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New Britain herald., 1928-06-26
F|REMEN PREPARE
FOR new station
Ornate Structure to Be Erected
in NeWington Center

Newington, June 2e-rhe next
meeting of the Newlneton Volunteer
Fire Department will be held in the
town hall on Friday evening July
and a recommendation will be made
to the members that the building
committee be empowered to proceed
with the erection of a FIRE house on
the property owned by the depart
ment on Main street. The land is
situated north of the post office and
next to the trolley tracks.
The plans for the building have
been drawn by D. X. Perry of Perry
&, Bishop OF New Britain and have
been accepted by the building COM
mittee. They call for a building
28x56 feet OF half brick and half
frame with the first floor for the
fire truck and other equipment. The
second floor will he used for club
rooms with bedroom, kitchen and
shower bath.
Mr. Perry has endeavored to draw
the plans with the idea of a build
ing which will be attractive in ap-
pearance since it will be surround
ed with residences. The material for
the building will be purchased by
the department and a large part Of
the work will be done by the mem
bers OF the department.
Parks Without Lights, Fined 50
Joseph Goldberg OF West Hart
ford was fined s. and costs by Jus
tice of the Peace E. Stanley welles
in town court last night on a charge
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26

ing for its second hop to Europe.
George W. Haldeman, Hawaiian
fier. will pilot a Stinson- Detroiter
while Eddie Stinson. former CO.
holder of the worlds endurance rec
ord with Haldeman. and winner of
the 1927 tour. will fly another of
his planes.
Philip Love. personal friend of
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. will
fly the colonel's new Ryan brough-
am. Other entries include three
Ford tri-motored planes. and planes
from a dozen other companies.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26

of parking on the main highway
without lights. Goldberg was ar
rested on June 20 by Constable E.
Floyd Rice after he had parked his
car on Main street near the Newing-
ton Congregational church.
A ~ year Cid New Britain boy
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26
NATIONAL AIR HOP
BEGINS JUNE 50
More Than Score Of Planes
Entered in Cruise

Detroit, June rs CUP - Soaring
into the air from the Ford air port
here and turning their noses to the
southwest. more than 20 airplanes
America will start a four
49, ,our Of western United States
June 80.
The planes flying in the Third
Annual National Air Tour, sponsor
ed by the Detroit board of COM
merce. will form one OF the most
picturesque aerial caravans ever to
tour the west. Thirty cities in IS
states will be visited before the last
returning plane taNis to stop at the
starting point here. July 2s
The 1925 tour will mark the first
venture of the caravan to the Pa
CHIC coast.
More than half OF the 5000 miles
to be covered will carry the intrepid
planes over mountainous territory
Leaving Detroit. the planes will
fly to st. Louis with a noon stop at
Indianapolis, host TO the national air
tour pilots two years ago. The
planes will rest at ST Louis until
July ?, when the caravan proceeds
to Wichita. Kan. stopping at
Springfield, Mo
To Visit Tulsa
On July 3>the planes resume their
flight, with Tulsa, Okla, their OBJ
iective. Tulsa Will be host to the
alrmen over the Fourth of July and
the following day the fleet turns
again southwark on non stop
jaunt to Fl. Worth, Texas.
July s will see the caravan rest
ing in Fl Worth for the $50 mile
hop to San Antonio. With stop at
Waco. The Jump from San Antonio
to Ell Faso will be made July 9.
with a noon stop at Maria, Tex.
where the first mountain ranges will
be encountered.
The planes reach Tucson, Ariz.
July 10, and proceed the following
day to San Diego with a short stop
at Yuma, Ariz. The hop from San
July II.
After day Of rest In Los An
Eeles the planes visit San Francisco.
July II. remaining until the 18th.
The longest days fight of the en-
tire tour will be made July Is when
the caravan jumps to Portland.
Ore. with two fueling stops at
Corning, Cal, and Medford, Ore.
The ANAL Pacific coast hop will
be made July IS when the planes
fly from Portland to Tacoma for an
overnight stop. The caravan turns
eastward July 10, flying to Spokane,
to remain until the 21st.
Leaving Spokane the planes fly
to Great Falls. Mont. with a stop at
Missoula. Mont, July 21. The fol-
lowing day they will fly to Minot
N. D.. the smallest city to be visited
during the tour, with one stop at
Froid. Mont.
Minot will entertain the fiers
overnight and July % will see them
hop to Fargo. N. D., for another
overnight stop. A nonstop fight
from Fargo to st. Paul will be made
July - and the twin cities will en-
terrain the fliers for two days.
Brock and Schlee Entered
Hammond, Ind. the Chicago stop,
will be the destination on July 26.
with the caravan making short
stops at Wausau and Milwaukee,
Wis.
The final flight from Hammond to
Detroit. with stop at Battle
Creek. Mich. will be made July 2s
A number of noted fliers' planes
will participate in the tour.
Edward r. Schlee and William S.
Brock. famous for their attempted
fight around the world In the
Pride Of Detroit" will participate.
flying a. Bellanca monoplane similar
to the columbia" which is now try
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26

the week at White Sands with Mrs
William Schroeder. OF Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs, George W. Hamburg
will leave next week for a two
months stay at Black Point.
The quarantine on the home o!
Harold S. Winship of the Center has
been lifted by Health Officer John
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26

of discharging firearms on Sunday.
The fine was RENTED on payment
of costs. He was arrested by Con-
stable Rice who received a COM
plant Sunday afternoon. Both
cases were prosecuted by Grand Jur-
or Harold G. Lucas.
Mrs. A. B, Goodale is spending
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26

be received July 2. The matter will
be taken up at special town meet
ing after the cost has been estimat-
ed and the bids received.
The play "Headstrong Joan" will
be presented by members Of the To-
cal Grange at the hall Thursday eve
ming and will take the place of the
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26

H. Fish. Mr., Winship's son, SUM
ner. has been seriously i'll with diph-
liberia but is much improved now.
The memorial committee has an
nounced that specifications have
been prepared for a bronze tablet
to be placed oil the boulder in the
Center park. Bids for the tablet will
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26

regular Monday evening whist which
was to have been held last night.
Mrs. E. W. Pape OF Maple Hill
and family have left for their cot
tage at Point O. Woods where they
will spend the summer.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-26

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Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
SMYRNA'S BANKING HOUSES
HOLD STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS
MEETING OF BOTH BANKS SHOW
STRONG, HEALTHY CONDITION
Fruit Growers National Bank and
Trust Company and National Bank
of Smyrna Re-elect Same Directors

Smyrna's two banking institutions
held their annual stockholders meet
ings yesterday and no changes were
made in the directors and officers of
either bank. Both institutions heard
good reports and presented a strong
and healthy condition. The stockhold-
ers of the Fruit Growers National
Bank and Trust Company reelected
their same board of directors and the
directors reelected the same officers.
They are as fallows: Gamaliel Garri-
son, Kenton; w. Harman Reynolds,
Townsend; H. Wallace Hilyard, Ken
ton; Walter o. Hoffecker, Lewis NJ.
Price, Hervey P Hall, Howard R.
Jones, Warner w. Price, Harry B.
Grieves and Clarence B. Raymond,
Smyrna. The directors in turn or
ganized by re-electing Walter o. Hof-
fecker, president; Walter w. Hynson,
cashier; George w. Boehmler, teller;
Herman L. Robinson, bookkeeper;
Miss Elizabeth 7. Wilson, assistant
bookkeeper; and Miss Louise Fortner
and Miss Ruth Collins, clerks. The
Board of Directors and the Cashier
were entertained at dinner by Mr..
Clarence B. Raymond, one of the
Board. A fine spread was served.
Mr.. Raymond afforded much enter
tainment by giving a movie produc-
ton of pictures he had taken in
and around Kilbourne, Wisconsin,
and other points in the west.-Ihe
stockholders of the National Bank Of
Smyrna reelected their directors as
follows: John w. Arthurs, Kenton; J.
Harry David, Taylor's Bridge; James
"A. Hart, Jr., Townsend; Wilbert Raw
ley, Leipsic; Samuel NJ. Taylor, Ken
ton; and Edward g. Walls, Walter r.
Keith, Charles J. Sudler, w. Creadick
Ennis and DR.. w. @. Deakyne, Smyr-
IA. The above directors reelected:
Charles J. Sudler, president; Edward
4. Porter, cashier; Clark NJ. Knots,
teller; Eugene Porter, bookkeeper and
Miss Katie j. Smithers, correspond
ence clerk.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
WHOLE NO. 1924
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Marie Smith Wins National Hon
or With Her Essay and Miss Kath-
crime Sudler Gets Prize for Typing

Miss Marie Smith Wins National Hon
or With Her Essay and Miss Kath-
crime Sudler Gets Prize for Typing
Miss Marie Smith, freshman in
Smyrna High School, has recently
been awarded gold medal and fifteen
dollars by the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce Of New York
City for an essay written in 1926 on
the topic Safety on Our Highways"
There are also some expert typists in
school, Miss Kathryn Sudler and
Miss Helen McWhorter just won a sill
yer pin awarded by the Underwood
Typewriter Company which means
that they are capable of tipping fifty
words a minute. Miss Anna Ander-
son, Carl Crossley, Miss Helen Nc
Whorter, Miss Kathryn Sudler, and
Miss Clara Elterich have won bronze
pins for tipping forty words minute.
The Savings System seems to be
running down. The elementary school
tops the list with the amount $109.61
and has a per cent of 63.6. The color
ed school is at the bottom of the list
with deposits amounting to $6.67, and
a per cent of 29.9. And the High
School which should top the list
comes in for a very poor second,
$22.37 deposit and an average Of
46.4 Pupils are urged to improve their
record as Savings Bank depositOrs.-
The usual weekly assembly was held
yesterday, Tuesday, January 10.
Heretofore the school had been en-
tertained by the different classes
starting and ending with the Seniors,
each class entertaining once. This
week, however, the school was hon
ored by a talk on what the World
Expects of a High School Graduate"
by Rev. E. A. Lemoine, rector of st.
Peters Church Different speakers
will take the same subject every other
week and in this waY, the school will
get the ideas of several on the same
subject. The classes will take charge
of the usual program on the other as
sembly days when we do not have
speaker.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
TAYLOR'S BRIDGE TRAPPERS
ARE HOLDING MUSERAT PELTS
RIZE IN MARKET PRICE TO $500
SETS TRAPPING INDUSTRY AGOG
Due to Scarcity of Furs Along the
Mississippi Due to Floods, the Furs
Along Atlantic SeabOard in Demand

Taylor's Bridge, Jan. 10.-Muskrat
trappers along the marsh from Tay-
lor's Bridge to Leipsic, are now very
busy harvesting their seasons catch,
and while reported catches so far have
been somewhat lighter than usual,
many trappers predict that when the
shell ice that now covers the marsh
sections break, they will make the
heaviest catch of the season. The fur
is now considerably thicker than
month ago and the meat of these ami
mails is also found to be very fat. This
is due, it is claimed, to the long freeze
causing the rats to use their leads un-
der the marsh and not running on top.
Trappers claim the fur is always more
valuable after long freeze. Many of
the traps now have to be set from
one to two feet under the marsh,
which makes trapping very difficult.
The price of muskrat fur has advanc-
ed from -1.35 at the start of the sea-
son, December 1, to 81 per pelt now
and many trappers are holding their
fur until the end of the season ex-
pecting the price to soar to So per
skin. The report that no muskrats
are allowed to be trapped along the
entire Mississippi Valley due to the
recent flood condition, has caused
trappers to hold their fur here and
also caused few buyers to be very ac-
tice, as it is said that one-third of the
muskrat production of the United
States comes from that section. No
trapping will be allowed there, it is
said, for period of at least two
years on account of the rats being
driven from their abodes and their
food destroyed
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
ST. PETERS CHURCH BULLETIN
Bishop Tyler of North Dakota to Give
Address at ST. Peters Tomorrow

Bishop Tyler of North Dakota to Give
Address at ST. Peters Tomorrow
Rt. Rev. John Poyntz Tyler, d. d.,
Missionary Bishop of the Episcopal
Church in North Dakota, will deliver
an address to the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Diocese of Delaware, in St.
Peters Episcopal Church, Smyrna, at
2 o'clock on the afternoon Of Janu-
ary 18th. Bishop Tyler, who Is a
granddaughter of the tenth President
of the United States, is engaged IN
work among the Indians in North Da-
kota and has in addition a consider
able agricultural population of an in
teresting character The Bishop will
tell of his work in his address at st.
Peters Church on Thursday after
noon. Bishop Cook will also make an
address and reports of the auxiliary
throughout the Diocese will be made.
After the service, there will be a bus
mess meeting, which will be followed
by a tea, served in the Parish House.
A large attendance is expected.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
TAYLOR's BRIDGE ROAD URGED
Strong Delegation of Representative
Farmers Ask for Improved Road

Strong Delegation of Representative
Farmers Ask for Improved Road
Prominent farmers living on the
road from Walkers to Taylor's Bridge
backed by merchants and prominent
citizens of Smyrna, Townsend and
Middletown are petitioning an improv-
ed road from Walkers School House
to Taylor's Bridge, distance of Az
or miles. This road which is one of
the most important roads in lower
New Castle County and shorter and
more direct road for residents of the
Taylor's Bridge vicinity to reach the
concrete highway to Smyrna and 9th
er points, has been one of the worst
dirt roads in this vicinity. Only rec
emily Walter C. Reed, a prominent
farmer has been called day and night
to hitch up his team to pull automo-
biles out of the mud. There are times
when cars sink hub deep on this road.
Those living on this short stretch are
not asking for a concrete road. A
macadam or any hard surface road
will be welcomed. Already a delega-
tion has been importuning highway
officials of both the New Castle Levy
Court and the State Highway Com
mission and are hopeful the much
needed road will be built this year.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
FREE BRIDGE HAvRE DE GRACE
State Roads Commission Plan Taking
OFF Toll During Next Summer

The highway bridge across the Sus-
quehanna river, between Perryville,
Cecil county, and Havre de Grace,
Hartford county, which has just been
converted into double-decker bridge,
the only one of the kind in this part
Of the country, will within the next
six or seven months, be made a free
bridge. Since the bridge, which was
formerly the old Pennsylvania Rail
road bridge, was turned over to pri
vate company some twenty years ago,
has been a toll bridge. 1t was purch-
ased by the State about six years ago,
and enough tolls have ben collected
from it to more than pay the purch-
ase price, $572,OO0. A year ago,
contract was let by the State Roads
Commission, to convert it into a
double-decker bridge, and this work
has practically been completed. By
July or August next, it is estimated
that enough tolls will have been col
lected to pay for the improvements
made to the bridge, when John n.
Mackall, Chairman of the State Roads
Commission announces it will be made
a free bridge.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Annual Congregational Meeting to be
Held Next Monday-Sunday Services
On Sunday there viii be morning
and evening worship as usual-10.30
and 7.30 O'Clock. Sunday School at
LAS: Christian Endeavor at 6.45.
The Missionary Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. J. Newell Lloyd
Thursday evening at 7.S0 o'clock.
This is a special meeting and the
Guild and all the ladies in the con-
gregation are cordially invited At
this meeting the 125th anniversary
celebration of the Board of National
Missions will be observed. The form
chosen for this celebration is a per-
manent memorial Jessie Radcliff bed
in the San Juan Hospital, Porto Rico,
and a scholarship in the Sheldon Jack
son School in Litka, Alaska. All are
asked to bring their birthday gifts.
The annual congregational meeting
will be held in the Church Monday ev-
ening, January 18th, at 7.30 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
NEW vESTRY AT ST. PETERS

Elected at Annual Meeting of the Par
ish at Parish House Monday Evening
st. Peters Church, Smyrna, held its
annual Parish meeting at the Parish
House, Smyrna, Monday evening with
the Rector, the Rev. Z. A. Lemoine,
presiding. Gratifying reports were
made of the local church and its So
cieties connected with it and a bright
and successful year was anticipated.
The election Of a vestry was entered
into with the following results: Fl. B..
Grieves, Joseph b. HUM, George W..
Boehmler, V. Wallace Elterich, Edgar
Spruance, DR.. f. S. Dwight, Leland
Harmonson, Franklin Middleton and
Prof. c. w. w. Schantz. The Vestry
win meet soon to organize for the
year.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
MOTHERS PENSION COMMISSION
Meets in Dover and Considers Number
Of Cases-RepOrt of the Secretary

Meets in Dover and Considers Number
Of Cases-RepOrt of the Secretary
The monthly session of the Moth
ers' Pension Commission was held
Wednesday in the Supreme Court
room with the following members
present: Mrs. l. L. Long, Mrs. H. L.
Pyle, Mrs. J. P. Lank, Miss Lizzie
Woodruff, Miss Cora C. Tschudy, Miss
Maud Sudler and Miss Frances A.
Griggs, executive secretary. Four
new pensions were granted in New
Castle; two new pensions in Kent
county and two disallowed and one
new pension in Sussex county. Old
cases considered included one extra
grant in New Castle and three cases
discontinued. In Kent county one case
was discontinued. The commission
adopted a resolution of sympathy to
Mrs. r. L. Holiday, one of their MEM
bers, on the recent death of her son,
Percival Holiday, which occurred last
week in West Virginia.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
STATE PosTMAsTERs NAMED
Stephen Miller Wins Out at Camden
and John F. Hudson at Georgetown

Stephen Miller Wins Out at Camden
and John F.. Hudson at Georgetown
The nomination of two Delaware
postmasters was sent to the Senate
Monday by President Coolidge. Steph-
en- w. Miller to be renamed postmas-
ter at Camden, and John F. Hudson to
be renamed postmaster at Georgetown
These two appointments were endors-
ed by Senator Coleman dupont and
Representative Robert G. Houston.
Both are expected to be confirmed at
an early executive session of the Sen
ate. Representative Houston, also an
nounced Monday that the extension OF
rural route No. out of Lincoln, Sus-
sex county, had ben extended approx
imately six miles and will serve about
thirty additional families in Cedar
Creek Hundred. Mr.. Houston took
this matter up with the Postoffice De-
partment and was advised of favor
able action upon his recommendation
for the extension.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
LOSES At BASKET BALL
Both Boys and Girls High School
Teams Defeated BY Beacom's College

Both Boys and Girls High School
Teams Defeated by Beacom's College
Shooting field goals from all angles
Of the court, the Beacon College boys
basketball team of Wilmington, de-
feated the boys team Of the Smyrna
High School in Smyrna Friday night,
47 to 21. The lineup for Smyrna was
Donovan and Moffitt forwards, Stotes-
bury center, and Lamb, Stats and
Shapley, guards. Cannon, Boldly and
Hobbs carried the scoring burden Of
the visitors while Donovan, with four
field and three foul goals played best
for Smyrna. Marker and Moore for
Wilmington, and Mofitt for Smyrna,
also played we'll On the same even
ing the Beacon girls defeated Smyrna
girls team in the preliminary game,
"a to "a Misses King and Ellis ex-
celled for the visitors while Misses
Anna Greenwell and Miss Dorothy
Riggs played best for Smyrna. The
lineup for the Smyrna girls team
was Miss Anna Greenwell and Miss
Dorothy Riggs, forwards; Miss Helen
McWhorter, center; and Miss Clara
Elterich and Miss Agnes Conway,
guards.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD MEETS
Delegation Heard for More Roads
Another Road Out of Dover Asked

Delegation Heard for More Roads
Another Road Out of Dover Asked
The State Highway Commission
held meeting at Dover Wednesday
at which routine business was trans
acted. The report Of Chief Engineer
c. D. Buck was received but no ac-
ton taken on any of the recommends
tions, this being deferred until later
meeting because of the several dele
cations appearing before the commits
sion asking for improved roads. Ap-
proval was made of the final esti-
mates also of the last bids opened for
road work The next opening of bids
will be on January 25, when bids for
several thousand trees will be asked
for, for planting along the state high
ways. Delegations appearing before
the commission included one from
Laurel asking for a road from
Hearne's Cross Roads to Wards Store
also a delegation from Delmar ask
ing for a road out of Delmar connect
ing with the above Laurel road. A
delegation also petitioned for a road
out of Wyoming to the Kent County
Almshouse, which has frequently been
asked for. A road was also asked for
from Dover out to and including the
Hazletville Road in West Dover.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
W. j. STATS LEAVES VICTOR co.
Former Smyrna-TaylOr's Bridge Cit
izen, Now With Insurance Firm

Former Smyrna-TaylOr's Bridge Cit
izen, Now With Insurance Firm
Walter J. Stats, vice-president of
the Victor Talking Machine Company
of Camden, N. j., native of the
Smyrna-Taylor's Bridge vicinity has
resigned from the Victor Company in
which position he became very sue
cessful. Daniel p. Mitchell, export
manager, will be in charge of Mr..
Stats department for the time be-
ing. Mr.. Stats was one of small
group associated with Eldridge b.
johnson, also native of the Smyrna
vicinity, in the early days of the bus
mess in Camden, N. ]. He entered
the finance department and became
successfully member of the Board of
Directors, comptroller, assistant treas
urer, secretary and treasurer. When
Mr.. johnson sold his interests to a
group of New York bankers last year,
Mr.. Stats was one of the officials re-
tanned in the reorganization which
followed. Mr.. Stats recently pur-
chased the financial interests of An
drew B. Smith of the firm of Smith
Austermuhl Company, an insurance
firm of Camden, N. j.
Smyrna times., 1928-01-11
AsBURY NJ. E. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. r. X. Stephenson, ID. D., Pastor,
Announces Services for the Week

Rev. r. X. Stephenson, ID. d., Pastor,
Announces Services for the Week
Rev. r. K. Stephenson, pastor, an
nounces the usual services for next
Sunday. Mr.. L. NJ Price, superinten-
dent of the Sunday School, who has
been housed with a cold, will lead the
session next Sunday. At IL o'clock
DR.. Stephenson will first give ten
minute talk to the children followed
with a sermon to the adults on
"Visions." The Epworth League at
Gas will be lead by Miss Emma Stew
enson, the topic being 'The People" :"
taken from a series in the reading and
discussion of DIR. Z. S. Stanley's book
on "Christ of the Indian Road" DR..
Stephenson will preach at the evening
service at 7.30. Tonight the mid
week prayer service will be a study of
the life and gospel Of Matthew.