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Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
NEW YEAR UsHEREDIN NoIsILY
Blasts of Explosives and Ringing of
Church Bells Ushered in New Year

Blasts of Explosives and Ringing of
Church Bells Ushered in New Year
The New Year was ushered in with
more than usual noise in Smyrna.
Quite a number stayed up until the
midnight hour. Some attended the
New Years dance at Dover and others
made up social gatherings in Smyrna.
The usual ringing of the old year out
by church bells was followed, some of
the churches holding watch-night ser
vices. The Twentieth Century Club
of Smyrna held their annual reception
Friday evening and this brought out
a happy crowd at the Century Club.
Mrs. Howard R. Jones the club presi-
dent and other officers of the club
were in the receiving line and Mrs.
Harry P. Jones, the club hostess, saw
that all were served a delightful re-
past. The program of entertainment
was turned over to Mrs. Constance
Henry Killen of Wilmington, and her
class of young pupils who rendered
a program of piano, violin and vocal
music together with readings that
filled in the time acceptably. Mrs.
killen and her class were entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. George Carter at
dinner previous to the recital. The
meeting Friday next, January Z, will
be In charge of current events.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
LOCAL ACTORS TO GIVE PLAY
"Cupid- Up-TO-Date" to Be Given at
Smyrna High School, Tuesday Night

cupid Up To- Date" to Be Given at
Smyrna High School, Tuesday Night
"Cupid-up-to-Date," a modern mus
ical comedy, is to be given under the
auspices of st. Peters P. E. Church
next Tuesday evening, January IL, in
the High School Auditorium. Re-
hearsals have been held daily and
nightly since Monday under the direc-
tion of Miss Virginia King of Green
vile, N. c., representing the Wayne
P. Sewell Co. There are many spec
tacular scenes with more than 200
pieces of costuming and the most
unique and beautiful that has ever
been used in any local play produced
in the south. Science, philosophy, art
singing, dancing, comedy, tragedy,
humor, pathos, and love are leading
features. Twenty-Five children repre-
sent stars, cats, fairies and bedtime
children. A bevy of young ladies are
in the chicken, moon-bean, monkey,
clock and crossword puzzle choruses.
See advertisement in another column.
The cast of characters is as follows:
Ddn Cuplu, AilItd bdrIlett; dtnef
Time, Henry Ennis; Common Sense"
Ethel Bartlett; "Dully Extreme" Vir-
ginia King; "Will Steady" Wallace
Elterich; Senator Bing," Mrs. Shall
cross; "John Scientist" Harry Jones;
"Domestica," Miss H. P. Kay; "Bully"
Clarence Miller; Freddie" James
McClain; Eddie" Cummins Speak
man. Jr.; "Cora," Mrs. Davis Jones:
"Dora," Miss Naomi Pepper.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
BISHOP COOK VISITS ST. PETERS
Visits Parish and Takes Part in We'll
come to Rev. E.A. Lemoine, the Rector

Visits Parish and Takes Part in We'll
come to Rev. E.A. LemOine, the Rector
On Thursday night at the Parish
House of st. Peters Church, the first
congregational meeting was held since
the coming of the rector, Rev. Eman-
uel A. Lemoine. Bishop Cook was
present and after a short service by
the rector, the bishop took charge of
the meeting. Bishop Cook congratu
lated those present on securing Mr..
Lemoine as rector, stating that he is
in every way particularly well fitted to
take charge of St. Peters Church and
he also commended the parish for
their work in the interval between
losing Rev. Thomas Getz Hill and the
coming of the new rector. The Senior
Warden, Harry B. Grieves, spoke for
the parish in a warm welcome to the
new rector and his family. Refresh
ments were served by the ladies of
the church and a pleasant social hour
followed. After this meeting there
was a meeting of the rector, the yes
try and members of the Church Aid
and Rectory Society, who voted to
give the contract of repairing the
church organ to Frank Brown of Will
mington who, for the sum of $500,
will thoroughly go over the instru-
ment, renewing worn-out parts and
giving a guarantee that the organ will
be satisfactory for year, and that
he will come at intervals to look af-
ter it and tune it. This will fill long
felt need, for the organ has not been
satisfactory for some time.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
SHORE CURRENT IN FEW DAYS
Smyrna Switch Board About Ready to
Take New Service-ShOre Company
to Erect a $1,50O,O0O Plant

Workmen are busy working at the
Smyrna Power Station getting the
new switch board in shape to take on
the current from the Eastern Shore
Gas and Electric Company who have
completed running their pole line to
Smyrna and are ready to tap in as
soon as the Town of Smyrna is ready.
This service was to have been turned
on December l but owing to unavail-
able delays neither party to the five
year contract was ready at that time.
Incident to taking on the "shore cur
rent" is the announcement made by
F. w. Lawton, General Manager of
the Eastern Shore Gas and Electric
Company, of the purchase of a ten
acre tract of land at Vienna, Md, from
Winfield Webster, to be used for the
erection of the new sixteen thousand
horsepower steam turbine generating
station to be erected during this year
The approximate cost of the new pow
err plant and transmission lines will be
81 100000. The announcement has
been awaited with peninsula-wide in
terest. The site purchased by the
Eastern Shore Company was chosen
only after careful examination and
consideration of sites at Salisbury,
Cambridge, Pocomoke City and Sea-
ford. Questioned as to why the Wen
ma site proved most suitable Mr.. Law
ton offered the following facts: "A
modern steam plant requires a very
large quantity of cold water for con-
densing purposes, and the Vienna site
provides far greater quantity of cold
water than any other site examined.
The flow of the tide in either direction
is much swifter there and such action
is vitally necessary to carry away the
hot water from the condensors. The
site is located about midway between
Cambridge and Salisbury. 1t is the
intention of the Company to build a
new three phase transmission line di-
rect from the new plant to Salisbury,
via Mardela Springs. This line will
operate when completed at twenty
two thousand volts. hre will be con-
structed strong enough and insulated
for operation in the future at $4,000
volts The new station will be mod
edn in every detail. The building will
be constructed of brick on concrete
foundation. 1t will be equipped with
two eight thousand horsepower steam
turbine driven electric dynamos, made
by the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company, ordered for
delivery in July, 1927. The transmits
sion lines will be modern and of the
finest construction. The line from
Vienna to Salisbury will cross the
Nanticoke River opposite the site of
the new power plant and will be sup
ported on each side of the river by
steel towers, each about 200 feet high,
thus giving a clearance of about 140
feet above high water lever, and elm
mating service interruption from sub
marine cable difficulties. The plant
will be constructed by the Delmarva
Power Company, of Maryland, with
principle offices at Vienna. Building
will commence about March 1, 1927
and is to be completed October 1,
1927.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
TO INSTALL LEGION OFFICERS
Ceremonies to Take Place This Even
ing With Banquet at Delaware House

0eI0HOIltS 10 dhS ldSC L ms A1hCAi-
ing With Banquet at Delaware House
The installation Of officers of the
David G.. Harrison Post, No.14, Amer
lean Legion, will be held this evening
at the Delaware House, followed by
banquet and social hour. State Com
mander Howard T. Ennis will have
charge Of the ceremonies. Past-Com-
mander Earl Sylvester, Past State
Commander Alexander Crothers, Past
Commander John P. LeFevre and the
commanders and adjutants of other
posts in the State will be present. J.
E. Hoffecker will be toastmaster and
Rev. R. K. Stephenson of Asbury NJ.
E. Church, and Rev. Emanuel A. Le-
moine, rector of st. Peters Episcopal
Church, will take part in the ceremon-
les. The officers to be installed are
as follows: Commander, Edward P.
Vogel, Blackbird; vice-commander, W.
E. Matthews, Jr.; adjutant, John Con-
rad; assistant adjutant, Charles Dea-
kyne; finance officer, Clark Knots;
chaplain, Rev. NJ. A. Hern. of Middle
town; sergeant-at-arms, Stout Bick-
ling; post historian, Ralph FAIRIES:
Chief mechanic. Creadick Ennis; chief
driver, James Dewey Quillen; ambul-
ance officer, William E. Matthews, Jr.,
house committee, Grant Garis, Sudler
King and Davis Bartlett.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
PRETTY WEDDING AT MILFORD
Miss Margaret Straughn, Sister of DIR
Straughn, Dover, Weds III. A. Colt


A very pretty New Years eve we'd
ding was solemnized in Milford at the
Avenue M. E. Church Parsonage at
$50 o'clock, Friday evening when
Miss Margaret J. Straughn, of Shen-
andoah, Pa, became the bride of
Hughlett A. Colt, of Dover. Mr.. Colt
is teller in the Farmers Bank of Do
yer. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 7. Straughn, of
Shenandoah, Pa. The maid of honor
was Mrs. Anna S. Broxton of Shenan-
doah, sister of the bride. The best
man was DR.. w. S. Straughn, of Do
yer, who is brother of the bride. The
wedding was attended by large cir
Gle of relatives and friends who journ-
eyed to Milford by automobile from
Dover. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Disston w. Jacobs, pastor
Of the Avenue M. E. Church, of Mil
ford. Immediately after the wedding
the couple left on a tour of northern
points.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
GOOD ROADS FUND s1,145,OOO
This is Estimated Amount From Auto
License and Fuel Tax in 1927

License and Fuel Tax in 1927
At the meeting of the State High
way Commission last week the con-
tract for building the superstructure
of the Market street bridge, Whining
ton, over the Christiana was formally
awarded to the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, the lowest bidder The bid was
$237 ,257.29. w. w. Mack, secretary
submitted the annual budget for 1927
which gives the total estimated rev.
enue at 81 1,145,000, total estimated ex-
penses $999, ,320, leaving an estimated
balance of S147,680. This balance it
is estimated will care for bond issues
during this year. The figures submit
ted in the budget follows: Estimated
revenues: License Fees of motor We
hicles and operators 1927, $775,000,
Tax on motor fuels, S370,000. Total
estimated revenues, $1,145,000. Es-
timated expenditures: Fixed charges:
Interest and Sinking Fund-Bond is
sues of 1918 to % inclusive, $6,244,000
Interest at Az per cent and sinking
fund charges at 21s to TO on $6,244,-
600, S437,080 Bond Issue of 1922,
%, 25 and 26, $3,536,O0O; Interest at
per cent and sinking fund charges
at per cent to 61a, S3.536,OOO, $229,-
$40. Total bond issues to date, So
100000. Total interest and sinking
fund, year 1927, inclusive of bonds to
be issued in 1927, $666,920 Mainten-
ance of roads-State highway COM
pleted or under contract, 592 miles,
$192,400 State highways proposed, so
miles, $4,000; total $207 400. Or
ganization-Salaries, not chargable to
particular work, expenses and incl
dentals, equipment and supplies, $780,
0G0; legal $4,000; traffic police $780,
900; total of $125.000. Total estimat-
ed expenditures, S999,320 excess of
revenue for year 1927, lat, $50. Ex-
cess of revenue warrants bond issue
of S2,081, 900. 1t was decided to wild
en the State road from Dover to Ches-
wold by the addition of four feet. The
road in some places has already been
widened and the increase width is
necessary to accommodate the in
creased traffic in that section.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
SIS, 900 FOR CHESAPEAKE FARM
Colchester Property Bought by Col. III.
NJ. Pierce. Chief Engineer dupont Co.

Robert Francis of the COLCHESTER
Steamboat Company was in Chester
town, Md, the past week and complet-
ed the deal for the sale Of his ZOO
acre farm on the Chesapeake Bay to
Col. HI. M. Pierce, chief engineer of
the DUPONT Company of Wilmington
for $4,000. This farm adjoins the
Wilson and Dunn farms which Col.
Pierce recently purchased from repre-
sentatives of the owners, the total
cost of the three properties being $75,-
600. The Francis property is immed-
lately joined to the Colchester farm
which Lieutenant Governor Mendin-
hall, of New Castle purchased from
Walter U. Lusby of Chestertown, Md,
during the past year for $4,000, and
it is said that Fairlee farm belonging
to Thomas w. Eliason of Chestertown
and containing 600 acres has also been
purchased it is believed by Col. Pierce.
The entire tract of more than 1,200
acres will become a part of Tolches-
ter Estates, Inc, and interests close
to the purchasers state that the en-
tire plot will be developed into one of
the finest summer colonies on the At
lantic seaboard during the present
year, featuring golf courses, harbors
for yachts, club and boat houses, and
beautiful summer homes along the
bay front. The property joins Toll
chester resort which affords excellent
transportation facilities to and from
fha largo cities
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
Stores to Close Wednesday Nigbt

The Smyrna stores have entere
into an agreement to close Wednesday
nights. From now on they will close
at six o'clock every night except Sat
urday nights when they will be open
until eleven.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05

Next Sunday at Asbury NJ. f. Church
DR.. Linzell, returned Missionary
from India, and DR.. Swartz of the
Worlds Service. will occupy the pull
pit of Asbury Church next Sunday
morning. Other services as usual.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
Smyrna Presbyterian Church Note,

The meeting of the Mite Society
will be at the home of Mrs. George
w. Taylor on Thursday evening, jan
uary 9th, at 7.30 o'clock. On Sunday
there will be the usual services.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05

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Rev. Frank H. Moore, aged ~, a
retired minister, of Wayne, Pa, who
for 80 years was pastor of the Pres
byterian Church Of Middletown, died
suddenly at 1890 o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon, while viewing an exhibition
at the meeting of the American As.
sociation for the Advancement OF
Science at the University Of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Moore was accompanied
by his SON, Frank II. Moore, Jr., and
they were in large crowd, when the
elder Moore fell to the floor. He wos
given first aid and then FASTENED TO
the University Hospital, where It was
found life was extinct. Mr.. Moore
, 1927-10-19

to systematically push it out of the
burrow and pile 1t on the surface
in an even mound. The entrance
is then plugged from within. Each
runway may be a hundred yards
or more long, and have from lotto
Is mounds.
H. These mounds of earth. usually
four to eight inches high, and from
twelve to twenty-four inches across
not only kill out the grass, but IL
an alfalfa or hay meadow, do great
damage to moving machine sickle
bars. In irrigated districts, the bur-
rows cause numerous breaks ia
the ditch banks, with resultant loss
of water and often serious damage
to both bitches and crops.
Pocket gophers are about six
inches long, have powerful. fore
limbs and shoulders, large cutting
teeth for gnawing tough roots, and
are equipped with large cheek
pouches on either side of the lower
Jaw. In these pouches they carry
out vegetables and roots and store
them in underground chambers for
use in winter. They do not hiber-
nate in the winter, but are active
throughout the year When the
snow lays heavily on the ground and
the gopher has trouble in pushing
out a large mound. it removes the
loose earth taken from its excava-
lions to the surface OF the ground
and packs It in long chain-like
ridges of dirt on top of the ground.
These may be seen in the spring
after the snow melts.
They may be poisoned by treat
ing vegetable bats with a strych-
nine-caccharine mixture distributed
by the U. S. Biological Survey and
Extension Service for this purpose.
This is sprinkled over pieces of
carrots or sweet potatoes cut one
half inch square and n inch long.
One-eight ounce of strychnine is
sufficient to treat one gallon of cut
vegetables
This poison is placed in the run-
ways. where the gophers may find 1t.
, 1927-10-19
EXAMINER SAYS
LOCAL BUILDING AND
LOAN FINE SHAPE

Ernest ]. Goppert, secretary of
the Cody Building and Loan asso-
citation, is in receipt of a letter
from A. L. Putnam, state examiner.
as follows:
Dear Mr.. Goppert:
II am in receipt of the report of
the Cody Building and Loan ~associa-
tion for the period from October
LIST, 1926, to October LIST, 1927.
This report is very complete and
satisfactory, showing that the local
association which confines its bus
mess purely to the community of
Cody, is doing a good work in the
community.
Local associations like the one
in Cody are valuable assets to n
community in which they are To-
Gated. I trust the Association will
continue in assisting in the acquir-
ing of homes by the residents of
your city.
There is much truth in your re-
marks to the stockholders of the
Association, particularly in that por-
ton in which you call their atten-
ton to the fact that investors in
your Association pay less expense
charges than those who invest in
the statewide organizations, as you
pay no commissions or membership
fees to agents.
II hope this Association will con-
tinue to grow and extend its field
of usefulness.
Respectfully yours.
"a. L. PUTNAM,
state Examiner"
, 1927-10-19

In locating the runway an iron rod
the size of an endgate rod is used.
This is inserted into the ground be-
tween the mounds until the open
runway is located underneath. The
hole is then enlarged with a broom
stick so the bait may be easily
dropped through it into the burrow.
The prod hole is then covered with
dirt so no light enters. Poison is
from SIS to SIS per cent effective,
depending OF the accuracy of the
operator in locating the runs.
: For follow-up. or for only a few
gophers, a specially constructed
gopher trap sold by the Biological
very effective. The mound is
scraped away and the plug of loose
dirt scraped out with a large spoon,
until the runway is entirely opened.
The trap is then set in the open
hole. Light entering the runway
attracts the gopher and 1t comes
with an arm load of fresh dirt to
plug the hole. The trap is SO con-
structed that the gopher springs it
in crossing and is killed almost in
stantly. These traps are very eff
fective, and sell for 25 cents each
through the offices of county agri-
cultural agents or the office of the
Biological Survey, Laramie, Wyom-
ing.
These little animals are very ac-
tive at this time of the year and
this is the best time to control
them. Complete information on
methods of control. poison and
traps may be secured by writing
the U. s. Biological Survey, Lar
annie, Wyoming.
, 1927-10-19
POCKET GOPHER CONTROL

Pocket gophers are one of the
most troublesome farm pests in
Wyoming, and are each year doing
more and more damage in the farm
ing sections OF the state.
These little animals are under
ground. burrowing rodents, rarely
approaching the surface of the
ground. They have very small,
beady eyes. sensitive only to sight
and dark. They burrow about in
the dirt at a depth of four to four
teen inches beneath the surface,
When a quantity of dirt has been
dug loose and showed behind them
In the burrow as they work. they
dig to the surface and then proceed
, 1927-10-19
WYOMING SHIPS $4,000
. CARS OIL NINE MONTHS

Approximately 5000 car loads OF
oil and gas have been shipped from
Casper over the lines of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad dur
ing the first nine months of the
year, 1t is disclosed.
The shipments represent an av-
lerages of approximately 60 trains
"a month for the one railroad and
does not include shipments over the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
which increases the total shipments
of oil and gas made from Casper to
around 10000 carloads, it was
pointed out.
Interesting figures are revealed
when the averages are computed,
showing that daily oil and gas ship
ments from Casper to outside mar
kets have been around three and
one-half trainloads daily for the
nine months.
The Burlington railroad loaded
and shipped 458 cars of livestock
from points along the division since
October LIST, ]. A. ,Leary, division
freight and passenger agent, an
nounced. The highest daily total
was made Friday when 100 carloads
were shipped from nearby points,
most of them loaded at .Arminto
and Bucknum, it was said.
The Burlington has shipped or
forwarded 1,072 cars of oil and gas
from here since October 1.
shipments since October LIST
have been the heaviest for that per-
Iiod for some time." Mr.. Leary said.
shipments of beans and potatoes
from the Big Horn basin country
will surpass those of other years.
Citing an example of the increase
Mr.. Leary stated that last year only
two cars of potatoes were shipped
from Thermopolis. This year 40
cars were loaded and shipped from
the Hot Springs town, indicating
the increase that is reported general
throughout the state.
, 1927-10-19
FERTILE VALLEY

y
Miss Eells and Miss Pickard
spent Sunday evening at the B. H,
Haffey home.
Mrs. Kenneth Kerns spent sew
eral days last week with the F. e.
Schmidt family. Il
w F. McJunkin. E. M. Ballinger
and Harry RACER were among those
who shipped sheep from Cody last
week.
The McJunkin children have been
on the sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Kerns. Mr..
and Mrs. F. e. Schmidt and Hayden
and Victor Kerns spent Sunday at
the G.. e. Norton home.
Ernest and Sixton Anderson of
Powell spent Sunday with their sis
ter, Mrs. A. e. Nelson.
, 1927-10-19
JIM WEBB IS DEAD;
GOES SUICIDE ROUTE

Jim Webb, earstwhile Cody res
ident and chef, is dead. He pre-
ferred to take the suicide route and
some time ago. The Enterprise has
not the dates, committed suicide in
Colorado Springs theatre by
drinking carbolic acid. Webb had
been ordered from the theatre but
a few moments before his rash act,
charged with being intoxicated, and
was found by attendants a few
minutes later, dying, with a four
ounce battle labeled carbolic acid
laying beside him.
Jim Webb will be remembered
by many in Park county where he
made his home for a year or two.
was a large fellow. an English
man. well educated and of a likable
personality. He came to the United
States several years ago., and pre-
vious to that had been steward on a
French Transatlantic liner for sew
eral . years. While in the Cody
community Webb was employed as
cook at some of the local cafes,
and for a time was chef at the
of the dining DOL at the Overland
hotel in Meeteetsc.
Liquor seemed to be his worst
enemy and after one of his pro-
tracted sprees he was always SO
Disguised that he wished to enc it
all. Not long before leaving the
Cody country he. attempted a sui
eide here.