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Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
EXTENSION MEETING w. c. ~
Held Monday Evening at Home Mrs.
w. w. HynsOn-Special Program

dl AlOHlc WITS.
w. w. HynsOn-SpeCial Program
A Frances E. Willard extension
meeting of the w, C. T. L. was held
at the home of Mrs. Walter w. Hvn-
son on Monday evening, March 22nd.
with the following program: Singing,
"All Around the World"; Scripture
Reading, Frances f. Wizards Bible"
by Mrs. Walter w. Hynson; PRAYER.
Miss Julia Griffith; Reading. "The
Frances f. Willard Memorial Fund"
Mrs. Norman Coleman; Reading, Life
of Frances E. Willard" Miss Florence
kulp; Solo, "a Hero for Jesus" Miss
Mary Hynson; Reading, "The Art of
Winning New Members" Mrs. David
Knotts; Solo, "The Lord is Nv Sbep-
hard" Miss May Thompson; Plavlet.
Winning New Members, Mrs. Ed
I. Porter, Mrs. Harry Collins, and
Miss Emma F. Stevenson; Reading.
Give Little Glimpes of Frances E.
Willard" Miss Julia Griffith; Solo.
bright Sunlight Shore" Mrs. Frank
HynsOn; Story, Ceramics Garden -
told by Mrs. Harvey Kenyon; Sing
ing, "Work for Enforcement" After
short business meeting a social time
followed and refreshments were selv-
ed.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
HARTLY TO HAVE FIRE ENGINE
Citizens Want Added Protection As
Result of Numerous Fires

Recent fires in Hartly have result
ed in a movement among residents of
that community and nearby centers to
establish some sort of a fire depart
ment TO serve the neighborhood.
Within the past two weeks there were
three fires in Hartly, one of them
completely destroying the P. o. S. A.
Hall. Another was chimney fire at
the home of w. H. Poore.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
BODY OF VICTOR GRAHAM LOST
SIX Weeks AGO FOUND At DOVER
MEN IN BOAT FIND SON FORM
Err SHERIFF GRAHAM, IN LAKE
COrOner's Jury Called and a Verdict
of Drowning Was Rendered-Find-
ing of Body Ends Long Suspense


ing of Body Ends Long Suspense
The body of Victor Graham, the g.
year-old son of Former Sheriff Char
les w. Graham, and Mrs. Graham, of
Dover, formerly of KentOn, has been
found. Frederick James, a white man
and Samuel Spruance, a colored man,
in boat, discovered it about two
o'clock Monday afternoon. The body
was rowed ashore, the parents and
Coroner Ennis were notified and the
body brought to FAIRIES in Smyrna,
where it was prepared for burial
Funeral took place at 2 o'clock this
afternoon and interment was in Bryn
Zion Baptist Cemetery. near Kenton.
The finding of the body occurred six
weeks after the disappearance of the
lad and after the father of the boy,
the local and state authorities made
widespread search for the missing
boy. In this search, made at frequent
intervals since the disappearance of
the lad, the authorities were aided by
hundreds of Dover citizens. The SYM
pathetic interest of the entire COM
munity has been expressed in many
ways to the bereaved parents of the
lad. In response to an appeal by the
boys father a few weeks ago $50 To-
cal men and boys devoted an entire
afternoon to a search of the lakes and
woods north of Dover for the missing
boy. The lad as had been suspected
from the time of his disappearance,
had fallen into the lake and drowned.
His feet were sticking in the mud, the
body being upright in the water, like
he was standing, when it was found.
COrOner's Jury Drowning Verdict
The most important testimony be-
fore the COroner's jury conducted by
Coroner w. D. Ennis, of near Smyr-
ma, was that of nine-year-old Delbert
Carly, of Dover, a playmate of the
Graham boy. The boy testified that
on the afternoon of February Z they
were playing together at the place
known as the Sand Pit back of Lake
side cemetery on Silver Lake. The
Graham boy had a rope, one end of
which was tied to a dog which was
playing with the boys and had made
a moose in the other end to lasso Car
ty. In order to escape the lasso the
Carly boy ran to another portion of
the bank, not far away and sliding
down caught himself on the root of
tree. He held to this for a short
time but it broke and the Carly boy
went into the water. He managed to
pull himself out and at once ran
home. Carly said that he did not see
Victor Graham at the time that he
pulled himself out of the water. The
Cartey boy had previously denied that
he was with Graham when he fell into
the water. The jury was convinced
that the boy was telling the truth
when he said that when he pulled
himself out of the water he at once
ran home and did not look for and did
not see the Graham boy. 1t is thought
that the Graham child playing on the
sandy bank slid down the bank anC
into the water about the time the
Carly boy went in and his feet struck
in the mud and held him where he
was found.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
IMPROVED ROADS ORDERED

One of Them Will Be an Extension of
Road Ginn's Corner to MiddIetown
The State Highway Department has
ordered an advertisement for bids as
follows to be opened April 1: Bear
station crossing elimination; Wyom-
ing to County Farm in Kent county,
2.6O miles; Timber bridge at Collins
mill; planting 700 trees of different
varieties; Ginn's Corner-Middletown,
S.85 miles; Rising Sun-Lebanon, 1926
miles; contract for five Ford tractors:
contract for one 6-cylinder aut mobile
roadster; one Buick sedan; contract
for II motorcycles, a like number to
be traded in.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
DIR. smithers Property. Main & Sol

DI. omIIhers Properly, Main St., Sold
The Delaware Real Estate and In
surance Company has sold the dwell
ing of the late DR.. David T. Smithers
on Main Street, to Harry T. Smith of
the country for $25OO. Mr.. Smith is
renovating it and has rented the prop
erty to Mr.. c. Kershaw of Whining
ton, who will be the new clerk Mt
Swain's Pharmacy and occupy it
April 1.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
'''O V'& D.CANAL SEA LEVEL
| !. / Brown, Engineer in Charge
/. 'sallOn Closed for 6 Weeks

| l. / Brown, Engineer in Charge
''ngatlOn Closed for 6 Weeks
IS's TsS nave been sent out by Col
|. a'1 VI, |. Brown, U. S. Engineer
h. s.si.nlngtOn n. m district, announc-
rs!, Iis chesapeake and Delaware
I,.s.S Sireh is now undergoing re-
"A, ir.,en' u. will be closed to nayiga-
\ f,i. n weeks on March 81. The
IDtv tVueEs; y in order to compIete
|C5s.,s.ee, s ale work of reconstructing
h lo,rs,, SaAe and Delaware Canal
/. wiz 'ST't Its level to sea level. the
eafon - os = completely closed TO
|siil 'r r.'.. {. : a. NJ, March 81, 1926,
|pfna4aIl. .sl,iain closed for a period Of
i Til " SIX weeks. Further
c rsoo,,.i y issued as to the exact
/ d ttoope3ing.' to,geaIi 1t is expected ect'ei
sie J,iaal pIaal reopening of the canal
H. p,ace ace, about the middle Of Of
r. IL work work Of deepening, and WI IL
n. : canal has been :, . -. - :" /
isDrtSS saS deepening the s'l.9rsSS canal itI fI
1 OsSa s~l i, Already a fine naw eI9
s s15 IN s1e water way at ST
1 At tS Csstser other bridges are : beinS ne.
are Ct'1 CStvSapeake City, Summit
Savars an, and at Canal, where '-ileI,,
IS't a. ..lS Railroad crosses "ilspe tPe
mlsooorrk work is costing the the Cove ol,e
hscloSDoo,! o,!s . Of dollars. Not oDlv
Atom o. e Of the canal affect ec OtiIs tbs
i StesrrclSle Ne Baltimore and Phil I,iie
he no. ,ooat Company, " which lili5
'c'soa Ijg Tig. and night boats a''Clf Of
sSd BalSrnoaa'e, between PhiladeI- Il
81. aasl sstdiOoe,,'e via the canal. but
sd Is Dpess Sess.a as well. The The, com. IN.
he e.., y'dts will be co,,t.
S,sgsa' riIl \ * closed, a5'''3rSa but just
'' De followed is not
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
Inn NEIRDDISTS JOINING
|IEI5.iIElT I.i. Of CONFERENCE
.y,1AL SESSION CALLED
y ianrp aSrp N WESLEY CHURCH
, r ctephensOn, Pastor of AS
! ;, 'cErrcb. n' Left for Conference
y INV Inv 10 Remain Thru Session

a
: Sc5rrch' nI J Left for Conference
.g E,',.Iday Sbr-t to Remain Thru Session
:. +bo mecca for Methodists
VI ii oysr i the Peninsula this week,
~ y AMI annual session being called
y, ,a,' This morning by Bishop Nc
l1'l y ne r Dresiding bishop in charge
r, r <. < Stephenson, pastor Of As
TE. y Church, left for confer
I 1s,+erday J, as did Rev. W. E. Mat
rstired. who is also a member
Wilmington Conference. Dover,
.,,+ of conference being so near,
s'-Tisrs will no doubt, motor there
~ day in considerable numbers,
,.;orv on Sunday next when no
H., will be held in Asbu1y Church
IL and all who can will attend
81, in Dover to hear the bishop.
! nresent indications, it is be-
4 that many of the ministers
K.,sd their final sermons in their
IN, Sunday. The four dis
upeuntendents of the Whining
4 Conference have agreed upon
n PASTORAL changes, it is under
which they will present for the
yal Of Bishop Mcdowell, who
preside at the business sessions.
approach of Conference was her
h with a pageant entitled "The
4. Of the World" presented at
lev Church. The pageant was
ated in connection with the re-
fn Of the visitors at the church
DE. Leonard White, pastor of
y Church, Dover, the "host" of
Conference. The opening session
! morning was devoted to the call
the roll, election Of a secretary,
Fed by the reading of memoirs
nambeTs of the conference and
wives who have died since the
session Of conference. After this
been finished and organization
eted, the routine work of con-
be will be taken up. The first
bon to be held will be that for a
ay, in which Office Rev. Disston
Jacobs is completing his ninth
1t is likely that he will be re-
~ although it is likely he may
snfered to another conference.
election Of a successor to the
fence treasurer, Rev. Vina E.
Is not held until the closing of
session and he serves until the
the next session of conference.
likely to succeed himself. Rev.
an T. Benson, statistician, whose
expires with the beginning of
lenee' is likely to be elected for
ef term. Bishop Mcdowell ar
II Dover yesterday, and is stop
Z. eae Hotel Richardson, where
, holding his cabinet meetings.
,,.., !. W. COlOna, superintendent of
''lnlngtOn District; Rev. o. f.
l. superintendent of the Middle
DsInct, and Rev. E. H. Dash
.apenntendent of the Salisbury
4 y, all Of whom were appointed
years ago when the conference
u lover, are likely to be reap-
: l0f another year. The limit
elm has been fixed at six
W me General Conference. and
'0nle'nlng unforeseen should
.3 s-ee It is thought these four
I.'pls'e a.. SIX years in the super
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Mr.. Laurie viii Preach Morning and
Evening Sunday - Palm Sunday

Evening Sunday = Palm Sunday
The Westminster Guild will meet at
the home of Mrs. Westfall Friday ev-
ening, March 26th, at 7.3O o'clock.
Sunday there will be morning worship
at 1890; Sunday School, at 11.45;
Christian Endeavor at GAS; Evening
worship at 7.30. Mr.. Laurie will
preach both morning and evening on
subjects appropriate for Palm Sun
day. The members of the congrega-
tion of the Episcopal Church and the
Methodist Church are cordially invit-
ed to worship with us.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
NEXT SUNDAY AsBURY CHURCH

No Preaching Services Will be Held
Sunday While Pastor is at Conference
Next Sunday being Conference Sun
day there will be no preaching serv-
ices at Asbury M. E. Church. There
will be Sunday School in the morning
at and the Epworth League at 6.45
p. m, but aside from these there will
be no services. Many will avail
themselves of the opportunity to mo-
tor to Dover, the seat of conference,
to hear the Bishop.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24

w. H. Tunis, Constable, Takes Hold
W. H. Tunis, Jr., the new constable
for this district recently appointed bv
the Kent County Levy Court, has had
his bond approved and entered last
week on his duties, office being with
Magistrate Hanratty, Smyrna's new
justice of the peace.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-24
Mrs. George 7. Collins of Amber, P,

Mrs. Josephine L. Collins, widow of
the late George t. Collins of Amber,
Pa, formerly of Smyrna, died sudden
ly at her late residence with her son
Gilbert B. Collins, at Amber, Pa, on
Monday last, March %. Her remains
will be brought to Smyrna and inter-
red in Odd Fellows cemetery on ar
rival Of the noon train Thursday.
Dr.ThOmas V. CahaIl, Frederica, Dead
DIR. Thomas V. Cahall, of Frederica,
who died on the 18th inst, was buried
last Wednesday at Old Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery. He was well known
in Smyrna. His wife, who survives
him, was Miss Ella West, sister of
the late Mrs. w. Denney Hazell. A
son, 7. v. Cahall, Esq, also survives.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
The Family.

Isabel. that is no way for young
lady to sit. Take your own chair and
turn it so the light falls on your back
and not on your face and remember
your feet belong on the floor"
Aunt Abida enunciated this reproof
with severe nicely and waited to see
that it took effect before returning to
leave the room AS she disappeared
through the doorway Isabel stuck her
tongue out in true juvenile fashion
and snuggled into her chair to con-
tinue the interesting story she was
reading But peace was not to be
here Just then. Uncle Alexander had
seen the pink sword thrust and its
snappy sheathing, and came forward.
'I hope you will excuse my inter-
rupting your reading, Isabel" he be-
gan with formal and kindly polite
ness, but I have few words to say
to you. This is as good a time as
any" He drew up a chair and Isabel
laid aside her book. This was all
very extraordinary, but she liked the
courteous. gentle old uncle and even
a good story could wait on him.
II was sorry to see you forget What
was due yourself and your family
few moments ago. The ladies of our
family cannot be ill-bred. They can
not be ill-bred. The family obligation,
the family tradition will not permit it.
No, you are young, of course, but
you can understand a family obliga-
Evening star., 1926-05-01
EAT AND BE HEALTH Y
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

We all know what happens to our
iron garden rakes If left lying exposed
to the air-they rust. This isn't such
good treatment for the rake but II
goes to prove that iron attracts oxy-
gen. The oxygen of the air acts on
the iron rake and rusts It.. But the
oxygen Of the air acts on the iron in
our blood and gives us pep. The iron
in our blood is just as attractive to
the oxygen (good air) as the iron in
the rake. We want pep. It's up to
US to supply fresh air for our lungs
and iron in our blood. They'll get to.
getfYer and work like a chamber OF
commerce putting a town on the
map. Iron in the blood helps to put
iron men in the pocketbook.
To bring about this much-desired
condition isn't hard. A little exercise,
fresh air and pleasant food. Nature
has been so generous in storing iron
that out of the long list of eatables
containing it we are all sure to find
some that we love. The greater the
number and variety Of iron-containing
foods we eat the easier our way to
health.
First-are the green vegetables,
spinach, lettuce, string beans, etc.
Second-other vegetables and also
fruits, cabbage, celery, carrots, to-
matoes, raisins, prunes, strawberries,
bananas. oranges, etc. Third-eggs
and meats. Fourth--potatoes baked
or boiled in their skins and then
peeled. Fifth-whole-wheat bread
and other breads and cereals made
Evening star., 1926-05-01
Our Children By Angelo Patri

ton, I am sure, else you could not
bear the name you do.
you are named after your great
grandmother and she was the oldest
daughter of fine family that dates
back to the time of King James. Both
sides of your family have served their
king and country and their God with
distinction and honor. In the New
world they have still a proud record.
Your uncles and aunts and your near
relatives have upheld the fine tradi-
tions of the family. They have been
soldiers and sailors and engineers and
teachers and always ladies and gentle
men. They remembered their family
and did it honor from generation to
generation. They were never rich,
which is the more to their credit. And
they could not be ill-bred.
Now, If you will come upstairs
with me will show you the pictures
of your grandfathers and grand
mothers and the rest Of the clan and
tell you more about them, so you will
know to whom you belong and make
no more mistakes about your position.
Simply cannot"
Snobbish? Not at all. It will do a
child a great deal of good to have a
fine tradition behind him. It will give
him a motive for struggling to do his
best Grandfather's sword and grand
mothers brooch, Uncle Peters uni
form and Aunt Ellen's desk form
links with the best of the past, and
the richer a child's inheritance Of ac-
complishment and character the bet
ter for him. The more conscious Of
his duty to live to standard the bet
ter.
A family need not go back to the
day of William the Conqueror to have
a proud record. America has fine
families going no further back than
the last generation. Build on them.
Keep the family together. A family
tie is a power for good If you know
how to use 1t.
Mr. Patri will be glad to answer any in
quiries from parents or school teachers on
the care and development of children. Write
him in care Of this paper. inclosing stamped,
addressed envelope for reply.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-05-01
The White Metal Bogy.

From a quiet part of the country
lately has come a lot Of noise warming
the world that aluminium cooking ana
kitchen ware is poisonous or in1url-
GUS to those who use 1t. Traced TO
it's source, the noise Sc ems TO emanate
from the office of dentist.
The misaluminist.c dentist AYERS
he is not just giving play to lively
Imagination. No. indeed, he has scads
Of scientific authorities who are only
waiting until they can screw up cour'
age to speak openly about the deadly
effect of the white metal kettles and
pans. But when pressed to cite any
medical, hygienic or chemical authori-
ty who harbors such horrible sus-
picion, the mutable dentist delivers
about 1000 words of impassioned ar
gument (which might look very good
in a patent medicine booklet) and
finally names a chemist OF standing,
but fails to specify where or when the
lone chemist has recorded his opinion
or suspicion about aluminumware.
I have not the slightest contempt
for the good old tinware. iron kettles
or enameled pans or earthen vessels
I was brought up on. No doubt some
tin Is dissolved out by nearly every
kind of fruit or vegetable which is
heated or cooked in such a container,
and probably such tin In our feod does
Evening star., 1926-05-01
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pom was smoking to himself and ma
was sitting there thinking, saying
Willyum. I've thaWt OF q new name
for the baby.
Its not Sam, Is it? pop sed. Being
his fayorfte name and ma sed, Ger
teny not. don't be redickuliss. wat do
YOU think of Custer for a name?
Awful. pop sed, and ma sed, Wy Is
it, give me a reason.
That's easy, the boys will call him
Custart, and Custard Pie. and then
Pie Face and Pie Eye and Pineapple
you wouldent wish enything like that
on a child l hope, pop sed.
Sutch a crazy ideer, ma sed. Wen
then how about Yewstace as a boys
name? she sed.
Terrible, pop sed. Shall I give you
q reason? he sed, and ma sed. You
cant, and pop sed. Certeny / can. the
ferst thing you know everybody would
be calling him Useless. do you want
son with the nickname or Useless?
wy should they call him enything
of the kind unless he reely was use
liss? ma sed, and pop sed. A name
like Yewstace is enuff to make him
useless.
o, sutch logic, we'll then Harley, wat
about Harley? ma sed.
Friteful, pop sed. DO you wunt me
to give you reason? he sed.
No I do not, ma sed. and pop sed.
All rite, will, do you like the thawt
of having your son called Harley Able? !?
Now Willyum that's too mutch, ma
sed.
III say 1t is. now Sam is wat you
mite call a perfeck short name for a
short baby, pop sed.
1t is nuthing of the kind, ma sed
and pop sed, Give me a reason.
will nuthing Of the sort, ma sed.
Wich she dident.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

to watch out for, to feed and to teach.
Every day she used to look them over
to see how their wings were getting
along. Now, feathered folk who nest in
trees have their greatest worries at
the time when their children are just
learning to use their wings. That is
the time that those mothers dread.
Until they know that their babies are
quite safe in the nest.
But with those feathered folk who
build their homes on the ground it is
just the other way about. They look
forward most anxiously to the time
when their babies can begin to fly.
There are ever so many more dangers
on the ground than there are in trees.
So these mothers are always anxious
for their babies to get big enough to
at least fly up in a bush or in tree.
1t was Just so with Mrs. Grouse. Her
babies were most lively. They were all
the time running this way and that
way and the other way, and trying to
keep track of 10 of them drove little
Mrs Grouse almost crazy at times.
What she all the time feared was that
Evening star., 1926-05-01
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Wedding Bell Winnie.
Winnie had reached an age where
ara ,ras no more fOOlinR.

Winnie had reached an age where
there was no more fooling.
She ought to have been married
some time ago to be really in the
fashion. and now If she didn't do
something quick she'd find herself on
the shelf.
Winnie reflected bitterly that she'd
had the worst luck in the world, and
that all her silly gad about friends
didn't deserve the good huspanos
they'd drawn. -,
She had always been pretty we'll
dressed and a good sport.
Shed had plenty Of men, too, at one
time. and some of them had been the
sort she wanted to marry.
But. somehow, just when her heart
became firmly attached to some youth
he eased off.
she never knew quite how 1t hap
nened or exactly what did happen,
but the first thing she heard OF was
his engagement to some one else.
There was never a quarrel, never
any bitter words were spoken-Just q
quiet exit on the part of the boy
friend.
perhans even the unfaithful
Romeos couldn't have toid her JUS.
the reason for their departure, but
Gel ltlItly an AiAoeAAS
have put her wise.
Just five years ago she was In love
with Ralph. and he was giving her
the rush of her life.
One evening he told her laughingly
that she'd better learn to cook, or
she'd never make a good Wlfe. w no
knows?" he added, you and l might
step off some day, and l don't want TO
starve."
This sort of remark is usually greet
ed with jeers by the modern girl.
Winnie. however, grew silent over II.
"I'n try to learn" she told him seri-
ously, and he looked at her somewhat
startled.
From then on she threw out little
hints every so often. calculated 10
show him that she'd taken his remark
to heart, and was preparing 10 De
good wife. With the result that Ralph,
a boy Of %, with not the vaguest in
tention of marrying anybody FOR years
yet, took himself off in hurry.
And when Kenneth took his place
a few months later, Winnie scared the
life out of the newcomer by telilng
him that she was growing tired OF
chasing around and just wanted some
body special to stick to.
Kenneth might eventually have
married her, for he was greatly at.
tracted, but her honest declaration
came too soon.
He wasn't in the matrimonial mood
when she spoke, and so he edged
away uneasily when he saw that she
was.