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Smyrna times., 1927-06-22
ENGAGEMENT OF SMYRNA NOTE
Miss Jean Martin, Formerly a Teach
er Here, to Wed Mr.. Leslie Hirons

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Martin, of
Bryn Mawr, announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Miss D. Jean Mar
tin, to Leslie Hirons of Miami, Fla..son
of Mr.. and Mrs. In. Hirons, Of Smvr-
ma. Miss Martin, who was a teacher
of mathematics and science for sew
eral years in the Smyrna High School
is now teaching in Miss Sayward's
Private School in Overlook. She is
a graduate of Bryn Mawr and the
University of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Hirons attended Delaware University
and is in the sign advertising business
in Miami. He is a member of David
c. Harrison Post, American Legion in
Smyrna, and served in the Navy dur
ing the World War. He will attend
the meeting of the Legion in Paris in
the autumn, and Miss Martin. who
will travel in Europe this summer will
join him there and they will be mar
ried in Paris and spend their honey
moon abroad, visiting Smyrna on their
return.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22
WHOLE NO. 1895
NEW s1,OOO,OOO POWER STATION
Smyrna To Get Current From Vienna,
Md.-Laurel Plant To Be DismantIed
When Two Turbines Are Installed

Smyrna To Get Current From Vienna,
Md.-Laurel Plant To Be Dismantled
When Two Turbines Are Installed
The Maryland Public Service Com
mission has granted permission to the
Del-Mar-Va Power Company, a sub
sidiary Of the Eastern Shore Gas and
Electric Company, to build a power
plant for the latter company at Wen
ma, Nd The building Of this plant
means eventual dismantling Of the
plant at Laurel which at present is
supplying towns including Smyrna and
Clayton with current The permit
calls for the construction of re-en-
forced concrete building, Il feet BY
132 feet, on the west side Of the Nan
ticoke River; also the construction of
switches into the property from the
B. @. and A. Railroad and bulk head
ing for river transportation Gener-
ating equipment will include a 5000
Kilowatt Westinghouse turbine, cap
able Of generating 22,000 volts of
electricity, to be installed immediate
ly another Of tat least an equal ca
pacity' to be installed after the first
turbine is put into operation. Pres
ent installation and the building Is to
cost S1,000,000 and will be completed
by April /, 1928. The Eastern Shore
Gas and Electric Company has al
ready built a transmission line from
the site Of the plant at Rhodesdale for
service to Cambridge. Another trans
mission line will be built direct from
the plantto Salisbury. The line will
be suspended across the Nanticoke
from steel towers $50 feet above the
surface Of the water After the first
turbine is put into operation the plant
at Laurel will be held in reserve 10
be ultimately dismantled after the
second turbine is ready f. ". G.
Webb, attorney for the company, said
that the company officials have dis
cussed no plans for the removal of the
general offices from Salisbury 10 the
new plant.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22
SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM
So Many Towns Want School Build
ings State Boards Consider the Law

So Many Towns Want School Build
ings State Boards Consider the Law
The State Board of Education, since
the new school building law passed
the Legislature have been importun-
ed by delegations from a number of
towns for buildings to relieve the
school congestion. The Board has
discovered a new feature in the school
building program which is giving con-
siderable trouble. Before money can
be allowed for new school building
the board must consider the assess
ment in the district and the amount
to be raised by the district is based
upon that assessment. 1t now ap-
pears that under the law the assess
ment which the board must consider
in apportioning money for new build
ings is the assessment of 1919. Many
of the districts which are asking for
new schools do not have their 1919
assessment. They collect the taxes
on an assessment and when the taxes
are paid the matter is ended and they
go to the assessment for the next
year. They must now go to the coun-
ty board of assessment
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22
SMYRNA BOY HIGHLY HONORED
DIR. f. Bayard Carter, Son of George
Carter, Gets Post at Yale University


Dr.. Francis Bayard Carter, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carter Of near
Smyrna, and graduate of the Uni
versity of Delaware, class, 1920. has
been appointed instructor in Yale
University in the department of OBJ
stetrics and gynecology. DR.. Carter
was appointed Rhodes scholar short
ly after his graduation from Della
ware and took specialized medical
training for three years in Oxford
University, England. DR.. Carter then
spent several years at Johns Hopkins
University, where he was enrolled as
postgraduate student in surgery.
He then went to New Haven where
he did practice work in hospital. DIR.
Carter was well known in Delaware
and Oxford for his scholastic and ath-
letic ability. He was at one time the
backbone Of the Delaware football
team. During his career at Delaware
he was head Of the Student Council.
He was also a member of the Sigma
Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22
ST. PETERS CHURCH BULLETIN
Rev. E. "A. LemOine, Rector, Announc
es Services for Next Sunday

st. Peters Church services: Sunday
Holy Communion 8 a. M, church
school $50 a. M, morning prayer and
sermon, II a. M, subject Of the ser
mon, Inspiration and Biblical Prob
lems." There will be no evening SER
vice. On st. Peters Day, June 29,
there will be a celebration Of the Holy
Communion at 7.30 a. M, and supper,
garden party, and entertainment be-
ginning at 5 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22
MISS EDNA WISE MARRIED
Former Smyrna Girl. Daughter of Rev
w. A. Wise. Weds w. Harvey Melvin

W n WIse' Wtus w II"INtS -HtIFHI
Miss Edna F. Wise, daughter of
Rev. w. A. Wise of Port Deposit, Md,
formerly of Smyrna when he was Dis
trict Superintendent, and Mr. w Har-
vey Melvin of Middletown, were mar
ried by the brides father on Saturday
at 8 o'clock in the NJ. E. parsonage at
Port Deposit, Maryland. Miss Wise
is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
w. A. Wise, who were formerly resi-
dents of Smyrna Mr.. Melvin is the
son of Mrs. H. R. Melvin, of Middle
town. On their return from a short
wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
will live in Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22

Asbury Sunday School Picnic To-day
Asbury M. E. Sunday School is pic
nicing to-day at Delaware Beach (St.
Augustine Piers), near Port Penn.
Conveyances took a jolly crowd for a
full days outing.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22
ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
Musical Which Was To Have Been
Given Last Sunday Was Postponed

Given Last Sunday Was Postponed
Services next Sunday at Asbury M.
Z. Church will be Sunday School at
10 a. M; sermon by pastor at II am.
The musical that was to have been
given on Sunday, 10Th, was postpon-
ed because of storm, will be rendered
next Sunday evening, June 26, at 8
o'clock. Note the change in hour.
Everyone is cordially invited to enjoy
a musical treat.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22
Mark McManus Sells Movie Busines.

Mark McManus has sold his motion
picture business at the Strand The
atre, it is said, to George M. Swartz,
manager of the chain of theatres of
the Diamond State Theatre Company,
including the New Dover Opera House
and Temple Theatre, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22

Continued on Page Four
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22

TIA otrmOn at St. FeLeF
N aercises Of Commencement
sl,s,,. spened Sunday with the Bacca-
Eaasrs, sermon preached by the Rev.
|ssY' n A. Lemoine, rector Of st.
|Rs NJ Suurch. The class in cap and
|vsrn,aa alched from the school with
\ SeS@a1d eSdent H. H. Kenyon, Faculty
|asj sja y. Board and took places re-
|s NJ NJ tnem in front of the front
Pa aisI church was profusely des-
|sa, I. u MOVERS, roses, the class
RI \ .impedominating. The vested
eAs5 islg Holy! Holy! Holy!
aoing the class into the
Smyrna times., 1927-06-22

church. Rev. Mr.. Lemoine preached
an eloquent sermon from the text
found in Exodus 14-15, "Speak unto
the Children Of Israel, that they 20
Forward" The wonderful age in
which we live, and the untold secrets
in the spiritual world which were yet
undiscovered, were dwelt upon, and it
was to the young that the world was
looking to fathom some Of its mys-
teries. In continuing DR.. Lemoine
urged a close study Of the Things Of
Cod" as well as application to the
material things. There was special
music by the choir, while the scripture
lessons We're read BY the pastors of
the other two churches, Asbury NJ. E.
and the Presbyterian holding no ser
vices that their congregations might
attend.
Class Day Exercises Monday Night
The school auditorium had a capac-
ity crowd Monday night To witness The
frolic and class day exercises of the
Class Of 1927. The class occupied the
stage az a Farewell Senior Garden
Party which had been most tasteful
ly decorated with streamers Of coral
and gray the class colors. While az
sembled together in this delightful So
cial gathering the class became rem
lniscent Of their school days, delving
not only into the past but looking into
the future as well. Much amusement
was had over the presentation Of
gifts, the "class will" and the "class
growler." The class poem rendered
by Miss Marie Davis was real gem.
Two decided attractions of the pro-
gram were the Gypsy Dance by Miss
Naomi Clark, always a favorite with
a local audience and the "Class Proph-
ecy'' by Miss Bessie Clark who guised
as fortune teller tread into the fu-
ture" Of each member Of the class.
The program was as follows: Song,
"High School Days." Senior Glass;
Glass Yell, Senior Glass; Glass His
tory, Margaret Slaughter; Glass Sta
tistics, Milbourne Wiley; Songs of
'27; Presentation Of Gifts, Neil Bou-
LANCER; Gypsy Dance, Naomi Clark;
Gypsy Song, Glass; Class Prophecy,
Bessie Cook; Class Will, Benjamin
Evernham; Songs, Senior Class;
Grumbler, David Wilds; Glass Poem,
Marie Davis; Farewell Song.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15

The Story of Beautiful Girl Who Bore the Burdens Of Her
Family and How She Eventually Found True
Love and Lasting Happiness

lost its look of tenderness and
was grim and unsmiling.
There was something that I
was going to keep to myself"
he said, unlocking his arm from
hers and putting one hand into
his trousers pocket. But ]
don't think I will"
He drew a pink slip Of paper
and a pale-blue one from his
pocket.
He handed her the pink slip.
and she looked at it under the
starry lights in the blue ceiling.
1t was a check for $110 made
payable to Beauregard Jerome,
and it was signed with Ted's
name.
But I thought you said you
lent Beau only 10 buckerinos,"
said Sally, trying to speak lightly.
But a fear, heavy and cold as
chilled steel, had settled down over
her heart.
Yes, did," Ted answered, steer
ing her through the crowd by her
shoulders. She hated the feeling
OF his hands on them, but she left
them there. But he altered it
and collected a hundred dollars
more! Men have gone TO Jail for
less. SallyH'
Then, in the brightness Of the
hall outside, he showed her the
other check-the pale blue one. 1t
hundred and ten dollars. tool
'He gave me that check in pay
ment." Ted said coldIy. II told
him I'd say nothing if he'd pay me
back. His check came
back to me marked N. 8. r.
The dirty crookv'
What does IN. F. s. mean?"
Sally asked mechanically, looking
down at the letters on Beau's
check. She had expected some
thing like this for weeks. But now
that it had actually come she was
stunned.
''It means that he didn't have
sufficient funds in the bank to
cash, a check like that" the boy ex-
planned. He knew it when he
gave it to me. He tried to zip
me twice! Well, I'm not through
with him, let me tell you! I'll put
him where he belongs I'd been
months saving that hundred dol
lars!"
In the bright light his good look
ing face with its gray eyes and red
hair, seemed suddenly ratlike and
mean to Sally Whether it was a
trick of the lighting or whether it
really was ratlike at times, she
couldn't tell.
ooh, Ted, you wouldn't do any
thing TOTO hurt Beau, would
your" she asked, and unconscious
ly her hands were clasped on her
breast as if she were praying. Her
eyes were soft and brigh: and wide
with fear and her mouth trembled.
But Ted was not looking at her.
He was looking down at the two
slips of paper-the two frail bits Of
paper that could mean so much
agony and punishment to Beau.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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cusingly. whats wrong with
herr" Aunt Emily always said
that Sally kept things from her,
and this was more or less true.
She kept all the unpleasant bits
Of news from her, simply as a
matter OF protecting the family
from Aunt Emily's peppery, vim.
egary tongue.
There's nothing much the mat.
ter with her, Auntie," she hur.
ried to say. But l made a choc.
olate cake tonight for supper,
and she ate some Of it and it up
set her stomach"
I'm all right now, though"
came Mrs. Jerome's voice from
the doorway. II wasn't very sick
anyway-Just for a minute
thought was going to be-"
Just long enough to spoil
Sally's plans for the EVENING""
remarked Aunt Emily with a
frank laugh, Il know you, Mar
garetta|I remember how you
kept me home from a party once
upon a time when you were first
married and still living in the
old house. Pretended you
were sick until it was too late
for me to go. Just because you
were angry at not being invited"
Mrs. Jerome's face seemed to
wilt like a faded pink flower for
an instant under Aunt Emily's
singing words. Then It bright
ened up as she spoke again.
Now, just let Sally go out and
dance tonight. She'll only be
young once, you know. And you
and I'll go out and see show
somewhere. I'll get a taxi so
you needn't walk"
The prospect of an evenings
enjoyment cheered Mrs. Jerome
enormously, and che let Sally
help her into her clothes and lace,
up her shoeS for her.
You don't need to call a cab"
Ted said to Aunt Emily with a
grand air, "I'll take you wher-
ever you're going in my own car"
And so the four of them started
out together, squeezed into his
little rafting roadster.
OF all the dance places in
town, the one Ted Sloan liked
the best was THE Blue Lagoon"
THE Elue Lagoon" got it's
name from its azure walls with
waves and goldfish painted upon
them, and from its deep sap
phire-blue ceiling studded with
star-like electric lights.
There was an orchestra that
spun out a magic web of jazz
music from to IL o'clock six
nights a week, too; and a large
pale-yellow floor that was like
clouds under hundreds of young
rhythmic feet.
All OF this splendor could be
had for the small sum of 5 cents
a dance-and that, after all, was
the thing that endeared "The
Blue Lagoon" to the heart of
young Mr.. Ted Sloan. For, like
millions of other young men
across this broad United States.
he wanted to show his best girl
a good time on Saturday night
and did not have much money
to spend doing Ii,
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Once more Sally nodded.
There was long, heavy
silence. Then Mrs. Jerome spoke
sorrowfully from the doorway,
her mouth full of cake.
"My. I wish you wouldn'a see
so much of that boy. First thing
you know you'l be so tangled I'D
with him that you'll find your.
self married to him! And then
what will become of me? Who'll
take care of me-I'd like to
know" Her voice. muffled by the
cake she was munching, broke
and died away on a dry sob.
Instantly Sally was beside her.
all tenderness and pity, her
slender young arms around her
mothers plump settled figure.
her smooth cheek against her
mothers sagging one.
Dearest, you know I'll never
leave you." she said quietly,
soothingly. Haven't told you
that a hundred times? And 1
mean it. I'll never get married
if it means leaving you"
Mrs. Jerome shook her head.
'That isn't the question:" she de-
clared. II don't want you to
marry and ask me to come and
live with you. either. 1 don't
want to live with you after
you're married. 1 know what men
think of mothers-in-law. 1 know
-"
We'll. then. I'll never get mar
ried. Will that satisfy your"
asked Sally, breaking in upon this
wall. "Tll promise to be an old
maid like Aunt EN-, and take
care of you always. I love you
best of all the world, anyway,
don't II"
Still Mrs. Jerome was not con.
tented. Her eyes were stern and
curiously filled with doubt. even
now.
"I don't want you to 90 out
with that boy tonight" she said.
II don't feel well, and don't
want to be left alone" She
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
FOR WHOLE
WHEAT

TIME difficulties in handling
l. whole wheat flour are an oh.
etacle to as wide a use Of this
valuable food as would be wise
for the good of the family. How
ever, there is always an easy
way out of most difficulties and
the easy way to use whole wheat
is to buy a ready-to-use whole
wheat flour. This has the right
proportions Of whole wheat for
handling and is self-rising. In
using these recipes the dough or
batter may seem too soft; but
don't add more flour. If you do
your mullins cakes and bread
will be dry and tough. Stick to
level measurements and soft
dough and your whole wheat
dishes will be delicious.
Whole Wheat Fruit and Nut Bread
Three cups Of whole wheat rising
flour, 21s cups OF milk, l cup
mixed, chopped seeded raisins
and walnuts, 2 tablespoons melted
shortening, 1 tablespoon brown
sugar or dark molasses.
Blend raisins and walnuts with
flour. Gradually mix in milk,
shortening and molasses. Beat
well and turn into large creased
bread pan Tor small ones). Bake
the large loaf so minutes in a
moderate oven (375 degrees).
The smaller loaves will bake in
about 40 minutes.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
SHE DEMONSTRATED THE NEW STEPS
ITO pay the renty' Sally spoke : exactly shimmy"

exactly a shimmy."
She began to dance there on
the bare floor OF the kitchen,
slim legs flying and her fingers
swapping as il in time to an in.
visible orchestra, .
Hello. Tedr' she cried with
make-believe cheerfulness as he
stepped into the kitchen. 1--WE
can't go out tonight after all.
Mothers not feeling very well and
doesn't want to be left aloro."
CHAPTER XVII
Aunt Emily had no use, what.
soever, for young Ted Sloan.
He was. she said, her idea Of
just nobody at all.
Her sharp eyes went over him
now, taking him in point by
point from his red hair slicked
down with grease until it looked
like tan leather, to his too-loud
necktie and his too.wide trousers.
CAN dressed up and no place to
go, aren't your" she snapped at
him. Then she turned her back
squarely and impolitely upon him
and spoke to her niece.
You didn't tell me your mother
was feeling badIy!' she said ac-
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
Beatrice Burton, Author Of Her Man" he Fapper Wife
and Other Popular Novels, Penned This
Story of Life and Love

popped the last delicious bit Of
the chocolate cake into her
mouth as she spoke.
II shouldn't have eaten that
cake" she added. I'm going to
bed now" And she went.
But five minutes later Sally
heard her get up and go into the
kitchen again.
Presently she came back to the
bedroom door. you'd better put
that cake out of sight If you
want any of it left for tomorrow"
she said to Sally. "As long as it's
where I can find it I'm going 70
keep nibbling at it. And It's
sure to make me sick. You're
not going out with Ted, are your"
''Not il you're sick and afraid
to be left alone" replied Sally,
and went to hide the cake.
Nearly a third of it was gone
when she hid it under the old
brown crock in the cupboard.
- Il
Ted Sloan had promised to
come upstairs for her at o'clock.
II hate the thought OF telling
him that can't go out" thought
Sally at 10 minutes of 8. He'll
just sit around here and be
sentimental all evening long"
As she stood there looking un.
happily at the kitchen clock, the
doorbell rang.
That's probably Aunt Emily"
Sally called to her mother as she
ran to answer the door. Aunt
Emily often dropped in on Satur.
day night when she had finished
her weekly marketing.
Sure enough it was Aunt EN-
lily, loaded with paper bags and
wovenstring shopping bags.
She carried her burdens straight
through the flat TO the kitchen
and banged them down on the
table. Then she closed the door
and faced Sally grinly.
What mischief has Beau been
up to-" she asked in q Kissing
whisper, and a quick throb of fear
shook Sally to the bottom of her
soul.
"Why?" she asked, on guard
instantly, as she always was when
anyone spoke i'll of anyone in her
family. She was loyalty itself to
Beau and Mile and her mother.
Aunt Emily shrugged and
shifted. He's been out at my
house all this afternoon, trying
to wheedle some money out of me,
and he wouldn't tell me what it
was for" said she. Hes just
like his father. Always without
a penny to bless himself with"
Sally bit her underlip and had
nothing to say.
She could barely remember her
father, but her dim recollection of
him was of a man who had car
ried her about on his shoulder,
given her dimes for ice cream
sodas, and taken her once to
a glittering circus in a big hot
tent that smelled Of peanuts, pink
lemonade, and dusty animals.
MilIie drove out to the house
with some man or other on Thurs.
day night. too" went on Aunt
Emily. 'She said she needed a
new dress and that shed had to
turn in all her salary TO pay the
rent here"
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Moreover there could not be a
better place to spend an evening
from the viewpoint Of romance.
For everything about the La
COON" spelled romance with a
capital R-the soft lights the
low, disturbing music. the hun.
dreds of couples drawn into each
others warm, eager, young arms
for the dance itself.
'Cherrie-cherrie-my own"
Ted Sloan sang low in Sally's
ear as the orchestra beat out the
slow measures of the last waltz
of that last Saturday night in
September, "'My love is for you
alone'-It is, you know. Sally"
His mouth was against the dark
cloud of her hair.
"Oh, stopr said Sally sharply,
"Be yourself. Tedp' She was in
no mood for love-making tonight
OF all nights. She never was in
a mood for Ted's caresses, for the
matter of that.
"And. how?' Ted answered
shortly and slangily. But he
took his face away from her hair
and began to whistle "Cherrie"
to himself instead of singing it
longingly in her ear. And that,
Sally told herself thankfully, was
a blessing.
She looked up at his face as
the music came to an end and
they stopped dancing. 1t had
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
By Rayner Seelig

ing the people they love best in
the world. But II you win be q
little patient. Becky, I will try
to be more gentle after
we are married"
John Carroll Estabrook and Re-
becca O'Brien McCloskey entered
into the holy state Of matrimony.
taking each other for better or
for worse, on a rainy day not
very long after that.
Boris Abelard, with his mono.
Gle screwed very fast In his left
eye, gave the bride away, and
Godfrey Travers and his wife
played the parts of best man
and matron Of honor, respectively.
Aristide Briquard. the king of
critics, was kept busy explaining
to members of the press that it
was he who really brought the
young people togeChsr.
The story Of the marriage, cul-
mfnation of a boy and girl ro-
nance, was a wow from the
newspaper standpoint, as the cor.
respondent of the New York Jour-
nal told a fellow correspondent
over a bottle of champagne in
Ciro's. Consequently the story
was told in all the dailies for a
little while, rather incompletely,
but with considerable color. After
that the public forgot 1t, and be-
came interested in the murder of
a bank messenger.
But 1t is a story that IL still
told in the restaurant Of Broad.
way.
THE END,
Copyright. 1927. King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1927-10-15

time. staring at the reflections
of his shoes.
Eventually. without a sign of
the humiliation that burned like
a flame inside him, he said:
DO as you please. Becky" Then,
getting up as he held out his
hand. Good night and
good.by."
you are leaving Paris at
once?" she asked in an oddly
small voice.
I'm the morning." Estabrook
replied firmly.
Becky got up slowly, and com.
Ing suddenly toward him, put
her hands on his shoulders.
Johnny" she commanded,
tell me why you are angry
Angry he laughed and drew
back.
you are! You are!' For a mo-
ment she was intense. Then