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Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
PROGRAM BY SMYRNA MASONS
Attend Armistice Day Celebration at
State Masonic Home near Wilmington

Attend Armistice Day Celebration at
State Masonic Home near Wilmington
Harmony Lodge, No. 13, A. F. and
A. NJ, of Smyrna, gave an interest
ing Armistice Day program at the
Masonic Home near Wilmington on
Sunday afternoon. The program con-
sisted of violin solo by Mr.. Harry
Shapley, accompanied by Mrs. Thorn
as Coverdale; vocal solo by Miss Mary
Hynson. They were led in prayer by
Rev. DIR. r. K Stephenson, who gave
an address. Music was furnished by
Shapley's orchestra. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter w. Hynson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hynson, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
G.. Walls, Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson,
Miss Emma Stevenson, Miss Mary
Hynson, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Mr.
Joseph B. HUM, Mr.. ]. P. Bartlett,
DR.. William Thompson, Mr.. Wells
FAIRIES, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Boehmler and Mrs. Thomas G.. Cover
dale were among those who attended
the program.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
25 YEARS WITH PHONE COMPANY
Miss Elya Griffin Makes a Record As
Local Manager Of Telephone Exchange

Miss Elva Griffin Makes a Record As
Local Manager Of Telephone Exchange
Twenty-Five years of continuous
service with The Diamond State Tele-
phone Company will be completed to-
morrow (November 15) by Miss Elva
Griffin, operator-in-charge in the ex-
change here. Miss Griffin is known
to hundreds Of Smyrna residents as
Miss Elva'. She is a daughter of
Former Magistrate and Mrs. J.S.Grif-
fin Of Smyrna. There were but fifty
subscribers here when Miss Griffin
entered the service of the Diamond
State Company. Smyrna's marked
telephone development during her
quarter century of service is reflected
by the fact that there are now 545
telephones in operation here. In addi-
ton to operating the switchboard
when she entered the company's en-
ploy, Miss Griffin made out the bills
and was responsible for their collec-
tion. Night service was not furnish
ed at that time and the switchboard
was operated only two hours on Sun
day. Unfailing courtesy in all her
contacts with Diamond State sub
scribers during her twenty-five years
Of service has made for Miss Griffin
2 wide circle Of friends here.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
SENIOR CLASS PLAY A SUCCESS
"Come Out of the Kitchen Nets the
Smyrna Senior Glass Over $50

Smyrna Senior Glass Over $50
The High School Auditorium was
filled with a large crowd on Friday
evening to witness the Senior Glass
play, "Come Out of the Kitchen" Mr.
Charles S. Weir, who teaches English
in the High School, coached the play
with the result that the three-act play
went off smoothly. The characters
were: Margaret Ross as "Olivia Dan
gerfield"; Ellen Wallace as elizabeth
Dangerfeld"; Beulah Taylor as "Mrs.
Falkner"; Helen Hudson as "Cora
Falkner"; cher daughter), Lora Col
ONION as Amanda; Olivia's Black
Nanny; Cummins Speakman s"Bur-
ton Crane" from the North; Dorothy
Riggs, as Thomas Lefferts", statisti-
cal poet; Franklin Stats as "Solon
Tucker" Cranes Attorney and Guest;
Henry Shapley as paul Dangerfield''
Frank Greenwell as Charles Danger
field" and Frank Broadway as "Ran-
dolph Weeks" agent of the Danger
fields. Shapley's Orchestra furnished
music between the acts; also a vocal
solo by Miss Mary Hynson and a
cornet solo by Mr.. Linden Shapley.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
FINE ADDRESS AT ST. PETERS

DIR. L. w. GlazebroOk of Washington,
ID. c., Comes in Cause of Evangelism
Monday night DR.. L. W. Glazebrook
spoke in St. Peters Church in what
was probably the most unique service
ever held there. AS layman and
one of the very leading physicians and
surgeons of Washington, D. c., his
message came with tremendous force.
1t was fine thing to have such rep
resentative layman talk to US il such
a personal way about our lack of
courage in confesslng Christ, of our
broken promises in solemnly vowing
our allegiance to Him, and then living
in disloyalty. 1t was a challenge of
a layman to laymen, of a father to
father, to follow the Christ, ana set
the example to their children.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
MAKING PLANS FOR BIG ROAD
BUILDING PROGRAM NEXT YEAR
TO BE MADE ON PARALLEL OR
FOUR-LANE TRAFFIC ROAD
New Bridge at GarrisOn's Mill Below
Smyrna, Included in Next Years
PrOjects-50 Miles Road This Year

Now that C. D. Buck, chief engin-
eer of the State Highway Department
has been elected the next Governor
of Delaware to succeed Governor Rob
lnson, plans are going forward for
for next years highway program be-
| fore GovorenOr-elect Buck turns his
| highway job over to mis- successor, yet
to be named. The big projects next
year according to Mr.. Buck, will be
the construction of the parallel high
way from State road to St. Georges,
the bridge at Milford and the New
port crossing. The work of con
structing new bridge at Garrison's
Lake will be started early in the
spring. The present bridge will take
care Of traffic over the winter Bids
for the bridge at Milford over the
Mispillion river and the detour around
the town will be sought this year 50
that the work may be expedited as
much as possible, when active opera
tions start. The work preparing for
parallel highway from State rad to
st. Georges can also 60 forward to a
considerable extent throughout the
winter. Lumber for the approaches
to the temporary bridge over the du-
Pont highway at Farnhurst has an
rived and it is expected that work
will start this week. When the State
Highway Commission and the Penn
sylvania Railroad first discussed the
location of the temporary bridge, il
was decided to place it on the west
side. But these plans have been
changed and it will now be built IN
the east side Of the present bridge
When the approaches are completed
the present bridge will be moved over
and put in place 80 as not to inter-
rupt traffic more than a fev days I
While the arrangements call for the
new bridge being completed by TIC /
first Of next year, it is not likely 70 4
be finished by then.
Road Contractors Making Progress
The open weather throughout Oc- i
tober enabled the various road build /
ing contractors to catch Up with their
schedules, which had suffered severe 4
" during the summer due. to the wet |
weather. Not day was lost through l
out October in road building. The +.
contractor building the four-nile
stretch from Hare's Corner to Chris
tiana made a new record in road con
completing the four miles
in % working days. The contractor
building the Bay road. each Of Dover
to Kits Hammock, a distance Of four
miles, il also making good progress. 1
80 Miles More oGOd Roads This Year
So far this year, about forty miles
Of highway have been constructed and
there are ten more miles to be done
If such open weather as has prevailed
for the past five weeks, continues a
few weeks more, the greater part Of
this ten miles will be completed.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
TRUCK FIRE NEAR BLACKBIRD
Harris Berkman, Owner of Point
Breeze, Burned Trying to Save 1t

Harris Berkman of Middletown,
owner of a gasoline filling station at
Point Breeze, near Blackbird is recov-
ering from severe burns about the
face and body which he received when
he attempted to save a moving van
and its contents from destruction by
fire. According to Berkman's story,
the truck caught fire when gasoline
dropped on the hot manifold as he
was filling its fuel tank. The truck
and its contents were destroyed Af-
ter the fire was extinguished, the
truck driver continued to Salisbury,
Md, to which place he had been driv-
ing from Carton, Ohio.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
ASBURY NJ. f. CHURCH NOTES

Rev. X. X. Stephenson, D. d., Pastor
Announces Services for Next Sunday
Rev. r. X. Stephenson, d. D., pas
tor Of Asbury M. E. Church, announc-
es for next Sunday-At 10 a. M, ses-
sion Of the Sunday School; at II a.
M, preaching service, topic: fright
eousness and Brotherly Love, Marks
Of Gods Children; at GAS, the Ep-
worth League Devotional Service,
leader, S. Allen Mofitt, and topic:
"What II Means to BE a Christian"
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
Fire Destroys Residence Mrs. Gibbons

Fire Destroys Residence Mrs. Gibbons
Fire between IL and II o'clock last
night completely destroyed the resi-
dence of Mrs. Lola Ford Gibbons near
Townsend. Mrs. Gibbons and chill
dren were away at the time and house
contents and all were burned. Only
last spring Mrs. Gibbons, who is a
daughter of Walter Ford of Smyrna,
lost her husband, Harry Gibbons. The
fire damage is covered by insurance.
Smyrna, Clayton and Middletown fire
companies were called.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
SMYRNA NEGRO DIES AT DOVER
Curtis Gibbs Dies in Kent General
Hospital in Dover-Ramsey is Held

Hospital m Dover-Kamsey is Held
Curtis Gibbs, col0red, of Smyrna,
who sustained a fractured skull and
broken arm in an automobile COLI
sion on Sunday, November A, near
Smyrna, while riding with W.R. Ram
sey, of Conshohocken, Pa, died at the
Kent General Hospital Wednesday.
Coroner Minner held inquest Friday.
The jury rendered a verdict that
Gibbs came to his death from a frac-
tured skull and other injuries sustain
ed. w. R. Ramsey of Conshohocken,
Pa, who was driving the car was held
for court in $500 bail
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
Union Church Services at Chautauqua

According to custom and with the
arrangements yet to be made with
the Chautauqua Superintendent, the
churches of Smyrna will unite in SER
vice next Sunday, Chautauqua Sunday
at the school auditorium. Fuller an
nouncements will be made at the
churches Sunday morning.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
Fire Burns Farm Buildings at Colts

Fire Burns Farm Buildings at Colts
Fire about three o'clock Friday
morning burned the residence and all
the outbuildings, with contents, of
George VanSant living about quar-
ter of mile from Colts, Md. The
stock and poultry were saved. Mr..
VanSant carried small insurance.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
Teachers Go to Institute at Newark

Supt. G. w. Schantz and the faculty
of the Smyrna District Schools, leave
tomorrow for Newark to attend a
three-day session Of the State Teach
ers Institute. Smyrna Schools will be
closed the rest Of the week.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
LOCAL WEDDINGS OF INTEREST
Miss HiIda Graham, Daughter of For
mer Sheriff Graham, Weds Rigby Holt

The marriage of Miss Hilda Gra-
ham, daughter of Former Sheriff and
Mrs. Charles w. Graham, of near
Kenton, and Rigby r. Holt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George r. Holt of Dover,
took place Saturday, November 10th.
Miss Graham, until recently, made
her home in Dover, where her parents
resided.
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14
John +. Cliff Dies al Middietown

John F. Cliff died at the State Hos
pital Wednesday morning. Mr.. Cliff
was engaged in the harness business
in Middletown and Sassafras, Md, for
many years. Death was due TO the
infrmities of old age
Smyrna times., 1928-11-14

-lIlrt n AAHLallEti
i, Is.i commander of the
b II ,on, nol., ". Z. Matthews,Jr.,
!, ". y .neTly.elected post ofic, 4 :
J, C,ls Cas- g follows: W. II. Ken
en,.,l,lander;; Creadick Ennis
.SF. F'Ss'i Isl c.. D. J. A. Porteus,
\ SCs,L !; :; Trace, Assistant Adj,
y csi.. 'egsI Historian Reuben Sl,
sgaDs,l sl !. Driver; william Min
IN v ~. a.-Ams. Beside the
@, ! s,,,.e newly elected officers, RS
n sStosra% = consisted of the
N Csnr,sss; Speeches by retir-
a, ''1ader Taar =. P. vogel; V.
/ d s,..aa.a .l.aa.aatmaster; Sincere y,
| A,ss.Soo.'t Of the local Post.
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Suggests System
of Traffic Lights.

To tho Editor oi The star;
We have been residents III Washing
ton only since May, laaf and lived tor
II while IN the N street section Going
up and down Sixteenth street. We ws,n-
dered why the Signals we're not opcrat-
"a simultaneously. and alSo why Penn
sSlNana avenue trom the Capitol west
ward Mas not equipped With lighting
signals, This has never been EXPLAIN
ed to us. Surely such large city AZ
Washington has trattic directors who
have studied conditions IN other cities,
have In mind the lighting uafflc
control In Atlantic CITY, particularly
raetrc avenue it Is only \ few miles
long, but | am sure the frame using
H. which Is tremendous At all SEASONS
ut the year. II more satisfied rs they
have II nov. aud every one seems ~
know That 1t II rightly en1atVcd and IL
an observer II truly Ii mechanical On
the amber light ears must wnia.n
absolutely Stationary Iuf pedestrians III
croaa
They have tried out several SYSTEMS
and IN this ute has been III tulce tor
several Sears II must he suereAstM
A pedestrian crossing on fvd In any
dhertion takes his awu chances ana Is
also renhuanded II caught They
have hceome accustomed IL this ami
almuat all obey They have visitors
there, too, ~ Washington dues at all
seasans at the year Would moi so.ne.
thing sinllat to that he practical III
Washmslnnf
CATHERINE n. Fl.Rrr.
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Use of Marines in Nicaragua
Stirs Controversy i'm Press

Emphatic opinions for and against
the policy of the Government OF The
United States i'll Nicaragua are ex-
pressed III newspaper discussions OF the
matter. There are differences in in
depreciation of the Monroe Doctrine
and widely divergent views OF the ac-
tual situation with which American
Marines are dealing
President Coolidge must regret, ard
every American citizen must regret"
the Toledo Blade independent Rer,Ib-
lcanl says. that American lives have
been lost in the altruiStic effort 10
re-eStabliSh peace and orderly govern
ment III Nicaragua. upon request OF the
lawfully constituted authorities OF that
country, but, strangely. SANDING and his
rufianS fail 20 respond 10 the SuggsS-
ton that they ought 20 be better boy~.
So they must be put down and Kept
down. II Is a rough lob and the time
10 quit IS when the lob is done. and
not when II is half done
Everybody Will agree. OF courss, -
contends the Chattanooga Times tirde-
pendent Democratic). that having set
our hands To the pillow and having sac
rtticed the lives Of Americans IN 30 do
ing. We must finish the lob. right OF
wrong, We must assure and
prove 10 our neighborS 20 the south Of
us that We have no imperlalls,ic de-
signs whatever. but that all we want is
peace. prosperity and friendly relations
between all the peoples o. the Western
Hemisphere, The Utica Observer Dis
patch independently holds that Ma
rincs arc not IN Nicaragua for aSyres-
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ment and American institutions. This
evidence shows further that the Soviets
are prompting plans for boring into the
Army and Navy. the schools and
churches - every institution in this
country, In short. This is done largely
through such organizations rs the
Workers or Communist Party of Amer
lea, the Trade Union Educational
League, the Children's Section OF the
Communist International of Youth.
the American Negro Labor Congress,
the American Council for the Protec-
ton of the Foreign Born and various
other organizations.
Citing resolution adopted at the
recent annual meeting of the National
Civic Federation. which noted the "un-
speakable effrontery" with which the
Russian Soviet government Is working
for recognition and the establishment
of trade relations, Mr.. VOLTS letter to
the American Russian Chamber of
Commerce at Moscow asks that organ
ization to use its powerful influence in
demanding and in causing the Russian
government to cease the propaganda
campaign which 1t is carrying on in
this country. The practical measure
proposed as means of persuasion is
the cutting off of credits and loans
which the Soviet government is con-
tinually seeking here. Mr.. Woll says:
I need only point out to you that
any one granting term of credit on a
tractor. mining machine or cotton, may
find it difficult to realize that he is
helping 10 finance Communist propa-
ganda here. The facts are that through
her exports OF manganese, wheat. lum-
berS, furS. etc. Russia Is building up
large credit balances abroad which she
has to use for the purpose of the raw
materials and machinery to keep the
country going. II therefore she can
obtain credit with which TO make these
purchases like amount of her foreign
balances is released and can be used for
propaganda purposes. Therefore any
one who grants credit TO Russia. even
though it may be In forms which cam
not be directly used. is opening a way
for the indirect use. and that use is
quite apparent.
Touching the pocket nerve of the
Soviet government may cause a reac-
ton which will check the course of
world conquest through subversion.
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UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR

Nation Is startled by the sudden an
nouncement. authorized by President
Wilson. directing all factories east ci
the Mississippi. except those producing
tnodstuiis. To suspend for five days
beginning Friday and to remain closed
on Mondays each week To March IS.
Even munitions plants must close IN an
attempt to avert u coal famine prevent
"A crisis and widespread suffering,
Business leaders everywhere protest the
drastic move and some 30 SO FAR az Ia
cal! the order aid To the enemy -
Others admit 1t viii jolt the American
people into a consc !ousneSs Of Just how
serious the war situation has become
and To what extent the Nation must
NO II II would win the war,
widespread rumora untraceable TO any
source. that the United States has re-
rrlvrd directly from Germany u peace
proposal or some other communication
were denied today by Secretary Lansing,
Marked decrease reported In
Urboat sinkings for the past week,
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Mciklciohn Criticism
Of America Endorsed

From tho Harrisburg Teiesfaph
Aome time ago Meikieiahn who Ii
making II reputation as n teacher In the
University OF Wisconsin, made Il speech
IN Carnegie Hall, New Work. America i"
he said. us overwhelmed with our
riches. Why, then. Ia life moi good
Simply breanAe We do not knnW the
difference between good aud bad, tine
and vulgar. high ana how"
That's serious indictment ~ all OF
us and pretty much true, haw iurtu.
nate We should he II We only had the
brains and the spirit ana the power to
measufs ia advance the things that vii,
Yield results oi peace and happiness
Without thinking things through We
rhooSe the sensation Vt the moment
the immediate pleasure We grasp the
thlna We think We want. though We
really haven't thought at all We seem
to lack The power III weigh and meas
Abefately. .....
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Representative Emanuel Celler. Dem
ocrat. of New York. has introduced a
bill TO reduce the duty on diamonds
and other precious stones from 20
per cent TO 5 per cent ad valorem.
Despite the Governments vigilance.
millions of dollars worth of diamonds
are struggled into the country by
amateurs and professionals. Hardly
any means are available 10 prevent. or
even seriously ctirtail. this illegal traf-
fic. In Representative Celler's opinion.
the only remedy Is 10 make snug
Cling Improbable. we must take
away all inducement." he says. land
that can only be- done by reducing
the duty substantially, Five per cent
would not make smuggling worth
while, Furthermore. IL would UNI
doubtedly increase customs revenue"
In 1926 Uncle Sam collected $40
2I2 600 In duties OH precious stones
Ccllcr points out that We can afford
10 reduce the tariff because the United
States doesn't produce any diamonds
and there is therefore no home indus
Try TO protect.
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson. Democratic
woman leader and daughter of VIII
liam h. Wilson, Secretary of Labor In
both Wilson administrations, Is going
10 run for Congress in her home dis
trict, the sixteenth Pennsylvania, this
year. Although Miss Wilson has spent
n good deal of time during the past
year in Washington as the political
secretary 10 her father In his sena-
torial contest against William s. Ware
she lives on her dads farm at Bloss-
burg, near WilliamSport. From that
base she will conduct her impending
campaign. Miss Wilson seeks the seat
now occupied by Representative Ed
gar r.. kiess. Republican. II is the
seat from which her father resigned
10 enter the Wilson cabinet In 1918
Since then. because OF the sixteenth
districts normally heavy Republican
majority. the Democrats have prac-
tically let IL so by default. But now
Miss Wilson. bulwarked by paternal
traditions, intends making n real fight
Tor the seat She Is an uncommonly
able citizen.
tC0pstisht 1881
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PHILOSOPHERS
IN
GLENN FRANK

The agc that talks most OF progress
Is likely 10 oc least progressive,
doubt that the pioneers, who blaEexi
trails through The American wilderness
and laid the foundations u. American
cities, spent much time dissenting and
dlaaung upon the pioneer spirit,
cannot imagine Daniel Bcone as,iy-
erlng an Grafton oa the Importance NJ
being pioneer minded, lie MAS ;GN, busy
pioneering.
Grra, adventures do not talk much
OF adventure
The progressive movement and the
pioneer spirit have alike th,anCI ca;
into ambitious talk d9y,nS the last few
years
The old progressive though, aecua
his goal
The new progressive talks about MS
progreSSssene>S
Having seen the ruin wrought ev
men Who were ~ cGckSuge aoAui their
little private WopiaS men who Walled
on against all change status Quo tnSN
had n hand IN establishing oar genera
ton has gone 10 the other eNIyv,ne W
Shvins away from dennlge plans NJ e<,>,-
nomie, srxia, and lNah,lcai pf,sRse>S and
cnntrntins itself with nee,sio,1S slAgi~
oI p,ustv>SsNINnt
hnt the plenees spirit Is nas a dis
ehttsNtIed spirit,
The old pioneers Mere >sawh,ns tT
something
The new pgogreSS!,es are searching
Tor something
The old pioneers we,e interested In
the end NJ the tourney
The new prv,SrrSS,veS are interested
IN an endless tourney,
issstrn To these suggestive wnv>sS tGXsM
Che>terten,
The spirit NJ adventure has ta,ssa
Because II has eren left Ia aNsNentusSr>
Adventure Ton adventures SaAe ~
came like art for artS >ake fht,Se wssa
had kSst all sense " aim ksSs all Ses.ss
VI avt
The time has eNme IN evesy depart.
Mch 70 make anee asaM vivid and
snlsd The aim NJ pol,leat ldvssvvSS
We do not want t. ntNsSl only on
what are the qualities NJ a I,lonyes. We
dn not want tn ,tysSer,oe ,negvly the viz
tues that achieve adventures We want
men ~ think. not mesvly ef plasx
which they would he Interested ~ nna.
hW place where they would " v>.a~
sehted IA stay,
liz Is sin against the seas,,n 10
tel men that Ia travel he,,StlllS Il
nes,sf than t. arrive, and when they
ese believe II. they travel hoestalN
no sanger"
The fundamental political need ag ,al
uMe II less talk ahnNt the gASry et
M"xscSsl>'sm amt Mase Thought aeassl
the s''sl NJ pr,&scss,
sev@"aa A>c'ase Nv~,sapes Ssa,SA..A