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Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
CIVIC COMMITTEES To APPEAL
TO COUNCIL FOR FIRE ENGINE
FIREMEN AND OTHER ORGANI-
ZATIONS NAME COMMITTEES
Will Appear Before Meeting of Town
Council Friday Evening, April 27-
Referendum Vote May Be Ordered

The proposition of the Citizens
Hose Company to have the Town of
Smyrna aid in the purchase of a new
fire engine is assuming concrete form,
and the hope of the public generally,
and property owners in particular IS,
that practical results may soon be
realized. 1t is conceded by the Town
Council that our town should have adj
equate fire protection; and the only
way to assure this is to purchase a
new American-LaFrance, cQmbined
pumping and chemical engine to re
place the old engine of a similar type
that is practically worn out after II
years of service. The civic organlZa-
tions of our town which have appoint
ed committees to meet the Town
Council to urge their aid of our Fire
men in this emergency are as follows:
Citizens Hose Company, represented
by Thomas jefferson, John G. Man
nering, John Morris; Chamber of Com
merce, represented by H. P. Hall and
William Kenworthy; American Legion
representatives William E. Matthews
Jr.. and Davis H. Bell; Rotarians, rep
resented by R. H. Denney and E. P.
Collins: Woman's Twentieth Century
Club, represented by Mrs. F. F. Evans
and Mrs. Margaret Grimm. Town
Council has arranged to have the
above delegates present at their regu-
! lar meeting at the Fire House at 8
D. M, on April 9th, when it is hoped
/ favorable action will be taken to aid
4 our firemen. OF course it remains fol
the Council to devise ways and means
to furnish financial assistance; but in
all probability a special election will
be held, and the matter thus submit
ted to a referendum vote of the cit
liens of Smyrna. Under the present
Town Charter, there is no provision
for appropriations to any corporation
even such as our Fire Company, anC
it will require an amendment by the
Legislature to give this authority
but in the meantime it is hoped thu
Town will loan the Firemen th'
amount necessary to enable them t
complete the purchase of a new fir
engine. In case Town Council shoul'
order a special, or referendum elec
ton, let our tax payers and propert.
i owners keep in mind the needs of ou
Firemen, and support them with
favorable vote.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
TREE PLANTING AT STOCKLEY
All Invited to Attend Interesting
Event at Delaware Colony Saturday

All Invited to Attend Interesting
Event at Delaware Colony Saturday
Tree Planting Day, an annual event
at the Delaware Colnoy, Stockley, Del.
will be held on Saturday afternoon,
April p, at 1.3O o'clock. An invita-
ton to attend is extended to every
citizen of the State to what is be-
lieved to be the most interesting oc-
casion at the colony. Tree-planting
and Garden Day comes at most
agreeable time to visit the most rec
emily built institution for the care of
the feeble-minded. The exercises of
the day will be conducted in the Kat
Deemer Building. The largest piece of
re-forestration will be at Delaware
Colony this year. More plants and
hardy shrubs are needed, and it is
hoped there will be generaus donations
of these as in previous years. The
program this year includes talks and
answering of questions by two leading
specialists who had knowledge of Del
aware's problem before the building
of the Stockley institution. They
were employed in several instances by
the Delaware Commissioners for the
care of the feeble-mindd. Dr. c. T.
Jones and Miss Elizabeth s. Kite of
Vineland.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
MORE APPLE LAWS DISCUSSED
w. T. DericksOn, Bureau of Markets,
Addresses Gathering at Washington

w. L. DerlcksOn, Bureau or Markets,
Addresses Gathering at Washington
w. T. Derickson, director of the Bu-
reau of Markets of the State OBard of
Agriculture, was one of the speakers
at the meeting of the Atlantic State
division of the National Association of
Marketing of Officials at Washington
on Friday. Mr.. Derickson spoke on
''The New Delaware Law Pertaining
to the Shipment of Apples This law,
which worked out satisfactory last
year, calls for all covered packages of
apples to be marked with the owners
name and address, quality, variety,
grade and the time the apples were
packed. The law conforms to the ma
tional apple law and one which most
apple producing sections are enforcing
Because Delaware came nearer, be-
cause of its size in being able to en-
force the new law 100 per cent, made
what Director Derickson had to say,
most important to the marketing Of
ficials of other States. At this time
there is a movement started to per-
nit State inspectors to open packages
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
WINS KENT COUNTY CONTEST
Miss Dorothy Riggs, Smyrna High
School, Wins in OratOrical Contest

The annual defamation and ora
torical contest between Kent county
high schools, Friday evneing, was held
in the Dover School auditorium. There
were nine contestants, five in the dec
lamation and four in the oratorical
contest. Miss Dorothy Riggs, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Riggs,
Of Smyrna, won first honors in the
oratorical contest and becomes eligi-
bic for the State Contest. Miss Mil
dred Wheeler of Harrington, won first
in the defamation contest with Miss
Anna Greenwell of Smyrna, close
second. The winners We're as follows:
Defamation contest, first, Miss Mil
dred Wheeler, Harrington; second,
Miss Anna Greenwell, Smyrna; hon
orable mention, Miss Florence Reeder,
Dover. Oratorical contest, first, Miss
Dorothy Riggs, Smyrna; second, Miss
Mildred Heite, Dover, and honorable
mention, Brock jenkins, Wyoming.
The judges were Professor R. G.
March, Lewes; the Rev. Frederick
Perkins, Georgetown, and Mrs. Rosa
lie Martin, Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
SMYRNA HIGH LOSES TO Dupont
Baseball Contest on Smyrna School
Diamond a Hard Fought Game

Baseball Contest on Smyrna School
Diamond a Hard Fought Game
Quite crowd filled the grandstand
and bleachers of the new High School
athletic field Friday afternoon to wit
ness the baseball contest between the
Smyrna High and the dupont High
School of Wilmington. Both teams
belong to the d. l. A. A. League and
the dupont team brought an aggre-
CATION of "rooters" that kept lively
pace. By a narrow margin of one
run dupont came out victorious to the
score of A to 8. Smyrna jumped into
an early lead by scoring three runs in
the first inning. Blood, the DUPONT
moundsman, could not locate the plate,
and allowed seven free passes in the
two and two-thirds innings he pitch
ed. Weatherlow replaced him in the
third inning by Coach Lodgkins and
he gave Smyrna but two hits for the
rest of the period of the game. Rob
inson Of Smyrna proved too small to
pitch to and drew five bases on balls.
Weatherlow, for dupont, allowed
eight bases on balls but he was tight
in the pinches and struck out II
Smyrna batsmen. Lamb of Smyrna
also struck out an equal amount Of d.
Pont players.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
REPUBLICANS NAME DELEGATE
They Will Be Sent from Delaware to
National Convention Uninstructed

National Convention Unlnstructed
An uninstructed delegation from
Delaware to the Republican National
Convention was elected by the Repub-
lican State Convention yesterday. Del
aware has nine delegates. The bust
ness of the convention was without
factional differences. The platform
adopted indorsed President Coolidge's
administration, particularly its effort
to outlaw war and promote better
understanding with the southern re-
publics; urged continuation of the
protective tariff; frowned upon cor
ruption in governmental affairs; ap-
proved the record of the Republican
National Committee and urged great
er interest by women in political and
governmental affairs. U. S. Senator
Coleman DUPONT was elected to head
the Delaware delegation. He, and
Governor Robert PRobinson and Con-
gressman Robert G. Houston were
unanimously elected as delegates at
large. Judge Daniel o. Hastings was
elected as alternate to Senator dupont
and will also act as his proxy at Ma
tional committeeman. Other dele
gates elected are: from New Castle
county Mrs. William X. DUPONT;
from Kent County-Former Governor
William D. Denney and d. Mifflin
Wilson, both of Dover; Sussex County
Former Governor John G. Town
send, of Selbyville and Former State
Senator |. ID. Short, of Milford
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
JUNIOR DAY" CENTURY CLUB
Young Folks, Children of Members of
the Club, Have a oily Time-PrO-
gram Rendered by the Juveniles

gram Rendered by the Juveniles
Last Friday. April 18th, was Junior
Day at the Club 1t is the time when
the club invites all the children whose
parents are members of the club.
Many hours are spent planning and
thinking how to make the guests hap
py, by those who have charge of the
day, and it is a real pleasure to have
these Juniors accept the invitation to
be present. The first on the program
was little Miss Elizabeth Phillips who
verw pleasingly entertained US with
piano solo in three sections-(a) A
Story; (b) The Canoe Song; (c)
Spring. Little Miss Mary Louise
Porter sang very sweetly her "Spring-
time Song" There must always be a
story for the Juniors so this year, as
the children gathered about her, Mrs.
Margaret Mcdonald, held their atten-
ton while she told them an Easter
Story" An Easter egg hunt entered
into most heartily by the Juniors, fol-
lowed the story. Then came the
games. A Guessing Game" planned
and made by Sarah Brewster Jones
was enjoyed by all. A Punch and
Judy Show and a marionette repre-
senting the Giant in Jack the Bean
stalk, caused much laughter. The real
party began when our Club Hostess,
Mrs. Harry Jones and her helpers,
served ice cream and cakes A choc-
olate Easter egg was given to each
departing guest. This Friday the
Club Luncheon, at l o'clock-Cor.S Sec.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
MAY PIPE GAS FROM DOVER
Syndicate Which Purchased Dover
Plant Also Purchases Smyrna Plant
Project Before Smyrna C. of c.

Messrs. Kressler and Reitershan,
representing the recent purchasers OF
the Dover Gas-Light Company, ap-
peared before the meeting of the
Smyrna Chamber of Commerce Mon
day evening at Smyrna Fire Hall and
outlined a proposition to run pipe
line from the gas works at Dover to
Smyrna if they could get 200 takers
in Smyrna who would sign up to use
their gas for atleast one year. The
gentlemen, both expert gas men, told
the members of the Chamber of Com
merce they had purchased OF John v.
Postles, the Smyrna gas plant and
franchise, and in event of their piping
their line to Smyrna would assure
good gas and satisfactory service.
There was much argument pro and
con regarding the condition of the
Smyrna plant and the old pipe lines
under the streets, but the representa-
tives of the Dover Company said they
would be put under high pressure
tests and renewed if found faulty.
The gas would be forced up from Do
yer under high pressure to the Smyr-
ma plant and reduced from said Smyr-
ma plant to satisfactory pressure IN
the mains so as to insure the proper
pressure at the service intakes. The
cost of running a, pipe line from Do
yer to Smyrna would figure approx
mately $4,000 or $4,000 alone and
this would not include the rehablll-
tating of the lines under Smyrna
streets where needed. The cost OF
gas to consumers would figure about
II S2.25 per thousand cubic feet with a
minimum meter bill of about S1.5O
With the assurance of good gas and
full and efficient service an appeal
was made to the Chamber of Com
merce to the end that a successful
canvas among citizens would bring
about enough Smyrna takers to make
the venture worth while. The ga
syndicate representatives made Il
plain they did not seek to sell stock
but to get atleast 200 who woulC
agree to sign up to take the gas ser
vice III event they piped Dover gas t.
SMYRNA. he 1HdulEcI VI SOlilAlLCAS
az a body, took no action, leaving tn
question with individual members
Much Of the meeting was taken up Il
completing the organization begun
week ago. President Warner W
\ Price was in the chair and William T
Matthews Jr., was secretary. Tn
constitution and bylaws were gon
over section by section and unanim
ously adopted. 1t was voted to chang
the name to The Smyrna -Claytol
Chamber Of Commerce to allow tn
business men of Clayton to join wit
Smyrna and the dues were fixed a
, $1,000 per year. The meeting nigh
! was fixed for the second Thursda
} nights in each month except tn
) months Of December, July and Angus
) The President has authority under tn
bylaws to call a meeting any tim
| when matters of Importance to tn
! town and community warrant his dc
) ing %. It is hoped to make tn
{ Clayton Chamber of Con
! merce an influence for good in tn
: community. The association start
I off with about 45 members.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
Woodland Beach Sold for 100000

Woodland Beach, owned by the
Woodland Beach Company, was sold
at Sheriff's Sale last week to the Del
aware Mortgage Investment Com
panv of Wilmington, for the amount
of the mortgage or $4,000. 1t was
stated before the sale that deeds held
by lot and cottage owners would not
be affected
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
SMYRNA WINNERS TO COMPETE
state Oratorical and Defamation Con
tests at MiddIetown Friday Evening

Much Smyrna interest, especially IN
School circles, is had lover the COM
ing state oratorical and defamation
contest which will be held in the
Opera House in Middeltown, Friday
evening, April 20. Miss Dorothy
Riggs. of the Smyrna High School,
who won first prize for her essay on
"John Marshall and the Constitution"
in the local contest and also in the
county contest in Dover, will be in the
contest in Middletown, and Miss Anna
Greenwell who won the first place IN
the contest in Smyrna on her recita-
ton. "Cherry Blossoms" won the sec
ond place in Dover and is eligible to
compete in the state contest IN Md
dletown.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
AsBURY NJ. f. CHURCH NOTES

Rev. r. X. Stephenson, Pastor, An
nOunces Services and Meetings
Asbury NJ. f. Church, Rev. R. K.
Stephenson, pastor, announces these
services for next Sunday: Sunday
School 10 a. M; preaching by the
;,ostor II .. M. subject. "a Supreme
Determination; Epworth League,6.45
led by Frances Yeates, topic, "A
Leagues Book Shelf; preaching by
the pastor at 7.3O, topic, "How Mis-
take Was Turned to a Great Success"
The nid-week service this evening at
7.3O will have some special features
and all are invited to be out.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Usual Services Next Sunday With
Sermons by Mr.. CrOpp, of Princeton
Mr.. Frederick Cropp, of Princeton
University. will be at the Presbyter-
ian Church next Sunday and will
preach at both the morning service at
1890 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday
School will take place at 11.45 and the
Christian Endeavor Society will meet
at 6.45.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18
Preparing for Blossom Festival

Smyrna is busy preparing for the
coming Blossom Festival and will not
only have a float in line but sixty
Smyrna School children will take part
in the pageant. The float will repre-
sent the first meeting of the General
Assembly in the old Smyrna House.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18

Howard Hill Named POstoffice JanitOr
Howard Hill, colored, long waiter
at the Colonial Hotel, has been ap-
pointed janitor Of the Smyrna Fed
eral Building and entered upon his
duties Monday morning.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-18

.1e -, '''70H Ilves Address
| nsia i'stnoon session addresses
j aOy Governor Robinson.
1 ! SSlpin, director of f't3li'18li' tbe Bn,
/ r.na. raial Economics. United
/ psiIi. iPIiaftnent Of Apricnltnre. lI,eN'
! ,ip lai..l Cook, Of the Delaware !, / ! /
n Isolation, n,a,i5 and George lrI ! < /. !
,stioS tii,,'ldsnt Z, Of the State Board
4 bsi,.. Inc meeting went On
4 sbo@ss 7 n favor Of consolida-
hssdsre. eVsn Y IN town and vii
sk oi i Ennis and Mrs. Ada
ate Co.., 1owelPs School in
sats, d ~. were appointed
h nstio.p', present the associa.
Vsslgn5 ., convention to be
0nlo' the first week
Evening star., 1928-04-17
COTTON RECEIVERS
ITS EARLY LOSSES
Relatively Easy Cables and Better
Weather Outlook Are Main
Causes for Decline.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. April 17.--The cotton
.n :et opened steady today at a de-
cline of S to 10 points under liquidation
and local selling, promoted by relatively
easy Liverpool cables and better weather
advtces.
The decline to 1861 for July and
l948 for October was checked by trade
buying or covering. however, and the
market recovered It's initial losses be-
fore the end of the first hour active
months selling n point or two above
yesterdays closing quotations. Buying
seemed to be encouraged by reiterated
reports that recent low temperatures
would necessitate considerable replant-
ing in the South and the cost of good
planting seed was advancing.
Private cables said there had been
liquidation In the Liverpool market
owing to the VT, 'iness Of the market
II Egyptian cotton in Alexandria and
the reports OF labor troubles in America
and Bombay. The strike among cotton
mill operatives in Bombay is thought
likely to affect Indian cotton chiefly
but there may have been little selling
here early on the strike In the New
Bedford mills.
The market showed increasing firm
Evening star., 1928-04-17
MORE MARGIN ASKED.

NEW YORK. April II fspeciaIl. .--
One oi the prominent Stock Exchange
commission houses today assumed the
initiative in informing iis clientele of
is intention 70 increase marginal re-
oaireraents on speculative accounts be-
cause Of the conceded dangerous TECH
Yssczl condition Of the current market.
1n q formal letter 10 its customers II
emphasized that It's action was neceasi-
lated by the et4ffeniTg requirements BY
baEks % collateral loans and By infiu-
enceg which are likely 10 influence nlaf~
ke1 prices sharply.
Among the provisions set forth are
asaeAe Stocks selling from 80 and up
vii require "a per cent margin oi the
fua Yasae General Motors. Hupp
gyers * Collins and AikInan viii have
10 De 80 ! . per cent paid for; list u
nine fgagn-prioed issues subject ~ Voc
lent fluctuations shall D. 40 per cent
pa3d for. while Radio C0rporasi0ta y
not u De carried for less than 10 PER
cent
Evening star., 1928-04-17
VOTE ON SHARE BOOST

NEW YORK, April "a Ca1 stock
holders OF n. g, Hahaek Go will vote
May on n proposed increase in sharna
from $1,000 To hal 900 and Ia classify
them go that Al 400 shall continue as
80 600 aharea nf first preferred and 500
~ second preferred. aa naw OutatandlnR,
All the new 500 900 shares shall he cont
mon stock, without par value aud With
out voting power, but having rights of
the present common, The present Hnn0
shares oE common, 800 par viii be
changed into 7a.nO0 aharea of new no
par common, four ahares TOR each held,
A quarterly dividend uf nats cents was
declared on the new common, equal 60
si0 on the old si00 par common,
Evening star., 1928-04-17
BOND AND SHARE
!, FEATURE ON CURB
Opening Rise of 13 Points
ReCorded-Later List
Turns ReaCtionary.
RY WILLIAM z. nrrrrRNAN.

Special Dispatch to The star
NEW YORK. April i7.-Electric
Bond and Share securities featured the
proceedings on tha Curb Exchange
today Following yesterdays rise of
lSla points. the price opened today at
i2S. q gain Of Is points further to a
new record high. This sensational
strongest and most prominent utility
holding corporation had immediate
effect upon other utility issues,
In p9rt the spectacular uptuYn IN
Electric Bond and Share was a natural
sequel 70 the appreciation which had
taken place in shares Of other COM
ranieS held in its treasury. In part also
IT was colncident with TumorS that
directors had under consideration
Plan 70 otter additional stock in the
near future out Of which would accrue
valuable rights TO share owners, TalS
Of change in tn present dividend
cQsatsoaS.
Oil Shares Bought.
The shares sold point above the
opening before the general list turned
rescuonary Then ii came back over
halt the ground gained. Others that
vent into new high ground before
SSAAzs4A So s2A 1&4Na&GCO sA4AfSA ANAAA AStthSA~
Power issues Electric Investors, Mo
hawk Hudson ana Lehigh Power,
Next In importance we're the oils. 20
Ear as group movements were COM
cerned, There was no doubt that the
situation ia the industry had definitely
turned tor the bstter those who Iii
the courage ot their convictions IN
this respect no longer hcSitated about
increasing their commitments IL the
oil stocks. II was the better grade is
sues that beneflted-nauely. Humble,
Standard OF Indiana Prairie OIL & Gas
and Buckeye Pipe Line. ali Of which
went to new highs Tor the year. Gulf
Oh Pantepec. Darby Petroleum and
Barnsdall dehenure rights established
new highs among the independents
But even II the case OF the oils, selling
carried prices down from their best,
Sparks wilmington Cleared.
The market for Sparks Wilmington
had been practically cleared Of all
available stock around yesterdays final
Of 90. The overnight Jump Of points
20 new high was cause for considera-
bic speculative comment and could have
been set down as due 10 nothing more
than the technical position Of the mar
kef for the stock
High-priCed specialties were featured
ey a Jump Of more than l3 points in
Echack common. Wire Wheel Corpo-
ration was another Of a large number
that went into new high ground the
demand accompanied by merger gossip
Evening star., 1928-04-17
c. & o. HEADS REELECTED
Matters as 10 Financing Approved
at Stockholders Meeting.

RICHMOND, Va. April II 0E9.--An
officers and directors were reelected at
the annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF The Chesapeake 6 Ohio Railway Co.
he'd here today. Herbert Fitzpatrick,
vice pressdenE and general counsel. pre-
SIDED IN the absence Of President w. j.
Eagahan
The stockholders approved the cTea-
ton Of resunclI1g and improvement
MORTGAGE through which prior bonds
and nblagaisans Of the company VIII
be refunded Es they fal due and future
financing us the company provided for
Approval was also given, subject 70
the approval Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission for the leasing by the
c. a. .. Jointly with the New York
Central Of IS mics Of railroad 70 be
constructed by the Madison Fayette e.
Greensboro CO. In West Virginia.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
BUILDING CONTRACTS.

NEW YORK. April II tFl, l,-~-contfacis
awarded on new building and engineer
Inc work IN 81 States east of the Rocky
Mountains during tho week ended April
Is are placed AT Sl4e.5l2.B00 by r w
Dodge Corporation. a gain Of $4,000 900
over the week before. and brought total
new construction since the first Of the
year 10 &l,758, 8,i70.i00, The daily aver
are from January was $50, ,208 900, an
increase ot nearly 100000 over the daily
average for the first four months OF
1927. The weeks largest contract was
$4,000 600 for factory buildings OF the
National Glass Co, Ottawa, III.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
KENNECoTT INCOME UP.

NEW YORK. April II tp1.-~Kenne-
colt Copper Corporation reports con-
solidated net income OF S28.l27.933 for
1927, before depletion charges, equal 10
s6.23 share. against $4,000 .26a In
1926, or $3.50 "A share on slightly
smaller number Of shares outstanding
Total operating revenue vas $40. .08l $50.
against t72 0a6 .23T Cash and market
able securities exceeded $4,000. 900,
against about $4,000. 900 at the close
of 1926.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
BEATTY is OPTIMISTIC.

NEW YORK, April II tPl The
opinion prevails IN Canada that, given
good crops and active immigration its
period OF prosperity should extend over
several years, aaya Edward w beatty,
president nf the Canadian Pacific RAIL
way, Improved conditions have bean
general the past few years, induced in
great measure by agricultural Develop
Inent and satisfactory ernna The aas
fieuitufai prospects, Tor the next few
months we're distinctly favorable, he
said. March BFnAA revenues increased
Al,slp.VVu ever MagcA last year.
Evening star., 1928-04-17

ness later on expectations of a bull
weekly report from the Weather Bureau
tomorrow and fear Of renewal Of un-
favorable weather in the South with
in the next two or three days. Offer
ings were lighter after the initial sell
ing had been absorbed, and the mar
ket made high ground for the move
ment, May selling up to 2010 and Oc-
tober to 1897. or about % TO % points
net higher at midday