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Evening star., 1926-02-15

under the influence OF liquor. Seizures
in connection with the work OF Ell
forcing the provisions Of the Volstead
law included 1926 quarts OF intoXi
cants and two automobiles.
Evening star., 1926-02-15

OF the 1877 women eligible to prac-
tice law in France. less than 20 are
practicing barristers in the courts.
Evening star., 1926-02-15

Women wear hats of grass in
Paris.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
COMMERCE STREET ENTRANCE
State Highway Department Removes
Abutments and Makes Wider Turns
Zone Wink Light to Be Placed

Chief Engineer Buck and his as
sistants of the State Highway Depart
ment threw joy into the population of
Smyrna as well as to the many who
motor to and from here, by starting
last week to tear out the abutments
at intersection of Commerce street
and Boulevard and making wider the
entrance and approaches at Commerce
street. This has been needed for some
time. Instead of the culverts being
out in the roadway, the gutter drain
age has been directed another course
thru new culverts. The moving of the
abutments allows for easier and wider
turns and better both for the traffic of
Commerce street as well as the Boule-
ward. To add to the safety of the
traffic at this point, zone post with
winking light, will be erected, such
as is now in operation at Lockerman
and State streets, Dover, and the in
tersection of the Middletown road at
Odessa. Now if the State Highway
Department wants to further gladden.
the hearts of Smyrnians they will be-
gin soon the diagonal road from
Boulevard into North Main street at
-or near North Street. Chief Engineer
Buck is expected soon to send his sur
veyors to Smyrna to lay off the route
so that Smyrna Town Council can pro-
ceed with securing the right of way,
and until this is done and the right of
way is handed over to the Highway
Department, construction on said di-
agonal road will be delayed. Citizens
of Smyrna and those who motor here
from the north see an urgent need for
such an improvement while farmers
in New Castle County who bring
their milk to the creamery want
this road badly and want it as quickly
as possible. Naturally they desire
haste in order to have it done before
frosts set in. The South Main Street
approach is done and the new concrete
approach over Lake Como causeway
open to traffic. The diagonal road will
open thru thoroughfare on Main
street from the Boulevard on the
north to the Boulevard on the south
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
SMYRNA FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL
DRAWING BIG CROWDS NIGHTLY
RAIN INTERFERED WITH THE
OPENING ON SATURDAY NIGHT
BoOthes and Attractions on the Smyr-
ma School Campus Nicely Arranged
Smyrna Band Furnishing Music

The twelfth annual Firemen's Car
nival of the Citizens Hose Company
of Smyrna is now on and is attracting
large crowds nightly. Everybody
seems anxious to support the carnival
and do their bit to help our volunteer
fire company who SO readily respond,
night or day, to fight our fires wheth-
er it be town, country or some distant
point. The carnival was to have open
ed Saturday night but the rain inter
fered and the opening did not take
place until Monday night. The School
campus on South Street looks attrac-
tive with its many boothes decorated
with red white and blue bunting, with
the merry-go-round mecca for chill
dren and boothes where ice cream,
soft drinks and sandwiches can be had
at any time. In the center of "the
circle" a bandstand has been erected
where Sylvester's Concert Band of
Smyrna in their natty new uniforms
discourse music to the enjoyment of
the crowds. As usual the Fright
Booth" sometimes called "Bean-O" is
a center of attraction and some lively
contests are had. The candy and
blanket wheels of fortune to say moth
ing of the Star Wheel, are growing in
popularity nightly because of the
many splendid articles that are avail
able to the lucky winners. The fol-
lowing chairman have been appointed
in charge Of the booths: Soft drinks,
Wallace Elterich; hot dogs, Stout
Bickling and Davis Bartlett; star
wheel, John Mannering; towels, John
Morris; shtets, Wilson FAIRIES; blank
cts and bed spreads, Franklin Ennis;
cakes, Frank Van Winkle, and Will
liam H. Lurty; kitchen cabinet and
spinet desk Ralph Tucker; bottle game
Lee Cochran; candy, Vernon Phillips
and Vernon Ford; ice cream, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank McCawley; novelty booth,
Mrs. John Morris. A four-door, five
passenger Nash car, advance six, fully
equipped will be given away on the
last night as well as kitchen cabinet
and other articles. The proceeds Of
this carnival will be used for the
expenses of the fire company which
includes keeping up equipment and
running expenses of their handsome
new Fire Hall on Commerce Street.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
REHOBOTH MOSQUITO POND
Lake Gerar May Become Public Park
Through Draining and Filling

Residents of Rehoboth are greatly
elated over a report that Irene dupont
president of E. /. dupont deNemours
and Company, has proposed to Reho-
both Town Council that he will dredge
out sufficient part of old Lake Gerar
and will secure enough dirt to fill up
the remaining part of the lake, max
ing public park of it, if the town
will agree to maintain it as such.
Lake Gerar, which is back of the Hen
lopen Hotel, is known as a mosquito
breeding place and is unuseable. At
one time it was a very beautiful body
of water. The establishing of a park
on the site of the lake is favored by
many because of its splendid location
and due to the fact that it will add to
the appearance of Rehoboth, which is
visited by more vacationists each
year.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
RECOVER THREE STOLEN CARS
Highway Officers Return Two of Them
to Their Owners But Hold One

State Automobile Inspector William
Ball and State Highway Officer Con-
rad, have recently recovered three
stolen cars, Dodge roadster, model
1925; Fordor sedan, model 1926, and
a Ford coupe, 1926 model, two of the
mochines being the property of par
ties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The machines have been returned to
their owners. One of the cars, the
Ford coupe, is being retained for
further investigation. Ball and Con-
rad suspecting that the cars were not
what they ought to be, started an in
vestigation. Two of the parties al
legged to be implicated were taken into
custody, while the third suspect who
is in a distant state, will be appre-
hended soon. The Ford coupe was
found on the farm of Conrad Keller
in West Dover. Later the Ford sedan
was located on another one of the
Keller farms near Rising Sun, while
the Dodge roadster was found in the
garage of Keller in Dover. The Dodge
roadster belongs to Samuel Howitz, ,of
Trenton,N j., and the Ford sedan be-
longs to a Mr.. Sutton of Newtown, Pa.
William Keller was held in $1,000 bail
as an important witness while Gerald
Yeaton was held in $4,000 bail by U.
S. Commissioner Cam in Wilmington,
as one of the parties concerned.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
WHOLE NO. 1852
CRYSTAL BEACH BRINGS s21, 900
George Willy, Wilmington Attorney
Buys Property for New York, Phil
adeIphia and Baltimore Interests

The White Crystal Beach property
on the Chesapeake Bay, in Cecil coun-
ty, Md, which for several weeks has
been in charge of w. H. Tunis, Sr.,
of Clayton, for the trustee in bank
ruptcy, was purchased at bankruptcy
sale for $4,000 by George w. Lilly,
Wilmington attorney, who said he
was buying the property for New
York and Philadelphia interests to be
developed into an amusement park.
The sale which was held at the Will
mington Post Office building under the
direction of Norman P. Crouch, trus-
tee, drew more than 100 persons.
There were only six bidders, however,
who met the requirements. The prop
erty includes a quarter of a mile of
beach front comprising n building
lots, 81 having already been sold.
There is dock and an electric light
plant on the property. Under the
terms of the sale, the property was
sold as the property of John Davis
Merrill and William Thomas Russell,
trading as the Diamond State Pro-
uuClS 70. lie DIUS were SldIleu dI
$4,000 advancing rapidly to $4,000,
the last price offered by Mr. Lilly.
The latter was attorney for Mr.. Rus
sell, one of the men, in whose name
the property was offered. Mr.. Lilly
declared however, that he was buying
the property for Philadelphia and
New York interests. Mr. Lily said
he was prepared to have paid as much
as $4,000 for the property. He said
it was ideally located for an amuse-
ment park, and that the interests that
would develop it expect to establish
high class amusement park for the
benefit of Wilmington, Baltimore and
the Eastern Shore. He said a boat
line would be operated to the resort,
when it is completed. Other bidders
were Harry D. Budd, Harry Mundors,
Hnry Grier, John Feldmeyer, Jr., and
Howard Mitchell The appraisal on
the property was put at $4,000 some
time ago.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
WORK BEGUN SMYRNA STREET
LIGHT AND POLE LINE SYSTEM
THE HUGH ELECTRIC CO., OF
WILMINGTON is ON THE JOB
Cement Forms for Street light Stand
ards Being Made-Besides Stand
ards There Will Be New Lights

The McIIugh Electric Company of
Wilmington have started work for the
Town of Smyrna to renew and re-
system, project that will make
Smyrna one of the best lighted towns
on the Peninsula Last week work
men were busy making forms to set
the new electric light standards. These
standards which have arrived, will
have high powered lights and will be
located on each side of the street from
Delaware Street at Commerce street
to the Boulevard and on Main street
from Mt. Vernon to South. In other
sections of Main and Commerce street
lights will be swung to the center of
the streets and branches of trees trim
med up to allow better and higher
powered lights, than now used, to
throw its beams up and down the
streets between squares. On other
streets, where swinging lights to the
center of the street are not used, long
arm brackets extending further into
the streets will be used. The dim
firefy lights of Smyrna, so much rid
iculed, will be replaced with lights of
stronger candle power The McHugh
Electric Company will also rewire the
whole pole line of the town, renewing
old and inadequate transformers with
later type ones, stopping all the pos
sible "leaks" and running heavier wire
to take care of an increase of business
which Town Council hopes for when
the current of the Eastern Shore Elec-
trio Company is taken on. Town
Council, it is said, hopes to supply
rates that will make it attractive for
all kinds of electrical devices in the
homes such as cooking, refrigerating,
motors for power and such. A new era
for electricity and its uses and appli-
ances is dawning for Smyrna. To be
ready with up-to-date service when the
new current is taken on from the East
ern Shore Company December 1st, ac-
counts for the activity Of Smyrna
Town Council to get its pole line and
street light system in shape.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
GRAPE TOUR TO BE CONTINUED
Will Be Taken up Again Friday and
Visit Vineyards that Were not Viewed

Due to unfavorable weather condi-
tions it was impossible to complete
the itinerary of the Fourth Annual
Grape Growers Tour on August II,
so at the suggestion of a number of
growers, it has been arranged that the
tour be continued in order to give the
visitors an opportunity to inspect
those vineyards which were included
in the schedule for the afternoon, and
were not inspected on account of the
rain. Friday afternoon, August 27,
has been set as the day for completing
this tour, and all the growers are cor
daily invited to join this inspection
tour which will comprise the vine
yards of J. H. Pipwell, N.W.Taylor,
B. B. Chase, Denney Pleasanton, DIR.
Alfred Smith, JACOB Kesselring, and
w. v. Cosden. The growers are re-
quested to assemble at the farm of j.
H. Hipwell on the Bay Road, at 1.30
o'clock in the afternoon, and the itin-
erary of the tour will be practically
the same as that which was planned
for the regular tour. For the bene
fit of those who expect to take this
trip, however, the following schedule
is given:
I.sO P. M-vineyard of J. H. Hipwell which
has been heavily fertilized with manure, and
well sprayed throughout the season.
200 p. M.-Vinevard of N. w. Taylor
where a fertilization experiment is being con-
Quoted.
2.2O P. M.-Vineyard of B. B. Chase in
which fertilization experiment. similar to the
one in the Taylor vineyard, is being conducted.
2.45 P. M.-Vineyard Of Denney Pleasanton:
These grape vines have been well fed and
thoroughly sprayed.
3I5 P. M. Vineyard of Jacob Kesselring
which has been busted throughout the season.
in addition to having been well fertilized
3.45 p. M.-Vineyard of Dr. Alfred Smith
where a spraying versus busting demonstra-
control of brown rot and other fungous dis
eases.
AIS P. M.-Vineyard of WV. Cosden which
shows the results of using chicken manure in
addition to 500 pounds of an 0-l2-l0 CONNER
cial fertilizer per acre.
Plans and arrangements for this
annual tour were made by a special
committee consisting of Ed Willim,
Alfred Smith, B. B. Chase, and w. V.
Cosden, representing the Kent Grape
Growers Association, the Kent Coun-
ty Farm Bureau and the Grange in
cooperation with County Agent Rus
sell E. Wilson and DR.. I. F. Manns of
the University of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
GAS COMPANY IMPROVES PLANT
Will Change Over to Water Gas AS
Soon as FeasibIe-PrOmise Service

Soon as Feasible-PrOmise Service
The Kent County Gas Company, a
subsidiary Of the Consolidated Gas
Company Of Wilmington which rec
emily took over the Smyrna Gas
Works is setting about to restore con-
fidence in the plant and give the peo-
pie of Smyrna better service than they
have ever enjoyed. They now have an
Office and show room in the Leinberger
property on Main street, have put on
a service truck and additional help
and are anxious to have all those who
took out their meters to have them
order them back again with the assur-
ance that good service will be con-
stantly maintained. 1t is possible
that gas will be put on sliding scale
of rates-the more used the cheaper
it gets-and this with the usual dis
count for cash. Already there is talk
of running the line to Clayton and if
a sufficient number of takers in Clay
ton can be had to make the venture
worth while, the town of Clayton will
have gas the same as Smyrna. The
Kent County Gas Company is after
building up the gas business in this
locality and giving full and efficient
service. Keep in touch with their gas
talks and show room talks in another
column. They are fitted up to intro
duce gas in your home and install the
best makes of gas stoves and ranges
as well. See advertisement each week.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
FARMER BADLY GoRED BY BULL
Elmer Stein, Near Milford, Has Close
Call From Infuriated Animals Attack

Elmer Stein, a farmer residing near
Milford, was badly injured by a vic
ious bull Thursday. Mr.. Stein had
gone to the farm of w. c. Warning
ton, in Slaughter Neck, while in the
pound looking at cattle, suddenly a
large bull made a rush at him and
carried him off his feet. The animal
then threw Mr.. Stein to the ground
and began to trample him. No one
else was in the pound at the time, but
others close by heard the commotion
and ran to his rescue. The infuriated
bull was driven off but not before he
had fractured one of Mr.. STEMS ribs
and dislocated another, the injuries
being just over the heart. The in
jured man was taken to the Milford
Emergency Hospital. While badly
hurt it is said that he will recover.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
Closing Meeting of the Community
Services at the School Auditorium

Services at the School Auditorium
Rev. and Mrs. r. X. Stephenson
have returned from a brief vacation
spent in Wilmington and Philadelphia
DIR. Stephenson announces the usual
services at Asbury M. E. Church Sum
day morning: Sunday School at 10
and preaching service in charge Of the
pastor at II. The Community Service
at the Smyrna High School Auditor
ium will be held at $50. This will be
the closing service Of the united
churches for the summer and DR..
Stephenson will have charge. There
have been nine very interesting and
profitable community services and the
white churches Of Smyrna feel CRATE
full recognition is due Mrs. Marion
Coverdale and Mrs. Mary Westfall for
their interest in presiding at the
piano and to Mr.. Harry P. Shapley
and Mr.. Linden Shapley for their
violin and cornet support. The COM
bined choirs of the churches used their
new book "Songs of Faith and Tri-
umph" and so profitable were these
vesper services there is no doubt the
combined churches will inaugurate the
community services again next year.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
DAIRYMEN GRANTED LICENSES
More Than 100 Given Necessary Per-
mits to Conduct Business in Delaware

mits to Conduct Business in Delaware
The sanitary division of the State
Board of Health has granted licenses
to 100 dairymen throughout the State,
outside of Wilmington, allowing them
to sell and distribute milk. Diaries
that do not comply with the State
milk laws will not be privileged to
continue business. No systematic at
tempt was made until July, 1925, to
compel dairymen to comply with the
laws, and since that time temporary
licenses were issued in a number of
caes to allow time for improvements
where some phase of the laws was
violated. No more temporary licenses
will be issued, however, and licenses
will be issued only to the dairymen
who conduct their business in con-
formity with the laws. Announce
ment is made that the cases of per
sons who sell milk without a license
will be taken before the court this fall
for determination. The Health Board
has also given out caution to dairy
men and consumers to keep milk cool
during the summer months to prevent
souring, pointing out that milk sours
much more quickly in warm tempera-
lures. Analysis this summer indicate
some dairymen are not adequately
cooling their milk.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
RUN OVER BY TRUCK AT ODESSA
Linford Gambriel Crushed to Death
When 5000 Pound Truck Hits Him

Run over by a truck with 6000-
pound load on it, Linford Gambriel, Of
Secretary, Md, died early Thursday
morning, one hour after being taken
to the Delaware Hospital from the
scene Of the accident, which occurred
about 10 o'clock Wednesday night, two
miles below Odessa. The American
Legion ambulance from Smyrna von-
veyed the young man to the hospital.
Gambriel was standing on the road by
his truck which had been stopped in
front of another truck, both of which
were carrying load of cantaloupes,
when another truck shot by and ran
over him. The truck that struck
Gambriel was driven by Fred Ward,
Of Laurel, who was taken into custody
by State Highway Policeman Hession.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
RAT ATTACKS SLEEPING BABE
Gnaws Its Hand Until Charles Coma
way, Its Parent, Comes to Rescue

Awakened by screams from her
three-year-old son, Charles, early
Thursday morning, Mrs. Charles Con-
away, South Bedford street and the
Public Square, Georgetown, rushed to
the crib where the child was sleeping
and was Mortified to find that a rat as
large as a small kitten was in the
crib biting and swapping at the child.
The rat, which had been heard for
the past few nights between the walls
Of the home, found an opening and
made its way into the bedroom. It
jumped into the crib on the child and
started to chew the back Of its left
hand. The child was bitten six times
on the back Of the left hand and five
times in the palm Of the right hand
before Mrs. Conaway beat off the
rodent. The rat got away from Mrs.
Conaway before she could kill it. DR..
Caleb r. Layton dressed the wounds.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
CAMDEN CAMP is OPEN AGAIN
Though Sold by MethOdists, 1t Was
Opened Sunday for Two Weeks Camp

Opened Sunday for Two Weeks Camp
Old Camden Union Camp Ground
between Dover and Camden, is having
two weeks camp which began Sun
day, August %, in charge of the Rev.
E. R. Clough, pastor of the Pilgrim
Holiness Church of Dover. This camp
grounds belonged formerly to the
Philadelphia Conference of the M. E.
Church and later was taken over by
the Methodists of lower Delaware and
was owned by the M. E. Charges of
Dover, Camden, Wyoming, Lebanon
and Magnolia. The grounds were sold
something over year ago to Dover
man who still retains title. There
has not been a camp meeting held in
this grove for nine years. The pres
ent management expects to conduct a
two weeks meeting.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
HOTEL RICHARDSON AT DOVER
Report Published That Mrs. Barnett
of Belhaven. RehObOth, Has Bought II

Mrs. M. c. Barnett, who owns the
Belhaven Hotel, at Rehoboth, is re
ported to have bought the Hotel Rich
ardson at Dover, from Derrickson and
Martin, who have owned and operated
the hotel for several years. 1t is ru-
mored that the deal will be closed and
the final transfer made in few days.
The consideration or plans Of the
prospective new owner have not been
announced.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
STATE BANKERS FOR REHoBoTH
Annual Meeting to be Held at Hotel
HenIopen on Thursday, September 2

Problems concerning taxation may
be one of the important discussions at
the annual meeting of the Delaware
Bankers Association in Hotel Hen
lopen, Rehoboth, September 2. At the
banquet, the principal speaker will be
Franklin E. Edmonds, Philadelphia at
torney, who is chairman of the Com
mission of Tax Investigation for
Pennsylvania. Another speaker will
be Ralph Parlette, of New York City.
Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
Big Thursday at Woodland Tomorrow

Tomorrow is big Thursday at
Woodland Beach when farmers and
their families will picnic there. Dean
c. A. McCue of University of Della
ware will address them. Boxing
bouts and other events will take place
with fire works at night.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-07-24

population in the United States were
served by 11.6 telephones per 100 peo-
pie, q record equalled in no other
country. In Canada these smaller com.
munities had SO telephones per 100
population, In Denmark IL, and in
New Zealand S.S. The larger Eu.
ropean countries were far behind in
this respect, with farmers telephone
lines almost unknown. There were
only "a telephones per 100 inhabitants
in communities Of under 100000 popu-
lation in Germany. 1T In Great Britain
and Northern Ireland, and 10 In
France. British and French telephone
development. in fact, was concentrated
principally In the larger cities. In
each case over one.third OF all the ma
tons telephones were In its capital
city. Even 90, LoHdon with So tele-
phones per 100 people, and Paris with
rs. were far surpassed by Washing
ton. D. c., which had 25.3 telephones
per 100 Inhabitants, by Omaha, which
had 2S.5, and by San Francisco, which
had 2s.S. Stockholm, with 24.S tele-
phones per 100 people. alone among
foreign cities had attained telephone
development commensurate with that
Of United States cities.
In use Of the telephone, Americans
averaged 191 telephone conversations
per inhabitant during 1924, while in
Denmark the number Of conversations
per person was 1a1, In Norway 113,
and In Sweden LOG. The Germans used
the telephone only TO the extent Of an
average Of 80 conversations per person
during that year, while the taciturn
British contented themselves with an
average Of but 2s conversations per
inhabitant. or less than one.eighth a.
many as We Americans.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-07-24
SMALL UNITS MAKE UP
TELEPHONE BUSINESS

When customer drops q nickel into
the slot Of q coin box telephone and
gives the operator a number the tele-
phone company 10 selling five cents
worth Of service. 1t is q small retail
transaction. Yet the whole business
Of all the telephone companies of the
country is made up Of retail trans.
actions.
OF course, some sales are larger
than others: long-distance calls nee
essarily cost more than five cents.
But every telephone call whether
local or long distance, is a separate
sale. 1t 10 the sale Of q connection
between a particular pair Of tele.
phones. Every connection is made
to order" Every order for a particu.
lar connection 10 handled separately.
Retailing. according to the diction.
airy, is selling in small quantities.
selling directly to the consumer" That
IL Just what the telephone companies
do. They sell tepehone calls In small
Quantit es lone at timel, directly to
the cons inner. The telephone business
10 q retail business.