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Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
QUEER LIGHTNING FRANKS
One Comes From Sussex County and
Other From Down Around Dover

Some of the freaks played recently
by lightning in lower Delaware have
just been reported. A father was
holding a small baby in his arms in
their apartment in Sussex County
when lightning entered the room and
running up his arm it burned the tips
of his fingers without injury to the
baby. Another report at the farm of
George KINNEY, just west of Dover,
reveals some strange antics of the
lightning and narrow escape from
death of Mr.. KINNEY. After a hard
clap of thunder and flash Of lightning
at the KINNEY farm, large tree was
struck within four or five yards of the
house, the bark being peeled off and
hurled in the kitchen and up the kitch-
en- stairs. A jardiniere sitting on
the porch with flowers in it, was turn
ed upside down, the flowers thrown
out but not disarranged. A box of
toothpicks sitting on the end Of a
gasoline stove in the kitchen was torn
open and the toothpicks scattered
everywhere Mr. KINNEY was on his
way to the barn with a lantern in his
hand when the lantern was struck, the
glass globe broken into numerous
pieces and the light extinguised.
KINNEY returned to the house IN a
dazed condition, inquiring for the
other members of the family, finding
them safe and sound
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. r. X. Stephenson Will Conduct
Morning Service and Union Meeting

The service at Asbury Church be-
gins at 10 a. m., with the Sunday
School, conducted by Mr.. w. w. Hyn-
son, at II a. m. The Sacrament of
the Lords Supper will be celebrated.
Opportunity for persons to unite with
the church will be given. Some per-
sons have so indicated their desire to
embrace the opportunity. The pastor
will conduct the evening service at the
Auditorium of the High School at $50
o'clock. The Community services in
the Auditorium of the High School
have been well attended and are full
of interest. New song book just is
sued by Hall-Mack Company, entitled
Songs of Faith and Triumph" have
been purchased. The singing is led
by the combined choirs of the town,
with solos, quartettes interspersed.
The services are conducted by the
pastors of the participating churches.
Next Sunday evening the services will
be conducted by Rev. R. K. Stephen
son of the Asbury Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Service begins promptly
at $50 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
5 HURT BY FALLING CONCRETE
Men Were Engaged in Work on New
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge at Canal

The unexpected dropping of the con-
tents of a huge concrete bucket from
a great height resulted in the injury
of five men, two of whom were SER
iously hurt Thursday afternoon at the
new Pennsylvania Railroad bridge be-
ing erected across the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal, at Canal. The injur-
ed are: Carol Emerson, 21 years old,
OF Porter; Chester White, SO years
old, of 704 West street, Wilmington;
T. Stubs, Chesapeake City, Md; Ar
thur Taylor, Chesapeake City, Md; D.
z. Love, Summit Bridge. The acci-
dent happened while the huge bucket
was being raised to drop its contents
into one of the counterbalances on the
new vertical-lift bridge. After it had
been raised to a considerable height,
the bottom which was clamped on,
gave way, pouring the contents on the
workmen beneath. They were sub
merged by the heavy flow of cement
and stone, but were soon extricated
from the mass by fellow workmen of
the Phoenix Bridge Company, of
Phoenixville, Pa, by whom all of the
group are employed in the erection of
the span. Private automobiles were
rushed into service and the injured
men were, carried to New Castle, from
where the Good Will ambulance began
a trip to the Delaware Hospital, Will
mington. Meeting a member of the
state highway police on the road, he
conducted them part way into the city
when a blowout caused 4 temporary
halt The ambulance of the New Cas-
tie county hospital, at Farnhurs:, was
then pressed into service and the two
men most seriously hurt were taken
to the hospital.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
TORRID WAVE FELT IN SMYRNA
One Overcome and Several near Pros
tration in and About the Community

Smyrna, like all other places east,
felt the torrid hot wave last week.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday the heat was excessive, the
thermometer in a number of cases
reaching as high as 108. Ray Porter,
living on the Gilbert Pratt farm, near
Smyrna, was overcome by the heat
Thursday while driving a load of
wheat near 'SThe Three Bridges" He
partly lost consciousness and ran his
truck into a ditch. He tried to un-
load the wheat and get the truck out
when he was taken seriously i'll and
was taken to a physician. At several
farms where threshing wheat was in
progress, notably the farm of Malcom
Burris west of Clayton, several were
obliged to stop work. Samuel Cole,
of West Commerce street was over
come by heat at Bowers Beach and
was brought to his home in Smyrna.
Both the heat prostrations victims
have recovered.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
SUMMIT BRIDGE OPENS AUG. 10
Announcement is Gratifying News To
Those Who Motor to Newark and
That Part of Delaware

The new highway bridge being con-
structed by the government across the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at
Summit Bridge will be opened for the
use of the general public on or about
August 10th, it was learned last week.
The bridge is one of four highway
bridges planned to span the canal to
take the place of old structures which
have outlived their usefulness. One
of the new bridges, erected at st.
Georges, was opened several months
ago. Another crossing the canal at
Chesapeake City was opened two
weeks ago. The new Summit Bridge
is about 176 feet west of the old
bridge which is being used pending
the completion of the new structure.
1t is being constructed at a point high
above the canal making its distance
above low water 72 feet, with a nor
NAL lift of 68 feet necessary to allow
clearance. The height of the towers
above the top of the piers will accord
ingly be only about 116 feet as COM
pared with 1876 feet the height Of the
Chesapeake City bridge towers. The
bridge consists of a vertical lift span
21O feet long, center to center at piers
with fanking tower spans each 1914
feet long from center line Of pier to
face of back wall. The roadway IS
"a feet wide. The vertical lift span
is a duplicate of the st. Georges
bridge and weighs 700 tons. The cost
of the bridge, approximates S460,000.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
BEES ATTACK MOTOR PARTY
J.P. Nolan, Wilmington Loses Control
Driving Insects From Children

An unusual cause for an automobile
accident was revealed Monday morn
ing when ]. P. Nolan of S29 North
Van Buren street Wilmington had his
automobile wrecked on the State
road near Wrangle Hill north of st.
Georges by several bees. Mr.. Nolan
accompanied by his wife and two chill
dren started for motor trip down the
State and as the machine neared
Wrangle Hill several bees attacked
the children. When Mr.. Nolan turn
ed to see what had caused the cries
from the children who were seated in
the rear he lost control of the machine
and it crashed into an abutment on
the side of the road. The machine
was badly damaged but the occupants
escaped injury.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
SMYRNA FIREMEN WIN PRIZES
Gets Silver Cup at MiddIetown Fire
mems Carnival Parade for Most Men

oNAS NhP at
mems Carnival Parade for Most Men
The Volunteer Hose Company of
Middletown, held its annual Firemen's
Parade in conjunction with the car
nival Wednesday evening, and seven
visiting fire companies participated in
the event. Several of the companies
brought large numbers of men and
their fire apparatus which added
largely to the success of the affair. At
the conclusion Of the parade the
judges Mayor w. S. Letherbury. Dan
iel w. Stevens and William n. Dono-
van awarded the prizes as follows:
Delaware City, silver loving cup for
the best appearance. Harrington, a
silver cup, for longest distance. Smyr-
ma, silver cup for the most men in
line, and Smyrna Band, $50 in gold
for having the best band. The seven
companies who brought their appa-
ratus and had men participate in the
parade were as follows: Dover, Smyr-
ma, Clayton, Harrington, Delaware
City, Chestertown, Nd, and Chesa-
peake City, Md.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
DREDGING THE C. & d. CANAL
Machine Arrived Last Week and work
of Removing 1,250,000 Yards Started

VI ItCHtONihS Ay@JOsuOV dAuo OtdAiS
A dredge, the property of the At
lantic, Gulf and Pacific Company, of
New York, arrived at Delaware City
on Friday and will begin at once the
work of dredging the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal to a depth of IL feet,
according to a report received Satur-
day by Colonel Earl l. Brown, United
States district engineer. This dredge
is capable of removing 250,000 cubic
yards of material month. The total
amount of material to be removed is
approximately 1,250,OO0 cubic yards.
The work is expected to take about
five or six months time. The cost
will approximate 100000. When the
dredging is finished the canal will be
ready to be formally opened.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Christian Endeavor Society Elects
Miss Margaret Thompson President

Sunday morning at the Presbyter-
ian Church Mr.. John McComb will
preach on End Kings, CIT. Sunday
School at 11.45. The following Chris
tian Endeavor Officers were elected.
President, Miss Margaret Thompson;
Vice-president, Miss Dorothy Wood;
Secretary, Mrs. Mary Westfall; Treas
urer, Miss Margaret Turner. Appoint
ed on Prayer Meeting Committee, Mrs.
Grant Garis, Miss Anna Thompson
and Mr.. Frank Pienka. The Chris
tian Endeavor Society will meet at 6
o'clock in the church and go from
there to the Union Service in the
School Auditorium. Rev. DIR. Steph-
enson, pastor of the M. E. Church, will
preach at the Union services next
Sunday evening.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
! 0OOY HANGED TO TREE

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h Soiu ipfdgeville :! Apple Orchard
tells ), Of John Mackery. of For
d ha1ri,,.a !, ABOUT ? As years old, was
'issdIs II''T1g N by John Grav. of of
ID Co.. Mackery was ! +, tenant Il
I''ss H. .arm and went to lower
fa sa,d' 'als us summer. An .,eUtis- .nGS-
RstrTs : e card naming 4 sister sister = 4
Fat SaStso,w Sao was notified Of the y.
h to bimasS5esr biSscSery had lived : verv s,-v
n t tI i 4 since coming to this
+ ,onni,.taio y thought he had coDtsms On ems
nd ! lung SsI.gs suicide before fOas'lals IS
L snssS%bo,naa nave tried to get .T1ei poison =
h Nd wSist Maekery used q new
>ppis ts ts.s was !: tied around a limb Grib
dig H. he, His feet were " bareo al,aD
ground when he was
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
Harry Keiser Residence Burned

Just before noon and before our
forms closed before going to press the
fire alarm was sounded and Smyrna
and Clayton trucks were rushed to the
farm of Harry Keiser inJThoroughfare
Neck. His residence was still burning
at this writing.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
william A. Stevens Residence Sold

The residence long the home of the
late William A. Stevens on West Com
merce street, has been sold by the ad-
ministrators, to James t. Davidson of
this town for $4,000. Mr.. Davidson
will make it his home.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
Mrs. ]. P. Garrison Breaks Her Arm

Mrs. John P. Garrison, one Of
Smyrna's aged women, residing with
her daughter, Miss Lola Garrison on
West Commerce street, fell down
stairs early Monday morning break
ing her right arm, cutting her head
and bruising herself badly. She is re-
covering slowly.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
CHESTER-DARBY PIKE IS LAID

Fine Concrete Stretch Only Awaits
the Curbing and Curing Process
With only the completion of the
curbing and the curing process of the
concrete remaining to be finished both
sides of the Chester-Darby Pike viii
soon be open to traffic without OBJ
struction, and the present congestion
on the road between Chester and
Darby be relieved. The last section
of concrete paving has been laid on
north side and work on the new road
bed brought to completion.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
Smyrna Grange Picnic Postponed

Owing to the fact so many farmers
were in the midst of wheat threshing,
Smyrna Grange which had scheduled
a picnic at Delaware Beach for to-
morrow, July 20, have postponed it
until Thursday, August II.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
SMYRNA LEGION POST URGED TO
DRIVE FOR NEW AMBULANCE
CITIZENS AT BANQUET AT DEL
AWARE HOUSE LAUD WORK
See in New Ambulance Better OPP
pOrtunity to Serve Humanity-Rec-
ord of Past Two Years Is Given


On Monday evening last the David
10. Harrison Post, No. IA, Of Smyrna,
added another chapter to their proud
record of achievements. They gave
delightful banquet at the Delaware
House on Main Street, to so or more
invited guests, and Mrs. NJ. Scott,
proprietress, served a special menu
which she prepared for the accession.
The main objective of the Legionaires
was to ascertain if Smyrna and the
surrounding communities desire to
continue the ambulance service which
the local post established nearly two
years ago. This question was un-
equivocally answered in the affirma-
tive by a rising vote Of those present
which was unanimous. The meeting,
following the banquet, which began at
8 o'clock p. M, was presided over by
William E. Matthews, Jr., Commander
of Harrison Post, No. "A. After the
guests were placed at the tables Mr..
Matthews called on Rev. w. A. Hearn,
Chaplain of the David G. Harrison
Post to make the Divine blessing. At
ter the material feast was finished the
speakers called upon in order were:
State Commander Howard T. Ennis Of
Stockly, Del; Past Commander J.
Alex. Crothers, of Wilmington; Com
rade J. w. McWilliams Of Fox Post,
Dover; ]. E. Hoffecker, Rev. r. X.
Stephenson, pastor Of Asbury NJ. z.
Church Of Smyrna; H. p. Hall, presi-
dent of Chamber of Commerce, Smyr-
ma; DIR. F. F. Smith, Kenton; G. Le-
land Harmonson, Esq, Smyrna; Clar-
ence P. Webber, Middletown; Earl
Grant, w. o. Hoffecker, and Rev. w.
z. Matthews, Of Smyrna All of the
above speakers eulogized the members
of Harrison Post for originating an
ambulance service in the Smyrna com
munity, which action has inspired
other Legion Posts throughout the
country generally to initiate the eX-
ample Of our local post. 1t should in
terest the public to know the record
to date of the service performed by
the Smyrna ambulance in less than
two years.
Smyrna times., 1926-07-28
two years.

TlL,-s;o;.re .or-,oJ %
Hospitals served ............-...... %
Towns served: Smyrna. Clayton. Kenton.
Townsend, Blackbird. Middletown. Odessa.
Taylor's Bridge. Cheswold, Leipsic, Dover and
Milford.
1t was fully explained that the pres
ent ambulance is practically worn out,
and if the service is to continue, it be-
comes necessary to organize a cam
paign to procure new ambulance.
The speakers all conceded in the opin-
ion that an ambulance service in
Smyrna is an absolute necessity, as
the nearest points where similar ser
vice exists are New Castle and Elkton,
TOO far away to be available for our
community. @. L. Harmonson offered
a resolution to the effect that, the am
bulance service in Smyrna be main
tanned, and that David g. Harrison
Post be authorized to plan a drive to
secure funds to continue this humane
and worthy service. This resolution
as above stated was unanimously
adopted, and no doubt the local Legion
boys will promptly inaugurate an in
tensive campaign to place a new am
bulance in service before the old one
is completely disabled. The meeting
at the Delaware House was enthusias-
tic and inspiring from start to finish,
and the speaking was interspersed
with appropriate songs. There is no
doubt whatever that David @. Harri-
son Post, No. IA, stands high in the
esteem of the public, and citizens
should do all they possibly can to aid
them in this laudable enterprise of
practical service to suffering human
itv.
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Smyrna times., 1926-03-10
THIRTY PASTORS ASK CHANGE
Coming Session of Wilmington NJ. f.
Conference at Dover, of Interest

conference at Dover, OF Interest
Plans are nearing completion for
the entertainment of the ministers
and laymen for the 58th annual ses-
sion of the Wilmington NJ. E. Confer
ence which will convene at Dover in
Wesley NJ. E. Church, beginning
March "a. The work of assignment
of homes this year has been some
what different than in years past due
to the plan under which provision is
made for paying for entertainment
of the ministers. Because of this fact,
quite a few of the ministers have Sc
lected their own places of entertain
ment. The entertainment list was an
nOunced in daily papers Monday and
yesterday. From present indications
there will be many changes of pas
tOrates. Thirty or more pastors have
already expressed a desire for change
of pastOrates, and such a large pro-
portion of the membership of the con-
ference asking for a change at this
time, according to some of the min
listers, would seem to indicate many
changes before the conference adj
jouns. Rev. Leonard White, Dover;
Rev. G. w. Clark, Clayton; Rev. o. H.
Connolly, Townsend; Rev. r. S. Hodg-
son, Sudlersville; Rev. c. T. Jones, st.
Georges; Rev. J. w. Easley, Delaware
City; Rev. Frank White, Centreville,
Nd, all nearby places, although in
most every instance invited back,
have, it is reported, asked for a
change. Rev. Leonard White, the
conference host at Dover, is prepar-
ing the program for the conference,
which will include several well-known
speakers. One of the features Of the
coming conference will be a pilgrim
age to Barratt's Chapel, the "Cradle
of Methodism," where a special SER
mon will be preached.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-10
"SHOWER"OvER AT WELLINGTON
Miss Mildred Clark, Who Is To Wed
Lester Kaufman, HOnOred by Friends

Millington, Md, March 9.-NTiss
Mildred Clark, of Millington, who will
be married during the early spring to
Lester Kauffman,was given a delight
ful variety shower at the home of her
aunt, Miss Marie Vansant at Milling
ton, Thursday evening. The home
was attractively decorated with pink
and green, and shaded lights, and the
guests included: Mr.. and Mrs. B. w.
Duling, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Hig-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tobin, Jr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Logan, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. c. VanSant, Misses Anna
Stevents, Mary Stevens, Florence
Dixon, Helen Stevens, Mary Quinn,
Clara Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
Stevens, Mrs. Eva Sykes, Mrs. Marion
HOrsey, Mrs. Anna Balnhart, Mrs.
Clem Brannigan, Mrs. Ruth Bowman.
Miss Marie Vansant, Miss Addie Van
SAINT, Mrs. MOllie Boggs, Mrs. Henry
Stevens, Mrs. Clara Bollinger. Miss
Lillian Pratt, Newman Stevens. Rich
ard Feddeman, Scott Roberts, ]. B.
Anderson, James Griffin, Clarence NJ.
Melvin, Jr., Cooper Dixon, and Lester
Kaufman. Miss Clark is the daugh-
ter of L. Carroll Clark, of Massey,
Mr., and tn late Mrs. Clark. She is
granddaughter of DR.. f. G. Clark.
Of Middletown, formerly of Smyrna,
and a granddaughter of the late Nj.
and Mrs. F. B. Vansant, who for
many years were propietors of the
MillngtOn Hotel. Mr.. Kaufman is a
son of c. N. Kaufman, of the Kauff-
man Construction Company, of Den
ton, Md.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-10
FIRE DESTROYS LODGE HALL
At HARTLY WITH $4,000 LOSS
WAS TWO-STORY FRAME STRUC-
TURE OWNED BY P. o. S. OF A.
Smyrna Firemen with Chemical Truck
Joined with Dover Firemen to Keep
the Flames From Spreading

The Smyrna fire siren was sounded
at Ills Monday night and our fire
men called to Hartly a distance of
ten miles, where a fire had enveloped
the P. o. S. of A. Lodge Hall and for
a time threatened the whole town. A
high cold, blustry wind was blowing
and before any of the fire companies
arrived on the scene the building was
beyond saving. Dover was the first
to arrive due to the fact they had a
concrete road all the way. Smyrna
firemen, with chemical truck, only had
a concrete road as far as Kenton and
the rest of the way was by dirt road.
In some places they found the road
rough and sandy and could not make
the time they would like to have made
However, they were there to assist in
any emergency and to cape with any
outbreak Of fire should any of the 9th
er buildings m the town catch fire.
The P. 0. S. of A. Hall was a two
story frame building and it was com
pletely destroyed entailing a loss of
about $4,000. Sparks from the burn
ing building driven by the high wind
threatened for a time the entire town.
The whole population was up. Some
moving their household goods to safe
ty fearing their homes would be wip-
ed out by the flames. One home a
shOrt distance from the burning
structure occupied by a man named
Montague caught fire but the flames
were soon extinguished. The hall was
community center, a two-story struc-
ture and was used jointly by the
P. 0. S. of A, Knights of the Golden
Eagle, Improved Order of Red Men
and the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. All the rec
ords and paraphernalia of the four
lodges were destroyed in the fire. The
Smyrna fire engine did not get back
until quarter after one. The origin
of the fire is undetermined.
Smyrna times., 1926-03-10
WHOLE NO. 1928
MAKING A HERD OF COWS PAY
Institute of Animal Economies Issue
Bulletin to Delaware Farmers Show
inU Need of KaaDinor , Pocord


ing Need of Keeping a Record
How to make the COW pay you
wages on a bigger scale, to make q
bigger profit is explained in a bulle-
tin just issued for the benefit of Del
aware farmers by the Institute of An
imal Economics. To ascertain exact
ly the hourly wage each cow is paying
for the labor and care expended on
her, says the bulletin, jst deduct the
total expenditure from the total re-
ceipts of each COW and divide the diff
ference by the number of hours of
labor expended on her during the year
The bulletin says: On one of four
neighboring farms where careful rec
cords had been kept it was brought
to light that not only did the farmer
receive no wages for the time spent
on his cows, but that is actually cost
him II cents an hour each to have
them hang around his place. In the
other three instances, the farmers
were paid at the rate of 6, AZ and As
cents per hour for the time and labor
spent on each of their cows. The two
lots Of cows bringing home the fat
test pay envelopes were better bred
than the others, although the right
kind Of feed and better care would
have done much toward making the
others profitable employees. The
amount of milk produced annually by
each of the cows was found to have a
direct relation to the number of hours
of labor and the care which they re-
ceived, in each instance the animals
with better care producing the great
est income" 1t is a costly error for
the farmer who uses family labor to
assume that whatever the cow pro-
duces is all to the good, according TO
the Institute. He should not be sat
isfied until his careful record keeping
indicates that he is receiving at least
current wages for his efforts. The
record will further point out to him
the improbable members of his herd,
and these he should aim to replace
with animals that will produce on an
average of 25O to 325 pounds of but
terfat each year. With the non-pro-
ducers cut out and the good stock left
put on balanced rations and given
proper care there will be no reason
why the farmer should not receive a
full pay envelope from each COW in
his dairy herd.