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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10
ARIZONA GUARD
TO ENCAMP AT
FORT HUACHUCA

The summer encampment of the
15Sth infantry, Arizona national
guard, will open at Fort Huacnucai
August IA and continue for two
weeks. we'll balanced training
course, including outdoor work and
drill, indoor study and play has
been outlined by Captain L. r. Wey-
rick and approved by Colonel Power
Conway, regimental commander.
The summer course Mis- session is
designed to include plenty of study
as well as military drill. There will
be classes in bayonet drill, machine
gun fire, rifle practice and other
subjects, but with these classes in
every subject with which officers and
non commissioned officers should be
familiar.
instruction in saber drill will be
conducted by Captain Weyrick Lie
tenant Triplet wills teach bayonet
work. Lieutenant Burgess will lee
ture on the care of ordnance. Cap
tain White will lecture on infantry
weapons, Major Herndon will lec-
ture on musketry
Combat principles will be taught
by Lieutenant White. He will also
instruct on the subjects of the rifle
squad and the rifle platoon. Major
Pomeroy will hold classes in combat
principles also.
Col P. NJ. Schaffer will conduct
classes for the regimental staff deal
ing with organization. Captain Cook,
a former Benning student, %will lee
ture on the development of offensive
combat. Captain Wood will conduct
classes and Captain Hill will hold
schools in which the operation of ma
chine guns will be taught.
Major Hiscox will teach machine
gun fire technique. Lieutenant Gibbs
will conduct machine gun schools on
combat principles and Captain Mon
roe will instruct in the management
of machine gun platoons in combat.
Lieutenant Baker will conduct a
class in care of equipment and Cap
tain Potter of the howitzer company
will conduct classes in trench mortar
fire,and 81 MN. technique Captain
Boyer will hold classes for battalion
no1Uque1A CCIS o1IlceIS ana nOn-cOm-
missioned officers.
Lieutenant Purcell will instruct the
medical detachment in infirmary
work and Lieutenant Colonel Emback
will hold classes for the men in
charge Of 'the horses used by the
regiment. Captain Cowley will con-
duct a school for supply sergeants
of the guard companies.
Warrant officer Hoyer will hold
daily band practice for the .regi-
mental musical organization while
Sergeant Downing, Sergeant, Wilkin-
son, Sergeant Littlefield and Sergean4
Dixon will carry on schools for spe-
ciaHsts.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10
Former Governor Campbell
Enters Into MOUie Field

Thomas E. Campbell, former COVER
nor governor of Arizona, and chairman
of the federal board of surveys, has
entered the movie field, in the capacity
of technical director, it was learned
from Sacramento, Calf, Monday.
The former governor passed through
Sacramento en- route to Gaskill, New
where he will assist Samuel Goldwyn
in the production of feature film in
which the Colorado river and Imperial
valley, Calf, play vital roles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10
LEWIS DOUGLAS
TO SPEAK HERE
ON AUGUST IA

Lewis w. douglas, democratic cam
didate for representative in congress
will speak in Douglas, August IA, il
was announced Monday by the Doug
las-for-Congress' club.
The following is the schedule of
Douglas speaking tour through the
southern part of the state: Tomb
son, August 12; Gleeson and Pearce,
son, August II; Gieeso nand Pearce,
August 13; Naco and Bisbee, August
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10
Chief of Police BOwden
Quite Ill at His Home

Percy Bowden, chief of police, who
has been confined to his home at the
Fisher apartments for several days as
the result of an attack of acute indi-
gestion, was reported Monday to be
seriously i'll.
Attending physicians reported that
Bowden rested easily Sunday, but that
his condition Monday was little
worse. The cause of the attack has
not been determined.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10
CREENLEE SUPERVISOR.

Minor Sims, chairman Of the Green-
lee county board of supervisors, was
. visitor in Douglas Monday evening
and stated that at meeting OF the
Greenlee county board Monday their
budget for the coming ficsal year was
adopted without discussion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10
START LONG SWIM.

CAPE Girls -NEZ, France, Aug. 1O-
Ishak Helmy, the Egyptian swimmer,
and Georges Michel, the French Nata-
tor, started together late last night in
an endeavor to swim the English chan
mel. At 2 o'clock this morning they
were nearly half way across the chan
mel, both going strong, and acting as
pace maker for one another, the wealth
er conditions were ideal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed ToUred
On a Tour Of Europe

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tovrea, formerly
residents of Douglas, are among the
hosts of Americans who are this sum-
mer enjoying tour of Europe, view
ing the battlefields of France and Bel
guim, according. to letter received by
friends.
Tovrea is pioneer cattleman and
rancher Of Arizona and was formerly
the proprietor of the Palace market at
1909 G avenue.
Mrs. Tovrea underwent an operation
for her foot while in Paris, but is now
out of the hospital an dexpects soon, to
be able to resume her journey, accord
ing to the letter.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10
MARRIAGES LICENSES ISSUED

MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
PHILIPPE G. Griego of Los Angeles
to wed Conception Aguirre of Col
onia Morales, Mexico.
Grant Goodman ito Wed Vilet
Talley, both of Stafford.
Arthur Lee of Mascot to wed Mar
guerett Faulconer of Wilcox.
Lawrence J. Miller of Tempe to
wed Marjorie McGlove of Wilcox.
Theodore J. Havin to wed Idell
Campbell, both of Wilcox,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10

If SIOUX spells "su'
And EYE spells 81"
And SIGHED spells "cide"
Why doesn't S-I-O-U-X-E-Y-E e
SIGHED spell Suicide?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-10

Wolf skins are more in demand for
fur this year than before.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
WHOLE NO. 3745
MORE SMYRNA STREET LIGHTS
Iron Light Standards of Higher Pow
cred Lights To Be Placed in Busi-
ness SectiOn-POle Line ReWired

At meeting Of Smyrna Town
Council last evening, the contract was
awarded for completely rehabiltating
Smyrna's electric light pole line with
changes and improvements that viii
make Smyrna one of the best lighted
towns on the Peninsula. The supplies
and material will be purchased from
the Westinghouse Manufacturing
Company and Mr.. McCue a represen-
tative of the company of Wilmington,
will do the work. The pole line is TO
larger converters to replace the ones
now in use and more and better street
lights to replace the ones now in use.
At the "Four Corners" iron standards
of high powered lights will be placed
at all four corners while in the center
of the square will be a modern zone
post equipped with automatic red,
green and white lights to direct traf-
fic. Iron electric light standards will
be placed on both sides of the street
in the business section of the town,
from Delaware street to the Boulevard
on Commerce street and from Mt.
Vernon to South streets on Main
street. And improvements may go
further than this for Council is con-
sidering plans to lay concrete from
the brick paving at Chestnut street
on out South Main street and over the
Lake Como Causeway to the Boule-
ward and continue the electric light
standards all the way out Main street
both sides of the street to said Boule-
ward. Talk has also been revived TO
run the much needed diagonal road TO
the Boulevard on the north from Main
street and continuing the better street
lighting system on this extension.
There is also hope expressed that the
abutments will be removed at inter
section of Commerce street and Boule-
ward and wider turns allowed at this
busy center. All over town lights
will either be swung to the center or
extended further out on brackets TO
better light Smyrna's streets and it is
said more attention will be given TO
lighting and displaying Smyrna signs
on the Boulevard to more fully attract
tourists and let the travelling public
know that Smyrna is on the map. The
improvements agreed upon and plan
ned for Smyrna will cost several
thousand dollars and it has the ap-
proval of progressive citizens who
want to see Smyrna alive and awake
to its opportunities.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES

Rev. r. X. Stephenson, Pastor, An
nounce Services for Week and Sunday
Asbury NJ. E. Church, Rev. R. K.
Stephenson, pastor, announces these
services for week and Sunday: Prayer
meeting this evening at 7.30; Sunday
School next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock in charge of Assistant Super
intendent Walter w. Hynson; preach
ing at IL am by the pastor-subject
'The Display of Gods Glory; Com
munity service at the New School
Auditorium at $50 o'clock in charge
of Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, rector of
St. Peters Church. On Tuesday of
next week, July 13 at p. M, Sacred
Concert will be given at Asbury
Church by the Whitney Boys Chorus,
auspices of the Booster Boys of As
bury Church. The Whitney Chorus is
composed of so voices. No charge of
admission will be made but free will
offering will be taken. The chorus is
a branch of an organization which had
its beginning in California years ago
to interest and develop boys for sacred
song and church work
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
SMYRNA-CLAYTON FIREMEN AID
ODESSA IN DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
TOWN HALL AND OTHER BUILD
INGS BURNED WITH $4,000 LOSS
Portion of the TOwn-Five Fire
Companies Responded to Call

Destruction of Odessa by fire was
seriously threatened Wednesday after
noon when the town hall and a resi-
dence were burned and also a gran
ary and it's contents. The loss was
about $4,000. Smyrna and Clayton
alarms were both set off and firemen
with their trucks responded promptly
making the twelve mile run with
quickness of dispatch. Constable JOS
eph McVey, of Odessa, who rushed to
the scene from distance, was badly
burned about the right hand. The
blaze began about two o'clock and be-
fore rural fire companies could re-
spond to hurried telephone calls
throughout Kent and the lower part of
New Castle county, the hall was a
mass of flames. The origin of the
fire has not been determined. A store
owned by. Mrs. Alice Wilson, who con-
Quoted dry goods and grocery estab-
lishment in the hall, was a prey to
the tongues of fire and its contents
were completely ruined, causing loss
to the owner of approximately S3000.
The hall loss is said to be about $4,000.
The fire spread rapidly to an adjoining
residence, known as the Lord proper
ty, where the family of Edward Pack
ard lived. While the furniture inside
the home was saved, most of the
house was ruined and it is believed the
entire structure will have to be razed.
The loss in this instance was about
$500, partly covered by insurance.
From this point sparks We're carried
to granary on the Daniel Corbit
farm, which was totally destroyed,
with its contents, large quantity of
hay and feed. The loss was about
$500. Five rural fire companies re-
sponded to calls for help, the Dover,
Smyrna, Clayton and Newport volun-
teer companies and the Middletown
company sent two engines. Their eff
forts, for the most part, were con-
fined to keeping the fire where it
started and only through their efforts,
it is believed, was the entire town
saved from destruction. In addition
to the firemen, Superintendent Reyn-
olds, of the State Highway Police,
Lieutenant Ray, Corporal Cole, Officer
Knecht, and Constable Joseph 'McVey
assisted in fighting the flames.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
MRS.S.A COLLINS INJURED AND
FIVE OF HER FAMILY ARE KILLED
FORMER SMYRNIANS IN AUTO
PARTY ARE STRUCK BY TRAIN
They Had Been on a Picnic to Lore
wood Grove and Were Returning
Home When Hit at Bucks Crossing

In one of the most serious accidents
recorded in a long time, a family of
five Of near Middletown, all more or
less known about Smyrna, one being
the daughter of S. A. Collins,
who formerly lived on the Ransom
Farm, were victims of auto-train
accident at Bucks Crossing above Mt.
Pleasant Monday. Mrs. Collins, the
only one in the car to escape death,
is in the hospital in a critical CON
dition. The accident happened as
Caleb Cannon, father of Mrs. Col
Inns and the family were return
ing from a picnic at Lorewood
Grove at about 8 o'clock Monday night
They were coming back to st. Georges
on what is known as the back road,
dirt road that is seldom used. As
the automobile reached the crossing
a southbound freight caused the party
to halt. After the train had cleared
the crossing the driver of the automo-
bile is said to have started without
seeing the approaching express which
was travelling at a fast rate. The
the locomotive and the rear Of the
auto was swung around and caught by
the rapidly revolving driving wheels
and driving rods. The occupants Of
the automobile, according to report,
were hurled in all directions, and are
believed to have ben instantly killed.
The automobile was demolished. AS
quickly as possible, the train was
brought to a stop and the crew ran
to give aid. Five were found lifeless
and they were taken on a train to
Middletown and the coroner was noti-
fed. "A passing motorist rushed Mrs.
Collins to the office of DIR. John r.
Sudler, at Middletown, from where
she was removed to a hospital, suffer
ing from cuts, bruises and shock. It
is believed that she will recover. The
list Of the dead are: Caleb S. Cannon,
Sc years old, Summit Bridge. Mrs.
Annie Cannon, 81 years old, his wife.
Lawrence Cannon, % years old, his
son, and little Annie Collins, nine
years old, daughter of Mrs. s.
a. Collins and granddaughter of Mr..
20. S. Cannon. Arthur Tiehler, Mr..
Cannons grandson, 8 years old, Of
Binghampton, N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs.
Caleb Cannon and son Lawrence, will
be buried in one grave at Bethel
Cemetery. Little Annie Collins will
be buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Smyrna, tomorrow, Thursday after
noon and Arthur Tiehler will be bur-
ried at Binghampton, N. Y. The cor
oner will await the injuries Of Mrs.
S. A. Collins before holding an in
quest, it is said.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
DISCUS AUTO FREIGHT TRUCKS
Controversy Between Maryland and
Delaware Over Reciprocal Relations

Attorney General Clarence A.South-
erland, Robert H. Richards, attorney
for the State Highway Department;
Sylvester D. Townsend, Jr., Secretary
of State; C. D. Buck, Chief Engineer
of the State Highway Department; S.
V. dupont, chairman State Highway
Commission conferred Friday morning
in Mr. Richards office on the motor
truck reciprocal relations question
which has arisen between Maryland
and Delaware. The question was
brought before both states by reason
of the fact that Maryland officials de-
manded that Delaware trucks passing
over the roads of that state take out
Maryland licenses. This order was
followed by one from the Delaware
State Highway Department to the eff
feet that Maryland trucks carrying
freight for hire and using Delaware
roads must carry Delaware licenses.
The conference lasted more than two
hours. None of the conferees would
make any statement for publication.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
BUS SERVICE TO MEET TRAINS
Installed Thursday But Much Has to
Be '1rOned Out" to Please Smyrna
Some Tracks at Clayton Torn Up


The discontinuing of the passenger
service on Smyrna Branch Railway
ard the substitution thereof of sub
sidized bus service, went into effect
Thursday last July 1. The Smyrna
Station became a freight station and
the mile and quarter Smyrna Branch
R. r. became a freight siding only
from Clayton. C.. w. Hall, the Clay
ton Station agent, becomes agent in
charge of all Smyrna freight business.
Merick Horn, the expressman, was
awarded the contract by the U. S.
Government to carry the mail between
Clayton and Smyrna, relieving Jacob
Cochran who discontinued his hack
July 1. With the institution of the
new order of things, the tracks, long
user for the Smyrna passenger train
on the east side of the Clayton station
was torn up and the car barn for the
Smyrna gasoline R. R. car was CON
verted into a garage to be occupied
by the Smyrna-Clayton Bus. Passen-
gers and citizens of Smyrna viewed
the initial trip of the bus with inter
est and while better service is prom
ised, Smyrna is not unmindful of the
fact that Smyrna's railroad connection
is gone, that tickets to and from
Smyrna cannot be purchased and pas
sengers must pay their bus fare to
Clayton and buy their railroad tickets
to and from Clayton station. 1t is
this part of the new order Of things
that Smyrna sorely objects to-the
losing of its identity on the railroad
map, timetable and tickets. If Clay
ton station is to be Smyrna's station
as well as Clayton's, citizens here feel
that the name of the station should
be hyphenated and Smyrna's name
with Clayton should appear on all
railroad timetables, tickets, &c. In
this way, and only this way, can
Smyrna's identity on the railroad be
maintained. The Smyrna-Clayton Bus
leaves the intersection of Main and
Commerce Street, Smyrna, in the bus
mess center of the town known as the
-Four Corners" stopping at Union
Street and at the old Smyrna
depot and then to Clayton station.
Many feel that the bus should stop
at all street intersections on its way
in and out Commerce street. The bus
does not have to deviate its course and
this additional service would not be
putting the bus to any great incon-
venience and would help just that
much. AS Superintendent Schaffer
said on his recent visit, number of
these points could be "ironed out" and
with Smyrna getting its proper rec
ognition on the railroad map and tick
cts and the assurance given that the
bus was a permanent institution run
for full and efficient service to meet
all trains without waits and delays at
Clayton, it would go a long way to-
ward placating the people of Smyrna
even though never approaching the
dignity that was once Smyrna's in be-
ing railroad town. There is feeling,
plenty of it, and the Railroad author
tiles should meet Smyrna's wishes in
making the very best of the situation.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
ONE BIDDER FOR CANAL JOB
Ship-LeveI Waterway Available By
Next FaIlJBid Sent to Washington

Next FaIlJBid Sent to Washington
The Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Com
pany of New York was the only COM
pany to submit a bid to the U. S. dis
trict engineer for dredging of the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at
certain points along the entire water
way. The bid was presented by De
Witt d. Barlow, president of the con-
Germ. The bid was for the removal
of about 100000 cubic yards of mud
from thecanal so that it may be form
ally opened as a ship level waterway
1t is planned under the specifications
to dredge a channel which, when the
water level in the canal shall have
been lowered to sea level, will provide
navigable channel having a depth of
II feet at mean low water and bottom
widths of $50 and 80 feet. The speci-
fications set forth that for improve
ment dredging about 891, 500 cubic
yards of material must be removed,
and for maintenance dredging, about
$4,000 cubic yards. The Atlantic,
Gulf and Pacific Company bid 1886
cents a yard for the improvement
dredging and .334 cents a yard for the
maintenance dredging. The work will
cost approximately 100000. In its
bid the company stated that it had ex-
perience on hydraulic work on the
canal in 1928 and proposes to use in
the new work one or more Of its 20
inch or larger hydraulic dredges, each
with capacity of 25O,oO0 cubic yards
month. When the dredging work is
completed the canal will be formally
opened in the Fall. Use of the canal
by ships will not be interfered with
during the last two weeks of the work
when dredging will be done around the
locks and bridges. Colonel Brown
will send the bid to the War Depart
ment with recommendations for ac-
ton. Work will be started within 30
days after the contract is awarded.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
TOMATO PRICE IS s12 PER TON
Smaller Acreage Set Out This Year
Packers Are Informed at Meeting

Packers Are Informed at Meeting
Fifteen packers, officers and mem
bers of the executive committee of the
Tri-State Packers Association held
their monthly meeting in the Hotel du
Pont Friday morning. The meeting
was presided over by E. NJ. Fooks,
president. Reports were received in
dicating that the pack of peas has
been unusually good this season, being
at least 20 per cent, of normal with
a quality equal to the Wisconsin pack.
1t also was reported that the acreage
of tomatoes contracted for has been
smaller than that of last year. The
contract price this year it was said
was S12 ton as compared with SIS a
ton paid last year. The general out
look for this years business was said
to be very encouraging, however, with
better feeling existing all around.
The meeting adjourned at 1.30 o'clock
when the officers and committee mem
bers had luncheon.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
ST. GEORGES BRIDGE APPROACH
Concrete Highway Finished and Open
u. S. Accepts Canal Span Lift

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Concrete approaches to the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal bridge at
st. Georges were finished Friday, and
with their completion the bridge work
was officially accepted from the Phoe-
nix Bridge Company by the United
States Government engineering de-
partment. Prior to Friday, road traf-
fic has been passing over one side of
the approaches that were finished
about a week ago. The completion of
the other side of the approaches was
the last phase Of the work to be done
before the bridge was turned over to
the government by the contractors.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
MIDDLETOwNS BIG FLOUR MILL
Plant of 200 Barrell Capacity Being
Erected by Samuel Weigel & Sons

Samuel Weigel & Sons are erecting
large -four mill on South Railroad
avenue, Middletown, which, when
completed will be one of the largest
in lower New Castle County. The
new concern is endeavoring to take
full advantage of this years crop of
wheat. This flour mill is modern and
consists of three buildings, a four
story warehouse, three-story mill
building and a grain elevator. The
new manufacturing plant will have a
daily capacity of 200 barrels of flour.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
DRIVER FINDS HIS CAR ABLAZE
Philadelphia Man Had Fnghtful Ex-
perience Near Milford. Friday

perience Near Milford, Friday
While driving on the Milford-Reho
both boulevard Friday William P.
Cashmer, of Philadelphia, found that
his automobile was in flames and be-
fore the fire could be extinguished the
car was badly damaged. Mr.. Cash
mer, who is a travelling salesman,
saystha t when near NAPLES Mill he
began to get very warm and thought
that the engine was heating his car.
He happened to look back and saw the
rear of his machine in flames. He
stopped the machine and with water
from the mill pond and sand managed
to put out the blaze, but not before
all the woodwork on the automobile
had been bnrned.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
OO"NS IN YACHT RACE
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y. aa9 ..a;,.i1 Finley Downs, telling f Of
lV,s si5lVal y !, in Bermuda on Satur- r.
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I. ISSass cSas.,p Participated in The race
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|GSSsss nom New London, Conn ni-
h Cso,.' y, 'une ! 70. His boat, the
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p ssas sss made with sail, as the the
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Smyrna times., 1926-07-07
MIDDLETowN SCHOOL FACULTY
Prof. Gilbert Nickel, Principal, and a
Full List of Teachers Are Named

At a meeting of the Middletown
Board of Education Wednesday even
ing the following faculty for the Mid
dletown school was elected to serve
for the coming year: High School
Principal, Gilbert Nickel Miss Ida V.
Howell, Prof. E. P. Vogel, Miss Louise
Harris, Miss Lillian T. Merrick, Miss
Victoria E. Adams, Miss Margaret
Ernest. Grades-Miss Ethel Rowe,
Miss Helen F. Martin, Mrs. Virginia
Bell, Miss Ida Tatman, Mrs. Lille C.
D. Rhoades, Miss Elsie R. Jones, Mrs.
Helen C. Reynolds, Miss Laurabelle
Kennerley.