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The Alaska fisherman., 1928-06-15
LICENSED U. s. HUNTERS. 1926, :. NUMBER OVER 5,OOO,OOO

The Knights of the Shotgun" :il 1926 had a membership of 5,15O, O"O, boosting capital in the Statn Treasuries.
 Pennsylvania, with 525,O45 li- c'r es and fees totaling $646,467, headed the list, both in license el lanted and returns to the State Treasury.
 It is interesting to note that mor9 deer and fur bearing animals ara killed in the Keystone State than is killed in the whole of Alaska.
 Disconsolate One:-'I wish were dead!"
 COnsOler: Why, cant you mar. ry her-or did you?"
 Easy Street never leads any here.
The Alaska fisherman., 1928-06-15

tilt5 for an aggressive campaig l az; inst Initiative Measure No. D. were decided upon yesterday after m at meeting of the Purse S' De F'ishermen's Association held in ne Labor Temple. Lee Makovicn of Sig Harbor, vice president of the ass citation, presided.
 Thousands of statements outlin- ing tha associations position will be sent to individuals and organiza- tiruS thOughout the State in the c yI1ina week, it was declared by as spc,Htion spokesmen. The associa- tior, they said represents more than 1,1CO fishermen owning and opera ing 14O boats.
 .titlative Measure No. 55, which |wCHld go on ballot in November |if S9,OOO valid signatures are ob- It., cd. would accomplish virtual con- If ,C. ticu of the fishing industry. |thi i largest in the state, if enactou |io'> law, it was declared by MT Ma o1 iyh and other association |lendcrs.
 Although destined as a measure It. preserve steelhead trout fer strrtsnlen and conserve the salmon suprlv, this initiative provides for tne abOlishment of all seines AND F1HH TRAPS IN THE STATE < was declared
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
NEW CANDY COMPANY STARTED
Walter F. Keith is President and W..
G.. Roe. Secretary and Treasurer

"A new corporation has been formed
in Smyrna for the manufacture and
distribution of candy. Walter F..
Keith is the president; William q.
Roe is the secretary and treasurer and
]. Paul Graham is the vice president
and general manager 1t will be
known as the Manufacturers Confec-
tionary Service, Inc, and will have its
headquarters in the store property Of
w. G. Roe on north Main street. Mr..
Roe is advertising "going out of the
grocery business" and as soon as he
can dispose of his stock the building
will be entirely taken over by the new
concern and confectionaries will be
manufactured there. They already
have their new auto truck and have
started deliveries. The whole state of
Delaware and Eastern Shore of Mary
land will be their distributing terri
tory and they start off with fine pros
poets. j. Paul Graham who will be
sales manager of the Manufacturers
Confectionery Service, Inc, has had
considerable experience in the confec-
tionary business, being for number
of years associated with the Elines,
Inc, of Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Keith
our fellow townsman, for many years
was in the confectionery business, be
fore he entered the automobile and ac-
cessory game and is no stranger to
the candy trade. He and Mr.. Graham
will spend most Of their time on the
road while Mr.. Roe will look after the
home office.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
HIGHWAY OFFICERS UNITE TO
AID ROAD BUILDING PROGRAM
COOPERATION BETWEEN COUN-
TIES FOR BETTER RESULTS
New Organization Formed at George
town-Address BY 6. NJ. Upham-
Kent County Officials Join

The State Highway Officers Asso-
citation Of Delaware was formally or
ganized at a meeting in the New Cen
tury Club at Georgetown, Thursday.
The organization is composed of the
three Levy Courts of the State, the
attorneys for the Levy Courts, the
comptrollers of the three counties Of
the State and the three county en-
gineers. A provision is also made for
honorary members and Governor Rob
ert r. Robinson was made an honor
ary member. These ojecers weer chos-
en-: President, Herman D. Faulkner,
president Of the New Castle County
Levy Court; vice-president for New
Castle, James Meherg, a member of
the New Castle County Levy Court;
president for Kent, Harry NJ
Case, president of the Kent County
Levy Court; vice-president for Sussex
county, Benjamin B. Bowden, mem
Der Of the Sussex County Levy Court;
secretary, r. @. Hill, Of Georgetown,
county engineer for Sussex county;
treasurer, R. H. Wilson, of Dover, a
member Of the Kent County Levy
Court; finance committee, James Sim
on,a member of the New Castle Coun-
ty Levy Court; w. H. Poore, comp
troller Of Kent county, and L. S. Lloyd
comptroller for Sussex county. Pres
ident j. Leon Black, Of the Sussex
County Levy Court, presided and in
troduced the speakers. Luncheon was
served by the New Century Club.
Q. NJ. Upham, Noted Engineer, Speaks
The principal speaker was Charles
M. Upham, at one time County En-
gineer for Sussex County and later
Chief Engineer for the State High
way Department and now connected
with the organization Of the Ameri-
can Road Builders Association, with
headquarters in Washington. Mr.. I'D
ham at present is assisting in organiz-
ing associations of this kind in coun-
ties throughout the United States. He
pointed out the advantages arising
from such an association, how it could
cooperate with other organizations
and plan together with them. He
spoke Of the time IN 1917 when he was
engineer in Sussex County and of the
struggles to secure the first good
roads.
Object of Association is Cooperation
II was explained that the objects
Of the association would be to coop
crate with the roadbuilding associa-
tions to acquire knowledge of road
building in its latest development, to
bring the counties into closed touch in
planning their roads 20 that they
would most benefit both the counties
and State, to bring about closer. CO.
operation between the State and
County Highway Departments, to es-
tablish systems for accounting for fl
nancing, construction, maintenance
and operation Of improved highways
and to secure the passage Of such
road laws az will be best for both the
State and the counties.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
TAYLoR's BRIDGE COMMUNITY
Successful Entertainment Given Fri
day Evening Under the Auspices of
the Parent Teachers Association


Taylor's Bridge, April 3.-Taylor's
Bridge Community Association gave a
very successful entertainment last
Friday evening. The followingp pro-
gram was rendered: Choruses by Mrs.
Elmer David, Mrs Davidson, Mrs. Ar
thur CHM, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lat
ia, Miss Aker, Messrs Henry Steller
and Charles Warner; reading by Mrs.
Arthur CHM and Miss Aker; two
sketches were also given the first,
Departmental Work at Squiggsbee's
School," Mrs. David, Miss Aker,
Messrs. Latta and Henry Steller were
the instructors. The children, the pu-
pills. All Of the parts were we'll rem
dered and provoked much laughter. A
negro sketch, Hanging Out the Fam
lily Wash" was presented BY Mrs. Ell
mer David and Mrs. Wilson Keiser.
Keiser. These ladies were masters Of
the negro dialect, this interspersed
with dancing and spirituals, won for
them much applause. After the en-
tertainment ice cream, cake, candy,
pies and hot dogs were sold. The date
Of the April meeting has ben changed
to Thursday evening, April 18th. The
following delegates were elected to
the State P. 7. A. convention in Mil
ford: Mrs. Carrie Steller, Mrs. Carrie
Severson, Mrs. Robert Davidson, Mrs.
Charles Buckson and Miss Aker.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB MEETING

DR.. c. G. HarmOnsOn Has Charge of
Meeting, Reading on Classification"
The regular meeting Of the Smyrna
Rotary Club was held at the Wayside
linn on Thursday, March 10th at 6.15
p. m. The program was in charge of
the Classification Committee, Dr. Har-
monson, chairman. DIR. Harmonson
read an interesting paper on Rotary
Classification. Previous to the read
ing Kenneth D. Givan sang a solo,
"The Bells Of st. Mary" President
Phillips announced that this was the
eighth consecutive 100 per cent meet
ing. Next week C. Leland Harmon
son, chairman cf education, will have
charge Of the program. The visitors
were Frank Collins and E. A. Mat
tern Of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
LEE R. COCHRAN IS CONSTABLE
Appointed by Kent County Levy Court
for First District Including Smyrna

At the weekly session of the Kent
County Levy Court last week, the
Court appointed Lee R. Cochran, of
Smyrna, as constable for the First
District, succeeding Constable Austin
Smith, who has gone in business in
Clayton Mr.. Cochran is no stranger
to the office. He has assisted the of
ficers of the county before and for
many years was Chief of Police of the
Town of Smyrna The court ordered
one car of Stag for the Third District
to be shipped to Brenford and two
cars of Stag for the same place for use
in District No. l. One car of Stag
was also ordered shipped to Woodside
for use in the lower end of the Sew
enth District. The court ordered the
purchase of one road maintainer at a
cost of $2,763.O0, less Is per cent dis
count.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
PROSPECT FOR A BUMPER CROP
OF STRAWBERRIES DOWN STATE
PATCHES REPORTED AS LOOK
ING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL
Unless Late FrOsts Play Havoc With
Blossoms, the Crop Should be Tn
usually Large-Acreage Increased

Blossoms, the Crop Should be I'm
usually Large-Acreage Increased
Based on a survey made by the
Marketing Bureau Of the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association there does
not appear to be much foundation for
the report which has ben given cur
rency in the press that there has been
a 200 per cent increase in the penin-
sula strawberry acreage this year. Ac-
tual figures obtained in the recently
completed survey throughout the
strawberry growing counties on the
peninsula show that in no instance
does there appear to be more than a
20 per cent increase, and this is large
ly in production due to the unusually
good growing conditions and good set
insead Of increased acreage. In the
vicinity of Laurel, Seaford, Bridge
vile, Selbyville, in Sussex county,
growers and buyers are of the opinion
that there will be an increase in pro
duction Of about 20 per cent, due
largely to the exceptionally good
growing season. At Marion Station,
Plttsvllle, Salisbury, and Frultland, in
the Maryland counties, all reports in
dicate an average increase of acreage
of approximately 18 per cent. The
patches are reported as looking excep-
tionally well and under normal condi-
tions large yield is expected. The
growers, however, believe the crop
may be slightly later than usual In
the strawberry section of the two Vir-
ginia counties around Onley, Parksley
BloXom, and Mackenzie Park, the in
crease in acreage varies from zero to
rs per cent, with an average increase
probably not exceeding Is per cent.
An exceptionally good yield is expect
ed owing to good growing conditions,
although here again the growers be-
ieve it may be a little later than US
ual.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUB

No Meeting This Week-GOOd Friday
Next Week Will Entertain Juniors
The Twentieth Century Club had eX-
pected the State President, Mrs. John
McCabe to belts guest last Friday,
March 3Oth, but for some reason she
was unable to be present. Notwith-
standing this disappointment, won
derfully interesting afternoon was
spent when Mrs. Henry D. Boyer gave
a very fine book review "Giants in
the Earth" was the book which Mrs.
Boyer so ably described. Coward and
Upward" was sung by the Club with
Mrs. Coverdale at the piano. There
will be no meeting Good Friday. On
April 18th, the Club will entertain the
Juniors. Club luncheon April 20th.-
Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
SMYRNA IN BLOSSOM FETE
Century Club, Rotary, Town Council,
Grange and Legion Plan Putting on
Float to Represent First Assembly

Float to Represent First Assembly
Plans are going ahead fast for the
big Apple Blossom Festival to be held
at Dover but the exact date for the
event has not yet been fixed, when
more than a million apple trees in
central and southern Delaware are in
bloom it is a splendor that the visitor
does not soon forget. The morning
will be devoted to visiting with bios
soming apple orchards. Visitors will
be guided through routes designated
from Dover that will afford the most
attractive sights in Kent and Sussex
counties. The afternoon will be Civ
en- to a big parade and pageant to cell
ebrate this occasion. Various civic,
community, educational and industrial
organizations will participate in the
parade, featuring floats of beautiful
historical and educational value The
final feature Of the day will be a spec
tacular pageant, the details of which
are now being worked out by the com
mittee and will be announced at a lat
er date Smyrna is already planning
70 nave q lIUdI III llllS. 1dSL WEEK SeN-
cred gathered at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard R. Jones to discuss the
proposition. Mr.. Jones represented
the Rotary Club and Mrs. Jones the
Twentieth Century Club of which she
is president There were about fifteen
members Of the committees present,
representing the Rotary and Century
Club. Committees also from the
Grange, Town Council, American Leg
ion and other organizations are being
urged to cooperate to have Smyrna
make a good showing. 1t has been
practically decided to have a float in
line, representing the first Continental
Assembly which was held in the old
Smyrna House which stood on the site
Of the Federal Building on South
Main street. Plans are under way to
arrange for costumes decorations, etc,
for the float.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
FIRE THREATENS HARRINGTON
Starts in Rear of Plant of Harrington
JournaI-Eight Fire Companies Called

Fire companies from eight neigh
boring towns responded to calls for
aid last night when flames threatened
the destruction of the business section
of Harrington. A large frame build
ing belonging to Sapp and Brown and
housing the Harrington Journal and a
number of the other concerns, and a
smaller building in the rear were de-
stroyed. The loss was estimated at
100000. Girl operators in the tele-
phone exchange, directly across the
street from the burning structure,
stuck to their posts, summoning help
and answering hundreds of inquiries
from surrounding towns. Fire com
panies were sent from Denton, Md,
and Bridgeville, Milford, Camden, Wy
oming, Dover, Houston, and Green
wood. The belief was expressed that
the fire was of incindiary origin. State
authorities will be asked to make an
investigation. Only the remarkable
work Of the firemen saved the town
from destruction. The fire occurred
at $50 o'clock and was under control
by midnight.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
SMYRNA NEEDS NEW ENGINE
Old Pumping Fire Engine in Such Con
ditiOn It Nav Play Out ANY Time

ditiOn 1t May Play Out Any Time
The object Of this article is to pre-
sent to the public, especially owners
Of property, matter Of vital import
ance. The American-La France fire
engine which has been in service in
Smyrna for 13 years is practically
worn-out; and the Citizens Hose Com
pany realize the necessity Of a new
pumping engine to take its place. The
cost Of new engine of this same type
is $13,00000 Our fremen can pro-
vide for about S8,OOO.OO of this
amount, and are asking our Town
Council to have the Town of Smyrna
guarantee the remaining $4,000. 1t is
to inform the public and arouse their
interest in this matter, so our Town
Fathers may know they have the en-
dorsement of our tax payers in auth
orizing the. Town to appropriate the
balance necessary to purchase a new
fire engine. The recent confiagratiOn
at Crisfeld and the obstruction of the
High School at Seaford should serve
as a warning to our town and com
munity. Let us give earnest consid-
Grafton to this matter, and if tax
payer, do not hesitate to express your
sentiments to members Of our Town
Council.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
DELAWARE-MARYLAND ROAD
Maryland Road Commission Ask for
Bids to Complete Link at Sudlersville

Bids to Complete Link at Sudlersville
Bids have been asked by the Mary
land State Roads Commission for the
construction Of two more hard-surface
highways over in Queen Anne's coun-
ay, one to be an extension of the road
from Sudlersville to the Delaware line
where the State of Delaware already
has a fine concrete road to meet it.
This road extends from the State line
through Downs Chapel to Kenton,
connecting with the dupont Boulevard
by way of Smyrna. The other one to
connect with the Dudley's Corner
Pondtown road through Crumpton in
the Seventh District Two other roads
also are to be built this year-one be-
tween Stevensville and Love Point
and the other from the Queen Anne
road at Damsontown, toward the
Northern section of the county
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Dorothy Riggs Wins Oratorical
Miss GreenweII, Defamation Contest

MISS UICtIIWtIIs DtVIdII IdIIOII NUIIItsI
Friday evening, in the auditorium of
the Smyrna High School, a spirited
Defamation and Oratorical Contest
was held. There were nine pupils in
the defamation and three in the ora
torical contest, all girls but one. The
prizes, which were given by the Fac
ulty Club, were awarded as followes: !:
Grafton, "John Marshall and the Con
stitution," Dorothy Riggs; Declama-
tion, Cherry Blossoms" Anna Green
well, first prize; "Tommy's Prayer, .
Kathryn Clifton, second prize; "Riz-
pah," Ruth Day, third prize. These
prizes were awarded by Rev. E. A. Le-
moine, chairman Of the judging com
mittee.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
ATLANTIC STATE MARKET MEET
Delaware Much Interested in the Mar
keting and Grading of Apples, Etc.


Nv. r. Derickson, director of the Bu-
reau Of Markets of the State Board of
Agriculture, received Friday from ].
Fl. Meek, chairman of the Atlantic
States division of the National Asso-
citation of Marketing Officials, the ten
tative program for the Conference Of
Marketing Officials, to be held in
Washington, D. c., on Friday, April
Is. Following each speaker there will
be a round table discussion and it is
expected that the greatest amount of
good will be obtained from the var
ious angles brought up in these dis
cussions. Delaware is greatly inter
ested in this conference btcause of the
subjects, grading of apples, standard
izing Of agricultural products, road
side marketing, marketing of poultry
by carloads and grading of eggs.
Some Of those who will lead discus
sions are: Lloyd S. Tenny, chief of the
Bureau Of Agricultural Economics;
James E. Rice, of Cornell University;
R. G. Phillips, secretary International
Apple Shippers Association; F. B.
Bomberger, general manager Del
Mar-Va Association; specialists of the
U. S. Bureau Of Agricultural Econom-
les; representative and specialists in
State Market work and others espec-
tally fitted to handle the subjects I'M
der discussion.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
ST. PETERS CHURCH BULLETIN

Rev. E.A. LemOine, Rector, Announces
Services for Holy Week and Easter
Services during Holy Week and Eas-
ter will be as follows: Tuesday, April
3, holy communion 7.30 a. M; We'd
nesday, 7.3O p. M; Evening prayer
and address; Maundy Thursday cor
porate communion of the woman's
auxiliary; Good Friday, the three
hours devotion from u to p. M;
Easter Sunday, holy communion 7.30
a. M, and II a. M The church school
will meet at the regular hour, and at
the evening service will give the page
ant, 'How the Light Came
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
SUICIDE STIRS EAST STREET
Walter Brown, ColOred, Fires at Wo-
man and Then Takes His Own Life

Walter Brown, colored Of East
street, committed suicide at one
o'clock Monday morning by shooting
himself with 80 revolver. He was
a comparative stranger in Smyrna
and apparently was without home
or family. A Coroner's inquest was
called, the verdict being suicide. 1t
was one of those triangle cases" in
which jealousy" prompted the man to
fire at the woman and thinking he had
killed her, turns revolver on himself.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04

Succeed in Retaining the 5-S Basket
Senator Bayard and Representative
Houston, of Delaware, appear to have
practically won their fight for the 5-S-
bushel hamper or basket, universally
used in Delaware for decades.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
BLACKIsToN CHICKEN THEFTs
Henry Lloyd, John Lloyd and George
ClOugh, Held in Bail for Court

Henry Lloyd, John Lloyd and
George Clough who were recently ar
rested for chicken robberies from
Jacob Crossley, William Dulin and
others in the Blackiston's vicinity,
west Of Clayton, were arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Hanratty last week
and held in $4,000 bail for their ap-
pearance at court. In default they
were committed to Dover pail.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
Town Council Retains C.L. Harmonson

Town Council Retains Cd. HarmOnsOn
AT a recent meeting Of Smyrna
Town Council, Charles L. Harmonson,
ESQ, was retained as attorney for the
Town Of Smyrna versus James Fl.
Hughes, Esq, who had been advising
Town Council legally for many years.
The change was made solely because
Mr.. Harmonson made his home in
Smyrna and was always available.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Rev. q. Gordon Many, Will Occupy
Pulpit Sunday Morning and Evening
Mr.. G. Gordon Mahy announces the
following services for Easter Sunday
Morning service at 1870, Living or
Dead, special music; evening service
7.30 o'clock. Easter exercises and
pageant by the Sunday school. "He
is Risen Indeed" Sunday School at
11.45; Christian Endeavor, 645. The
Mite Society will meet at the home of
Mrs. William Thompson, Thursday
evening, April 5th, at $50 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04

Thieves Enter Esley Rust's Coal Office
Thieves broke into the office of Es-
ley Nj. Rust, coal dealer of north Del
aware street, one night last week and
took his valuable new check writer
and an overcoat.
Smyrna times., 1928-04-04
Movement to Revive Chamber Board

A meeting for the reorganization
of the Chamber of Commerce will be
held at the Fire Hall on Friday, at s
p. m. Show your interest in your
town by being present.