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Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
SURPRISE BRIDE AND GROOM
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas. Donneily
Given Shower on FRIDAY Evening

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Donnelly
were given surprise Shower" by
a number of their friends at their
home on Mt. Vernon street on Fri
day evening last, November 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donnelly were mar
ried quietly at Dover Saturday, 9Th
the groom being Smyrna's well
known flour and feed merchant.
Their Smyrna friends arranged the
surprise shower which was COM
plete. Many lovely and useful
gifts and a delightful social even
ing was spent at which refresh
ments were served. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Esley M. Rust,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stokesbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Radish, Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Clifton, Mr.. and
Mrs. William McLucas, Mrs. John
Buttery, Mrs. Walter Massey, Mr..
and Mrs. William Reilnl, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Graham, Mr.. and Mrs
Wendell Wick, Mrs. Fred Brown,
Mrs. Harry Rector, Mrs. William
Blair, Mr.. ]. c. Hustled, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Corby, Mr.. j. H. Reihm,
Mrs. Nellie Garner, Mr.. Charles F.
Reihm, Mr. Earl W. Reihm, Mr..
Leroy Reihm, Miss Pauline Gra-
ham, Miss Catherine Graham, Mr..
Roscoe Radish, and Miss Betty
Jane Wick.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB MEET
Rotary Education Committee Have

Last Thursday evening, Novem-
ber 14th, the Smyrna Rotary Club
gave a unique Rotary Education
program in connection with their
regular weekly meeting held at
The Wayside Inn. Owing to the
pronounced absence of w. E. Mat
thews Jr., on paternal affairs, John
J. Clutz assumed his work as
chairman of the Rotary Education
Committee and very successfully
handled the interesting program.
Seven members of the local club
We're handed selected questions
pertaining to Rotary subjects and
were asked to speak upon them !;
to give their own personal version
as to the proper answers. Several
of these answers were of a highly
entertaining nature, showing that
the members who made the replies
were quite conversant on those
particular phases of Rotary. The
speakers were as follows: John j.
Clutz, H. w. Hilyard, j. E. Wilson,
Jr., Dr. c. G. Harmonson, Elmer P.
Corrie, c. L. Harmonson and c. w.
Hall. Unquestionably a good Sc
lection of speakers. John Clutz is
to be complimented upon his rare
good judgment of speakers, also
maner in which the program was
carried out. Visiting Rotarians
were L. Lee Layton and ANDY"
Clements of the Dover Club. Wis
itor, Franklin Hilyard, son of H.
w. Hilyard, of Kenton.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
SMYRNA 2OTH CENTURY CLUB
Program Last Friday Afternoon in

The program given at the goth
Century Club on November Is, was
in keeping with the spirit of
Americas Education Week" Mrs.
H. r. Jones, chairman of Educa-
ton, read an instructive and in
forming paper on Schools, and the
many lines of education employed,
also, giving statistics to show the
great advancement made. A piano
solo was given by Mrs. H. C.Webb
A very unusual ard entertaining
program is being prepared to cele-
brate the anniversary of Johan
Strauss, Jr. Mrs. T. H. Coverdale
has charge, and will render a pro-
gram that is sure To entertain and
please all. Do not forget the book
for the library at the new building
for women at Greenoank bring to
Club or send to Mrs. Harry Jones
On November 29, the program will
be in charge of the Board of Di-
rectors, who are preparing for an
interesting day. At this time the
money that has been made by the
club members during the summer,
will be paid in, and for each dollar
a share of stock will be given.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
CONFISCIATE MICH HoOTCH
Delaware Prohibition Officers Make
Haul Alleged Liquors. Arrested

Nine persons, including two wo-
men, accused under the dry laws
were arrested by dry officers from
the Dover office, in Somerset and
Wicomico counties last week, near
ly 800 gallons of alleged liquor and
quantity of what was said to be
gin and home-brew destroyed or
confiscated and two automobiles
impounded. All of the accused
taken before United States Com
missioned Louder T.Hearn at Sails
bury, were admitted to bond for
hearings at later date. The raids
staged by Federal prohibition
agents out of the Dover office,
which has supervision over that
State and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, were made principally
on filling stations and private
homes.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
SMYRNA CLAYTON TEACHERS
REPORT MEETING At MILFORD
ANNUAL SESSION OF TEACH
Err ASSOCIATION PROFITABLE
Prominent Educators Talk and a
Pleasant Social Time Was Had
Election of Officers For Year

Supt. G. w. w. Schantz and the
faculty of the Smyrna Special Dis
trict Schools, Principal Willard
Hickman and faculty of the Clay
ton Schools, together with all the
school teachers of the State, held
on Thursday and Friday their an
nual session which this year met
at Milford. A program of interest
was given and speeches by noted
educators were made. The annual
election of officers took place as
follows: Prof. Ira S. Brinser of
Newark, president; D. A. Petry, of
FELTON,, vice-president; G. P. Helms
Laurel, member of the executive
committee. The secretary and
treasurer are elected by the execu-
tive committee An invitation was
received from the University Of
! Delaware to hold the next meeting
of the association in Newark but
the choice of place for meeting
was referred to the executive COM
mittee which will later choose a
place. At the annual meeting of
the Delaware Interscholastic Ath-
/ letic Association, the following Of
ficers were elected: George Gardi-
ner, Laurel, president; Ira S.Brin-
/ ser, Newark, vice-president; Ma
I jor P. S. Prince, of Dover, Secre-
tary and treasured; executive COM
mittee, New Castle County, Ira S.
Brinser, Newark, E. P. Vogel; Mid
Gletown, w. P Hills Mason, VIII
mington; Kent County, j. w. Bos-
ton, Milford; N. B. Hydran, Dover,
and D. A. Petry, FELTON,; Sussex
County, L. L. Light, Seaford; E. r.
Burkholder, Georgetown and Leslie
Timmons, Millsboro. Professor P.
w. Helm, State director Of voca-
tional ednucation, was presented
with a watch and chain from the
vocational teachers in the agricul-
ture, trade and industrial and
home economics groups. AS the
first State director of vocational
education in Delaware, Mr.. Helm
has worked faithfully at all times
and has bolstered up the program
in times when it needed support.
the teachers declare. The voca-
tional program now seems well es-
tablished and the ground work has
been well laid for the proper devel-
opment of this work in the State,
it is said
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
JOHN MCKAY MAKES a GIFT
Former Smyrnian Gives Police
Station No. /, Glass Desk Tops

John Mckay, formerly of Smyr-
ma, now of Drexel Hill, Pa, stop
ped in at Station No. 1 of the State
Highway Police, at the top of
Penny Hill to call on Corporal E.
c. Beswick and other members of
the State Highway Police with
whom he is acquainted last We'd
nesday night. Before leaving he
presented the police with glass
tops for the new dark walnut desks
given the station with other furni-
ture by John Raskob, of Claymont
aid New York, recently. The plate
glass tops will preserve the desks
from scratches and denting. Mr..
Mckay was on his way to partici-
pate in the Tall Cedars' parade in
Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
4 MURDER TRIALS AT EASTON
Biggest Number at one Court Ever

Never in the history of Talbot
county, Maryland, has there been
as many murder cases to be tried
in the Circuit Court for Talbot
county, as will come up in the court
this session which begins in Easton
Md, next Monday. There are four
to be tried for murder and one for
shooting with intent to kill, which
are as follows: James Gibson for
the shooting and killing of Sadie
Nixon, near Trappe, on July IA;
Robert Cooper, who is in Easton
Jail, charged with the killing of
Marion M. Leonard an aged farm
er on his farm, Sherwood Hills,
near Cordova, on May 25. Perry
Williams charged with the killing
of Frisby Mackey about year ago
Williams is still at large having
never been captured. West Will
mer, who is in Jail, charged with
the shooting with intent to kill Ar
della Murray, on Saturday night,
November 2, on the Oxford Road
near the Country Club about three
miles from Easton. There is also
to be tried for murder and arson,
a removed case from Cecil county,
that of Edward Smith, under in
dictment in the Cecil county court
on two charges of murder and one
of arson. The charges grew out of
the burning of the hCme of Mrs.
Anna Mahoney, 81, and her son,
Edward, Sc.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
STEAL. DOGS NEAR KENTON
Game Warden E. j. Boggs Traces
Fred Jackson's Hounds to Jersey

County Game Warden E. j.
Boggs has traced two fox hounds,
the property of Frank Jackson,
near Elackiston's Cross Roads
west of Kenton, stolen on Novem-
ber 8. Boggs secured the number
of the automobile which was seen
in the vicinity of the Jackson home
it being a New jersey car, traced
the machine to Jericho, New Jer-
sey, where the dogs were located
They have been returned to the
owner and a charge lodged against
the owner of the car, George Fish
er, negro, who VIII be brought to
Delaware on reeIlisition papers
from New Jersey. The State war
dens report that at least so bird,
fox and coon dogs have been stolen
throughout the State within the
past few weeks, many of which
have been recovered.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. j. w. Dye, Pastor, Announces
Services For Next Sunday

Let us make this Thanksgiving
season the beginning of a year of
thanksgiving to our Father. The
theme of the morning worship at
IL o'clock on Sunday, November
oath, will be Let Us Give Thanks"
The service at 7.30 p. M, will CEN
ter around the thought, God. Our
Father" Our bodies demand food
and they usually get it three times
a day. Our souls also demand
daily food. Are they getting it :?
Sabbath School meets at 10 o'clock
A very special announcement will
be made then. Let everyone make
it a point to be present. Willard
Dye will preach at both services.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
TWO SMYRNA FIRE ALARMS
Stoves i'm Kitchens of G. w. Robin

A Smyrna fire alarm directed
attention to the residence of
George W. Robinson, on South
Street, late Monday afternoon.
Fire was out before firemen start
ed. Mr.. Robinson was adjusting
stove when it exploded burning his
hands and setting fire to kitchen.
Yesterday another fire alarm was
sounded calling the firemen to the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Hutchison who reside over the
store of Hutchison Brothers News
Stand. 1t was the case of an
other stove catching fire which
also damaged the kitchen more or
less. Mrs. HutchiSon received
slight burns on her hand when at
tempting to turn the fire out.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
SUDLERSV|LLE HAS BIG HOME
COMING FOR BASEBALL HERO
JIMMY FOX, HOME RUN HIT
TER OF THE ATHLETICS
Home Folks to Number of 250 Fete
Him and Present Him With a
Cedar Chesf-WOrth Praised

Home folks turned out over at
Sudlersville, Md, and filed Cox
Memorial Hall to a capacity We'd
nesday night to do honor to jim
my Fox, one of its native sons who
had risen to prominence in the
baseball world. Jimmy Fox is the
crack home run hitter and first
baseman of the Philadelphia Ath
letics and has made a record not
only thru the season but by the
Worlds series games in Philadel-
phia and Chicago. Fully $50 cit
liens, representatives of Mary
lands eastern shore political, ag-
ricultural and religious life, jam
med Cox Memorial Hall in Sudlers-
vile as the young athlete who
turned twenty-five Oh October 22d,
listened to the barrage of praise
directed his way. For Jimmy Foxx
beardless youth, is not only a
prominent base ball player, but an
important parsonage around Sud
lersville, where he has given his
parents one Of the largest dairy
farms in that section. Wednesday
night they feted him, and the
whole town turned out for JimHlys S
homecoming. 1t was literally that,
for the young home run king now
makes his home in Elkins Park,
Philadelphia. Alan S. Walls acted
as toaStmaSter, and the Rev. CIV.
Clark, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, at Sudlersville,
Md, paid tribute to a former par
ishoner The hall was artistically
decorated for the occasion, the
town orchestra played, and alto
gether it was one of the big mo-
ments in Jimmy's life. While Con-
ME Mack was unable to attend the
affair, a number of others, prom
inent in the baseball world were
batting an even thousand, when
the dinner bell rang. These in
cluded: Bill MCGOWAN, Earl Mack,
Ira Thomas, Rube Walberg, Bing
Miller, Doc Ebling, H. A. Scheiot,
Steve Efflinger and Frank Baker.
Alan S. Walls was POSTMASTER
and Jennings Hood, of Philadelphia
formerly of Sudlersville, presented
Jimmy Foxx with two pictures on
behalf of the residents of the town.
He was also presented with ced-
ar chest. Short talks were made
+ by FoxX, who thanked the COM
munity for the interest taken in
him and said all of his success was
due to Connie Mack; Bill McGow-
an, Bing Miller and Earl Mack
Mack spoke on THE Character of
Jimmy Foxx". Jimmy's family,
most all of them, including his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Dell Foxx, and his wife were
among the guests. Foxx spent his
early life in Sudlersville, attended
the Sunday school of Calvary
! Church, the public school and first
played baseball on a vacant lot
across from the school. 1t is a
strange thing but at the start
Foxx's parents had no desire for
him to leave home and become a
professional base ball player. Jim
my was husky youth and was
handy around the farm but Connie
Mack prevailed on them after an
interview. For a long time the
Foxx family thought Jimmy would
never become a big Lacquer, little
figuring what wonderful right
handed slugger he would become
and name on the tongue of every
boy in the nation.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
ASBURY Nj. f. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Essell p. Thomas, Minister,
Announces Services for Sunday

DR.. John L. Johnson, District
Superintendent of the Middletown
District, will preach in Asbury
Methodist Church Sunday morning
at eleven o'clock. The Church
School will meet at ten, with pro-
visions for the teaching needs of
all ages. Take your children to
the Church School Epworth
League devotions at six-forty-five.
At the evening service at seven
thirty The Keith Groups of music
ians will render sacred selections.
There will be numerous instrument
tai and vocal arrangements. Mr..
Thomas will preach. These serv-
ices are interesting and brief. At
tend your Church.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
MERCHANTS, BUSINESS MEN
TO WHOOP UP BIG CHRISTMAS
BUSINESS SECTION TO BE
LIGHTED AS NEVER BEFORE
Comprehensive Plans Outlined at
Rousing Meeting Held at Fire
Hall Last Night--Committe

Efforts were set on foot last
night at an enthusiastic meeting
of merchants and business men
held in the Smyrna Fire Hall, to
make the coming Christmas in
Smyrna one of the biggest and
brightest ever held. Plans call for
every store to put on elaborate
window displays and keep their
window lights on every night be-
sides a Christmas Tree at the Four
Corners, and to have both sides of
Commerce and Main streets in the
business section, lighted as never
before with colored lights and
Christmas decorations. The section
to receive the elaborate display is
street to the Boulevard and Main
street from South to Mt. Vernon.
Smyrna Rotary, Smyrna Mems
Forum, Smyrna Legion Post and
Auxiliary, and all organizations of
Smyrna are getting in back of the
merchants to put the Christmas
program across. Heretofore the
Legion Post has always sponsored
Community Christmas Tree at
the intersection of Commerce and
Main street familiarly known as
''The Four Corners" and this es-
timable organization, no doubt, will
repeat this Christmas Cheer, even
more elaborately this year. "Old
kriss' will be here on the evenings
of December IA, Il, % and "a, to
distribute gifts. The other organ
izations will join the merchants
and business men to see that the
most attractive street and window
decorations ever attempted are
carried thru to success. Town
Council of the Town of Smyrna
will be asked to furnish lights to
food the business section into a
big White Way" Smyrna Stores
will cooperate with the best and
prettiest window displays ever at
tempted. 1t is probable there will
4 be programs of Christmas carols
with the Smyrna Band appearing
in uniform at frequent intervals to
enliven the occasion. The whole
idea is ito put Smyrna on the
map" and make the decoration SC
attractive as to bring citizens from
a wide area to Smyrna to shop and
4 get better acquainted with us. Its
an enthusiastic effort that is being
attempted and the meeting last
night organized with Harry P
Jones, president; Franklin Middle
ton, secretary, and Warner w
Price, treasurer, and a committee
appointed to promote the project
This committee as unanimously
named, is composed of H. P. Hall
chairman; John G. Mannering ano
J. Kent Shubrooks. In addition tC
\ the above Executive Committee, q
Finance Committee composed of V
Lay Phillips, William Norris, anC
3. Franklin Middleton, were ap-
pointed to devise ways and means
of raising $500 to function the pro-
ject. w. H. Kenworthey and ]. E
Wilson, Jr., were appointed the
Publicity Committee. Elmer P
Corrie, John c. Still, G. R. Steven
son and Alexander Handloff were
appointed to arrange for "Olo
Kriss" to visit town and distribute
gifts to the little folks. The dates
tentatively agreed upon for this
are Saturday evening, December
IA, Saturday evening, December q
and Monday and Tuesday evenings
December % and "a. The meeting
last night adjourned to meet again
in the Fire Hall next Monday even
ing at 8 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
FORUM TO RESUME MEETINGS
First Meeting to Be Addressed by
Rev. K. A.. Lemoine Next Tuesday

Rev. K. A.. Lemoine Next Tuesday
The first meeting of the Mems
Forum for the Fall and Winter
months will be held on Tuesday ev-
ening, November 26th, at 7.30
o'clock, at the Fire House. Rev. E,
A. Lemoine will make the opening
address and his subject will be
THE Value of the Forum to Our
Community" The citizens of
Smyrna and vicinity are urged to
turn out and help make it a sue
cess.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
Fine Cunning Records Being Made

Every day since the season open
ed on Friday 10 gun for rabbit and
quail, some person or parties have
returned with good days sport.
Game, generally speaking, is plen-
tiful.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
'fs CHURCH NOTES

81
frrIsss'' s''',s, , !, : R ctor, An
aries,' ''r Ne It Sunday ,g
4alg corpro'a,l ~ vt. Peters
thooI, d ',pal0n, : 8 a. M;
f.. 'saasns' !, : II n , morning :,
sad H. h. Daughters Of 81
viii i. 'unlor Order If
sssaiu, Present. There
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
QUARTETTE AT ASBURY
Washington College Boys of Ches
tertown Assist at Sunday Service

The Washington College Male
Quartette sang at Asbury M. E.
Church on Sunday evening, No
vember 18th. Seven selections
were rendered which was very
heartily received by the congrega-
ton. 1t is the peoples hope and
desire that they will again visit
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
SHOWS APPLE AND Nd,
I'IIII crops ARE PROLIFIC
|,,op ALONE EsTI'IAT-
Lr $4,000 bAH"-

b IS $4,000 BARRELS
p p, Is But unfortunately
b. 4 Prices We're L0"
n, 70 information recelv-
N Z / perricksOn' Director
..,-..a :, Of Markets Of the
P.rs Of Agriculture tne
Y, II crOp Of apples for n the
T., States in 1929 is 2S,-
y a.-sI, as compared with
barrels in 1879 ana q
,rsrags Of s2,46S,OOO bar
,otsI commercial crop
r,rs ia 1929 is estimated
- s,rrolc as compared
mO barrels in 1928. These
are made by the y. 5
\ Agricultural Economics
III # these figures, it is
that the price of apples
\ firm to strong thruout
n and Delaware growers
q 10 receive good prices
suules that they have IN
The export movement OF
i,r has been much light
l,st Fall because Of the
knu in America and a
kroD in Europe. The peach
s2s was considerably bet
IN 1928 when we exper-
ysry short crop; however,
range was not excep-
high, due principally to
that the city markets had
Ned with wormy peaches
South, and many con-
kuit buying peaches and
% cantaloupes, bananas,
and other fruits.
d White Potato Crop Big
timate for sweet potatoes
ware for the 1929 crop is
bushels. This is about
pshels greater than last
Be Virginia crop is moving
i fob. prices in Virginia
Eng generally low; how
sr November when most
irginia sweet potatoes are
\ way, a larger proportion
|pply will come from Della
general market condi-
Ecate that prices should
Trly well throughout the
The white potato situa-
kry strong at the present
pom the latest reports, the
Thite potatoes for the
tates will be something
an l3O,OO0,000 bushels
ast year and ranges about
As the crops in 1911,1919,
sS' In each of these
crop was very short and
lged generally high. In
q season, about 5000
II potatoes we're imported
ada, including seed pota-
i is expected that a fair
Will be shipped from Can
he United States again
L prices are attractive to
Shippers; however, if
should ship us 5000 car
a0le stock, the total
only enough for the re-
: Ol our city markets for
I week.
D''er Than Year Ago
general belief tb,+ 49,;
OOnaltlons in Delaware
q IN 1929 than in 1928.
agas growers had a GOOD
The price ranged excen. cen
'su throughout the sea-
y. apples ranged excep-
/. : AZ 7 price throughout
and while the cron u,a :
csd oi lne grow
: higher price for
c nag to sell. Cucumbers
county o, paid very well i
.,a, ,sausaloupes and straw
,lissa lss'slly paid as well or
s',sa'ly 4 better ehan in
,SaI,ls, " Present time, no fig
! Na.iaOle y for the total
r.,,. !. soy beans in Della.
s,0aa., rs'sr, the crop in this
! I ttpu0aally short due
(ts,o.. ! ory weather. In
n h's.l The yield did not
4 s4snels ! sl. per acre and
| p,,sla number Of growers
Al a',s u to harvest anv
saSs - a's because Of the fact
pt Il tina ald not mature. Al
b 81 ,I;rs !, buyers are offer.
\ ss.ls 0s,.s per bushel. Due
ars ',s1lsr M the corn cror oe
last ". yssI 'e Considerably
aSost year n spite of II tbs
bts5 'a' ! 100 1900 acres more lre
dnsts -s4s, = According
ral Fsos . the Bureau If
lais Year ,ra,ss' ,,.i,, the total
cos0s.Rv srs, viii be 1860 .OoC d.
y Year with 4,499, ,OOO
| Ns CHURCH NOTES
s''i's |. ! Rector, An.
se,. iof Next S,,..
Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
Mrs. Anna Fowler, of Philadelphia


Mrs. Anna Fowler, age 80, died
at her late residence in Philadel-
phia, Pa, on November 18th. She
Is survived by two brothers, Mr..
Joseph Van Pelt of Clayton, and
Mr.. Samuel Van Pelt. Services
We're held Sunday, November 18th,
with interment in st. Peters Gem
etery, Smyrna.
=. w. kibler, Chestertown, Dead
Charles w. Kibler, senior men,
per OF the grain buying and coal
dealing firm of G. w. Kibler &
sons. Of Chestertown, Nd, died at
MS home Thursday of paralysis.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-03-07

The county commissioners were in
session the first of the week, w. J..
Millegan of Eureka and George j..
Monio of Troy being here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boothman and
baby arrived in Libby during the past
week from Missoula where they had
spent the winter. They will spend the
summer here on their ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Er-N. Alley returned
from Spokane last Friday where Mr..
Alley had been taking treatment at a
hospital. Mr.. Alley returns consider
ably improved in health.
Man wanted to run McNess bust
ness in Lincoln county. 81 to SIP
daily--year around work--experience
unnecessary-unusual offer. Write at
once. Furst & Thomas, Dept T, Free
port, Ill.
Tuesday, February rs, the philathea
class of the Methodist Church met
at the home of Mary Elizabeth and
Jane Ruth La Munyan. After the
business meeting delicious lunch
was served.
Rev. r.. F. Wick, pastor of the
Methodist church, reports growing
attendance at the Sunday services,
especially among the young folks.
Something of interest for the latter
is promised in every service.