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Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
w. 0. HoFFECKER MARRIED
Weds Miss Emma f. Stevenson,
Daughter of Mrs. Geo. NJ. Stew
enson, at Asbury Church

Last evening at six o'clock in
the presence of members of the
immediate families and a few
friends, Miss Emma Fowler Stew
enson, became the wife of Former
Congressman Walter Oakley Hof-
fecker The ceremony was per
formed at Asbury M. E. Church
by the pastor, the Rev. Essell P.
Thomas at which church the bride
and groom are prominent mem
bers and active in both the church
and choir The bride was attired
in a tan lace gown with all acces-
sories of the same shade. Both
were unattended. The full ring
ceremony was used. Immediately
after the wedding they left by
automobile for Wilmington at
which point they boarded a train
for New York City. They will sail
tomorrow for trip to the West
Indes and Panama Canal Zone.
They expect to spend most Of their
time at Bermuda, being gone
about a month. On their return
they will reside at Mr.. Hoffecker's
home on West Commerce Street.
The bride, until recently, was the
private secretary of DR.. c. CHAR
monson. The groom is one of
Smyrna's most prominent citizens.
Besides the head of his big insur-
ance business, he is president of
the John H. Hoffecker Canning
Co., president of the Fruit Grow
ers Bank and Trust Company, and
president of the Smyrna School
Board.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
10Th CENTURY CLUB
Interesting Program Given on Fri
day by Mrs. Harry Jones

The program at the goth Cen
tury Club Friday, January II, was
in charge of Mrs. Harry P. Jones,
chairman of Social Service. The
excellent talk, given by Mrs. Ed
mund M. Barsham, State Fedora
tion chairman of Moving Pictures,
who held the closest attention of
her audience while she reviewed
and classified the popular pictures.
now on the screen and those short
ly to be released. Pictures were
no longer censored, but classified
as adaptable to adult or children
or to naming one of each
type or group. Mrs. Coverdale,
assisted by one of her pupils, Miss
Davis, gave splendid rendition of
the Overture" from William Tell
(RossinD. The program for jan
uary "a, is in charge of chairman
of program, Mrs. F. #. Evans. The
subject is: Twenty Centuries of
Christian Womanhood.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
"WOODALL FARM Is SOLD
Chance Buys it For $4,000
-Cacy Farm Brings $4,000

Arthur Chance has purchased of
Judge Levin w. Wickes of Ches-
tertown, Md, the 'Woodall' farm
located over near Massey, Md. The
price is said to be $4,000. Mr..
Chance will tenant this farms.
Scott Beck, Esq, attorney, has
sold to James P. Donoho the Will
liam H. Cacy farm at Massey for
$4,000 Mr.. Donaho has been
tenanting one of the Johnson
farms in the same reighborhood.-
It is reported that w. w. Hubbard
is negotiting for the purchase of
the Chester River Steamboat Co. s
wharf adjoining his Custom House
property at Chestertown, Md. Mr..
Hubbard is in New Orleans so that
the consummation of the deal
could not be learned. The Shell
Oil Co. are negotiating for lot in
Chestertown on which to erect
ware house, tanks, etc.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
GULL 10000 HENS IN STATE
Movement for Standardization and
Accreditization During Past Year

Ninety thousand hens have been
culled and 10000 hens have been
blood tested for Pullorum disease
by the Poultry Department of the
State Board of Agriculture of
which DR.. H. r. Baker is State
pathologist, in carrying out the
years program on the plan of
poultry Standardization and ac-
creditization. The purpose of this
Standardization and accreditiza-
tion program is to identify poultry
breeding stock, Matching eggs, and
chicks with respect to quality by
describing them in terms properly
defined and commonly accepted.
Thus producers may be protected
from unscrupulous competition
and purchasers enabled to buy
with confidence. All flock, hatch
cries, eggs and chicks involved in
tization program are under con-
slant official inspection. Flocks
which are culled for egg produc-
tion are known as supervised
focks. If they are blood tested for
Pullorum disease and the reactors
removed, the fiocks are classified
as supervised-tested fiocks. Hatch
cries using eggs from these focks
are known as supervised hatcher
les or supervised-tested hatcheries
respectively. Flocks which fulfill
all the requirements of supervised
f1ocks or supervised-tested fiocks
and are mated to wing banded
pedigree males, whose dams laid
200 or more eggs in a year in
trapnests, are known as sertified
focks or certified-tested f1ocks.
Hatcheries using eggs from these
focks are classified as certified
hatcheries or certified-tested
hatcheries, depending upon from
which kind of a flock they obtain
their eggs. An official list of SUI
pervised, certified record of per-
formance, and blood tested focks
and hatcheries in Delaware, under
the supervision of the State Board
Of Agriculture, will soon be pub
lished.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
RELIGIOUS TRAINING SCHOOL
Sixth Annual Session Opens in Do
yer For Six Weeks Course

The sixth annual Standard
Training School Interdenomina-
al opened in the Dover Presbyter-
ian Church, Dover, Monday even
ing for a six weeks course of
study, the schol being held each
Monday night for six weeks. The
registration for last night, the
first night of the schol was 100.
Representatives from the different
churches of Dover, Cheswold,
Hartly, Marydel, Templeville, Cam
den, Wyoming. Magnolia, Freder-
ica, Townsend, and Han rington
were among those who registered.
The Rev. Milton S. Andrews, pas
tor of Wesley NJ, E. Ctl lurch is
dean of the school, The members
of the faculty include in addition
to the Rev. Andrews, the follow
ing: The Rev. James H. Bishop,
the Rev. r. S. Hodgson, the Rev.
G. Ashworth Burslem, and Miss
Clara D. Bragdon. The Rev. Char
les A. Walker, D. D., of Dover
Baptist Church is chaplain of the
school; Mrs. John c. Hopkins, reg
istrar; j. w. Radish and Nelson j.
Forney librarians. The school is
being held under the auspices of
the Dover Board of Managers, the
Kent County Council of the Mary
land-Delaware Council of Relig-
ious Education and the Board of
Education of the Wilmington NJ.
E. Conference, cooperating.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
HOME WORK ORGANIZATIONS
Mrs. Helen Mckinley Organizes
Meetings for Making Clothing

Mrs. Helen Mckinley, State
Home Demonstration leader of
Newark, has arranged for a series
of six clothing meetings to be held
this month in Kent County and
will make for interested women in
six communities a foundation pat
tern from which they can cut out
and make simple dresses readily.
Mrs. Mckinley will meet these
same groups in February at which
time she will show them how to
use the pattern in cutting out gar
ments. The meetings will be held
under the auspices of the Kent
County Extension Service as fol-
lows: January %, Hazlettville, at
home of Mrs. Edward Thompson;
January 27, Magnolia, at home of
Mrs. c. F. Johnson; January %,
Oak Grove, at home of Mrs. C. D.
Paradee; January 20, Viola, at
home of Mrs. Ed Todd; January
80, Camden, in Community Hall,
Rising Sun; February 5, Milford,
at Millwood Community Hall.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
FARM BOARD TO SURVEY ALL
COOPERATIVE UNITS IN STATE
WORK TO START UNDER FED
ERAL DIRECTION JULY IST
All Cooperating Associations and
Clubs to Be Investigated as a
Basis for Extension Work

Delaware has been selected by
the Farm Board at Washington as
one of twelve states where a sur
vey Of farm cooperative associa-
tions will be made. The work will
be started by July 1 and it is ex-
pected it will take a year to COM
plete it. Governor Buck, the State
Department of Agriculture and
the University of Delaware it is
understood will be asked TO coop
crate in this work. Governor c.
Douglass Buck says the move
meets fully with his views The
Farm Board will furnish a general
supervisor and men to do the field
work. The State Department of
Agriculture will examine the char
ters of all cooperative associations
in Delaware so that the Farm
Board may know whether these
associations are formed in accord
ance with the Capper-Volstead act
The agricultural department of
the University, under the request
made, will furnish assistance in
many ways, especially in tabulat-
ing results. There have been sew
eral cooperative marketing asso-
Citations in Delaware. 1t is said
that the most successful one has
been the organization of milk pro-
existence in addition to the milk
men. The movement to make this
survey is to make study Of the
local associations and to determine
the type of business Of the many
local co-operatives, as basis for
the establishment of strong reg
ional co-operatives, to obtain de-
tailed information concerning the
volume of business, financial con-
dition and cost of operation of
each cooperative, its efficiency in
operation, the weakness Of its fl
nancial structure, if any, to obtain
a basis for effective extension
work by the state of these coop
eratives and. to solve such other
problems as may arise. The move
ment was initiated at the annual
meeting of the Association of
Land Grant Colleges and Univers-
tiles with Charles S. Wilson, a
member of the Farm Board, in
Chicago on November IA. The
states in which the survey will be
made are Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland and West Virgin
ia. When spoken to in reference
to the survey, w. T. Derrickson,
Of Dover, Director OF Markets for
the State Board of Agriculture,
said: I'VE will certainly welcome
this survey in Delaware and CO
operate 100 per cent. We want to
ascertain the best marketing sys-
TEN possible and how it can be OBJ
tanned. The survey will bring out
much valuable information and
the people of Delaware are inter
ested"
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
.HARTLY AND TOWNSEND ASK
SCHOOL BOARD FOR LIGHTS
NOW THAT ELECTRICITY IS
THEY ASK FOR 1T
State Board of Education Leaves
Matter With State Superinten-
dent and Business Managers

With the progress made in ex-
tending electric light lines to the
smaller towns and communities of
the State, the State Board of Ed
ucation is confronted with the
problem of supplying school build
ings with electric lights to sup
plant the antiquated oil lamps.
Requests have been made by Hart
", Townsend, Delaware City, Rox-
ana and Lincoln City. The board,
after a discussion as to the cleo
trio light situation, at a meeting
in Dover last Friday, decided to
leave the matter of supplying cleo
tricity to the business manager
and the Superintendent of Instruc-
tion, DR.. Holloway.
MiddIetOwn School is Accepted
The School Building Commission
of Middletown and F'eltcn met
with the board and accepted the
schools in their respective towns.
A hearing was given the Green
wood Board of Education and the
principal as to the needs of new
building at Greenwood which at
the present time is not only mad
equate but wholly unfit for use.
AS to the portable buildings at
Milford about which the board has
inquired of the Milford School
Board as to their need, a request
was made by the Milford Board of
Education for the use of the build
ings for the colored school. The
request was granted. The build
ings will be decided to the Milford
Board of Education.
State Director Musical Education
Among the subjects discussed
included that of a director of mu-
sic for the schools of the State
and also a director of research and
statistician. No action was taken
on either subject. Secretary of
the Board DR.. H. V. Holloway sub
mitted a report of the interested
accrued on the building fund since
July 1, 1927, showing a balance
after certain bills had been paid
from the fund of S60,179.55. 1t
was decided by the board to have
this amount allotted to the three
counties to be used when neces-
sary in the several counties for
equipment. 1t was decided to
make an allowance for a new roof
on the Port Penn School. Bridge
vile was granted filing cbinet.
Retirement System is Discussed
The board discussed with Pro-
fesor John Shilling concerning the
annual cot of teacher retirement
system as proposed and presented
at the last Delaware Legislature.
Professor Schilling will make a re-
port later after consulting certain
insurance companies as to the best
plan of procedure.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
DOVER HAS TOWN ELECTION
Present Officials Returned to Of
fice in Dover With No Opposition

With no opposition to Dover's
present municipal government
Mondays election, the first under
the new charter granted by the
last Delaware Legislature, was a
tame affair, there being but 18
votes cast between the hours Of 1
and o'clock. There was not even
scratched ticket. Those elected
include: Mayor, ]. Wallace Wood
lord; councilmen, First district,
Thomas v Keith; Second district,
John P. LeFevre; Third district,
Jesse s. Burton; Fourth district,
Thomas F. Clark. All of the
above served as members of Do
ver's council for several years past
The reelection of Thomas V.Keith
ot the First district, makes the
twentieth consecutive year he has
served as a member of Dover's
city Council. The new council
VIII meet for organization the sec
ond Monday night in February.
Under the new charter, the city
assessor is elected by council, that
having been done at the January
meeting when James B. Keith was
elected.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
COLD WEATHER IN SMYRNA
Mercury Got Down to 8 on Sunday
the CoIdest Day of the Season

Smyrna and vicinity experienced
the coldest day of the season Sum
day when the mercury got down
to 5 degrees above zero. The cold
wave came in the wake of snow,
sleet and rain storm which came
up the coast from the Carolinas
on Saturday, making getting
around uncomfortable and a sud
den change of weather which was
in marked contrast to the weather
last week when it was so warm
here that one felt more the touch
of spring. The sudden change
caused many to feel the cold wave
all the more forcably. The ther-
mometer registered Monday
morning. Yesterday morning this
vicinity had sleet storm, making
walking in places, precarious.
Many use the streets.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
DIR. F. L. GRIER HONORED
Elected Director of Smyrna Bank
Tuesday, and Milford, Thursday

DR.. Frank L. Grier, Milford, who
hung out his shingle as a dentist
in Smyrna years ago and later be-
came successful in organizing the
Caulk Dental Manufacturing Com
pany of Milford, now one of the
biggest concerns in the world, was
honored last week by being elect
ed to the directorate of two banks.
one at Smyrna and the other at
Milford. Tuesday he was elected
a director of the Fruit Growers
National Bank and Trust Com
pany of Smyrna to succeed to the
vacancy in the Board created by
the resignation of Gamaliel Garri-
son of Kenton. On Thursday last
he was elected a director of the
First National Bank and Trust
Company of Milford. The latter
bank added two new directors to
their list. The new directors are
DR.. Frank L. Grier and Wilson M.
Vinyard, both of Milford. The fol-
lowing directors were reelected:
r. j. CIendaniel, James L. Davis,
Thomas Davis, John w. Herring,
Daniel Hirsch, Joseph E. Holland.
Augustus Holston, I. d. Short, r
F. Vale, w. T. McFaul, John c.
Truitt, William G. Powders, and
w. w. Harrington. Following a
meeting of the directors, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Pres
ident, Daniel Hirsch, first vice
president, j. E. Holland; second
vice-president, l. D. Short; cashier
and trust officer, w F. McFaul.
A semi-annual dividend of Z 1-2
per cent and an extra dividend Of
1 IL per cent was declared. A
substantial amount was also car
ried to the surplus account, show
ing an excellent record for the
year.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
FAST FERRY KENT ISLAND TO
ANNAPOLIS SEEMS ASSURED
TO BUILD A s3O,OOO TERMINAL
TO BE READY BY JUNE 18TH
Shore Boulevard and Jetties to
Protect Pier Gives Assurance of
Project Soon to be Realized

Former Governor Emerson G.
Harrington, president of the Clai-
borne-Annapolis Ferry Corpora
ton, which is proceeding rapidly
with plans for the establishment
of a fast and convenient ferry ser
vice between Kent Island and An
napolis, outlined his plans in Cen
treville, Md, last week for the new
service. The ferry service which
is near Centreville, Nd, will run
between Kent Island terminal and
Annapolis. It is expected the
ferry will be inaugurated on June
Is, with an appropriate celebra-
tion. Field, Barker and Under
wood, Philadelphia contractors,
have already begun constructing
the jetties which will protect the
new harbor along the Kent Island
shore Bids will be opened to-day
for all the necessary digging in
the channel and surrounding the
site of the proposed pier. At the
same time bids will be opened for
building the new pier and a con-
venient waiting room at a cost of
about $4,000. The Shore boule-
ward, leading to the pier, is to be
widened to fifty feet for a distance
Of 500 yards, leading from the
landing toward Stevensville, in or
der to relieve traffic congestion.
Governor Harrington exposed op-
tinlism over the proposed ferry
line Dhile here Governor Har-
rington was granted an extension
of the franchise given him by the
County Commissioners last year
to July l. Work on the jetties,
Governor Harrington said, prob
ably would be completed by March
!, and work will be started by con-
tractors at the earliest possible
moment on all digging and build
ing operations. Pedestrians viii
enter the boats from the second
floor of the terminal waiting room
so that cars and passengers will
have separate entrances to facili-
tate loading.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Assembly Program Given Last
Week by 8-A Grade--Other Notes


The assemblys program this
week, was given by the 8A grade.
The program was opened by
song by the entire assembly, On
ward Christian Soldiers, followed
by devotional and patriotic exer-
cises. Poem, entitled, Mother"
written by Alice Councill, and was
read by Julia Parag. Reading, In
din; Recitation, "One of the Little
Ones" Mildred Ryan; Song by
Assembly; The Spanish Cavalier,
Defamation, Wee Willie Winlzie,
(Kipling), by Catherine Sullivan;
Song by Assembly, America the
Beautiful; Comedy Dialogue,
Floyd Crossley and Reynolds
Knotts.-The prizes for the essays
on Safety were also presented by
DR.. H. V. Holloway The prize
was won by Nancy w. Arthllrs
and consisted of a gold medal and
fifteen dollars. The third prize
was won by Sara B. Jones, which
consisted of a bronze medal and
five dollars.-In the Science class
es there have been contests. In
the morning class there was a
stone collection contest. The
judges decided the first prize went
to Edgar Harrington, and the sec
ond prize to Jay Spry. Honorable
mention went to Elsie Williams.
In the afternoon section the class
had a photograph contest. The
prize for the best boys collection
was won by Hilory Oliver. The
prize for the best girls collection
went to Margaret e. Donovan.-
Next week, on Thursay and fri
day, January % and "a, the Mid
Year examinations are to be given. |
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
CHESTERTOWN SCHOOL HEAD
Prof. Owen Blades Succeeds the
Late Prof. Mark Greasy at School

The Kent County Board of Ed
ucation has announced the ap-
pointment of Prof. Owen c. Blades
as principal of the Chestertown
High School to succeed the late
Prof. Marq Greasy for the remain
der of the school term. Professor
Blades has been at the head of the
manual training department of the
high school for the last twenty
five years. He is a native Of St.
Michaels, Talbot county, Md, and
is a graduate of the high school
of that town. He was also grad
uated from a Baltimore Polytech-
mic Institute and has attended sew
eral summer school sessions at
Johns Hopkins University.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
ACCIDENT WRECKS 2 AUTOS

John j. Dick Run Into on WAY TO
School One Day Last Week
John j. Dick of near Brenford
and student of the University of
Delaware met with an accident
last Wednesday morning. While
driving his automobile to school he
was run into by Ford car, operat-
ed and owned by Mr.. Andrew
Davis at Summit Bridge. The
Ford was completely torn up while
Johns car, though not demolished.
was wrecked considerable. Neither
of the occupants of the cars were
hurt.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
Smyrna Rotary Visits Harrington

The meeting of Smyrna Rotary
was omitted last week in order
for the members to attend Charter
Night in Harrington when the Ro-
tary there was organized. About
IL members from Smyrna attend
ed the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
Jones & Davidson Firm Changed

charles q. Handy of Reading,
Pa, has bought the interest of
James 1. Davidson, associated
with Cii1tord Jones, in the garage
business, South Main street and
TIME nrm name changed to Jones
and Handy.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. j. w. Dye, Pastor, Announc-
eS Services for Next Sunday

Services on next Sabbath will be
as usual. Morning worship at IL
o'clock, evening worship at 7.30,
and Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Willard Dye will preach at both
morning and evening service.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
Chimney Fire on Main Street

Smyrna firemen were summoned
this morning to the home of Mrs.
Joseph c. Robinson on Main street
for chimney fire. Slight damage
was caused.
Smyrna times., 1930-01-22

GAS SERVICE
MI HvV' &
| ,ryrD BY AssocI-
n and ELECTRIC CO.
!, Work about Com m
,,,,Dt o. That Underway r.,,n n
l''P' RnuIevard, smyrna

on B0uls' cs,s,,,oId
|, Clayton and chesw4iu, tha
4 s+i,ens h living along tne
spIITard between here ere
Il n soon to enjoy the
4 lra.t,-date Il gas service,
r.ntsd Cas- and ..lss Electro rdcs
New York which rec rec
/, aver the Dover Gas
'a,,nr s as one Of its sub
I,1t, is now operated oy
rlarsditan-Edis0n D. c., 10 q
/ i. Since early in no
arss force Of men have
|rlsag between Dover ana
ITing a pipe line. Ihe
~ VI. plant which was
,,,uirsd, has been reno
h Iarge tanks have been
n the gas plant to take
N, Clayton sup
|. I,virg Of the main be-
ksg,r and Smyrna was
1 nj last day Of the OLD
n Since that time the
| s,s rnn an extension to
/ Ebere $50 homes and
pIasss have ben connect
cbsswold, which, like
aj never had gas before,
responded splendidly and
[,rcs: and business places
b connected ready for ser
sre two towns would
have had service by this
| vging to some changes
,stpIi and the fact that all
q shipped mere, some 4oO
b changed to another
| turning on Of gas has
md. New meters are ex-
bon.
/ hTumed on Next Month
gstk the system will be
1 ti1r leaks and as soon as
"a will be turned on.
! lave completed going
dd gas mains in Smyrna,
ming service pipes and
b Old mains of obstruc-
putting them in a good
lEpair. At present they
b, a new main on the
! in Smyrna to take care
RinesS places and resi-
tich has never had gas.
rlsumerS on this new
get service During the
ther Of the past two or
':ks, considerable work
llplished in finding and
y Old mains in Smyrna
ne almost stopped up.
condition found in some
IS a wonder that former
the Smyrna gas works
ply their customers with
lsse conditions, which
l'Ious all over town, have
icone and unless winter
. cold interfere, Smyrna
gas service by next
frst Of March. One
iA lAdl lS oIIlyr-
! service. The associat-
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is one Of the
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,,.ee should be reassur-
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smyrna gas service was
'ss Ill. = lhucn so that
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! !, q stoves or electric h,
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Smyrna times., 1930-01-22
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! as boas.i residing in West ss
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Smyrna times., 1930-01-22

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! oayl,a s,aa while along the
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