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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-23

Order that Faster Suit this
month and save 10 per cent.
McCrum & Green, 1917 S. 3rd
Franklin Bank b. &,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-23
5000 for Illegal Possession

James Schwartz, of East Main
street, was fined $500 and costs by
Judge Bolton last Friday for the
illegal possession of intoxicating
LIQUOR
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-23

SALESMAN WANTED to solicit
orders for lubricating oils, greases,
and paints. Salary or commission.
Address Harvey Oil Co., Cleveland, o.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-02-23

NCTICE-For pump repair
ing call J. A. Mehr. Phone
4581. Shop 266 North 4th St.
Suckers that Work. If
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
WHOLE NO. 1857
SMYRNA TOWN COUNCIL MEETS
Street and Other Work Was Discussed
But Little Was DOne.-Mufler
Noise to Be Abated at Creamery

Smyrna Town Council met in regu-
lar session Friday evening but the
weather being uncomfortably hot, the
session was cut comparatively short.
H. P. Jones waited on Council to ask
for a contribution for the big Fourth
of July event. There was not a mem
Der who did not approve of the cele-
bratiOn and felt it a fine patriotic
municipal movement, but a question
arose as to Councils authority to ap-
propriate funds out of the town treas
ury for such a purpose. After a dis
cussion, action was withheld for furth-
er consideration. DR.. w. T. Ryan ap-
peared to protest against having a
foreign labor camp back of his stable,
but Council took no action in the mat
ter. Street work was talked over and
steps were taken to macadam Frazier
street and the north end of Delaware
street from Mt. Vernon to the Cream
cry at North street. The difficulty
now is to get stone. However, it
seems to be the feeling that Street
Supervisor Graham with additional
help can build tarvla bound street
about as satisfactory as anyone and
by hiring one of the several road roll
ers that are now or will be in this
vicinity, the work can be done cheaper
and as expeditely as putting it out at
contract. President r. y. Wallen re-
ported he had a talk with Mr. Fred
Brady Of the Middletown Farms, Inc,
about the noisy muffer at the cream
cry, so much objected to by our citi-
zens. The Smyrna creamery and ice
plant is owned by said concern. Mr..
Brady promised to do everything in
his power to abate the nuisance. He
has ordered a new muffer, which is
expected here any day, and if this
does not work satisfactory something
else will be done.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
GASOLINE CARS FOR SALISBURY
Two of Type Talked of For Smyrna to
be Put on Baltimore, Chesapeake &
Atlantic R.R. to Ocean City, Md.

The problem to reducing the over
head expenses and incidentally the de-
ficit Of the feeder lines to the Penn
sylvania Railroad on the Eastern
Shore may find solution in an inno-
walton which was put into effect on
the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Allan
tic Railroad, between Salisbury, Md,
and Ocean City, Md, on Monday. Two
gasoline motive power cars Of type
that for sometime has been talked Of
for the Smyrna Branch Railway, a
short stretch between Smyrna and
Clayton, arrived at the Salisbury shops
of the company on Friday and were
placed into service this week on a
regular schedule. One of the cars is
constructed to carry passengers with
a maximum capacity of SO. The other
is awaiting at the shops for the con-
structiOn of a freight body, equipped
to haul 10 tons of freight or express.
The passenger car in many appoint
ments has the appearance of a huge
automobile bus, and is propelled in
like manner. Improved roads on the
Eastern Shore and the ever increasing
number of motor buses being pressed
into service has made necessary train
service of this nature, local officials
say, and it is believed the plan will
prove successful. The overhead" ex-
pense of operating train service on
the feeder lines has resulted in large
deficits and stringent measures were
! necessary to halt an inevitable disrup-
tiOn of some of the lines. Besides
the motorman, but one employ, will be
4 necessary on the new type cars. Su.
perintendent w. L. Polk, of the B. c
& A. Railroad states that the inaugur
alton of the new service will not in
terfere in any manner with the regu
lar summer schedule announced las
week. The passenger "bus" will MAKE
two round trips daily between Sails
bury and the seashore resort during
the summer, thus doubling the regu
lar train service. The new typ
freight car will be placed on schedul
for less than car load freight and ex
press between Salisbury and Ocea
City, and is expected to greatly aug
ment the regular local freight on thi
division and provide a more economi
cal means of transportation.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
WORK ON SMYRNA-EENTON AND
SMYRNA-LEIPSIC ROADS SOON
CHIEF ENGINEER BUCK AWARD
ED CONTRACTS THE PAST WEEK
Bids Opened for These Two Stretches
on June 6-LOOks as Tho Smyrna
Clayton Road is Side-Tracked

Clayton Road is Side-Tracked
Report has reached Smyrna that
Chief Engineer Buck of the State
Highway Department has awarded the
contract for the road from Smyrna to
Leipsic and the road from Smyrna to
KentOn. The bids, it will be remem-
bered were opened at Dover June 6.
The lowest bidder for the road from
Smyrna to Kenton contract, CK-7
SO miles, was Hamilton & Monarity
Inc, of Newark, N. j., their price be-
ing $195,664.55. On contract CK-15,
the road from Smyrna to Leipsic, 6.3
miles, The Glove Engineering and
Construction Company of Philadel-
phia, was the lowest bidder, price
S199, ,402.8O. Work will be hastened
on these two contracts so they will be
completed by late Fall. New con-
tracts are being advertised to build a
road from Kenton to Cheswold a dis
tance of As miles. Bids for this will
be opened July 25. Why the road
from Smyrna to Clayton, one of the
most frequently travelled roads in
/ Kent County, is not included so far in
this years construction program, is a
mystery. Clayton folks feel, and they
have a right to be peeved, that since
Leipsic already has a stone road out
of their town to the Boulevard, there
is really no necessity for two at this
time when other road connections are
more badly needed. A road from
Smyrna thru Clayton to Blackiston'
has already been recommended, a step
i'm the direction Of joining up with the
Maryland highway at MillingtOn. This
will open up a fine agricultural section
as we'll as an Interstate highway
route. Il is hardly probable now
that the road from Smyrna thru Clay
ton will be built this year, since Sc
many roads up this way will be under
construction, but there is no denying
the fact that the one road most trav
eled and of benefit in serving The
greater number of people has beel
side-tracked. Cur Levy Courtman H
D Boyer has steadfastly recommend
ed the Smyrna Clayton Millingtol
road and while he is in no way con
nected with the Highway Departmen
he still feels the road viii be bull
this year.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
FRIENDSHIP CHURCH NOTES
Rev. RS. HOdgsOn, Pastor, Announces
Services for Next Sunday

Rev. RS. HOdgsOn, Pastor, Announces
Services for Next Sunday
Next Sunday at Friendship NJ. E.
Church the school opens at 2.30 p. NJ.
and public worship begins at 3.15 pm.
The afternoon speaker is a representa-
tive of the Anti-Saloon League. On
Friday evening the District 'Superin-
tendent, Rev. Omar E. Jones speaks
in the Odessa Church at 8 o'clock. A
delegate to the Epworth League Insti-
tute should be selected very soon and
the young people are asked to keep
this in mind. 1t was Sunday and the
season, the time of the wheat harvest.
Binders could be seen standing idle in
the half cut fields. A traveller noticed
and thought, here is an evidence of a
long standing and most beneficial re-
ligious custom. This is not chance
nor an accident, but a definite plan in
the doings of the land. The thought
brings a breath of refreshment for
the inner spirit, a bit of quiet shade
to the will and the affections jaded by
weekday toll and effort. The will is
strengthened for another week and
the heart knows a renewed enthus-
iasm. The traveller was remembering
the Sabbath and knew that this day,
he kept it holy.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
ATTENDING SUMNER SCHOOL
Number From Smyrna, Clayton, Ken
ton and CheswOId at University

Number From Smyrna, Clayton, Ken
ton and CheswOId at University
Miss Helen p Start, Smyrna. Miss
Bessie Virden, KentOn; Miss Alice NJ.
Turner, Miss Marie Mcdonald, Miss
Elizabeth McGinnis, Cheswold; Mrs.
Marie Seemans, Ruth M.Jenkins, Mary
!. Johnson, Pauline Pryor, Mrs. Mary
B. Numbers, Mrs. Blanche J. Smith
and Rebecca Wells Van Pelt, Clayton,
are among those from this vicinity
who are attending the summer school
at Newark. More than 800 students,
the great majority of them public
school teachers of the State, register
ed at the University of Delaware Sum-
mer School Monday, the opening day.
This is the largest first day registra-
tion in the history of the school. This
number will likely be increased to 1926
or more by the end of the week as
late comers will probably register
every day this week for the six weeks
session. Sussex County again leads
the counties with a total registration
of 104 for the first day. There were
registered from Wilmington, 81; Kent
county, 60; rural New Castle, "A.
Maryland and Pennsylvania, 5.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
NEW SUSSEX HIGHWAY MEMBER
George S. Williams of MillsbOrO Sue
ceeds Ex-Governor Townsend

Former Governor John G. Townsend
Jr., having resigned as a member of
the Sussex County Highway Improve
ment commission, Governor Denney
Saturday announced the appointment
of George S. Williams, of Millsboro,
to fill out the unexpired term to Jan
uary, 1925. The personnel of the new
Department of Public Health and Well
fare Commission was announced Sat-
urday by Governor Denney as follows:
Mrs. Charles Warner, Wilmington;
Mrs. Harland w. Houston, Seaford;
Mrs. Donald Ashbrook, Wilmington;
DR.. Margaret S. Handy, Wilmington;
William r. Pearce, Milford; Robert E.
Ellegood, Wilmington; William P. Orr
Lewes. Other appointments annOunc-
ed by the Governor included r. Henry
Grier of Wilmington, as a member of
the Board of Trustees for the Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst, to
succeed the late Ezekiel Cooper.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
LANDS BIG BASS AT BOWERS
Jay Lassell of Smyrna Hooks Forty
Founder and Excitement Reigned

A fishing party from Smyrna COM
posed of John Armstrong of Philadel-
phia; Alfred Tilghman, Jay Lassell
George w. Jones, Robert Boyd, of
Smyrna; A. G. Denneson and J. Spen-
Ger Lapham of Goldsboro, Md, had
quite an exciting as we'll as profitable
fishing trip last Wednesday off Bow
ers Beach near Blakes Channel. Be-
sides catching 246 trout, sea crOak-
ers and founders, to Jay Lassell be-
lOnged the honors of the day, having
succeeded in hooking a 40-pound chan
mel bass, the biggest fish seen for
many a day. With all the fishing
lines up and boat anchor pulled in,
Lassel's fun started, and for nearly
one hour excitement was running high.
Atlast the mammoth sea monster gave
up the fight, and with the assistance
of George w. Jones who succeeded in
getting a firm hold under the big fell
lows gills, the bass was hauled over
the side of the boat.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
NEW MIDDLETOWN TEACHERS
Prof. Gilbert Nickel of Caesar Rodney
To Succeed Prof. o. Z. Knight


At a meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation of MiddletOwn, Prof. Gilbert
Nickel was elected principal of the
MiddletOwn High Schools to succeed
Prof. Olin E. Knight, resigned. Mr..
Nickel has been principal of the
Caesar Rodney High School, Wyom-
ing, four years. Wilbur H. Jump, of
MiddletOwn, will succeed Mr.. Nickel
at the Caesar Rodney. and Mr.. Nc
Knight will become superintendent of
schools in Alabama, his home state.
At the present time there are three
vacancies in the Middletown faculty,
due to the designations of Misses Ber-
nice Gay, Iva Griffith and Marguerite
Rankieller. The faculty elected for
the present year is: Professor Gilbert
Nickel, principal; Miss Ida V. Howell,
Mathematics and history; Miss Eliza
beth M. Jones, science, English, his
tory; Miss Louise M. Wilson, French
and other subjects; open, English;
Miss Elizabeth Houston, home eco
nomics; Professor Edwin P. Vogel, vo-
cational agriculture and biology; Miss
Mabel Price, eighth grade, open; open
seventh grade; open, sixth grade; Miss
Catherine L. Furr, fifth grade; Mrs.
Lydie C. D. Rhoades, fourth grade;
Miss Elsie r. Jones, third grade; Miss
Helen C. Stradley, second grade and
health work; Miss Olivia M. Coffin
first grade.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
DOVER PUTTING UP FINE GAMES
Smyrna Baseball Fans Attend Every
Game and Return Much Pleased

Smyrna baseball fans are giving the
Dover baseball team good support and
the way Dover has mounted the lead
over its competitors is highly praise
worthy. Notwithstanding the handi-
caps in not being able to use the regu-
lar lineup for more than a week, due
to injuries and suspensions, Dover
took the lead i'm the Eastern Shore
League after defeating Parksley on
Thursday. While the players have
been working hard, much of the credit
has been due to Manager Z. J."Jiggs"
Donahue, who has made the best of
the situation and at the same time
won a number of ball games. The
plucky manager has had to shift his
lineup almost every day. The injuries
started when McNiff sprained his
ankle and Bope injured his side. Both
men returned to the game last week,
but Bope's injury caused him more
trouble and he was forced to retire for
a few more days. More trouble came
to the Dover team when Wiley was
suspended and likewise Stewart be-
cause they had trouble with Umpire
Waldman over decisions made by that
official. The suspension on Wiley was
lifted Friday. He pitched the game
that day between Cambridge and the
Dover team. The ban on Stewart was
lifted Saturday. Local baseball en-
thusiasts are with the home team
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
CHURCH SUMNER SCHOOL OPEN
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill is President of
Sessions Being Held at RehObOth

With the largest attendance in its
history the Peninsula Summer School
opened at Rehoboth Sunday night.
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, rector of St.
Peters Church, Smyrna, president of
the school, is one of the active spirits
in this educational movement. Con-
Quoted under the joint auspices of the
Protestant Episcopal dioceses of Del
aware and Easton, Md, this is the
first year the school has ever been
held in Delaware, and for that reason
the big enrolment of bible students
is particularly gratifying to the Della
ware students. The first service was
held in All Saints Protestant EpiscO-
pal church. Prior to the service the
Rt. Rev. Philip Cook, Bishop of Della
ware, conducted a confirmation SER
vice. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Davenport,
of Easton, presided at the opening
service. Bishop Davenport preached
on the subject, Opening the Eyes to
the Opportunity for Service" Fol-
lowing the sermon, the Rev. 7. G.
Hill, of Smyrna, president and the
Rev. Percy L. Donaghay, of Middle
town, secretary of the summer school
greeted the students and informed
them of the details concerning the
school. Both the hotels are catering
to the students, special rate having
been obtained at one hostelry for the
accommodation and convenience of the
Bible students.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
ROAD TO LEwES PROGRESSING
Nearly a Mile of Concrete Laid a
Week-TO Complete Work in August

w Neeh-lO NOUpltle NOIh al august
The Barbeson- Sunshine School road
on the Georgetown-Lewes stretch, has
been finished between Harbeson and
Coolspring, and work from Sunshine
School in the direction of Coolspring
Es now under way. Contract No. 10,
a distance of four and half miles,
from Lewes to Sunshine School is also
under construction. When the two con-
tracts, approXimating nine miles are
completed, Sussex county will have a
concrete highway from one side of the
county to the other, a distance of
thirty-two miles. The Harbeson-Lew-
es contracts are expected to be finish
ed by August 15, which will enable
motorists from all parts of Delaware
to travel on an improved road all the
way to Rehoboth with the exception
of abount five miles. Construction
work on the Milton-Harbeson stretch
of concrete highway was started Sat-
urday by R. L. BOnham & Co., con-
tractors, of BridgetOn, n. j., and the
road is expected to be finished by the
early fall. The stretch is known as
contract No. 21 and is SIT miles long.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
PBDREBLY LAST TO GRADUATE
FROM OLD SCHOOL BUILDING
=, ASS OF "a, LARGEST IN THE
history OF SMYRNA SCHOOLS
v.rt Commencement. If all Goes Well
N rin Graduate from New High School
wv. - Evercises in New Auditorium

ur1NN
With Exercises in New Auditorium
probably the last class to graduate
...r, tbe old school building, held their
i,Vr, ii,.V~,roeneement exercises Wednesday
'9, :nb+ when a class of twenty-four re-
lls-. ;rod their diplomas. If all goes
[.n IN The next class will graduate from
W. W. new s165,OOO High School building
.n5 -. the commencement exercises, in
-. ..ssd Of being held in the Smyrna
0nsra House, will be held in the hand
'.no new auditorium in the new
..5ool building which will have a seat
~ canacitv Of ZOO or 800 people.
psfsroree D. was made to this years
lass being the last to- graduate from
.}s old building and incidentally the
I.s+ commencement exercises, if moth
mo unforeseen happens, to be held in
+be Ouera House. The program We'd
rs.day night was given before a
crowded house and with typical COM
Dsncpment weather, hot and sultry,
q their portion. Despite this there
was interest in the program from be-
ginning to end. Miss Bertha Skrivan
If Hartly, the valedictorian, and Miss
Helen Evans, Smyrna, the saluatOrian
were at their best in the honor places
while the whole class, in gray caps and
gowns. made an impressive appear
ance on the stage, the largest class
ever to 90 out from the Smyrna High
School. The class who received diplO-
-, ,,,os conoDOSpd Of.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
ACCUSE FIVE IN FORD ATTACK
Three Negroes Implicated in Assault
on Daniel Ford Taken to Dover Jail


on Daniel Ford Taken to Dover Jail
Three negroes giving the names Of
punch Matee, w. H. Spencer and
Bartell, were arrested in Smyrna last
week on a charge of assaulting Daniel
Ford, an aged farmer of the Bryan
farm, several days ago. He was way
laid, beaten and robbed on his way
from the barn to his house, and for
time was in a serious condition. State
Detective Wharton worked upon tho
case. Matee and Spencer were held
in $1,000 bail and Bartlett in $500 bail
by Magistrate Griffith at Smyrna and
removed to Dover Jail by Detective
Wharton Saturday. Thomas Ross and
another negro are detained as mater
ial witnesses in the case.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
Bold Of Lightning KiIIs -Four Horses

NIVII WI LIsHItIIIIIb HAI1I' = Jul ANWH IS
During the thunderstorm which
passed around Smyrna Friday morn
ing toward the Bay, a bolt of light
ming struck stable on the Frank Col
Inns farm, killing four horses belong
ing to Ernest Councill, the tenant.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
'FSEI CARBOLIC ACID ON HER

Walter David Suffers Painful
NJ pu'ns in Accident Last Week
me-. 80 Walter David of near town
pDs..s. I. WIN very painful accident by
h, y a bottle Of carbolic acid over
hr, 'AsSt' neck and arm. DR.. Dea-
al N. wss summoned and gave first
ne,.i,lle 'i,lle very painful, she is much
proved at this writing.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
SMYRNA PREPARING FOR BIG
FIREWORKS EVENT ON FOURTH
BIG CROWDS EXPECTED AT THE
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD
j. E. HOffecker and H. P. Jones, the
Promoters, Have Ordered the Fire
works and Secured the Band

WOIhS duu OCCuIcu TIE Dduu
All roads will lead to Smyrna on
The Fourth for the biggest fireworks
display shown here in years. Messrs.
J. E. Hoffecker and Harry P Jones
who are promoting the celebration, re-
port progress with a subscription fund
growing each day. They are still
about $500 short and hope every
body who has not given will give or
send their dollars in. The fireworks
have been shipped and Sylvester's
Concert Band of Smyrna has been en-
gagged to furnish music. Help the
good cause along and be proud of
your town. The subscription list is at
Clifton & Jones pharmacy where your
contribution will be gladly received.
Everybody who possibly can, should
give a dollar for the cause. No
doubt some have already thought of
having a private display in front of
their homes. If every citizen would
contribute to the fund and forgo pri-
vate displays, a bigger, better and
more spectacular display can be had.
/ The promoters of the exhibition are
anxious to make it a credit to the
town and the more money, the larger
the display.
Have you whacked up your buck
To bring US good luck!
Or Go you want Smyrna to die
On the Fourth of July?
The display will take place on the
new High School Athletic Field on
Frazier street. There will not be the
delay this year like last. To keep
things moving, double the mOrtars
over last year will be put in service
and something will be doing all the
time. The enterprise is being WEI
advertised with posters, hand bills anu
thru the newspapers and all the near
by towns to Smyrna have been invit-
ed to witness it. If the weather is
fair, large crowds are expected. The
fireworks program begins with day
light display, something new and move
at Z o'clock p. m, all in the air. Dc
not miss it. This will be followed as
soon as dark by regular fireworks con
sisting of aerial and arenic display Of
over one hundred pieces. In addition
to the above there will be a half dOzeI
large set pieces displayed at intervals
to vary the mOnatOny of aerial work
and they will consist of Bridal Veil
Fountain Swatiska or Good Luck sigl
Golden Trees, Silver Wheel, and
splendid Goodnight piece as the clos
ing number. Police arrangements ar
, being perfected to handle the larg
, crowd, and there will be every effOr
made to insure the safety of all VIII
attend. Should the weather be rain
the display will be sent off the frs
> clear night.