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Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
KENT COUNTY W.C.T.U. MEET
Institute VIII Be Held in Magnolia
Nj. T.. Church Tomorrow

A Kent County Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union Institute
will be held in the Magnolia NJ. E.
Church tomorrow, Thursday, at
which full morning and afternoon
program has been arranged. A
number of White Ribboners of
Smyrna will attend. Mrs. Eliza
beth Bringhurst, president of the
Kent County w. c. t. u, will pre-
side. The address of welcome will
be given by Mrs. Lena Failing,
president of the Magnolia Union.
Responses will be made by the Wis
iting pastors. Five minute reports
will be given by the following di-
rectors: In evangelistic work Mrs.
Ella d. Cordray, State Director;
Medical Temperance, Mrs. .Eugenia
Simpson, county director; Health,
Mrs. Lena Conwell, State director;
Medal Contests, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bringhuarst, county director; Mo
tion Pictures, Mrs. M. Evelyn Kill
len, State director; Scientific
Temperance Instruction, Mrs. H.
o. Bostock, County director; Sun
day schools, Mrs. Ella D. Cordray;
Our Budget" Mrs. Lucy v. Con-
Mrs. R. H. Greenlee, General Sec
retary, FELTON, Y. P. B. Mrs. M.
Evelyn Killen will lead in the topic
why Gain the Standard of Effic-
iency." At the afternoon session,
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller, of Delmar,
State President of the Delaware
w. c. t. u, will speak on Our
Plans for the Year" Addresses
will be made by the Rev. R. w.
Vining, Superintendent of Anti
Saloon League and by Harold Will
son, Deputy Prohibition Commits
sioner for Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
WOMEN TALK STATE NEEDS
Mrs. j. III. Hughes, of Dover, Nam
ed Chairman of Legislative Com
mittee-Other Officers Named

Numerous topics growing out of
the recent White House Confer
ence on Child Health and Welfare
marked meeting of the Women's
Joint Legislative Committee at
Dover, Monday. There were a
number of discussions but no def
mite program to be presented to
the Legislature, was decided upon
Mrs. Frank Hall Davis sang sever
al solos. DR.. A. G. Jost, executive
secretary of the State Board of
Health discussed Public Health
telling what was being done to i'm
prove the health of children and
incidentally touching upon what
the legislature might be asked to
do at its next session. Walter
Dent Smith, manager of the Della
ware Safety Council spoke on
"Child Safety" DR.. H. V. Hollo-
way, State Superintendent of Pub.
lie Instructions told what was be-
ing done in the schools and of the
earnest effort being made to bring
the schools and homes into closer
relationship. Miss Frances A.
Griggs, executive secretary of the
Mothers Pension Commission told
of the work of that body and ex-
pressed the hope that the Legisla-
ture would allow additional funds
which would relieve the needs of
numerous mothers who are on the
waiting list. Miss Charlotte Ma
haffy, chairman of the budget
committee of the State Library
Commission told of the work of
that commission and of its needs
for the future. Mrs. Petricha
Manchester, executive secretary of
the Consumers League, spoke on
Children in Industry" Mrs.
James H. Hughes, of Dover, was
elected chairman of the committee.
Other officers elected were: Mrs.
A. D. Warner, vice-president for
New Castle county; Mrs. Robert
E Lewis, of Dover, vice-president
for Kent county; Mrs. John D. Nc
Cabe, of Rehoboth, vice-president
for Sussex county; Mrs. James N.
Ginns, treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
XMAS CELEBRATION HERE
Plans Going Ahead Expeditely-
Street Decoration Next Week

The advancement of plans for
the big Christmas celebration un-
der the auspices of the Smyrna
Business Mems Association are
being evidenced daily throughout
the town. Wires are being strung
along Main Street and Commerce
Street for the outdoor electrical
display; merchants busy decorat-
ing their windows and displaying
the very latest in merchandise for
the Yule-tide season. Committees
of men who are soliciting from the
merchants in order that all plans
may be financially carried out. The
visitation of Santa Claus and his
his big reception to the children of
Smyrna and the adjacent towns,
Saturday, December 13, at 1 PM,
mark the beginning of the electri-
cal illumination in our business
thoroughfares and the shopping for
gifts to have its initial rush. Plans
are proceeding for the decorating
of our Municipal building, banks
and private business houses. No
doubt the populace Of Smyrna will
again have their homes attrac-
lively decorated for this occasion.
Last year over IS electrically
lighted Christmas trees were dis
played on the front porches and
lawns of homes, while this year
many more are planning to coop
crate with business men in MAX
ing Smyrna one of the best illum-
mated cities in central Delaware.
The Smyrna Business Mems Asso-
citation will hold their regular
monthly meeting on Friday night,
7.30 o'clock, at the fire house.
Watch the next issue of the Smyr-
ma Times for further announce
ments. Elmer P. Corrie, Chair
man Publicity.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
z FIRES NEAR DOVER ENTAIL
Loss $4,000 ON SUNDAY
RINGOLD AND CARLISLE ES-
CAPE IN NIGHT CLOTHES
Fire Fighters Had to Throw Suit
Case Thru Window to Wake
Them-Baker Home DESTROYED

Two young men narrowly escap-
ed being burned to death while as
leep in their recently acquired
home in West Dover Hundred,
early Sunday, and another family
was made homeless when their
dwelling on farm on the road
from Canterbury to Magnolia,
ten miles from Dover was destroy
ed by fire Monday night. The
loss in the two fires will amount
to approximately $4,000. The
fire early Sunday was on a farm in
West Dover where two young men
Ringold and Carlisle, who recent
ly came from Maryland, had start
ed in the poultry raising bust
ness. They had remodeled the
farm house and during the day
were busy about the farm. Neigh
bors early yesterday morning dis
covered the lower part of the
dwelling in flames. Failing to
awaken the young men some pers-
on hurled a suit case through the
second story window in the room
where they slept. A ladder was
obtained and placed against the
house and the men escaped from
the blazing house in their night
clothing. The building was burn
ed to the ground with a loss Of
about $4,000 Ringold and Car
Isle have fixed up temporary liv-
ing quarters in one end of q
chicken house where they will live
Solomon Bakers Home Destroyed
The fire Sunday night on the
Canterbury road was in the dwell
ing of Solomon Baker who owns
farm in that section. Mr.. Baker
and his family were in Dover when
the fire broke out, presumably
from an over-heated air-tight
wood stove in the living room of
the house. An alarm was sent to
the Robbins Hose Company, of
Dover, and nearby rural compan-
les also responded but when they
reached the scene the house was
mass of flames and all efforts to
extinguish the fire were futile and
it was burned to the ground with
a loss of more than $4,000. 1t
was partially covered by insur-
ance. When the fire broke out
Mr.. Baker was in a chair in q
barber shop and without waiting
| to permit the barber to finish, he
leaped from the chair and hurried
to his home, but was unable to do
anything. The house was a large
structure and contained fourteen
! rooms.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
SMYRNA WOMEN MISSES $500
Mrs. Katherine Stayton Shape
speare Gives Stranger Ride

It cost Mrs. Katherine Stayton
Shakespeare, of this town, an en-
ploye of the Security Trust Com
pany. Wilmington, just 81 to give
a pedestrian a lift from Cecilton,
Md, to Chestertown, Nd, where
she was motoring to spend a week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Kellog
Smith. Mrs. Shakespeare, former
resident of Chestertown, Md, and
now of Smyrna, was stopped near
Cecilton, Md, by man Saturday.
November %, who asked for
ride as far as Chestertown, Mo.
Arriving at the latter place, Mrs.
Shakespeare, a daughter of Cap
tain William H. Stayton, U. S. N,
of Smyrna, organizer of the Ma
tional Association Opposed to Pro-
hibition. stopped at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad station. The man
alighted there and as he got out
OF the car, according TO a group
Of negroes standing nearby, Mrs
Shakespeare's pocketbook either
fell or was dragged out of the car.
She had left it lying on the seat
alongside of her. She drove off,
leaving the pocketbook on the
pavement of the street and, the
negroes told Sheriff j. T. Hada-
day, the man picked it up, remov-
ed the money and threw it away,
walking off in another direction.
The loss was discovered when Mrs.
Shakespeare arrived at the Smith
home. No one could identify the
thief.-Kent News, Chestertown,
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
10Th CENTURY CLUB NOTES
Miss Mary E-Hynson, Chairman of
Music, Gives Delightful Program

The Smyrna Twentieth Century
Club met at 2.3O Friday afternoon
IN the club house. The president,
Mrs. George Carter, was in the
chair. An interesting program
was presented by Miss Mary Hyn-
son, chairman of music. Miss
Hynson, with her teacher, Miss
Faulkner, of Wilmington, gave a
delightful musicale as follows: Vo-
cal solo, THE Kiss Waltz" Arditi,
Miss Hynson, accompanied by Miss
Faulkner; piano solo, Schubert
lmpromptu, Miss Faulkner; Mat
tenate," Gounod, Miss Mary Hyn-
son; duet, II Feel Thy Spirit Near
Me, Miss Hynson and Miss Faulk-
ner; piano solo, GODDARD Waltz"
Miss Faulkner. Miss Emily Spru-
ance gave a paper on current
events, and especially spoke of the
menace of the Red Movement.
showing some of their posters. On
Friday afternoon, December 5th,
the meeting will be in charge of
Mrs. e. A. Lemoine, chairman of
arts and crafts. Rev. E. A. Le-
moine will be the speaker on that
DAY and will speak on Legends of
Great Paintings" The meeting
VIII begin promptly at 3 o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
KENTON CONCRETE HIGHWAY
To SUDLERSV|LLE NEXT YEAR
MILE GAP BETWEEN STATE
LINE AND MARYLAND ROAD
Will Open Another Fine Stretch
of Interstate Highway To
Build Baltimore Road 40 Feet

The Maryland State Roads Com
mission at a meeting last week
talked over new road extensions
for next year in which it includ-
ed the building of the remaining
unfinished stretch of about a mile
of the Sudlersville road to the Del
aware line This will open up an
other interstate road from Smyr-
ma to the Maryland pike at Church
Hill, by way of Kenton and Sud-
lersville. The most important
major undertaking of the Mary
land State Road Commission next
year will be the construction of a
40-foot highway from Baltimore
toward Philadelphia, running eth
er to the Pennsylvania or the Del
aware line, according to Howard
Bruce, member of the commission,
who, in a letter to Queen Annes
county officials, states that the
current economic depression will
have no effect also on new high
ways in this county and many un-
improved roads are scheduled for
macadam or concrete construction
and it is believed work will be
started next Spring on the pro-
jected Starr-Wye Mills road, the
Sudlersville-Kenton road to Della
ware and the Price Bridgeton
highway. Maryland has not yet
reached point when it can SER
iously reduce its road program.
The State official asserted and in
many cases the density of traffic
has passed the capacity of high
ways thus increasing the need of
widening the much Travelled roads
of the Eastern Shore. There are
at present, Commissioner Bruce
stated, more than 1900 miles of
unimproved roads in the Maryland
countryside, representing approx
mately so per cent of the road
mileage of the State. 1--WE strong
ly endorse the program recently
adopted in Kent county," said Mr..
Bruce, where they issued their
own bonds for approximately one
million dollars and built in one
year roads that under normal con-
ditions would require eight or ten
years for construction, the princi-
pal of these bonds being retired
from year to year by State funds
that would normally be available
for such purposes in each county.
The sum of 100000 was spent in
Kent county on concrete nine-foot
lateral roads and 100000 on Stag
roads through the countryside. It
is believed to be one of the most
pretentious road programs ever
undertaken by any county in the
United States and the largest ever
consummated by any Maryland
county.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
WEDDINGS OF PAST WEEK
Miss Lena Saxton, Niece of Mrs
Alfred Tilghman, Married

Miss Lena Saxton, of Dover,
niece of United States Senator
Daniel o. Hastings, and of Mrs.
Alfred Tilghman of this town, and
Cove Campbell, son of Charles
Campbell Of Dover, were married
last Thursday afternoon, at Del
mar, by the Rev. John T. Bailey,
pastor of the Delmar M. P.Church.
Mr.. Campbell is connected with
one of the chain stores in George
town. They will make their fu-
ture home there. The parents of
the bride are dead and for several
years she has been living with her
aunt, Mrs. Vera Saxton, in Dover.
Miss Martha Bice Carrow,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel D. Carrow, of Greensboro,
and Lewis Robert Taylor, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor, of this
town, were married at Greensboro,
Md, at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage Saturday afternoon at
five o'clock by the pastor, the
Rev. A. B. Frye. Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony athe couple
left for motor trip in Pennsyl-
vania. The bridegroom is employ
ed on the Southern division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Miss Pauline f. Hopkins, daughter
OF Mrs. Lena Hopkins, of Lebanon.
near Dover, became the bride of
Joseph P. Kuppy, Of Shenandoah,
Pa, in Harrison Street M. F..
Church, Wilmington, on Wednes-
day afternoon. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. j. W.Clona,
pastor.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
HOMER DOWNS TAKES BRIDE
Popular Salesman at Webb's Feed
Store Weds Mrs. Marie w. Adams

Store We0S MIS-. Marie w. AuanlS
Mrs. Marie Wooleyhan Adams
and r. Homer Downs, both of this
town, were quietly married on last
Wednesday evening, November 20
at the parsonage of the Asbury M.
E. Church. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Essell P. Thorn
as, pastor of the church. Miss
Madelyn Wooleyhan, of Sudlers-
vile, Md, sister of the bride and
r. Raymond Moore, of Kenton,
were the only attendants. The
bride is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
James A. Wooleyhan, of near Sud-
lersville, Nd, and a widow of the
late Rev. H. l.. Adams, men,
ber of the Maryland Annual Con-
ference of the Methodist Protest
ant Church, Baltimore, Md. The
groom is a son of the late Frank
w. Downes and Mrs. Laura Belle
Downes, a resident of Kenton, and
is now employed at the feed and
flour store of j. Frank Webb. The
bride was attired in a brown chif-
fon with hat, gloves and other ac-
cessories to match. The newly
weds were school mates of former
days. They are residing in the
apartment of Mrs. Margaret Nc
Donald on West Commerce street.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
SOME OPPOSITION AGAINST
SELLING TOWN FRANCHISE
BUT 1T Is NOT FORMIDABLE
ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN
Citizens and Taxpayers Are Dis
cussing Proposition From All
Angles and Interest Increasing

Smyrna Town Council met in
regular session Friday evening
and after routine business was dis
posed of the time was consumed in
going over the proposed franchise
of the Eastern Shore Public Ser
vice Co., of Salisbury, Md, which
company has offered the Town of
Smyrna 100000 for its electric
light plant, pole line and the right
to take over the electric current
business in Smyrna for term of
fifty years. G. L. Harmonson,
Esq, councils attorney, was pres
ent and went over the provisions
of the franchise with them, sec
tion by section. The wording of
some of these sections did not ex-
ectly suit members of Council and
in order to have everything clear,
Council authorized Mr.. Harmon
son, their attorney to get in touch
with the attorney of the Eastern
Shore Public Service Company and
have certain changes made that
they feel will be more satisfactory
to the citizens and tax payers of
Smyrna. When these alterations
are made, and the paper is APPROX
ed by Town Council, citizens
meeting will be called at which
officials of the Shore Company will
be invited to be present, to talk
over and explain the provisions of
the franchise. After this a time
will be set according to the pro-
visions of the Town Charter for
holding a Referendum Election. If
a majority of the taxpayers vote
to sell the plant and franchise, it
vote is the outcome, Council will
hold on until some more attractive
offer is made. AS previously stat
ed, Council has not operated its
electric light plant for nearly four
years, but has been buying its cur
rent wholesale from the Eastern
Shore Public Service Company on
a five year contract, which expires
March /, 1922 year from next
March Smyrna in turn has been
selling current to the Town of
CLAYTON under a similar contract,
expiring at the same time. Clay
ton, it is believed, will not renew
it's contract with Smyrna after its
time is up. A majority of the
members of Smyrna feel that
$500, 900 is the best offer they can
get for their plant and franchise,
which sum would pay off the bond
ed Indebtedness of the town with
approximately 100000 to spare
for a sinking fund. Some opposi-
ton has arisen on the part of those
who either desire more attractive
bids or would like Smyrna to re-
tain its plant and upon expiration
of present contract, rehabilitate its
old plant and generate its dyna-
mos with oil engine power and con-
troll "its own franchise" instead of
parting with it to an autside con-
Germ. Whether the Town running
its own plant would now be prac-
tical is a question that would seem
to need expert opinion. In the
meantime plans are looking for
ward to a citizens meeting at
which the subject can be discussed
pro and con as to what is best for
Smyrna to do, before the question
is put to a vote at a Referendum
Election.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
GOSPEL CRUSADE AT ASBURY
Large Crowds Attending Nightly
Services Conducted by Dr.Cooke
and Harold Vignuelle-Program

The revival services, being held
in old Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church at Smyrna, of which DR..
George w. Cooke and Harold Wig
neulle are the leaders have closed
their first week with the pastor
Rev. Essell Thomas feeling that
fine work has already been accom-
plished and two more weeks to go.
From the very start fine crowds
have been in attendance every
night to hear the Gospel Crusad-
ers sing and preach the Gospel.
On Saturday night was seen the
largest crowd up to that time
when 100 girls and boys gave the
musical program and DR.. Cooke
gave an illustrated sermon entit-
led "The Bread Market of the
World" The great lessons, five
in all, so simply and so interest
ingly brought made a lasting i'm
preston on every person present.
Sunday afternoon saw a fine group
gathered to hear DR.. Cooke speak
on the subject 'The Four Horse
men of the Apocalypse" and then
at the evening service the audi
torium was again filled. There
were number of conversions af-
ter the evening service. The wom-
en- of Smyrna were the special
guests on Tuesday night at which
time the preacher spoke on the
subject THE Ideal Woman" and
tonight there will be another
large group present made up
largely of the members of old AS
bury Church and other churches
in town as it was called Church
Membership Night" DR.. Cooke is
no stranger to Smyrna nor any
other town on the Eastern Shore
and great crowds are coming from
all parts to hear him and his as
sociate Harold Vigneulle and the
team is known to most everyone
as the Gospel Crusaders" The
musical features are of very
high order and a great attraction.
Both of the men are graduate
musicians and sing and play sew
eral instruments apiece. The fine
choir under Mr.. Vigneulle renders
several numbers every service.
The program for the coming week
is announced as follows - Thurs
day night has been named '90 and
9 Night" when SO men will sing.
Every man present will be seated
on the main floor and the women
will be seated in the galleries. The
evangelists subject sounds inter
esting-" Steel in the Back and
Iron in the Blood" Friday night
everyone is invited and the Church
School will be present and be seat
ed as body. Saturday Darkest
America and the Way Out" is the
name of the highly illuminated
and illustrated pageant-sermon to
be given on that night. Sunday
there will be three great services.
At three in the afternoon the an
nounced subject of the speaker is
who is jesus" At every SER
vice there are musical specialties.
On one of the nights the Chester
Radio Quartette will sing and on
another the Wilmington Criterion
stringed quartette will play. Ser
vices for the closing week will be
announced later.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
MUSKRAT TRAPPING SEASON
Season Opened December the First
With Prospect of a Busy Season

The muskrat trapping season
ed opened Monday morning, De-
cember 1st, and trappers were out
early in preparation for the first
catch. Most of the marsh owners
along the Delaware River and Bay
have leased their marshes to trap
pers. 1t is expected there viii be
plenty of muskrats this season
but it is not believed that the
price for hides will be more than
81, while last season it was S1.50.
The season will continue until
March 1. The hides secured in
midwinter usually bring higher
prices than others because they
are tougher and have a better
lustre.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
". II. McCabe, Former Speaker of
the Delaware House, and Prom
inent Merchant and Banker

7 William Robbins McCabe, II
wears old, retired banker, mer-
chant and former Speaker of the
Delaware House of Representa-
tives, who died suddenly Sunday
evening from paralysis, was bur-
led in the Red Mems Cemetery,
following funeral services at the
home at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Born on June %, 1859, the
son of the late William S. and
Martha Davis McCabe, at Selby-
vile, his education was received at
the Selbyville public school, and at
the Dover Conference Academy.
From 1876 until 1900, Mr.. McCabe
was engaged in the mercantile
business at Selbyville. Elected by
popular vote to the State Legisla-
ture in 1883, the first Democrat
elected from Baltimore hundred in
80 years, Mr.. McCabe, served un-
til 1885. He was reelected and
during the next two years was
Speaker of the House of the Della
ware General Assembly. For four
wears he served as State Insurance
and Banking Commissioner and
was a member of the staff of
former Governor Biggs. In 1888
he married Miss Beulah Whaley,
of Whaleyville, Nd, who survives
him. Mr.. McCabe, founded the
Selbyville Bank in 1r03, and was
elected its first president. Ten
years ago he retired from active
business on account of his health.
Besides his wife he leaves five chill
dren, Mayor William w. McCabe,
of Ocean City, Nd, Thomas B. Nc
Cabe, president of Scott Paper
Company, Chester, Pa, Mrs. Karl
Theme, Washington, D. c., Mrs.
William Minton Harvey, Swarth-
more, Pa, and Miss Maud McCabe
of Selbyville.
Mrs. BENZ. f. Turner, Philadelphia
Mrs. S. Ida Turner, wife of Ben
iamin F. Turner, of Philadelphia,
formerly Of this town, died at 4
a. m. on Saturday morning at the
home of Mrs. Howard Scott at
Trenton, N. ]. Mrs. Turner had
been in very poor health for some
time. She was "a years of age.
Racidac bar husband che &c c,,tx,ir,
ed by nine children, Mrs. John
Krimmel, Audubon, N. J.; Mrs.
Howard Scott, Trenton, n. j.;
Mrs. Elmer Rowlett, Mr.. Harold
Turner, Mrs. Roy Mimmick, Mrs.
Ray Kaufman. Mr.. William Char
les Turner, Mrs. Edward Wallis,
and Miss Helen Turner, all of Phil
adelphia, and also 21 grandchil-
dren. Funeral services were held
at her late home, 1870 Frankford
Avenue, Philadelphia, on Monday
afternoon at 2 p. M, and inter
ment made at Cedar Hill Gem
etery.
John III. SwartZ, of McDonough
John H. Swartz, formerly of st.
Georges, father of Mrs. William
H. Reihm of Clayton, died on Fri
day morning at st. Agnes Hos
pital in Philadelphia. He was at
one time a well known farmer
near McDonough. He is survived
by number of children, Mrs. L.
M. Haas, Chester, Pa, Mrs. Beulah
Sutton, st. Georges, Mrs. Murray
Cross and Mr.. Joseph Swartz,
Philadelphia. Mrs. William H.
Reihm, Clayton, Mrs. r. E. Cold
smith, Westwood, Maryland, and
Mr.. John Swartz, Jr., Dover, and a
number of grandchildren. Funer-
al services were held Monday
morning in Philadelphia with in
terment in st. Georges cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
SMYRNA Band Giving Concerts

Sylvester's Concert Band gave
the first of a series of concerts on
the Four Corners on Monday night
Concerts will be given on the first
Monday of each month during the
winter.