Blackistons anC
the Maryland line at Millington wheI
it is built next year, will take car
of traffic to Clayton and Smyrna ant
that the extension of the Kenton rOat
thru Glenwood avenue to the Boule
ward will shorten the direct rout
from Kenton Hundred north an,
avoid congestion in the town of Smyr
ma. Whether the State Highway De
partment would consider it advisabl
to build this extension remains to b
seen. The people of Smyrna mostl
want to see both the Kenton and Clay
ton-Millington roads enter Commerc
Street. g However, this is a matter 70
the future to decide. In the meantim
public sentiment will line up for q
against these projects.
The Clayton Cannery, now run Q
the cooperative. plan by members
the Farm Bureau, starts up this wee
one of the largest and most compile
Gaming houses in Delaware. An a
dition so LOO feet has been built ar
the machinery rearranged. In ado
tion to what they already had, ne
National Peeling Machine of 40
basket capacity has been INSTALL
also a merry-go-round of 100 bask
capacity. There is a new washer al
sealder, that is the scalder has be
3 increased One-third in capacity. The
is a new 125 h. p. boiler. With VIII
has been added to equipment, t
plant under normal crop conditio
has been increased to 100000 CO
capacity. Besides local help, they &
expecting to-day a lot more frc
Baltimore, Frank Pratt is managi
the plant for the cooperative as
citation. A new Office has been br
in connection with the plant.
Personals.-Mrs. Frank LansdOw
of Philadelphia, has been visiting
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth S. King.-M
Marion Stewart, of Wilmington,
been spending the week with her ia
er, Charles Stewart, Sr.-Mr. ;
Mrs. George Dill and son, Junior,
MillingtOn, are guests of Male,
Burris and family.-Mr. and n
Benjamin Coverdale and their
Gene motored to Colchester last We
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cats, Of Oh
go, are visiting their parents, Mr..
Mrs. j. Elmer Catts.-Miss Care
VanPelt is spending two weeks '
Mrs. Lulu Van Pelt at her cottag,
Rehoboth.-Mrs. Harry Hurd and
son, Harry, of New Castle, were
cent guests of Mrs. Harvey c.
ning.-Mrs. Lewis Hurd has retul
from a very pleasant visit with
and Mrs. T. G. Hurd at HarringtO