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Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
AUTOS COLLIDE NEAR MILFORD
Rev. J. L. Porter, SeafOrd, Thrown
Out But He and Wife Escape Injury

Automobiles driven by James Grif-
fifth, colored, of near Milford, and the
Rev. John L. Porter, of SeafOrd, up
set following a collision on the State
highway, south of Milford, Saturday
afternoon. The cars were badly dam
aged but the occupants escaped in
jury. Griffith started to pass the car
of the Rev. Mr.. Porter, but drove too
close to the latter machine, the wheels
of the Griffith machine locking in the
mud guard of the car he was passing.
Both machines were carried off the
road by the impact. Mr.. Porter and
his wife were thrown out when the
cars upset. Griffith was arrested by
Corporal Ingram, of the State police,
and taken before Justice w. A. Truitt,
of Milford, who imposed a fine of $25
and costs for reckless driving. The
car Griffith was driving was owned by
Clarence Dawson, his employer.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
WHOLE NO. 1854
TWO CASES IN KENT COURT
Appeal Case of Mrs. POynter Against
J. G. Townsend & Son, Being Heard
Divorce Decree Recalls ElOpement

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J. G. Townsend & Son, Being Heard
Divorce Decree Recalls ElOpement
Argument was started yesterday
morning in the Supreme Court at Do
yer, before Chancellor WOlcott, Chief
Justice Pennewill and Associate Judg-
es Harrington and Richards in the
case of John G. Townsend, Jr., and
Julian f. Townsend, trading as J. G.
Townsend and son, defendants below,
plaintiff in error VS.. Georgia Poynter,
widow of Carl Poynter, deceased be-
low, defendant in error. 1t is an ap-
peal case from a lower court. Mrs.
POynter's husband, Carl Poynter, was
killed in an auto accident in Septem-
ber, 1922, when the car in which he
was riding collided with a trailer at
tached to truck owned by the Town
sends, on which it was claimed there
was no light. The case was heard
before a jury at the February term,
when the jury returned a verdict for
$1,000. The defendants appealed the
case.-Signing of the final decree in
divorce at Dover, yesterday, by the
judges in the Superior Court, of Ruth
w. Totten from Roger L. Totten, re-
called the sensational elopment of Tot
ten, who was statistician for the State
Board of Education, in October, 1921,
with Margaret Hill, a Sussex county
school teacher, and a sensational re-
turn Of both, to Delaware after a trip
in Totten's automobile through the
New England States. Totten and Miss
Hill were taken into custody in Will
mington, Totten later being taken to
Dover and lodged in Kent county jail
where he remained for several weeks
until released on his own recOgnizance
after being indicted by the grand jury
of Kent county for non-suppOrt Of
wife. Divorce proceedings were start
ed by Mrs. Totten over a year ago,
yesterdays decree making the divorce
final and absolute.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
MENDENHALLs SELL HOME
Dispose of Property, ''The Triangle"
South of Smyrna to Harry Ennis

Dispose of Property, 'The Triangle" 8"
South of Smyrna to Harry Ennis
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Mendenhall
have sold their cozy little bungalow
and property which they named "The
Triangle" situated on the dupont
Boulevard, south of the town limits
of Smyrna, to Harry Ennis at private
terms. The Mendenhalls are looking
for a property at Merchantville or
some place in the suburbs of Camden,
N. j., and will move as soon as they
are located Two weeks ago Mr..
Mendenhall accepted a position with
a commission brokerage in Philadel-
phia. He came to Smyrna several
years ago to take charge of the Agri-
cultural course in the Smyrna Special
District Schools. This course was
abandoned more than a year ago,
since which time Mr.. Mendenhall has
been engaged in one thing and an
other until he accepted a position two
weeks ago. The Mendenhalls leave
Smyrna with the regret, but best
wishes of their friends for success and
prosperity.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Thomas Getz HILL, Rector, An
nOunce Services for Week and Sunday

Rev. Thomas Getz HILL, Rector, An
nOunce Services for Week and Sunday
The parish meeting, which has been
twice postponed, will be held this
evening Immediately after the service
at half-past seven. This is important,
let everybody come. The services for
Sunday, May 10th, will be Holy Com
munion at 7.3O a. m; Church School
at 10 a. m.; Morning Prayer and ser
mon at II a. m, and EvensOng with
sermon at 7.3O D. m. The annual con-
vention of the Diocese will take place
in Trinity Church, Wilmington, on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
Mr.. George w. Boehmler and Mr..
Robert H. Hill, have been elected del
egates from St. Peters Church; and
Mr.. H. B. Gneves and Mr.. c. W. W.
Schantz as alternates. There will
also be representatives to the sessions
of the Woman's Auxiliary which will
be held at the same time. =
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
FORMER KENTON GIRL MARRIED
DR.. May Frazier Carey Weds Former
Judge Thomas G. Morris, PHILADELPHIA

DR.. May Frazier Carey, daughter
of the late James H. Frazier of near
Kenton, and Former Judge Thomas G.
Morris, were united in marriage Sat
urday, May 2nd, at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Edith +. Perry, at
Richardson Park, Wilmington, Della
ware; attended only by the members
Of the immediate families. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Lord of
Wilmington. DR.. Carey is assistant
to DR.. Maude A. BOwyer, Court Ply
sician, at the House of Detention, Ju-
venile branch of the Municipal Court
of Philadelphia. Judge Morris is well
known thru the city and state in pub
lie affairs, having served eight years
on the magisterial bench, Court No.
19, and a member of the Legislature
at Harrisburg for four terms, also a
political leader Of the 29th ward of
Philadelphia for a number of years.
After an extended trip through the
Great Lakes and up into Northwest
ern Canada, the bride and groom will
he at home at 1701 w. Oxford Street,
Philadelphia. The bride is a sister of
Edgar Frazier of near Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
HART HOLDS HIS SEAT IN LEVY
COURT CONTESTED BY CAULK
SUPERIOR COURT HANDS DOWN
OPINION UNFOLDING HART
Counsel to ROyden Caulk of Blackbird
Takes Exception to Opinion = May
Take Appeal to Supreme Court

lake Appeal TO supreme COurI
Chief Justice Pennewill late Monday
afternoon handed down an opinion in
Superior Court in the quo warrantO
proceedings brought by Royden Caulk
of Blackbird, in an effort to Oust
James A. Hart of Townsend, as a
New Castle County Levy Court Com
missioner, representing the Seventh
Levy Court district. In handing down
the opinion, the Chief Justice stated
that Associate Justice Richards and
Harrington, who sat with him when
the case was argued cOncurred in the
opinion. The Chief Justice held that
Hart is legally entitled to his seat as
a commissioner for a full term, dat
ing from January l, 1928. ROyden
Caulk was elected Levy Court Com
missioner from the Seventh district in
the November elections in 1924. Re
tanning Robert H. Richards as his at
tOrney, Caulk began proceedings to
Oust Hart at the last term of Superior
Court. He held that Hart was elected
only to fill the uneXpired term of
Sherbome A. Collins, deceased of
Townsend, who was elected in 1920
for four years. Hart, however, claim
ed that he was elected for full term
of four years, and not to fill out the
unexpired term of Collins. Hart was
represented by John Biggs, local at
torney. Mr. Biggs was served with
a rule at the last term of court di-
recting him to show cause why an
information briefly setting forth the
facts of the proceedings should not
be filed by Mr.. Richards, Caulk's at
torney. He made a motion that
Caulk's petition be dismissed and that
the rule be discharged. The opinion
handed down by the Chief Justice di-
rects that CauIk's petition be dismiss
ed and the rule to show cause was or
dered discharged. Mr.. Richards took
exception to the opinion. He intimat-
ed that he will take a writ of error tC
the Supreme Court, and entering of q
final judgment in the proceedings in
accordance with the opinion was de-
ferred. Mr.. Hart's attorney, however
contends that the law does not permit
taking a writ of error.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
SONS OF DELAWARE OUTING
Will Make Their Annual Pilgrimage
to Newark ON Saturday, MAY 16


The Sons of Delaware of Philadel-
phia will have an automobile outing
to Newark Saturday afternoon, May
l6, by invitation of officials of that
town and of the University of Della
ware. They will leave Seventeenth
street and the Parkway, Philadelphia,
at 12.45, daylight, arriving in Newark
in time to attend the May Day exer-
cises of the Women's College and the
baseball between University of Della
ware and ST. Johns. Dinner will be
served in Old'College Hall at 6.15
daylight. William P. White, of Will
mington, will lead the singing. Names
of speakers have not been announced.
Those members not going by auto will
leave the b. & o. station in Philadel-
phia at 1.50, daylight, returning from
Newark at 1041, daylight.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
STATE GRAIN DEALERS MEET
At Meeting in Dover Monday They
Plan to Organize Like in the West

IldH 10 OIBdHlZe Like III the west
Farmers and grain producers met
in the Capitol Hotel, Dover, Monday,
night to discuss a cooperative plan
for the handling of their product o..
u. ROmsberg of Chicago, addressed
the assembly, telling those present
what the growers of the west have ac-
complished through this plan. 1t was
decided to organize such a movement
in this state. At Monday nights
meeting, w. V. Cosden, of near Do
yer, was the first to sign up. Four
others followed, including Harry b.
Clark, Kenton; Ed. Willim, John M.
Roe, and Thomas Draper Gruwell, all
farmers living near Dover. Harry b.
Clark of Kenton, former State Presi-
dent of the State Farm Bureau of
Kent county is the chairman Of the
movement for Kent county.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
NEXT SUNDAY ASBURY CHURCH

Mothers Day Services Next Sunday
Will be Feature by Special Services
At Asbury NJ. f. Church next Sun
day at II o'clock the pastors subject
will be: "The Incircling Love and 10y
atty of Mother" Rev. r. X. Steph-
enson has sufficiently recovered from
his recent fall to fill the pulpit. His
many friends will be glad to greet
him. At 6.45 p. M, the Epworth
League, under the leadership of the
president, Edward Richards, will pay
tribute to "Our Mother" The young
people are especially desired to par
ticipate in this service.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
w. B. MEGEAR GIVEN SURPRISE
Fire Bureau Employees of Wilmington
Give Ham an Easy Chair As
Testimonial of Their Esteem


William B. Megear, formerly of
Smyrna, now a wholesale grocer of
Wilmington, closed his term as a di-
rector of Public Safety of the city of
Wilmington last week. Thursday
night a committee of the Bureau of
Fire headed by Chief Lutz, visited the
home of Mr.. Megear at 1910 West
Tenth Street and surprised him by
presenting him with a handsome easy
chair, the gift of the members of the
bureau. Following an introduction of
the presentation committee by Chief
Lutz, Captain Sweeney in a short
speech thanked Director Megear for
the interest he had taken in members
of the Bureau Of Fire and said they
thought as a small token of the es-
TEEN in which he was held, he would
accept the chair as a gift. Captain
Sweeney said that the public little
realized the difficulties that Director
Megear had encountered in the chang
ing over process from the old volun-
teer fire system to the paid depart
ment and that he had acquitted him
self with honor as the prime mover
in the work. In accepting the gift,
Director Megear, who was at a loss
for words at the unexpected tribute,
said, "Men, excuse me for a moment,
| am at a loss to express myself at
such a display of affection from men
in whom | have taken a special inter-
est during my term as Director of the
Department of Public Safety. If l
have done anything that may have
offended anybody during my term, it
was all done in noble heart and | am
sincerely sorry that l have to leave
such an organization that has worked
its way to the top Of fire departments
in the east" Chief Lutz then made a
short speech in which he eulogized
the retiring director for the part he
played in forming the paid fire de-
partment, and went on to say how
prejudice and personal feeling had
hampered the directors in their work,
but through their persistency, paItic-
ularly on the part of Director Me
gear, the Fire Bureau had come
through with flying colors Mr.. Me
gear then said that he could be quoted
as saying that "Chief Lutz played one
of the hardest roles in the turnover,
and his worth has never been proper
/ ly recognized. He said: "Chief,
only hope that when through circum-
stances or desire you may leave the
Department of Public Safety, l hope
the men of the Bureau of Fire viii
! feel the same toward you as they dc
toward me and, although my term OF
/ service will expire at midnight ! vii
still hope for the friendship Of the
men of the department" The othel
+ members of the committee each made
a short speech thanking the director
for his work in the past and assuring
him that he will still be welcome t
the fire stations of the city. Durinl
the stay of the men at the home o
Director Megear the Director utilize'
the gift of the men and jocularly re
marked, "some of you men must hav,
measured me for this chair as it Ger
tainly does me to a "T." The chai
which is of heavy upholstered design
was purchased by popular subscrip
tiOn by members of the Bureau o
Fire.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
SCHOOL VOTE TAYLOR'S BRIDGE

Mrs. John d. Steller Succeeds Elmer
David as Trustee of No. sc School
Taylor's Bridge, May 5-The Board
of Trustees of School District No. &c,
held their annual school election Sat
urday afternoon, May 3rd, to elect a
trustee to fill the vacancy of Mr.. FL
mer David whose term had expired.
Mrs. John D. Steller was elected for
a term of three years to succeed Mr..
David. Mr.. David has served as an
efficient trustee for six years. Much
honor is due him for his untiring eff
forts to help secure the fine modern,
new building which the people of the
community enjoy. 1t was much re-
GREETED that he would not be a can
didate for reelection.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
W. w. Hynson Buys Roberts Property

Walter w. Hynson, cashier of the
Fruit Growers National Bank of
Smyrna, has purchased of Mrs. Mary
Roberts -Ashbrook, the John w. Rob-
erts property on South Street and will
make it his home when he vacates
the bank residence.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
w. O. HoGecker Reelected to Schools

At the annual school election Sat
urday of Smyrna Special School Dis
trict at which w. o. Hoffecker was
the only nominee. No contest. Mr..
Hoffecker was reelected for another
term Of three years. He is also pres
ident of the School Board.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

Rev. L. w. Layfield at Asbury Sunday
Owing to the inability of Rev. r.
X. Stephenson to fill his pulpit Sun
day, the Rev. L. w. Layfeld, retired,
of Greenwood, came up and preached
two fine sermons.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
DOVER COUPLES WEDDING OUT
Charles d. Alice Weds Widow of DIR.
Z. I. O'Day in ElktOn. Md.

+. +. O'Day in ElktOn, Md.
Charles D. Alice and Mrs. E. F.
ODay, both of Dover, were united in
marriage at Elkton, Md, on March
Fifth. They were able to keep their
marriage a secret until last week
when it leaked out among their
friends. Both parties at first denied
their marriage but after several days
of strong questioning by their friends
they admitted it was true Mr.. AL
lee is associated with the firm of f.
L. Jones Co., at Dover. Mrs. Alice
was the widow of DR.. f. F. O'Day,
one of Dover's foremost physicians
who died a number of years ago. The
newly married couple will make their
future home in Dover.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
SMYRNA BANKS PROGRESSING
Vault Doors Arrive for Bank Of Smyr-
ma and Iron Work on Fruit Growers

Smyrna's two banks are making
progress. The coating and ornamental
decorating at the Bank of Smyrna is
completed and Monday the big vault
doors arrived. At the Fruit Growers
new bank, the iron girders have ar
rived and are in place. With good
weather rapid work will be made from
now on.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-02
Putting Nature to Work

Ever since the first man peeked fear.
fully down into the caldrOn Of the first
volcano and shuddered at its heat it
has been a forward-looking dream to
harness this power. Some do it.
There is a super-heated, 23O-degree
spring at Vale, Ore, that could steam
locomotives for even crack trains like
the Empire State express. Boise.
Idaho, is largely heated by natural hot
water; in snowy weather one may fol-
low the buried hot water pipes dry
shod all over town, into thousands of
homes. The Idaho mountain town of
Mackay has two water supplies; cold
spring for summer use, and piping
hot, non-freezing spring to hitch on
for winter.
At klamath Falls, Ore, almost with.
in gunshot of where Captain Jack and
his ModOcs did such terrible things to
the American army, hot springs heat
the houses on one Of the fine residen-
tial hills. The hot water is individual
property. like soil fertility or trees !;
each householder has his own hot well,
and he never needs a fire except for
cooking.-Charles J. Lisle in Golfers
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-02
"Flock of Beautiful Birds"

New York, paradoxical in this as In
everything else, Is ut once the most
hospitable of cities and one of the
hardest places in the world to get to
know people.
There is in the atmosphere a rest
lessness, swirling vivacity, which
makes the people Of New York find
pleasure in movement rather than in
concentration. When the more stoliG
Britisher goes to one Of these parties
she is apt to feel like some one stand.
ing on the shore of lake while flock
Of beautiful birds wheel crying around
her, writes Rebecca West in the New
Republic.
The American women, who always
look very sweet and graceful in mo-
ton, because of the slenderneSs of the
wrists and ankles, dart up to one and
deliver shrill. sharp, surprising COM
ments, often hattering opinions of
ones appearance. which are, if one
is honest, much more delightful than
embarrassing. If they think you have
beautiful eyes, or that you dress well,
they say SO, and they will dart away,
while others dart up to take their
place.
This goes on and on, hour after
hour. and yet the women never get
haggard with fatigue, just as the men
who are with them never seem to want
to stop dancing
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-02
Useful to Pie Eaters

The piece of pie is recognized as
the appropriate finish of an American
luncheon, but for the fellow who car
ries his MONDAY meal to his job, the
pie feature has been impossible to a
great extent because of the incon-
venience of transportation. Packed up
in the usual lunch receptacle. the pie
is always liable to be crushed and its
juicy contents squirted out all over
the other viands; but there has recent
ly made its appearance a carrier for
piece Of pie. 1t is a wedge shaped
receptacle shaped exactly like a piece
of pie. 1t is made of aluminium so that
there Is almost no weight to 1t. The
cut Of pie is placed in it and the lid
pushed down and there you are! safe
and sound.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-02
AGRICULTURE.

Wholesale clean-ups are rapidly
coming to be the order of the day in
the Nationwide campaign against
cattle tuberculosis Wagcd by the state
and Federal Governments. The a"cn
plan OF purging whole country Of
TB. at one swoop instead of proceed
ing on the hit-and-miss style, or the
herd-by-herd method with which the
campaign started, is finding favor all
over the country because of its eco
nomic merits and other features of
speed, efficiency land success.
Five hundred and thirty counties
are now actively engaged in a county
wide movement to remove the last
trace of the infection in the cattle
within their borders and thus win for
themselves the coveted title and repu-
tation of modified accredited areas"
TIC date 50 counties, representing Ia
States have achieved that standard of
cleanliness. The most recent areas to
be added to the list, issued monthly
by the U. S. Department of Agrcul-
ture, are Jasper and Pottawattamie
counties in Iowa, Moore and Polk
counties in North Carolina and Barnes
and Benson counties in North Da-
kota.
The State of New Mexico is even
more aggressive in its attitude to-
ward tuberculosis cattle and is plan
ming campaign to test all the cattle
within the State so as to establish the
whole State as modified accredited
area. Several of the State legisla-
lures now in session have provided!
adequate laws and appropriations for
carrying on the area work. The New
York Legislature, recently adjourned,
appropriated 100000 for the pay
ment of indemnities for tuberculous
cattle condemned during the last six
months of this year. 1t is expected
that like amount will be appro-
priated for the first six months of
1926.
The gradual change from the herd
to-herd method of fighting the disease
to the more popular area plan is in
dictated by some comparable figures
gathered by the department. During
February of this year 1888 herds of
cattle were tested under the area
plan and only 1882 herds tested un-
der the accredited herd plan. The
number of cattle tested in the area
work amounted to 38O,875, and the
number in the individual herd testing
amounted to 148,495. From July
1924 to and including February, 1925
under the area plan there were tested
$500, CSC cattle, while under the ac-
credited herd plan there were 1884,
OPT cattle tested.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-02
Hard Necessity Ties
the Hands OF Genius

There was a time many years ago,
when men of genius wrought in marble
and in bronze things of beauty that
have endured and will endure as
standards of excellence. Others Of
their kind did magic work with brushes
and all alike were free to invite
their souls. Their genius was not
throttled by anXieties concerning food
and rent and clothing. The church or
some head of state fed them.
In later times a nation was wise
enough to select men OF promise and
provide them with bread and butter in
order that the whole of their energies
might be devoted to research. The ma
ton became the wonder of the modern
world.
Men of medicine complain that path
ology has not kept pace with the world.
The fault is not that of medical men.
But few of these are free to solve mys-
teries. The man who might solve the
riddles is attending case of measles
or giving harmless pills to some too
prosperous neurotic in order to keep
the wolf from his door.
Genius is not dead. 1t Is but con-
forming to the worlds stupidities in an
effort to appease the landlord. 1t Is
swapping its birthright for cabbage
stew-nOt because it's soul is sick, but
because its stomach is empty.
The man who might be penning i'm.
mortal lines that would sing through
the ages is writing impudent couplets
to be used as tailpieces in cheap mag.
azines. The children need new shoes
The man who might be painting the
landscapes of COrot and catching the
ripple of a morning breeze in a wood
or revealing the souls of men in pOr-
traits is doing a cover for a magazine
or illustrating the advertisements OF
silk stockings and hardware.
Genius Is not dead. 1t merely lies
dormant while men bestir themselves
to keep one jump ahead of the bill col.
lector.-Boston Transcript.