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Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
WHOLE NO. 3627
MINISTER'S VISIT "LONGwOoD"
Conference Ministerial and Lay Dele
gates Delightfully."- Entertained by
MIR. and Mrs. Pierre S. DUPONT


Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre S. dupont
The visit to Longwood, Thursday
afternoon, proved to be one of the
most interesting features ever attend
ing a session of the Wilmington NJ. Z.
Conference. Ministers, including the
Smyrna contingent, were lavish in
their praise of the beautiful gardens
which Mr.. dupont has established, and
openly showed their appreciation of
his courtesy in having them as guests.
The delegation, composed of ministers
and their wives and friends, was bv
far, the largest single assemblage that
ever visited LongwoOd. Eighty-six
cars were required to take the Wis
itors to the dupont estate, and by ac-
tual count, 576 persons were enter
tained. Mr.. and Mrs. dupont greeted
the ministers and their wives as they
entered the cOnservatories, and helped
them to make themselves right at
home. A special program was played
on the organ, as the guests strolled
about through the various sections of
the gardens. Refreshments were
served. The visitors marvelled at the
multitude Of plants and flowers which
Mr.. DUPONT had growing in the gard
en-. Whole sections of the place were
a mass of color, created by flowers
grouped close together. The tropical
plants, especially several banana trees.
attracted considerable attention. The
trip to LOngwood was started short
ly before 2 o'clock, the unexpectedly
large number of visitors causing some
slight delay while additional automo-
biles were secured. With Chief of
Police George Black in personal
charge, Lieutenant Robert Forman.
Sergeant Devenish and Officer Van
degrift handled traffic near the church
while the cars We're being loaded. Fol-
lowing a short tour of the city, dur
I ing which traffic was almost entirelV
tied up, the long line of cars headed
out the Kennett Pike to Longwood.
The return was made about five
o'clock. The committee which handled
the trip, which was not marred by a
single accident, was composed of
Mayrice F. Alexander, chairman; AL
bert DOugherty, J. Frank Davis, Har-
ry Lynch, Walter Jeffers, l. Elmer
Perry,J Elmer Beatty Harvey Mearns
Richard c. McMullen and L. F. Lay
field. This committee was assisted by
Rev. w. E. Habbart, Rev Carlisle L
Hubbard, Henry P. Scott and JOSEPH
H. Odell.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUB

Miss Amery State Supervisor of Home
Economies Makes Interesting Address
The program of March twenty
eight opened and closed with piano
solos, by two of the Junior members.
''The Scatteyrs," Miss Coleman; and
"Pas d Amphoris," Miss Rebecca Will
liams. Miss Elizabeth Amery, State
Supervisor of Home Economies, made
an able and practical address on "Fhe
Opportunities for Women in the Mod
ern World" directed more particular
ly to the young or Junior members.
The Domestic Science Class Of the
Public School, served dainty refresh
ments of sandwiches and coffee. A
courtesy much appreciated by the
Club, who would extend TO the class
vote of thanks. The program for
April 4th, will be in charge Of Mrs.
H. c. Webb, chairman Of music and
viii be devoted to Edward Mcdowell.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
QUIET DAY" FOR THE WOMEN
Third of a Series Held Throughout
the Diocese Takes Place To-day

Beginning with a Corporate Cele-
bration of the Holy Communion at
half past ten this morning, there was
held in St. Peters Church a Quiet
Day for Women. The Diocesan Branch
of the Woman's Auxiliary sent out a
call for such devotions and held one
in St. Andrews Church, Wilmington,
on Wednesday, March 10Th. Again
last Thursday, March 9th such a Day
was held in st. Paul's Church, George
town, under the direction of the Vice
president for Sussex County; and the
one today, under the direction of the
Vice-president for Kent County makes
the third In addition to thhe Holy
Communion, at which the Rector of
the Parish, the Rev. Thomas Getz Hill
was the Celebrant, assisted by the
Rev. Robert B. Mathews, D. D., Rec
tor of st. Thomas Church, Newark,
there were devotional readings follow
ing. Again from 200 p. m. to
p. M, there were series of Medita-
tions delivered by Rev. DR.. Mathews,
intersperced by Litany, hymns and
prayers.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
LIGHTNING, THUNDER, SNOW
AND HAIL IN FREARISH STORM
APRIL ENTERS WITH WEATHER
FLAREBACK; TIES UP TRAFFIC
Storm Not So Bad Around Smyrna
But Other Parts of the Peninsula
Report More or Less Damage

Report More or Less Damage
The Weather Man pulled his little
April first joke yesterday and sent an
unusual spring storm to visit Smyrna
and in fact the Atlantic seaboard.
Pansies that had been reported in
bloom shrunk into oblivion under the
chilly mantle of white and the blue
birds and robbins sought refuge from
the storm. A freak of the storm was
when with the snow falling heavily,
a flash Of lightning shot across the
sky and was followed by a roll of
thunder-an April electrical display
during a snow storm. Usually light
ming comes with April showers, but
during a snow storm it is very rare
in these parts. Rain, then hail, then
snow was the order of the day, follow
ed by high winds that did more or less
damage to telephone and telegraph
lines. Around Smyrna no material
damage was done, the fall of snow
being only about an inch on the level.
Below and above Smyrna more severe
conditions We're reported. At the
Western Union Office it was said that
no message could be gotten through
to southern points, and that many of
the principal cities on the eastern
coast were cut off. Communication
between Wilmington, Delaware City
and Dover was cut off for more than
five hours, but one wire was later
opened by way of Chesapeake City.
/ Z. p Bardo, of the Diamond State
Telephone Company, said that all
damage would be repaired by noon to-
day. Up above Wilmington to Phil
( adelphia considerable snow fell and
4 snow plows and sweepers were kept
/ busy. Traffic was congested early in
the evening in central parts of Viii
mington, and the trolley service be-
tween Wilmington and Newport was
tied up for more than three hours
All trains over the Delaware division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad system
were delayed a half hour. Trains
from the west were more than al
hour late, it was said. As soon as ;
letup in the storm was noticed Super
intendent Reynolds of the State High
way police assisted by Officers Bes
wick and Mezick cleared the highway
with two snow plow tractors. Th
men worked all night and this morn
ing all main roads to the State line
were cleared. Storms of varying in
tensity were reported down State an
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I
is thought, however, that no damag
is done the fruit.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
BETTER CROP TRANSPORTATION
American Railway Express Company
Assures Faster Service For Peninsula

American Railway Express Company
Assures Faster Service For Peninsula
After years of demand for faster
train service on farm produce ship
ments from the Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia Peninsula to the North
ern markets, truck growers will real
ize that objective this season, accord
ing to assurances received by W.. T.
Gardner, traffic manager of the Sails
bury-WicomoicO Chamber of Com
merce, in a conference last week with
representatives of the American Rail-
way Express Company. At a joint
session of officials and principal ship
pers ard growers of Delaware and the
Eastern Shore within the next ten
days, the revised schedule will be sub
mitted. One day will be saved in
transit for pershable produce by the
service contemplated, Mr.. Gardner
says. Shipments billed from produce
yards in the late afternoon will arrive
on the Philadelphia and New York ex-
changes in time for distribution be-
fore the opening of the retail mar
kets the following morning. The ser
vice would make possible favorable
competition in these markets with
farm produce grown in New Jersey
Pennsylvania and New York.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
THRESHERMEN TO SEEK RELIEF

Organizing In Kent and Thru State to
Get Legislation About Rigs
At a meeting of tn Kent county
threshermen held in Dover Saturday
q membership drive was inaugurated
resulting in securing eleven new men,
bers for the county organization. The
threshermen of Kent county and the
State are organizing for the purpose
of securing some recognition and re
lief at the next session of the General
Assembly. They seek permission for
threshing machines to travel the pub
lie highways, now prohibited and has
been for two years. The law has not
been closely enforced because of the
handicaps the threshermen would have
to overcome in their busy season.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
TWO PLAYS GIVEN AT KENTON
Appreciative Audience Greets Show
ing of Patsy and Love of a Bennett

Appreciative Audience Greets Show
ing of Patsy and Love of a Bennett
KentOn, April 1.-The Kenton NJ. E.
Church was filled with an appreciative
audience Friday evening to witness
two hOme-talent plays given under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Bible
Class. The cast of characters in each
were very well sustained and all who
took part deserve credit. The cast of
characters of "Patsy" were: Miss Lu-
cretia Lane, Aunt Lu," Ada Hilyard;
"Nita Farrell, her niece" Pauline
Walker" Fielding, Nita's chum,"
Agnes Arthurs; Beatrice Edwards, s"
Elsie Wooleyhan; "Phyllis Edwards" 3"
Rosella Wilkins; "Other Girls" Cath
crime Smith and Anna Wilds; "Hilda
Williams, Insurance Agent, Helen
Walker; patricia Muldoon, the maid" !"
Anna Skrivan, The cast of charac-
ters of "Love of a Bonnet" were:
"Mrs. Clipper, a widow" Rosella Will
kins; "Kitty, her daughter" Ada Hill
yard; "Aunt Hopkins, a leetle inquisi-
tive" Agnes Arthurs; "Mrs. Fastone,
very genteel," Pauline Walker; "Dora,
her daughter" Helen Hudson; "Katy
Doolan, Irish help" Helen Walker.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
NEW POSTMASTER AT NEWARK

Senator Ball Recommends Former Re-
preventative w. II. Evans, Republican
Senator L. Heisler Ball, of Della
ware, has recommended the appoint
ment of former Representative Will
liam H. Evans to be postmaster at
Newark, Delaware. Mr.. Evans, a
Republican, who was formerly a men,
ber of the Legislature from Pencader
Hundred, and for years Pennsylvania
Railroad station agent at Newark, is
now connected with the Newark Trust
and Safe Deposit Company. He will
succeed Postmaster Levi K. Bowen,
democrat, term expired.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Anna r. Archer, Widow of Chas.
B. Archer, Dies at Home of Her
Daughter Mrs.AlOnza Jones, Leipsic

Mrs. Anna r. Archer, Widow of Chas.
B. Archer, Dies at Home of Her
Daughter Mrs.AlOnza Jones, Leipsic
Mrs. Anna R. Archer, aged 80,
widow of Charles B. Archer, the we'll
known Republican politician and
Grand Army veteran of this town, and
one of the first rural mail carriers ap-
pointed here, died yesterday at home
of her daughter, Mrs. Alonza Jones,
Leipsic, where she recently went to
spend winter. Her death was due to
general debility. Mrs. Archer was
long a resident of West Smyrna and
took an active interest in Jerman
Chapel. Just before leaving for her
daughters, her friends gave her a
surprise birthday party and rekindled
their memories of workers together
at Jerman Chapel and spent happy
social time together. Mrs. Archer
was a good woman, faithful to the M.
E. Church, she was long a member,
of the w. C. I. L. and other societies,
dren. She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
AlOnza Jones, of Leipsic; Mrs. Joseph
H. Brinton, Wilmington, and one son,
E. Marriott Archer, tinsmith of this
town. Funeral services will be held
at Jerman Chapel on Saturday, April
3, at 2 p. M, and interment will be at
GlenwOod cemetery, the Rev. J. ].
Bunting, officiating.
Chas. LawtOn of Near Downs Chapel
Charles LawtOn, aged 72,a farmer
of Downs Chapel, died Friday, March
28th, after a lingering illness. He
was an Englishman and came to this
country in early manhood. Later he
took up farming in Kenton Hundred
and was a respected citizen in the
Downs Chapel district. His wife died
several years ago. He is survived by
four sons, all grown. Funeral took
place Monday with interment at Ode
Fellows cemetery.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Jacobs Passes Away
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Jacobs, widow
of Benjamin F. Jacobs, for years {
trucker and florist of west Mt. Vernon
street, died Thursday after a lingering
illness. She is survived by si1
children. Funeral took place Sunda!
from the residence of her son, JOIN
w. Jacobs of Smyrna Landing il
charge of Rev. Mr.. Morgan of tn,
Presbyterian Church, and intermen
was in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Little Katherine Downs Arthurs
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Arthurs 0
Kenton, are receiving the sympath.
of their friends over the death 0
their little daughter, Katherine Down
Arthurs, aged two years. The littl
girl had been an invalid most of he
life. Funeral took place yesterday
Tuesday afternoon, with interment i
Silver Lake Cemetery, Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.W.Vane Lose Daughte
Mr. and Mrs. John w. Vane nea
town, have the sympathy Of the
friends in the death of their infar
daughter, Mary Rosa Vane. Funer;
will take place Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunces Lenten Services For Week
There will be Evensong this We'd
nesday evening at half past seven fol-
lowed by Choir rehearsal. On Thurs
day at 400 p. M, the children's even
song with address. Sunday next
April 9th, Church School at 1000 a.
M; Litany, Sermon and Holy Com
munion at HOO a. M; Evensong and
Question Box at 7.30 p. m. Holy
Communion on Tuesday next at 7.SO
a. m. Mr.. C. Leland Harmonson will
make the address at the meeting of
the Current Events Meeting to-mor-
row, Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock
at the home of Miss J. Agnes Cum
minis.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
KENT0N-CHEswOLD ROAD CASE

Learned and Taylor Awarded $50
Damages by Special Road Commission
A commission appointed to hear
complaints and assess damages for
property along the State Highway be-
tween Cheswold and Kenton of the
properties of Lewis Learned of Ches-
wold and S. NJ. Taylor of KentOn, met
Monday afternoon and gave a verdict
of $50 for Taylor which is for fence
which will have to be erected along
the Taylor farm. An award of $40
was made to Learned, his claim being
for damage to trees along the route.
The commission consisted of A. G.
Massey, c. B. Hope, Jonathan L. Hop
kins, Charles S. Warren and William
ThaTp.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02

Four New Firemen Are Admitted
At a meeting of the Citizens Hose
Company Monday night four new
members were taken in. They are
Capt. Joshua M. Lewis, Harry T. En-
mis-, Earl w. West and William Pat
terson.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
BLACKBIRD WANT NEW SCHOOL
Project Receives Fresh Impetus at
Meeting of Home and School League
Friday Evening-Fine Program

Meeting of Home and School League
Friday Evening-Fine Program
Blackbird, April 1-Blackbird Home
and School League held an enthusias-
tic meeting at the little one-room
school house Friday evening last with
an attendance of 90 members which
overflowed the room. Fresh impetus
was given the movement for new
consolidated school building which
was recently brought to the attention
of the School Auxiliary and the State
Board of Education. Mrs. Royden
Caulk, chairman of the committee re-
ported splendid progress in the move
ment for consolidation and the Black
bird community is hoping to see in the
near future a fine new school building
on the DUPONT Boulevard somewhere
near Blackbird where their children
and those from adjoining districts
may enjoy the benefits derived from a
three or four room school and a mod
ern sanitary building. The consoli-
dation proposed will take in part of
Greenspring, Walkers, VanDykes and
Patterson districts. Children above
the sixth grade already go to Town
send and Middletown and a few to
Smyrna. By effecting a consolidation
none of the above named districts will
be robbed as there is already a crowd
ed condition reported, in some in
stances more than one teacher car
1 handle. A report of the school lib
rary revealed that IS books are on
hand with the prospect of the 1OC
book goal being reached this schoO
term. Delegates were named anC
members of Blackbird League were
urged to attend the State Parent
Teachers Meeting at Dover April u
A fine program was rendered as fol
lows: Singing, america" followed by
prayer and singing "Our Delaware.
Minutes of the last meeting wer,
read and approved. Reports from
committees on membership and fin
ance. Attention was called to "Ou
Motto lettered very creditably b.
Ethel Bailey, a 9th grade pupil ant
hung up where all could see and re
peat:
Our school large or SMALL
Our school for one and all.
Our school whatever the weather
Our school we'll work together"
Recitation, "The Coming of Spring,
Dorothy Biddle; recitation, an tn
Heart of a Seed," Mildred Lurtv
"Wrens and Robbins" Matte Wa
lace; "The Swing" Christine Robin
son; "My Shadow" James NabE
song and demonstration, Louby Low
recitation, "The Wind" Alice Maree
recitation, ely Little Birds" fou
children; recitation, "a Busy Day,
Marjorie Maree; Mother Coos
Health Children a demonstration b
twelve children which was very gooC
recitation, "The Sunbeams," Elwoo
Anderson; reading, Frances Anderson
recitation, "Spring of the Year
Sadie Schafer; recitation, "The Raj
= road Crossing" Roland Anderson
the topic for the month "Music in Il
: Public Schools" was read and discus
ed, followed by selected readings fro
= the News Letter by Mrs. w. L. Rev
S olds and committee. A social hol
: followed and ice cream sold whiC
Il netted the treasury $1.60. The ne
: meeting was scheduled for April lit
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
Harvey FAIRIES Purchases Homestead

Harvey W. FAIRIES has purchased
from the heirs at private terms the
residence occupied by his mother, the
late Mrs. William A. FAIRIES and he
and his family will move in and make
it their home. They have rented the
residence they will vacate to Prof. and
Mrs. c. w. Schantz.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-02

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Several New Forest
Towers Built by
State Forestry Dept.

Acting Forest Commissioner Neil
l.. Violette has just returned from
a trip to Kingfield, where he has
been inspecting the work of erecting
q 15-foot lookout tower on Mount
Abram. This tower Is of steel and
is to be used by the fire wardens.
Because of the lack Of trees on this
mountain the tower is a very short
one. While there Mr.. Violette also
inspected the work of installing Il
seven mile telephone line and a
camp for the Waterman.
The construction crew which is
now working on this tower at Mount
Abram has finished several other
towers and has two or three more
to erect. They have already put
up this year 75-foot tower on Oak
Hill in Township 8. Range s. Aroos-
took county; a 4S-foot tower on
Hunt Mountain in Township ).
Range z, in Penobscot county, and a
40-foot tower on Burnt Mountain in
Township s. Range 10, Piscataquis
county.
After the tower on Mount Abram
Is completed they will erect two ~
foot towers, one on Allegash Noun
tain in Township Z. Range II. and
the other on Soper Mountain in
Township 8. Range IL Both of these
towers are to be in Piscataquis
county.
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New Corporations

The following certificates of incor-
poration were approved on Monday,
July u, at the office of Attorney
General Ransford w. Shaw:
c. j. MARI Co. of Boothbay Har-
Dor, capital stock $4,000, all COM
mon, par value $40: 1000 shares sub
scribed; directors, c. j. Mari, Mary
r. MARI, Marion f. Blake, Leslie c.
MARI, Il. Fl. Albee and Wilder b.
Blake. all of Boothbay Harbor, and
Russell Mari of New York City; the
officers are: President and treasurer,
c. ]. Mari; clerk. Marion 7. Blake.
The business of the company will be
to buy and sell clothing and mems
furnishings and to engage in all
kinds of trading and manufacturing
of various kinds of merchandise.
Metals Refining Company of Au-
gusta for the purpose of operating
a plant for removing tin from cans
and other tin covered products, and
to do general smelling and refining
and to manufacture and sell ma
Chinery, etc: capital stock $1,000
600, common stock $1,O00000, par
value 81, preferred stock $1,OO0,0OO,
par value 500; 10 shares common
stock subscribed; stockholders, Err
nest L. Mclean, Sanford l.. Fogg,
Frank e. Southland. f. M. Leavitt
and e. f. Porter. all of Augusta; Of
ficers. f. M. Leavitt, president; Z.
f. Porter. treasurer; Ernest l.. Nc
Lean, clerk.
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California Hides
Much Gold Still

San Francisco, July Il GA. r
Despite the fact that gold placers
in California have produced more
than 81 900, 900, 900 since their discov-
cry in 1S4S, they are not exhausted,
according to statement issued by
the State Mining Bureau.
The bureau has completed an in
vestigation of mining conditios, COW
ering two years and finds that the
principal placer area of the state
lies in the Sierra Nevada mountains
between Susanville on the north and
Mariposa on the south. This area
is tributary to- the Sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers. which are class
ed as navigable. streams. There also
is q big yardage of available gravel
remaining on the tributaries of the
klamath river. The district within
the Sierras, however. is deemed the
most important from an economic
viewpoint.
According to estimates based on
the investigation. there is a total Of
something like seven billion yards of
gravel distributed among the differ
ent drainage areas. Not all of this
is practicable for working, but the
bureau considers it safe to assume
so per cent. is feasible for mining
1t should yield an average of about
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"White Indians"
Descended From
Rowing ScOtchmen

New Orleans. July 81 CA. P.)-The
recent discovery of so-called white
Indians" on the isthmus of Panama
by the Marsh expedition has I'M
leashed it's legend in New Orleans,
versed in the romantic lore of Cen
trail and South America.
An expedition of Scotsmen. some
say, settled in Darien in the autumn
of 1898, by authorization of the
Scotch parliament. This expedition.
numbering some 1900 persons, in
cluded four ministers of the Church
of Scotland, who went along to es-
tablish a presbyterian organization,
and it is told that because of their
ascetic tendencies. some Of the
sturdy Scotch families rebeled
against them, and were banished
from the settlement.
Later, 1t is said, others of the set
tiers were driven away by the Span
iards, and II is thought likely many
of them fed into the jungles and re-
manned. This, II the supposition Is
correct, might account for the white
Indians.
But the San Bias tribe of Indians
have a different story. Many years
ago, they say. so long ago that no
one can recall the date, a band Of
white men came to Darien and set
about to rob the red men of their
wealth. In their explorations, how
ever, the pale face visitors incurred
the displeasure of an evil spirit, and
soon they died. Their spirits. so the
story goes, being accursed, were
driven into the fever-laden jungles.
where they stayed forevermore. That
is the legend Of the San Bias tribe.
According to their Oldest chief
tains, no San Bias could inter marry
with another race. That law still
holds, and so strictly is 1t observed
that even now a white man visiting
their villages is carefully watched.
But there are tales Of Pocahontases
even among the San Bias, and they
say that some Of the women of the
tribe ran away with pale face men,
whom they married. only to be slain
later or their babies killed few days
after birth.
II is thought improbable by these
unofficial historians that the white
Indian is Of Spanish origin. for the