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Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
SMYRNA GETTING READY FOR
ANOTHER GALA JULY FOURTH
POST OF SMYRNA
SPONSORING THE EVENTS
Parade With Band and Floats, Mo
tor Boat Races on Lake Como
and Fire Works in the Evening

Smyrna is getting ready for a
live Fourth of July in Smyrna,
sponsored by the David c. Harri-
son Post, American Legion of
Smyrna and supported by the
Business Mems Association and
other organizations of Smyrna and
community at large, program of
interest such will no doubt, draw
a large crowd, promises to give
this town and community Four
tn that will be a live wire event.
Last Fourth of July the Lake
Como outboard Motor Boat Races
were so delightful and drew such
crowds to Smyrna for miles
around, they have succeeded in Sc
curing another race for the COM
ing Fourth There will be a day
full of events. 1t will open with
street parade headed by Sylvesters
Concert Band of Smyrna, with or
ganizations Of Smyrna in line and
number Of prettily decorated
floats. The parade will start off
at nine o'clock This will be fol-
lowed by the outboard motor boat
races at Lake Como and should
the day be auspicious will be a
colorful and exciting event There
will be Class B. G. and d. and
Family Runabout Boat Races. Be
tween the events the Band will
play. At two o'clock in the after
noon there will be more Band
Music, Canoe Races, Row Boat
Races and Swimming Contests at
Lake Como that will entertain
you. Prizes for each event will be
awarded the successful contest
ants. In the evening there will be
Fire Work Display back on the
School Grounds near the Lake. II
is hoped the Business Men and
Citizens will respond literally in
/ the effort to raise funds for this
display. The larger the fund the
larger the display and already
there seems to be more enthusi-
asm about making it a bigger and
better event than last year. Harry
P. Jones will again be the Fire
Works Director and attend to the
setting off of the display The
Legion Post Committee is flooding
the surrounding community, State
and Eastern Shore of Maryland
with Posters of the Smyrna Fourth
of July events and a large crowd
is expected. Now that the conc
crete road to Millington has been
opened, number from that sec
tion of Maryland will, no doubt,
motor to Smyrna The Fourth
will be observed as a general holi-
day in Smyrna with most stores
mot the eating places and soda
fountains), closed. All Smyrnians
are urged to boost the Fourth of
July celebration, invite their
friends here, and make the day a
memorable one.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Report an Increase In the High
School Graduates This Year

High schools in rural Delaware
will turn out 63 more graduates
this year than a year ago, accord
ing to records at the Office of the
State Board of Education. When
this years commencement pro-
grams are completed, 473 pupils
will have received diplomas from
rural high schols, while last year
41O were graduated. This increase
is pleasing to the State officials.
There are 25 four-year high
schools in rural Delaware. Thir-
teen are operated in special school
districts while the other IL are un-
der supervision of the State Board
of Education. Many pupils who
graduated from the rural high
schools this year have completed
plans to enter institutions on high
er education next fall. The season
for commencement exercises in ru-
raj Delaware will come to a close
tomorrow when the final gradua-
tion exercises will be held.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
ANOTHER AUTO INSPECTION
This Time More Attention Will be
Paid to Those Owning Old Cars

A determined and more efficient
inspection of automobiles has been
decided upon by Secretary of State
Charles II. Grantland. Within a
short time, Mr. Grantland will is
sue statement calling upon all
motorists to go to the nearest "of-
fetal" garage which will be Sc
lected in various parts of the State
and have their cars inspected. Last
year the insurance companies
through special organizer made
an attempt to have all the cars in
spected, but as Mr.. Grantland adj
mits, the attempt was a mere
farce. Owners of expensive cars
whose motor apparatus was prob
ably in the best of condition, de-
string to obey the law. had their
cars inspected. But the ones who
were really aimed at, that is own
ers of third and fourth-hand cars,
evaded the issue and did not have
their cars inspected. 1t is this
character of motorist who pay ten
to twenty-five dollars for de-
crepit machine that this state
wide official inspection is seeking.
Mr.. Grantland proposes to call for
the official inspection under Sec
ton "a (a) of the Motor Regula-
tions of Delaware, which reads as
follows: THE Department shall
rescind and cancel the registration
of any vehicle which the Depart
ment shall determine is unsafe or
unfit to be operated or is not equip
ped as required by law After
the time Limit announced by Mr..
Grantland for the inspection of
cars has expired, then clerks in
the Titling Department at Dover
will check up and determine the
motorists that had failed to t1Ke
this Official inspection seriously.
These persons will be notified that
if they do not have their car in
spected within certain time their
drivers license will be revoked. Il
propose to make this inspection as
thorough as possible" said Mr..
Grantland, land if the citizens of
Delaware do not like it, they will
have the opportunity next winter
of having this portion of Section
"a eliminated from the Motor
Code"
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
CONCERN TO
RENEW COMMERCE STREET
CONTRACTING COM
PANY GETS JOB FOR S2,275
Work Will Be Begun as Soon as
They Get Their Equipment and
Material Here New Lights

At the meeting of Smyrna
Town Council last Friday evening
the award for resurfacing Com
merce Street from the Smyrna
Clayton Concrete road to the
Boulevard was given to the Mar
tin Contracting Company for ST.
275,00. There were only two bids
submitted, the Martin concern as
above noted, and the Smyrna Ce-
ment Products Company &c. c.
Billeb), for S2975. AS the Martin
bid for Commerce street was $500
lower than the Smyrna bid, Coun-
Gil awarded the contract to the
Philadelphia concern. 1t is under
stood they will begin work as soon
as they get their material and
equipment here. Council asked for
bids to resurface the east end of
Commerce Street from the Boule-
ward to the Smyrna Landing
Woodland Beach Road, but decid-
ed not to do the work at this
time. They had also considered
reSurfacing some of the other
streets in town but this too was
held over. At present Town Coun-
Gil is interested in placing Boule-
ward lights on both sides of the
highway thru Smyrna from the
Duck Creek bridge to Lake Como
and the Odd Fellows Cemetery
Chief Electrical Engineer James
H. Wilson and force of men,
have already begun to plant poles
to which ornamental side-arm
brackets will be hung. These
brackets will each have a high
powered light that will brighten
the highway considerably and add
to the attractivenes of that part of
town. To the end the State High
way Department is showing
willingness to cooperate in as
much it is a progressive step on
the part of Smyrna, like extending
its streets, to put the town proper
ly on the Boulevard map and ad-
vertise the town. The ornament
al brockets for the poles and the
lights have not yet arrived but as
soon as they do, Chief Engineer
Wilson and his men hope to make
progress. After this work is done
and when the finances of the town
warrant, Council hopes to go on
as intended, to resurface and build
other streets. Commerce street,
however, is the most sorely needed
as it is a main thoroughfare for
traffic for Kenton, Clayton and
the Maryland roads thru Smyrna
to the Boulevard. Now that the
road to Millington and Massey and
Galena has been connected up,
there is a material increase in
traffic thru Commerce Street Be
fore the latter is resurfaced, water
and gas takers who contemplate
service extensions or renewal of
pipes, are urged to get the work
done now before the new street
surface goes on.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
KENT JURORS ARE DRAWN
Samuel A. Fortner, Walter Dick
erson, w. X. Davis From Smyrna

Samuel A. FOrtner, Walter Dick
erson, w. X. Davis From Smyrna
County Jury Commissioners Hop
kins and Hope, yesterday, drew
the following panel of petit jurors
for the July term of the Kent
County Courts convening July Z:
First district: Samuel A. Fortner,
Walter Dickerson, William R.Dav-
is; Second-Alden J. Benson, Hen
ry Fennimore, Lynford Outten,
William S. Short; Third Frank
Savin, Marshall NJ. Johnson, Eu-
gene Meredith, John D. Morris;
Fourth-Leon A. Willis, Nelson
Massey, Fred Schweitzer, Joseph
H. McCrystal; Fifth-James Cow
ington, William L. Fisher, Harvey
Farrow, R. Harry Wilson; Sixth
Benjamin Hughes, Claude Draper,
Clifford Miner; Seventh - Mar
shall Derby, William M. Evans,
Robert Dunn; Eighth Norman
Holiday, Harry Pardee, Luther
Robbins, Jr., John H. Palmer;
Ninth Everett Smith, Harry
Raughley. William A. Stafford,
William McKnatt; Tenth George
L. Johnson, Oscar Robbins, w. H.
Denney.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
WELLINGTON MAN Is ROBBED
His Family Had Gone to the Nov
les in Millington Saturday Night
and Was Alone When Attacked

Paul Price, aged 40, a farmer
living between Millington and Mas
sey, is in a serious condition as the
result of a blow on the head with
a blunt instrument and local police
are looking for his assailant who
took a pocketbook containing $50
and check for $50, which he had
just received for his milk. The
robbery occurred Saturday night
while he was alone in his home.
Mrs. Price and a young child were
at moving picture theatre, at
Millington Mrs. Price returned
to find her husband, fully clothed,
lying unconscious on the floor of
the sitting room. He had appar-
emily been reading a newspaper
when he was struck, police think,
from behind. He was unconscious
and bleeding from deep scalp
wound DR.. Merritt Brice, of Mill
ington, who was called by his wife,
said Price is suffering from con-
cussions of the brain. The case
was at once reported to the Mill
ington and County Officers and the
community was agog over the
matter. The officers are working
on every possible clue but at this
writing had not apprehended the
guilty party The assault is the
latest of a series of lawless acts in
this vicinity which have kept the
citizens in a nervous state of mind
during the past year
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
SMYRNA ROTARY CLUB MEET
c. l.. HarmOnson Presides Over
Discussion on Community Service


The Smyrna Rotary Club held
their weekly dinner meeting last
Thursday evening at the Wayside
Inn. c. Leland He.rmonson, Pres
ident, presided. Bill Kenworthey,
baritone soloist of the club, was
song director for the evening The
program for the evening unoer the
direction of G. L. Harmonson was
presented to the members as an
open discussion on Community
Service" Bill Matthews and Bill
Kenworthey led the discussion and
presented several thoughts on
Community Service" which were
well received. The club will ac-
lively help promote toward the
success of the Fourth of July cele-
bration in our Home Town" this
year and cooperate with the Inde-
pendence Day program. A float
will be entered by the club in the
morning parade, and will also do
nate a set of prizes to be given to
winners in the various sports and
boat races to be held on Lake
Como in the afternoon. John G.
and V. Lay Phillips are
the chairmen in charge of the
clubs activities for July 4th. Wis
itors present were: Major c. A.
Short and A. Bailey Thomas of
the Dover Club.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
NEW CASTLE LEVY COURT
Adopt Budget and Fix County Tax
Rate the Same as Last Year

Rate the Same as Last Year
The position of assistant to the
county engineer, held by former
Levy Court Commissioner George
w. Burris, Sr., and the position of
stenographer in the Delinquent
County Tax Collectors Office, held
by his daughter, Miss Ella Z. Bur-
ris, were abolished py the New
Castle County Levy Court The mo-
tion was made and seconded by
Commissioner Ralph Morgan and
Eugene Paxon, respectively. When
1T was put to a vote, Commissioner
Frank B. MacFarland did not vote
Both Mr.. Burris and his daughter
had testified against Commissioner
MacFarland when ne was cn trial
in the Court of General Sessions
on charge of misbehavlor in Of
fee, brought by Burris' son, George
w. Burris, Jr., recently. Owing to
the illness of President James Me-
harg, Commissioner 1. J. Hollings-
worth, of the Fourth district, pres
ided at the meeting. The budget
for the year was formally adopt
ed. After approving the budget,
the Levy Court announced that
the tax rate for the next fiscal
year has been fixed at the present
rate. The rate on each S100 or
assessed valuation is rs cents for
county purposes, per cent for
poor tax and 80 per cent for road
tax. The budget as announced
contained an item of $4,000 for
the preliminary work on the new
Eleventh street bridge.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
RITSINESS MEMS MEETING
Talk About a Steam Laundry and
Creamery for Smyrna-Prof. r.
a Long Gives Talk on Tariff

Smvrna Business Mems Associa-
tion met last night in regular ses-
sion. June meeting, and discussed
a number of matters of interest,
Robert H. Denney the president,
presided and w. w. Wright and J.
Frank Webb had charge of the
nrogram. Prof. Richard Grant
Long of this town, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Long, who has just re-
turned from Allegheny College,at
Allegheny, Pa, where he has had
the chair of Political Economy in
that institution, gave an interest
ing and comprehensive talk on
"The Tariff Bill, Old and New"
For thirty-five or more minutes
he held the attention of those
present and when he had finished
he was complimented on his .ad-
dress. w. E. Matthews, Jr., form
er commander of the local, as well
as State American Legion, told of
the coming Fourth of July Cele-
bration and the part the Legion
Post was sponsoring. In as much
as the Post had arranged for the
parade, boat races and swimming
contests, he asked the Business
Men to sponsor and see that funds
were raised for the Fire Works
display which was scheduled for
the evening. The Business Mems
Association accepted the response
bility and named G.Reynolds Stew
enson, president of Smyrna Town
Council, Esley M. Rust and Ed
ward G. Walls, committee to
procure fire works and arrange
for the affair. Harry p Jones
was appointed to take charge of
the setting off of the display on
the evening of the Fourth. Thru
the initiation of Esley M. Rust,
some discussion was had concern
ing the opportunity for steam
laundry in Smyrna and the prob
able availability of the old Smyr-
ma Creamery and Ice Plant as a
suitable place. One of these
buildings at least is new and mod
ern and would make an ideal place
When the question was raised why
not keep up agitation for the re-
opening of this old creamery plant
in Smyrna, the opinion was ad-
vanced that a new and modern
creamery could be built on or
near the Boulevard that would
be more up-to-date and centralized
for traffic than the North Street
place. These things, it was fin
ally agreed, would take care of
themselves if the right persons or
concerns came along and wanted
location in Smyrna. The Survey
Committee reported progress.
About twenty turned out to the
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
274I IN STATE UNEMPLOYED
Census Figures just Taken Show
This Number Out of Work

According to figures given out
in Dover yesterday by William D.
Denney supervisor of census for
the state, Delaware had at the
time the census was taken, 2741
unemployed men and women.
When the population census was
taken, census was also taken of
the unemployed. OF this number
the figures show that there was
1881 unemployed in Wilmington.
In rural New Castle County there
were 4s1 unemployed and in Kent
County 223. In Sussex County
there were 156 unemployed.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
KENT ORANGES TO PICNIC
Smyrna to Join Other Grange Or
ganiZations at Woodland Beach

Smyrna to Join Other Grange Or
ganiZations at Woodland Beach
The members of the subordinate
Oranges of Kent County will gath
er at Woodland Beach, Thursday,
June 26, for a picnic and sports
contest which promises to be an
affair of interest for all the pa
irons and farmers. There will be
many contests between the grang-
es and prizes will be offered to the
winners of the contests and a BAN
ner will be awarded to the grange
scoring the most points. The events
creating the most interest are:
Horse shoe pitching, nail driving
contest, Tug o. War between
oranges. and swimming contest.
Besides there will be other games
where every one can join in hav-
ing good time.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. c. Wayne Julier, Pastor, An
nounces Notes of Services

At the Wednesday evening pray
er meeting the third chapter of
Acts will be discussed. The Sun
day School meets at ten o'clock
Sunday morning and next Sunday
the discussion will be concerning
THE Risen Lord and the Great
Commission" At the preaching
service at eleven o'clock the suo-
ject will be "Paul's First Prayer
for the Ephesians". lAt the
preaching service at seven thirty
in the evening the subject will be
Come, see; go, tell'. The annual
Sunday School picnic will be held
at Deemer's Beach, Thursday, June
18th. All members of the church
and Sunday School are invited
Meet at the church at 10 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
&c. BILLEB LANDS ROAD JOB
VIII Lay a Macadam Road From
Buck to Near Bethel Cemetery

The Smyrna Cement Products
Company (E. c. Billebl, was
awarded the contract by the New
Castle County Levy Court yester-
day for the construction of a wat
er-bound macadam road between
Buck and the Maryland state line
at point near the Bethel ceme-
terry. The accepted bid was $685.
S16.S0. The section of road is
about three and one-quarter miles
long and must be finished by Oc-
tober Is.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18

Unusual Experience on Farm of
Harry Mcdaniel Near Dover

On the farm of Harry Mcdaniel
ST., on the road from Dover to
Little Creek, where well is being
drilled to secure water for the cat
tie, clay has ben struck at depth
of rs feet. The clay apparently
started soon after driving the
pipes for the well and has contin-
ued as the driving proceeded. 1t
is rarely ever that clay lies more
than six or eight feet from the
surface OF the ground in this To-
cality.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
PROSPECT BIG APPLE CROP
Early Apples Expected TO Be OF
by June 30.--Crop Prediction

Active work on the harvesting
of Delaware's early apple crop is
expected to start about June 80,
according to the opinions of both
growers and brokers. The first
variety to be placed on the market
will be the yellow transparents, an
apple that is well adapted for
cooking purposes. Several weeks
after the transps.rents are being
picked, a number Of other va
rieties will be ready for market
ing. The prospects for large
crop of early apples is bright. If
weather conditions remain right
some growers predict that the
crop will be the largest that has
been seen here in recent years.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
NEW CASTLE co. DOG DRIVE
Registered Dogs Must Be Kept
.Up-Owner of Unregistered Fined

A drive in rural New Castle
county is to be made on all unreg-
istered dogs and also dogs that are
allowed to run loose, by Deputy
Game Warden Robert Custin, of
Richardson Park. According to
Custin and Magistrate Lister,
many complaints have been receiv-
ed from sportsmen, who say that
dogs are being allowed to run
loose and are killing young game.
The law, according to the officials
say that all dogs must be kept
tied between March 1 and October
/. Unregistered dogs they say. are
plentiful and those arrested for
violation are subject to- fine of
S5 and costs.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
Smyrna Schools Close for Vacation

/. Smyrna Public Schools closed
yesterday for the summer vaca-
tion and will not open until Sep
tember All students assembled
yesterday to receive their report
cards and to know whether or not
promotions were made.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
Smyrna Sunday schools to Picnic

The Sunday School of Asbury M.
T.. Church will hold their annual
picnic tomorrow. Thursday, at
Deemer's Beach. The Presbyter
ian Sunday School of Smyrna also
nicnic there the same day.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
ut to Pupils Announced

" school year a num-
k participated in con-
70 the prizes offered BY
nHduals or organiza.
iflorious work. Pres
.. HOfecker of the
~ announced these and
ass made the award
nss- One highly note
nr for Smyrna was
raaals had won the pen
highest percentage Of
. Kent County. The
n IS follows.
nrDn and 0rstorical Asso.
qub-0rstion. first prize.
!. ; t'erhart; Defamation
taiherine Clifton Decla.
'[lle, 200. Hazel G. King,
oisilon and Defamation
ssa,, srst prize, $500. Nj.
=; Defamation. FIRST nrize
= Clifton. m
xsl and Grafton Associ
Ia'a a prize. $1,000. Nelson
- ,.ssalss1nstIon. as1sl third prize,
y VaIedictorisn. sIo oo
/; gR. sRss Salutatorian, $500
ey board National
ms local prize, Eveyln
Issa .s,I''a fOst. No. l8, Ameri-
@'''lay : $3.50. Catherine Z
Ok Cbsn,s, n
lm. y. A. R--s2.5O,
l:ssd {. Price. D@uSn'ers
Ess.- prize. $1,000. JOS
b { X Ss''1Ia.eIhood 1. The follow.
i lS'i.ig " nigh School were se-
i. Is1l'ory s,a Council IF ~ N.
saa 1,ls as. Of having best exs e,,.
il Il s.si aslr conduct during ~
sl,s., j ''ilyities ], + and their ,r dsjIy aIIy
N, q I the SportsmansJb,iS ~,
ME-, George sge Lenoine' VII. I
assaol oA ! cElyerhart, FrsnTlin H,
las NJ 1lrhls-Mary L R. WaI.
ss Pawn. ''nii'son, Edna
4 !. III u The Attends,oa y
l. "a y A. Thomas ~ W.. fen-
H. SsSsa'y, sIsa'l; This pennant rt'iis y
n i. sDsslsl sia. District in Ken, Y
Il /. ss,Igsh highest percent Of Aenl IL
n . ne no. year Is2s.so At II
Easstjo1'ss President of
! y tiss. @s''' have had Perfec,
g. D+,'sn Ds,sna Melvin. Vspnon ,or
n s.ssiss Ss',sl B, Warner DfsHyae Hagae
n ,'sa Vat, Marie hsri5n'Fi HsiIeI1 Fonr
lsAp,s'' ,s'' a.in, Melvin, Jack hkel9oId. csId.
lsr,sl,a anna Atty I Si,.
sssn SIri,. Eight i Years. slx
\. ''an; Ter Years
..ss @Oil; !: have attained
u adr. y S..an and 100 n + ,ba;n an
Aarsy bssoo bSenool Year I92eI sl:s,r Isn
'sas HaSI,s-l ~ grade-Nsrnr,,u.,, Nam,
Hsassiss,sI Davis robin 5ni
'tls IS'd ~ Jones s'iaa'Ieth . Phil
II s.s.s',sn,ee ss''',nee Cars. ysroa;.- srade
~. mary Louise isor,,ea Por,er
4 l@ c,0n st. Peter,s
ksaed, stai.A 9i 1890, smyr-
4 attended d;,,;.
On Pc.
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18
.jN|lI!l! Huh a.ii,
|1IIiIf DIPLOMAS
.rrH PRICE,
oF CLASS
SalutatOrian-
|ss : exercises Took
&'sl.s0ol Auditorium

Exercise. s.sI,"% Io"n
=. ,,'.+ss as''tS' Of '' the
,sSsool received l5sar thelr
sisst at exercises ta tss
!, q School Auditorium 11n
4 ~ Price, son Of Mr.
.r, ! Price Of smyr-
.,'s,torian Of his class,
ss TaliamsC son q
rilIians \ Of Smyrna
The members
Frederick s. Williams
II JJossph J1ssp R. jefferson
f, gsreI G. King
Frederick F,sJ K. Lamb
& pov E. LemOlne
Anna Media
william Motfett
" Howard E. Pinder
Tsry R. Stark
% Scivel Streets
A Anna Thompson
Nary R. Wallace
francis A. Yeates
d opened with si music
5s UiSAN
.s.l P. Thomas, pastor
ND. Church; saluta-
Esse guam videre'"
Williams Music
saicsl Character as
School," Nelson 5.
rlsiictOry Address, In
Richard Culbreth
Ia Presentation Of
4. Junior Class, Rich
prssentation Of Diplo-
.uriing Of prizes, Wal
stcker, President OF
NH Of Education; Ben
b, CIV. Julier, Pastor
tsn Church of Smyr-
h Shapley's Orchestra.
!! The diplomas to the
sjent HOfecker of the
hi, complimented each
nsnber upon reaching
d admonished to keep
nd to give the best that
h md to live the better
ID IS their leader. An
box place this year in
Is Of 1890 had the full
Vi program to them
Md The customary call
public speaker. Schools
b country, it is noted,
g this plan that the
! dssses may have the
m Of commencement.
Ai close Of the com
1 exercises the gradual
BID q banquet at The
IN at which a splendid
! served and a delight
Smyrna times., 1930-06-18

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